They had children : — 



i. Sarah, b. Wallingford, Conn., Oct. lo, 1759; m. Thomas Tryon. 

 {326) ii. Jauncey, b. Meriden, Conn., 1768; m. Jerusha Hall, of 



Wallingford, Conn., Dec. 3, 1793. He d. Oct. 7, 1845. 

 (j2f) iii. Harvey, b. Meriden, Conn., m. Martha Spencer, of 



Middletown, Conn., Jan. 30, 1825. 

 {328) iv. Andrew, b. Meriden, Conn., m. Huldah Curtiss, of Har- 



winton. Conn., Nov. 13, 1792. He d. Sept. 23, 1801. 

 V. Polly, b. Meriden, Conn., m. Amos Curtiss, of Walling- 



ford, Conn., March 18, 1802. She d. April 30, 1818. 

 (j^p) vi. Levi, b. Meriden, Conn., m. (i.) Lucy Hall, March 28, 



1790 ; m. (ii.) Sarah Francis, Dec. 6, 1792. 

 vii. William, b. Meriden, Conn., 1781. He d. Oct. 14, 1800. 



(jjo) viii. Chauncey, b. Meriden, Conn., Dec. 20, 1786; m. Anna Hall, Sept. 

 9, 1804. He d. Dec. 6, 1824. She d. Nov. 5, 1826. 

 ix. Hannah, b. Meriden, Conn., m. Oliver Andrews, Dec. 



27, 1796. 



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BENJAMIN CURTISS {Benjamin, Nathaniel, Thomas, John, Eliza- 

 beth), b. Wallingford, Conn., Oct. 27, 1735 '■> "^- Mindwell, d. 

 of Daniel Hough, of Wallingford, Conn., March 31, 1763. He 

 d. Jan. 16, 1822. She d. June 8, 1807. He was town surveyor 

 in 1775 and 1776, and signed the oath of fidelity in 1777. He 

 was one of the largest landowners in Wallingford, and became a 

 most prominent citizen. He was a man of strong individuality, 

 shrewd and successful. He served in the French and Indian 

 wars during the campaign of 1758, in the same company of 

 which his future father-in-law was ensign. 



They had children : — 



i. Lucy, b. Wallingford, Conn., Feb. 14, 1764; m. Whiting Andrews, 

 and moved to Claremont, N. H. 

 (jj/) ii. Aaron, b. Wallingford, Conn., Feb. 9, 1765; m. Susanna Butler, 



Oct. 13, 1793. 

 (JJ2) iii. Benjamin, b. Wallingford, Conn., May 19, 1766; m. Molly, d. of 

 Capt. Daniel Collins, Jan. 22, 1796. He d. Oct. 23, 1843. 

 She d. Feb. 20, 1835, aet. 60 years. 

 iv. Eunice, b. Wallingford, Conn., Jan. 13, 1768 ; m. Judge Nathaniel 

 Merriam, of Wallingford, Conn., Dec. 2, 1792, and removed to 

 Leydon, Lewis Co., N. Y., in 1800. 

 V. Amasa, b. Wallingford, Conn., June 19, 1770 ; m. Mehitabel Hall, 

 of Wallingford, Conn., Aug. 4, 1796, and d. Dec. 2, 1808. He 

 was a merchant in Meriden, and did a large business. In 1803 

 he was a representative from Wallingford, and from Meriden in 

 1807. He was a member of the Compass Lodge of Wallingford 

 previous to 1822. 



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