m. Harriet, d. of James and Nancy Atwater, of New Haven, 

 Conn., April 12, 1842. She d. in Brookfield, Conn., Oct. ii, 

 1844; m. (ii.) Frances Ann, d. of James and Melissa French, of 

 Monroe, Conn., May 9, 1847. She d. in Detroit, Mich., Aug. 

 II, 1894. He d. in Fort Howard, Wis., Aug. 9, 1883. He 

 graduated from Yale College, in the Class of 1836, and from the 

 Yale Theological Seminary in 1839. On June 4, 1840, he was 

 installed pastor of the Congregational church in Greens Farms, 

 Westport, Conn., which pulpit he held until January, 1843. In 

 the autumn of that year he accepted a call to the church in Brook- 

 field, Conn., where he preached for 12 years. In October, 1855, 

 he was installed minister of the church at Fort Atkinson, Wis., 

 where he labored for 8 years. November, 1863, he went to Fort 

 Howard, Wis., where he was pastor of a church until a few 

 months before his death. He contributed much to the papers, 

 and many of his sermons were published. 

 They had children : — 



i. Harriet Louisa, b. New Haven, Conn., May 3, 1843. 



ii. Julia Atwater, b. Brookfield, Conn., Oct. 3, 1844; f"- Daniel 

 Davidson, in Fort Howard, Wis., Oct. 14, 1879. 



iii. Edward Collins, b. Brookfield, Conn., Jan. 30, 1849; "^- Alice M., 

 d. of Rev. Zackary and Malvinia R. Eddy, April 26, 1886. She 

 d. Aug. 25, 1889. No issue. He lives in Detroit, Mich. 



iv. Mary Frances, b. Brookfield, Conn., April 25, 1851; d. Sept. 26, 

 1857. 



V. Laura Jane, b. Brookfield, Conn., Aug. 7, 1853. 



SAMUEL IVES CURTISS {Ivah Benjamin, Benjamin, Nathan- 

 iel, Thomas, John, Elizabeth), b. Meriden, Conn., March 5, 

 1803 ; m. (i.) Rebecca Tuttle Hough, of Wallingford, Conn., Oct. 

 3, 1832. She was struck by lightning March 25, 1842. He 

 m. (ii.) Eliza, d. of Jesse Ives, of Stafford Springs, Conn., 

 Jan. 30, 1843. She d. May 31, 1865; m. (iii.) Mrs. Deborah 

 H. G. Curtiss, widow of his brother Erastus Curtiss and d. of 

 Larkin Newton, of Petersham, Mass., June 15, 1866. She d. 

 in 1 88 1, aet. 76 years. He d. at Union, Conn., March 26, 

 1880. He studied for the ministry at Bangor and New Haven 

 Seminaries and was ordained and installed pastor of the Con- 

 gregational Church at East Hampton, Conn., November, 1832, 

 where he continued for about five years. He then went to West 

 Woodstock, Conn., and in April, 1843, was installed in the church 

 at Union, Conn. 



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