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JOHN CURTISS [Samuel, Abijah, John, James, Benjamin, John, 

 Elizabeth), b. Durham, Conn., Nov. 2, 1 8 1 1 ; m. Emily Sophia 

 Lindslay, of Medina, Ohio, Jan. 23, 1834. He d. in Owatonna, 

 Minn., July 6, 1893. He was educated at West Point Acad- 

 emy. 



They had children : — 



i. Benjamin Lindslay, b. Medina, Ohio, Dec. 21, 1834. He d. Aug. 



7, 1844. 

 ii. David, b. Medina, Ohio, May 2, 1837; m. Mary A. Sanborn, of 

 Medford, Minn., July 16, 1867. No issue. He is a farmer 

 and fruit grower and lives at Owatonna, Minn. 

 i.^57) "'• Thomas Jefferson Barnes, b. Medina, Ohio, Nov. 19, 1838 -, m. 

 Nellie E. Hubbard, of Owatonna, Minn., Aug. 24, 1867. She 

 d. May, 1897, aet. 49 years. He resides in Lincoln, Neb. 

 iv. Hannah Lucretia, b. Medina, Ohio, Oct. 10, 1840; m. W. N. Ab- 

 bott, of Medford, Minn., Oct. 5, 1863. 

 V. Benjamin Lindslay, b. Geneseo, 111., Dec. 15, 1844. He is unmar. 

 and resides in Owatonna, Minn. He is connected with the 

 Estey Companies of Chicago, III. 

 {S^8) vi. Samuel, b. Geneseo, 111., May 18, 1847. 



{Sjp) vii. Henry James, b. Geneseo, 111., Dec. 20, 1849 > ^- Phebe Gillet, of 

 Owatonna, Minn., Jan. 19, 1872. 

 viii. John Francis, b. Geneseo, 111., Jan. 7, 1854; m. Florence A. Bar- 

 low, of Medford, Minn., Oct. 9, 1882. 

 They had a child : — 



i. Lindslay Byron, b. Medford, Minn., Jan. 31, 1885. 



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SAMUEL BROOKS CURTISS (Samuel, Abijah, John, James, 

 Benjamin, John, Elizabeth), b. Durham, Conn., July 13, 18 13; 

 m. Sarah M. Chapman, of Medina, Ohio, April 26, 1836. He 

 d. in Medina, Ohio, Oct. 2, 1896. She d. May 7, 1889. He 

 was taken by his father to Ohio in 1828, and became a prominent 

 citizen of Medina, Ohio, holding many positions of trust in the 

 town and county. 



They had children : — 



{S60) I. Roswell Chapman, b. Medina, Ohio, April ig, 1837; m. Frances 

 E. . He was educated at Hillsdale College, and is an 



attorney -at-law, practising in Medina, Ohio, where he resides. 



They had a child : — 



i. Carrie Ball, b. Medina, Ohio, June 26, 1872. She 

 d. Dec. 3, 1 89 1. 



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