Deacon Joseph Curtis III

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27219636

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Source:

Thompson Lineage: With Mention of Allied Families By William Baker Thompson Pages 26-30

I.G.I Barbour collection : Connecticut vital records prior to 1850

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Richard:

I checked "The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Vol II", by Henry R.
Stiles. He shows a Joseph 4 Curtis, born 1713, married 31 Oct 1732
Silence Williams; removed to Goshen, CT about 1740, in 1750 removed to
Dutchess Co., NY; children Mary born 22 May 1733 and Honor baptised 5
Oct 1740. Joseph's ancestors were: Thomas 1, 1598-1681 and Elizabeth
___; Joseph 2, 1644-1683, and Mercy ___; Joseph 3, 1675/6-1760 and
Dorothy Edwards.

No mention is made of Joseph 4 having a son James; however, that does
not prove that he did not have a son James. No other Joseph Curtis' are
shown with a son James born in 1746 or any date near that.

Good hunting

Dick Wells
wells@amug.org

Van Alystyne, L.. in the book published in 1903 by Walsh, Griffen &Hoysradt, printers Amenia NY entitled "Burying grounds of Sharon,Connecticut, Amenia and North East, New York" : being an abstract ofinscriptions from thirty places of burial states that in the old FederalSquare Burying Ground also know as the Bockee Wheaton Cemetery that therewas deacon Joseph Curtiss died of Small Pox March 10, 1785 age 73. Samelisting also shows "Hezekiah Curtis" died March 15, 1792 age 57 believedto be a son.

It was reported by some sources that Joseph Curtis died at Stanford NYand was buried at nearby Bockee/Wheaton burial ground near SmithfieldNY. On this researcher's visit to Smithfield NY, it was noted that thefamous evangelist of the Great Awakening, George Whitefield preached inthe fields of Smithfield June 19, 1770. A monument at Smithfield Pres.Church stated the crowds were too large to be contained in the church, sohe preached in the field across the street. Mr. Whitefield died inSeptember 1770 in Massachusetts, this stop in Smithfield being his lastcircuit in new england.

Source of descendents of Joseph Curtis of Amenia NY:

Hinman, Royal Ralph. A catalogue of the names of the early Puritansettlers of the colony of Connecticut, with the time of their arrival inthe country and colony, their standing in society, place of residence,condition in life, where from, business, &c., as far as is found onrecord. Collected from records. Hartford, Ct., Case, Tiffany, 1852-1856.

Johnson, Maude Horne and Johnson, Ralph Walter, Thomas Curtis ofWethersfield, Connecticut and His Descendants. Privately published, 1963.

Perry, Mary Curtis and Perry, Richard Chapman. A Curtis Family History:Chapter Two of a Series. South Britain, Ct., 1984.

Stiles, Henry R., The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut. NewYork, N.Y., Grafton Press, 1904.

Vital records - Goshen, Ct.

From "History of Chenango and Madison Counties, NY" starting on page 621.
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Mr. ISAAC COE was born in Stratford, Conn., Nov. 22d, 1772, and marriedPOLLY CURTIS,
daughter of JOSEPH CURTIS, of Stratford, Conn. She was born March 29th,1775, and married
Sept. 5th, 1796. The fruits of this marriage were eight children, threesons and five daughters --
namely: MARIA, born in Conn., Sept. 15, 1797; ISAAC, born January 31,1799; HULDAH, born
Jan. 30, 1802, and died March 10, 1870. She was the wife of ASA HOLT.ELI, born July 23,
1805, and died June 24 , 1829; MARY, born in Madison county, March 13,1810, and died Jan.
14, 1862; JOHN B., born Jan. 5, 1813; ELIZA, born Dec. 19, 1814; ARIETTA,born Oct. 23, 1818.
ISAAC COE was not as highly favored as many others with schoolprivileges, but he was endowed
with a quick and active mind, wise in his conclusions and able to give areason for his views, which
caused many to seek his advice and counsel. In early life he appliedhimself to farming, also
engaging in the boot and shoe trade. In 1806 he sought a home in thewest. Packing his goods, he,
with his family, consisting of wife and four children, moved to what atthat time was considered quite
a western section, Madison county. He was very active in the building up,and development of the
county. He soon gathered around him a large circle of friends holdingtheir good will and respect
until his death, which occurred June 23d, 1841. His wife, POLLY COE,died Nov. 27th, 1858. Mr.
COE, during the war of 1812, manifested his patriotism by engaging in it,showing himself a faithful
soldier. He was a successful business man, leaving at his death a fineproperty. Three of his
daughters occupy the old homestead and retain one hundred and sixty acresof fine farm land.