Judge Joseph Curtis

Birth: Nov. 12, 1650 Stratford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA Death: Jun. 25, 1729 Stratford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

The son of SGT. JOHN & ELIZABETH (WELLES) CURTISS, he married BETHIA BOOTHE on November 9, 1676 in Stratford, Colony of Conn. They were the parents of eleven children, the last three being triplets.

He was one of the most prominent citizens of Stratford. holding the office of town clerk for fifty successive years, 1678-1728, being only 28 years of age when he was elected. In all of the records, he always spelled the name "Curtiss".

Joseph was a deputy for Stratford to the General Court in Hartford in 1686, 1689, 1690-1694; Assistant to the Conn. Colony 16980-1721; member of the Governor's Council 1711-1715, 1717-1721; member of the Committee of War for the county of Fairfield in October , 1709; and he was appointed Ensign of the Stratford Company raised for war on March 6, 1692/3.

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Parents:

 John Curtiss (1611 - 1707)

 Elizabeth Welles Curtiss (1614 - 1682)

Spouse:

 Bethia Boothe Curtiss (1658 - 1699)

Children:

 Mary Curtiss Hawley (____ - 1767)*

 Elizabeth Curtiss Ufford (1678 - ____)*

 Ephraim Curtiss (1684 - 1775)*

 Joseph Curtiss (1687 - 1738)*

 Josiah Curtiss (1691 - 1708)*

 Bethiah Curtiss Burton (1695 - 1734)*

 Ebenezer Curtiss (1699 - 1700)*

Siblings:

 Israel Curtis (1644 - ____)*

 Thomas Curtis (1648 - 1736)*

 Joseph Curtiss (1650 - 1729)

 Benjamin Curtiss (1652 - 1733)*

 Hannah Curtiss Lewis (1654 - 1728)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: Mr. Joseph Curtiss who died June 25: 1729 Aged 79

Burial: Old Congregational Burying Ground Stratford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

Created by: Nareen, et al Record added: Sep 08, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 29661123

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Family of Sergt. John Curtis (1795) & Elizabeth [Curtis]:

Ensign Joseph4 Curtiss (John3, John2) was born November 12, 1650 in Stratford, Fairfield Co, Conn., and died 1742 in Stratford, Conn.. He married Bethia Booth November 9, 1676 in Stratford, Fairfield Co, Conn., daughter of Richard Boothe and Elizabeth Hawley. Bethia Booth was born August 18, 1658 in Stratford, Conn. and died August 2, 1699, Stratford, Conn.

For many years, Joseph Curtiss was one of the most prominent citizens of Stratford, Conn. He held the position of town clerk for fifty successive years, from 1678-1728. In all the records during his tenure, he spelled his surname:"Curtiss." In 1698, he was elected a member of the Governor's Council, serving for 23 years. He was for several years a Judge of the County Court. He was appointed to several state committees of importance. In Oct. 1799, Capt. Joseph Curtiss, with the Deputy Governor and three others, was appointed to a Committee of War for Fairfield County. In 1710, with Hon. Nathan Gold and Peter Burr, he was appointed to locate the boundary line between the Colonies of New York and Connecticut. He was a lieutenant in the town band and was a representative from Stratford for a number of years. He was known as "the Worshipful Joseph Curtiss."

Notes for Bethia Booth:

"Richard Booth, ancestor, was born 1607 in England, youngest son of Sir Richard Booth, of a very ancient and distinguished family; settled in Stratford Connecticut; mar. Elizabeth Hawley, sister of Joseph Hawley. Their daughter, Bethia Booth, mar. Joseph Curtis." ("Gen. & Fam. Hist. of State of Conn.," Vol III )

Boothe-Booth Family of Connecticut History   Hawley Family History 

More About Joseph Curtis and Bethia Booth:

Marriage: November 9, 1676, Stratford, Fairfield Co, Conn.

             Photo: Boothe Memorial Park, Stratford, Conn.

Children of Joseph Curtis and Bethia Booth :

16 i. Elizabeth4 Curtis, born January 16, 1676/77.

17 ii. Anna Curtis, born September 1, 1679.

+ 18 iii. Ephraim Curtis, born December 21, 1684 in Stratford, Conn.; died May 9, 1775 in Stratford, Conn..

19 iv. Joseph Curtis, born November 6, 1687.

20 v. Nathan Curtis, born February 21, 1688/89.

21 vi. Josiah Curtis, born March 31, 1691.

22 vii. Bethia Curtis, born March 10, 1693/94.

23 viii. Eliazur Curtis, born July 30, 1699.

24 ix. Ebenezer Curtis, born August 1, 1699.

25 x. Eliphalet Curtis, born August 1, 1699.

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Biography

: Birth: 12 NOV 1650, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, son of John Curtis and Elizabeth<ref name=Booth> Jacobus, D. Lines. (1952). The genealogy of the Booth family: Booth families of Connecticut for six or more generations. Deland, Fla.: Eden C. Booth. p. 3</ref><ref name=FoOF>Jacobus, Donald Lines, MA (compiler, editor.) History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. Fairfield, Conn.: The Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930.</ref><ref name=Cothren3>Cothren, William. History of Woodbury Vol III History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut From the First Indian Deed in 1659to 1879. Woodbury, Conn.: Publ by William Cothren, 1879. Deaths pp 689/90 Children’s births p. 658</ref><ref name=BCStratford>White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Stratford. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.</ref> : Death: 1742, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut,<ref name=Booth /><ref name=FoOF>

: Married 9 Nov 1676 Bethia Booth<ref name=Booth /><ref name=FoOF> He was one of the most prominent citizens of Stratford. holding the office of town clerk for fifty successive years, 1678-1728, being only 28 years of age when he was elected. In all of the records, he always spelled the name "Curtiss".<ref>Orcutt, Samuel. A history of the old town of Stratford and the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut New Haven,Conn. : Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1886 p.262</ref> Joseph was a deputy for Stratford to the General Court in Hartford in May & July 1686, May & Oct,1689 May 1690, May 1691, May & june 1692, May & Sept 1693, May 1694 ; Assistant to the Conn. Colony 1698-1721; Commissioner for Stratford 1692-1697, Associate Judge of Fairfield County Court 1698 and Judge of the County Court 1711, 1725; on the the Committee of War for the county of Fairfield in October , 1709; Justice 1722-28. He was a member and was appointed Ensign of the Stratford Company raised for war on March 6, 1692/3.<ref name=FoOF />

Children recorded at Stratford:<ref name=FoOF />#Elizabeth b. 17 Jan 1677/8; m. 5 Dec 1694 Samuel Ufford<ref name=FoOF/>

1. Anna b.1 Sept 1679<ref name=FoOF />#Mary b. abt 1682; d. 16 Apr 1767 in 83rd year; m. 26 Dec 1704 Joseph Nichols; m. (2) Henry Hawley<ref name=FoOF />#Ephraim b. 31 Dec 1684, d. at Stratford 9 May 1775 in his 92nd year; m. Elizabeth Stile<ref name=FoOF />s#Joseph, b. 6 Nov 1687; d Stratford July 1738; m. Elizabeth Wells 5 July 1711<ref name=FoOF />#Nathan b. 21 Feb 1689/90; m. 23 June 1715 Eunice Judson<ref name=FoOF/>
2. Josiah b. 31 Mar 1692; d. 26 April 1708<ref name=FoOF />#Bethia b. 10 Mar 1695/6; m. 7 Dec 1714 Benjamin Burton.<ref name=FoOF/>#Eleazer , b. 1 Aug 1699;<ref name=Barbour>Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 "Wallingford" (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.</ref> d. 21 Oct 1699<ref name=FoOF />#Ebenezer, b. 1 Aug 1699;<ref name=Barbour /> d May 1700<ref name=FoOF/>#Eliphalet, b. 1 Aug 1699;<ref name=Barbour /> m 7 Dec 1720 Hannah Burroughs<ref name=FoOF />

Sources

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• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)*History of the old town of Stratford and the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29661123

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