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Lewis Curtis

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Coventry, Connecticut Colony
Death: circa 1845 (66-75)
Peoria, IL
Immediate Family:

Son of Gabriel Curtis(s) and Susannah Curtis(s)
Husband of Catherine ("Caty") Curtis and Lucretia Curtis

Occupation: silversmith; clockmaker
Managed by: Douglas Allen Ross
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About Lewis Curtis

Apprenticed c 1787 to Daniel Burnap in Coventry CT.
He worked from circa 1797 to 1803 as a silversmith and clockmaker in Farmington CT from a small red frame building at the head of Main Street.
He worked from circa 1803 to 1808 as a silversmith and clockmaker in Burlington VT.
Made freeman of Burlington VT, Sep 1806.
He was a partner from 1808 to 1815 with brother, Frederick Curtis, in Burlington VT as LEWIS & F. CURTIS (later L. & F. CURTIS).
He worked from 1815 to 1817 as a silversmith and clockmaker in Burlington VT.
He worked c 1820 as a silversmith and clockmaker in Saint Charles MO as L. CURTIS & Co.
He worked c 1840 as a silversmith and clockmaker in Hazel Green WI .

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Lewis Curtis's Timeline

1774
November 20, 1774
Coventry, Connecticut Colony
1845
1845
Age 70
Peoria, IL