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About Maj. Eleazer Curtis, II
Maj. Eleazer Curtis, II was Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Ancestor #A028839
Source: Carter Genealog,
page 37; Major Eleazer Curtis served in the militia and during the Revolutionary war at different times. He was probably a private Page 38 also with Joseph Carter (9) in the alarm to relieve Fort William Henry in 1757. He was a representative several times to the General Court and in 1788 was a member of the convention that ratified the Constitution of the United States at Hartford. He was appointed Ensign of the 2d Company or Train Band of Kent, 1770; Lieutenant of same, 1772; Capt. of the 7th Co., 4th Regt., 1775; and Major of one of the six battalions which were raised by the state in 1778.
Major Curtis was in the battle at Danbury, and caught General Wooster as he fell from his horse in that battle. He was also present at the surrender of Burgoyne in 1777, an interesting account of which he gives in a journal kept by him and still preserved by a descendant, Wallace K. Curtiss, residing (1909) in Torrington,Ct. The article was published in the Hartford Courant Aug. 12, 1908.
© The Sackett Family Association TSFA Historian: Thurmon King Inscription: Majr Eleazer Curtis (foot stone)
Sacred to the memory of Majr Eleazer Curtis who died Oct. 1st AD. 1788 in the 52 year of his age Prepare my Consort, children & my Friends Gainst that great solemn day when gabrils voice Shall burst this dreary
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DAR RECORD: CURTIS, ELEAZER JR Ancestor #: A028839 Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): MAJOR Birth: 9-23-1736 LEBANON WINDHAM CO CONNECTICUT Death: 10-1-1788 WARREN LITCHFIELD CO CONNECTICUT Service Source: JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, PP 59, 61, 537 Service Description: 1) ALSO CAPT, 7TH CO; COL BENJAMIN HINMAN, 4TH REGT, COL ENOS REGT -tcd
(f/g) Maj Eleazer Curtis Birth: 23 Sep 1736 Death: 1 Oct 1788 (aged 52) Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Burial: Warren Center Cemetery Old, Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Memorial #: 6203014
Bio: Source: Carter Genealog,
page 37;Major Eleazer Curtis served in the militia and during the Revolutionary war at different times. He was probably a private Page 38also with Joseph Carter (9) in the alarm to relieve Fort William Henry in 1757. He was a representative several times to the General Court and in 1788 was a member of the convention that ratified the Constitution of the United States at Hartford. He was appointed Ensign of the 2d Company or Train Band of Kent, 1770; Lieutenant of same, 1772; Capt. of the 7th Co., 4th Regt., 1775; and Major of one of the six battalions which were raised by the state in 1778.Major Curtis was in the battle at Danbury, and caught General Wooster as he fell from his horse in that battle. He was also present at the surrender of Burgoyne in 1777, an interesting account of which he gives in a journal kept by him and still preserved by a descendant, Wallace K. Curtiss, residing (1909) in Torrington, Ct. The article was published in the Hartford Courant Aug. 12, 1908.© The Sackett Family Association TSFA Historian: Thurmon King Inscription: Majr Eleazer Curtis (foot stone)Sacred to the memory of Majr Eleazer Curtis who died Oct. 1st AD. 1788 in the 52 year of his age Prepare my Consort, children & my Friends Gainst that great solemn day when gabrils voice Shall burst this dreary
Family Members Spouse Mercy Carter Brownson 1739-1805 Children Augustin Curtiss 1761-1832 Mercy Mathilda Curtis Sackett 1767-1831
Created by: Old Warren Center Cemetery (Old Burial Ground) (46523901) Added: 21 Feb 2002 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6203014/eleazer-curtis Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 April 2020), memorial page for Maj Eleazer Curtis (23 Sep 1736–1 Oct 1788), Find a Grave Memorial no. 6203014, citing Warren Center Cemetery Old, Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Old Warren Center Cemetery (Old Burial Ground) (contributor 46523901) . -tcd
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Maj. Eleazer Curtis, II's Timeline
1736 |
September 23, 1736
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Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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1759 |
October 20, 1759
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Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
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November 8, 1761
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Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
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March 24, 1763
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Warren, Windham, Conn.
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May 2, 1765
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Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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October 19, 1767
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Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
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1769
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Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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March 16, 1771
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Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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January 22, 1773
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Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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