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Maj. Eleazer Curtis, II

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Death: October 01, 1788 (52)
Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Eleazer Curtis, I and Mary Curtis
Husband of Mercy Curtis/Brownson
Father of Capt. Eleazer Curtis, III, Rev. War Vet.; Augustine Curtis; Mercy Mathilda Sackett; Lysander Curtis; Malley Curtis and 5 others
Brother of Ruth Carter

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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

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
Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States
1759
October 20, 1759
Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
1761
November 8, 1761
Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
1763
March 24, 1763
Warren, Windham, Conn.
1765
May 2, 1765
Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
1767
October 19, 1767
Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
1769
1769
Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
1771
March 16, 1771
Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
1773
January 22, 1773
Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America