Paul Curtis Sr. (1737 - 1826)

Born 29 May 1737 in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Webber) Curtis — married 25 Jun 1772 (to 1826) in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1826 at age 88 in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

-Paul Curtis was born on 29 May 1737 in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts^[1]. He was son of David & Bethia (Sprague) Curtis and married Deborah Webber at Harpswell, Cumberland County, Maine on 25 Jun 1772.

Paul Curtis Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

Paul Curtis Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A028938.

He served on the Committee of Inspection & of Correspondence in 1775 and 1780- see Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell, p 167

" Paul Curtis & Deborah Webber both of Harpswell, were married 25 June 1772."^[2]

Paul died at Harpswell.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch, Paul Curtis, 29 May 1737; citing HANOVER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874289 IT 2.
2. ↑ The Records of the Congregational Church of Christ in Harpswell, Samuel Eaton, Bowdoin College Collection, pt.2, p. 4 https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/109681569

• Marriage Record, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSYM-S8MM : 14 January 2020), Deborah Webber in entry for Paul Curtis, 1772.
• Find a Grave Memorial # 40520232
• https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A028938
• Name: Maine State Library, Augusta, ME 04333
• buried: Cemetery: Maine, Cumberland, Harpswell; Old Cemetery at Harpswell Center;

Maine State Library, Augusta, ME 04333

• Vital Records: Maine, Cumberland, Harpswell; Town Records, 1750-1850

Publication: Topsham-Brunswick Chapter DAR; Call Number: 974.1, tH92 Repository: Name: Harpswell town hall

• Vital Records: Maine, Cumberland, Harpswell; Marriage Records: Book 1

Author: Copied 27 Jan 1904 by Ida N. Chadbourne, North Baldwin, Maine Repository: Name: Harpswell town hall

• Vital Records: Maine, Cumberland, Harpswell; Marriage Intentions

Publication: from vital records books Text: intention 6 Jun 1772 Repository: Name: Maine Historical Society Library Portland, ME 04101

• Vital Records: Maine, Cumberland, Harpswell; Elisha Eaton Account Book

Author: Reverend Elisha Eaton, 1754-1764 and his son Samuel Eaton, V.D.M., 1765-1843 Publication: gift of Miss Frances Woodside Call Number: Mv H236.1 Text: intention 6 Jun 1772