Elnathan Curtiss (1727 - 1812)

Born 4 Jan 1727 in Stratford, Fairfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1812 at age 84 in Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Birth

Elnathan Curtiss was born on January 4, 1727 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, son of Ephraim Curtiss (1684–1775) and Elizabeth Stiles (1688–1778).^[1]

Family

Elnathan (17) married Sarah Ufford (16) (born on February 15, 1728 in Stratford; daughter of Thomas Ufford and Phebe (Judson) Ufford) in 1745. Their children were:

• Charity Curtiss (1745–1753)
• Ruth Curtiss (1748– )
• William Curtiss (1750– )
• Phebe Curtiss (1752–1827)
• Charity Curtiss (1754–~1838)
• Sarah Curtiss (1757–1790)
• Anne Curtiss (1759– )
• Stiles Curtiss (1761–1827)
• Elle Curtiss (1763– )
• Betsey Curtiss (1765–1793)

Military

Elnathan served as a private in the Berkshire Company Militia under the command of Lieutenant Colonel David Rossiter - marched to Bennington August 16-18, 1777 Massachusetts Bay.^[2]

Death

Elnathan died on January 3, 1812 in Huntington, Fairfield, USA, aged 84 and was buried in Long Hill Burial Ground, Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States with a death date of 3 January 1812.^[3]

His will was dated 1 April 1794 and recorded at Stratford. He mentions his wife Sarah, his sons, William Curtiss, Stiles Curtiss, and Elle Curtiss, and his daughters, Ruth Summers, and Phebe Birdseye, the heirs of his daughter Sarah Tomlinson, Anna Curtiss, and his granddaughter, Nancy, daughter to his daughter Anna Curtiss, and his son in law Luke Summers. His inventory was completed on 23 April 1812 in Huntington.^[4]

He was a slaveholder. In his will, he bequeathed his enslaved black man named Sampson to his wife, and Sampson was to be "supported" by them.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2907;
   FamilySearch Record: F742-D8Y (accessed 2 June 2023)
   Elnathan Curtiss born on 4 Jan 1726, son of Ephraim Curtiss & Elizabeth, in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
2. ↑ Military: "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783"
   citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,021,241.
   FamilySearch Record: Q2R4-FLBL (accessed 2 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSQZ-VQ7B-F Image number 01168
   Name Elnathan Cartis Or Curtis, Military Service Date 16 Aug 1777, Military Service Place Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Mil Rank Private, Event Place Sup Massachusetts, Event Place Type Groups 27, Event Place Year Range 1701-1978.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #25555746 (accessed 2 June 2023)
   Memorial page for Elnathan Curtiss (4 Jan 1727-3 Jan 1812), citing Long Hill Burial Ground, Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by DeeDee (contributor 46899697).
4. ↑ “Probate records v. 5-6 1805-1820”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TV7S : 7 January 2023), FHL microfilm 007627134, image 291, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 5, 1805-1813, Pages 541-542.

• Curtiss, Frederic Haines, 1903. A Genealogy of the Curtiss Family, being a Record of the Descendants of Widow Elizabeth Curtiss, who settled in Stratford, Conn., 1639-40. Rockwell & Churchill Press, Boston, page 41