Samuel
CURTIS
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Born: 26 February 1728 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Samuel married Mary TOWNE 19 September 1751 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary TOWNE was born 4 June 1731 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was the child of Jonathan TOWNE and Katherine HICKS.
Samuel CURTIS died 28 June 1799 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouse & Children of Samuel CURTIS
Mary TOWNEMarriage date: 19 September 1751
Marriage place: Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mary TOWNE was the child of Jonathan TOWNE and Katherine HICKS
Children of Samuel CURTIS and Mary TOWNE
Tamar CURTISDied: ,
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Birth — 172826 February 1728
Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1751 Marriage / PartnerSamuel CURTIS and Mary TOWNE 19 September 1751, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
He was 23 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildTamar CURTIS was born 16 July 1761, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)
Samuel was 33 years old.
1779 Marriage of ChildTamar CURTIS married 30 March 1779, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot) to Moses AXTELL
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179928 June 1799
Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 71.
Record added: 3/19/2025 2:52:22 PM
Last updated: 3/19/2025 2:56:32 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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