flag male ancestor  Gideon  CURTISS

  (b. 18 November 1776 Simsbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut   d. 3 April 1847 Owego, Tioga County, New York, USA )  

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Gideon CURTISS was born 18 November 1776 in Simsbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Gideon CURTISS was the child of Gideon CURTIS   and   Elizabeth MILLS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Peter CURTIS and Chestina PARKER

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Gideon  married  Ruth DAY abt. 1808 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruth DAY  was born abt. 1784 in New York, USA.  Ruth died 26 August 1855 in Owego, Tioga County, New York, USA. 

Gideon CURTISS died 3 April 1847 in Owego, Tioga County, New York, USA.
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flag female ancestor Caroline Abigail CURTISS (b.20 August 1808, , Michigan Territory  d. 12 March 1883, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA)
m. Isaac OTIS 



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birth1776 Birth
18 November 1776
Simsbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1808 Birth of Child
Caroline Abigail CURTISS was born 20 August 1808, , Michigan, USA

Gideon was 31 years old.
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1847 Death
3 April 1847
Owego, Tioga County, New York, USA

He died at the age of 70.

Gideon is buried at: Presbyterian Church Burying Ground Owego, Tioga County, New York, USA
Added: 3/9/2023 1:31:31 PM - Updated: 3/9/2023 1:33:19 PM
Did You Know?The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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