Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Thomas  CURTIS

  (b. 14 January 1648 Wallingford, New Haven Colony   d. 5 May 1736 Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Thomas CURTIS was born 14 January 1648 in Wallingford, New Haven Colony

Thomas CURTIS was the child of John CURTIS   and   Elizabeth WELLES

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Thomas  married  Mary MERRIMAN 9 June 1674 in Wallingford, Connecticut Colony .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Mary MERRIMAN  was born 12 July 1657 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville).  Mary died 9 August 1733 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.  Mary was the child of Nathaniel MERRIMAN and Joan LINES.

Thomas CURTIS died 5 May 1736 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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Thomas CURTIS married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Mary MERRIMAN-- Date: 9 June 1674 Place: Wallingford, Connecticut Colony
Mary MERRIMAN was the child of Nathaniel MERRIMAN and Joan LINES




Children of Thomas CURTIS and Mary MERRIMAN:

flag female ancestor Mary CURTIS (b.13 October 1675, Wallingford, Connecticut Colony  d. , )

flag male ancestor Nathaniel CURTIS (b.14 May 1677, Wallingford, Connecticut Colony  d. 4 March 1763, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut)
m. Sarah HOWE 9 July 1702 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Samuel CURTIS (b.3 February 1678, Wallingford, Connecticut Colony  d. 29 October 1769, Plymouth, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

flag female ancestor Elizabeth CURTIS (b.11 September 1680, Wallingford, Connecticut Colony  d. 30 September 1735, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut)
m. Nathaniel HALL 11 May 1699 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

flag female ancestor Hannah CURTIS (b.3 December 1682, Wallingford, Connecticut Colony  d. 12 October 1703, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

flag male ancestor Thomas CURTIS (b.26 August 1685, Wallingford, Connecticut Colony  d. 12 March 1703, Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut)
m. Mary UNKNOWN 1714 in , Connecticut, USA

flag female ancestor Sarah CURTIS (b.10 October 1687, Wallingford, Connecticut Colony  d. , )
m. Joseph PARKER 17 January 1705 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

flag female ancestor Abigail CURTIS (b.3 November 1689, Wallingford, Connecticut, Dominion of New England  d. 12 January 1730, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Joseph CURTIS (b.1 October 1691, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut  d. January 1756, New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Martha COLLINS 14 March 1712

flag female ancestor Jemima CURTIS (b.15 January 1694, , Crown Colony of Connecticut  d. 3 March 1739, , Crown Colony of Connecticut)

flag female ancestor Rebecca CURTIS (b.21 August 1697, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut  d. , )

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor John CURTIS (b.18 September 1699, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut  d. 4 April 1775, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

flag female ancestor Lydia CURTIS (b.abt. 1701, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut  d. 4 April 1775, )



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birth1648 Birth
14 January 1648
Wallingford, New Haven Colony
marriage1674 Marriage / Partner
Thomas CURTIS and Mary MERRIMAN 9 June 1674, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

He was 26 years old.
1675 Birth of Child
Mary CURTIS was born 13 October 1675, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 27 years old.
1677 Birth of Child
Nathaniel CURTIS was born 14 May 1677, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 29 years old.
1678 Birth of Child
Samuel CURTIS was born 3 February 1678, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 30 years old.
1680 Birth of Child
Elizabeth CURTIS was born 11 September 1680, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 32 years old.
1682 Birth of Child
Hannah CURTIS was born 3 December 1682, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 34 years old.
1685 Birth of Child
Thomas CURTIS was born 26 August 1685, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 37 years old.
1687 Birth of Child
Sarah CURTIS was born 10 October 1687, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 39 years old.
1689 Birth of Child
Abigail CURTIS was born 3 November 1689, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 41 years old.
1691 Birth of Child
Joseph CURTIS was born 1 October 1691, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 43 years old.
1694 Birth of Child
Jemima CURTIS was born 15 January 1694, , Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 46 years old.
1697 Birth of Child
Rebecca CURTIS was born 21 August 1697, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 49 years old.
marriage1699 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth CURTIS married 11 May 1699, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA to Nathaniel HALL
1699 Birth of Child
John CURTIS was born 18 September 1699, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 51 years old.
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Nathaniel CURTIS married 9 July 1702, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA to Sarah HOWE
1703 Death of Child
Thomas CURTIS died 12 March 1703, Cheshire, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 55 years old.
1703 Death of Child
Hannah CURTIS died 12 October 1703, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 55 years old.
marriage1705 Marriage of Child
Sarah CURTIS married 17 January 1705, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA to Joseph PARKER
1730 Death of Child
Abigail CURTIS died 12 January 1730, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 82 years old.
1733 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary MERRIMAN died 9 August 1733, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA
1735 Death of Child
Elizabeth CURTIS died 30 September 1735, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 87 years old.
Will
Thomas was born January 14, 1648/ 9 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. On July 12, 1657, he married Mary Merriman in New Haven, Connecticut. Mary, daughter of Capt. Nathaniel & Joan (____) Merriman, was born July 12, 1657 at New Haven and was baptized there on June 27, 1661. Thomas and Mary lived in Wallingford where Thomas was town surveyor and one of the signers of the original agreement of Wallingford. He was deputy to the Colonial Legislature in 1689, 1714, and 1717, and was a very prominent man in town affairs until 1720. He was elected Constable, December 17, 1681 and Town Treasurer in 1686.

Thomas was made a freeman in October 1670. His name appears as acting in a church meeting in 1670, the earliest record of the town. He attained the rank of captain of the 'Train Band' of Wallingford in October, 1669.

The will of Thomas 'Curtiss' was filed May 5, 1736:

In the Name of God, Amen, this Ninth Day of Augt in ye year of our Lord A.D. one Thousand Seven hundred &...Read MORE...


death1736 Death
5 May 1736
Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 88.

Thomas is buried at: Center Street Cemetery Wallingford New Haven County Connecticut, USA
Added: 6/22/2016 2:44:52 PM - Updated: 3/22/2024 4:24:01 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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