CURTISS, Joseph III

1721 - 1801  (79 years)

• Name	CURTISS, Joseph III
  Born	28 Mar 1721
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Mar 1801
  Person ID	I59	theHornes Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2003

  
  

  Father	CURTISS, Joseph Jr.,   b. 6 Nov 1687, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut ,   d. 1 Aug 1738, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	WELLES, Elizabeth,   b. Sep 1688, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut ,   d. 31 Aug 1770, Stratford, Connecticut  (Age 81 years)
  Married	15 Jul 1711	Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
  Family ID	F275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	JUDSON, Martha
  Married	24 Dec 1740
  Children	1. CURTISS, Abigail,   b. 23 Nov 1747,   d. 1814  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	BLAKEMAN, Esther,   d. 1824
  Married	4 Nov 1797
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The fifth child was also named Joseph--died young. Will filed at Bridgeport, Conn., 1801. 1903 Gen. pg 18, 42 (#79); 1953 gen pg. 28 and 29. Additional spouses: Esther Ball Blakeman (Widow of Zachariah). Married Nov. 4, 1797. Joseph Curtiss was on the committees of observation and to purchase clothing for the soldiers. He served in the "Alarm Call" when Tryon invaded the State. (DAR record) Joseph Curtiss was on the War Committee of Stratford, and 1779 turned out under Capt. James Booth at Tryon's invasion. (DAR record) Joseph Curtiss was a member of the Committee of Observation and Inspection, and as such purchased clothing and paid bounties to soldiers. He turned out at the Alarm when Tryon attacked New Haven. He died in 1801 at Stratford, where he was born in 1721. (DAR) NOTE Widow of Zachariah Blakeman and daughter of _________Hall.