Hester Curtis1

F, b. before 10 February 1706, d. 25 August 1775
FatherBenjamin Curtis b. 30 Sep 1652, d. b 19 Jun 1733
MotherEster Judson b. 20 Aug 1660, d. 27 Aug 1713
     Hester was born before 10 February 1706 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. She was christened there on 10 February 1706 in Stratford.2 Hester married Daniel Beach on 3 December 1724 in Stratford.2 Hester's husband, Daniel, died before 17 June 1747 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, leaving her a widow. Hester married 2nd Captain Ebenezer Hickok on 17 June 1747 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Hester departed this life on Friday, 25 August 1775 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. She was buried there in Congregational Church Cemetery. The inscription on her tombstone reads: Here lies buried the body of Mrs. Esther Hickok the virtuous and amiable consort of Capt. Ebenezer Hickok who departed this Life August 25th AD 1775 in the 70 Year of her Age.

Family 1

Daniel Beach b. 6 Feb 1723, d. b 17 Jun 1747

Family 2

Captain Ebenezer Hickok b. 1691, d. 8 Jul 1774

Citations

  1. [S17] Donald Lines Jacobus, History & Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, page 173.
  2. [S1733] Samuel Orcutt, The History of the Old Town of Stratford & the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Part 2, page 1182.