John Curtis1,2

M, b. before 26 February 1614/15, d. 2 December 1707
FatherJohn Curtis b. b 15 Sep 1577
MotherElizabeth Hutchins b. c 1580, d. b 4 Jun 1658
     John was born before 26 February 1614/15 in Nazeing, County Essex, England. He was christened there on 26 February 1614/15 in Nazeing. In the spring of 1635, John left England aboard the ship, "Safety", mastered by John Graunt bound for New England. Listed amoung the passengers were Jo. Curtis aged 21 years and Thomas Heath aged 23 years. The arrived in Boston the 10th of August.3 John married Elizabeth (?) circa 1641. John's wife, Elizabeth, died on 9 March 1682 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, leaving him a widower. John departed this life on Friday, 2 December 1707 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He was buried there in the Old Congregational Church Burying Ground.4

Family

Elizabeth (?) d. 9 Mar 1682
Children

Citations

  1. [S1733] Samuel Orcutt, The History of the Old Town of Stratford & the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Part 2, page 1182.
  2. [S17] Donald Lines Jacobus, History & Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, page 170.
  3. [S2318] Wiliam Wiknters, Memorials of the Pilgrim Fathers: John Eliot and His Friends, of Nazing and Waltham Abbey., page 44.
  4. [S953] Find a grave - www.findagrave.com.