William Simon Curry (1878 - 1952)

Born 3 Apr 1878 in New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Jan 1952 at age 73 in Milton, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1878. He is the son of John Curry and Ada Ricker. He married Harriet Goodwin in 1899. He died in 1952 and is buried in Milton Mills Cemetery, in New Hampshire^[1] His tombstone says 1879, but all records show he was born 3 Apr 1878.

New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947^[2]

• Name: William S Curry (shoemaker)
• Gender: Male
• Race: White
• Marriage Age: 22
• Record Type: Marriage
• Birth Year: abt 1877
• Birth Place: Stratham, New Hampshire
• Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1899
• Marriage Place: Acton, Maine, USA
• Father: John T Curry
• Mother: Ada E Ricker
• Spouse: Hattie Clement (2nd marriage, divorced) (shoe stitcher)
• Parents: Benjamin Goodwin & Emma E Wentworth

Known Children:

• Everett W Curry 15 Feb 1900-21 Aug 1900 (NH birth/death records)
• Edna Curry (Davis) born 1902
• Francis O Curry born Nov 15, 1915^[3]

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918^[4]

• Name: William Simon Curry
• Race: White
• Birth Date: 3 Apr 1878
• Occupation: Teamster
• Residence Place: Emery Mills, York, Maine, USA
• Relative: Harriet F. Curry

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942^[5]

• Name: William Simon Curry
• Gender: Male
• Race: White
• Residence Age: 64
• Birth Date: 3 Apr 1878
• Birth Place: Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Residence Date: 1942
• Residence Place: Carroll, New Hampshire, USA
• Mrs. Harriet F Curry

Year: 1880; Census Place: Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire^[6]

• John T. Curry head, 28/m, md, farm laborer, MA/Ire/Ire
• Ada E. Curry wife, 21/f, md, keeping house, NH/ME/NH
• William S. Curry son, 2/m, NH/MA/NH
• Nellie E. Curry dau, 6/12/f, (Dec), NH/MA/NH

Year: 1900; Census Place: Milton, Strafford, New Hampshire^[7]

• William S Curry head, 23/m, md 1yr, NH/NH/NH, padler over shoes
• Hattie Curry wife, 25/f, md 1 yr, 1birth/1living, NH/ME/NH

Year: 1930; Census Place: Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire^[8]

• Edna M Davis head, 27/f, wd, m1@18, NH/NH/NH
• William S Curry father, 53/m, md, 1@21, NH/NH/NH, laborer, farm
• Harriett F Curry mother, 54/f, md, 1@22, NH/NH/NH
• Francis O Curry sister, 14/f, school, ME/NH/NH

Year: 1940; Census Place: Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire^[9]

• same house in 1935
• Simon Curry head, 63/m, md, NH, wood cutter, woodsman
• Harrit F Curry wife, 64/f, NH
• Frances Goodwin dau, 23/f, ME
• Clayton L Goodwin gr son, 4/m, NH

New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947[10]

• Name: Harriet Curry [Harriet Goodwin]
• Gender: Female
• Birth Date: abt 1875
• Birth Place: Milton Mills New Hampshire
• Father: Benjamin Goodwin
• Mother: Emma A Wentworth
• Death Date: 16 May 1942
• Death Place: Ossipee, New Hampshire, USA
• Age at Death: 67
• Carroll County Home

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current[1]
2. ↑ New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947[2]
3. ↑ Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922[3]
4. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918[4]
5. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942[5]
6. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: 768; Page: 205D; Enumeration District: 237[6]
7. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Milton, Strafford, New Hampshire; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0233[7]
8. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0019[8]
9. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire; Roll: m-t0627-02283; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 2-25[9]