Oscar F Curtis (1839 - 1864)

Born 2 Jan 1839 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Died 8 Jun 1864 at age 25 in Washington, District of Columbia

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Oscar Curtis was Wounded in Action during United States Civil War.

Oscar Curtis Died of Wounds during United States Civil War.

Oscar Curtis served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: July, 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company I 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery

Biography

Oscar F. Curtis was born at Boxford, Massachusetts on January 2, 1839, son of Francis and Lorintha (Davis) Curtis. ^{[1] [2]}

He died in Washington, DC on June 8, 1864 of wounds suffered in the Battle of Spottsylvania. ^{[2] [3]}

Military

Oscar F. Curtis

Son of Francis Curtis and Lorintha Davis

• July, 1861. Enlisted: Private Company I: Regiment 14 3yrs service.

Credited to Topsfield. ^[2]

• May 19, 1864: Wounded in the Battle of Spottsylvania ^[2]
• June 8, 1864: Died of wounds at Washington, DC. ^[2]

Curtis , Oscar F.

Battle Unit Name: 1st Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery

Side: Union ^[4]

Research Notes

Boxford Births

CURTICE (Curtis)

Oscar F., s. Francis and Lorintha, Jan. 2, 1839. BC (p. 26) ^[1] Massachusetts Deaths

Oscar F. Curtis

Occupation Soldier

Death 08 Jun 1864 Washington, District of Columbia

Cause of Death: Wounds received in battle

Male Age 25 y 5mo 5 d Single

Birth (Est) 1839 Birthplace Boxford

Father Francis Curtis Birthplace Boxford

Mother Lorintha Curtis Birthplace Reading, Vt. ^[3]

U S Census, 1850 Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts

Francis Curtis M 45 Massachusetts

Lorintha Curtis F 37 Vermont

Francis Curtis M 14 Massachusetts

George W Curtis M 12 Massachusetts

Oscar Curtis M 11 Massachusetts

Marsella Curtis F 10 Massachusetts

Lucy Curtis F 9 Massachusetts

Manettee Curtis F 7 Massachusetts

Francillia Curtis F 5 Massachusetts

Jene Curtis F 2 Massachusetts ^[5]

Massachusetts, State Census, 1855 Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts

Francis Curtis M 50 Massachusetts

Lorintha Curtis F 43 Vermont

Oscar F Curtis M 16 Massachusetts

Lorintha M Curtis F 15 Massachusetts

Lucy D Curtis F 14 Massachusetts

Mary E Curtis F 12 Massachusetts

Francelia M Curtis F 10 Massachusetts

Irena G Curtis F 8 Massachusetts

Leonidas C Curtis M 3 Massachusetts ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Vital Records of Boxford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1905
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Perley, Sidney. The history of Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, from the earliest settlement known to the present time: a period of about two hundred and thirty years. Publ. by the Author, Boxford, Massachusetts, 1886 p. 315
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7JJ-TLC : 10 December 2014), Oscar F. Curtis, 08 Jun 1864; citing Washington, District of Columbia, v 174 p 165, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,184.
4. ↑ National Park Service: Civil War https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm
5. ↑ United States Census, 1850, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD9G-RRN), Francis Curtis, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 163, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
6. ↑ Massachusetts, State Census, 1855, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQ4R-XTR ), Francis Curtis, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,978