Benjamin Curtis (abt. 1657 - 1703)

Ancestors

Died 10 Aug 1703 at about age 46 in Maine, New England

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Biography

Benjamin was born about 1657.^{[citation needed]}

He was the son of Thomas Curtis. Named in Father’s will dated 19 Apr 1680 and proved 1 Oct 1706, in York Maine.^[1]

Carpenter. After buying land in York and Newcastle, he married about 1681 Martha Farrow, removed to Wells and built on her land. When the inhabitants withdrew he went to Kittery or beyond but returned in the "false peace" and was killed 10 Aug 1703. No Children.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Maine Wills- pp. 146-8 quoting Probate Office Vol. I, p. 126; Docket No. 3840 at the probate office in Alfred contains his inventory, however, the will is missing.
2. ↑ Davis, Walter Goodwin et al. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. Portland, Maine : Southworth Press, 1928-1939 Vol. 2 p 177.

• Bradbury, Charles. History of Kennebunk Port (James K. Remich, Kennebunk, 1837) Page 53-. "...the St. Francoise Indians... attacked all the principal settlements in Maine, August 10th, 1703..."