Henry Curtiss (1795 - 1888)

Ancestors

Biography

Henry Curtiss born april 1795, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, was the son of Henry Thompson Curtiss and Phebe (Sherman) Curtiss.

Henry married Catharine Ruth Booth 1823 in Connecticut, United States.^[1]

In the 1850 census Henry (age 55), farmer, real estate $3,000, was the head of the household Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. He lived his wife Catherine, son Joseph, married daughter Catherine Brooks, her husband and her daughter.^[2]

1 Jun 1850: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Henry Curtis	M	55 years	Farmer	Connecticut
Catherine N Curtis	F	45 years		Connecticut
Joseph B Curtis	M	19 years	Carpenter	Connecticut
Fanny Curtis	F	11 months		Connecticut
John Brooks	M	27 years	Seaman	Connecticut
Catherine S Brooks	F	22 years		Connecticut
Allice L Brooks	F	10 months		Connecticut

In the 1860 census Henry (age 65) farmer, real estate $5,000, personal property $780, was the head of the household. He lived with his wife Catharine, three of his children and his sisters Anna (age 75) and Phebe (age 73) in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.^[3]

1 Jun 1860: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Henry Curtis	M	65		Conn
Catharine R Curtis	F	56		Conn
Joseph B Curtis	M	29	carpenter	Conn
Betsey A Curtis	F	27		Conn
Eltha L Curtis	F	11		Conn
Anna Curtis	F	75		Conn
Phebe Curtis	F	73		Conn

In the 1870 census Henry (age 75) had retired from farming. He had real estate $3,000 and personal property $3,000. Henry was blind. His wife Catharine lived with him. His granddaughter Altha and her husband James Hubbell lived with him in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. His sister Anna (age 85) was named as the head of the household in which they lived.^[4]

1 Jun 1870: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Anna	F	75		Connecticut'
Henry Curtiss	M	75		Connecticut
Catharin R Curtiss	F	65		Connecticut
James S Hubbell	M	24		Connecticut
Altha Hubbell	F	20		Connecticut

In the 1880 census Henry (age 85) and Catharine ( age 75) lived together in their home in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. The lived next door to their daughter Catharine Jane Brooks and her family.^[5]

1 Jun 1880: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Henry Curtis	M	85	Married	Head		Connecticut, United States
Catherine R. Curtis	F	75	Married	Wife	Keeping House	Connecticut, United States

Henry died 11 July 1888 and was buried in Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
   citing FHL microfilm: 3276; Record number: 140;
   FamilySearch Record: F7G4-69M (accessed 21 January 2023)
   Henry Curtis marriage to Catharine R. Booth in 1823 in Connecticut, United States.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 18;
   FamilySearch Record: M6D9-73J (accessed 21 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-68YS-D6N
   Henry Curtis (55) in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Born in Connecticut.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 349; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 76; FHL microfilm: 803076; Record number: 623;
   FamilySearch Record: MHR9-WT3 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBD-9SFR Image number 00021
   Henry Curtis (65) in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Born in Conn.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 32; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 37; FHL microfilm: 000545598; Record number: 15694;
   FamilySearch Record: MN7W-HV6 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67RW-RBR Image number 00397
   Henry Curtiss (75) head of household in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Born in Connecticut.
5. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MFC8-47D (accessed 21 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBZ-T5N Image number 00188
   Henry Curtis (85), married head of household in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Born in Connecticut, United States.
6. ↑ Death: "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
   citing FHL microfilm: 3111; Record number: 624;
   FamilySearch Record: F783-3Z2 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   Henry Curtis death 11 Jul 1888 (age 93) in Connecticut, United States.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #169185507 (accessed 26 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Henry Curtis (1795-11 Jul 1888), citing Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA (plot: Section R); Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799).

• Curtiss, Frederic Haines, 1903. A Genealogy of the Curtiss Family, being a Record of the Descendants of Widow Elizabeth Curtiss, who settled in Stratford, Conn., 1639-40. Rockwell & Churchill Press, Boston, page 75