Phebe (Curtiss) Beardsley (1765 - 1857)

Born 15 May 1765 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Died 27 Jan 1857 at age 91 in Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

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Phebe (Curtiss) Beardsley was married to a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Phebe was born in 1765. She is believed to be the daughter of Silas and Ruth (Birdseye) Curtis, She passed away in 1857. ^[1]

Various dates of birth have been found. Contributors have selected 15 May 1765 as being the most likely date.

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Sources

• Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Phebe is the wife of Samuel Beardsley,Holt Record #95, Pg. 55.^[2]
• Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, the Joiner of Stratford, Connecticut, by Mansfield Joseph French, Syracuse, N.Y., Edward Brothers, Inc., 1940. Phebe is the wife of Samuel Beardslee, the son of Anne (French) Beardslee, Record # 7, Pg. 264.^[3]
• 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 52
• Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection): Samuel Beardsley Jr. & Mrs. Phebe Curtiss, 28 Jan 1783, Huntington^[4][5]
• Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934: Beardsley, Phebe, wife of Samuel, died Jan 27, 1857, age 90 yrs. 8 das.^[6]
• Find A Grave Memorial # 63245484; Phebe Beardsley, Cutlers Farm Cemetery, Monroe CT

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Profiles created by Merilee Burton through the import of burton[1].ged_2013-12-25.ged, and by John Beardsley, both on 26 Dec 2013. These profiles were merged 29 Dec 2013. Added information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 12 Feb 2017.
2. ↑ Holt Record # 95
3. ↑ Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, Pg. 264.
4. ↑ Suggests that Phebe was previously married to _____ Curtiss.
5. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002
6. ↑ The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.; Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions Vol 29