Charles Curtis Jr

Brief Life History of Charles

When Charles Curtis Jr was born on 7 December 1772, in Woolwich, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Charles Curtis, was 28 and his mother, Lydia Soule, was 27. He married Hannah Lancaster on 1 November 1794, in Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Woolwich, Lincoln, Maine, United States in 1800 and Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine, United States in 1850. He died on 10 April 1850, in Lincoln, Maine, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Blanchard Cemetery, Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Curtis Jr
1772–1850
Hannah Lancaster
1774–1812
Marriage: 1 November 1794
Lucy Curtis
1795–1802
Levi Curtis
1797–1875
William Curtis
1798–1881
Martha Curtis
1800–1854
Sarah Curtis
1802–1898
Hannah Lancaster Curtis
1809–1818
Luther Curtis
1810–1887

Sources (23)

  • Charles Curtis Jr, "United States Census, 1800"
  • Charles Curtis, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Charles Curtis, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"

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1773

Historical Boundaries: 1773: Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1821: Lincoln, Maine, United States 1854: Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a refined person, sometimes perhaps given ironically, from Middle English, Old French courteis, courtois, curtis ‘courtly, refined, urbane’ (derivative of Old French court; see Court 1).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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