Nancy Peet

Brief Life History of Nancy

When Nancy Peet was born on 1 November 1792, in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Jehial Louis Peet, was 31 and her mother, Lois Manville, was 27. She married James Rose Edwards Curtis on 20 May 1811, in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 26 February 1870, in Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Golden Hill Paugussett Reservation Cemetery, Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Rose Edwards Curtis
1788–1865
Nancy Peet
1792–1870
Marriage: 20 May 1811
Mary Ann Curtiss
1812–1814
James E. Curtiss
1814–
Albert Curtiss
1822–
Ellen Curtiss
1814–1904
Anna Curtis
1818–1862
Nancy Malinda Curtiss
1820–1892
Lewis Burton Curtiss
1820–1854
James Elbert Curtiss
1823–1909
Harriet Abiah Curtiss
1825–1892
Maria Curtiss
1827–1904

Sources (11)

  • Nancy Curtiss in household of James N Curtiss, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Nancy Peet, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Nancy Peet, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

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

1802 · Brass is Discovered

"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."

1818

Oldest Grave seen in the memorial list

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): from a pet form of the personal name Peter .

Dutch: relationship name or nickname from Middle Dutch pete ‘godfather, godmother’, or ‘godchild’.

Altered form of French Pitre .

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

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