Some Descendants of Eli Curtis (Eli,Thomas,Thomas,Richard) and Deborah Merritt of Scituate

  1. Eli Curtis was born on 29 Sep 1787 in Scituate. [MVRS] He was baptised on 27 Jul 1794 in Scituate. [MVRS] He died of cancer on 19 Dec 1871 in Scituate. [MVR2] He married Clarissa Wade on 11 Dec 1814 in Scituate. [MVRS] She died on 1 Oct 1824 in Scituate. [MVRS]
    In 1850 Eli was a farmer in Scituate with real estate worth $1,800. [C1850] In 1860 Eli was a farmer in Scituate with real estate worth $1,200 and a personal estate of $100. [C1860] In 1870 Eli was a farmer in Scituate with real estate worth $2,000 and a personal estate of $300. [C1870]
    1. Eli Curtis was born on 28 Oct 1815 in Scituate. [MVRS] He died of typhoid fever on 14 Dec 1851 in Scituate. [MVRS] He married Malvina Young on 10 Jun 1838 in Scituate. [MVRS] Malvina, the daughter of Ephraim Little and Rebecca Lapham (Hatch) Young, was born on 31 Aug 1815 in Scituate. [MVRS] She died of kidney disease on 2 Feb 1873 in Scituate. [MVR2]
      Eli was a farmer in Scituate. [MVRS] In 1850 Eli and Malvina lived in Scituate and Eli was a mariner with real estate worth $1,200. [C1850] In 1860 and 1870 Malvina was living with her father in law in Scituate. [C1860][C1870]
      1. Joseph Curtis was born on 7 Mar 1840 in Scituate. [MVRS] He died on 15 Nov 1910 in a home for aged couples in Boston. [MVR2] He married Harriet A. Winson on 16 Apr 1863 in Boston. [MTVC] Harriet, the daughter of Thomas J. and Harriet A. (Harvard) Winson was born about 1839. [MTVC]
        In 1850 Joseph was living with his parents in Scituate. [C1850] At the time of his marriage Joseph was a plumber. [MTVC] At the time of his death Joseph was married and a retired salesman. [MVR2]
      2. Ellen Maria Curtis was born on 6 Mar 1843 in Scituate. [MVRS]
        In 1850 Ellen was living with her parents in Scituate. [C1850]
      3. Caroline Curtis was born on 10 Jan 1848 in Scituate. [MVRS, no first name]
        In 1850 Caroline was living with her parents in Scituate. [C1850]
    2. Nathaniel W. Curtis was born on 7 Aug 1817 in Scituate. [MVRS] He died on 1 or 2 Oct 1824, age seven, __, in Scituate. [MVRS]
    3. Luther Nichols Curtis was born on 28 Jun 1819 in Scituate. [MVRS] He "was suffocated in the cabin of the schooner Globe" on 18 Feb 1841 at sea. [MVRS]
    4. Clarissa Wade Curtis was born on 2 Nov 1821 in Scituate. [MVRS] She died on 7 Apr 1829 in Scituate. [MVRS]
    5. Joseph Curtis was born on 26 Jan 1824 in Scituate. [MVRS] He died on 11 Sep 1825, age one year and seven months, in Scituate. [MVRS]
  2. Luther Curtis was born on 28 Nov 1789 in Scituate. [MVRS] He died before 6 Jul 1797.
  3. Polly Curtis was born on 24 Jul 1792 in Scituate. [MVRS] She is probably the unknown child who died in 1793 in Scituate. [MVRS]
  4. Mary "Polly" Curtis was born on 20 Jan 1795 in Scituate. [MVRS] She died of dropsy on 21 Aug 1862 in Scituate and was buried there in the East Cemetery. [MTVC]
    In 1850 Polly was living in Scituate. She had real estate worth $100. Her brother Noah lived with her. [C1850]
  5. Luther Curtis was born on 6 Jul 1797 in Scituate. [MVRS] He died after a paralysis lasting ten days on 22 Oct 1872 in Scituate and was buried there in the East Cemetery. [MTVC] He married Sarah Rose on 9 Jan 1831 in Scituate. [MVRS] Sarah, the daughter of Laban and Hannah (Merritt) Rose, was born on 19 Dec 1806 in Scituate. [MVRS]
    Luther was a tanner in Scituate. [MVRS] in 1850 Luther and Sarah were living in Scituate and Luther was a farmer with real estate worth $2,050. [C1850] In 1860 Luther and Sarah were living in Scituate and Luther was a farmer with real estate worth $2,100 and a personal estate of $400. [C1860] In 1870 Luther and Sarah were living in Scituate and Luther was a farmer with real estate worth $4,000 and a personal estate of $500. [C1870]
    1. Sarah Elizabeth Curtis was born on 15 Aug 1832 in Scituate. [MVRS] She died on 12 Sep 1833 in Scituate. [MVRS]
    2. John A. Curtis was born on 2 Jan 1834 in Scituate. [MVRS] He died, unmarried, of consumption on 5 Mar 1860 in Scituate. [MVR2]
      John was a blacksmith. [MVR2] In 1850 John A. was living with his parents in Scituate. [C1850]
    3. Sarah E. Curtis was born on 21 Oct 1835 in Scituate. [MVRS] She died of consumption on 9 Mar 1861 in Scituate. [MVR2]
      In 1850 and 1860 Sarah E. was living with her parents in Scituate. [C1850][C1860]
    4. Ruth M. Curtis was born on 17 Aug 1838 in Scituate. [MVRS]
      In 1850 Ruth M. was living with her parents in Scituate. [C1850]
    5. Ellen L. Curtis was born on 30 Jul 1844 in Scituate. [MVRS]
      In 1850 and 1860 Ella was living with her parents in Scituate. [C1850][C1860] In 1870 Ella was living with her parents in Scituate and working as a school teacher. [C1870]
  6. Deborah Curtis was born on 2 Oct 1799 in Scituate. [MVRS] She died on 11 Aug 1835 in Scituate. [MVRS]
  7. Noah Curtis was born on 30 Sep 1801 in Scituate. [MVRS] He died on 16 Nov 1857 in Scituate. [MTVC]
    In 1850 Noah was living with his sister Polly in Scituate. [C1850] He had no occupation or real estate. [C1850]
  8. Amos Turner Curtis was born on 10 Jan 1805 in Scituate. [MVRS] He died of a tumor on 15 Apr 1863 in Scituate. [MVR2] He married Polly Dunbar on 25 Nov 1827 in Scituate. [MVRS] Polly, the daughter of Cyrus and Sally (Litchfield) Dunbar, was born on 20 May 1808 in Scituate. [MVRS]
    In 1850 Amos and Polly were living in Scituate and Amos was a farmer with real estate worth $1,250. [C1850] At the time of his death Amos was a farmer. [MVR2]
    1. Mary Turner Curtis was born on 30 Jul 1828 in Scituate. [MVRS] She was baptised on 7 Oct 1832 in Scituate. [MVRS] She married Obadiah Merritt on 12 Dec 1847 in Scituate. [MVRS] Obadiah, the son of Ens. __ and Sally Merritt, was born about 1824. [MVRS]
      At the time of his marriage, Obadiah was a mason in Scituate. [MVRS] In 1850 Obadiah and Mary were living in Scituate and Obadiah was a mason. [C1850]
    2. Harriet Dunbar Curtis was born on 5 May 1832 in Scituate. [MVRS] She died on 5 or 7 Jul 1832 in Scituate. [MVRS]
    3. Julia Adeline Curtis was born in 1843 in Scituate. [MVRS] She died on 24 or 25 Aug 1843 in Scituate. [MVRS]
    4. Amos Curtis was born about 1849 in Massachusetts. [C1850]
      In 1850 Amos was one and living with his parents in Scituate. [C1850]

 

References

MTVC Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988, online database, Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
C1850 Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Washington, DC, National Archives and Records Administration, 1850.
C1860 Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Washington, DC, National Archives and Records Administration, 1860.
C1870 Bureau of the Census, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, 1870.
MVR2

NewEnglandAncestors.org, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910, online database, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.

MVRS New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Boston, Stanhope Press, 1909.