Eli Curtiss Col
b: 16 JUN 1804
d: 27 FEB 1878
Biography
Moved to Watertown in 1820. Worked in store of Benjamin deForest asclerk until 1826 when he bought his interest. He expanded thisbusiness to extensive proportions manufacturing the "plant hat"employing many workers from surrounding areas. 1850 he entered theNew York store of Scovill Manufacturing Company where he spent thenext 18 years, retiring to Watertown in 1868. Served as postmaster ofWatertown, was a member of the state legislature in 1861. In 1877 hewas chosen to represent his district in the house and senate of CT.Was a fellow of Yale College and a member of the state militia,serving as colonel of the 12th CT Regiment. Member of CongregationalChurch of Watertown. Became ill on February 20th, 1878 while stayingat the Gramercy Park Hotel where his family was spending the winterand died February 27, 1878. His remains lie in Evergreen Cemetery inWatertown.

Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 about Colonel EliCurtiss
Name:Colonel Eli Curtiss
Birth Date:abt 1804
Age at Death:74
Death Date:27 Feb 1878
Death Place:Connecticut
Gender:Male
FHL Film Number:3370

Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) aboutEli Curtis
Name:Eli Curtis
Residence Location:Watertown
Marriage Date:14 May 1832
Marriage Location:Watertown
Spouse:Alma Deforest
Spouse Residence Location:Watertown

1850 Census Watertown, CT
Eli Curtiss-46 yo, male, merchant , born CT
Alma Curtiss-38 yo, female, born CT
AMDF Curtiss-13 yo, male, born CT
SS Curtiss-7, male, born CT
CS Curtiss-4, male, born CT
Walter-2, male, born CT
Bridget Farmer-35, born Ireland

1870 Census Watertown, CT
Eli Curtiss-65 yo, male white, retired merchant, real estate worth14,000, estate worth 159,500, born CT
Mary A.-36 yo, female white, keeping house, born MA
Eli N-17 yo, male white, at home, born CT
John W-13 yo, male white, at school, born CT
Alma-7 yo, female white, at home, born CT
Facts
  • 16 JUN 1804 - Birth - ; Huntington, CT
  • 27 FEB 1878 - Death - Age 74 ; Watertown, CT
  • 1850 - Residence - Age: 46 ; Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
  • 1870 - Residence - Age: 65 ; Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
  • 1860 - Residence - Age: 58 ; Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  • 1874 - Residence - ; Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut
  • 1865 - Residence - ; Connecticut
  • 1826 - Event 2 - ; Purchased store from Benj. DeForest
  • 1877 - Senator of Connecticut - ; Senator
  • 1850 - Residence - Age: 46 ; Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
  • 1870 - Residence - Age: 65 ; Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
  • 1860 - Residence - Age: 58 ; Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  • 1874 - Residence - ; Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut
  • 1865 - Residence - ; Connecticut
Ancestors
   
Hezekiah Curtiss Deacon
23 DEC 1747 - 05 MAR 1822
 
 
Hezekiah Curtiss Rev
02 APR 1775 - 31 DEC 1807
  
  
  
Sarah Thompson
15 FEB 1751 - 05 MAR 1822
 
Eli Curtiss Col
16 JUN 1804 - 27 FEB 1878
  
 
  
Ephraim Wooster
27 APR 1755 - 29 AUG 1838
 
 
Elizabeth Ann Wooster Worcester
05 OCT 1779 - 09 MAR 1857
  
  
  
Abigail Elizabeth Ann Mills
24 FEB 1756 - 29 APR 1831
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) Hezekiah Curtiss Rev
Birth02 APR 1775Stratford, CT
Death31 DEC 1807 Shelton, CT
Marriage25 SEP 1800to Elizabeth Ann Wooster Worcester at Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut
FatherHezekiah Curtiss Deacon
MotherSarah Thompson
PARENT (F) Elizabeth Ann Wooster Worcester
Birth05 OCT 1779Shelton, CT
Death09 MAR 1857 Huntington, CT
Marriage1811to Isaac Cummings at Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Marriage25 SEP 1800to Hezekiah Curtiss Rev at Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut
FatherEphraim Wooster
MotherAbigail Elizabeth Ann Mills
CHILDREN
MCharles Nehemiah Curtiss
Birth1796
Death1801
MEli Curtiss Col
Birth16 JUN 1804Huntington, CT
Death27 FEB 1878Watertown, CT
Marriage13 MAY 1868to Mary Frances Davis
Marriage14 MAY 1832to Alma Southmayd DeForest at Watertown, CT
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Eli Curtiss Col
Birth16 JUN 1804Huntington, CT
Death27 FEB 1878 Watertown, CT
Marriage13 MAY 1868to Mary Frances Davis
Marriage14 MAY 1832to Alma Southmayd DeForest at Watertown, CT
FatherHezekiah Curtiss Rev
MotherElizabeth Ann Wooster Worcester
PARENT (F) Mary Frances Davis
Birth12 JAN 1837Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Death31 MAY 1901
Marriage13 MAY 1868to Eli Curtiss Col
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
FFannie Elizabeth Curtiss
Birth17 AUG 1873Connecticut
Death21 AUG 1952Waterbury, CT
Marriage04 APR 1893to Gilman Smith Low at Boston, Massachusetts, USA
FAlma deForest Curtiss
Birth30 JUL 1870Connecticut
Death1964
Marriageto Ralph R. Duvall
Marriage18 OCT 1892to Charles Warren Jackson
Marriageto Alma deForest Curtiss
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Eli Curtiss Col
Birth16 JUN 1804Huntington, CT
Death27 FEB 1878 Watertown, CT
Marriage13 MAY 1868to Mary Frances Davis
Marriage14 MAY 1832to Alma Southmayd DeForest at Watertown, CT
FatherHezekiah Curtiss Rev
MotherElizabeth Ann Wooster Worcester
PARENT (F) Alma Southmayd DeForest
Birth28 MAY 1813Watertown, CT
Death15 SEP 1861 Watertown, CT
Marriage14 MAY 1832to Eli Curtiss Col at Watertown, CT
FatherBenjamin DeForest Jr.
MotherAlma Southmayd
CHILDREN
FAnna Maria DeForest Curtiss
BirthAUG 1837Watertown, CT
Death09 JAN 1854CT
FElizabeth deForest Curtiss
BirthAPR 1833CT
Death20 APR 1837
MBenjamin DeForest Curtiss
Birth23 JAN 1851Watertown, CT
Death09 JAN 1922Watertown, CT
Marriage23 DEC 1878to Ella Mills
MWalter Curtiss
BirthJAN 1848
DeathJAN 1854
FCatherine Day Curtiss
BirthAPR 1841Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death11 JAN 1842Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
MCharles Wooster Curtiss
BirthJAN 1839Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death12 APR 1844Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
MCharles Skinner Curtiss
Birth01 MAY 1846Watertown, CT
Death03 MAY 1907Arlington, MA
Marriage1868to Naomi Blake
MSamuel Southmayd Curtiss
Birth15 MAR 1843Connecticut, United States
Death24 SEP 1908Manhattan, New York, USA
MEli Wooster Curtiss
Birth1853Connecticut, USA
Death1943Connecticut
MJohn William Curtiss
Birth31 DEC 1856Watertown, CT
Death12 FEB 1911New York City, NY
Marriage28 SEP 1881to Isabelle "Belle" Murray at New Haven, CT (divorced before 1900)
Evidence
[S84] 1860 United States Federal Census
[S337] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
[S38] wft976vol3.FTW
[S43] World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1
[S154] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
[S81] 1850 United States Federal Census
[S52] 1870 United States Federal Census
[S367] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
[S280] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013
[S342] U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918
[S209] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
Descendancy Chart
Eli Curtiss Col b: 16 JUN 1804 d: 27 FEB 1878
Mary Frances Davis b: 12 JAN 1837 d: 31 MAY 1901
Fannie Elizabeth Curtiss b: 17 AUG 1873 d: 21 AUG 1952
Gilman Smith Low b: ABT 1870 d: 12 FEB 1908
Gerald Curtiss Low b: 03 DEC 1894
Rebecca Leatherby Baxter b: 17 JAN 1901
?
Alma deForest Curtiss b: 30 JUL 1870 d: 1964
Glorian Duvall b: 23 SEP 1909
Edward Rickert Devereux b: 23 JUL 1910
Charles Warren Jackson b: 09 OCT 1864 d: 28 DEC 1927
Frances Curtiss Jackson b: 14 DEC 1893
Elliott Hugh Lee b: 02 MAR 1895 d: 17 JUN 1990
Jackson Lee b: 15 SEP 1929 d: 15 SEP 1929
Alma deForest Curtiss b: 30 JUL 1870 d: 1964
Alma Southmayd DeForest b: 28 MAY 1813 d: 15 SEP 1861
Anna Maria DeForest Curtiss b: AUG 1837 d: 09 JAN 1854
Elizabeth deForest Curtiss b: APR 1833 d: 20 APR 1837
Benjamin DeForest Curtiss b: 23 JAN 1851 d: 09 JAN 1922
Walter Curtiss b: JAN 1848 d: JAN 1854
Catherine Day Curtiss b: APR 1841 d: 11 JAN 1842
Charles Wooster Curtiss b: JAN 1839 d: 12 APR 1844
Charles Skinner Curtiss b: 01 MAY 1846 d: 03 MAY 1907
Naomi Blake b: JUN 1848 d: 05 JUL 1916
Charles Gilbert Curtiss b: 18 MAY 1876 d: 05 FEB 1881
Hazel Curtiss b: 10 JAN 1884
Hazel Curtiss b: 10 JAN 1884
Mary Frances Curtiss b: 07 JUL 1877 d: 18 APR 1941
Emeline Nelson Curtiss b: 05 FEB 1873 d: 23 OCT 1938
Wooster Blake Curtiss b: 02 APR 1869 d: 27 SEP 1924
Julia Caldwell b: 16 MAY 1879
Alan Caldwell Curtiss b: 30 OCT 1898 d: 03 JAN 1970
Helena Bradshaw b: 26 FEB 1899
Alma deForest Curtiss b: 09 AUG 1871
Glorian Duvall b: 23 SEP 1909
Edward Rickert Devereux b: 23 JUL 1910
Dean B. Curtiss b: ABT 1869
Samuel Southmayd Curtiss b: 15 MAR 1843 d: 24 SEP 1908
Eli Wooster Curtiss b: 1853 d: 1943
John William Curtiss b: 31 DEC 1856 d: 12 FEB 1911
Isabelle "Belle" Murray b: 15 SEP 1862 d: 11 JUL 1937
Agnes DeForest Curtiss b: 23 SEP 1882 d: 03 SEP 1979
Charles Benedict Buckingham b: 09 AUG 1878 d: 18 OCT 1936
Elizabeth "betty" Murray Buckingham b: 9 JAN 1909 d: 26 DEC 2015
Agnes "Nancy" Curtiss Buckingham b: 19 SEP 1916 d: 05 MAY 2006
Henry Taft Snowdon b: 03 NOV 1912 d: 29 APR 1995
Henry Taft Snowdon Jr. b: 28 JAN 1947 d: 16 NOV 2011
John DeForest Buckingham b: 06 SEP 1907 d: 28 JAN 1994
Constance Leake b: 29 JAN 1908 d: 25 MAY 1962
Harriette Anne Buckingham b: 27 MAR 1906 d: 24 MAY 1983
John Norman Lindeke b: 09 FEB 1908 d: 17 AUG 1984
William Middlebrook Goss b: 17 SEP 1894 d: 04 JUL 1962
Charles Benedict Buckingham Jr. b: 22 DEC 1919 d: 22 DEC 1919
Harriette Blackman Curtiss b: 13 NOV 1884 d: 23 FEB 1920
Charles Stanley "Hump" Sherwood b: 03 MAY 1882 d: 21 MAR 1951
Charles Sherwood II b: 26 JAN 1909 d: 1967
Charles Sherwood III b: 19 SEP 1941 d: 2002
David Bell Sherwood b: 08 APR 1943 d: 1983
Curtiss deForest Sherwood b: 18 DEC 1910 d: 20 JUL 2005
Marguerita St. John b: 16 JAN 1910