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State of Service: CT
Qualifying Service: Civil Service / Patriotic Service
Author: Robert John Gang, III
Matthew Curtis was born on December 1, 1712. He was the son of Captain Josiah Curtis and Mary Beach. He married Phoebe Judson on June 2, 1737 in Stratford, Fairfield County Connecticut. Phoebe was born February 9, 1717. They had the following children: Phebe born 1738, David born 1744, Matthew born 1746, Stiles born 1748, Jonah born 1750, Josiah born 1752, Abraham born in 1754 and Reuben born in 1757. Phoebe died September 18, 1758 and Matthew remarried Abigail Thompson by whom he fathered Gould Curtis. After the start of the Revolutionary War, on September 16, 1777, Matthew Curtis was one of 48 patriots who took the Freeman’s Oath of Fidelity in the Tory town of Newtown in the Independent State of Connecticut. By taking this oath, these men showed to the world and prosperity, that they were willing to sacrifice in defense of principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence. Later, Matthew was elected as a Selectman at the annual town meeting on December 7, 1777. One of his first duties was to serve on a committee to procure clothing for the soldiers for the year ensuing. The town also determined to provide for the families of the town of the soldiers who were serving in the Continental Army. Matthew Curtis died November 29, 1796 in Newtown Connecticut. He is buried in the Newtown village cemetery.
Author: Robert John Gang, III
Matthew Curtis was born on December 1, 1712. He was the son of Captain Josiah Curtis and Mary Beach. He married Phoebe Judson on June 2, 1737 in Stratford, Fairfield County Connecticut. Phoebe was born February 9, 1717. They had the following children: Phebe born 1738, David born 1744, Matthew born 1746, Stiles born 1748, Jonah born 1750, Josiah born 1752, Abraham born in 1754 and Reuben born in 1757. Phoebe died September 18, 1758 and Matthew remarried Abigail Thompson by whom he fathered Gould Curtis. After the start of the Revolutionary War, on September 16, 1777, Matthew Curtis was one of 48 patriots who took the Freeman’s Oath of Fidelity in the Tory town of Newtown in the Independent State of Connecticut. By taking this oath, these men showed to the world and prosperity, that they were willing to sacrifice in defense of principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence. Later, Matthew was elected as a Selectman at the annual town meeting on December 7, 1777. One of his first duties was to serve on a committee to procure clothing for the soldiers for the year ensuing. The town also determined to provide for the families of the town of the soldiers who were serving in the Continental Army. Matthew Curtis died November 29, 1796 in Newtown Connecticut. He is buried in the Newtown village cemetery.
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