Obadiah Curtis
American
Obadiah Curtis was a member of the notable Curtis family of Massachusetts. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Son: Thomas Curtis
- Daughter: Martha Clarke Freeman
Obadiah Curtis was a member of the notable Curtis family of Massachusetts. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1724/08/02 | Hannah Gore Curtis, wife of Samuel Curtis, gives birth to a son, Obadiah Curtis in Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay. | Born | |||||
| 1750/00/00 | Elizabeth Croft of Brookline marries Obadiah Curtis. The new Mrs Croft will die within a year. | Groom | |||||
| 1751/12/28 | Martha Buckminster, daughter of Joseph Buckminster and Sarah Lawson Buckminster, marries Obadiah Curtis. | Groom | |||||
| 1773/12/16 | Obadiah Curtis joins the Boston Tea Party. Curtis will not strictly follow the rules of the protest laid out by the Masons and Sons of Liberty. Curtis will make his own teabag from a pinch of tea. Curtis' descendants still own the souvenir. | Patriot | Boston Tea Party | ||||
| 1775/08/00 | Obadiah and Martha Curtis loan their specie (hard money) to the colony in exchange for Continental paper during the fitting out of the expedition against Canada under General Arnold. | Patriot | Benedict Arnold's Expedition to Quebec | ||||
| 1811/11/08 | Obadiah Curtis dies in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr Curtis is buried at East Parish Burying Ground in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. | Died | East Parish Burying Ground | Newton, MA |
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