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Zacheus Curtis (b. 1646, d. July 07, 1712)
Notes for Zacheus Curtis:
In 1675 Zacheus Curtis participated in "King Philip's War."
"In May, 1672 Joseph Gardiner was appointed by the General Court of Massachusetts, lieutenant of the foot company under Capt. William Price of Salem (Mass. Colony Records, V. 517.).On May 12, 1675, the militia of Salem was divided into two companies by order of the Court and by the same order the election of Joseph Gardiner as Captain of the First Company in Salem was confirmed.
"When the expedition against the Naragansetts was organized, Capt. Gardiner was appointed, November 3, 1675, to command a company raised at Salem and the adjoining Towns, and mustered his men, ninety-five strong, ad Dedham Plain, December 10th, and marched with his army towards the rendezvous at Wickford.During the march several skirmishes took place, and Mr. Hubbard relates that some of Stonewall-John's crew "met with some of Capt. Gardiner's men that were straggling about their own business contrary to order and slew his Sergeant with one or two more."In Capt. Oliver's Narrative it related that on this occasion the Indians killed two Salem men within a mile of our quarters and wounded a third so that he is dead.Capt. Gardiner was killed.
Zacheus Curtis is listed as one of Capt. Gardiner's men from Topsfield.
More About Zacheus Curtis and Mary Blake:
Marriage: December 04, 1673, Topsfield, Essex, MA.
More About Zacheus Curtis and Abigail Stiles:
Marriage: 1700, Boxford, MA.
Children of Zacheus Curtis and Mary Blake are:
- +James Curtis, b. December 13, 1681, Topsfield, MA, d. date unknown.
- Deborah Curtis, b. August 09, 1696, d. date unknown.
- Prudence Curtis, b. February 16, 1689/90, d. date unknown.
- Joseph Curtis, b. April 17, 1692, d. 1745.
- +Zachariah Curtis, b. September 09, 1688, d. date unknown.
- Abigail Curtis, b. October 21, 1683, Topsfield, Essex, MA, d. January 08, 1729/30.
- Mary Curtis, b. February 10, 1674/75, Topsfield, Essex, MA, d. 1676, Topsfield, Essex, MA.
- Mary Curtis, b. October 21, 1677, Topsfield, Essex, MA, d. October 21, 1683, Topsfield, Essex, MA.
- Sarah Curtis, b. December 27, 1675, d. date unknown.
- Zacheus Curtis, b. January 04, 1679/80, Topsfield, Essex, MA, d. November 07, 1683, Topsfield, Essex, MA.