This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CURTIS CURTOIS BESETTE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1771.1 Message Board Post: There is no John Curtois who died between 1848 and 1850, but there were several John Curtis. The info for the one who died in Newton is as follows (Boston, Watertown and Roxbury were the other towns): No. 94 May 1, 1849 John Curtis 63y old died in Newton Male Farmer b. in England [no parents listed] died of Consumption. There is no other J or JT or R or RR matching name. But there is a Male that seems to be relevant: No. 4 recorded May 25, 1846 [No given name] Curtis Male, Single 11y old died June 7, 1845 Cause of death "Casualty" Place of Birth Newton Name of Parents "John Curtis" There are only a few other Curtises who died in the years 1841 to 1860: William - 1850 - 1y son of Francis Nancy H - 1850 - married no spouse or parents listed or cause of death Edward - 1845 - 45y married - son of Solomon and Esther Gilbert M - 1852 - [No image] Charles A - 1855 - 35 married - son of Allen C. and Lucy Other than sons listed above, there was a marriage record for that time frame for Robert - 1849 - 50y from East Bridgewater - son of Lincoln and Bathshua no birthplace noted If any of these sound of interest, I can provide more details later. There are no Curtois records in Newton, and only one in the whole of the Massachusetts Vital Records from 1841 to 1910. Curtois M. Dolores Chicopee 1891 412 584 Birth Born 13 Sept daughter of Azarie and Marie M. Bessette Father's occupation Bookkeeper Do you have access to Heritage Quest online? You might look to see if you can find the Vital Records to Newton or Watertown to 1849/1850, if they exist. Susan