Biographical Information:
Thomas was the son of Rebecca Cummings (born March 17th 1740 in West Nottingham, N.H. to Sarah and William Cummings) and David Currier (christened July 18th 1739 in Haverhill, Ma. and son of Lydia Williams and Samuel Currier, who according to Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 married March 7th 1733 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts). Rebecca and David were married on November 24th 1761 in Hudson, N.H., formerly Nottingham West.
In the 'History Of The Town Of Rochester'
(Source: History of Windsor County, Vermont by Lewis C. Aldrich and Frank R Holmes, 1891) the following was recorded with regard to the parents and some siblings of Thomas:
"In 1781 the pioneers vigorously prosecuted their work of clearing the land and putting it in condition for cultivation; sowed seed and planted crops, and built the first log house in the town, to which they gave the name "House Commons." During the next year, 1782, a number of families came to the town for the purpose of permanent residence; among them were those of James Guggin, David Currier, John Sanger, Timothy Clements, Daniel Emerson, and Mr. Haskell. Currier and his family occupied the House Commons. The wives of these first heads of families, Mrs. Ruth Guggin, Mrs. Rebecca Currier, Eunice Sanger, Jemima Clements, and Mrs. Eunice Haskell, for their courage in making so unpromising a wilderness the homes of themselves and their children, and for bearing so patiently the hardships of life in such a region, were remembered substantially by the proprietors at a meeting held in July, 1784, for each of them was voted a hundred-acre lot in the second division of such lots. And to the first-born children, Frederick and William Currier, twin sons of Lieutenant David Currier, the proprietors generously voted a hundred-acre lot. Also to Dorcas Currier, who seems to have been of great service to the handful of pioneer families in the care of their sick, was voted a fifty acre lot."
Further: "For all time in the history of Rochester previous to 1788 its affairs were in the hands of the proprietors, but in the year named the town was possessed of a sufficient number of inhabitants to entitle it to organization. The warning for the first town meeting was signed by Asa Whitcomb, at Stockbridge, on the 30th of April, 1788, and the meeting in pursuance of it was holden at the dwelling of Ebenezer Burnham, on the 15th day of May thereafter. The principal town officers then chosen were as follows: Moderator, Lieutenant David Currier (Ed.: see Photo); town clerk, Captain Timothy Clements; selectmen, Timothy Clements, Enoch Emerson and Aaron Wilbur, who were also chosen surveyors, called "layers out" of highways; constable, Moses Currier; collector, Joseph Boice."
Additional information about the father of Thomas Henry, David Currier, is available in A History and Description of New England, General and Local: Maine ..., Volume 1, by Austin Jacobs Coolidge, John Brainard Mansfield, pp. 885-886.
Samuel Currier, grandfather to Thomas H., was the son of Abigail Kelly and Samuel Currier, and grandson of Mary Hardy (Memorial# 54876198 or possibly Memorial# 34953461) and Samuel Currier (Memorial# 46681421). Thomas had a sister, Abigail (see Memorial# 113303172). Other known children of Rebecca and David Currier were: Ami 1764–1844, Dorcas 1766–, Lydia 1768–, Rebecca 1773–, David 1775–, Freedom 1777–, Caleb 1781–, Frederick 1781–, Joshua 1781–, William 1781–.
In the "Genealogy of Richard Currier of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts (1616 - 1686-7) and many of his descendants" the following was written:
"GENEALOGY OF PROF. ARTHUR WHITMORE SMITH, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, FROM JAMES CURRIER OF SCOTLAND.
James Currier of Strawberry Bank, Portsmouth, near Glasgow, Scotland, had three sons come over to New England:
Capt. Richard, born in 1617, settled in Salisbury, Mass. (likely Memorial# 41042214);
Samuel, settled in Haverhill, Mass.; and
Jeffrey, of the Isles of Shoals."
Additional information about Samuel was given as follows:
"1. Samuel Currier^ (James^ (?) of Haverhill, Mass., "weaver" and "millwright," said to have been the son of James Currier of Scotland, was born about 1636. He married Mary Hardy, daughter of Thomas and Ann Hardy of Ipswich, Mass., or according to David W. Hoyt's record, of Merrimack near Haverhill, Mass. He was in Haverhill as early as 1665; took oath of allegiance there in 1677, and had right in corn mill in that town. He died at Haverhill March 14, 1712-3. His will, dated March 9, 1712-3, was proved April 6, 1713. His wife Mary was mentioned in his will. They had ten children: — Sarah, Ann, Samuel, Richard, John, Mary, Alice, Elizabeth, Hannah and Samuel Currier. (See Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass., page 119)."
And from the same source the following is known about Abigail and Samuel Currier:
"Samuel Currier, (Samuel, James(?)) son of Samuel and Mary (Hardy) Currier, was born in Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 14, 1685. He married June 30, 1714, Abigail Kelly, daughter of John and Sarah (Knight) Kelly, who was born March 5, 1691, and died May 20, 1734. He was living in 1733. They had nine children born in Haverhill, Mass.:
(i) Jonathan, born May 4, 1715;
(ii) Samuel, born Feb. 4, 1716-7;
(iii) Richard, born Nov. 13, 1718;
(iv) Abigail, born Feb. 20, 1720-1;
(v) Alice, born March 28, 1723; married Nov. 7, 1745, Amos Davis of Amesbury;
(vi) William, born May 31, 1725;
(vii), John, born May 22, 1728;
(viii), Amos, born Sept. 12, 1730, married March 13, 1753, Mary Currier of Haverhill, probably the daughter of Reuben Currier, and died prior to Sept. 3, 1759, as Reuben Currier was appointed administrator of his estate on that date;
(ix), Asa, born May 12, 1734.
Note: See Memorial# 142235236 for Abigail's brother, John Kelly, and Memorial# 104539357 and Memorial# 28556498 (or #104539153) for her paternal grandparents.
By May, 1807, Thomas and William Currier had removed to Potsdam, New York. In the "History of Potsdam, NY, FROM OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE - A MEMORIAL RECORD OF ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
NEW YORK" edited by: GATES CURTIS of the BOSTON HISTORY COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 1894, the following was written:
"The party, with their families, came in as above stated, and on the 28th of November, 1804, purchased a tract of 2,427 acres, about two miles north of the present village, at a cost of $8,656, and commenced the settlement. After a couple of years several of the members withdrew and others were taken in, when, in the month of May, 1807, they formed an association on the same basis, which was styled "The Union." The names of the male members were William Bullard, John Borroughs, Manassa Smith, Nathan Howe, Ammi, Thomas and William Currier, Isaac Ellis, Alba Durkee, and John McAllaster. The "Union" prospered fairly, but in 1810 dissolved by mutual agreement, the land was divided, and most of them continued to reside on their farms."
In the 1820 U.S. Census Thomas H. Currier is listed as head of a household in Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York. Living with the Curriers were four free white males (two under age 10, one between 16 and 18 years of age and one over 45) and six white women (two under age 10, two between ages 10 and 16, one between 16 and 26 years of age and one between 26 and 45 years). Two male slave inhabitants between the ages of 14 and 26 are also recorded.
The children of Phebe and Thomas were:
Philena (born 1793 and died 29 November 1869 - See Memorial# 21468529) m. Calvin (born about 1782 and died 1870);
Huldah (born 25 March 1794) m. Freeman N. Ellis;
Hannah Bicknell (born 19 November 1799, m. 22 November 1819 and died 22 March 1853) m. Richmond (born 30 June 1792);
Azubah m. Shirley McAllister (of Hickory Corners, Michigan);
David (born 1802) m. Mary Bradshaw (of Rochester, Vermont and Bradshaw, Illinois);
Polly (born 1809 and died 7 February 1876) m. Shaw (Freeman, born 1804 and died 25 September 1897);
Phebe (born 1811 and died 16 February 1836);
Orphena C. (born 1812 and died 31 December 1881) m. Clapp {Sawyer S};
Thomas H (born 1815 and died 26 April 1856) m. Eliza Shaw (born about 1815 and died August 1840)]
William (born February 1818) m. Sarah Farr (of Rochester, Vermont and Chicago, Cook County, Illinois);
Salome m. Tucker {Elias};
Burial: Ellis Cemetery, Norwood, Saint Lawrence County, New York
SOURCE: Draft of Descendants of Gideon Ellis by Norman Young, 2002, page 2
It was noted in a biographical sketch about a grandson that Phebe and Thomas Currier "were of New England birth and Welsh ancestry, and the male members of the family for generations back were distinguished for their fine stature and their longevity.
"The grandfather of our subject settled first near Potsdam, N. Y. and engaged in farming pursuits to which his son David was bred, and adapted himself readily to the pursuits of country life. The latter remained under the home roof until reaching manhood..."
Source: Portraits & Biographical 1888 Stephenson Co., IL, Pg. 345 (re: James B. Currier).
Thomas died at age 54.
Thomas was the son of Rebecca Cummings (born March 17th 1740 in West Nottingham, N.H. to Sarah and William Cummings) and David Currier (christened July 18th 1739 in Haverhill, Ma. and son of Lydia Williams and Samuel Currier, who according to Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 married March 7th 1733 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts). Rebecca and David were married on November 24th 1761 in Hudson, N.H., formerly Nottingham West.
In the 'History Of The Town Of Rochester'
(Source: History of Windsor County, Vermont by Lewis C. Aldrich and Frank R Holmes, 1891) the following was recorded with regard to the parents and some siblings of Thomas:
"In 1781 the pioneers vigorously prosecuted their work of clearing the land and putting it in condition for cultivation; sowed seed and planted crops, and built the first log house in the town, to which they gave the name "House Commons." During the next year, 1782, a number of families came to the town for the purpose of permanent residence; among them were those of James Guggin, David Currier, John Sanger, Timothy Clements, Daniel Emerson, and Mr. Haskell. Currier and his family occupied the House Commons. The wives of these first heads of families, Mrs. Ruth Guggin, Mrs. Rebecca Currier, Eunice Sanger, Jemima Clements, and Mrs. Eunice Haskell, for their courage in making so unpromising a wilderness the homes of themselves and their children, and for bearing so patiently the hardships of life in such a region, were remembered substantially by the proprietors at a meeting held in July, 1784, for each of them was voted a hundred-acre lot in the second division of such lots. And to the first-born children, Frederick and William Currier, twin sons of Lieutenant David Currier, the proprietors generously voted a hundred-acre lot. Also to Dorcas Currier, who seems to have been of great service to the handful of pioneer families in the care of their sick, was voted a fifty acre lot."
Further: "For all time in the history of Rochester previous to 1788 its affairs were in the hands of the proprietors, but in the year named the town was possessed of a sufficient number of inhabitants to entitle it to organization. The warning for the first town meeting was signed by Asa Whitcomb, at Stockbridge, on the 30th of April, 1788, and the meeting in pursuance of it was holden at the dwelling of Ebenezer Burnham, on the 15th day of May thereafter. The principal town officers then chosen were as follows: Moderator, Lieutenant David Currier (Ed.: see Photo); town clerk, Captain Timothy Clements; selectmen, Timothy Clements, Enoch Emerson and Aaron Wilbur, who were also chosen surveyors, called "layers out" of highways; constable, Moses Currier; collector, Joseph Boice."
Additional information about the father of Thomas Henry, David Currier, is available in A History and Description of New England, General and Local: Maine ..., Volume 1, by Austin Jacobs Coolidge, John Brainard Mansfield, pp. 885-886.
Samuel Currier, grandfather to Thomas H., was the son of Abigail Kelly and Samuel Currier, and grandson of Mary Hardy (Memorial# 54876198 or possibly Memorial# 34953461) and Samuel Currier (Memorial# 46681421). Thomas had a sister, Abigail (see Memorial# 113303172). Other known children of Rebecca and David Currier were: Ami 1764–1844, Dorcas 1766–, Lydia 1768–, Rebecca 1773–, David 1775–, Freedom 1777–, Caleb 1781–, Frederick 1781–, Joshua 1781–, William 1781–.
In the "Genealogy of Richard Currier of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts (1616 - 1686-7) and many of his descendants" the following was written:
"GENEALOGY OF PROF. ARTHUR WHITMORE SMITH, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, FROM JAMES CURRIER OF SCOTLAND.
James Currier of Strawberry Bank, Portsmouth, near Glasgow, Scotland, had three sons come over to New England:
Capt. Richard, born in 1617, settled in Salisbury, Mass. (likely Memorial# 41042214);
Samuel, settled in Haverhill, Mass.; and
Jeffrey, of the Isles of Shoals."
Additional information about Samuel was given as follows:
"1. Samuel Currier^ (James^ (?) of Haverhill, Mass., "weaver" and "millwright," said to have been the son of James Currier of Scotland, was born about 1636. He married Mary Hardy, daughter of Thomas and Ann Hardy of Ipswich, Mass., or according to David W. Hoyt's record, of Merrimack near Haverhill, Mass. He was in Haverhill as early as 1665; took oath of allegiance there in 1677, and had right in corn mill in that town. He died at Haverhill March 14, 1712-3. His will, dated March 9, 1712-3, was proved April 6, 1713. His wife Mary was mentioned in his will. They had ten children: — Sarah, Ann, Samuel, Richard, John, Mary, Alice, Elizabeth, Hannah and Samuel Currier. (See Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass., page 119)."
And from the same source the following is known about Abigail and Samuel Currier:
"Samuel Currier, (Samuel, James(?)) son of Samuel and Mary (Hardy) Currier, was born in Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 14, 1685. He married June 30, 1714, Abigail Kelly, daughter of John and Sarah (Knight) Kelly, who was born March 5, 1691, and died May 20, 1734. He was living in 1733. They had nine children born in Haverhill, Mass.:
(i) Jonathan, born May 4, 1715;
(ii) Samuel, born Feb. 4, 1716-7;
(iii) Richard, born Nov. 13, 1718;
(iv) Abigail, born Feb. 20, 1720-1;
(v) Alice, born March 28, 1723; married Nov. 7, 1745, Amos Davis of Amesbury;
(vi) William, born May 31, 1725;
(vii), John, born May 22, 1728;
(viii), Amos, born Sept. 12, 1730, married March 13, 1753, Mary Currier of Haverhill, probably the daughter of Reuben Currier, and died prior to Sept. 3, 1759, as Reuben Currier was appointed administrator of his estate on that date;
(ix), Asa, born May 12, 1734.
Note: See Memorial# 142235236 for Abigail's brother, John Kelly, and Memorial# 104539357 and Memorial# 28556498 (or #104539153) for her paternal grandparents.
By May, 1807, Thomas and William Currier had removed to Potsdam, New York. In the "History of Potsdam, NY, FROM OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE - A MEMORIAL RECORD OF ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
NEW YORK" edited by: GATES CURTIS of the BOSTON HISTORY COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 1894, the following was written:
"The party, with their families, came in as above stated, and on the 28th of November, 1804, purchased a tract of 2,427 acres, about two miles north of the present village, at a cost of $8,656, and commenced the settlement. After a couple of years several of the members withdrew and others were taken in, when, in the month of May, 1807, they formed an association on the same basis, which was styled "The Union." The names of the male members were William Bullard, John Borroughs, Manassa Smith, Nathan Howe, Ammi, Thomas and William Currier, Isaac Ellis, Alba Durkee, and John McAllaster. The "Union" prospered fairly, but in 1810 dissolved by mutual agreement, the land was divided, and most of them continued to reside on their farms."
In the 1820 U.S. Census Thomas H. Currier is listed as head of a household in Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York. Living with the Curriers were four free white males (two under age 10, one between 16 and 18 years of age and one over 45) and six white women (two under age 10, two between ages 10 and 16, one between 16 and 26 years of age and one between 26 and 45 years). Two male slave inhabitants between the ages of 14 and 26 are also recorded.
The children of Phebe and Thomas were:
Philena (born 1793 and died 29 November 1869 - See Memorial# 21468529) m. Calvin (born about 1782 and died 1870);
Huldah (born 25 March 1794) m. Freeman N. Ellis;
Hannah Bicknell (born 19 November 1799, m. 22 November 1819 and died 22 March 1853) m. Richmond (born 30 June 1792);
Azubah m. Shirley McAllister (of Hickory Corners, Michigan);
David (born 1802) m. Mary Bradshaw (of Rochester, Vermont and Bradshaw, Illinois);
Polly (born 1809 and died 7 February 1876) m. Shaw (Freeman, born 1804 and died 25 September 1897);
Phebe (born 1811 and died 16 February 1836);
Orphena C. (born 1812 and died 31 December 1881) m. Clapp {Sawyer S};
Thomas H (born 1815 and died 26 April 1856) m. Eliza Shaw (born about 1815 and died August 1840)]
William (born February 1818) m. Sarah Farr (of Rochester, Vermont and Chicago, Cook County, Illinois);
Salome m. Tucker {Elias};
Burial: Ellis Cemetery, Norwood, Saint Lawrence County, New York
SOURCE: Draft of Descendants of Gideon Ellis by Norman Young, 2002, page 2
It was noted in a biographical sketch about a grandson that Phebe and Thomas Currier "were of New England birth and Welsh ancestry, and the male members of the family for generations back were distinguished for their fine stature and their longevity.
"The grandfather of our subject settled first near Potsdam, N. Y. and engaged in farming pursuits to which his son David was bred, and adapted himself readily to the pursuits of country life. The latter remained under the home roof until reaching manhood..."
Source: Portraits & Biographical 1888 Stephenson Co., IL, Pg. 345 (re: James B. Currier).
Thomas died at age 54.
Biographical Information:
Thomas was the son of Rebecca Cummings (born March 17th 1740 in West Nottingham, N.H. to Sarah and William Cummings) and David Currier (christened July 18th 1739 in Haverhill, Ma. and son of Lydia Williams and Samuel Currier, who according to Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 married March 7th 1733 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts). Rebecca and David were married on November 24th 1761 in Hudson, N.H., formerly Nottingham West.
In the 'History Of The Town Of Rochester'
(Source: History of Windsor County, Vermont by Lewis C. Aldrich and Frank R Holmes, 1891) the following was recorded with regard to the parents and some siblings of Thomas:
"In 1781 the pioneers vigorously prosecuted their work of clearing the land and putting it in condition for cultivation; sowed seed and planted crops, and built the first log house in the town, to which they gave the name "House Commons." During the next year, 1782, a number of families came to the town for the purpose of permanent residence; among them were those of James Guggin, David Currier, John Sanger, Timothy Clements, Daniel Emerson, and Mr. Haskell. Currier and his family occupied the House Commons. The wives of these first heads of families, Mrs. Ruth Guggin, Mrs. Rebecca Currier, Eunice Sanger, Jemima Clements, and Mrs. Eunice Haskell, for their courage in making so unpromising a wilderness the homes of themselves and their children, and for bearing so patiently the hardships of life in such a region, were remembered substantially by the proprietors at a meeting held in July, 1784, for each of them was voted a hundred-acre lot in the second division of such lots. And to the first-born children, Frederick and William Currier, twin sons of Lieutenant David Currier, the proprietors generously voted a hundred-acre lot. Also to Dorcas Currier, who seems to have been of great service to the handful of pioneer families in the care of their sick, was voted a fifty acre lot."
Further: "For all time in the history of Rochester previous to 1788 its affairs were in the hands of the proprietors, but in the year named the town was possessed of a sufficient number of inhabitants to entitle it to organization. The warning for the first town meeting was signed by Asa Whitcomb, at Stockbridge, on the 30th of April, 1788, and the meeting in pursuance of it was holden at the dwelling of Ebenezer Burnham, on the 15th day of May thereafter. The principal town officers then chosen were as follows: Moderator, Lieutenant David Currier (Ed.: see Photo); town clerk, Captain Timothy Clements; selectmen, Timothy Clements, Enoch Emerson and Aaron Wilbur, who were also chosen surveyors, called "layers out" of highways; constable, Moses Currier; collector, Joseph Boice."
Additional information about the father of Thomas Henry, David Currier, is available in A History and Description of New England, General and Local: Maine ..., Volume 1, by Austin Jacobs Coolidge, John Brainard Mansfield, pp. 885-886.
Samuel Currier, grandfather to Thomas H., was the son of Abigail Kelly and Samuel Currier, and grandson of Mary Hardy (Memorial# 54876198 or possibly Memorial# 34953461) and Samuel Currier (Memorial# 46681421). Thomas had a sister, Abigail (see Memorial# 113303172). Other known children of Rebecca and David Currier were: Ami 1764–1844, Dorcas 1766–, Lydia 1768–, Rebecca 1773–, David 1775–, Freedom 1777–, Caleb 1781–, Frederick 1781–, Joshua 1781–, William 1781–.
In the "Genealogy of Richard Currier of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts (1616 - 1686-7) and many of his descendants" the following was written:
"GENEALOGY OF PROF. ARTHUR WHITMORE SMITH, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, FROM JAMES CURRIER OF SCOTLAND.
James Currier of Strawberry Bank, Portsmouth, near Glasgow, Scotland, had three sons come over to New England:
Capt. Richard, born in 1617, settled in Salisbury, Mass. (likely Memorial# 41042214);
Samuel, settled in Haverhill, Mass.; and
Jeffrey, of the Isles of Shoals."
Additional information about Samuel was given as follows:
"1. Samuel Currier^ (James^ (?) of Haverhill, Mass., "weaver" and "millwright," said to have been the son of James Currier of Scotland, was born about 1636. He married Mary Hardy, daughter of Thomas and Ann Hardy of Ipswich, Mass., or according to David W. Hoyt's record, of Merrimack near Haverhill, Mass. He was in Haverhill as early as 1665; took oath of allegiance there in 1677, and had right in corn mill in that town. He died at Haverhill March 14, 1712-3. His will, dated March 9, 1712-3, was proved April 6, 1713. His wife Mary was mentioned in his will. They had ten children: — Sarah, Ann, Samuel, Richard, John, Mary, Alice, Elizabeth, Hannah and Samuel Currier. (See Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass., page 119)."
And from the same source the following is known about Abigail and Samuel Currier:
"Samuel Currier, (Samuel, James(?)) son of Samuel and Mary (Hardy) Currier, was born in Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 14, 1685. He married June 30, 1714, Abigail Kelly, daughter of John and Sarah (Knight) Kelly, who was born March 5, 1691, and died May 20, 1734. He was living in 1733. They had nine children born in Haverhill, Mass.:
(i) Jonathan, born May 4, 1715;
(ii) Samuel, born Feb. 4, 1716-7;
(iii) Richard, born Nov. 13, 1718;
(iv) Abigail, born Feb. 20, 1720-1;
(v) Alice, born March 28, 1723; married Nov. 7, 1745, Amos Davis of Amesbury;
(vi) William, born May 31, 1725;
(vii), John, born May 22, 1728;
(viii), Amos, born Sept. 12, 1730, married March 13, 1753, Mary Currier of Haverhill, probably the daughter of Reuben Currier, and died prior to Sept. 3, 1759, as Reuben Currier was appointed administrator of his estate on that date;
(ix), Asa, born May 12, 1734.
Note: See Memorial# 142235236 for Abigail's brother, John Kelly, and Memorial# 104539357 and Memorial# 28556498 (or #104539153) for her paternal grandparents.
By May, 1807, Thomas and William Currier had removed to Potsdam, New York. In the "History of Potsdam, NY, FROM OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE - A MEMORIAL RECORD OF ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
NEW YORK" edited by: GATES CURTIS of the BOSTON HISTORY COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 1894, the following was written:
"The party, with their families, came in as above stated, and on the 28th of November, 1804, purchased a tract of 2,427 acres, about two miles north of the present village, at a cost of $8,656, and commenced the settlement. After a couple of years several of the members withdrew and others were taken in, when, in the month of May, 1807, they formed an association on the same basis, which was styled "The Union." The names of the male members were William Bullard, John Borroughs, Manassa Smith, Nathan Howe, Ammi, Thomas and William Currier, Isaac Ellis, Alba Durkee, and John McAllaster. The "Union" prospered fairly, but in 1810 dissolved by mutual agreement, the land was divided, and most of them continued to reside on their farms."
In the 1820 U.S. Census Thomas H. Currier is listed as head of a household in Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York. Living with the Curriers were four free white males (two under age 10, one between 16 and 18 years of age and one over 45) and six white women (two under age 10, two between ages 10 and 16, one between 16 and 26 years of age and one between 26 and 45 years). Two male slave inhabitants between the ages of 14 and 26 are also recorded.
The children of Phebe and Thomas were:
Philena (born 1793 and died 29 November 1869 - See Memorial# 21468529) m. Calvin (born about 1782 and died 1870);
Huldah (born 25 March 1794) m. Freeman N. Ellis;
Hannah Bicknell (born 19 November 1799, m. 22 November 1819 and died 22 March 1853) m. Richmond (born 30 June 1792);
Azubah m. Shirley McAllister (of Hickory Corners, Michigan);
David (born 1802) m. Mary Bradshaw (of Rochester, Vermont and Bradshaw, Illinois);
Polly (born 1809 and died 7 February 1876) m. Shaw (Freeman, born 1804 and died 25 September 1897);
Phebe (born 1811 and died 16 February 1836);
Orphena C. (born 1812 and died 31 December 1881) m. Clapp {Sawyer S};
Thomas H (born 1815 and died 26 April 1856) m. Eliza Shaw (born about 1815 and died August 1840)]
William (born February 1818) m. Sarah Farr (of Rochester, Vermont and Chicago, Cook County, Illinois);
Salome m. Tucker {Elias};
Burial: Ellis Cemetery, Norwood, Saint Lawrence County, New York
SOURCE: Draft of Descendants of Gideon Ellis by Norman Young, 2002, page 2
It was noted in a biographical sketch about a grandson that Phebe and Thomas Currier "were of New England birth and Welsh ancestry, and the male members of the family for generations back were distinguished for their fine stature and their longevity.
"The grandfather of our subject settled first near Potsdam, N. Y. and engaged in farming pursuits to which his son David was bred, and adapted himself readily to the pursuits of country life. The latter remained under the home roof until reaching manhood..."
Source: Portraits & Biographical 1888 Stephenson Co., IL, Pg. 345 (re: James B. Currier).
Thomas died at age 54.
Thomas was the son of Rebecca Cummings (born March 17th 1740 in West Nottingham, N.H. to Sarah and William Cummings) and David Currier (christened July 18th 1739 in Haverhill, Ma. and son of Lydia Williams and Samuel Currier, who according to Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 married March 7th 1733 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts). Rebecca and David were married on November 24th 1761 in Hudson, N.H., formerly Nottingham West.
In the 'History Of The Town Of Rochester'
(Source: History of Windsor County, Vermont by Lewis C. Aldrich and Frank R Holmes, 1891) the following was recorded with regard to the parents and some siblings of Thomas:
"In 1781 the pioneers vigorously prosecuted their work of clearing the land and putting it in condition for cultivation; sowed seed and planted crops, and built the first log house in the town, to which they gave the name "House Commons." During the next year, 1782, a number of families came to the town for the purpose of permanent residence; among them were those of James Guggin, David Currier, John Sanger, Timothy Clements, Daniel Emerson, and Mr. Haskell. Currier and his family occupied the House Commons. The wives of these first heads of families, Mrs. Ruth Guggin, Mrs. Rebecca Currier, Eunice Sanger, Jemima Clements, and Mrs. Eunice Haskell, for their courage in making so unpromising a wilderness the homes of themselves and their children, and for bearing so patiently the hardships of life in such a region, were remembered substantially by the proprietors at a meeting held in July, 1784, for each of them was voted a hundred-acre lot in the second division of such lots. And to the first-born children, Frederick and William Currier, twin sons of Lieutenant David Currier, the proprietors generously voted a hundred-acre lot. Also to Dorcas Currier, who seems to have been of great service to the handful of pioneer families in the care of their sick, was voted a fifty acre lot."
Further: "For all time in the history of Rochester previous to 1788 its affairs were in the hands of the proprietors, but in the year named the town was possessed of a sufficient number of inhabitants to entitle it to organization. The warning for the first town meeting was signed by Asa Whitcomb, at Stockbridge, on the 30th of April, 1788, and the meeting in pursuance of it was holden at the dwelling of Ebenezer Burnham, on the 15th day of May thereafter. The principal town officers then chosen were as follows: Moderator, Lieutenant David Currier (Ed.: see Photo); town clerk, Captain Timothy Clements; selectmen, Timothy Clements, Enoch Emerson and Aaron Wilbur, who were also chosen surveyors, called "layers out" of highways; constable, Moses Currier; collector, Joseph Boice."
Additional information about the father of Thomas Henry, David Currier, is available in A History and Description of New England, General and Local: Maine ..., Volume 1, by Austin Jacobs Coolidge, John Brainard Mansfield, pp. 885-886.
Samuel Currier, grandfather to Thomas H., was the son of Abigail Kelly and Samuel Currier, and grandson of Mary Hardy (Memorial# 54876198 or possibly Memorial# 34953461) and Samuel Currier (Memorial# 46681421). Thomas had a sister, Abigail (see Memorial# 113303172). Other known children of Rebecca and David Currier were: Ami 1764–1844, Dorcas 1766–, Lydia 1768–, Rebecca 1773–, David 1775–, Freedom 1777–, Caleb 1781–, Frederick 1781–, Joshua 1781–, William 1781–.
In the "Genealogy of Richard Currier of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts (1616 - 1686-7) and many of his descendants" the following was written:
"GENEALOGY OF PROF. ARTHUR WHITMORE SMITH, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, FROM JAMES CURRIER OF SCOTLAND.
James Currier of Strawberry Bank, Portsmouth, near Glasgow, Scotland, had three sons come over to New England:
Capt. Richard, born in 1617, settled in Salisbury, Mass. (likely Memorial# 41042214);
Samuel, settled in Haverhill, Mass.; and
Jeffrey, of the Isles of Shoals."
Additional information about Samuel was given as follows:
"1. Samuel Currier^ (James^ (?) of Haverhill, Mass., "weaver" and "millwright," said to have been the son of James Currier of Scotland, was born about 1636. He married Mary Hardy, daughter of Thomas and Ann Hardy of Ipswich, Mass., or according to David W. Hoyt's record, of Merrimack near Haverhill, Mass. He was in Haverhill as early as 1665; took oath of allegiance there in 1677, and had right in corn mill in that town. He died at Haverhill March 14, 1712-3. His will, dated March 9, 1712-3, was proved April 6, 1713. His wife Mary was mentioned in his will. They had ten children: — Sarah, Ann, Samuel, Richard, John, Mary, Alice, Elizabeth, Hannah and Samuel Currier. (See Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass., page 119)."
And from the same source the following is known about Abigail and Samuel Currier:
"Samuel Currier, (Samuel, James(?)) son of Samuel and Mary (Hardy) Currier, was born in Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 14, 1685. He married June 30, 1714, Abigail Kelly, daughter of John and Sarah (Knight) Kelly, who was born March 5, 1691, and died May 20, 1734. He was living in 1733. They had nine children born in Haverhill, Mass.:
(i) Jonathan, born May 4, 1715;
(ii) Samuel, born Feb. 4, 1716-7;
(iii) Richard, born Nov. 13, 1718;
(iv) Abigail, born Feb. 20, 1720-1;
(v) Alice, born March 28, 1723; married Nov. 7, 1745, Amos Davis of Amesbury;
(vi) William, born May 31, 1725;
(vii), John, born May 22, 1728;
(viii), Amos, born Sept. 12, 1730, married March 13, 1753, Mary Currier of Haverhill, probably the daughter of Reuben Currier, and died prior to Sept. 3, 1759, as Reuben Currier was appointed administrator of his estate on that date;
(ix), Asa, born May 12, 1734.
Note: See Memorial# 142235236 for Abigail's brother, John Kelly, and Memorial# 104539357 and Memorial# 28556498 (or #104539153) for her paternal grandparents.
By May, 1807, Thomas and William Currier had removed to Potsdam, New York. In the "History of Potsdam, NY, FROM OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE - A MEMORIAL RECORD OF ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
NEW YORK" edited by: GATES CURTIS of the BOSTON HISTORY COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 1894, the following was written:
"The party, with their families, came in as above stated, and on the 28th of November, 1804, purchased a tract of 2,427 acres, about two miles north of the present village, at a cost of $8,656, and commenced the settlement. After a couple of years several of the members withdrew and others were taken in, when, in the month of May, 1807, they formed an association on the same basis, which was styled "The Union." The names of the male members were William Bullard, John Borroughs, Manassa Smith, Nathan Howe, Ammi, Thomas and William Currier, Isaac Ellis, Alba Durkee, and John McAllaster. The "Union" prospered fairly, but in 1810 dissolved by mutual agreement, the land was divided, and most of them continued to reside on their farms."
In the 1820 U.S. Census Thomas H. Currier is listed as head of a household in Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York. Living with the Curriers were four free white males (two under age 10, one between 16 and 18 years of age and one over 45) and six white women (two under age 10, two between ages 10 and 16, one between 16 and 26 years of age and one between 26 and 45 years). Two male slave inhabitants between the ages of 14 and 26 are also recorded.
The children of Phebe and Thomas were:
Philena (born 1793 and died 29 November 1869 - See Memorial# 21468529) m. Calvin (born about 1782 and died 1870);
Huldah (born 25 March 1794) m. Freeman N. Ellis;
Hannah Bicknell (born 19 November 1799, m. 22 November 1819 and died 22 March 1853) m. Richmond (born 30 June 1792);
Azubah m. Shirley McAllister (of Hickory Corners, Michigan);
David (born 1802) m. Mary Bradshaw (of Rochester, Vermont and Bradshaw, Illinois);
Polly (born 1809 and died 7 February 1876) m. Shaw (Freeman, born 1804 and died 25 September 1897);
Phebe (born 1811 and died 16 February 1836);
Orphena C. (born 1812 and died 31 December 1881) m. Clapp {Sawyer S};
Thomas H (born 1815 and died 26 April 1856) m. Eliza Shaw (born about 1815 and died August 1840)]
William (born February 1818) m. Sarah Farr (of Rochester, Vermont and Chicago, Cook County, Illinois);
Salome m. Tucker {Elias};
Burial: Ellis Cemetery, Norwood, Saint Lawrence County, New York
SOURCE: Draft of Descendants of Gideon Ellis by Norman Young, 2002, page 2
It was noted in a biographical sketch about a grandson that Phebe and Thomas Currier "were of New England birth and Welsh ancestry, and the male members of the family for generations back were distinguished for their fine stature and their longevity.
"The grandfather of our subject settled first near Potsdam, N. Y. and engaged in farming pursuits to which his son David was bred, and adapted himself readily to the pursuits of country life. The latter remained under the home roof until reaching manhood..."
Source: Portraits & Biographical 1888 Stephenson Co., IL, Pg. 345 (re: James B. Currier).
Thomas died at age 54.
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