"The Stone Sloops of Chebeague, and the Men Who Sailed Them" (1949), compiled by Z. William Hauk..
Sources of information include Katherine Prescott Tinker (KPT) of Cousins Island. Her books include "Cousins and Littlejohns Islands 1645-1933" and "The Chebeague Families". Her genealogies are sources for some of the information in "The Stone Sloops of Chebeague". .
Chart on page 100, THE CURIT'S, is abridged from KPT. It lists the following for Stephen Curit:.
Known Stone Slooper, born 1808, married Clarissa Littlefield .
Page 103 describes Captain Stephen Curit:.
He is the son of John Curit, the settler on Chebeague and who married Jane Hamilton. [The John Curit mentioned as "settler" was born in Cape Elizabeth and the son of the Curit that arrived from Guadalupe (West Indies). Stephen Curit was captain of the Sloop Hero (Little Hero). He had two twin sons, John and Stephen, who crewed for him.
"The Stone Sloops of Chebeague, and the Men Who Sailed Them" (1949), compiled by Z. William Hauk..
Sources of information include Katherine Prescott Tinker (KPT) of Cousins Island. Her books include "Cousins and Littlejohns Islands 1645-1933" and "The Chebeague Families". Her genealogies are sources for some of the information in "The Stone Sloops of Chebeague". .
Chart on page 100, THE CURIT'S, is abridged from KPT. It lists the following for Stephen Curit:.
Known Stone Slooper, born 1808, married Clarissa Littlefield .
Page 103 describes Captain Stephen Curit:.
He is the son of John Curit, the settler on Chebeague and who married Jane Hamilton. [The John Curit mentioned as "settler" was born in Cape Elizabeth and the son of the Curit that arrived from Guadalupe (West Indies). Stephen Curit was captain of the Sloop Hero (Little Hero). He had two twin sons, John and Stephen, who crewed for him.
Inscription
STEPHEN CURIT
DIED
NOV. 26, 1854
AGED 46 yrs. & 10 mos.
CLARRISSA, wife of
Stephen Curit
DIED
MAR. 6, 1875
Aged 72 yrs. 1 mo. & 15 ds.
Dear Father may we meet again
Where all is bright and fair
Til then thy presence in the skies
Shall be in us closer here.
OTHER SIDE:
JOHN CURIT
DIED
Aug. 31, 1873
Aged 96 yrs.
JENNIE CURIT
DIED
Dec. 6, 1869
Aged 100 yrs. 10 mos. 8 dys.
Footstone: S.C.
Family Members
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Mahala A Curit Ross
1829–1879
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William Jackson Curit
1830–1853
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CPT John Curit
1832–1880
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Joshua L. Curit
1835–1911
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Susan L Curit Shaw
1837–1869
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Clarissa Curit Bibber
1838–1914
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Capt Joseph Franklin Curit
1840–1907
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Hannah W. Curit Morse
1842–1922
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Caroline L. Curit Cleaves
1844–1923
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Capt Sewiel M. Curit
1847–1898
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