Bethiah Sprague

1707 - 1759  (52 years)

• Name	Bethiah Sprague  [1]
  Born	1707	Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [2]
  Residence	Harpswell, Cumberland Co., ME, USA   [2]
  Died	1 Feb 1759	Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [2]
  Notes	"The Genealogical Record", April 1970, page 120.     David and Bethiah (Sprague) Curtishad six children born in Hanover 1733-1743, and removed toNorth Yarmouth, ME., by 1745, where they were living in1755. "Sprague Families in America", says that the children werein Harpswell, ME in 1759. From Sudie Reid-Coles, correspondent, note of September28th, 2007 I now live on what was the "Curtis Farm" in Harpswell,ME.  Luckily, some of Bethia and David's descendentswho grew up on the farm and are "keepers" of their familyhistory - Mary and Eleanor Wilson. live nearby.  Iwill make an appointment to see them soon (they are twoelderly librarian sisters) and see what they know about the6 children.  I'll check out the gravestones andmarkers surrounding Bethia's grave behind Harpswell's 18thcentury "town house". A booklet about the Curtis farm, now called High Head, saidthat Nehemiah (b. 3 January, 1733) was the eldest and "keptthe home", on Widgeon Cove just south of HighHead.   It also says the 6 children were born inHanover; however, Bethia and David married in Topsham, MEin 1732?   Ezekiel Curtis, the second son (b.30April 1735) married Elizabeth Alexander and moved here toHigh Head.  The booklet says nothing about Paul (b. 29May, 1737, Michael (b. 30 April, 1739), David (b. 23August, 1741), or Ruth (B. 31 July, 1743).  from"Children of David and Bethia Sprague Curtis" ( Pane-JoyceGenealogy),aleph0.clarku.edu/djoyce/gen/report/rr09/rr09.  ThePane-Joyce sight also says the family moved to N. Yarmouth,ME,whose records [3]
  Person ID	I42812	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	John Sprague,   b. 1682, Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 14 Dec 1739, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Bethiah Snow,   b. Dec 1681, Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 1 Oct 1761, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	Abt 1706
  Family ID	F11111	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	David Curtis,   b. 26 Jun 1708, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 1 May 1790, Harpswell, Cumberland Co., ME, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1732	Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA   [1, 5]
  	Sprague, Bethiah of Duxbury, Mass., and David Curtis ofHanover, Mass., Dec. 14, 1732.  Removed to Harpswellabout 1744, P.R.80 [4]
  Children	+ 1. Nehemiah Curtis,   b. 3 Jan 1732/33, Hanover, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 26 Dec 1816, Harpswell, Cumberland Co., ME, USA  (Age 83 years) + 2. Ezekiel Curtis,   b. 30 Apr 1735, Hanover, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 1820  (Age 84 years)   3. Paul Curtis,   b. 29 May 1737, Hanover, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Michael Curtis,   b. 30 Apr 1739, Hanover, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. David Curtis, Jr.,   b. 23 Aug 1741, Hanover, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 1761  (Age 19 years)   6. Ruth Curtis,   b. 31 Jul 1743, Hanover, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F16400	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1707 - Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Residence - - Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Residence - - Harpswell, Cumberland Co., ME, USA Married - 14 Dec 1732 - Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA Died - 1 Feb 1759 - Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1764] Periodical: Genealogical Register, New England Historical and Genealogical Review, April 1970, page 120. [S49] Internet: Ancestry.com. [S1729] Correspondent: Reid-Coles, Sudie, note of September 28th, 2007. [S5168] Vital Records: Topsham, Maine, Hill, Mary Pelham, (1929, Maine Published under Authority of the MaineHistorical Society), Volume II Marriages and Deaths, page 241. [S946] Book: Topsham Marriages, Hill, Mary Pelham, (1929 & 1930, Concord, N. H., Rumford Press), page 241.