Owners/Occupants 1844-1873

Curtis, Garrett. Born 1798. Died 1882 at age 84. Husband of Margaret. Master shipbuilder and fisherman. From Salmonier, St. Mary's Bay. Lived at Exploits Island for a number of years where he worked for John Peyton. Was in Salmonier in 1864 and 1877, but apparently not in 1871. The property was conveyed to him sometime after his second wife Margaret Dalton's death.

Source Transcriptions

Headstone transcription from St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery--St. Mary's Bay on-line: Note: 1789 appears to be a transcription error for 1798.

The following all on one headstone: CURTIS, Deborah (Rideout) d. Mar. 11, 1843 age 41. Erected by her husband Garrett (his first wife)
CURTIS, Margaret (Dalton) d. May 24, 1855 aged 58. Erected by her husband Garrett (his second wife)
CURTIS, Anne (Dillon) d. Mar 22, 1848 age 84. Garrett's mother. Native of Co. Waterford, Ireland.
CURTIS, Garrett b. 1789d. 1882 Master shipbuilder.

Possible Sources and Additional Information


Garrett's children with his first wife, Debra Rideout (1802-1843)
1823 - Dec. 3, 1915. William [D.], fisherman and shipbuilder
1825 Mary Ann
1827-Jan. 1913 Stephen, fisherman
Jul 28, 1830 - Sept. 29, 1908 T[h]eresa
1833 John
1835-Oct 18, 1907 Francis (Frank)
1838 Jane
1840 Bernard (1884?)
1843 Martha
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From Donald Ryan, a Curtis decendant:

Margaret or at
least her husband was from Colinet Island in St. Mary's Bay. It seems
likely that Dalton was her married name as her daughter Mary Dalton
married Stephen, son of Garrett Curtis.

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http://ngb.chebucto.org/H1864/salmoner.htm
Hutchinson's 1864 directory has in salmonier:
Curtis Garret, fisherman
Curtis William, fisherman

1871 lovell's has:
Curtis, Stephen, fisherman

1877 Rochfort Business Directory has for Salmonier six planters and:
	Ship Wrights 
   CURTIS Garrett & Sons 

1894 McAlpine's has for salmonier seven Curtises, all fishermen

1898 McAlpine's has for salmonier lots of Curtises, mostly fishermen
	and william curtis a ship builder


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http://www.iosphere.net/~sullivan/birthmaster.htm
1798 AU15 Garrett Curtis- St Mary's died 1882 IIRD

also records of children with Debra Rideout:
1823 William Curtis, Garrett Rideout, Debra IIRD
1825 Mary Ann Curtis, Garrett Rideout, Debra IIRD
1827 Stephen Curtis, Garrett Rideout, Debra IIRD
1830 Teresa Curtis, Garrett Rideout, Debra IIRD
1833 John Curtis, Garrett Rideout, Debra IIRD
1835 Francis Curtis, Garrett Rideout, Debra IIRD
1838 Jane Curtis, Garrett Rideout, Debra IIRD
1840 Bernard Curtis, Garrett Rideout, Debra IIRD
1843 Martha Curtis, Garrett Rideout, Debra IIRD

http://www.iosphere.net/~sullivan/birthcur.htm

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nfld collection, "births, deaths, and marriages in Nfld
  newspapers" 1881-1882 has:
Curtis, Garrett died at Salmonier on 23rd aged 80/84 Aug 26/82gst

Royal Gazette 1863-73 has:
    Curtis; Margaret: 58. wife of GARRETT CURTIS.
    Died at Salmonier the 10th (21 June) 1864

The Newfoundlander 1854-1870 (all) has:
? .... marriage of Jane Curtis, 3rd dau. of Mr. Garrett Curtis,
    shipbuilder 1859.
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http://www.huronweb.com/genweb/query/00/r3.htm
Researcher: Donald Ryan (mailto:ryand@crrstv.net)
Region: Notre Dame Bay
Description: Looking for information on Deborah Rideout of Exploits area
 who married Garrett Curtis in 1822. They had 9 children. Garrett was
 from Salmonier, SMB and lived at Exploits Island for a number of years
 where he worked for John Peyton. They are buried in the cemetery at
 St. Joseph's, Salmonier.
9/2000
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http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/captains/c5.php
lists two ships owned by a Garrett Curtis:  Liberty, registered 1820; and Snake,
registered 1849.

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http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/news-1907-2.html
v. 20, 1907

ARTICLE:
THE LATE FRANK CURTIS 

Many there are in St. John's who will learn with deep regret of the
death of Mr. Frank CURTIS, of Salmonier, youngest son of the late
Garrett CURTIS, who was one of our old settlers and shipbuilders of
that place. The former was one of the active, intelligent spirit, of
that section, entrusted with the performance of much confidential
Government work, such as surveying the public lands, revising the
census and electorial lists, etc. He was one of the noted shots and
guides of the Avalon Peninsula; the friend of the officers of the Royal
Newfoundland Companies, who, with invited comrades from the garrison at
Halifax, made Salmonier their headquarters in the shooting season, with
their relays of splendidly trained English pointers and setters; but
not the best shot amongst them, and they candidly admitted, could equal
the sure and brilliant style in which Mr. CURTIS brought down his
birds, right and left. Subsequently he took service with his friend,
the late Smith McKAY, in the latter's great development of the Tilt
Cove copper mine. All have gone to a brighter land, we trust; bright,
genial, generous souls, and the world is darker for their departure.
Mr. CURTIS married at Tilt Cove, Miss HOSKINS, daughter of the mining
captain there, who, with three intelligent sons and two daughters,
survive him.

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http://www.huronweb.com/genweb/nfdata/main_045_1.htm#71