. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. is now rated as one of the leading citizens of Bridgeport. He is assistedin the management of the Vincent Brothers Company by his nephew. Noble E. Vincent,son of S. E. Vincent, who is vice president. STEPHEN CURTIS. Stephen Curtis, who during his life was a well known agriculturist of Stratford and alocal minister of the Baptist church, was a native of the town of Stratford, born in parents being Levi and Betsey (Ufford) C\irtis. He was descended from one of theoldest families in that section of New England. He was reared upon the home farm andth
. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. is now rated as one of the leading citizens of Bridgeport. He is assistedin the management of the Vincent Brothers Company by his nephew. Noble E. Vincent,son of S. E. Vincent, who is vice president. STEPHEN CURTIS. Stephen Curtis, who during his life was a well known agriculturist of Stratford and alocal minister of the Baptist church, was a native of the town of Stratford, born in parents being Levi and Betsey (Ufford) C\irtis. He was descended from one of theoldest families in that section of New England. He was reared upon the home farm andthe local schools afforded him his educatiiinal opportunities. He was a man of broad intelli-gence and of high Christian character, was fond of reading and well versed in tlie earlv boyhood he followed farming and made that work his princijjal his youth he became a member of the Congregational church but afterward was con-verted to the Baptist faith and then joined that church and lived up to its principles and. S. E. VINXENT AND VICINITY 17:3 toailiinus during the icmaiiuUr of liis life, lie was a tinii bclievci in its doctrines anilfor a niiiiiber of years lie en<;ai;ed in preacliing the fjiispel as a representative of its Iaul of old, he fought a good light and kept the faith. He passed away at his homeat Oronoinie. town of Stratford, .January 20, 1S()2, and was there laid to rist. He hadbeen aetive in jiublie alVairs and had been called to serve in a number of town ollices,the duties of which lie dischargid with ]iiciinptiiess and lidelity. He wedded .Maria liirdseye, a native of .Stratford and a daughter of Thaddeus andHelen (LewisI Uirdseye and a granddaughter of the Rev. Nathan liirdseye, who was awell known minister of Stratford. He lived to the notable ohl age of one hundred andthroe years and live months and on the one hundredtli anniversary of his birth he preachedand made a prayer from the pulpit. Thadileus Uirds
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