Iowa Family Groupsheet for Benjamin Curran Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Elaine Mershon Email address: hischild69@msn.com Husband: Benjamin Curran Birthdate: 1808 Birthplace: Ireland Death date: prior to 1856 Place of death: Canada Father: Mother: Marriage date: 21 August 1827 Marriage place: St. Paul d'Abbotsford Anglican Church, Granby, Quebec, Canada Wife: Sarah Kennison Birthdate: 3 April 1812 Birthplace: Covey Hill, Quebec, Canada Death date: Place of death: Iowa Father: Jacob Kenison Mother: Mary Berry CHILDREN Child No. 1: James Curran Sex: M Birthdate: 7 October 1827 Birthplace: Canada Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 2: Mary Adams Curran Sex: F Birthdate: 29 July 1831 Birthplace: Canada Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 3: John Wesley Curran Sex: M Birthdate: 6 February 1833 Birthplace: Stuckley Twp., Quebec, Canada Death date: 17 January 1925 Place of death: Clayton, Clayton County, Iowa Marriage date: 16 November 1861 Marriage place: Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin Spouse's name: Dorcas McCollum Child No. 4: Elizabeth Curran Sex: F Birthdate: 14 May 1835 Birthplace: Canada Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 5: Jacob Curran Sex: Birthdate: 10 September 1837 Birthplace: New York Death date: Place of death: Washington D.C. Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 6: Barnabus Curran Sex: M Birthdate: 12 August 1839 Birthplace: Canada Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 7: Sarah Ann Curran Sex: F Birthdate: 15 October 1841 Birthplace: Bellmont, Franklin County, New York Death date: 11 August 1923 Place of death: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: 1. 23 August 1856; 2. 1906 Marriage place: 1. Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin; 2. Iowa Spouse's name: 1. James Abijah Mansfield; 2. William McCreary Child No. 8: Charlotte Curran Sex: F Birthdate: 25 February 1844 Birthplace: New York Death date: 23 June 1913 Place of death: Rowan, Wright County, Iowa Marriage date: 16 November 1861 Marriage place: Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin Spouse's name: Christopher Isreal McCollum Child No. 9: Josiah Enock Curran Sex: M Birthdate: 14 July 1848 Birthplace: Franklin County, New York Death date: 10 February 1914 Place of death: Thayer, Oregon County, Missouri Marriage date: 27 June 1868 Marriage place: Green Mountain, Marshall County, Iowa Spouse's name: Elvah Mary Loveland Child No. 10: Marie Curran Sex: F Birthdate: September 1849 Birthplace: Canada Death date: March 1855 Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 11: Margaret Curran Sex: F Birthdate: about 1851 Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 12: Joseph Curran Sex: M Birthdate: Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: Joseph is probably one of the earlier children. We do not have a birth date, place or any other information on him. Other information comes from 19th century Châteauguay valley Protestant Church registers Southwestern Québec: Huntingdon county and the seigniories of Beauharnois & Châteauguay (baptisms of 7 of the children); copies of vital records and census records including the 1842 census for Hinchinbrooke Canada which shows Benjamin Curran as a schoolmaster who had been in Quebec, Canada for 16 years. Other information comes from Cheryl Curran Armstrong. Also have newspaper obits and articles for Sarah Ann Curran Mansfield and some of her children.