8. Mary Ann Curtis, b. Oct., 1843, d. 7 Dec., 1866, unmarried.

John Curtis Lawson, the eldest child of the above family, lived on the farm where Mary and Lewis Kielly and Wendell Kielly live now; this farm of 50 acres was willed to him by his father, and he bought and sold land on P.E.I. and held mortgages on properties. He was a Justice of the Peace, and was said to be a stylish dresser, always wearing a white vest. He was very clever at repairing watches and clocks; he also liked to travel, and visited the World Fair in Chicago in 1898. Stephen, Hannah and Margaret lived with him. Sisters Jane and Ann married Shaw brothers; a couch bought by Ann when she married Duncan Shaw in 1859 was used by our History Committee for our group photo in this book. It is in excellent condition today in the home of Clifford Shaw, a direct descendant of Duncan and Ann Shaw. The youngest son in this family, Henry Curtis, married his cousin, Mary E. Carr. By his father’s Will, Henry Curtis got the homestead, dwelling house, etc., but chose to move and purchased the farm where Warren Marshall lives today. Shortly after moving to the new farm, a stove fire destroyed the house; Henry built the present house with his own hands — he was a carpenter by trade. Henry and his wife kept the Post Office in their home for many years; he served as a Justice of the Peace. Henry brought home the first “Aladdin” lamp to this com- munity (a lamp burning naphtha gas as opposed to kerosene); his son “Little Henry” sold these lamps.

The 1881 census reported that a John Lawson, aged 46, lived in the home with Henry Curtis and Mary; we have yet to trace his line of ancestry.

Children of Henry Curtis and Mary Elizabeth (Carr) Lawson

1. James Curtis, b. 1872, d. 3 Feb., 1950, m. 21 Aug., 1896 to Florence M. Steele. 3 sons. Lived most of his life in the West and died there.

2. Alfred Curtis, b. 12 Mar., 1875, d. 10 Jan., 1956, m. Nov., 1907 to Cassie Simpson, 2 sons and 2 dau.

3. Margaret Curtis, b. 29 Mar., 1877, d. 16 Aug., 1956 in Manitoba, bur. Waskada, Man.

4. Henry Addison Curtis, b. 29 Apr., 1882, d. Sept., 1956, bur. Waskada, Man., In. 12 Sept., 1928 to Alberta Marion Sutherland Hood (b. 2 July, 1897) 2 3., Albert and Harry.

James Curtis, above, obtained a teacher’s licence at a young age; his mother dedicated herself to ensuring that James received a good education. He taught in schools on P.E.I. and while teaching in Hunter River, he met and married his wife. They moved out West, where James continued to teach, later becoming a doctor of dietetics; they had three sons, James, John and Charles. James Curtis visited Stanhope in the 1930s and again in the late 1940s. Alfred Curtis was also a teacher, and taught in Stanhope School in 1890 and then from

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