An American Family History

Hannah Dwinnell Bowery Curtis was born on March 12, 1709/10 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Dr. Michael Dwinnell and his first wife, Hannah.

She married Joshua Bowery (Bowere, Bowree, Bowry, Bowrey) of Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts on January 24, 1728/29.

They had at least two children. One child died on April 12, 1730 and was baptized on September 5, 1731.

After his death, she married Isaac Curtis on October 5, 1733. Isaac was born in 1701 in Topsfield and was the son of Ephraim Curtis and Elizabeth Kilburn. Ephraim was the son of Zacheus Curtis.

Hannah and Isaac's children were Isaac Curtis, Bowery Curtis, Ephraim Curtis and Hannah Curtis Joy.

Historic Homes and Institutions, Volume 1 edited by Ellery Bicknell Crane

George Kilburn, son of Thomas Kilburn (1), was baptized at Wood Ditton, England, February 12, 1612. He came to Roxbury in New England as early as 1638 and was a member of John Eliot's church there. He removed to Rowley, where he became a proprietor. He was admitted a freeman there May 13, 1640. He married Elizabeth Barker, sister of James Barker. He died October 14, 1685. The inventory of his estate was returned by his widow Elizabeth November 20, 1685.

The children of George and Elizabeth Kilburn were:
Mary, born at Rowley, May 3, 1649;
Joseph, March 2, 1652-3, married Mary Trumball, May 3, 1678;
Jacob, December 1, 1654, soldier in the Indian wars in 1680;
Samuel, of whom later;
Isaac, January 26, 1659, married, July 24, 1684,
Mary Cheney; he died December 19, 1713; was a deaf mute;
Elizabeth [Kilburn], February 1, 1663.

Joseph Bowree of Marblehead married Hannah Dwinel of Topsfield, at Topsfield, Jan. 24, 1728-9.
Hannah Bowrey married Isaac Curtis Oct. 5, 1733.
Hannah, daughter of Hannah Bowery, baptized Sept. 5, 1731.
Child of Joseph Bowery died April 12, 1730.
— Topsfield records.