The settlement of New Meadows was incorporated as the Town of Topsfield in 1650. The church "gathered" on November 4, 1663. The third Meeting House was built in 1703 with Rev. Joseph Capen as pastor.
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.
Hannah and Isaac's children included:
Isaac Curtis,
Bowery Curtis,
Ephraim Curtis (married Rhoda Smith), and
Hannah Curtis Joy (married Stephen Joy).
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts was first settled in 1629 and incorporated in 1649. It was originally a fishing village. Before the Revolution it was home base for privateers who plundered European ships.
