Husband Roland Curtin, Sr. 1 2 3 4 5
Born: 1764 - Dysert, County Clare, Ireland 4 6
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Died: 8 Nov 1850 - Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA 1
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Father: Austin Curtin ( - ) 4
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Marriage: 1814 4 6
Other Spouse: Margery Gregg (1776-1813) 1 2 4 7 - 25 Nov 1800 1 4 7
Wife Jane Gregg 1 2
AKA: Jean Gregg 3 4 8
Born: 17 Feb 1791 - Penn's Valley, Centre Co, PA 1 4 6
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Died: 20 Feb or 14 Mar 1854 1 4 6
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Father: Hon. Andrew Gregg (1755-1835/1835) 3 9 10 11 12
Mother: Martha Potter (1769-1815) 3 11 12 13
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1 M Constans Curtin 1 7 14
AKA: Constance Curtin 2
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2 M Gov. Andrew Gregg Curtin 1 7 14 15
Born: 22 Apr 1815 or 1819 - Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA 1 16 17
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Died: 7 Oct 1894 - Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA 18 19
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Spouse: Catharine Irvine Wilson (1821-Aft 1894) 14 19 20 21
Marr: 30 May 1844 19 21 22
3 F Martha M. Curtin 2 7 14 23
Born: 29 Aug 1819 24
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Died: 6 Aug 1880 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 23 24
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Spouse: Dr. William Irvin, M.D. (1805-1865) 14 24 25 26
Marr: 1836 24
4 F Ellen Honora Curtin 7 14 27
AKA: Norah Curtin 2
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Spouse: Dr. William Henry Allen, M.D., LL.D. (1808-1882) 1 2 7 14 28
5 F Margery Curtin 2 7 14
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Spouse: Thomas R. Reynolds ( - ) 1 2 7 14
6 F Nancy Curtin 2 14
AKA: Mary J. Curtin 7
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Spouse: Dr. Clark ( - ) 2 14
7 F Julia Curtin 2 7 14
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Died: Aft 1898
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - Roland Curtin, Sr.
He was a native of Ireland, and was educated in Paris. While a resident of Paris, he narrowly escaped the guillotine during the Reign of Terror. He came first to Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, then started a store at Milesburg as early as March, 1797, and was a resident of Bellefonte, keeping store in 1800. He was coroner of the county in 1803; sheriff in 1806, and soon after became extensively engaged in iron works, and became prominently identified with all public improvements made within the county.
In 1810, in connection with Moses Boggs, he erected the forge at Eagle Works, became sole owner in 1815, and in 1818 erected Eagle Furnace. In April, 1825, he purchased the grist- and saw-mills of Philip Antes at Curtin Station, and in 1830 built the rolling-mill, for which Thomas C. Lewis was the contractor and architect. Shortly before his death he removed from the works to Bellefonte, where he died.
He was sent by his father to an Irish college at Paris, France, where he was a student in 1797, during the second "Reign of Terror", and becoming embroiled in the struggle between the Directory and the monarchical portion of the National Council, narrowly escaped the guillotine. Forced to flee the country, he took passage for America, and landed in Philadelphia, where he remained for some time and then made his way to Centre County, Pennsylvania, locating first at Phillipsburg and later at Milesburg, where he engaged in the mercantile business in 1803. He took an active part in political affairs and was elected sheriff of Centre County in October, 1806. He became interested in the development of the iron deposits of that section, and in 1810, in connection with one Moses Boggs, erected a forge at what was afterwards known as the Eagle Iron Works, Centre County. He became sole owner of the forge in 1815, and in 1818 erected the Eagle Furnace, and other iron works. In 1825, he purchased the Antes grist and saw mills near what became Curtin Station, on the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad, and in 1830 erected a rolling mill there. He became identified with all the public improvements of his county, and was one of the leading manufacturers of that section for a period of forty years. He removed to Bellefonte shortly before his death. [CRFP, 855]