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John Bacon Curtis

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John Bacon Curtis

Birth
Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Death
13 Jun 1897 (aged 69)
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Burial
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Plot
Sec-A Lot-136West Grv-8
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Businessman and Inventor. He began manufacturing chewing gum out of sap from spruce trees in 1848, and became wealthy after it became popular with the public.
Businessman and Inventor. He began manufacturing chewing gum out of sap from spruce trees in 1848, and became wealthy after it became popular with the public.

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  • Added: Apr 2, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21128/john_bacon-curtis: accessed ), memorial page for John Bacon Curtis (10 Oct 1827–13 Jun 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21128, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.