Gen. Joel B. Curtis was a prominent citizen of Sharon.
Coal was first discovered by accident early in 1835, cropping out of the hillside west of Sharon on land owned by General Curtis.
In 1840 General Curtis, who was a heavy dealer in coal, decided that an iron foundry located near his coal would be profitable. At this time there was labor trouble in Pittsburgh, and General Curtis visited the leaders of the movement with the idea of having them join his venture. These men visited Sharon, reported favorably, and stock was subscribed. But, instead of a foundry, a rolling mill was built, and Sharon was established as an iron and steel center.
The history of the Sharon Iron Works from its establishment in 1850 involved many of the well-known characters in the iron and steel industry in this county. General [Joel B.] Curtis was president of the original stock company, and in 1861 bought the entire plant.
From 1835 to 1876 old histories record the development of more than fifty mines and mention well known names linked with the development of Sharon. Some of these names were General Joel B. Curtis.
There is a long history of the Curtis family in Sharon, Penn.
Joel and Clarissa had many servants. Some of their servants are buried in the same plot/land as the family.
Jane Caufield can be located at memorial 73310202. She is listed in the 1850 census with the Curtis Family.
Gen. Joel Baker Curtis, deceased, was born in Granville, Mass., June 21, 1797, and was a son of Linus and Margaret (Peck) Curtis, the former a native of Granville, Mass., and the latter of Lyme, Conn. In 1809 a company was formed of citizens of Granville and Blanford, Mass., to settle the lands now embraced in Charlestown Township, Portage Co. , Ohio, then owned by Samuel Hinckley, of Northampton, Mass. Linus and Charles Curtis were members of this company, and in the summer of 1810 the former came west with his family and settled in that township, whither he was followed the next summer by his brother, who settled on an adjoining tract. The township was named Charlestown in honor of his brother, Charles. To Linus and Margaret Curtis were born the following children: Olive, Joel B., Malissa, Harris P. , Prudence, Saxton, Satira and Charles. Satira married the late George Boyce, Esq., of Sharon, Penn., and is the only survivor of the family. The parents died on the old homestead in Charlestown, Ohio. Joel B. was a boy of four- teen when the family removed to that State, and received his education in Granville, Mass. , and Charlestown, Ohio, being one of the pupils in the first school opened, in 1811, in Charlestown. He married Miss Clarissa, daughter of Ozias Norton, also an early settler of Portage County, and one of the first township officers in the organization of Charlestown Township in 1814. Mrs. Curtis was born in Durham, Conn., August 15, 1794. Mr. Curtis came to Mercer prior to his marriage, and engaged in merchandising. He was after- ward connected with a stage line beween Erie and Pittsburgh for several years, whence he came to Sharon in 1836. Mr. Curtis and wife were the parents of several children, all born in Mercer, but only two of whom grew to maturity, Alfred Norton and Frederick. The latter died before his father, but Alfred survived his parents, and succeeded his father in the management of the large business interests built up by the latter, which he skillfully controlled up to his death. Gen. Curtis, in partnership with his brother-in-law, George Boyce, was early interested in the development of the coal fields in the vicinity of Sharon, in which business he was engaged for many years. In 1850 he was the leading spirit in the organization of a stock company which built the original plant of the Sharon Iron Works, and was president of the company, and its principal financial support from 1850 until 1855, when the mill was closed. In 1856 it was fitted up by another company to manufacture steel from raw ore, but that experiment finally proved a failure, and in the fall of 1857 the mill was again shut down. It remained idle until 1861, when the plant was sold, and bid in by Gen. Curtis, who then sold it to William Coleman, James Westerman, C. B. Wick and P. W. Keller, who again opened it as an iron mill. Gen. Curtis was prominently identified with the leading interests of the Shenango Valley up to his sudden death at Mecca, Ohio, August 27, 1862, at which point he was then engaged in developing the oil fields. Throughout his long residence in Sharon no man of his day did so much toward building up that town, and to him is largely due its present prosperity. He was one of the leading Democrats of this portion of the State, and was as firm as a rock in Tipholding the principles of his party. His widow survived him until May 20, 1875. Gen. Curtis was a man of unbounded energy and enterprise, and was well known and highly respected throughout the Shenango Valley. Possessing fine social qualities and an affable disposition, he was nevertheless a man of dignified manners, broad views and great natural endowments.
Contributor: Lori Haney (48115562)
Coal was first discovered by accident early in 1835, cropping out of the hillside west of Sharon on land owned by General Curtis.
In 1840 General Curtis, who was a heavy dealer in coal, decided that an iron foundry located near his coal would be profitable. At this time there was labor trouble in Pittsburgh, and General Curtis visited the leaders of the movement with the idea of having them join his venture. These men visited Sharon, reported favorably, and stock was subscribed. But, instead of a foundry, a rolling mill was built, and Sharon was established as an iron and steel center.
The history of the Sharon Iron Works from its establishment in 1850 involved many of the well-known characters in the iron and steel industry in this county. General [Joel B.] Curtis was president of the original stock company, and in 1861 bought the entire plant.
From 1835 to 1876 old histories record the development of more than fifty mines and mention well known names linked with the development of Sharon. Some of these names were General Joel B. Curtis.
There is a long history of the Curtis family in Sharon, Penn.
Joel and Clarissa had many servants. Some of their servants are buried in the same plot/land as the family.
Jane Caufield can be located at memorial 73310202. She is listed in the 1850 census with the Curtis Family.
Gen. Joel Baker Curtis, deceased, was born in Granville, Mass., June 21, 1797, and was a son of Linus and Margaret (Peck) Curtis, the former a native of Granville, Mass., and the latter of Lyme, Conn. In 1809 a company was formed of citizens of Granville and Blanford, Mass., to settle the lands now embraced in Charlestown Township, Portage Co. , Ohio, then owned by Samuel Hinckley, of Northampton, Mass. Linus and Charles Curtis were members of this company, and in the summer of 1810 the former came west with his family and settled in that township, whither he was followed the next summer by his brother, who settled on an adjoining tract. The township was named Charlestown in honor of his brother, Charles. To Linus and Margaret Curtis were born the following children: Olive, Joel B., Malissa, Harris P. , Prudence, Saxton, Satira and Charles. Satira married the late George Boyce, Esq., of Sharon, Penn., and is the only survivor of the family. The parents died on the old homestead in Charlestown, Ohio. Joel B. was a boy of four- teen when the family removed to that State, and received his education in Granville, Mass. , and Charlestown, Ohio, being one of the pupils in the first school opened, in 1811, in Charlestown. He married Miss Clarissa, daughter of Ozias Norton, also an early settler of Portage County, and one of the first township officers in the organization of Charlestown Township in 1814. Mrs. Curtis was born in Durham, Conn., August 15, 1794. Mr. Curtis came to Mercer prior to his marriage, and engaged in merchandising. He was after- ward connected with a stage line beween Erie and Pittsburgh for several years, whence he came to Sharon in 1836. Mr. Curtis and wife were the parents of several children, all born in Mercer, but only two of whom grew to maturity, Alfred Norton and Frederick. The latter died before his father, but Alfred survived his parents, and succeeded his father in the management of the large business interests built up by the latter, which he skillfully controlled up to his death. Gen. Curtis, in partnership with his brother-in-law, George Boyce, was early interested in the development of the coal fields in the vicinity of Sharon, in which business he was engaged for many years. In 1850 he was the leading spirit in the organization of a stock company which built the original plant of the Sharon Iron Works, and was president of the company, and its principal financial support from 1850 until 1855, when the mill was closed. In 1856 it was fitted up by another company to manufacture steel from raw ore, but that experiment finally proved a failure, and in the fall of 1857 the mill was again shut down. It remained idle until 1861, when the plant was sold, and bid in by Gen. Curtis, who then sold it to William Coleman, James Westerman, C. B. Wick and P. W. Keller, who again opened it as an iron mill. Gen. Curtis was prominently identified with the leading interests of the Shenango Valley up to his sudden death at Mecca, Ohio, August 27, 1862, at which point he was then engaged in developing the oil fields. Throughout his long residence in Sharon no man of his day did so much toward building up that town, and to him is largely due its present prosperity. He was one of the leading Democrats of this portion of the State, and was as firm as a rock in Tipholding the principles of his party. His widow survived him until May 20, 1875. Gen. Curtis was a man of unbounded energy and enterprise, and was well known and highly respected throughout the Shenango Valley. Possessing fine social qualities and an affable disposition, he was nevertheless a man of dignified manners, broad views and great natural endowments.
Contributor: Lori Haney (48115562)
Gen. Joel B. Curtis was a prominent citizen of Sharon.
Coal was first discovered by accident early in 1835, cropping out of the hillside west of Sharon on land owned by General Curtis.
In 1840 General Curtis, who was a heavy dealer in coal, decided that an iron foundry located near his coal would be profitable. At this time there was labor trouble in Pittsburgh, and General Curtis visited the leaders of the movement with the idea of having them join his venture. These men visited Sharon, reported favorably, and stock was subscribed. But, instead of a foundry, a rolling mill was built, and Sharon was established as an iron and steel center.
The history of the Sharon Iron Works from its establishment in 1850 involved many of the well-known characters in the iron and steel industry in this county. General [Joel B.] Curtis was president of the original stock company, and in 1861 bought the entire plant.
From 1835 to 1876 old histories record the development of more than fifty mines and mention well known names linked with the development of Sharon. Some of these names were General Joel B. Curtis.
There is a long history of the Curtis family in Sharon, Penn.
Joel and Clarissa had many servants. Some of their servants are buried in the same plot/land as the family.
Jane Caufield can be located at memorial 73310202. She is listed in the 1850 census with the Curtis Family.
Gen. Joel Baker Curtis, deceased, was born in Granville, Mass., June 21, 1797, and was a son of Linus and Margaret (Peck) Curtis, the former a native of Granville, Mass., and the latter of Lyme, Conn. In 1809 a company was formed of citizens of Granville and Blanford, Mass., to settle the lands now embraced in Charlestown Township, Portage Co. , Ohio, then owned by Samuel Hinckley, of Northampton, Mass. Linus and Charles Curtis were members of this company, and in the summer of 1810 the former came west with his family and settled in that township, whither he was followed the next summer by his brother, who settled on an adjoining tract. The township was named Charlestown in honor of his brother, Charles. To Linus and Margaret Curtis were born the following children: Olive, Joel B., Malissa, Harris P. , Prudence, Saxton, Satira and Charles. Satira married the late George Boyce, Esq., of Sharon, Penn., and is the only survivor of the family. The parents died on the old homestead in Charlestown, Ohio. Joel B. was a boy of four- teen when the family removed to that State, and received his education in Granville, Mass. , and Charlestown, Ohio, being one of the pupils in the first school opened, in 1811, in Charlestown. He married Miss Clarissa, daughter of Ozias Norton, also an early settler of Portage County, and one of the first township officers in the organization of Charlestown Township in 1814. Mrs. Curtis was born in Durham, Conn., August 15, 1794. Mr. Curtis came to Mercer prior to his marriage, and engaged in merchandising. He was after- ward connected with a stage line beween Erie and Pittsburgh for several years, whence he came to Sharon in 1836. Mr. Curtis and wife were the parents of several children, all born in Mercer, but only two of whom grew to maturity, Alfred Norton and Frederick. The latter died before his father, but Alfred survived his parents, and succeeded his father in the management of the large business interests built up by the latter, which he skillfully controlled up to his death. Gen. Curtis, in partnership with his brother-in-law, George Boyce, was early interested in the development of the coal fields in the vicinity of Sharon, in which business he was engaged for many years. In 1850 he was the leading spirit in the organization of a stock company which built the original plant of the Sharon Iron Works, and was president of the company, and its principal financial support from 1850 until 1855, when the mill was closed. In 1856 it was fitted up by another company to manufacture steel from raw ore, but that experiment finally proved a failure, and in the fall of 1857 the mill was again shut down. It remained idle until 1861, when the plant was sold, and bid in by Gen. Curtis, who then sold it to William Coleman, James Westerman, C. B. Wick and P. W. Keller, who again opened it as an iron mill. Gen. Curtis was prominently identified with the leading interests of the Shenango Valley up to his sudden death at Mecca, Ohio, August 27, 1862, at which point he was then engaged in developing the oil fields. Throughout his long residence in Sharon no man of his day did so much toward building up that town, and to him is largely due its present prosperity. He was one of the leading Democrats of this portion of the State, and was as firm as a rock in Tipholding the principles of his party. His widow survived him until May 20, 1875. Gen. Curtis was a man of unbounded energy and enterprise, and was well known and highly respected throughout the Shenango Valley. Possessing fine social qualities and an affable disposition, he was nevertheless a man of dignified manners, broad views and great natural endowments.
Contributor: Lori Haney (48115562)
Coal was first discovered by accident early in 1835, cropping out of the hillside west of Sharon on land owned by General Curtis.
In 1840 General Curtis, who was a heavy dealer in coal, decided that an iron foundry located near his coal would be profitable. At this time there was labor trouble in Pittsburgh, and General Curtis visited the leaders of the movement with the idea of having them join his venture. These men visited Sharon, reported favorably, and stock was subscribed. But, instead of a foundry, a rolling mill was built, and Sharon was established as an iron and steel center.
The history of the Sharon Iron Works from its establishment in 1850 involved many of the well-known characters in the iron and steel industry in this county. General [Joel B.] Curtis was president of the original stock company, and in 1861 bought the entire plant.
From 1835 to 1876 old histories record the development of more than fifty mines and mention well known names linked with the development of Sharon. Some of these names were General Joel B. Curtis.
There is a long history of the Curtis family in Sharon, Penn.
Joel and Clarissa had many servants. Some of their servants are buried in the same plot/land as the family.
Jane Caufield can be located at memorial 73310202. She is listed in the 1850 census with the Curtis Family.
Gen. Joel Baker Curtis, deceased, was born in Granville, Mass., June 21, 1797, and was a son of Linus and Margaret (Peck) Curtis, the former a native of Granville, Mass., and the latter of Lyme, Conn. In 1809 a company was formed of citizens of Granville and Blanford, Mass., to settle the lands now embraced in Charlestown Township, Portage Co. , Ohio, then owned by Samuel Hinckley, of Northampton, Mass. Linus and Charles Curtis were members of this company, and in the summer of 1810 the former came west with his family and settled in that township, whither he was followed the next summer by his brother, who settled on an adjoining tract. The township was named Charlestown in honor of his brother, Charles. To Linus and Margaret Curtis were born the following children: Olive, Joel B., Malissa, Harris P. , Prudence, Saxton, Satira and Charles. Satira married the late George Boyce, Esq., of Sharon, Penn., and is the only survivor of the family. The parents died on the old homestead in Charlestown, Ohio. Joel B. was a boy of four- teen when the family removed to that State, and received his education in Granville, Mass. , and Charlestown, Ohio, being one of the pupils in the first school opened, in 1811, in Charlestown. He married Miss Clarissa, daughter of Ozias Norton, also an early settler of Portage County, and one of the first township officers in the organization of Charlestown Township in 1814. Mrs. Curtis was born in Durham, Conn., August 15, 1794. Mr. Curtis came to Mercer prior to his marriage, and engaged in merchandising. He was after- ward connected with a stage line beween Erie and Pittsburgh for several years, whence he came to Sharon in 1836. Mr. Curtis and wife were the parents of several children, all born in Mercer, but only two of whom grew to maturity, Alfred Norton and Frederick. The latter died before his father, but Alfred survived his parents, and succeeded his father in the management of the large business interests built up by the latter, which he skillfully controlled up to his death. Gen. Curtis, in partnership with his brother-in-law, George Boyce, was early interested in the development of the coal fields in the vicinity of Sharon, in which business he was engaged for many years. In 1850 he was the leading spirit in the organization of a stock company which built the original plant of the Sharon Iron Works, and was president of the company, and its principal financial support from 1850 until 1855, when the mill was closed. In 1856 it was fitted up by another company to manufacture steel from raw ore, but that experiment finally proved a failure, and in the fall of 1857 the mill was again shut down. It remained idle until 1861, when the plant was sold, and bid in by Gen. Curtis, who then sold it to William Coleman, James Westerman, C. B. Wick and P. W. Keller, who again opened it as an iron mill. Gen. Curtis was prominently identified with the leading interests of the Shenango Valley up to his sudden death at Mecca, Ohio, August 27, 1862, at which point he was then engaged in developing the oil fields. Throughout his long residence in Sharon no man of his day did so much toward building up that town, and to him is largely due its present prosperity. He was one of the leading Democrats of this portion of the State, and was as firm as a rock in Tipholding the principles of his party. His widow survived him until May 20, 1875. Gen. Curtis was a man of unbounded energy and enterprise, and was well known and highly respected throughout the Shenango Valley. Possessing fine social qualities and an affable disposition, he was nevertheless a man of dignified manners, broad views and great natural endowments.
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