Edward Curry
b. 11 January 1843, d. 17 November 1909
Edward Curry|b. 11 Jan 1843\nd. 17 Nov 1909|p5.htm|Thomas Curry|b. 1795\nd. 1875|p2.htm|Eliza Couch|b. 1817\nd. 1893|p3.htm|Edward Curry|b. b 1780|p1.htm||||Mr. Couch||p752.htm|Susannah (?)||p753.htm|
| Father | Thomas Curry b. 1795, d. 1875 |
| Mother | Eliza Couch b. 1817, d. 1893 |
Edward Curry was born on 11 January 1843 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He married Margaret Seaton Dougan, daughter of Henry Dougan and Christine Miller Pirnie, on 1 July 1872 in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. Edward Curry died on 17 November 1909 in St. George, Staten Island, NY, at age 66. He was buried on 19 November 1909 in Moravian Cem., Staten Island, NY.
Edward Curry Edward was born near Peterboro, Ontario, Canada, in 1843, and received his early schooling from private teachers and in the schools of Coboarg. After his schooling he became an operator and clerk with the Canadian Grand Trunk Railroad. In 1860 he became assistant manager, then manager, of the Montreal Telegraph Company at Cobourg. In July of 1865 he moved from Canada to St. Paul, Minnesota, and was put in charge of the Northwestern Telegraph Company's office there. While working for the Northwestern Telegraph Company he became known as one of the famous telegraphers of the northwest. On one occasion he broke the record for rapid telegraphy. This record became the standard test for Telegraphy in the United States. In 1871 he became the assistant secretary and accountant for the Northwestern Telegraph Company. In 1884 he moved to New York and was instrumental in organizing the Staten Island ferry and railroad companies, of which he became treasurer and secretary. He held these positions until his retirement in 1907. Edward Curry once wrote Martha Hills, his daughter-in-law to be, the following: 'You will find us plain folks, not given to fashionable dissipation or high living, and having boys growing up in and about a large city, liquors have been tabooed, the tobacco habit discouraged, early hours and domestic amusements encouraged, and home made the point of attraction.' The Will of Edward Curry: In consideration of one dollar and other valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I, Edward Curry, hereby sell, assign, transfer and set over unto Margaret S. Curry of the borough of Richmond in the city of New York all my personal property to be hers absolutely and I hereby authorize her to take possession of the same, it being my intention that she shall have the absolute ownership and control of the same forever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of November 1909 _______________________________his in presence of____________Edward Curry (signed) _______________________________mark Frank H. Curry (signed).
Edward Curry Edward was born near Peterboro, Ontario, Canada, in 1843, and received his early schooling from private teachers and in the schools of Coboarg. After his schooling he became an operator and clerk with the Canadian Grand Trunk Railroad. In 1860 he became assistant manager, then manager, of the Montreal Telegraph Company at Cobourg. In July of 1865 he moved from Canada to St. Paul, Minnesota, and was put in charge of the Northwestern Telegraph Company's office there. While working for the Northwestern Telegraph Company he became known as one of the famous telegraphers of the northwest. On one occasion he broke the record for rapid telegraphy. This record became the standard test for Telegraphy in the United States. In 1871 he became the assistant secretary and accountant for the Northwestern Telegraph Company. In 1884 he moved to New York and was instrumental in organizing the Staten Island ferry and railroad companies, of which he became treasurer and secretary. He held these positions until his retirement in 1907. Edward Curry once wrote Martha Hills, his daughter-in-law to be, the following: 'You will find us plain folks, not given to fashionable dissipation or high living, and having boys growing up in and about a large city, liquors have been tabooed, the tobacco habit discouraged, early hours and domestic amusements encouraged, and home made the point of attraction.' The Will of Edward Curry: In consideration of one dollar and other valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I, Edward Curry, hereby sell, assign, transfer and set over unto Margaret S. Curry of the borough of Richmond in the city of New York all my personal property to be hers absolutely and I hereby authorize her to take possession of the same, it being my intention that she shall have the absolute ownership and control of the same forever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of November 1909 _______________________________his in presence of____________Edward Curry (signed) _______________________________mark Frank H. Curry (signed).
Family | Margaret Seaton Dougan b. 1852, d. 13 July 1929 |
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