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- Sylvia Millikan Curtiss - May 23, 1830 - October 13, 1903. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Millikan. Wife of Edwin C. Curtiss.
October 13, 1903 ~ Sylvia Curtiss, age 73, Married, Housekeeper, born in New York, Daughter of Robert Millikan born in New York, and unknown, Died in Richland of organic heart disease.
Newspaper Article - Wednesday, October 14, 1903 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Memorial - Mrs. Edwin Curtis, a faithful and earnest member of our society, died at her home in this place, October 12, 1903. We, as members of the society, to express, in some degree, our sense of personal loss and sorrow, desire to place on our records a tribute to her services and character. By her death we have been deprived of the aid and counsel of a _ and faithful member. Whereas it has pleased our Heavenly Father to remove from the L. F. M. society our sister and _ laborer, Mrs. Curtis, who have greatly endeared herself to us by her gentleness and beauty of character as well as by her devotion to Christ and his work, Resolved, that we esteeming her Christian graces pledge ourselves to greater devotion to the work she still loved. That we extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved husband, sons and daughters and the large circle of relatives and friends who by her death have sustained so great a loss. That we request a copy of these resolutions be presented to the family, also published in the Democrat and preserved in the records of the society. Mrs. Hattie G. Wyman, Mrs. Lilla A. Washburn, Mrs. Blanche P. Greenland, Richland, October 24, 1903.
Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, October 15, 1903 Sandy Creek News - Sandy Creek, New York - Mrs. Edward Curtis - A sudden death occurred at Richland Monday evening. At about 10:30 o'clock, Mrs. Edward Curtis, a member of one of Richland's prominent families, was taken ill. Dr. James more, of Pulaski, was summoned, but before he could reach Richland the woman died, at about 11 o'clock. Coroner Frank A. Box, of Pulaski, was called and decided in inquest was unnecessary, declaring that organic heart disease was the cause of death. Mrs. Curtis had not complained of feeling ill during the day, but had been subject to a heart difficulty for several years past. The deceased was 73 years old. Besides her husband she leaves four sons and two daughters, William, Elmer, John and Elwin, Miss Jennie Curtis and Miss Sally Curtis. Mr. Curtis with his family formerly resided in Redfield, where he was extensively engaged in lumbering, owning a tract of 6,000 acres now owned by Johnson Harvester company of Batavia, removing to Richland station a few years ago.
Newspaper Obituary - Wednesday, October 21, 1903 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Richland - The funeral of Mrs. Edwin Curtiss was held at her late home Thursday, Rev. W. J. Cross, officiating. She died very suddenly last Monday evening, aged 73 years. She was highly respected by all who knew her. She leaves a devoted husband, four sons and two daughters, who have the sympathy of a large number of friends.
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1830 - 1903 (73 years)