Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1731/00/00 Martha Bates Wall Grubb, wife of Peter Grubb, gives birth to a son, Curtis Grubb, in the Pennsylvania Colony. Born
1754/00/00 Ann Few marries Curtis Grubb at Holy Trinity Church in Wilmington, Delaware. Groom Holy Trinity Wilmington, DE Marriage of Ann Few and Curtis Grubb
1754/06/00 Curtis Grubb inherits a two-thirds interest the Cornwall Ironworks from his father. Owner Cornwall Iron Furnace, PA Cornwall
1758/00/00 Curtis Grubb abandons his wife and son, Peter Grubb III, in Pennsylvania and moves to Europe. Groom Marriage of Ann Few and Curtis Grubb
1763/00/00 Ann Few Grubb, believing husband Curtis is dead, marries Archibald McNeal and bears a child. Groom Marriage of Ann Few and Curtis Grubb
1765/00/00 Curtis Grubb assumes operating the Cornwall Furnace, producing pig iron. Work Cornwall Iron Furnace, PA Cornwall
1769/00/00 Curtis Grubb request the Provincial Assembly to dissolve his marriage to Ann and allow him to remarry. No one had ever been granted a divorce allowing for remarriage, but by a special act of the Assembly he is granted a divorce. Groom Marriage of Ann Few and Curtis Grubb
1771/00/00 Elizabeth Carpenter weds Curtis Grubb. Groom
1773/00/00 Curtis Grubb builds al 19 rooms mansion at Cornwall Iron Furnace. Home Cornwall Iron Furnace, PA Cornwall
1783/00/00 Ann Grubb marries her cousin Curtis Grubb, this will lead to serious inheritance issues. Groom
1784/00/00 Concerned about his inheritance, Curtis' oldest son, Peter III, confronts his father and demands a share. Curtis legally subdivides his assets and gives Peter an interest in the ironworks. Life Cornwall Iron Furnace, PA Cornwall
1789/01/27 Col Curtis Grubb dies in Cornwall, Pennsylvania. He is buried at the First Reformed Church Cemetery in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Died
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