Col Curtis Grubb
American
Col Curtis Grubb was a militia Colonel in the American Revolutionary War and a Pennsylvania ironmaster. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Peter Grubb
- Brother: Col Peter Grubb
- Son: Peter Few Grubb III
- Son: Jehu Grubb
Col Curtis Grubb was a militia Colonel in the American Revolutionary War and a Pennsylvania ironmaster. - AsNotedIn
| 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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