Catherine Birdsey, b: 1626 - Stratford, Connecticut

^{1700 Britain's american colonies prosper}
^{1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland}
^{1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland}
^{1740 War of Austrian Succession begins}
^{1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia}

^{1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland}
^{1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain}
^{1665 Great plague of London}
^{1666 Great Fire of London}
^{1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar}

^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}
^{1618 Beginning of 30 Years War}
^{1628 English curtail King's powers}
^{1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain}


			^John Curtis^{b.1610 Nazing, England d.1707 Stratford, Connecticut}

		^{Benjamin Curtis}^{b.1652 Stratford, Fairfield d.1733 Stratford, Connecticut}	^Elizabeth^{b.1614 Stratford, Connecticut d.1682 Stratford, Connecticut}

	^{James Curtis}^{b.1686 Stratford, Connecticut d.1765 Durham, Connecticut}		^{Joseph Judson}^{b.1619 Kirby, England d.1690 Stratford, Connecticut}

		^{Esther Judson}^{b.1660 Stratford, Connecticut d.1713 Stratford, Connecticut}	^{Sarah Porter}^{b.1624 Felsted, Essex, England d.1696 Stratford, Connecticut}

^{Phebe Curtis}^{b.1719 Durham, Connecticut d.1776 Wallingford, Connecticut}			^Robert Coe^{b.1626 Boxford, Suffolk, England d.1659 Stratford, Connecticut}

		^John Coe^{b.1658 Stratford, Connecticut d.1741 Stratford, Connecticut}	^{Hannah Mitchell}^{b.1631 Halifax, Yorkshire, England d.1702 New Haven, Connecticut}

	^Hannah Coe^{b.1689 Stratford, Connecticut d.1758 Durham, Connecticut}		^{Joseph Hawley}^{b.1603 Parwich, Derby, England d.1690 Stratford, Connecticut}

		^Mary Hawley^{b.1663 Stratford, Connecticut d.1731 Stratford, Connecticut}	^{Catherine Birdsey}^{b.1626 Stratford, Connecticut d.1692 Stratford, Connecticut}