Ellen French Lindsay ^3385,3386

   Cause of her death was due to colitis (inflammation of the colon) caused by malnutrition. This is what happens when you live off of a teacher's salary.

   Another name for Ellen was "Nettie."

She had no children.

  Events

• She worked as an artist and school teacher.

• She appeared on the census in 1870 in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She lived in the household of her widowed mother.

• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She lived in the household of her mother.

• She appeared on the census in 1900 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. She lived in the household of her husband, along with step-daughters Agnes, born June 1882, and Iola, born Sept. 1884.

• She appeared on the census in 1910 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She lived in the household of her husband.

• She appeared on the census in 1920 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She lived in the household of her husband.

• She appeared on the census in 1930 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She lived alone and was head of household. She owned her property valued at $15,000.

• She had a residence at Cotchpinicut Road in 1949 in North Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

• She was buried at Hope Cemetery in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She was cremated at Rural Cemetery and Crematory, but buried with her parents at Hope Cemetery.

Ellen married Albert Benjamin Curtis, son of Francis Curtis and Amelia Alexander, 22 May 1900 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.³³⁸⁴ (Albert Benjamin Curtis was born in April 1855 in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont,³³⁸⁶ died 1 February 1920 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts ³³⁸⁹ and was buried 9 February 1920 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts at Hope Cemetery ³³⁸⁹.) The cause of his death was cardiovascular renal disease (sudden death).