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    Emma Winthrop (Curtis)

    Birth: 11-25-1807

    Death: 1-19-1897

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Winthrop, William () | Marriage Date: 9-7-1848

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Emma Curtis was the daughter of William Curtis (2nd baronet of Culland's Grove, Southampton, Middlesex, UK) and Mary Ann Lear. She was the wife of William Winthrop, the US consul in Malta with whom William Henry Seward dined on September 8, 1859. 

Emma was previously married to George-Savage Curtis, Esq. in 1826 and the pair had six children (Selina Emma, Susan, Ellen, Amelia Charlotte, Charlotte, Francis George Savage) before they officially divorced in 1846. On September 7, 1848, Emma married William Winthrop at St. Paul's Church in Malta. They had no children. 

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Biography: 
Emma Curtis was the daughter of William Curtis (2nd baronet of Culland's Grove, Southampton, Middlesex, UK) and Mary Ann Lear. She was the wife of William Winthrop, the US consul in Malta with whom William Henry Seward dined on September 8, 1859. Emma was previously married to George-Savage Curtis, Esq. in 1826 and the pair had six children (Selina Emma, Susan, Ellen, Amelia Charlotte, Charlotte, Francis George Savage) before they officially divorced in 1846. On September 7, 1848, Emma married William Winthrop at St. Paul's Church in Malta. They had no children.
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://ghgraham.org/georgesavagecurtis.html
Title of Webpage: 
George Savage Curtis
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 22:45
Website's Last Modified Date: 
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 22:45
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
George H. Graham
Citation Notes: 
Also: - https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5779f198e561096c9312f552 - https://books.google.com/books?id=7CEIAAAAQAAJ&lpg=PA302&ots=rG7XrI1hjk&dq=Emma%20curtis%20southgate%20bart&pg=PA302#v=onepage&q=Emma%20curtis%20southgate%20bart&f=false
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The Baronetage of England
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
John Debrett
Publisher Name: 
J. G. & F. Rivington
Year: 
1839
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=7CEIAAAAQAAJ&lpg=PA302&ots=rG7XrI1hjk&dq=Emma%20curtis%20southgate%20bart&pg=PA303#v=onepage&q=Emma%20curtis%20southgate%20bart&f=false
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://ghgraham.org/georgesavagecurtis.html
Title of Webpage: 
George Savage Curtis
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 22:45
Website Last Modified Date: 
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 23:15
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
George H. Graham
Citation Notes: 
The information on this site matched information I had found in other contexts. Although it is not an academic source, the fact that it's cited with newspaper obituaries and its correlation to other sources suggest it is a legitimate source.