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Walter Eaton Hulett (1809 - 1866)

Walter Eaton Hulett
Born in Williamsburg, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USAmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1832 in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 1848 in Niagara, Niagara, New York, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at age 57 [location unknown]
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Contents

Biography

Walter Eaton Hulett was born on 5 Feb 1809 in Williamsburg, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Anthony Hulett and Charlotte Curtis.[1]

Walter was an "Indian trader," selling "general merchandise," per the 1850 census,[2] with a "fancy store," per the 1860 census,[3] in Niagara, Niagara County, New York, where he lived most of his life.

1st Marriage

Walter married his first wife, Sarah Protheroe, in 1832 in Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York. Sarah was born about 1812,[4] probably in Little Falls, where her family lived. She was the daughter of Welsh immigrants John Protheroe[5] and Mary [unknown birth name] Protheroe. The 1838 will of Sarah's mother, Mary Protheroe, who died in 1840, lists: " ...my beloved son John Protheroe ...at sea...," "my beloved daughter Mary Ann, wife of Daniel Stewart...," "...my beloved daughter Ann Eliza, wife of John McKenster...," and "...my beloved daughter Sally, wife of Walter E. Hulett..."[6]

Walter and Sarah moved 230 miles west from Little Falls to Niagara, Niagara County, New York, at which time Walter sold his Little Falls property to Sarah's mother, Mary.[7] Walter's brother, Judge Theodore Graves Hulett, came to Niagara Falls at about the same time and would become superintendent of the first Suspension Bridge in Niagara Falls and a Justice of the Peace in 1849.[8]

Children with1st Wife

Sarah and Walter had the following children in Niagara:

  1. John P. Hulett (1833-1885), married Elizabeth Clark[9]
  2. Walter Curtis Hulett (1834-1924), married Lucia Maria Ware[10][11]
  3. Mary Protheroe Hulett (1837-1896), married Samuel Shears
  4. Stuart W. Hulett (1838-1883)[12]
  5. William E. Hulett (1840-1910), married Delilah "Lila" Lucas (her 1st marriage)[13]
  6. Chester Hulett (1842-____)

The 1924 death certificate of Walter and Sarah's son, Walter Curtis Hulett, incorrectly names his parents as "Theo Hulett" (who was his father's brother) and "Mary Prothro" (who was his mother's sister who married Daniel Stewart).[10]

Walter's 1st wife Sarah, aged 35, passed away on 8 Jan 1847 in Niagara Falls. Her hometown newspaper, the Mohawk Courier in Little Falls, New York, announced the sad news: “At Niagara Falls, on Friday, the 8th inst., Mrs. Sarah P., wife of Walter E. Hulett, formerly of this village, aged about 35 years.” [4]

2nd Marriage

After Sarah died in 1847, Walter married his 2nd wife, Julia A. Ritchie, about 1848 in Niagara.[2]. She was born about 1809 (not 1803, as her headstone says)[14] in Milton, Saratoga County, New York, the daughter of immigrant John Ritchie from Pathhead, Fife, Scotland.[15][16]

Children with 2nd Wife

Walter and his 2nd wife Julia had one child together in Niagara Falls:

  1. Elizabeth Ritchie Hulett (1849-1902), married Frank Andrew Peck[17]

Death

Walter, aged 57, died on 26 Oct 1866 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, where Walter and Sarah's son Walter and family lived before they moved to Omaha, Nebraska.[18] Walter and Sarah's sons, John, Walter and Stuart, were also buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Adrian.

28 years later, his 2nd wife Julia died on 9 Aug 1894 in New York[19] and was buried in Ballston Spa Village Cemetery in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York near her father.[14]

Census

1840 Federal
Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States. [20]
1850 Federal
Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States. [2]
1860 Federal
Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States.[3]
1865 New York
Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States. [21]

Acknowledgements

Biography and research by (Joan Stewart Smith), GGG grandniece of Daniel Stewart, the husband of Walter E. Hulett's 1st wife Sarah Protheroe's sister Mary Ann Protheroe.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F454-4RJ : 15 January 2020), Walter Eaton Hulitt born 5 Feb 1809 in Williamsburg, Hampshire, Massachusetts, parents Anthony Hulitt and Carlota Hulitt
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBV-6QQ : 23 December 2020), W E Hilett, Indian trader, household with wife Julia and his children John, Walter, Mary, Stewart, William, G. Chester and Elizabeth, among others, Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4B-4DP : 18 February 2021), Walter E Hulett household, wife Julia, children Stuart, William, Chester, Libbie, [niece] Sarah Stuart [Stewart], and others, Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mohawk Courier, Little Falls, New York, Issue 14 Jan 1847. “At Niagara Falls, on Friday, the 8th inst., Mrs. Sarah P., wife of Walter E. Hulett, formerly of this village, aged about 35 years.” Old Fulton NY Post Card, fultonhistory.com (Little Falls NY Mohawk Courier 1844-1847 Grayscale - 0595.pdf
  5. ↑ "History of Herkimer County, N. Y." New York: F. W. Beers & Co., 1879. Page 287: [Regarding Little Falls Fire Department] “...in 1811 the following persons were members of this company .... John Protheroe ... [among others] Page 189: [Regarding land previously leased by Edward Ellice:] “The principal proprietors up to the year 1825 were Eben Britton, Thomas Gould, Thomas Smith, Robert Hinchman, Samuel Smith, Solomon Lockwood, the heirs of William Alexander and John Alexander, and those of John Protheroe and William Morrallee.”
  6. ↑ New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999. Ancestry.com. Mary Protheroe’s Estate. Herkimer County Surrogate Office. Last Will and Testament, dated 7 Aug 1838, of Mary Protheroe of Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York. Probate 1 June 1840, 26 Apr 1842, 17 May 1842. Will lists: " ...my beloved son John Protheroe ...at sea...," "my beloved daughter Mary Ann, wife of Daniel Stewart...," "...my beloved daughter Ann Eliza wife of John McKenster...," and "...my beloved daughter Sally, wife of Walter E. Hulett..."
  7. ↑ “United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CCV2-SSW2 : 3 March 2021), Mortagee. Index of Mortgages. Herkimer County. Land Assessment. Mortgager Walter E. Hulett to Mary Protheroe, mortgagee, 1832
  8. ↑ History of Niagara County, N.Y. Sanford & Co., 1878, Judge T.G. Hulett, pp. 314-316
  9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #103240687
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014. Ancestry.com. W.C. Hulett, aged 90, died 8 Dec 1924 in Bedford, Virginia, born 30 Sep 1834, father Theo Hulett [incorrect - this is his father Walter's brother], mother Mary Prothro [incorrect - this is his mother Sarah's sister who married Daniel Stewart], wife Lucia Ware
  11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #37948790
  12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #103240614
  13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #3719470
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #71112430
  15. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #71112429
  16. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2X-FSK : accessed 30 October 2022), John Ritche household, Milton, Saratoga, New York, United States
  17. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #91288398
  18. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #103240552
  19. ↑ New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956. Ancestry.com. Julia A. Hulett died 9 Aug 1894 in New York.
  20. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYF-GZD : 2 October 2021), Walter E Hewlettt household, Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States
  21. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-G42G : 8 March 2021), Walter E Hulett, born Massachusetts, wife Julia A., born Saratoga County, New York, daughter Elizabeth R. Hulett, and three young boarders, District 01, Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States




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