Guy Hulett (1823 - 1868)

Born 1823 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Adeline (Blake) Snook — married 26 Mar 1846 in Winnebago Illinois

Died 15 Nov 1868 at about age 45 in Central City, Gilpin, Colorado, United States

Biography

Private Guy Hulett served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Unknown
Mustered out: Unknown
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 3rd Regiment, Colorado Infantry

According to the Muster cards Guy was "Absent from the regiment on Recruiting duty in Central City."

Guy was born in 1823. He was the son of Guy Hulett.

Guy was an early settler in Rockton, Winnebago County.

He married Mary Adeline Blake in 1846. ^[1]

In 1848 he bought 40 acres in Winnebago County. ^[2]

Guy had a medical practice for many years in Rockton, Illinois. In 1850 he left for California. ^[3] His wife stayed behind with their son Cass, living with her brother Amos. ^[4]

Guy was involved in an effort to build a railway between Rockford and Chicago. Stennett, William H. ^[5][6]

They moved to Kansas before 1860. They later moved to Colorado.

Guy served with the Colorado 3rd Infantry in the Civil War. ^[7]

According to FindAGrave Guy committed suicide in 1868. However, an article in Rockford Star says he died of tuberculosis. ^[8]

Children

1. Cass Hulett 1846-bef. 1860
2. Marcia Hulett 1848-bef. 1860
3. Helen Hulett 1850-bef. 1860
4. Kate Hulett 1852-bef. 1860
5. Alta May Hulett 1854 - 1877
6. Guy Norton Hulett 1856-bef. 1860
7. Harriet “Hattie” (Norton) b. 1859

1855 Illinois State Census

Rockton, Illinois ^[9]'^[10]

Name: Gay Hulett

Census Date: 3 Jul 1855

Residence Place: Rockton, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

1860 US Census

Mountain City, Kansas^[11]

Name: G J Hulett

Age: 37

Birth Year: abt 1823

Birth Place: New York

Home in 1860: Mountain city, Arapahoe, Kansas Territory

Occupation: Stanpede

• G J Hulett Male 37 N. Y.
• Mary Hulett Female 35 Tenn
• Alta M Hulett Female 5 Ill
• Harriett Hulett Female 2 Ill
• P P Hulett Male K. T.
• G Hulett Male 65 Vt

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-P1D3 : 17 October 2017), Guy J Hulett and Mary A Blake, 26 Mar 1846; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,065.
2. ↑ "U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Patents", Accession # IL4650__.378. Document #22160. State: Illinois, Document Type: State Volume Patent, Issue Date: 3/1/1848, Name on Document: HULETT, GUY. Bureau of Land Management
3. ↑ Car, Edison, Irving. The History of Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1820 to 1898. Rockton, Illinois: Herald Office Print, 1898. Page 87
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-73F : 12 April 2016), Adaline Hewlett in household of Amos Blake, Rockton, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing family 109, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ Yesterday and Today: A History of the Chicago and North Western Railway System. Winship Company, Printers, 1910 . pg 11
6. ↑ The History of Ogle County, Illinois H.F. Kett, 1878 pg. 424
7. ↑ Ancestry Record 1555 #1401274 Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

   Name: Guy M Hulett

   Rank at enlistment: Private

   State Served: Colorado

   Service Record: Enlisted in the Colorado 3rd Infantry Regiment.

   Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records

8. ↑ Hughes, Tim. Fight for women’s job rights began here May 30, 2009.
9. ↑ "Illinois State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61YF-XMM : 11 March 2018), Guy Hulett, Rockton, Winnebago, Illinois; citing Rockton, Winnebago, Illinois, 5, p. 228, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm
10. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/20377039?h=043084 Free Image]

    Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1855; Archive Collection :Number: 103.008; Roll Number: 2196; Line: 4

11. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M667-FQ3 : 13 December 2017), G J Hulett, 1860.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #15420013: accessed 17 September 2019), memorial page for Dr Guy J. Hulett (1823–15 Nov 1868), citing Rockton Township Cemetery, Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Dean McMakin (contributor 46804161) .