Huldah (Lucas) Doolittle (1767 - 1826)

Born 15 Oct 1767 in Goshen, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Joel Doolittle — married 11 Sep 1787 in Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1826 at age 58 in Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York

Problems/Questions Profile manager: William Stanley [send private message]

Biography

Birth

Huldah was born 15 October 1767 in Goshen, Connecticut. She was the daughter of David Lucas and Sarah Stanley. She had at least 3 other siblings, Oliver, Sally and Nathaniel Lucas.

Marriage and children

On September 11, 1787, She married Joel Doolittle, who was born October 15, 1767, and was the son of Samuel Doolittle and Margery Andrews

They lived with David Lucas, her father, at Canajoharie, New York, until after the birth of their first child, Harvey W.. Then they moved to Fort Herkimer (German Flats), where Joel Doolittle had purchased a tract of land. Here he built a home and raised his family.

They had five children: 1. Harvey W., 2. Hiram 3. Lucas 4. Harriet Alida & 5. Sophrina. (References: "U. S. Census, Heads of Families, New York," page 101 ; "Records of Connecticut Men in the Revolution,'" pages 150, 349 and 354; "The Doolittle Family in America").

Husband's Death and hers

Her husband died March 20, 1813, while on a trip to Sacketts Harbor, and she survived him until June 14, 1826.

She was buried in Ellisburg Rural Cemetery Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York, USA Plot 20742442.

• Warren, Israel P., 1887, The Stanley families of America: as descended from John, Timothy, and Thomas Stanley of Hartford, Conn., 1636. Pages 78. https://archive.org/details/stanleyfamilieso00byuwarr/page/78/
• Doolittles of America - 1047. Joel Doolittle - http://doolittlesofamerica.com/Genealogy/D5.html#i19121
• William Frederick Doolittle, M.D, The Doolittle Family in America, Vols 1-7 (Cleveland, 1901-1908), p 340.
• Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) - https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/70558:1034
• DAR Records, Vol 4 p 174.
• Compiled by Isreal P Warren, Stanley Families of America (1887).
• The American Historical Society, American Biography, A New Cyclopedia (1924), p 209
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 - https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2872838:61157
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 - https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1304309:61157
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 - https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1314825:61157
• Find a Grave Index - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20742442/huldah-doolittle?_gl=1*8kdatz*_ga*NTE2NjgwMDIzLjE2MzI4NDc5OTI.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MjExMjg1OC44LjEuMTY1MjExNjQ4Ny4w