Abisha Doolittle
Abisha Doolittle was born on May 1, 1801, in Middletown, Connecticut, to Amos Doolittle and Margaret Graves. He married Mary Kelley around 1824, and they had at least three children: Julia, born around 1825; Lewis, born around 1836; and John, born around 1840. They lived in Middletown, and Doolittle worked as a manufacturer. In 1850, he owned $300 of real estate. A decade later, the family owned $2,000 of real estate and 2,850 of personal property. By 1870, he owned $4,000 of real estate and $2,500 of personal property. His wife Mary died around 1871, and by 1880, he was living in his daughter Julia’s household in Middletown. He died there on April 29, 1886.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (733) | Doolittle, Abisha | 1801-05-01 | 1886-04-29 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (2291) [recipient] ~ John K. Doolittle to Abisha Doolittle, 23 June 1862
People - Records: 1
- (733) Doolittle, Abisha is the [parent of] (732) Doolittle, John K.
Places - Records: 1
- (710) [birth, death] ~ Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
SOURCES
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870, available from Ancestry.com; 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870, available from Ancestry.com; Connecticut Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, available from Ancestry.com.
