Julia A. Ritchie (1809 - 1894)

Born 1809 in Milton, Saratoga, New York, United States

Wife of Walter Eaton Hulett — married 1848 in Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1894 at about age 85 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Julia A. Ritchie was born about 1809 (not 1803, as her headstone says)^[1] in Milton, Saratoga County, New York, United States,^[2] the daughter of immigrant John Ritchie from Pathhead, Fife, Scotland and his wife.^[3]

Marriage

Julia married Walter Eaton Hulett (his 2nd marriage) about 1848 in Niagara, Niagara County, New York.^[4] Walter was born on 5 Feb 1809 in Williamsburg, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, the son of Anthony Hulett and Charlotte Curtis.^[5]

Walter was an "Indian trader," selling "general merchandise," per the 1850 census,^[4] with a "fancy store," per the 1860 census,^[6] in Niagara, Niagara County, New York, where he lived most of his life. His younger brother, Judge Theodore Graves Hulett, also settled in Niagara and would become a prominent citizen. Theodore, who married Mercy Amelia Bailey and had 3 daughters (no sons), was superintendent of the first Suspension Bridge in Niagara Falls and a Justice of the Peace in 1849.^[7]

Children

Julia and Walter had one child together in Niagara:

1. Elizabeth Ritchie Hulett (1849-1902), married Frank Andrew Peck^[8]

Stepchildren

Walter's first wife, Sarah Prothero, whom he married in 1832 in Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York, died on 8 Jan 1847, aged 35, leaving Walter with six children.^[9] She was daughter of Welsh immigrants John Protheroe and Mary [unknown birth name] Protheroe of Little Falls.

Julia had 6 stepchildren, the children of her husband, Walter, and his 1st wife Sarah Protheroe, in Niagara:

1. John P. Hulett (1833-1885), married Elizabeth Clark^[10]
2. Walter Curtis Hulett (1834-1924), married Lucia Maria Ware^[11][12]
3. Mary Hulett (1836-____)
4. Stuart W. Hulett (1837-1883)^[13]
5. William E. Hulett (1840-1910), U.S. Civil War veteran, married Delilah "Lila" Lucas (her 1st marriage)^[14]
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).^[11]

Death

Julia died on 9 Aug 1894 in New York,^[15] probably in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, where she had been living with her daughter, Elizabeth, and grandchildren in the household of her son-in-law, Frank A. Peck.^[16][17] She was buried in Ballston Spa Village Cemetery in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York near her father, 2-1/2 miles south of Milton, where she was born.^[1][18] She was recorded under the deaf-mute section on the 1880 census.^[19]

28 years earlier, her husband Walter, aged 57, died on 26 Oct 1866 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, where Walter and his 1st wife Sarah's son Walter and family lived before they moved to Omaha, Nebraska.^[20] Walter and Sarah's sons, John, Walter and Stuart, were also buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Adrian.

Census

1810 Federal

Milton, Saratoga, New York, United States. ^[2]

1850 Federal

Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States. ^[4]

1860 Federal

Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States.^[6]

1865 New York

Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States. ^[21]

1875 New York

Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States. ^[22]

1880 Federal

Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States. ^[23]

1880 Federal Census Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes

Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States. ^[19]

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. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #71112430
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "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
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #71112429
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "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
5. ↑ "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
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "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
7. ↑ History of Niagara County, N.Y. Sanford & Co., 1878, Judge T.G. Hulett, pp. 314-316
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #91288398
9. ↑ 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
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #103240687
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} 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
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #37948790
13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #103240614
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #3719470
15. ↑ New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956. Ancestry.com. Julia A. Hulett died 9 Aug 1894 in New York.
16. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Ancestry.com. Syracuse, New York, City Directory, 1890. Hulett. Julia A. wid. Walter E. bds. 603 W. Genesee
17. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Ancestry.com. Syracuse, New York, City Directory, 1894. Mr. Julia Hulett. 135 Holland
18. ↑ NYGenWeb. Saratoga County. Ballston Spa Village Cemetery (http://saratoganygenweb.com/balvilNR.htm). Ritchie Julia A. Hulett, born 1803 [incorrect, as she had a child in 1849] Died 1894, Stone # HFA-??
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} U.S., 1880 Federal Census Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes. Ancestry.com. Julia Hulett is listed in the Deaf-Mute section for Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.
20. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #103240552
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
22. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT8Y-CXD : 18 February 2021), Julia A Hulett in household of son-in-law Frank A Peck, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
23. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZX2-FMN : 14 January 2022), Julia Hulett in household of son-in-law Frank A. Peck, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States