Heman Doolittle (1799 - 1875)

Born 19 Mar 1799 in Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Julia (Alling) Doolittle — married 11 Nov 1824 in Connecticut

Descendants

Died 26 Jul 1875 at age 76 in Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

Heman was born in 1799. He was the son of Daniel Doolittle and Dinah Chatterton. He passed away in 1875. The Allings (Nee Allen) and the Doolittles were early settlers of New Haven, Connecticut and later founders of Wallingford, Connecticut. Abraham Doolittle married Julia Alling/Allen. She was his first wife.

Five generations later Heman Doolittle married Julia Allen of Wallingford, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Enos and Mabel Allen. The couple had eight children:

• Emily
• Amanda
• Oswin
• Julia Ann
• Samuel Daniel
• Caroline
• Ellen Miriam
• Sarah Jane

He was a carpenter & a joiner, a resident of Mt. Carmel, Hamden, Connecticut.. He got a sawmill from the great grand son of Waite Chatterton & it stayed in the Doolittle family for at least three generations.

Heman and Julia's was a true Christian home, and i's moral and elevating influence is exhibited in the lives and character of his numerous descendants wherever found. His sterling character & geniality brought him wide acquaintance & great respect.

Sources

• Doolittles of America – 995. Daniel Doolittle - http://doolittlesofamerica.com/Genealogy/D5.html#i17034
• William Frederick Doolittle, M.D, The Doolittle Family in America, Volume 4 - (Cleveland, 1901-1908), p 538. page 538 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89061668505&view=1up&seq=230
• George P Allen, Alling-Allens of New Haven, CT (Lee & Adkins Co, 1899), pages 105 and 109. - https://books.google.com/books?id=GEExAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=heman+Doolittle&source=bl&ots=-Px78U3xTU&sig=ACfU3U2BAAm6zGry2DGT_beAYh7oJR-H-g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp78GC65LvAhXGsZ4KHbOmAbsQ6AEwAnoECAUQAw#v=snippet&q=Doolittle&f=false
• Rachel M Hartley, History of Hamden,Connecticut, 1786-1936 (1943), p 390.
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61157&h=1484393&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525
• 1830 United States Federal Census living in Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=8058&h=1722325&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7163
• 1840 United States Federal Census living in Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=8057&h=1517899&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8058
• 1850 United States Federal Census living in Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=8054&h=18233621&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=61157
• 1870 United States Federal Census living in Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7163&h=14094593&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8054
• Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2557&h=1869594&tid=&pid=&queryId=49a4d9db005efc5ea3158ffb3d7bc7be&usePUB=true&_phsrc=hqo290&_phstart=successSource
• Find a Grave Index - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11434135/heman-doolittle