Huldah Amanda Doolittle

Female1821–1860

Brief Life History of Huldah Amanda

When Huldah Amanda Doolittle was born in 1821, in New York, United States, her father, Joseph Doolittle, was 47 and her mother, Rachel Dayton, was 40. She married Charles Fitch Post about 1845, in Delaware, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died in 1860, in Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Ludlow Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Fitch Post
1815–1870
Huldah Amanda Doolittle
1821–1860
Marriage: about 1845
Charles Nelson Post
1849–1923
George Frederick Post
1860–1860

Sources (3)

  • Hulaah Post in household of Charles F Post, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Huldah Amanda Doolittle - Government record: Census record: birth: 1821; New York, United States
  • Legacy NFS Source: Huldah Amanda Doolittle - Cemetery record or headstone: death: 1860; Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, United States

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1845Delaware, New York, United States

    • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

    Age 0

    A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

    1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

    Age 6

    During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

    1832 · Black Hawk War

    Age 11

    "The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname for a lazy man or an idler, from Middle English do ‘do’ + little ‘little’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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