When Pattie Almira Hakes was born on 15 December 1802, in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, United States, her father, George Washington Hakes, was 22 and her mother, Patti Hazzard, was 18. She married Thomas Eldridge on 5 March 1824. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Victory, Cayuga, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 March 1868, at the age of 65.