Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Hulse was born on 31 August 1737, in Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Joshua Hulse, was 31 and his mother, Sarah White, was 32. He married Rachel Helme on 23 June 1768, in Wallkill, Orange, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Orange, New York, United States in 1790. He died on 2 August 1811, in Wallkill, Orange, New York, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Thomas Hulse, "United States Census, 1790"
- "Obituary-Capt. Thomas Everson Hulse", Middletown [Orange Co., NY] Daily Press, fultonhistory.com
- Thomas Hulse, "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
Name Meaning
English (Cheshire and Staffordshire): habitational name from Hulse in Witton (Cheshire), from Middle English holes, plural of hole ‘hole, hollow, depression’ (Old English holh). See Hole .
North German (Hülse): topographic name for someone who lived where holly grew, Middle Low German huls, hüls.
American shortened and altered form of Flemish Holsaert (see Hulsart ). Compare Hulce , Huls , and Hults 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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