Brief Life History of Philetus Swift
When Philetus Swift Doolittle was born on 6 August 1811, in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, his father, Calvin Doolittle, was 31 and his mother, Susanna Cary, was 29. He married Sally Angeline Knox on 8 September 1834, in Augusta, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Harlem Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 9 May 1895, in Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Harlem Cemetery, Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois, United States.
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- Philetus Doolittle, "United States Census, 1870"
- Philetus Swift Doolittle, "Find A Grave Index"
- Philip S Doolittle in entry for Alonzo P Doolittle and Nancy Mccoy, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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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