Individual Details

Jonathan Hurlbut

(29 Sep 1783 - 26 Oct 1856)

Events

Birth29 Sep 1783Westhampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Bio NoteAccording to the Hurlbut genealogy, Jonathan "removed with his parents to Vermont when in his 9th year. In his youth he worked on the farm, and also learned of his father the trade of carpenter and joiner. In the fall of 1802, he accompanied his brother Jesse to Western New York, where he bought 40 acres in Batavia village and worked with his brother on the old Court House, Jail, etc., in the new village and in the fall of the succeeding year sold his lot and returned to Vermonth.
Marriage1805Benson, Rutland, Vermont - Persis Smith
Bio NoteThe Hurlbut genealogy states that "Jonathan Hurlbut after his marriage lived in Benson, Vt., and Champlain, N. Y., but in 1813, he spent a brief period in the town of his nativity (Westhampton, Mass.), but soon rem. to Cambridge, N. Y., and in the spring of 1814, became a res. of the village of Hoosick Falls, where he continued to live some 23 years. From Hoosick, he rem. in 1837, to Oswego, N. Y., and in 1845, to Racine, Wis."
Militaryduring the War of 1812 for a short time
Bio NoteJonathan was reportedly a skilled mechanic, a good farmer and a worthy citizen
Death26 Oct 1856home, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin
BurialMound Cemetery, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin

Families

SpousePersis Smith (1775 - 1865)
ChildSidney Smith Hurlbut (1805 - 1884)
ChildDolly Diana Hurlbut (1807 - )
ChildHenry Higgins Hurlbut (1813 - )
FatherSamuel Hurlbut ( - )
MotherJerusha Higgins ( - )

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