Hon. Benjamin Doolittle. In 1869 he was elected to the state legislature, representing the 1st District. He was the Mayor of Oswego in 1874 & in 1875 he was elected Senator from the 21st district for the State of NY.
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Doolittle, Benjamin, was born in Madison county, December 29, 1825, a son of Francis W., who died in that county aged thirty-seven, and of Olive Lee, his wife who died aged seventy-eight. The grandfather, Joel Doolittle, was born in New England and died in Onondaga county aged sixty. His father was a soldier (major) in the Revolutionary war. Benjamin Doolittle came to Oswego at the age of twenty-one, and engaged in the general commission business with his uncle, with whom he next took an interest in a retail store. He afterwards began the manufacture of barrels, and later was in the hardware business. He then bought the Empire Mills, which he still conducts. He is a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a member of the Episcopal Church. He has served as president of the Board of Education, as member of the Normal School Board, as alderman, mayor, etc., and has been police commissioner for twenty-four years. He was elected assemblyman in 1868, and then State senator. Mr. Doolittle married Susan Hitchcock, of Madison county, in 1849, and she died February 8, 1852. September 20 of that year he married Laura J. Mayer, of Madison county, adopted daughter of Hon. George B. Rowe, and by her he had these children: Catharine A., born July 20, 1853; George L., born February 15, 1856; Fanny L., born April 1, 1858 (died in infancy). Mrs. Laura Doolittle died May 14, 1858, and March 23, 1859, he married Roxy, daughter of Harry Wilcox of Onondaga county, and their children are: Henry W., born August 11, 1860; Laura J., born September 10, 1861; Lizzie W., born October 14, 1864; Annie H., born August 21, 1866; Sylvester B., born December 26, 1867, and Florence M., born July 5, 1870. Of his children, Catharine, Fanny, Henry and Sylvester are deceased. Sylvester Doolittle, an uncle of our subject, was born in Whitestown, Oneida county, January 11, 1800, and died October 11, 1881. He built and commanded the first loaded canal boat that ever reached Albany from Rochester. He was also the discoverer of the Deep Rock Spring, whose water has a world-wide reputation, and he built the Doolittle House over this spring. Mr. Doolittle was also the first man to introduce screw propellors on the great lakes, and the contract between him and Ericsson is still in existence, authorizing him to build and operate five vessels
Source: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyoswego/oswegocounty/famsketch1b.html
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Doolittle, Benjamin, was born in Madison county, December 29, 1825, a son of Francis W., who died in that county aged thirty-seven, and of Olive Lee, his wife who died aged seventy-eight. The grandfather, Joel Doolittle, was born in New England and died in Onondaga county aged sixty. His father was a soldier (major) in the Revolutionary war. Benjamin Doolittle came to Oswego at the age of twenty-one, and engaged in the general commission business with his uncle, with whom he next took an interest in a retail store. He afterwards began the manufacture of barrels, and later was in the hardware business. He then bought the Empire Mills, which he still conducts. He is a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a member of the Episcopal Church. He has served as president of the Board of Education, as member of the Normal School Board, as alderman, mayor, etc., and has been police commissioner for twenty-four years. He was elected assemblyman in 1868, and then State senator. Mr. Doolittle married Susan Hitchcock, of Madison county, in 1849, and she died February 8, 1852. September 20 of that year he married Laura J. Mayer, of Madison county, adopted daughter of Hon. George B. Rowe, and by her he had these children: Catharine A., born July 20, 1853; George L., born February 15, 1856; Fanny L., born April 1, 1858 (died in infancy). Mrs. Laura Doolittle died May 14, 1858, and March 23, 1859, he married Roxy, daughter of Harry Wilcox of Onondaga county, and their children are: Henry W., born August 11, 1860; Laura J., born September 10, 1861; Lizzie W., born October 14, 1864; Annie H., born August 21, 1866; Sylvester B., born December 26, 1867, and Florence M., born July 5, 1870. Of his children, Catharine, Fanny, Henry and Sylvester are deceased. Sylvester Doolittle, an uncle of our subject, was born in Whitestown, Oneida county, January 11, 1800, and died October 11, 1881. He built and commanded the first loaded canal boat that ever reached Albany from Rochester. He was also the discoverer of the Deep Rock Spring, whose water has a world-wide reputation, and he built the Doolittle House over this spring. Mr. Doolittle was also the first man to introduce screw propellors on the great lakes, and the contract between him and Ericsson is still in existence, authorizing him to build and operate five vessels
Source: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyoswego/oswegocounty/famsketch1b.html
Hon. Benjamin Doolittle. In 1869 he was elected to the state legislature, representing the 1st District. He was the Mayor of Oswego in 1874 & in 1875 he was elected Senator from the 21st district for the State of NY.
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Doolittle, Benjamin, was born in Madison county, December 29, 1825, a son of Francis W., who died in that county aged thirty-seven, and of Olive Lee, his wife who died aged seventy-eight. The grandfather, Joel Doolittle, was born in New England and died in Onondaga county aged sixty. His father was a soldier (major) in the Revolutionary war. Benjamin Doolittle came to Oswego at the age of twenty-one, and engaged in the general commission business with his uncle, with whom he next took an interest in a retail store. He afterwards began the manufacture of barrels, and later was in the hardware business. He then bought the Empire Mills, which he still conducts. He is a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a member of the Episcopal Church. He has served as president of the Board of Education, as member of the Normal School Board, as alderman, mayor, etc., and has been police commissioner for twenty-four years. He was elected assemblyman in 1868, and then State senator. Mr. Doolittle married Susan Hitchcock, of Madison county, in 1849, and she died February 8, 1852. September 20 of that year he married Laura J. Mayer, of Madison county, adopted daughter of Hon. George B. Rowe, and by her he had these children: Catharine A., born July 20, 1853; George L., born February 15, 1856; Fanny L., born April 1, 1858 (died in infancy). Mrs. Laura Doolittle died May 14, 1858, and March 23, 1859, he married Roxy, daughter of Harry Wilcox of Onondaga county, and their children are: Henry W., born August 11, 1860; Laura J., born September 10, 1861; Lizzie W., born October 14, 1864; Annie H., born August 21, 1866; Sylvester B., born December 26, 1867, and Florence M., born July 5, 1870. Of his children, Catharine, Fanny, Henry and Sylvester are deceased. Sylvester Doolittle, an uncle of our subject, was born in Whitestown, Oneida county, January 11, 1800, and died October 11, 1881. He built and commanded the first loaded canal boat that ever reached Albany from Rochester. He was also the discoverer of the Deep Rock Spring, whose water has a world-wide reputation, and he built the Doolittle House over this spring. Mr. Doolittle was also the first man to introduce screw propellors on the great lakes, and the contract between him and Ericsson is still in existence, authorizing him to build and operate five vessels
Source: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyoswego/oswegocounty/famsketch1b.html
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Doolittle, Benjamin, was born in Madison county, December 29, 1825, a son of Francis W., who died in that county aged thirty-seven, and of Olive Lee, his wife who died aged seventy-eight. The grandfather, Joel Doolittle, was born in New England and died in Onondaga county aged sixty. His father was a soldier (major) in the Revolutionary war. Benjamin Doolittle came to Oswego at the age of twenty-one, and engaged in the general commission business with his uncle, with whom he next took an interest in a retail store. He afterwards began the manufacture of barrels, and later was in the hardware business. He then bought the Empire Mills, which he still conducts. He is a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a member of the Episcopal Church. He has served as president of the Board of Education, as member of the Normal School Board, as alderman, mayor, etc., and has been police commissioner for twenty-four years. He was elected assemblyman in 1868, and then State senator. Mr. Doolittle married Susan Hitchcock, of Madison county, in 1849, and she died February 8, 1852. September 20 of that year he married Laura J. Mayer, of Madison county, adopted daughter of Hon. George B. Rowe, and by her he had these children: Catharine A., born July 20, 1853; George L., born February 15, 1856; Fanny L., born April 1, 1858 (died in infancy). Mrs. Laura Doolittle died May 14, 1858, and March 23, 1859, he married Roxy, daughter of Harry Wilcox of Onondaga county, and their children are: Henry W., born August 11, 1860; Laura J., born September 10, 1861; Lizzie W., born October 14, 1864; Annie H., born August 21, 1866; Sylvester B., born December 26, 1867, and Florence M., born July 5, 1870. Of his children, Catharine, Fanny, Henry and Sylvester are deceased. Sylvester Doolittle, an uncle of our subject, was born in Whitestown, Oneida county, January 11, 1800, and died October 11, 1881. He built and commanded the first loaded canal boat that ever reached Albany from Rochester. He was also the discoverer of the Deep Rock Spring, whose water has a world-wide reputation, and he built the Doolittle House over this spring. Mr. Doolittle was also the first man to introduce screw propellors on the great lakes, and the contract between him and Ericsson is still in existence, authorizing him to build and operate five vessels
Source: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyoswego/oswegocounty/famsketch1b.html
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