Thankful Cornwell Doolittle
Lifespan: 1702 - 1750
Birth: 3 Jan 1702 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Occupation: Unknown
Marriage: Josiah Andrew Wetmore Bacon
Children: Mary, Thankful
Parents: Samuel Doolittle & Mary Cornwell
Death: 25 Oct 1750 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Burial: Washington Street Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Thankful Cornwell Doolittle: A Life in Colonial Connecticut
Chapter 1: Birth and Early Life
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