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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

R. DOOLITTLE, Justice of the Peace, Joliet; was born in Watertown, Jefferson Co., N. Y., 
June 15, 1809, where he resided until his removal to Joliet in the spring of 1837; after 
following the grocery business two years, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and held 
the office twelve years, and was also Assignee in Bankruptcy during the existence of the 
old United States bankrupt law; in 1838, he was elected County Judge, but declined to 
qualify, and Geo. H. WOODRUFF was elected in his place; in 1852, he resumed business, 
the firm being DOOLITTLE & STONE, who erected the three-story brick building on the south 
side of Jefferson street, the second building west of Ottawa street; the same year, 1852, 
he, with six other citizens of Joliet, was appointed by the Legislature to divide the 
city into wards, and call an election for city officers. In 1840, previous to the 
organization of the city, he had served on the Board of Trustees, of which he was the 
Treasurer; he remained in the grocery business until 1862, when he sold out to Mr. 
STONE, and for a number of years was engaged in railroad contracting, merchandising, 
etc.; he served as Alderman from 1862 to 1866; in 1871, was again elected Justice of 
the Peace. He was married April 5, 1838, to Miss Sanh A. BOSS, a native of Canada, and 
has five children living - Theresa C., Eben B., George H. of Port Huron, Mich., 
Georgearia and Jesse A.


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HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.