Reverend Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

The following information was found on Ancestry.com and was supposedly found in The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictonary of Notable Americans, Volume V. HURLBUT, Jesse Lyman, editor, was born in New York City, February 15, 1843, son of Samuel and Evelina (Proal) Hurlbut; grandson of Abiram, a Revolutionary soldier, and Sarah (Clark) Hurlbut, and of Pierre Proal, an emigrant from France during the French revolution; and a descendant of Thomas Hurlbut, who came to Connecticut from England in 1635, and was wounded in 1637 in the Pequot War. Jesse was graduated from Wesleyan university in 1864, and the same year was teacher of languages in Pennington seminary and Female Collegiate institute, New Jersey.

He entered the Newark conference of the Methodist Episcopal church and was stationed at Roseville, New Jersey, 1865-66; Montclair, New Jersey, 1867-68; Market street, Paterson, New Jersey, 1869-71; Trinity church, Staten Island, New York, 1872-73; Plainfield, New Jersey, 1874-86, and at the First Church, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1877-78. He became principal of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle in 1882; editor of Sunday-school literature and corresponding secretary of the Sunday-School Union and Tract Society of the Methodist Episcopal church, 1888, and was general secretary of the Epworth League, 1889-92.

On March 5, 1867, he was married to Mary M. Chase, of New York. In 1899 and 1900 he was chaplain of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He received the degree of D.D. from Syracuse university in 1880. Previous to his election as Sunday-school editor and secretary, he assisted the Rev. John H. Vincent, D.D., in the preparation of uniform Sunday-school lesson papers and wrote with him: Lesson Compend (1875-78); Notes on the International Lessons (1878-81); the Lesson Commentary on the International Sunday-School Lessons (1880-90); "The Beginners' Intermediate and Senior Lesson Books on the International Lessons" (1881-1900); and alone: The Berean Lesson and Question Books for 1381-83; "Number 21 of the Chautauqua Text-book," American History (1881); Manual of Biblical Geography (1882); Outline Normal Lessons (1883); Supplemental Lessons for the Sunday-School (1887); Studies in the Four Gospels (1889); Outlilies in Old Testament History (1890), and Revised Normal Lessons (1893). He was also assistant editor of the Berean Quarterly (1878-82), a Sunday-school lesson periodical.

After his election as general Sunday-school editor of the Methodist Episcopal church, he took editorial charge of The Sunday-School Journal, the Classmate, The Sunday-School Advocate and various lesson-periodicals. With R. R. Doherty as assistant, he prepared from 1891 the annual volume: Illustrative Notes on the International Sunday-School Lessons.

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The information below was said to be taken from the genealogical book of the Hurlbut family and the Connecticut State records of Revolutionary Soldiers.

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut was an American Methodist Episcopal clergyman. He was born in New York City, graduated at Wesleyan University in 1864, and held pastorates at Newark, Montclair, Paterson, Plainfield. He was born February 15, 1843, and died in 1930. He was educated at Wesleyan University.

After 1879 he was connected with the Sunday school and tract work of his denomination. He was secretary of the Epworth League in 1889-1892 and for some time was associated with J. H. Vincent in the direction of the Cahutauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. From 1908 until his retirement in 1914, he was district superintendent of the Newark District. Among his works are:

Manual of Biblical Geography (1882)

Outlines in Old Testament History (1890)

Our Church (1902)

Story of the Bible (1905)

Outline Studies in the New Testament (1906)

Teacher Training Lessons (1908)

Organizing and Building up the Sunday School (1909)

Traveling in the Holy Land through the Stereoscope (1913)

The Superintendent's Helper (1915)

The Story of Chautauqua (1921)

On May 15, 1894, he applied for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution, stating that he was:

The son of Samuel Hurlbut and Evelina Paval

The grandson of Abriham Hurlbut (born Winstead, Connecticut), and Sarah Clark (of New Milford, Connecticut)

The great grandson of Samuel Hurlbut and Purdence Hinmar of Woodbury

The second great grandson of Samuel Hurlbut of Woodbury and Abigail Hickox of Woodbury,

The third great grandson of John Hurlbut and Mercy Salmon of Woodbury

The fourth great grandson of Joseph Hurlbut of Weatherfield and Rebecca Brown (?).

At the time of his application, Jesse was living at 325 W. 101st Street, New York, NY, and was listed as a Clergyman in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He further wrote the following in his application for the SAR:

Samuel Hurlbut of Woodbury, Connecticut, was captain of the 5th company, 7th regiment, Col. Webb commanding, raised in 1775 by order of the Assembly at the July Sessions 1775. He was first enrolled in the militia at Hartford as Ensign, July 6th, 1775, and was discharged December 20, 1775, according to page 81 of the Record of Connecticut, Men in the Revolution. He was recruited in Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties, its companies were stationed at various places along the sound until September 14, when on requisition from General George Washington, the regiment was ordered to the Boston camps. It was then assigned to Sullivan's Brigade on Winter Hill at the left of the besieging line and remained until expiration of the term of service in December.

The regiment was adopted as a continental regiment in 1775 and reorganized under Col. Webb for service in 1776. Captain Hurlbut was First Lieutenant in 1776, went under Washington to New York by way of New London. Served in that vicinity from April until the close of the year. He assisted in fortifying the city and was ordered to the front at Brooklyn. August 7th he was at the Battle of White Plains and on October 28th was also at Trenton and at Princeton January 3, 1777. He was said to have been at Ticonderoga in 1775. His son Abriham went with his father as a lad of fourteen and was present at the evacuation of New York and served elsewhere. He lived in Madrid, New York, where he drew a Revolutionary Pension until 1840.

Thomas Hurlbut is the first of the name in this country, and is supposed to have been a native of Scotland, and came across the Atlantic in 1636 and was a soldier under Lieutenant Gardner who built and commanded the fort at Saybrook. In 1637 he was wounded in an encounter with the Pequot Indians. He afterward settled in Wethersfield. In 1660 the town granted him 80 acres of land and in 1671 for his services in the Indian Wars, 120 acres. He was a man of good esteem, and died in that place. In 1640 he was deputy to the court, a grand juror and in 1644 a constable. He had a great reputation as an Indian fighter.

Joseph Hurlbut, ancestor of Captain Samuel Hurlbut, was the fifth son of Thomas who was born at Wethersfield and afterward removed to Woodbury, Connecticut, now New Milford.

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From Census records shown on Ancestry.com:

In the 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, Jesse L. Hurlbut was 7 years old and living with his parents, Samuel, 58, Eveline, 47, and brothers, Samuel, Jr., 13, and Pierre P., 4. Also living in the home was Betsey Riley, 22. His father Samuel was working as a farmer and stated that the value of the real estate he owned was $15,000. Samuel was born in Vermont, Eveline in New York, as were their children. The other young woman living in their home, Betsey, was born in Ireland, and she may have been working as a servant, although the census does not show any occupation for her.

Jesse L. Hurlbut married Mary Matilda Chase in Manhattan, New York, on March 5, 1867, and at the time he was about 24 years old. By 1870, Jessie Hurlburt, 27, was living in Patterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, with his wife, Mary, 25, and children, Pierre, 2, and Helen M., 1, and a woman named Annie Farley, 30, who was working as a "domestic" in their home. Jessie was working as a clergyman and listed his personal estate at $700. Jessie was born in New York, Mary in Massachusetts, and their children in New Jersey. Their domestic was born in Ireland.

By 1880, Jesse L., 36 and Mary M., 35, were living at 68 East Fifth Street in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, with their children, Pierre M., 12, Charles C., 8, Mary M., 5, and Jesse S., 3. Their daughter, Helen M., must have passed away because she would have been 11 years old in this census, but she was not listed in the 1880 census record. Jesse was working as a Methodist minister. They also had a servant in their home named Mary Tasher, 32, who was born in New York.

On February 3, 1897, Jesse Lyman Hurlbut applied for a passport. He indicated he was born in New York City on February 15, 1943, and was living in New York City at the time, working as a clergyman, and that he was about to go abroad and planned to return to the USA within one year. He described himself as being 53 years old, 5 feet 10-1/2 inches tall, with brown eyes and grey hair, a high forehead, straight nose, moustached mouth, round chin and face with a florid complexion.

In the 1900 U.S. Federal Census for Manhattan, New York, NY, Jesse, 57, was living with his wife, Mary, 54, and their son, Charles, 28, his wife, Louisa, 23, and daughters, E. Mary, 26, and Bertha, 17. Also living in their home was Elley Logan, 22, listed as a servant born in Ireland. Their home may have been located on 101 st Street. Jesse and Mary had been married for 33 years, had given birth to 7 children, 3 of whom were still living. Jesse was still working as a minister and his son, Charles, was working as a steel inspector. Jesse owned his own home free from a mortgage. Their children who had passed away were Helen, who died before 1880, Pierre, who died by 1900, Louisa, born in 1877 and Jesse S., also born in 1877, who were perhaps twins.

By 1910, Jesse L., 67, and Mary M., 65, were living in a rented home located Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, alone and Jesse was still working as a clergyman. Jesse's wife, Mary, passed away Febriaru 16. 1913, in New Haven, Connecticut. By 1920, Jesse was a 76-year old widower living with his daughter, Bettie, 36, (probably Bertha), and her husband, George P. Dougherty, 39, and their children, George, 12, Jessie, 11, and Edward, 9, at 855 Clifton Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. Also living in their home was a 51 year old widow named Sarah White, who was listed as a lodger. George was working as a minister, but no one else in the house was working.

On February 11, 1926, Jesse L. Hurlburt, 83 years old, arrived in New York City from Bermuda, via the ship Araguaya. He listed his year of birth as 1842 not 1843, and listed his address as 74 Park Avenue in Bloomfield, NJ. He was living at that address with his married daughter, Bertha H. Dougherty, 45, who was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1880.

Jesse and Mary's youngest daughter, Bertha, born in 1883 in New Jersey, passed away on October 21, 1969, in Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio. At the time she was 86 years old.