Wealthy landowner in Montville Ct who employed Lettice Minard before she married William Burke.
| When Burke met | 1780 |
| Where Burke met | Montville CT |
| Occupation | Agriculture |
| Interaction with Burke | Where Burke’s first wife, Lettice, lived before they married |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 27 |
Notes
John Dolbeare (September 29, 1745 – April 9, 1806) was a landowner and early resident of Montville, Connecticut. The eldest son of George Dolbeare and Mary Sherwood, he inherited a several-hundred-acre farm and a residence on the old Colchester Road, where he settled permanently. On December 22, 1769, he married Sarah Raymond, daughter of Christopher Raymond and Eleanor Fitch, and the couple had thirteen children who all lived to maturity. An established member of his community, Dolbeare was admitted to the privileges of a freeman upon Montville’s incorporation on October 12, 1786, and was referred to as “Esquire” in burial records. Following his death at age 60, his extensive agricultural estate was divided among his children. He was buried in Montville’s Raymond Hill Cemetery, and his wife survived him until 1828.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.