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Bulloch Family History
James Bulloch (1701 – 1780) came to this country from Scotland in 1728 and his descendants have left a significant impact on both the history of Georgia and the United States.
 
His grandson Archibald Bulloch (1765 – 1806), Speaker of the Royal Assembly of Georgia and President of the Provincial Congress, was instrumental in Georgia’s signing of the Declaration of Independence.
 
Great grandson James Stephens Bulloch (1793 – 1849) was a decorated hero in the Texas War for Independence, and was one of the founders of Roswell. James and his wife Martha came to the new settlement of Roswell in 1839 and built a Greek Revival home on the highest point of land.
 
James and Martha had four children. Their second daughter, Mittie Bulloch, met Theodore Roosevelt through a family connection in 1850. The couple met again in 1853 and a December wedding was arranged.
 
After the December 22, 1853 wedding at Bulloch Hall, Mittie and Thee moved to New York City where they raised their four children, Anna, Elliott, Theodore, and Corrine.

The war years were difficult for the Bulloch women. Mittie's half brother James Dunwody Bulloch became the Confederate Navy's primary agent in Britain arranging for the the building of ships including the Alabama, the Florida and the Shenandoah. Her brother Irvine enlisted in the Confederate Navy and served on the Shenandoah and the Alabama. Theodore, Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt's husband, spent the war years working with the Union to assure benefits for the families of the soldiers fighting in the war.
 
Theodore carried on the tradition of his ancestors with a life dedicated to public service. He became the youngest President of the United States after the death of President William McKinley in 1901. He served as President from 1901 – 1908.
 
Elliott was the father of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt who married Franklin, her fifth cousin, the 32nd President of the United States.
 
Come and visit Bulloch Hall to hear “the rest of the story”.

 

 

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