Dwight HUNTINGTON

Born

15 May 1801 , Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

Died

1 December 1880 , Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

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Jonas HUNTINGTON Rhoda BALDWIN

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Born: 15 May 1801 in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Jonas HUNTINGTON

Mother: Rhoda BALDWIN

Paternal grandparents: Matthew HUNTINGTON , Elizabeth HEATH

Maternal grandparents: Eleazer BALDWIN , Elizabeth WRIGHT

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Dwight married Lucretia STARKWEATHER 27 November 1827 in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Lucretia STARKWEATHER was born 23 September 1802 in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs). Lucretia died 4 July 1881 in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs).

Dwight HUNTINGTON died 1 December 1880 in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA .

m. November 27, 1823 in Mansfield, Conn., Lucretia Starkweather, daughter of Richard Starkweather and Merab Corning

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Recorded occupation: shoe maker, merchant, silk dealer, farmer, tavern keeper

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
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Spouse & Children of Dwight HUNTINGTON

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Dwight HUNTINGTON married

Lucretia STARKWEATHER
Marriage date: 27 November 1827
Marriage place: Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

Children of Dwight HUNTINGTON and Lucretia STARKWEATHER

John HUNTINGTON

Born: 3 July 1825, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 18 September 1904, Willington, Connecticut, USA

Henry HUNTINGTON

Born: 6 August 1827, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2 November 1911, Sharon, Massachusetts, USA

Cornelia HUNTINGTON

Born: 13 July 1829, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 20 March 1898, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

Andrew Jackson HUNTINGTON

Born: 22 June 1831, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 8 March 1898, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Louisa HUNTINGTON

Born: 23 May 1833, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 14 May 1858, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

Lucretia HUNTINGTON

Born: 23 March 1839, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 5 April 1900, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1801
15 May 1801
Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1825 Birth of Child
John HUNTINGTON was born 3 July 1825, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Dwight was 24 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage / Partner
Dwight HUNTINGTON and Lucretia STARKWEATHER 27 November 1827, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

He was 26 years old.

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1827 Birth of Child
Henry HUNTINGTON was born 6 August 1827, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Dwight was 26 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1829 Birth of Child
Cornelia HUNTINGTON was born 13 July 1829, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Dwight was 28 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1831 Birth of Child
Andrew Jackson HUNTINGTON was born 22 June 1831, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Dwight was 30 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Louisa HUNTINGTON was born 23 May 1833, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Dwight was 32 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Lucretia HUNTINGTON was born 23 March 1839, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Dwight was 37 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.