Jay
HUNTINGTON
Born
29 March 1829
,
Westernville, New York, USA
Died
23 February 1895
,
Plymouth, Michigan, USA
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Born: 29 March 1829 in Westernville, New York, USA
Father:
Asa Clark HUNTINGTON
Mother:
Laura CLARK
Paternal grandparents:
Matthew HUNTINGTON
, Mary "Polly" CATLIN
Jay was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jay married Caroline SCOTT 27 August 1856 in Brookshire, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Caroline SCOTT was born 22 May 1832 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock). Caroline died 17 March 1890 in Milan, Michigan, USA.
Jay HUNTINGTON died 23 February 1895 in Plymouth, Michigan, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Jay HUNTINGTON
Jay HUNTINGTON married 
Caroline SCOTT
Marriage date: 27 August 1856
Marriage place: Brookshire, New York, USA
Caroline SCOTTMarriage date: 27 August 1856
Marriage place: Brookshire, New York, USA
Children of Jay HUNTINGTON and Caroline SCOTT
William Smith HUNTINGTONBorn: 10 June 1858, Bennington, Vermont, USA
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Married: Althea Poole TAGGART 11 May 1881
George HUNTINGTONBorn: 9 October 1861, Canton, New York, USA
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Married: Elizabeth Hotchkiss BURROWS 2 December 1886 Place: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Grace HUNTINGTONBorn: 7 June 1863, Rome, New York, USA
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Edward Jay HUNTINGTONBorn: 25 November 1869, Bucyrus, Ohio, USA
Died: 11 January 1874, Niles, Michigan, USA
Died: 11 January 1874, Niles, Michigan, USA
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Birth — 182929 March 1829
Westernville, New York, USA
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.
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)
1856 Marriage / PartnerJay HUNTINGTON and Caroline SCOTT 27 August 1856, Brookshire, New York, USA
He was 27 years old.
1858 Birth of ChildWilliam Smith HUNTINGTON was born 10 June 1858, Bennington, Vermont, USA (North Bennington)
Jay was 29 years old.
1861 Birth of ChildGeorge HUNTINGTON was born 9 October 1861, Canton, New York, USA
Jay was 32 years old.
1863 Birth of ChildGrace HUNTINGTON was born 7 June 1863, Rome, New York, USA
Jay was 34 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1869 Birth of ChildEdward Jay HUNTINGTON was born 25 November 1869, Bucyrus, Ohio, USA
Jay was 40 years old.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1874 Death of ChildEdward Jay HUNTINGTON died 11 January 1874, Niles, Michigan, USA
Jay was 44 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1886 Marriage of ChildGeorge HUNTINGTON married 2 December 1886, Saginaw, Michigan, USA to Elizabeth Hotchkiss BURROWS
1890 Death of Spouse/PartnerCaroline SCOTT died 17 March 1890, Milan, Michigan, USA
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
Death — 189523 February 1895
Plymouth, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 65.
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