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flag male ancestor  John  HUNTINGTON

Born
22 May 1820 ,  Canaan, Connecticut, USA
Died
21 July 1878 ,  New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
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Horace HUNTINGTONChloe FRANKLIN
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Born: 22 May 1820 in Canaan, Connecticut, USA

Paternal grandparents: Thomas HUNTINGTON , Mary WARD


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John  married  Julia M ADAMS 18 December 1845 in East Canaan, Connecticut, USA .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Julia M ADAMS  was born 3 September 1822 in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (New Marlboro).  Julia M died 12 February 1870 in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (New Marlboro). 

John HUNTINGTON died 21 July 1878 in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouse & Children of John HUNTINGTON

John HUNTINGTON married flag female ancestor Julia M ADAMS
Marriage date: 18 December 1845
Marriage place: East Canaan, Connecticut, USA

Children of John HUNTINGTON and Julia M ADAMS

flag male ancestor Miles Thomas HUNTINGTON
Born: 14 August 1847, Canaan, Connecticut, USA
Died: ,


flag male ancestor Horace HUNTINGTON
Born: 10 August 1851, Canaan, Connecticut, USA
Died: ,


flag female ancestor Martha Franklin HUNTINGTON
Born: 10 April 1853, Canaan, Connecticut, USA
Died: 11 January 1889, Chicago, Illinois, USA


flag male ancestor Willie John HUNTINGTON
Born: 11 December 1872, New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 October 1901, New Haven, Connecticut, USA


flag female ancestor Mary Clesson HUNTINGTON
Born: 1 February 1875, New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,


flag male ancestor Samuel Pease HUNTINGTON
Born: 12 May 1877, New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,




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BirthBirth — 1820
22 May 1820
Canaan, Connecticut, USA
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
marriage1845 Marriage / Partner
John HUNTINGTON and Julia M ADAMS 18 December 1845, East Canaan, Connecticut, USA

He was 25 years old.
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1847 Birth of Child
Miles Thomas HUNTINGTON was born 14 August 1847, Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village)

John was 27 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
1851 Birth of Child
Horace HUNTINGTON was born 10 August 1851, Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village)

John was 31 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1853 Birth of Child
Martha Franklin HUNTINGTON was born 10 April 1853, Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village)

John was 32 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
1870 Death of Spouse/Partner
Julia M ADAMS died 12 February 1870, New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (New Marlboro)
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1872 Birth of Child
Willie John HUNTINGTON was born 11 December 1872, New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (New Marlboro)

John was 52 years old.
1875 Birth of Child
Mary Clesson HUNTINGTON was born 1 February 1875, New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (New Marlboro)

John was 54 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
1877 Birth of Child
Samuel Pease HUNTINGTON was born 12 May 1877, New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (New Marlboro)

John was 57 years old.
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
DeathDeath — 1878
21 July 1878
New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 58.
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