Lucy HUNTINGTON

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26 February 1756 , Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

31 August 1828 , Ledyard, New York, USA

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Nathan HUNTINGTON Amie BROWN (BROWNE)

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Born: 26 February 1756 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Nathan HUNTINGTON

Mother: Amie BROWN (BROWNE)

Paternal grandparents: Matthew HUNTINGTON , Lydia LEONARD

Maternal grandparents: John BROWN (BROWNE) , Amie (Ame) FELLOWS

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Lucy married Asa W BURNHAM 16 August 1779 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Asa W BURNHAM was born 28 August 1753 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Asa W died 1 January 1846 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora). Asa W was the child of Eleazer (Eleazar) BURNHAM and Mary NORMAN.

Lucy HUNTINGTON died 31 August 1828 in Ledyard, New York, USA .

Died in the village of Aurora.

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Lucy HUNTINGTON married

Asa W BURNHAM
Marriage date: 16 August 1779
Marriage place: Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Asa W BURNHAM was the child of Eleazer (Eleazar) BURNHAM and Mary NORMAN

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Groom's Name: Asa Burnham

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Bride's Name: Lucy Huntington

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Marriage Date: 16 Aug 1779

Marriage Place: Griswold, New London, Connecticut

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M53431-1

Syst Origin: Connecticut-EASy

Source Film Number: 4374

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Collection: Connecticut Marriages, 1729-1867

Children of Asa W BURNHAM and Lucy HUNTINGTON

Eleazer BURNHAM

Born: 15 July 1780, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 3 May 1867, Ledyard, New York, USA

Married: Caroline Matilda WOOD 1807 Place: Cayuga County, New York, USA

Married: Urania SMITH 23 February 1843 Place: Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

Rebecca BURNHAM

Born: 5 February 1782, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 12 July 1862, Hanover, Shelby, Indiana, USA

Married: Abel COLE 6 October 1803 Place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Julia Ann BURNHAM

Born: 20 March 1784, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 31 May 1863, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Charles MATTOON 10 November 1805 Place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Polly BURNHAM

Born: 2 June 1786, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: abt. 1842, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Married: Allen DRAPER 1806 Place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Amy BURNHAM

Born: 2 June 1786, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 17 March 1788, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)

Asa Norman BURNHAM

Born: 9 January 1787, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 5 June 1830, Springport, New York, USA

Married: Martha Slocum HAMMOND 20 October 1818 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Lucy BURNHAM

Born: 8 March 1791, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 22 December 1847, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Married: George GALUSHA 18 November 1810 Place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Joshua BURNHAM

Born: 1 January 1795, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 1 January 1795, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Sophia Adeline BURNHAM

Born: 15 April 1797, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 6 January 1840, Ledyard, New York, USA

Married: Seneca WOOD 1816 Place: Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

Charlotte Maria BURNHAM

Born: 9 June 1803, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 31 January 1882, Auburn, New York, USA

Married: Sherman SMITH 22 December 1825 Place: Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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Birth — 1756
26 February 1756
Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1756 - Norwich, Connecticut
1756 HUNTINGTON Lucy, ye Daughter of Nathan Huntington and of Ame his Wife was Born February 26th 1756 Birth

Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.

Biography
Lucy, born Feb. 26, 1756. She married Asa Burnham, and resided
in Bennington Vt.; where their children were born. She died in Aug. 1827. Their children were : Eleazer, born July, 15, 1780, is a lawyer, residing in Aurora, N. Y., and has twice been a presidential elector. He married, first, Caroline Matilda, daughter of Hon. Walter Wood, who died June 27, 1832, leaving two sons and one daughter. He is now living with his second wife, Urania Smith, who has no children. Rebecca, born Feb. 5, 1782, and married Abel Cole, in 1803. They are living in Hanover, Shelby county, Indiana, and have had ten children ; Julia Ann, born March 20, 1784, and married, in 1805, Charles Mattoon, of Lenox, Mass. She is a widow, now living in Lenox, and has five children, one of whom is the Rev. Chas. N. Mattoon, President of Farmers' College, near Cincinnati, Ohio, Polly, born June 2, 1786, married, in 1804, Allen Draper, of Shaftesbury, and had ten children, Asa N., born Jan. 9, 1789, married Martha S....Read full story

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1779 Marriage / Partner
Lucy HUNTINGTON and Asa W BURNHAM 16 August 1779, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

She was 23 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Eleazer BURNHAM was born 15 July 1780, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Lucy was 24 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Rebecca BURNHAM was born 5 February 1782, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Lucy was 25 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1784 Birth of Child
Julia Ann BURNHAM was born 20 March 1784, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Lucy was 28 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Amy BURNHAM was born 2 June 1786, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Lucy was 30 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Polly BURNHAM was born 2 June 1786, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Lucy was 30 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Asa Norman BURNHAM was born 9 January 1787, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Lucy was 30 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1788 Death of Child
Amy BURNHAM died 17 March 1788, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Lucy was 32 years old.

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 Birth of Child
Lucy BURNHAM was born 8 March 1791, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Lucy was 35 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Joshua BURNHAM was born 1 January 1795, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Lucy was 38 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1797 Birth of Child
Sophia Adeline BURNHAM was born 15 April 1797, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Lucy was 41 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 Birth of Child
Charlotte Maria BURNHAM was born 9 June 1803, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Lucy was 47 years old.

1803 Marriage of Child
Rebecca BURNHAM married 6 October 1803, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center) to Abel COLE

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Julia Ann BURNHAM married 10 November 1805, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center) to Charles MATTOON

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

AURORA (LEDYARD) CAYUGA, NY -- 1810

1810 Marriage of Child
Lucy BURNHAM married 18 November 1810, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center) to George GALUSHA

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

1818 Marriage of Child
Asa Norman BURNHAM married 20 October 1818, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights) to Martha Slocum HAMMOND

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 Marriage of Child
Charlotte Maria BURNHAM married 22 December 1825, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora) to Sherman SMITH

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

Lucy HUNTINGTON - Grave of Lucy Huntington Burnham, Oak Glen Cemetery, Aurora, NY

Grave of Lucy Huntington Burnham, Oak Glen Cemetery, Aurora, NY

Oak Glen Cemetery
Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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Death — 1828
31 August 1828
Ledyard, New York, USA
She died at the age of 72.

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Oak Glen Cemetery

Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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Record added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last updated: 1/22/2023 5:22:23 PM

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