Samuel HUNTINGTON

Born

3 June 1759 , Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

7 December 1823 , Greensboro, Vermont, USA

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Nathan HUNTINGTON Amie BROWN (BROWNE)

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Born: 3 June 1759 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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Samuel married Bethiah DOGGETT 24 January 1780 in Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Bethiah DOGGETT was born 22 August 1756 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Bethiah died 31 December 1828 in Greensboro, Vermont, USA (Greensborough) (Greensboro Bend).

Samuel HUNTINGTON died 7 December 1823 in Greensboro, Vermont, USA .
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Samuel HUNTINGTON married

Bethiah DOGGETT
Marriage date: 24 January 1780
Marriage place: Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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VERMONT, VITAL RECORDS, 1760-1954

Plainfield, CT Marriage Records To 1800

From Early Connecticut Marriages Prior to 1800 By Frederick W. Bailey

Bethia Daggett & Dr. Samuel Huntington , 1780

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Bethia Doggett {Noah, Samuel, Samuel, Thomas),

born Boston, Mass., August 22, 1756; died Greensboro, Vt.,

December 31, 1828; married January 24, 1780, Samuel Huntington,

M.D., son of Nathan and Amy (Brown) Huntington, of Shaftesbury,

Vt.; born Norwich (now Griswold), Conn., June 3, 1759; died

Greensboro, Vt., December 7, 1823.

A history of the Doggett-Daggett family (1894)

Author: Doggett, Samuel Bradlee, 1858-

Publisher: Boston : Press of Rockwell and Churchill

name: Samuel Huntington

event: Marriage

event date: 24 Jan 1780

event place: Shaftsbury, , Vermont, United States

gender: Male

age:

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father:

mother:

spouse: Bethiah Doggett

spouse's father:

spouse's mother:

film number: 27533

digital folder number: 004543235

image number: 00118

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch.org

Children of Samuel HUNTINGTON and Bethiah DOGGETT

Bethiah HUNTINGTON

Born: 21 October 1780, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 27 October 1851, Lansingburg, Troy, New York, USA

Robert HUNTINGTON

Born: 21 October 1780, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 14 February 1784, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)

John HUNTINGTON

Born: 26 March 1782, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 8 October 1840, Perry City, Wyoming, New York, USA

Henry HUNTINGTON

Born: 26 March 1782, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 16 May 1852, Greensboro, Vermont, USA

Betsey HUNTINGTON

Born: 17 January 1784, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 12 March 1795, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Mary HUNTINGTON

Born: 3 November 1785, Greensboro, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 17 May 1809, Greensboro, Vermont, USA

Robert HUNTINGTON

Born: 28 June 1787, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: ,

Rosana HUNTINGTON

Born: 15 December 1788, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 16 June 1809, Greensboro, Vermont, USA

Nathan HUNTINGTON

Born: 15 December 1788, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: abt. 1792, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Nathan HUNTINGTON

Born: 25 April 1792, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 30 March 1796, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Sophia HUNTINGTON

Born: 15 May 1794, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 24 May 1867, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Elizabeth HUNTINGTON

Born: 6 December 1797, Greensboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 12 May 1809, Greensboro, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1759
3 June 1759
Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1759 - Norwich, Connecticut
1759 HUNTINGTON Samuel, ye Son of Nathan Huntington and of Ame his Wife was Born June 3rd 1759 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
Samuel, born June 3, 1759. He was a physician in Greensboro, Vt., and married, Jan. 24, 1780, Bethiah Dogget. He died Dec. 7, 1823. The fol- lowing statement is made by his grand-daughter, Mrs. Hatch, (1991) in a letter to Dr. Joshua, in 1851. ' With high reputation as a physician and surgeon, which he retained to the close of his life, he removed to Shaftesbury, Vt., and subsequently to Greensboro. He was a surgeon in the army during the last war. He was also a custom-house officer in 1812.'

A genealogical memoir of the Huntington family in this country: embracing all the known descendants of Simon and Margaret Huntington, who have retained the family name (1863)
Author: Huntington, E. B. (Elijah Baldwin), 1816-1877
Subject: Huntington, Simon, 1583-1633; Huntington family
Publisher: Stamford, Conn., The author

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

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

U.S. Revolutionary War
Service: CONNECTICUT - CONTINENTAL LINE Rank: PRIVATE
Birth: 6-3-1759 NORWICH NEW LONDON CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 12-7-1823 GREENSBORO ORLEANS CO VERMONT
Service Source: JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, PP 53, 54
Service Description: 1) CAPT STORRS,COL PUTNAM,3RD REGT,2ND CO
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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)

1780 Marriage / Partner
Samuel HUNTINGTON and Bethiah DOGGETT 24 January 1780, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)

He was 20 years old.

Samuel HUNTINGTON - 1780 marriage Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

1780 marriage
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1780 Birth of Child
Bethiah HUNTINGTON was born 21 October 1780, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)

Samuel was 21 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Robert HUNTINGTON was born 21 October 1780, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)

Samuel was 21 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Henry HUNTINGTON was born 26 March 1782, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Samuel was 22 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
John HUNTINGTON was born 26 March 1782, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Samuel was 22 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
Betsey HUNTINGTON was born 17 January 1784, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Samuel was 24 years old.

1784 Death of Child
Robert HUNTINGTON died 14 February 1784, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Samuel was 24 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Mary HUNTINGTON was born 3 November 1785, Greensboro, Vermont, USA (Greensborough) (Greensboro Bend)

Samuel was 26 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Robert HUNTINGTON was born 28 June 1787, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Samuel was 28 years old.

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

1788 Birth of Child
Nathan HUNTINGTON was born 15 December 1788, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Samuel was 29 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Rosana HUNTINGTON was born 15 December 1788, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Samuel was 29 years old.

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

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

1792 Birth of Child
Nathan HUNTINGTON was born 25 April 1792, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Samuel was 32 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Sophia HUNTINGTON was born 15 May 1794, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Samuel was 34 years old.

1795 Death of Child
Betsey HUNTINGTON died 12 March 1795, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Samuel was 35 years old.

1796 Death of Child
Nathan HUNTINGTON died 30 March 1796, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Samuel was 36 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1797 Birth of Child
Elizabeth HUNTINGTON was born 6 December 1797, Greensboro, Vermont, USA (Greensborough) (Greensboro Bend)

Samuel was 38 years old.

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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

1809 Death of Child
Elizabeth HUNTINGTON died 12 May 1809, Greensboro, Vermont, USA (Greensborough) (Greensboro Bend)

Samuel was 49 years old.

1809 Death of Child
Mary HUNTINGTON died 17 May 1809, Greensboro, Vermont, USA (Greensborough) (Greensboro Bend)

Samuel was 49 years old.

1809 Death of Child
Rosana HUNTINGTON died 16 June 1809, Greensboro, Vermont, USA (Greensborough) (Greensboro Bend)

Samuel was 50 years old.

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

Death
name: Samuel Huntington
event: Death
event date: 07 Dec 1823
event place: Greensboro, , Vermont, United States
gender:
age: 55
estimated birth year: 1768
father:
mother:
spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 0027592
digital folder number: 004666996
image number: 03509

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XFV6-HXK : accessed 11 Feb 2013), Samuel Huntington, 1823.
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Baker Cemetery Greensboro Orleans County Vermont, USA

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Baker Cemetery Greensboro Orleans County Vermont, USA

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