John HUNTINGTON

Born

8 October 1763 , Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

1 October 1840 , Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

John married Olive CLARK 25 December 1788 in Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Olive CLARK was born 4 February 1770 in Durham, Crown Colony of Connecticut.

Parents & Family of John HUNTINGTON

Parents of John HUNTINGTON

Father

Nathan HUNTINGTON

Mother

Amie BROWN (BROWNE)

Grandparents of John HUNTINGTON

Paternal grandparents

Matthew HUNTINGTON Lydia LEONARD

Maternal grandparents

John BROWN (BROWNE) Amie (Ame) FELLOWS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of John HUNTINGTON

John HUNTINGTON married

Olive CLARK
Marriage date: 25 December 1788
Marriage place: Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
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Marriage notes:

name: John Huntington

event: Marriage

event date: 25 Dec 1788

event place: Shaftsbury, , Vermont, United States

gender: Male

age:

estimated birth year:

father:

mother:

spouse: Olive Clark

spouse's father:

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film number: 27510

digital folder number: 004543209

image number: 02970

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 11 Feb 2013), John Huntington and Olive Clark, 1788.

Children of John HUNTINGTON and Olive CLARK

Olive HUNTINGTON

Born: 26 September 1789, Shaftsbury, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 15 September 1854, Groton, Vermont, USA

Laura HUNTINGTON

Born: 13 December 1791, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 29 June 1865, Grenville, Canada West

Fanny HUNTINGTON

Born: 29 August 1793, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 22 March 1831, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Married: Gardner BARTON 13 February 1814 Place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Amy HUNTINGTON

Born: 27 March 1796, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: abt. 1796,

Eliza HUNTINGTON

Born: 26 December 1797, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 24 December 1851,

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1763 - Norwich, Connecticut

1763 HUNTINGTON John ye Son of Nathan Huntington and of Ame his Wife was Born October 8th 1763 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

Baptism

Name: John Huntington
Father: Nathan Huntington
Baptism Date: 16 Oct 1763
Baptism Place: Griswold, Connecticut, USA

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013.

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Biography

John, born Oct. 8, 1763, married Olive Clark, and was a merchant in Middlebury, Vt. He died in Shaftesbury, in 1840.

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

Birth — 1763
8 October 1763
Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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)

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)

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

1788 Marriage / Partner
John HUNTINGTON and Olive CLARK 25 December 1788, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

He was 25 years old.

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

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1789 Birth of Child
Olive HUNTINGTON was born 26 September 1789, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

John was 25 years old.

1790 - Shaftsbury, Vermont

Name: John Huntington
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1790
Event Place: Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Note:
PAge: 5
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M637
Affiliate Film Number: 12
GS Film Number: 0568152
Digital Folder Number: 005157143
Image Number: 00017

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1790 U.S. Census
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1791 Birth of Child
Laura HUNTINGTON was born 13 December 1791, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

John was 28 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Fanny HUNTINGTON was born 29 August 1793, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

John was 29 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Amy HUNTINGTON was born 27 March 1796, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

John was 32 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1797 Birth of Child
Eliza HUNTINGTON was born 26 December 1797, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

John was 34 years old.

1800 - Shaftsbury, Vermont

Name: John Huntington
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1800
Event Place: Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Note:
PAge: 168
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M32
Affiliate Film Number: 51
GS Film Number: 218688
Digital Folder Number: 004956028
Image Number: 00099

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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

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.

1814 Marriage of Child
Fanny HUNTINGTON married 13 February 1814, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA to Gardner BARTON

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

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.

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

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

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

1831 Death of Child
Fanny HUNTINGTON died 22 March 1831, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

John was 67 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)

Death — 1840
1 October 1840
Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 77.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

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1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
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