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HELP! Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Thomas  HUNTINGTON

  (b. 18 March 1664 Norwich, Connecticut Colony   d. 7 November 1732 Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Thomas HUNTINGTON was born 18 March 1664 in Norwich, Connecticut Colony . Thomas HUNTINGTON was the child of Christopher HUNTINGTON   and   Ruth ROCKWELL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Simon HUNTINGTON and Margaret BARRETT (maternal)  William ROCKWELL and Susannah CAPEN

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Thomas  married  Elizabeth BACKUS 10 February 1687 in Norwich, Connecticut Colony .  The couple had (at least) 9 children. Elizabeth BACKUS  was born abt. 1670 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville).  Elizabeth died 29 December 1729 in Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic).  Elizabeth was the child of William BACKUS and Elizabeth PRATT.

Thomas HUNTINGTON died 7 November 1732 in Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut .

Occupation: Justice of the Peace


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Thomas HUNTINGTON married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Elizabeth BACKUS-- Date: 10 February 1687 Place: Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Elizabeth BACKUS was the child of William BACKUS and Elizabeth PRATT




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Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Adams Tavern, Built 1647, Norwichtown, Conn.
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birth1664 Birth
18 March 1664
Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Biography
Thomas, born in Norwich, March 18, 1664, must have attained some
distinction, since he appears on the record toward the close of his life with that title, which in those days had the highest significance, Thomas Huntington, Esq.

He married, Feb. 10, 1686-7, Elizabeth, second daughter of Lieut. William and Elizabeth (Pratt) Backus, one of the most enterprising of the Norwich settlers. He was a professed Christian, and as appears from contemporary records, an active and successful business man. In the fall after his marriage he removed with his cousin Joseph, (23) to aid in laying the foundations of the new town of Windham. Here his name occurs often in the early records, and always honorably. He received from his father, a tract of land, lying to the north of the town of Windham; now lying in the towns of Windham and Mansfield, his own house lot lying in the latter town. Accordingly, at the organization of the Mansfield church, Oct. 18, 1710, Thomas Huntington
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marriage1687 Marriage / Partner
Thomas HUNTINGTON and Elizabeth BACKUS 10 February 1687, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1688 Birth of Child
Thomas HUNTINGTON was born 22 April 1688, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1692 Birth of Child
Jedediah HUNTINGTON was born 14 March 1692, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1695 Birth of Child
Elizabeth HUNTINGTON was born 17 April 1695, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)
1697 Birth of Child
Eleazer HUNTINGTON was born 28 July 1697, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)
1699 Birth of Child
Ruth HUNTINGTON was born 8 August 1699, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)
1702 Birth of Child
Lydia HUNTINGTON was born 12 February 1702, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

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1705 Birth of Child
William HUNTINGTON was born 27 March 1705, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)
1707 Birth of Child
Christopher HUNTINGTON was born 3 October 1707, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)
1710 Birth of Child
Simon HUNTINGTON was born 6 July 1710, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)
1729 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth BACKUS died 29 December 1729, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)
Death
Name: Thomas Huntington
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Death Date: 07 Nov 1732
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Huntington
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01319-6
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 1376017
Reference ID: item 1 p 68

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7KJ-WHW : 9 February 2018), Thomas Huntington, 07 Nov 1732; citing , reference item 1 p 68; FHL microfilm 1,376,017.
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Windham Center Cemetery Windham Windham County Connecticut, USA
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Thomas is buried at: Windham Center Cemetery Windham Windham County Connecticut, USA
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 11/9/2021 4:34:18 PM
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