Collins Hickox Huntington

Male29 May 1807–20 March 1888

Brief Life History of Collins Hickox

When Collins Hickox Huntington was born on 29 May 1807, in Addison, Addison, Vermont, United States, his father, Jonathan Huntington, was 28 and his mother, Sally Hickox, was 24. He married Caroline Cornelia Streit on 13 May 1836, in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 20 March 1888, in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Collins Hickox Huntington
1807–1888
Charlotte Maria Freligh
1818–1903
Marriage: 6 July 1853
Collins Freligh Huntington
1854–1908
Caroline Maria Huntington
1856–1945
Infant Female Huntington
1864–1864
John Pierpont Huntington
1864–1873

Sources (32)

  • C H Huntington, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Collins H Huntington, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954" (Marriage Registered also in St. Albans, VT - Married in Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
  • Collin H Huntington, "United States Census, 1850"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 July 1853Montreal, Montreal Urban Community, Quebec, Canada
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1808

    Age 1

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812

    Age 5

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 23

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    Name Meaning

    English (northern): habitational name from any of various places called Huntington, most of which are named with Old English huntena, the genitive plural form of hunta ‘hunter, huntsman’, + dūn ‘hill’ or tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. Some, however, may have Old English hunting ‘hunting’ as the initial element, while others may derive from the Old English personal name Hunta (genitive Huntan), perhaps with Old English connective -ing-, + tūn. The surname may also arise from Huntingdon (Huntingdonshire), which derives from the Old English personal name Hunta (genitive Huntan) or Old English hunta (genitive huntan) + dūn.

    History: A prominent American family of this name were founded by Simon Huntington, who himself never saw the New World, for he died in 1633 on the voyage to Boston, where his widow settled with her children. Their descendants include Jabez Huntington (1719–86), a wealthy West Indies trader, and Samuel Huntington (1731–96), who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Collis Potter Huntington (1821–1900) was an American railway magnate. Beginning with little education or money, he made a huge fortune, some of which he left to his nephew, Henry Huntington (1850–1927), who used the money to establish the Huntington library and art gallery in CA.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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