Isaac Huff

Brief Life History of Isaac

When Isaac Huff was born in 1791, in Dutchess, New York, United States, his father, Isaac Huff, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Tripp, was 23. He married Elizabeth Bowerman in 1851, in Prince Edward, Canada West, British North America. He lived in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada in 1851. He died on 27 July 1883, in Rawdon Township, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 92, and was buried in Rawdon Township, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Huff
1791–1883
Amarilla Smith
1830–1919
Marriage: 25 December 1855
William Edward Huff
1854–1922
Elizabeth Lydia Huff
1857–1940
Ann Huff
1867–
Amarilla Huff
1868–
Mary Huff
1868–

Sources (18)

  • Isaac Huff, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Isaac Huff, "Ontario Deaths,1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
  • Isaac Huff in entry for William Milligan and Anna Huff, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

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World Events (7)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1798

Rawdon was a historic township in Hastings County in east-central Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1798 and named after Sir Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings. In 1858, the village of Stirling was incorporated and so became a separate municipality. In 1997, the village and township were reunited to form the municipality of Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hufo, a short form of a compound name formed with hug ‘heart, mind, spirit’ as the first element.

Americanized form of German, Dutch, Norwegian, and Danish Hoff or Hof .

English: variant of Hough .

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

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Story Highlight

War of 1812 Participation and Biography - Ontario, Canada Graveside Project

VETERAN Isaac Huff 1st Regiment Lennox Militia JULY 30, 2013 WAYNE MAIZE Isaac Huff was born c 1791 in Dutchess County, New York to parents Isaac and Sarah (Tripp) Huff. He married twice, first to Eli …

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