Brief Life History of Ruth Ryan
When Ruth Ryan Huntington was born on 30 August 1812, in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Zephaniah Huntington, was 31 and her mother, Anna Greene, was 23. She married Erastus Sanders on 12 August 1838. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 19 February 1897, at the age of 84, and was buried in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (2)
- Ruth Ryan Huntington Saunders, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ruth Huntington in entry for E Huntington Saunders and Anna M Maitland, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
Spouse and Children
1808–1838 Male
1812–1897 Female
Children (1)
1838–1902 Male
Parents and Siblings
1781–1836 Male
1788–1875 Female
Siblings (3)
1812–1897 Female
1816–1825 Female
1819–1891 Female
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 7
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Age 17
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 24
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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