Isaiah Basford Huff

Brief Life History of Isaiah Basford

When Isaiah Basford Huff was born on 23 November 1814, in Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, his father, Moses Huff, was 48 and his mother, Thankful Higgins, was 50. He married Eunice Webb Stevens on 25 August 1835, in Wellington, Piscataquis, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 18 November 1862, in Wellington, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Wellington, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaiah Basford Huff
1814–1862
Eunice Webb Stevens
1813–1892
Marriage: 25 August 1835
Lucy Ann Huff
1837–1861
Rufus T. Huff
1852–1869
Charles William Huff
1839–1872
Sumner Sears Huff
1841–1914
Eunice E Huff
1843–1845
Isaiah Melvin Huff
1845–1908
Eunice Francis Huff
1847–1921
Lovina Keziah Huff
1849–1873
Cornelius Perrington Huff
1855–1924
Laura Ann Huff
1858–1878

Sources (16)

  • Isaiah Huff, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Isaiah Huff, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • Isaiah Basford Huff, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

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. 

1820

Maine is the 23rd state.

1828

Historical Boundaries: 1828: Somerset, Maine, United States 1838: Piscataquis, Maine, United States

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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