Hiram Huntington

Brief Life History of Hiram

When Hiram Huntington was born on 24 August 1758, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Theophilus Huntington, was 31 and his mother, Lois Gifford, was 28. He married Lucy Perkins on 31 December 1795, in Chelsea, Orange, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1831. He died on 8 May 1835, in Chelsea, Orange, Vermont, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Chelsea, Orange, Vermont, United States.

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Hiram Huntington
1758–1835
Lucy Perkins
1764–1831
Marriage: 31 December 1795
Laura Huntington
1798–1883
Rev. Jacob Perkins Huntington
1800–1864
Lucia Huntington
1805–1869
Harriet Huntington
1808–1810

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  • Hiram Huntington, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Hiram Huntington, "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872"
  • Find A Grave-Vermont For Hiram Huntington, Memorial ID #207729386

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

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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