William Huntington Sr. (1759 - 1853)

Born 1759 in Halton Holegate, Lincolnshire, England

Husband of Margaret (Travers) Huntington — married 1794 in Hope-Town, Bonaventure, Lower Canada

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1853 at about age 94 in Hope Town, Bonaventure, Canada East

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Biography

Parents: Anthony Huntington and Mary Grummet

William was born about 1759.

Married: ABT 1794 to Margaret TRAVERS b: 4 DEC 1772 in New York City, New York, Usa

Children

1. Elizabeth HUNTINGTON b: 1819 in Hope Twp., Bonaventure Co., Quebec, Canada
2. Eleanor "Ellen" HUNTINGTON b: ABT 1808 in Hope Twp., Bonaventure Co., Quebec, Canada
3. William HUNTINGTON b: 1795
4. John HUNTINGTON b: 2 NOV 1796 in Hope Twp., Bonaventure Co., Quebec, Canada
5. Sarah HUNTINGTON b: 1798 in Québec, Canada
6. Andrew HUNTINGTON b: 1802 in Hope Twp., Bonaventure Co., Quebec, Canada
7. Margaret HUNTINGTON b: 1798 in Québec, Canada
8. James HUNTINGTON b: ABT 1799 in Québec, Canada
9. Nancy "Ann" HUNTINGTON b: ABT 1801
10. Mary Ann HUNTINGTON b: 1805

From New Carlisle, Sources of Genealogical Information Prior to 1820 written by Raymond Garrett. "Due to the poor harvest of 1816 the government allocated 100 barrels of flour to be sent to New Carlisle and rationed to the residents. This occurred in a age before the birth of the welfare state; the flour was not given away. It was sold t the rate of 4 pounds (sterling) per barrel!" If the person could not pay in cash, an equivalent amount of lumber (960 square feet of pine plank) to be used in the construction of the county jail or firewood (8 cords) was accepted."

And from the 1816 "Untitled Relief Book", included in Raymond Garrett's article, are these entries: Mrs. John Travers, Resident of East Nouvelle, a widow; Claim made by her (sic) soninlaw William Huntington. Her late husband served with 26th and 44th REGIMENTS OF FOOT for 36 years. (William Huntington was married to Margaret Travers, daughter of John Travers and Sarah Townsend. He also petitioned for a flour ration.)

Sources

• Ancestry.ca

• Garrett and related families

• Kempffer Family

• Geni Entry

• Rootsweb Ancestry

• oocities.org

• HUNTINGTON - My Family Memories

• Huntington Patriarches

• Family Search

• "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL1P-Y6KJ : 9 December 2017), William Huntingdon, 29 Nov 1759; citing Baptism, 29 Nov 1759, Halton Holegate, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,541,984.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JMD2-F3R : 11 February 2018, William Huntingdon, 29 Nov 1759); citing HALTON HOLEGATE,LINCOLN,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 504,234.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J7JX-GJW : 10 February 2018, William Huntingdon, ); citing Halton-Holegate, Lincoln, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,541,984.

• "Canada, recensement du Bas-Canada, 1825," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJ6-93Q : 8 November 2014), William Huntington, Hopetown, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada; citing p. , volume 3, MG 31 C1; Library and Archives Canada microfilm number C-718, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,443,958.

• "Canada, recensement du Bas-Canada, 1831," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVMW-9PZ : 14 November 2014), William Huntington, Bonaventure to Point au Maquereau, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada; citing p. 2671, volume 34, MG 31 C1; Library and Archives Canada microfilm number C-724, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,443,964.

• The Gaspe Roots of Stephen Astels:Information about William Huntington