HUNTINGTON


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Huntington

Alfred Huntington & Bertha Sullivan

Huntington


Their Family

In the Beginning: Huntington's were farmers.

FIRST GENERATION

1. HUNTINGTON. He was married. HUNTINGTON had the following children:

+2 i. William HUNTINGTON*.

SECOND GENERATION

2. William HUNTINGTON* was born about 1759. He died on 11 Oct 1853. He was buried on 13 Oct 1853 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec. From Descendants of John Travers:

Excerpted from: "New Carlisle, Sources of Genealogical Information Prior to 1820" written by Raymond Garrett.

He writes:

Due to the poor harvest of 1816 the govrnment alloctaed 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 at 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 Refief Book", included in Raymond Garrett's article, are these entries: Mrs John Travers, Resident of East Nouvelle, a widow: Claim made by her (sic) son-in-law 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.) William Huntington has a wife and 9 children.

Margaret TRAVERS* (daughter of John TRAVERS* and Sarah TOWNSEND*) was born on 4 Dec 1772 in New York, USA. She died on 28 Jul 1859 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec. William HUNTINGTON* and Margaret TRAVERS* had the following children:

+3 i. William HUNTINGTON. 4 ii. John HUNTINGTON was born in 1796 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 2 Nov 1823 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. +5 iii. Margaret HUNTINGTON. +6 iv. Sarah HUNTINGTON. +7 v. James HUNTINGTON. +8 vi. Nancy/Ann HUNTINGTON. +9 vii. Andrew HUNTINGTON*. +10 viii. Ellen HUNTINGTON*. +11 ix. Elizabeth HUNTINGTON. +12 x. Mary ? HUNTINGTON. +13 xi. Magdalene ? HUNTINGTON.

THIRD GENERATION

3. William HUNTINGTON was born in 1795. He died on 19 Aug 1863 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. William HUNTINGTON and Margaret POWERS had the following children:

+14 i. Christianna HUNTINGTON. 15 ii. Jane HUNTINGTON was born on 10 Oct 1833 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec. 16 iii. Margaret HUNTINGTON was born on 10 Aug 1835 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec. +17 iv. Flora HUNTINGTON. 18 v. John HUNTINGTON was born on 4 Mar 1842 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. 19 vi. Sarah Ann HUNTINGTON was born on 8 Jun 1844 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec.

5. Margaret HUNTINGTON was born about 1798. She died after 1860. She was married to Samuel James CHATTERTON (son of Samuel CHATTERTON* and Charlotte BEEBE*) on 9 Jun 1828 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec. Samuel James CHATTERTON was born in 1792 in River Remsheg, Nova Scotia. He was born in 1797 in Lower Canada. He died on 28 Aug 1850 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. He died after 1860.

6. Sarah HUNTINGTON was born in 1798. She died on 4 Nov 1879 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. She was married to Hector ROSS Unknown.

7. James HUNTINGTON was born in 1799. He died on 13 Nov 1878 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. He was married to Christina POWERS. James HUNTINGTON and Christina POWERS had the following children:

20 i. William HUNTINGTON was born on 15 Jun 1829 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec. +21 ii. Jane HUNTINGTON. 8. Nancy/Ann HUNTINGTON was born about 1800. She died about 1844. She was married to Amasa CHATTERTON (son of Samuel CHATTERTON* and Charlotte BEEBE*) on 6 Jun 1844 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. Amasa CHATTERTON was born about 1799. He died on 18 Jan 1866 in Paspebiac, Bonaventure, Quebec.

9. Andrew HUNTINGTON* was born about 1802 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 29 Mar 1887 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. He was married to Elizabeth CHATTERTON* (daughter of Samuel CHATTERTON* and Charlotte BEEBE*) on 27 Apr 1826 in St. Andrews, New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec. Elizabeth CHATTERTON* was born on 8 Sep 1809 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 1 Jan 1858 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. Andrew HUNTINGTON* and Elizabeth CHATTERTON* had the following children:

22 i. John HUNTINGTON was born on 19 Apr 1827 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 20 Apr 1927 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. 23 ii. Catherine HUNTINGTON was born on 20 Jun 1828 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. +24 iii. Amasa HUNTINGTON. +25 iv. Samuel HUNTINGTON. +26 v. Margaret Susan HUNTINGTON. +27 vi. James William HUNTINGTON. +28 vii. Charles HUNTINGTON. 29 viii. Charlotte HUNTINGTON died on 5 Sep 1841 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. +30 ix. Andrew HUNTINGTON*. +31 x. Jane Isabel HUNTINGTON. 32 xi. Mary Ann HUNTINGTON was born on 27 Jun 1847 in Hope, Lower Canada, Bonaventure, Quebec. +33 xii. Eliza HUNTINGTON.

10. Ellen HUNTINGTON* was born about 1809. She died on 10 Jun 1893 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. She was married to David MCKAY* (son of MCKAY) on 9 Jun 1831. David MCKAY* was born about 1810. He died on 24 May 1868 in Paspebiac, Bonaventure, Quebec. Ellen HUNTINGTON* and David MCKAY* had the following children:

34 i. Margaret MCKAY was born on 6 Aug 1832. 35 ii. Joseph MCKAY was born on 28 Oct 1834. 36 iii. John MCKAY was born on 25 Dec 1836. He was born on 25 Dec 1836. +37 iv. Janet Beebe MCKAY*. +38 v. Alexandrina MCKAY. +39 vi. Andrew MCKAY. +40 vii. James MCKAY.

11. Elizabeth HUNTINGTON was born about 1810. She died on 29 Jan 1908 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. She was married to Alexander SHEILDS (son of William SHEILDS and Mary UNKNOWN) on 5 Feb 1839 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. Elizabeth HUNTINGTON and UNKNOWN had the following children:

41 i. Margaret Amelia HUNTINGTON was born on 8 Jun 1836 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec.

12. Mary ? HUNTINGTON. Asa Beebe CHATTERTON (son of Samuel CHATTERTON* and Charlotte BEEBE*) was born in 1793 in Nova Scotia. He died on 9 Dec 1871 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec.

13. Magdalene ? HUNTINGTON. She was married to Thomas HARDY on 11 Jan 1825 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec.

FOURTH GENERATION

14. Christianna HUNTINGTON was born on 6 Feb 1832 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 6 Mar 1912 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. She was married to Robert GALLON (son of William GALLON and Margaret FLOWERS). Robert GALLON was born on 15 Oct 1827. He was a farmer on 25 Aug 1867.

17. Flora HUNTINGTON was born on 7 Jul 1837 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec. She was married to Timothy SULLIVAN* (son of John William SULLIVAN* and Elizabeth FLOWERS*). Timothy SULLIVAN* was born on 17 May 1833 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 4 Jun 1921 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. Flora HUNTINGTON and Timothy SULLIVAN* had the following children:

42 i. Robert Edmund SULLIVAN was born on 16 Jul 1863 in Bonaventure, Gaspe, Quebec.

21. Jane HUNTINGTON was born on 27 Mar 1830 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 28 Feb 1901 in Nouvelle, Quebec. She was married to Germain SULLIVAN (son of John William SULLIVAN* and Elizabeth FLOWERS*) on 26 May 1852 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. Germain SULLIVAN was born on 29 Dec 1827 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 2 Aug 1907 in St. Godfroid, Quebec. Jane HUNTINGTON and Germain SULLIVAN had the following children:

+43 i. Christy Ann SULLIVAN. 44 ii. Elizabeth SULLIVAN was born on 31 Jul 1854 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. 45 iii. John SULLIVAN was born on 18 Jun 1856 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. 46 iv. Philip SULLIVAN was born on 7 May 1858 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 5 Feb 1880 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. 47 v. Jane Elora SULLIVAN was born on 26 Jul 1860 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. 48 vi. James Anderson SULLIVAN was born on 27 May 1862 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 18 Feb 1953 in St. Godfroid, Quebec. +49 vii. Margaret Clarrissa SULLIVAN. 50 viii. Mary Isabella SULLIVAN was born on 3 Jul 1867 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. +51 ix. Jessie Adelaide SULLIVAN. +52 x. William Edmund SULLIVAN. +53 xi. Mary Ellen Regina SULLIVAN.

24. Amasa HUNTINGTON was born on 26 Nov 1830 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 23 Apr 1913 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. He was married to Ann GARRET on 25 Nov 1852 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. Amasa HUNTINGTON and Ann GARRET had the following children:

+54 i. John Norman HUNTINGTON.

25. Samuel HUNTINGTON was born in 1831. He was married to Margaret WRIGHT on 25 Nov 1851.

26. Margaret Susan HUNTINGTON was born on 29 Oct 1834 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 2 May 1922 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. She was married to John Edward WALKER (son of Joseph WALKER and Mary SMITH) on 18 Jun 1849 in St. Peters, Paspebiac, Bonaventure, Quebec. John Edward WALKER was born on 5 Jan 1826 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. He was baptized on 3 Oct 1826. He was a Labourer on 29 May 1855. He was a farmer on 3 Jul 1864. Margaret Susan HUNTINGTON and John Edward WALKER had the following children:

+55 i. Thomas Gavin WALKER.

27. James William HUNTINGTON was born on 11 Oct 1837 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. He was married to Matilida WRIGHT on 26 Nov 1857 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec.

28. Charles HUNTINGTON was born on 23 Jun 1839 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 25 Oct 1927 in Campbellton, New Brunswick. He was married to Mary Ruth GARRET on 27 Oct 1863 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec.

30. Andrew HUNTINGTON* was born on 20 Sep 1842 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 22 Jan 1918 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. He was married to Ann DOW* (daughter of Joseph DOW* and Margaret HORIE*) on 30 Nov 1868 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. Ann DOW* was born on 24 Sep 1845 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 3 Mar 1907 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. Andrew HUNTINGTON* and Ann DOW* had the following children:

56 i. Charles HUNTINGTON was born on 27 Oct 1863 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. 57 ii. Jane HUNTINGTON was born on 11 Apr 1870. She died on 28 May 1969 in Campbellton, New Brunswick. +58 iii. Alfred H. HUNTINGTON*. 59 iv. William HUNTINGTON was born on 3 Jun 1874 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. 60 v. Margaret HUNTINGTON was born on 17 Oct 1876 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 19 Mar 1972 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. 61 vi. Mary Ann HUNTINGTON was born on 14 Jan 1879 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 19 Mar 1972 in Greenfield Park Montreal, Quebec. 62 vii. Elizabeth HUNTINGTON was born on 5 Apr 1881 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 15 Jan 1967 in Campbellton, New Brunswick. 63 viii. Matilida HUNTINGTON was born on 21 Oct 1883 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died in 1974. 64 ix. Laura HUNTINGTON was born on 19 Jan 1886 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 18 Dec 1964 in Maria, Quebec. 65 x. Irving HUNTINGTON was born on 8 Nov 1888 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 14 Nov 1890 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. 66 xi. Clifford HUNTINGTON was born on 3 Mar 1893 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 8 Sep 1966 in Campbellton, New Brunswick.

31. Jane Isabel HUNTINGTON was born on 13 Apr 1845 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. She was married to John Alexander SMITH on 29 Dec 1869 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec.

33. Eliza HUNTINGTON was born on 5 Jul 1851 in New Carlisle Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 25 Jul 1932 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. She was married to Henry DOW about 1872.

37. Janet Beebe MCKAY* was born about 1839. She died on 21 Mar 1926 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. She was married to Timothy SULLIVAN* (son of John William SULLIVAN* and Elizabeth FLOWERS*) on 26 Sep 1866. Timothy SULLIVAN* was born on 17 May 1833 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 4 Jun 1921 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. Janet Beebe MCKAY* and Timothy SULLIVAN* had the following children:

+67 i. Bertha SULLIVAN*. 68 ii. Mary Catherine SULLIVAN was born on 8 Aug 1870. 69 iii. David William SULLIVAN was born on 4 Dec 1871 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. 70 iv. Timothy Edgar SULLIVAN was born on 20 Dec 1872 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 8 Sep 1892 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. 71 v. Beatrice SULLIVAN was born on 8 Sep 1874 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec.

38. Alexandrina MCKAY was born on 22 Jul 1842. She died on 3 Nov 1913. She was married to John HALL on 8 Aug 1862.

39. Andrew MCKAY was born about 1845. He died on 27 May 1929. He was married to Louisa Jane CHATTERTON on 25 May 1875.

40. James MCKAY was born on 20 Dec 1848. He died on 16 Aug 1892 in Newport, Bonaventure, Quebec. He was married to Catherine WRIGHT on 22 Feb 1870.

FIFTH GENERATION

43. Christy Ann SULLIVAN was born on 30 May 1852 in St. Godfroid, Quebec. She died on 7 Nov 1908 in St. Godfroid, Quebec. Christy Ann SULLIVAN had the following children:

72 i. Lilian Mary SULLIVAN was born on 11 Jun 1879.

49. Margaret Clarrissa SULLIVAN was born on 28 Oct 1864 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. She was married to Henry Benjamin HAYDEN on 6 Jan 1896. Margaret Clarrissa SULLIVAN and Henry Benjamin HAYDEN had the following children:

+73 i. Marjory Pearl HAYDEN. +74 ii. Henry Howard HAYDEN. +75 iii. Jessie May HAYDEN. +76 iv. Russell HAYDEN.

51. Jessie Adelaide SULLIVAN was born on 19 Aug 1868 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 18 Apr 1907 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. She was married to Isaac Kenneth MCKENZIE (son of Kenneth MCKENZIE and Sarah MANN) on 27 Sep 1899 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. Isaac Kenneth MCKENZIE was born on 15 Feb 1869 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 26 Oct 1952 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. Jessie Adelaide SULLIVAN and Isaac Kenneth MCKENZIE had the following children:

+77 i. Clarde Russell MCKENZIE. 78 ii. Gordon Sullivan MCKENZIE was born on 3 Jun 1902 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 22 Mar 1982 in Moosejaw, Saskatchwan.

52. William Edmund SULLIVAN was born on 21 Jul 1871 in Nouvelle, Quebec. He died on 1 Jan 1961 in St. Godfroid, Quebec. He was married to Sarah Ann SMITH on 12 Apr 1910 in Newport, Bonaventure, Quebec. William Edmund SULLIVAN and Sarah Ann SMITH had the following children:

79 i. William Gerald SULLIVAN was born on 3 Apr 1911 in St. Godfroid, Quebec.

53. Mary Ellen Regina SULLIVAN was born on 13 Nov 1874 in Nouvelle, Quebec. She was married to Thomas GERARD on 1 Jan 1896 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. Thomas GERARD was born in Malbaie, Quebec. Mary Ellen Regina SULLIVAN and Thomas GERARD had the following children:

80 i. Jane Huntington GERARD was born on 12 Apr 1902. 81 ii. Mary GERARD was born on 2 Apr 1904.

54. John Norman HUNTINGTON was born in 1860. He died in 1942. John Norman HUNTINGTON and Isabel GALLON had the following

children: +82 i. Hiram Calvin HUNTINGTON.

55. Thomas Gavin WALKER was born on 3 Jun 1867 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 21 Aug 1930. He was married to Isabelle HALL. Thomas Gavin WALKER and Isabelle HALL had the following children:

+83 i. Clara Letitia WALKER.

58. Alfred H. HUNTINGTON* was born on 6 Feb 1872 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 21 Jan 1955 in West Hill, Ontario. He was buried on 24 Jan 1955 in St. Margaret's Anglican, West Hill, Ontario. He was married to Bertha SULLIVAN* (daughter of Timothy SULLIVAN* and Janet Beebe MCKAY*) on 27 Jun 1900 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. Bertha SULLIVAN* was born on 1 Jun 1869 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 3 Mar 1955 in West Hill, Ontario. She was buried on 7 Mar 1955 in St. Margaret's Anglican, West Hill, Ontario. One of Bertha's favorite expressions when someone acted up was, "I'll give you the Sullivan fist." referring to John L. Sullivan, the bare fisted boxer. Alfred H. HUNTINGTON* and Bertha SULLIVAN* had the following children:

+84 i. Timothy Sullivan HUNTINGTON*. 85 ii. Lida May HUNTINGTON was born on 1 Nov 1904 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 29 Feb 1924. +86 iii. Alfred Raymond HUNTINGTON. +87 iv. Violet Ruby HUNTINGTON. +88 v. Pearl Viola HUNTINGTON.

67. Bertha SULLIVAN* was born on 1 Jun 1869 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. She died on 3 Mar 1955 in West Hill, Ontario. She was buried on 7 Mar 1955 in St. Margaret's Anglican, West Hill, Ontario. One of Bertha's favorite expressions when someone acted up was, "I'll give you the Sullivan fist." referring to John L. Sullivan, the bare fisted boxer.

She was married to Alfred H. HUNTINGTON* (son of Andrew HUNTINGTON* and Ann DOW*) on 27 Jun 1900 in Shigawake, Gaspe, Bonaventure, Quebec. Alfred H. HUNTINGTON* was born on 6 Feb 1872 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 21 Jan 1955 in West Hill, Ontario. He was buried on 24 Jan 1955 in St. Margaret's Anglican, West Hill, Ontario. Bertha SULLIVAN* and Alfred H. HUNTINGTON* had the following children:

+84 i. Timothy Sullivan HUNTINGTON*. 85 ii. Lida May HUNTINGTON. +86 iii. Alfred Raymond HUNTINGTON. +87 iv. Violet Ruby HUNTINGTON. +88 v. Pearl Viola HUNTINGTON.

Huntington ~ Spelling Huntington, Huntingdon

First found in Essex where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated with manor and estates in that shire.

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