SIXTH GENERATION

46. 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.

47. Margaret TRAVERS* was born on 4 Dec 1772 in New York, USA. She died on 28 Jul 1859 in Hopetown, Bonaventure, Quebec. Children were:

child i. William HUNTINGTON was born in 1795. He died on 19 Aug 1863 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec.
child ii. John HUNTINGTON was born in 1796 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec. He died on 2 Nov 1823 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec.
child iii. Margaret HUNTINGTON was born about 1798. She died after 1860.
child iv. Sarah HUNTINGTON was born in 1798. She died on 4 Nov 1879 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec.
child v. James HUNTINGTON was born in 1799. He died on 13 Nov 1878 in Hope, Bonaventure, Quebec.
child vi. Nancy/Ann HUNTINGTON was born about 1800. She died about 1844.
child16 vii. Andrew HUNTINGTON*.
child23 viii. Ellen HUNTINGTON*.
child ix. Elizabeth HUNTINGTON was born about 1810. She died on 29 Jan 1908 in Port Daniel, Bonaventure, Quebec.
child x. Mary ? HUNTINGTON.
child xi. Magdalene ? HUNTINGTON.

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