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1LT Minor Huntington Veteran

Birth
Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death
11 Nov 1829 (aged 41)
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown Add to Map
Memorial ID
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MINOR HUNTINGTON
USMA CLASS OF 1808
CULLUM'S REGISTER # 38

SECOND, FIRST LIEUTENANT, 4TH INFANTRY, 1808-09
THREE YEARS U. S. ARMY SERVICE
CAPTAIN, N. C. MILITIA, WAR OF 1812
EDITOR, " THE CAROLINIAN" NEWSPAPER

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38 .......... ( Born Ct. ) ........... MINOR HUNTINGTON .......... ( Ap'd Ct. ) .......... ---------

Military History: ---- Cadet of the Military Academy , Mar. 20, 1807 , to June 18, 1808, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

( SECOND LIEUT., 4TH INFANTRY, JUNE 18, 1808 )

( FIRST LIEUT., 4TH INFANTRY, JULY 3, 1809 )

Served on the Northwestern Frontier, 1808-11.

( RESIGNED, FEB. 20, 1811 )

Civil History: ----- Unknown, except that he became an editor in Connecticut.

( DIED, 18----, IN CONNECTICUT )

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Notes: Not much information is found on Minor Huntington. It is to be surmised that he was related to the famous Huntington family of Connecticut, and there was another Minor Huntington , born in 1763.

Further research shows he moved to North Carolina after resigning.

Military History: Captain, 2D Regiment ( TISDALE'S ) North Carolina Militia in the War of 1812

Editor of " THE CAROLINIAN" in Newburn, N. C. 1816-18

Marriages :
1). Married PENELOPE POWELL ( 1795 - 1816 ) on 28 October 1812.
2). Married OLIVIA C. CLARKE ( --- 1825 ) on 2 January 1821 in Craven County, North Carolina.
3). Married SARAH RANDALL JOHNSTON ( 1783 - 1829 )

DEATH : Minor passed away on 11 November 1829, in New Bern, North Carolina, as listed in the "Providence Journal" of Providence, Rhode Island.

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SOURCES:
--- North America Family Histories 1500 - 2000 ( Huntington Family Genealogy, Published in 1863, Page # 263 )
--- The Huntington Family in America. 1633 - 1915 , Page # 644
--- Contributor : Linda Smiley ( 49801668 )

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Researched and Transcribed by:
ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
12/27/2020
MINOR HUNTINGTON
USMA CLASS OF 1808
CULLUM'S REGISTER # 38

SECOND, FIRST LIEUTENANT, 4TH INFANTRY, 1808-09
THREE YEARS U. S. ARMY SERVICE
CAPTAIN, N. C. MILITIA, WAR OF 1812
EDITOR, " THE CAROLINIAN" NEWSPAPER

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38 .......... ( Born Ct. ) ........... MINOR HUNTINGTON .......... ( Ap'd Ct. ) .......... ---------

Military History: ---- Cadet of the Military Academy , Mar. 20, 1807 , to June 18, 1808, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

( SECOND LIEUT., 4TH INFANTRY, JUNE 18, 1808 )

( FIRST LIEUT., 4TH INFANTRY, JULY 3, 1809 )

Served on the Northwestern Frontier, 1808-11.

( RESIGNED, FEB. 20, 1811 )

Civil History: ----- Unknown, except that he became an editor in Connecticut.

( DIED, 18----, IN CONNECTICUT )

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Notes: Not much information is found on Minor Huntington. It is to be surmised that he was related to the famous Huntington family of Connecticut, and there was another Minor Huntington , born in 1763.

Further research shows he moved to North Carolina after resigning.

Military History: Captain, 2D Regiment ( TISDALE'S ) North Carolina Militia in the War of 1812

Editor of " THE CAROLINIAN" in Newburn, N. C. 1816-18

Marriages :
1). Married PENELOPE POWELL ( 1795 - 1816 ) on 28 October 1812.
2). Married OLIVIA C. CLARKE ( --- 1825 ) on 2 January 1821 in Craven County, North Carolina.
3). Married SARAH RANDALL JOHNSTON ( 1783 - 1829 )

DEATH : Minor passed away on 11 November 1829, in New Bern, North Carolina, as listed in the "Providence Journal" of Providence, Rhode Island.

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SOURCES:
--- North America Family Histories 1500 - 2000 ( Huntington Family Genealogy, Published in 1863, Page # 263 )
--- The Huntington Family in America. 1633 - 1915 , Page # 644
--- Contributor : Linda Smiley ( 49801668 )

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Researched and Transcribed by:
ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
12/27/2020

Gravesite Details

The assumption can be made that Minor Huntington was buried in Craven County, North Carolina. He appears to have given up his association with Connecticut, for the South. More research is needed.



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