Zina Baker Huntington was born in Plainfield, New Hampshire, on May 2, 1786. Her parents were Dr. Oliver Baker (1755-1811), who was one of the first practicing physicians in New Hampshire, and Dorcas Dimock (1760-1849), who married Revolutionary War veteran Captain Phillip Spalding (1755-1847) in 1822. Zina married William Huntington, Jr. (1784-1846) in New Hampshire in 1805, and moved with him to Watertown, New York, in 1806. William, who was a nephew of Declaration of Independence signer Samuel Huntington, engaged in farming and fought in the War of 1812. Zina and William were baptized into the newly founded Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1835, and in 1836 moved to Kirtland, Ohio, where William was a charter member of the Kirtland Safety Society. In 1838 the family left Ohio for Missouri, where Zina died on July 8, 1839. William lived for a time in Nauvoo, Illinois, before settling in Mt. Pisgah, Iowa, until his death on August 19, 1846. Zina and William had eight children, including Zina D.H. Jacobs Smith Young (who was married to Joseph Smith and Brigham Young), Chauncey Dyer Huntington, and Dimmock Baker Huntington.
From the description of Zina Baker Huntington family letters, 1806-1864. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 609418898
