Hunt was born in Mason, New Hampshire on September 7, 1811. He studied at Oberlin College (1833-1837), graduated from Lane Theological Seminary (1841), and was ordained a Congregational minister (1846). He came to Minnesota (1863) from Illinois and settled in Sterling Township, Blue Earth County. He held pastorates at Sterling and Vernon Center (1864-1877). He later resided in Northfield, Minn. and for a time in California (late 1890s). Hunt died at Cloquet, Minn. on March 30, 1900.
From the description of Nehemiah Asa Hunt papers, undated and 1899. (Minnesota Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 223201484