Huntington, William papers, 1815-1845.

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Huntington, William papers, 1815-1845.

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Deed of land from James Le Ray de Chaumont to William Huntington, 1815; a bill for land survey and a map by J.I.(?) Shields, 1816; other land, financial, genealogical papers, and scrapbooks.

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Huntington, William Reed

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William Huntington, Sr., was born on March 28, 1784, in New Grantham, New Hampshire. He lived in New Hampshire until 1805, when he married Zina Baker (1786-1839). The couple moved to Watertown, New York, in 1806. The War of 1812 left the family reduced almost to poverty, as a result of which William turned to religion for solace. After spending much of the 1820s investigating various churches, William and Zina were baptized into the newly founded Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 18...