Christopher HUNTINGTON
Biography
Christopher, born in Norwich, Sept. 12, 1686, and married, first, Feb.
4, 1717-18, Abigail, widow of Barnabas Lathrop, who had died May 27, 1710. She became the mother of eight children, and died, June 2, 1730. He married second. May 2, 1733, Elizabeth Ensworth, of Canterbury, Conn., who had one child, and died March 2, 1734-5. He married, third, June 4, 1740, Mary Brewster, who died without children, Dec. 24, 1749; when he married, fourth, Feb. 7, 1750-1, Mrs. Mary Gaylord, of Hebron, Conn., who died, March 14, 1761.
This Christopher removed to Norwich, West Farms, and here he lived, a
useful man and consistent Christian, on the place now held by his descendant of the third degree, and died Feb. 11, 1759. His first wife was the fifth daughter of Caleb and Margaret (Post) Abel, and was born March 16, 1690.
A genealogical memoir of the Huntington family in this country: embracing all the known descendants of Simon and Margaret Huntington, who have retained the family name (1863)
Author: Huntington, E. B. (Elijah Baldwin), 1816-1877
Subject: Huntington, Simon, 1583-1633; Huntington family
Publisher: Stamford, Conn., The author
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