Col Jedidiah HUNTINGTON^[1]

1743 - 1818  (75 years)

• Name	Jedidiah HUNTINGTON
  Prefix	Col
  Born	8 Apr 1743	Norwich, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Military Event	American Revolution - CT: Brig Gen  [2]
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	25 Sep 1818	New London, New London, Connecticut
  Person ID	I18099	Main
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	Gen Jabez HUNTINGTON,   b. 7 Aug 1719, Norwich, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 5 Oct 1786, Norwich, New London, Connecticut  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Tracy BACKUS,   b. 21 Feb 1721, Norwich, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 1 Jul 1745, Norwich, New London, Connecticut  (Age 24 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1741	Norwich, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F5827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Faith TRUMBULL,   b. 25 Jan 1742, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 24 Nov 1775, Norwich, New London, Connecticut  (Age 33 years)
  Married	1766
  Children	+ 1. Jabez HUNTINGTON,   b. 17 Sep 1767, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 16 Aug 1848, Norwich, New London, Connecticut  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023
  Family ID	F5825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ann MOORE,   b. Abt 1746
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023
  Family ID	F5826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Apr 1743 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  History of Norwich page 417- Jedidiah Huntington "graduated at Cambridge in 1763, on which occasion he pronounced the first English oration delivered in that college at commencement. Settling near his father in his native place, he engaged with him in mercantile pursuits, but soon became noted as one of the Sons of Liberty, and an active captain of the militia. Soon after the skirmish at Lexington he marched to Boston with seventy men, where he remained for most of the season on duty. He was afterwards appointed Colonel of the 8th Connecticut regiment, which was raised and drilled under his orders. "In the summer of 1776, Col. Huntington's regiment was stationed with the main army in the vicinity of New York. In the battle of Long Island, Aug, 27th, his men fought with desperate bravery. In 1777, Col. Huntington was advanced to the post of Brigadier General, which office he held during the war, and at the close of it recieved the appointment of Major General. After the war, he was constantly employed in civil affairs, including State Treasurer. "Gen. Huntington was a man of small stature and sedate temperment but of great energy, steadiness, and dignity; very neat and precise in his personal appearance, and polished, though reserved in his demeanor."

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell. [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution.