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Huntington, William, 1784-1846

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1784 - 1846

Biography

William Huntington (1784-1846) was an early member and leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

William Huntington was born to William and Prescindia Lathrop Huntington on March 28, 1784, in New Grantham, New Hampshire. The family later moved to Watertown, New York. William married Zina Baker on December 28, 1806, and they later had ten children. William joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1835, and joined the Saints in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1836. William was an investor in the Kirtland Safety Society. He moved with the Saints to Missouri and then Nauvoo, Illinois. Zina passed away in 1839 in Nauvoo. William was a member of the Nauvoo Stake High Council. He left Nauvoo on February 9, 1846, and became a presiding authority in Mount Pisgah, Iowa. William died on August 9, 1846, in Mount Pisgah, Iowa.

Citation:
Diary and autobiography, 1784-1846 (William Huntington)

Familysearch.com, via WWW, Setp. 13, 2000(b. 28 Mar. 1784, Grantham, NH; d. 19 Aug. 1846; Mormon)

Wikipedia, website viewed 9 December 2013 (William Huntington; born March 28, 1784, New Grantham, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; moved with parents to Watertwon, New York in 1804; Married Zina Baker in 1806; became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1835; moved to Kirtland, Ohio in 1836; investor in Kirtland Safety Society; moved to Missouri; wife died in Nauvoo, Illinois on July 8, 1839; member of the Nauvoo Stake High Council; married Lucy Partridge; left Nauvoo on 9 Feb 1846; presidieng authority in Mount Pisgah, Iowa; died 19 August 1846)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Zina Young Card Brown family papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197223107134]
Identifier: MSS 2232
Abstract Contains papers relating to Zina Card Brown and her ancestors, including her parents; her grandmother, Zina D. H. Young; and her great-grandfather, William Huntington. Includes a notebook kept by Zina Card (Brown) for a sewing class at Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah; correspondence; a Daughters of Utah Pioneers notebook belonging to Zina Y. Card, 1912-1914; a list of Brigham Young's daughters and granddaughters, 1947; a postcard image of the C. O. Card home in Cardston, Alberta; and...
Dates: 1835-1968
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Huntington diary and autobiography

 Collection
Identifier: Vault MSS 272
Scope and Contents Contains two handwritten diaries by William Huntington (1784-1846). The first diary starts around January 15, 1842, with a retrospective life sketch of Huntington's life. The diary continues on with updated life entries dated from 1843 to 1846. Huntington writes about his early life, his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his experience as a Latter-day Saint in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. He also writes about the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith, his...
Dates: approximately 1842-1855
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

A thrilling dream

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 292
Scope and Contents

Handwritten account of a dream written down by William Huntington in his diary on 1 Feb. 1845 over seven months after Smith was killed and purports to be in Smith's own words. The dream tells about Smith seeing a beautiful lady and a rider.

Dates: Other: 1845 February 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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