Samuel Huntington
3 Jul 1731 - 5 Jan 1796
Samuel Huntington (1731-1796) was born 5 Jul. 1731 in Windham, Windham Co., Connecticut, British Colonial America. He was the son of Nathaniel Huntington and Mehetabel Thurston. He married Martha Devotion on 17 Apr. 1761 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, British Colonial America. He died 5 Jan. 1796 in Norwich. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the eminent men for whom Wilford Woodruff initiated proxy temple ordinance work in Aug. 1877.
Governor Samuel Huntington I (2ZVG-NTV), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 21 May 2022). Samuel Huntington, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/samuel-huntington, accessed 21 May 2022). “Huntington, Samuel,” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (https://www.oxforddnb.com/, accessed 21 May 2022). "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 31 May 2022); Martha Devotion and Samuell Huntington, marriage, 17 Apr. 1761, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, vol 2, p. 257; citing Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut State Library, “The Barbour Collection, Baltimore, MD;" DGS 8143429. "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 31 May 2022); Samuel Huntington, death, 5 Jan. 1796, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, cemetery 8, p. 578; citing Charles R. Hale, “Hale Collection,” image 2014/22834; microfilm 3146.
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