John Huntington (1801-01-11 – 1884-04-20) and Ruth Martell (1808-07-06 – 1900-03-20) were my great-great-great-grandparents, being the parents of Caleb Adolphus Huntington. John was the son of (another) Caleb Huntington and moved to Cape Breton from Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. Ruth was the daughter of Anthony and Lucinda Martell and native to Cape Breton.
One source claims he died in 1883⟮1⟯, but most say 1884⟮2⟯⟮3⟯, including his gravestone (see below), which seems more credible.
Family
John and Ruth married 1832-07-08 in Sydney, Cape Breton⟮4⟯FamilySearch, and had nine children, all born in Grand Mira:⟮3⟯
- Caleb Adolphus Huntington (1833-05-06 – 1916-07-07), my great-great-grandfather.
- Frederick Augustus Huntington (1835-02-28 – 1876-11-22)⟮5⟯Find a Grave memorial for Frederick, married Sarah Martell.
- Jane Caroline Huntington (1837-02-20 – 1862-07-16)⟮6⟯Find a Grave memorial for Jane, married Albert S. Lamson.
- Mary Ann Huntington (1839-02-11 – 1922-11-03), married Thomas Armstrong.
- Joseph Dimock Huntington (1841-09-18 – 1914-07-01), married Sarah Alexandra Lovitt.
- Lucinda Maria Huntington (1843-12-06 – 1925-12-17)⟮7⟯Find a Grave memorial for Lucinda, married Angus William McLean.
- Henrietta Haseltine Huntington (1845-12-25×26 – 1869-08-03), unmarried.
- Susan Helena Huntington (1848-03-11 – 1911-12-02), married William Young Spencer.
- Herbert Seymour Huntington (1850-03-17 – 1919-08-16), married Euphemia “Effie” Morrison.
DNA
There are several DNA matches to both my mother and maternal aunt through both Frederick and Herbert.
Frederick’s wife Sarah Martell was his second cousin, so DNA may have come down from Charles and Ann, parents of Anthony Martell, through either of them.