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Faith Huntington (Trumbull)

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Birthplace: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Death: November 24, 1775 (33)
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Jonathan Trumbull, 16th Colonial Gov. of Connecticut and Faith Trumbull
Wife of Brevet Maj. Gen. Jedediah Huntington
Mother of Jabez Huntington
Sister of Joseph Trumbull, 1st Commissary General of the Continental Army; Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., 20th CT Gov., U.S. Sen./Cong.; Mary Trumbull; David Trumbull and John Trumbull

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About Faith Huntington

About May 20, 1775, Colonel Huntington traveled the 65 miles back to Norwich to put his affairs in order before returning to his command.[7] While there, he arranged for his wife Faith and some of the other officer's wives to travel back to Roxbury to join their husbands at the siege. On their way back, the axle of their carriage was broken in an accident on June 13 near Providence, RI, and their journey was delayed.[7]:224 They arrived back in Roxbury just in time to see the bloody aftermath of the Battle of Bunker Hill.[6]:9 The shock of seeing this, and the realization of the danger her family was in, caused Faith to start having bouts of serious depression. Despite the best efforts of the family she continued to deteriorate and hanged herself on November 24, 1775.[5]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedediah_Huntington

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Faith Huntington's Timeline

1742
January 25, 1742
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
1767
September 17, 1767
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
1775
November 24, 1775
Age 33
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA