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1742 BCE
Faith Trumbull Huntington birth
Faith Trumbull born to Gov. Johnathan Trumbull and Faith Robinson -
Birth of Jed. Huntington
Birth of Jedidiah Huntington to Jabez Huntington and Elizabeth Backus. Elizabeth Backus would die two years later from complications from childbirth of her 2nd son: Andrew -
Death of mother
Elizabeth dies after complications from birth of Andrew. -
Needlework Overmantel Picture
Faith works on her first large overmantel picture under the mentorship of Mrs. Elizabeth Murray -
Graduates from Harvard
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Shipwreck off of Cape Ann/Sandy Bay
Jed. goes to Cape Ann, MA to investigate a badly damaged ship laden with goods. Worries about catching the Smallpox which was in the area -
Marriage of Faith and Jedidiah
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Birth of Jabez
Faith gives birth to their only child. -
Military begininngs
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Graduates M.A. from Yale
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Committee of Correspondence
Joins this committee in response to growing threat of hostilities with British -
"Lexington Alarm"
Col. Huntington leaves for Lexington reportedly without telling Faith this upset her. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
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Faith dies
Faith dies by her own hand in Dedham, MA while under the protection of the Henshaw family. She had suffered all summer and fall with serious depression and anxiety. Her brother, the famous painter Jonathan Trumbull, wrote that she was "deranged". Very long obituary in The Connecticut Gazette and other New England papers. -
Jed sick with malaria
He is unable to perform and fight in Battle of Long Island where his regiment ends up being killed or taken prisoner--such as the famous Jabez Fitch who kept a diary throughout his life. -
Courtship with Anne "Nancy" Moore
Jed when stationed up the Hudson in Peekskil, NY must have met Anne Moore, daughter of a Loyalist. -
Birth of Elizabeth Moore Huntington
First child with Anne -
Accused of trading with the enemy
Accusations fly in the town of Norwich over trading goods with the British. It is nearing the end of the conflict. Trading with the enemy was against the law. -
Hagar Mingo Baptism
Daughter of "Nelly" a negro woman belonging to Ge. Jed. Huntington. Baptised at St. James Church, New London -
Death
Dies in New London, CT. Buried in Norwichtown cemetary
