His name and his year of birth are not clear. He appears as "J.N.Y. Hunt" in the family Bible record and on his gravestone. The 1830 census lists him as "James N.Y. Hunt," but the 1850 census gives his name as "Nelson." He was one of twin brothers, one named Nelson James, and the other named James Nelson. His twin brother lived in New Hampshire and also went by the name James.
His family moved from Sharon, Connecticut to Tunbridge, Vermont when he was a child. James Hunt married Sarah Jewel on Jan. 4, 1810 at Chelsea, Vermont. By 1817, the family had settled in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
James N.Y. Hunt was a blacksmith, and in 1844 brought his family to Naperville, Du Page County, Illinois, but was living in Northville, La Salle County by 1850. He lost his wife in 1860; the 1860 census shows him in the family of his daughter Frances Bond in De Kalb County. He died in 1869 and was buried alongside his wife in Northville.
His family moved from Sharon, Connecticut to Tunbridge, Vermont when he was a child. James Hunt married Sarah Jewel on Jan. 4, 1810 at Chelsea, Vermont. By 1817, the family had settled in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
James N.Y. Hunt was a blacksmith, and in 1844 brought his family to Naperville, Du Page County, Illinois, but was living in Northville, La Salle County by 1850. He lost his wife in 1860; the 1860 census shows him in the family of his daughter Frances Bond in De Kalb County. He died in 1869 and was buried alongside his wife in Northville.
His name and his year of birth are not clear. He appears as "J.N.Y. Hunt" in the family Bible record and on his gravestone. The 1830 census lists him as "James N.Y. Hunt," but the 1850 census gives his name as "Nelson." He was one of twin brothers, one named Nelson James, and the other named James Nelson. His twin brother lived in New Hampshire and also went by the name James.
His family moved from Sharon, Connecticut to Tunbridge, Vermont when he was a child. James Hunt married Sarah Jewel on Jan. 4, 1810 at Chelsea, Vermont. By 1817, the family had settled in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
James N.Y. Hunt was a blacksmith, and in 1844 brought his family to Naperville, Du Page County, Illinois, but was living in Northville, La Salle County by 1850. He lost his wife in 1860; the 1860 census shows him in the family of his daughter Frances Bond in De Kalb County. He died in 1869 and was buried alongside his wife in Northville.
His family moved from Sharon, Connecticut to Tunbridge, Vermont when he was a child. James Hunt married Sarah Jewel on Jan. 4, 1810 at Chelsea, Vermont. By 1817, the family had settled in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
James N.Y. Hunt was a blacksmith, and in 1844 brought his family to Naperville, Du Page County, Illinois, but was living in Northville, La Salle County by 1850. He lost his wife in 1860; the 1860 census shows him in the family of his daughter Frances Bond in De Kalb County. He died in 1869 and was buried alongside his wife in Northville.
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