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Shaftsbury Vermont Cemetery Department

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veterans memorial headstone in shaftsbury

Esq. Amos Huntington

Interred in Center Cemetery - Shaftsbury, Vt.
Section C / Lot 3 / Grave 1

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revolutionary war flag Amos Huntington was captain of a Shaftsbury infantry company of Vermont militia and was at Ticonderoga and at Hubbardton on July 7, 1777 where he was taken prisoner by Burgoyne and confined to a ship at Quebec and later in New York harbor. He was paroled after 4 years and 10 months of service and exchanged for a British captain. The HuntingtonHuntington Family in American: a Genealogical Memoir of the Known Descendants of Simon Huntington. (Huntington Family Association, Hartford,/ CT 1915.) pg. 100

According to a document dated Feb. 27,1782, the bill of Capt. Amos Huntington (returned home on parole) should be paid by the Continent. State of Vermont Rolls in the Revolutionary War 1775-1883, (J.E. Goodrich 1904) pg. 774



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This historical information was generously provided to the Shaftsbury Cemetery Department by the Shaftsbury Historical Society. We appreciate their contribution to preserving our community's history.


This historical information was generously provided to the Shaftsbury Cemetery Department by the Shaftsbury Historical Society. We appreciate their contribution to preserving our community's history.