Background
Huntington was born in New Grantham, New Hampshire.
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William Huntington
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In 1806, Huntington married Zina Baker and they became the parents of nine children. In 1836, Huntington moved to Kirtland, Ohio in a company of Latter Day Saints from upstate New York led by Orson Pratt and Luke South. Johnson. Huntington was one of the investors in the Kirtland Safety Society, in which institution he lost about $500.
In 1838, he moved to Missouri and settled in Adam-ondi-Ahman.
As the Latter Day Saints were forced to leave Missouri in the winter of 1838-1839, Huntington was appointed by Brigham Young to be one of the men to supervise the helping of the poor. On July 8, 1839, Huntington"s wife Zina died in Nauvoo.
Huntington left Nauvoo on February 9, 1846. On May 21, 1846, Huntington was made the presiding authority of the church in Mount Pisgah, Iowa.
His counselors were Ezra T. Benson and Charles C. Rich, both of whom would later be called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Membership
In October 1840, Huntington was appointed a member of the Nauvoo Stake High Council.
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Religion
In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints