Eunice Edgerton Huntington Strong in Mourning, Albumen Carte de Visite, Circa 1862
Written on Reverse: "Mrs. Henry Strong"
"W. H. Jennings, Photographer, cor. Main & Shetucket Sts, Norwich, CT."
Eunice Edgerton Huntington was born 13 September, 1797, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Joseph Huntington (1768 - 1837) and Eunice Carew (1769 - 1848). According to the Sons of the American Revolution application filled out by her grandson Frederick Putnam Gulliver in 1892, "My grandmother, Eunice Edgerton Huntington, was ... the great-granddaughter of Jabez Huntington through her father Andrew Huntington, the latter being commissary of brigadr (?) during the Revolution."
Eunice wed Henry Strong in Norwich on 7 July, 1825. Strong (1788 - 1852) Henry was the son of Rev. D. Joseph Strong (1753 - 1834) and his wife Mary Huntington (1759 - 1840). Henry's mother was the daughter of Major General Jabez Huntington (7 Aug. 1719 - 5 Oct. 1786), who fought in the Revolutionary War leading Connecticut troops, and his wife Hannah Williams.
"The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong," by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, presents the following sketch of Henry:
"[He] graduated at Yale in 1806, and tutored there (1808-10).... A lawyer at Norwich, having no superior in the state in his profession. He was a man of fine native abilities, of untiring industry and of thorough integrity and honor. He was of a sanguine temperament, which was well balanced by a clear, calm judgment and a strong will. His perceptions were quick, his habits of reasoning clear and logical, and his views comprehensive. As a public speaker he had great command of language and force of manner. He was domestic and studious in his habits, rather than social, and sought not the honor which comes from men. With the exception of his reluctant acceptance of a seat in two or three instances in the Connecticut legislature, he uniformly declined all overtures of political preferment. He was invited to a professorship of law in Yale College which he also refused. Self-suspicious, and never making any profession of religion, he yet died in the hope of the gospel..... He was liberal in the use of his wealth for the good of others, and loved especially to contribute to the funds of the missionary and benevolent societies of the day and to those most whose aims and efforts were most directly evangelical. "He justly valued his ancestry; not with the vanity which attempts to build a reputation upon distinguished names, with little admixture of personal worth; but for the real advantages which it afforded him for the attainment of personal excellence."
Nineteenth century biographer F. B. Dexter presents this portrait: Strong "was a first cousin of his classmates Jabez W. Huntington and John McCurdy Strong; and a third cousin of his classmate John Strong. He was prepared for College by his father, and spent a portion of the first two years of the course at home. At graduation, he delivered an Oration on Distinctions in Society.
"For two years after graduation, he conducted a small school for young ladies in Norwich, while studying law with James Stedman (Yale 1801). He then filled a tutorship at Yale for two years; and meanwhile completed his law studies with Judge Charles Chauncey. He was admitted to the bar in New Haven in November, 1810, but spent his life in the practice of his profession in his native city, attaining distinction and being regarded as the equal of any of his contemporaries in the State.
"He uniformly declined all overtures of political preferment, and only reluctantly consented to serve as a State Senator in 1840 and 1841, and again in 1845 as a Representative in the Legislature. As Senator he was ex officio a member of the Yale Corporation in 1841-1842. He also declined to be considered as a candidate for a professorship in the Yale Law School. The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him at Yale in 1848."
Eunice and Henry Strong had three children, the eldest of whom was Mary Eunice, born 27 October, 1827. A son, Henry Ellsworth, was born 15 March, 1829, and died sixteen days later on 31 March. A second daughter, Henrietta Huntington, was born 13 September, 1833. She lived until 27 May, 1838, dying at age five.
Henry Strong died 12 November, 1852, in Norwich, "after suffering for many weeks in an almost helpless state from a paralytic affection," notes Dexter. "A Discourse by the Rev. Hiram P. Arms on the occasion of his death was afterwards published. An engraved portrait is given in the Strong Family Genealogy and in the History of Norwich. His argument in defense of Miss Prudence Crandall, of Canterbury, for teaching colored persons not natives of Connecticut, is printed in the Report of the Trial. Brooklyn, 1833." (To see engraved portrait: www.flickr.com/photos/60861613@N00/11889380764/in/photost....)
Mary Strong married Boston native Daniel Francis Gulliver (29 May 1826 - 22 May 1895), son of John and Sarah Putnam Gulliver, on 16 September, 1852--only a few months before the death of the bride's father. David Gulliver was a physician who had gradated from Yale in 1848, and from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1852. He was also Deacon of the First Congregational Church, Norwich, from 1867 to 1873, and of the Broadway Church in Norwich from 1886 until 1895.
The couple had eight children: Henry Strong, born on Halloween 1853 (d. 1923); Arthur Huntington (13 Dec. 1856 - 1942); Gertrude Putman (27 Nov. 1858 - 1 Jan. 1862); Charlotte Chester (11 Sept. 18601 - 1927); the aforementioned Frederic Putnam (30 Aug. 1865 - 1919); Eunice Henrietta (13 Sept. 1867 - 1936); Benjamin Wolcott (2 July 1869 - 30 Jan. 1906), and Robert Joseph (7 June 1872 - 23 June 1894).
Eunice Strong survived her husband by somewhat more than a decade, dying at age 67 on 19 June, 1865--but a few years, at most, after this CDV was taken. She is buried at Yantic Cemetery, Norwich. Her daughter, Mary Strong Gulliver, died 1 April, 1903. The entire Gulliver brood is also buried in the same plot. The location of the grave of Henry Strong would be expected to be there, but there is no listing of his interment at Yantic that I can yet find.
This CDV of Eunice may portray her in mourning for her granddaughter Gertrude, who died on New Year's Day, 1862. Her wealth is clearly displayed in the fine fit of the gown, which is properly stripped of all ornamentation save for a mourning brooch that presumably holds the hair of the deceased, and which appears to be made of the finest materials.
Eunice Edgerton Huntington Strong in Mourning, Albumen Carte de Visite, Circa 1862
Written on Reverse: "Mrs. Henry Strong"
"W. H. Jennings, Photographer, cor. Main & Shetucket Sts, Norwich, CT."
Eunice Edgerton Huntington was born 13 September, 1797, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Joseph Huntington (1768 - 1837) and Eunice Carew (1769 - 1848). According to the Sons of the American Revolution application filled out by her grandson Frederick Putnam Gulliver in 1892, "My grandmother, Eunice Edgerton Huntington, was ... the great-granddaughter of Jabez Huntington through her father Andrew Huntington, the latter being commissary of brigadr (?) during the Revolution."
Eunice wed Henry Strong in Norwich on 7 July, 1825. Strong (1788 - 1852) Henry was the son of Rev. D. Joseph Strong (1753 - 1834) and his wife Mary Huntington (1759 - 1840). Henry's mother was the daughter of Major General Jabez Huntington (7 Aug. 1719 - 5 Oct. 1786), who fought in the Revolutionary War leading Connecticut troops, and his wife Hannah Williams.
"The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong," by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, presents the following sketch of Henry:
"[He] graduated at Yale in 1806, and tutored there (1808-10).... A lawyer at Norwich, having no superior in the state in his profession. He was a man of fine native abilities, of untiring industry and of thorough integrity and honor. He was of a sanguine temperament, which was well balanced by a clear, calm judgment and a strong will. His perceptions were quick, his habits of reasoning clear and logical, and his views comprehensive. As a public speaker he had great command of language and force of manner. He was domestic and studious in his habits, rather than social, and sought not the honor which comes from men. With the exception of his reluctant acceptance of a seat in two or three instances in the Connecticut legislature, he uniformly declined all overtures of political preferment. He was invited to a professorship of law in Yale College which he also refused. Self-suspicious, and never making any profession of religion, he yet died in the hope of the gospel..... He was liberal in the use of his wealth for the good of others, and loved especially to contribute to the funds of the missionary and benevolent societies of the day and to those most whose aims and efforts were most directly evangelical. "He justly valued his ancestry; not with the vanity which attempts to build a reputation upon distinguished names, with little admixture of personal worth; but for the real advantages which it afforded him for the attainment of personal excellence."
Nineteenth century biographer F. B. Dexter presents this portrait: Strong "was a first cousin of his classmates Jabez W. Huntington and John McCurdy Strong; and a third cousin of his classmate John Strong. He was prepared for College by his father, and spent a portion of the first two years of the course at home. At graduation, he delivered an Oration on Distinctions in Society.
"For two years after graduation, he conducted a small school for young ladies in Norwich, while studying law with James Stedman (Yale 1801). He then filled a tutorship at Yale for two years; and meanwhile completed his law studies with Judge Charles Chauncey. He was admitted to the bar in New Haven in November, 1810, but spent his life in the practice of his profession in his native city, attaining distinction and being regarded as the equal of any of his contemporaries in the State.
"He uniformly declined all overtures of political preferment, and only reluctantly consented to serve as a State Senator in 1840 and 1841, and again in 1845 as a Representative in the Legislature. As Senator he was ex officio a member of the Yale Corporation in 1841-1842. He also declined to be considered as a candidate for a professorship in the Yale Law School. The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him at Yale in 1848."
Eunice and Henry Strong had three children, the eldest of whom was Mary Eunice, born 27 October, 1827. A son, Henry Ellsworth, was born 15 March, 1829, and died sixteen days later on 31 March. A second daughter, Henrietta Huntington, was born 13 September, 1833. She lived until 27 May, 1838, dying at age five.
Henry Strong died 12 November, 1852, in Norwich, "after suffering for many weeks in an almost helpless state from a paralytic affection," notes Dexter. "A Discourse by the Rev. Hiram P. Arms on the occasion of his death was afterwards published. An engraved portrait is given in the Strong Family Genealogy and in the History of Norwich. His argument in defense of Miss Prudence Crandall, of Canterbury, for teaching colored persons not natives of Connecticut, is printed in the Report of the Trial. Brooklyn, 1833." (To see engraved portrait: www.flickr.com/photos/60861613@N00/11889380764/in/photost....)
Mary Strong married Boston native Daniel Francis Gulliver (29 May 1826 - 22 May 1895), son of John and Sarah Putnam Gulliver, on 16 September, 1852--only a few months before the death of the bride's father. David Gulliver was a physician who had gradated from Yale in 1848, and from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1852. He was also Deacon of the First Congregational Church, Norwich, from 1867 to 1873, and of the Broadway Church in Norwich from 1886 until 1895.
The couple had eight children: Henry Strong, born on Halloween 1853 (d. 1923); Arthur Huntington (13 Dec. 1856 - 1942); Gertrude Putman (27 Nov. 1858 - 1 Jan. 1862); Charlotte Chester (11 Sept. 18601 - 1927); the aforementioned Frederic Putnam (30 Aug. 1865 - 1919); Eunice Henrietta (13 Sept. 1867 - 1936); Benjamin Wolcott (2 July 1869 - 30 Jan. 1906), and Robert Joseph (7 June 1872 - 23 June 1894).
Eunice Strong survived her husband by somewhat more than a decade, dying at age 67 on 19 June, 1865--but a few years, at most, after this CDV was taken. She is buried at Yantic Cemetery, Norwich. Her daughter, Mary Strong Gulliver, died 1 April, 1903. The entire Gulliver brood is also buried in the same plot. The location of the grave of Henry Strong would be expected to be there, but there is no listing of his interment at Yantic that I can yet find.
This CDV of Eunice may portray her in mourning for her granddaughter Gertrude, who died on New Year's Day, 1862. Her wealth is clearly displayed in the fine fit of the gown, which is properly stripped of all ornamentation save for a mourning brooch that presumably holds the hair of the deceased, and which appears to be made of the finest materials.