About: Josiah Huntoon

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Josiah Parmerley Huntoon (July 16, 1813 – 1891) was a businessman and abolitionist in New Jersey. A painting of him by Thomas Waterman Wood is in the National Portrait Gallery. He was born in Montpelier, Vermont. He lived in Paterson, New Jersey. He had a successful coffee business including a mill. He and his apprentice William Van Rensalier, an African American who became an engineer, were part of the Underground Railroad. A plaque commemorates their work in helping people who escaped slavery. His son Louis Huntoon was an economic professor at Yale University and wrote a family history.

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  • Josiah Parmerley Huntoon (July 16, 1813 – 1891) was a businessman and abolitionist in New Jersey. A painting of him by Thomas Waterman Wood is in the National Portrait Gallery. He was born in Montpelier, Vermont. He lived in Paterson, New Jersey. He had a successful coffee business including a mill. He and his apprentice William Van Rensalier, an African American who became an engineer, were part of the Underground Railroad. A plaque commemorates their work in helping people who escaped slavery. Huntoon's home, a stop on the Underground Railway, was demolished for a car park and later a Taco Bell was proposed for the site. His son Louis Huntoon was an economic professor at Yale University and wrote a family history. (en)
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  • Josiah Parmerley Huntoon (July 16, 1813 – 1891) was a businessman and abolitionist in New Jersey. A painting of him by Thomas Waterman Wood is in the National Portrait Gallery. He was born in Montpelier, Vermont. He lived in Paterson, New Jersey. He had a successful coffee business including a mill. He and his apprentice William Van Rensalier, an African American who became an engineer, were part of the Underground Railroad. A plaque commemorates their work in helping people who escaped slavery. His son Louis Huntoon was an economic professor at Yale University and wrote a family history. (en)
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