Houghton Surname Project

George Albert Houghton^1,2,3

M, #4171, b. 9 September 1812

Family: Hepzibah Collins Brigham

Marriage*: George Albert Houghton married Hepzibah Collins Brigham on Nov 2, 1843 at Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, by Rev. A.G. Fay; White: 12 Nov.^4,5,9,10,7
Marriage: George Albert Houghton married Hepzibah Collins Brigham.¹³

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Birth

Sep 9, 1812

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 30-40 in 1840 census; age 38 in 1850 census; age 49 in 1860 census; age 58 in 1871 census^4,5,6,7

1840 Census

1840

Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, 10 Total: 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 2 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 4 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 2 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825)⁸

Origin

circa 1843

Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, USA⁹

Marriage

Nov 2, 1843

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, by Rev. A.G. Fay; White: 12 Nov^4,5,9,10,7

1850 Census

1850

Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 38, yeoman¹¹

1860 Census

1860

Champlain, Clinton Co., NY, USA, age 49, a farmer; property $8000-$2000¹²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115 #347.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548 #6476.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #543, 44.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 44.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Quincy, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 192; Page: 323.
[S341] Concord MA VRs, p. 385.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_331; Page: 232;
line 9, dwl 8-10.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Champlain, Clinton Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 105, line 33, dwl 703-731.
[S1500] Ancestry.com, 1871 Canadian Census, Seaforth, Huron North, Ontario; Roll: C-9932; Page: 23; Family No: 91.

Levi Richardson Houghton^1,2,3

M, #4172, b. 10 February 1815

Family: Harriet Newell Hadley

Marriage Bann: Levi Richardson Houghton and Harriet Newell Hadley declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 30, 1837 Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.^13,6
Marriage*: Levi Richardson Houghton married Harriet Newell Hadley on Sep 18, 1837 at Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2: A.L.White.^4,5,7,8

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Birth

Feb 10, 1815

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 35 in 1850 census; age 45 in 1860 census; age 55 in 1870 census^4,5,6,7

Marriage

Sep 18, 1837

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2: A.L.White^4,5,7,8

1840 Census

1840

Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, 5 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)⁹

1850 Census

1850

Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Levi, 35, laborer; Harriet, 32¹⁰

1860 Census

1860

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 45, farmer; property $500-$100¹¹

1870 Census

1870

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 55, a farm hand, $800-$200¹²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115 #348.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548 #6477, 549.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #544, 44.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 44.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 44.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 191; Page: 13.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 205; line 10, 312-370.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_534; Page: 973; line 36, dwl 2051-2049.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, Box 654, p. 307, line 36, dwl 35-37.
[S346] Chelsea MA VRs, p. 389.

William Augustus Houghton^1,2,3

M, #4173, b. 16 July 1819, d. 24 May 1864

Family: Mary Jones Houghton

Marriage*: William Augustus Houghton married Mary Jones Houghton, daughter of Ebenezer Houghton Jr. and Emma Jones, on Oct 15, 1842 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: Sterling, 14 Oct; MLM: 14 Oct.^9,10,6,7,11

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Birth

Jul 16, 1819

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 30 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1860 census; JWH: 9, 12, 1812^4,5,6,7

Origin

circa 1842

Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, USA⁸

Marriage

Oct 15, 1842

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: Sterling, 14 Oct; MLM: 14 Oct.^9,10,6,7,11

1850 Census

1850

Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 30, yeoman; near brother George A.¹²

Land Recrd

Jul 9, 1852

Revere, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Samuel S. Learnard transferred title to some land to William A. Houghton on that date. William conveyed it to Stephen Augustus Hall on Feb. 20, 1855.¹³

1860 Census

1860

Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 40, farmer, property $3300-$1000; and an Abigail Houghton, 50, MA¹⁴

Residence

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹⁵

Mil. Enls

Dec 8, 1863

Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, USA, in the Union Army, Comp C, 1st MA Heavy Artillery, a private, age 44; JWH: "He enlisted as a private in the army at Bedford, Mass., 12,8,1861, Co. C, 1st Reg. of Mass. Heavy Artillery. He was killed at the battle of North Anna River, VA., 5,24,1864."^16,17,18

Research

Dec 8, 1863

MA, USA

Death

May 24, 1864

Battle of North Anna River, North Anna River, VA, USA^19,20,18

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115 #349, 517 #3047s.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548 #6478, 549.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #542, 44.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 549.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 44.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 218.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115, 517.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 66.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_331; Page: 232; line 33, dwl 6-8.
[S883] Benjamin Shurtleff, Revere MA Hx, p. 195.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 203, line 2, dwl 1453-1528.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 517.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 44.
[S836] Unknown author, MA in Army, Navy 1861-65.

Mary Corey Houghton^1,2,3

F, #4174, b. 24 October 1821, d. 23 July 1904

Family: John Howe Jr.

Marriage Bann: Mary Corey Houghton and John Howe Jr. declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 24, 1842 Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA.⁸
Marriage*: Mary Corey Houghton married John Howe Jr. on Oct 13, 1843 at Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Stearns: Oct. 1842; 2: A.L.White.^4,5,9,6,7

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Birth

Oct 24, 1821

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,6,7

Residence

circa 1842

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA^8,9

Marriage

Oct 13, 1843

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Stearns: Oct. 1842; 2: A.L.White^4,5,9,6,7

Death

Jul 23, 1904

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹⁰

Burial

Pine Grove Cemetery, Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #350.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548 #6479, 550.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #545, 45.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 45.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 79.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 231.

Frances Whiting Houghton^1,2,3

F, #4175, b. 1 December 1826

Biography

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Birth

Dec 1, 1826

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,6,7

Death

died young⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #351.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548 #6480.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #546.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.

Catherine White^1,2

F, #4176, b. 26 October 1807, d. 22 January 1895

Family: Josiah Stearns Houghton

Marriage*: Catherine White married Josiah Stearns Houghton, son of Major Levi Houghton Jr and Elizabeth Stearns, on Mar 1, 1827 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH, MLM: Lancaster.^5,6,7,8,9

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Notable

Birth

Oct 26, 1807

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 42 in 1850 census; age 62 in 1870 census; age 72 in 1880 census^3,4

Marriage

Mar 1, 1827

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH, MLM: Lancaster^5,6,7,8,9

1850 Census

1850

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 45, a farmer, property value $3500; mother in law Bathseda White, 78, and Charles W. White, 13, living with them¹⁰

1860 Census

1860

Palmyra, Douglas Co., KS, USA, age 55, farmer; property $1200-1000¹¹

Death

Jan 22, 1895

Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, JWH, MLM: Jan. 25; MLM: also Jan. 23^3,12,4,9

Note

Helped Almira White with White Genealogy

ParentsD

parents born in MA

Pedigree

Citations

[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548 #6472s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115 #343s, 354 #653s, 395.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 43.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115, 354.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 43.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 73.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 4; line 21, dwl 62-68.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Palmyra, Douglas, Kansas Territory; Roll: M653_349; Page: 97, sheet 101, line 32, dwl 759-645.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548.

Martha Warren Hayward¹

F, #4177, b. 6 March 1810, d. circa 1882

Family: Samuel Andre Houghton

Marriage*: Martha Warren Hayward married Samuel Andre Houghton, son of Major Levi Houghton Jr and Elizabeth Stearns, on Sep 3, 1834 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MA Index: Townsend.^2,5,6,7,8,4

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Birth

Mar 6, 1810

Townsend, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 40 in 1850 census; age 50 in 1860 census; age 60 in 1870 census; age 70 in 1880 census; JWH: 1801^2,3

Residence

circa 1834

Townsend, MA, USA⁴

Marriage

Sep 3, 1834

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MA Index: Townsend^2,5,6,7,8,4

Newspaper

Sep 6, 1834

Columbian Centenial: marriage⁹

1850 Census

1850

Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 43, a yeoman, property $7000, plus 4 laborers, and Malinda Hayward, 65, MA, and Jemina and Julia Hayward, 31¹⁰

1860 Census

1860

Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 53, farmer; property $8000-$7000¹¹

1870 Census

1870

Somerville, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 63, a retail grocer¹²

1880 Census

1880

Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 73, a farmer¹³

Death

circa 1882

Lexington, MA, USA, JWH: 22 Dec 1901; MLM: (Lexington Hist., p. 106)^3,14

ParentsD

Putnam Hayward and Linda Warren, both b. in MA

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/iexec
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 43.
[S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 71.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 140.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 43.
[S617] MA Centinel Marriage Index 2, p. 1894.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S616] MA Centinel Marriage Index 4,.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 187; line 12, dwl 64-75.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 172, line 32, dwl 1210-1299.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_631; Page: 360; line 40, dwl 168-195.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_539; Family History Film: 1254539; Page: 308A; Enumeration District: 367; sheet 37, line 2, dw 377-377.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 147.

Joel Proctor^1,2

M, #4178, b. 1 March 1805, d. 19 November 1895

Family: Elizabeth Ann Houghton

Marriage Bann: Joel Proctor and Elizabeth Ann Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Dec 7, 1839 Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.⁷
Marriage*: Joel Proctor married Elizabeth Ann Houghton, daughter of Major Levi Houghton Jr and Elizabeth Stearns, on Dec 26, 1839 at Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^{3,6,7,8,9,2,10,4}

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Birth

Mar 1, 1805

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^3,4,2,5

Marriage

Dec 26, 1839

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^{3,6,7,8,9,2,10,4}

Residence

Littleton, MA, USA²

Newspaper

Dec 28, 1839

Columbian Centenial: marriage in Sterling 26th Inst.¹¹

Death

Nov 19, 1895

Littleton, MA, USA, H. S. Houghton: 1894^2,12

Biography

Died of consumption.³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115, #345s.
[S672] Mr. and Mrs. William Lawrence Proctor, Proctor Genealogy, p. 77.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 44.
[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 177.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548.
[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 264.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 44.
[S617] MA Centinel Marriage Index 2, p. 1893.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S616] MA Centinel Marriage Index 4,.
[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton, Mar 12, 2004: based on Corrections of 1912 Houghton Genealogy by his father Hayward Sanderson Houghton and his grandmother Gertrude Frances Flagg Houghton.

Hepzibah Collins Brigham^1,2

F, #4179, b. 21 October 1822

Family: George Albert Houghton

Marriage*: Hepzibah Collins Brigham married George Albert Houghton, son of Major Levi Houghton Jr and Elizabeth Stearns, on Nov 2, 1843 at Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, by Rev. A.G. Fay; White: 12 Nov.^3,6,5,7,8
Marriage: Hepzibah Collins Brigham married George Albert Houghton, son of Major Levi Houghton Jr and Elizabeth Stearns.¹¹

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Birth

Oct 21, 1822

Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 28 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1860 census; age 49 in 1871 census^3,4

Origin

Jan 2, 1843

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^3,5

Marriage

Nov 2, 1843

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, by Rev. A.G. Fay; White: 12 Nov^3,6,5,7,8

1850 Census

1850

Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 38, yeoman⁹

1860 Census

1860

Champlain, Clinton Co., NY, USA, age 49, a farmer; property $8000-$2000¹⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115 #347s.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 549 #6476s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 44.
[S341] Concord MA VRs, p. 385.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_331; Page: 232;
line 9, dwl 8-10.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Champlain, Clinton Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 105, line 33, dwl 703-731.
[S1500] Ancestry.com, 1871 Canadian Census, Seaforth, Huron North, Ontario; Roll: C-9932; Page: 23; Family No: 91.

Harriet Newell Hadley¹

F, #4180, b. 26 March 1816

Family: Levi Richardson Houghton

Marriage Bann: Harriet Newell Hadley and Levi Richardson Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 30, 1837 Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.^12,13
Marriage*: Harriet Newell Hadley married Levi Richardson Houghton, son of Major Levi Houghton Jr and Elizabeth Stearns, on Sep 18, 1837 at Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2: A.L.White.^2,5,6,3

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Birth

Mar 26, 1816

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 32 in 1850 census; age 45 in 1860 census; age 54 in 1870 census; age 63 in 1880 census^2,3,4

Marriage

Sep 18, 1837

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2: A.L.White^2,5,6,3

1850 Census

1850

Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Levi, 35, laborer; Harriet, 32⁷

1860 Census

1860

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 45, farmer; property $500-$100⁸

PensionInx

Jul 30, 1866

MA, USA, as mother of George A. Houghton⁹

1870 Census

1870

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 55, a farm hand, $800-$200¹⁰

1880 Census

1880

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, next door to James O. Houghton¹¹

Death

JWH: Dec 1866; died of consumption; [CJV: alive in 1870 & 1880 census]^2,3

Research

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115 #348s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 44.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, Box 654, p. 307, line 36, dwl 35.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 205; line 10, 312-370.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_534; Page: 973; line 36, dwl 2051-2049.
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, Box 654, p. 307, line 36, dwl 35-37.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 35, ED 878, Sh 32, Ln 24, dwl 239-382.
[S346] Chelsea MA VRs, p. 389.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 44.

Mary Jones Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #4181, b. 2 April 1816, d. 16 July 1864

Family: William Augustus Houghton

Marriage*: Mary Jones Houghton married William Augustus Houghton, son of Major Levi Houghton Jr and Elizabeth Stearns, on Oct 15, 1842 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: Sterling, 14 Oct; MLM: 14 Oct.^{11,12,13,14,9}

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Birth

Apr 2, 1816

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, White, MLM: Apr. 2, 1817; age 32 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1860 census^5,6,7,8,9

Guardiansp

1827

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Mary, W.P. Case # 31101¹⁰

Marriage

Oct 15, 1842

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: Sterling, 14 Oct; MLM: 14 Oct.^{11,12,13,14,9}

1850 Census

1850

Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 30, yeoman; near brother George A.¹⁵

1860 Census

1860

Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 40, farmer, property $3300-$1000; and an Abigail Houghton, 50, MA¹⁶

Residence

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹⁷

Residence

before Jul, 1864

Bedford, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹⁸

Death

Jul 16, 1864

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, GS gives 1861^19,8,18

Burial

Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 48y w/o William A. E-27²⁰

Administr

Jul 21, 1864

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, with Charles Farnsworth of Leominster, Admr.¹⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #349s, 517 #3047.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 549 #6478s.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 66 #1752.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116, 148, 517.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 549.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 77.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 44.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 66.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 115, 517.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 44.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_331; Page: 232; line 33, dwl 6-8.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 203, line 2, dwl 1453-1528.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 517.
[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34646, FHC #0481283.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116, 517.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 108.

John Howe Jr.^1,2,3

M, #4182, b. 10 July 1814, d. 9 September 1855

Family: Mary Corey Houghton

Marriage Bann: John Howe Jr. and Mary Corey Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 24, 1842 Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA.³
Marriage*: John Howe Jr. married Mary Corey Houghton, daughter of Major Levi Houghton Jr and Elizabeth Stearns, on Oct 13, 1843 at Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Stearns: Oct. 1842; 2: A.L.White.^4,7,8,9,10

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 10, 1814

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,6

Marriage

Oct 13, 1843

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Stearns: Oct. 1842; 2: A.L.White^4,7,8,9,10

Death

Sep 9, 1855

^11,6

Biography

s. of John and Isabel

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #350s.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 550 #6479s.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 79.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 33.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 45.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 548.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 45.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 70.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 550.

Thomas Houghton 2d^1,2,3

M, #4183, b. 21 May 1786, d. 28 July 1862

Family: Polly Whitney

Marriage*: Thomas Houghton 2d married Polly Whitney on Aug 21, 1810 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^8,7

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 21, 1786

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 50-60 in 1840 census; age 64 in 1850 census; age 74 in 1860 census^4,5,6,7

Marriage

Aug 21, 1810

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^8,7

Residence

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "They lived for a time in Harvard."⁹

1820 Census

1820

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 3 Individuals: 1 male 0-10, 1 male 26-45; 1 female 26-45^10,11

1830 Census

1830

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 40 to 50 (1781-1790)// 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)^12,13

1840 Census

1840

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2 Total: 1 male 50 to 60 (1780-1789)// 1 female 50 to 60 (1780-1789)¹⁴

1850 Census

1850

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 64, a farmer, property value $5000; Ellen Brown, 18, from Ireland, living with them; living next to Charles W. and Sally Houghton¹⁵

Note

1850

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, next door

1860 Census

1860

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 74, farmer; property $3000-$385¹⁶

Death

Jul 28, 1862

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH, MLM: Jul. 23^4,17,18

Burial

Harvard Center Burial Ground Cem, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 76y 2m

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #352.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 614, #16684.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #560, 45.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 65.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 614.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 45.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, p. 63.
[S235] U.S. Census, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_54; Page: 63.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1830 US Census, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Box 68, p. 90.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 90.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 201; Page: 97.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 29; line 22, dwl 156-177.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 18, line 32, dwl 192-159.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 46.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.

Amery Houghton^1,2,3

M, #4184, b. 20 November 1789, d. 22 June 1813

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 20, 1789

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 11,30,1789^4,5,6,7

Death

Jun 22, 1813

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 23y.7m.2d; MLM: Jan. 22^4,8,9,7

Administr

1813

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Emery Houghton, W.P. Case # 30964¹⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #354.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16686.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #563.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 279.
[S441] Salem MA VRs V, p. 343.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.

Cephas Houghton^1,2,3

M, #4185, b. 28 January 1788, d. 19 April 1790

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 28, 1788

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Nourse, White, MLM: Jan. 27, 1788^4,5,6,7,8

Death

Apr 19, 1790

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2y.2m.23d^4,9,10

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #353.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16685.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #562.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 45.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 64.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 279.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.

Capt. Levi Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #4186, b. 28 February 1794, d. 17 June 1873

Family: Eliza Reed

Marriage*: Capt. Levi Houghton married Eliza Reed on Oct 5, 1823 at Roxbury, MA, USA.^5,3,7

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 28, 1794

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 56 in 1850 census; age 66 in 1860 census; JWH: Oct. 28^5,6,7

Marriage

Oct 5, 1823

Roxbury, MA, USA^5,3,7

Church

1843

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Evangelical Congregational Church⁸

1850 Census

1850

Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 56, yeoman⁹

1860 Census

1860

Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 66, day laborer¹⁰

1870 Census

1870

Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 76, working a farm, $1500-$300¹¹

Death

Jun 17, 1873

^5,12

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #356.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16688.
[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 213.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #565, 45.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 63.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 45.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 394.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 77;
line 30, dwl 67-79.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 166, line 16, dwl 1290-1355.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , 1870 US Census, Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 547, line 34, dwl 98.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 45.

John Pierce Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #4187, b. 1 October 1795, d. 26 February 1864

Family: Relief Gould

Marriage*: John Pierce Houghton married Relief Gould on Dec 27, 1821 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^5,8,9

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 1, 1795

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 54 in 1850 census; age 64 in 1860 census; JWH: Feb. 1, 1795^5,6,7

Marriage

Dec 27, 1821

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,8,9

Residence

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹⁰

1830 Census

1830

New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, 9 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 2 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800)// 1 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 3 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)¹¹

1850 Census

1850

Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 54, a yeoman, property $4000; and Ellen Divol, 30¹²

1860 Census

1860

Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 64, farmer¹³

Death

Feb 26, 1864

Clinton, MA, USA^5,14

Duplicate

only John within 1790-1800

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #357.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 182.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16689.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #566, 46 #565.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 63.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 46.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.
[S196] Framingham MA VRs, p. 312.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: 76; Page: 536.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; p. 76-77, line 49, dwl 57-68.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 165, line 7, dwl 1282-1347.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 46.

Elijah Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #4188, b. 18 July 1797, d. 7 April 1822

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 18, 1797

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Jul. 15, 1797, 1st Congreg. Soc. of Jamica Plain - (Unitarian)^5,6,7

Death

Apr 7, 1822

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,8,9,7

Burial

Harvard Center Burial Ground Cem, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 24y 9m⁸

Administr

1822

Norfolk Co., MA, USA¹⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #358.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16690.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #567.
[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 557.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 280.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 556.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Norfolk County, MA Probate Index 1793-1900, Sep. 25, 2001.

Stedman Houghton^1,2

M, #4189, b. 29 August 1799, d. 9 May 1888

Family 1: Ann Cragin

Marriage*: Stedman Houghton married Ann Cragin on Nov 17, 1825 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1: White; 2- JWH, 11,17,1835.^3,1,9,10,7

Family 2: Maria Haskell

Marriage*: Stedman Houghton married Maria Haskell on Oct 24, 1844 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^3,1,7

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 29, 1799

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 50 in 1850 census; age 60 in 1860 census; age 70 in 1870 census; age 80 in 1880 census; JWH: Aug. 28^3,4,5

Occupation

New Ipswich, NH, USA, a tanner⁶

Office

Apr 29, 1822

a member of the Harvard Rifle Club; as ensign in 1823^7,8

Marriage

Nov 17, 1825

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1: White; 2- JWH, 11,17,1835^3,1,9,10,7

1830 Census

1830

New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, 5 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 3 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810)// 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)¹¹

Note

1838

New Ipswich, NH, USA, 's house and shop burnt down, one day after daughter Susan was born¹²

1840 Census

1840

New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, 6 Total: 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)¹³

Marriage

Oct 24, 1844

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,1,7

Residence

New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH, USA³

1850 Census

1850

New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH, USA, age 50, a farmer, property $2000; and 4 students living with them¹⁴

1860 Census

1860

New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH, USA, age 60, a farmer; and George Starno, 16; Charlotte Haskill, 12; Alfred Patch, 10.^15,16

1870 Census

1870

New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 70, a farmer, property $3500-1000¹⁷

1880 Census

Jun 1, 1880

New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 80, a farmer¹⁸

Death

May 9, 1888

New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH, USA^3,7,10

Burial

Village Cemetery, New Ipswich, NH, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16691, 616.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 65.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 46.
[S763] F. Kidder and A. A. Gould, New Ipswich NH Hx, p. 240.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 46.
[S224] Henry S. Nourse, Harvard Hx - Nourse, p. 155.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615.
[S763] F. Kidder and A. A. Gould, New Ipswich NH Hx, p. 354-355.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: 76; Page: 534.
[S763] F. Kidder and A. A. Gould, New Ipswich NH Hx, p. 240, 285.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: 238; Page: 81.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M432_433; Page: 287; line 12, dwl 271-287.
[S415] E-mail from Win Cope, Oct. 27, 2002, based on data of Addison Foster and Winslow Foster.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_672; Page: 45, line 33, dwl 371-376.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH, Roll 844, p.237B, line 3, dwl 222-214.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , : New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T9_764; Family History Film: 1254764; Page: 559A; Enumeration District: 153; sheet 1; line 9; dwl 7-9.

Betsey White Houghton^1,2,3

F, #4190, b. 1 July 1801, d. 16 February 1888

Family: Aaron Warner Stearns

Marriage Bann: Betsey White Houghton and Aaron Warner Stearns declared their intentions of marriage on May 17, 1828 Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.⁹
Marriage*: Betsey White Houghton married Aaron Warner Stearns on Jun 15, 1828 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^4,7,8

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 1, 1801

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, twin^4,5,6

Marriage

Jun 15, 1828

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,7,8

Death

Feb 16, 1888

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,8

Research

Stearnes Genealogy and Memoirs by Mrs. Avis Stearnes Van Wagenen, 1901, #7S, p. 799⁸

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #360.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16692, 617.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #569, 47.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 47.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 47.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 216.

Sally White Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #4191, b. 1 July 1801, d. 16 February 1831

Family: Luke Joslin

Marriage Bann*: Sally White Houghton and Luke Joslin declared their intentions of marriage on Jan 16, 1830 Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^5,6
Marriage: Sally White Houghton married Luke Joslin on Feb 16, 1830 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^8,7

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 1, 1801

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, twin^2,5

Marriage Bann

Jan 16, 1830

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,6

Death

Feb 16, 1831

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Feb 4, 1874^5,7

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #361.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 65.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16693, 617.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #570.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 218.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.

Mercy Whitney Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #4192, b. 20 January 1802, d. 4 October 1874

Family: Charles E. Alley

Marriage*: Mercy Whitney Houghton married Charles E. Alley on May 19, 1846 at Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA.²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 20, 1802

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 47 in 1850 census; age 56 in 1860 census; White: Jan. 20, 1803^5,6,7,8

Marriage

May 19, 1846

Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA²

Occupation

1860

dressmaker

Death

Oct 4, 1874

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,8

Burial

Harvard Center Burial Ground Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 7y 8m [sic = 70y]

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #362.
[S69] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 191.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16694, 617.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #571.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 64.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.

Sophia Beman Houghton^1,2,3

F, #4193, b. 19 December 1805, d. 23 August 1814

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 19, 1805

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, White: 1/20/1803^4,2,5,6

Death

Aug 23, 1814

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: Aug 23, 1831; Harvard VR: died age 8 y of Croup^4,7,6

Research

MLM is alone in giving another daughter named Sophia, as twin of mercy, in addition to Sophia Beman⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #363.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 65.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #573.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16696.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 280.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #572.

Edmund Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #4194, b. 15 May 1808, d. 1 November 1891

Family: Nancy Bryant

Marriage*: Edmund Houghton married Nancy Bryant on Apr 11, 1833.^5,6

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 15, 1808

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 43 in 1850 census; age 51 in 1860 census; age 62 in 1870 census; age 72 in 1880 census^5,2,6

Marriage

Apr 11, 1833

^5,6

1850 Census

1850

Nashua, Hillsborough, NH, USA, age 43, a machinist, property $1000⁷

1860 Census

1860

Wheatland, Bad Ax Co., WI, USA, age 51, farmer; property $1400-550⁸

1870 Census

1870

Wheatland, Vernon Co., WI, USA, age 62, a farmer, property $3000-700⁹

1880 Census

1880

Desoto, Vernon Co., WI, USA, age 72, no occupation¹⁰

Death

Nov 1, 1891

DeSoto, WI, USA^5,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #364.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16697, 617.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #574, 47 #573.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 47.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M432_434; Page: 255; line 5, dwl 267-288.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Wheatland, Bad Ax, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1399; Page: 447; sheet 185, line 9, dwl 1537-1444.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Wheatland, Vernon Co., WI, Reel 1738, p. 516B, line 34, dwl 32-32.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Desoto, Vernon, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1449; Family History Film: 1255449; Page: 426D.

Polly Whitney^1,2

F, #4195, b. circa February 1790, d. 1 January 1877

Family: Thomas Houghton 2d

Marriage*: Polly Whitney married Thomas Houghton 2d, son of Thomas Houghton and Betsy White, on Aug 21, 1810 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^5,6

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa Feb, 1790

MA, USA, age 60 in 1850 census; age 71 in 1860 census; age 81 in 1870 census^3,4

Marriage

Aug 21, 1810

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,6

Residence

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "They lived for a time in Harvard."⁷

1850 Census

1850

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 64, a farmer, property value $5000; Ellen Brown, 18, from Ireland, living with them; living next to Charles W. and Sally Houghton⁴

1860 Census

1860

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 74, farmer; property $3000-$385³

1870 Census

1870

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 81 in 1870 census⁸

Death

Jan 1, 1877

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^9,10

Burial

Harvard Center Burial Ground Cem, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w. of Thomas ae 87y 10m

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #352s.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16684s.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 18, line 32, dwl 192-159.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 29; line 22, dwl 156-177.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 45.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Box 653, p. 141, line 22, dwl 137-175.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 46.
[S886] Unknown compiler address, MA Death Index 1841-1895, 22, #167: p. 294/321.

Hiram Houghton^1,2,3

M, #4196, b. 16 March 1814, d. 2 January 1853

Family: Hannah Hapgood

Marriage*: Hiram Houghton married Hannah Hapgood on Apr 14, 1836 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^8,6,9

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Mar 16, 1814

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 20-30 in 1840 census; age 36 in 1850 census^4,5,6,7

Marriage

Apr 14, 1836

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^8,6,9

1840 Census

1840

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 3 Total: 2 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)¹⁰

Will

1853

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 31000¹¹

Death

Jan 2, 1853

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^12,13

Burial

Harvard Center Burial Ground Cem, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 39

Biography

At the time of his marriage, he bought a farm about three quarters of a mile SE of Harvard, adjoining his father, on the other side of the road, for four years. He then returned to his parent's farm.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615, #16705.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 45 #1450.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 63.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615.
[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 77.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 45.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 204.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 201; Page: 97.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 46.
[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 78.

Sarah Whitney^1,2,3

F, #4197, b. 11 February 1797, d. 18 June 1882

Family: Cephas B. Houghton

Marriage*: Sarah Whitney married Cephas B. Houghton, son of Thomas Houghton and Betsy White, on Jun 24, 1819 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^9,10,11

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 11, 1797

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 53 in 1850 census; age 63 in 1860 census; age 73 in 1870 census; age 83, MA, in 1880 census; WH: 17 Feb 1793; MLM: 26 Apr 1829^4,5,6,7,8

Marriage

Jun 24, 1819

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^9,10,11

1850 Census

1850

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 58, a farmer, property value $4200; a few houses from mother Betsey and Abner and Aseneth Pollard¹²

1860 Census

1860

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 68, farmer; next door to son Edward; and Anna Houghton¹³

1870 Census

1870

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 78, a farmer, property $9000-$8000; next door to son Edward^7,14

1880 Census

1880

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 88, a retired farmer¹⁵

Death

Jun 18, 1882

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁵

Burial

Harvard Center Burial Ground Cem, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 85y 4m

ParentsD

Abraham Whitney and Rebecca Dudley of Harvard; Mrs. Cephas Houghton bequested $1,000.^16,6,17

Relative

syblings⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 616, #16687s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #355s.
[S1074] Town Records: Newport, Orleans Co., VT, p. 869; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 616.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 45.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Box 653, p. 137b, line 30, dwl 95.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 249A; Enumeration District: 810; sheet 23, line 36, dwl 246-279.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 45.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 20; line 3, dwl 50-61.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 38, line 30, dwl 286-306.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_653; Page: 137B; Image: 279; Family History Library Film: 552152; line 30, dwl 95-106.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 249A; Enumeration District: 810; sheet 23, line 36, dwl 246-279; also sheet 25, line 26, dwl 247-279.
[S224] Henry S. Nourse, Harvard Hx - Nourse, p. 246, 416.
[S848] F. C. Pierce, Whitney Genealogy, #103.

Eliza Reed^1,2

F, #4198, b. 19 July 1804, d. 23 July 1887

Family: Capt. Levi Houghton

Marriage*: Eliza Reed married Capt. Levi Houghton, son of Thomas Houghton and Betsy White, on Oct 5, 1823 at Roxbury, MA, USA.^3,6,7

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 19, 1804

MA, USA, age 46 in 1850 census; age 55 in 1860 census; age 65 in 1870 census; age 75 in 1880 census^3,4,5

Marriage

Oct 5, 1823

Roxbury, MA, USA^3,6,7

Church

1843

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Evangelical Congregational Church⁸

1850 Census

1850

Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 56, yeoman⁹

1860 Census

1860

Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 66, day laborer¹⁰

1870 Census

1870

Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 76, working a farm, $1500-$300¹¹

1880 Census

1880

Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 75, a widow^12,13

Death

Jul 23, 1887

JWH: Jul. 19, 1887^3,14,4

ParentsD

parents born in MA

Error

only MLM gives marriage of Elizabeth Reed of Roxbury, MA to Levi, son of Jonas Houghton, as Capt. Levi of Bath, 5 Oct 1823¹⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 616, #16688s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #356s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 45.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 34, ED 842, Sh 51, Ln 28.
[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 213.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 45.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 394.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 77;
line 30, dwl 67-79.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 166, line 16, dwl 1290-1355.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , 1870 US Census, Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 547, line 34, dwl 98.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 34, ED 842, Sh 51, Ln 28.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 34, ED 842, Sh 51, Ln 28, dwl 296-365.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 616.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 73.

Relief Gould^1,2,3

F, #4199, b. circa 1800

Family: John Pierce Houghton

Marriage*: Relief Gould married John Pierce Houghton, son of Thomas Houghton and Betsy White, on Dec 27, 1821 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^5,3,6

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1800

MA, USA, age 40 in 1850 census⁴

Marriage

Dec 27, 1821

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,3,6

1850 Census

1850

Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 54, a yeoman, property $4000; and Ellen Divol, 30⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #357s.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 616, #16689s.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; p. 76-77, line 49, dwl 57-68.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.

Ann Cragin^1,2

F, #4200, b. 20 October 1801, d. 14 August 1843

Family: Stedman Houghton

Marriage*: Ann Cragin married Stedman Houghton, son of Thomas Houghton and Betsy White, on Nov 17, 1825 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1: White; 2- JWH, 11,17,1835.^3,6,7,8,4

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 20, 1801

Billerica, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM: Oct. 20, 1808, Harvard MA; Cope: Billerica; Foster, in describing Silas Cragin, Ann's father, says: "He was a saddler at New Ipswich, NH, Billerica, Acton & was in Harvard by 1807, but by 1835 was back at New Ipswich." This rules out Harvard as Ann's birthplace since she was born in 1801.^3,4,5

Marriage

Nov 17, 1825

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1: White; 2- JWH, 11,17,1835^3,6,7,8,4

Death

Aug 14, 1843

New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH, USA, New Ipswich NH Hx: age 35^3,9,8,4

Burial

Village Cemetery, New Ipswich, NH, USA

ParentsD

Silas Cragin & Ann Pritchard^5,10

Biography

White, MLM: dau. of Silas and Anna Andrews (Pritchard) Cragin; Perley: dau. of Hannah Perley and Paul Pritchard^11,9,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116 #359s.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 616, #16691s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 46.
[S415] E-mail from Win Cope, Oct. 27, 2002, based on data of Addison Foster and Winslow Foster.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615.
[S763] F. Kidder and A. A. Gould, New Ipswich NH Hx, p. 354-355.
[S663] M.V.B. Perley, Perley Genealogy, p. 69.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 616.