Philemon Houghton1,2,3

M, #7381, b. 19 March 1761, d. 15 March 1843

Family: Mary Packard

Biography

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BirthMar 19, 1761Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 2,19, 17614,5,6,7,8
Residencecirca 1783Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA9,2
MarriageMar 13, 1783New Braintree, Worcester Co., MA, USA9,6,7
1790 Census1790Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 5 people: 1 male 16+; 1 male under 16, 3 females10
ChurchFeb 8, 1793Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, "professes Universal Salvation"11
1800 Census1800Halifax, Windham Co., VT, USA, 6 persons: 01010-21010; 1 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44; 2 female 1-9, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-4412,13
FreemanSep 6, 1808Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA14
1810 Census1810Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 11 Total; 23010-02210; 2 male <10, 3 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44//2 female 10-15, 2 female 16-25, 1 female 26-4415
1820 Census1820Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 5 Individuals: 1 male = 10-16 (1804-1810), 1 male =16-26 (1794-1804), 1 male = 45+ (bef. 1775)// 1 female =16-26 (1794-1804), 1 female = 45+ (bef. 1775)16
1830 Census1830Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 60 to 70 (1761-1770)// 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 female 70 to 80 (1751-1760)17
DeathMar 15, 1843Wilmington, VT, USA, age 8218
BurialRiver View Cemetery, Wilmington, VT, USA18
BiographyMarlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, Marlborough VT Hx: "He was one of the early settlers and first lived on the west part of the farm now (1930) owned by S. P. Strong, after which he purchased and improved the farm sourth of his brother Nahum's, where he spent most of his days."6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329 #280.
  2. [S437] Oakham MA VRs, p. 80.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34 #634, 68.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
  6. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 189.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34, 68.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 309.
  9. [S436] New Braintree MA VRs, p. 92.
  10. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 47.
  11. [S1510] Alden M. Rollins, Vermont Religious Certificates, p. 147.
  12. [S737] VT 1800 Census, p. 139.
  13. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Halifax, Windham Co., VT, p. 550.
  14. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 110.
  15. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Marlboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 65; Page: 307.
  16. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Marlboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M33_128; Page: 151.
  17. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Marlboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 186; Page: 191.
  18. [S1074] Town Records: Wilmington, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Hiram Houghton1,2,3

M, #7382, b. 25 June 1763, d. 15 November 1857

Family 1: Freedom Clark

Family 2: Thankful Willson

Biography

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BirthJun 25, 1763Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 70-80 in 1840 census; age 85 in 1850 census; age 91 in 1855 census; GS: 17654,5,6,7,8
Marriage
1790 Census1790Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 6 individuals: 2 males 16+, 2 sons under 16, 2 females9
1800 Census1800Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 9 Total: 01110-41010; 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 4 female 1-9, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-4410,11
MarriageJul 21, 1822Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA3,12
1830 Census1830Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, 6 Total: 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 60 to 70 (1761-1770) // 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1781-1790), 1 female 90 to 100 (1731-1740)13,14
1840 Census1840Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, 8 Total: 1 male 70 to 80 (1760-1769) // 2 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 2 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799), 1 female 50 to 60 (1780-1789)15
1850 Census1850Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 85, a farmer, property $500; and Thankful Reynolds, 50, VT16
DeathNov 15, 1857Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, NEGHR: ae. 92;; AAS, GS: 185617,18,7
ResearchCJV: Have assumed this Hiram Clark married Freedom Clark: "Freedom Clark married Hiram Houghton...That house was built by the first tailor ever settled in Brattleboro village; a Mr. Houghton, who married a Miss Freedom Clark, sister of Rufus Clark, Esquire."19
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329 #281.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34 #635, 68.
  3. [S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 182.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 92.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34, 68.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/: Diary of Rhoda Rosina Houghton Moore.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 309.
  9. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 47.
  10. [S737] VT 1800 Census, p. 133.
  11. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 507.
  12. [S1074] Town Records: Putney, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 2, p. 280; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  13. [S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 392.
  14. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Putney, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 186; Page: 128.
  15. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 185; Page: 4.
  16. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Putney, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 51; line 2, dwl 126-130.
  17. [S96] NEHGR, 11 [1857]: 92.
  18. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34.
  19. [S1475] Mary R. Cabot, Brattleboro VT Annals, p. 281.

Capt. Nahum Houghton1,2,3

M, #7383, b. 25 February 1766, d. 16 January 1841

Family: Lovisa Howe

Biography

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BirthFeb 25, 1766Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,6,7
Origin1786Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA8,9
MarriageSep 26, 1786Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA10,11,12,9,2,6
Immigrationcirca 1788Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, He built a log house on the land which he purchased and settled and he spent his remaining days there. Among the grantees of Newfane, VT, a few miles Northwest, were the Sawyers, Saul and Nathaniel Houghton.2,13
1790 Census1790Marlboro, VT, USA, Nahum Holton 1-3-1
FreemanSep 7, 1790Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA14
Census1795Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA15
1800 Census1800Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 03010-40110; 3 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44; 4 female 1-9, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-4416
1820 Census1820Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 7 Individuals: 1 male = 0-10 (1810-1820), 1 male = 10-16 (1804-1810), 1 male =16-26 (1794-1804), 1 male = 45+ (bef. 1775)// 2 female =16-26 (1794-1804), 1 female = 45+ (bef. 1775); next door to brother Philomen17,18
1830 Census1830Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 11 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 40 to 50 (1781-1790), 2 male 60 to 70 (1761-1770)// 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 70 to 80 (1751-1760), 1 female 80 to 90 (1741-1750)19
1840 Census1840Marlborough, Windham Co., VT, USA, 2 Total; 1 male 70-80 (1760-1769); 1 female 70-80 (1760-1769); next door to son Bradley20
DeathJan 16, 1841Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, aged 74 yrs., 11 mos., 11 days; also Jan. 13 on GS2,21,22
BurialKing Cemetery/Center Cemetery, Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 7523,24
AlertJWH gives 8 children (Bradley, Artemas, Sidney, Charles, Fanny, Tamar, Sally, Lucy); Cutter gives 5 (Sidney, Nahum, Lucy, James Dunbar); only 2 overlap; Marlborough VT Hx gives 10 children and appears to be most accurate2,10
BiographyMarlborough VT Hx, p. 187: HOUGHTON, Capt. Nahum (s. of Solomon and Deliverance, his wife), was one of eleven children, who all lived until the youngest of their number was 55 years of age, when the death of their eldest sister occurred at the age of 77 years. They were born in Lancaster, Mass. He came to this town about the year 1786, and built a log house on the land which he purchased and settled, and there he spent most of his days. He m. Lovica Howe, of Marlborough, Mass. He d. Jan. 13, 1841, aged 74 yrs., 11 mos., 11 days. His widow d. May 9, 1843, aged 77 yrs. Children: Artemas, b. Dec. 6, 1786; Sidney, b. April 9, 1788, and settled, a physician, in Ellisburgh, N. Y., where he died; Nahum, Jr., b. Feb. 6, 1790, settled and died in Ellisburgh, N. Y; Sally, b. Nov. 29, 1791, m. John-Wild Towne; Louisa, b. July 9, 1793, m. Jonas Whitney, Jr., s. of Deacon Jonas; Tamar, b. April 4, 1795, m. Enos Mather, s. of Maj. Timothy, Dec. 31, 1818; Lucy, b. July 9, 1797, m. Capt. Ira Adams, s. of Capt. Simeon, April 25, 1821; Persis, b. May 30, 1799, d. Jan. 6, 1801; Bradley, b. Dec. 12, 1801; Charles, b. March 19, 1804, m. Eliza Woodman, of Brattleboro, and is a physician in Philadelphia, Penn; Pearly, b. Oct. 30, 1806, d. aged 11 days.

Divided Hearts: Lancaster; yeoman Lancaster Wor. property forfeiture 1780

Berlin MA Hx:
Nahum Houghton m., Sept. 26, 1786, Leovitia, dau. of Joseph Howe and sister to wife of Amos Sawyer, Sr; they rem. to Marlboro, Vt. He d. 1841 at 75 ; she d. 1843 at 78. The lineage of this Nahum appears to be down through John, Sr; John, Jr; John'; Benjamin; Ezra; Nahum, b. 1767; no other record. [CJV: lineage incorrect]

Find a Grave: In the same book under his son Philemon's write up it states "His father (Solomon) was a loyalist in the revolution, and served as paymaster in the English army. After the war he went to England and died there. His will, it is said, bequeathed his property to any of his children who would swear allegiance to the king. All the sons were in favor of the colonies and several were soldiers in the army. One daughter finally went to Canada and fulfilled the requirements of her father's will for the sake of the property.

Massachusetts Loyalists in the Revolutionary War. by Lorenzo Sabine, published at Boston, Little, Brown & Company. 1864.:
Solomon Houghton, a Lancaster farmer in comfortable circumstances, fearing the inquisition of the patriot committee, fled from his home. In 1779 the judge of probate for Worcester County appointed commissioners to care for his confiscated estate.2,25,26
ResearchJWH and MLM confuse these two27
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329 #282.
  2. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 187.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34 #636, 69.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 95.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34, 69.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 309.
  8. [S242] Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies: Vol. I John Howe of Sudbury and Marlborough Massachusetts; Vol. II Abraham, James, Edward, 1:106.
  9. [S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 195.
  10. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 324.
  11. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 963.
  12. [S242] Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies: Vol. I John Howe of Sudbury and Marlborough Massachusetts; Vol. II Abraham, James, Edward, Vol. 1, p. 106.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 69, 108.
  14. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 109.
  15. [S1064] Ronald Vernon Jackson, VT 1600-1789, p. 19.
  16. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 565.
  17. [S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Halifax, Windham Co., VT, p. 76.
  18. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Marlboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M33_128; Page: 151.
  19. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Marlboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 186; Page: 191.
  20. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Marlborough, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 547; Page: 118.
  21. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 69.
  22. [S1074] Town Records: Marlboro, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  23. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, King Cemetery, Marlboro VT, www. rootsweb.com/~vtwindha/cemeteries_marlboroVT.txt.
  24. [S1074] Town Records: Newfane, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  25. [S1211] David E. Maas, Divided Hearts, Massachusetts Loyalists, 1765-1790.
  26. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 392.
  27. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 48.

Benjamin Houghton1,2,3

M, #7384, b. 3 February 1768, d. 4 July 1837

Family 1: Eunice Moore

Family 2: Silence Whitney

Biography

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BirthFeb 3, 1768Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,6,7
Origincirca 1788Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA8
MarriageDec 11, 1788Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,8,2,9
1790 Census1790Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1 male 16+, 1 male under 16, 1 female10
1800 Census1800Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 6 Total; 20010-20010; 2 male, 1 male 26-44; 2 female 1-9, 1 female 26-4411
1810 Census1810Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 10 Total; 2 male <10, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44//4 female <10, 2 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-4412
1820 Census1820Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 11 Individuals: 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-18, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 45+; 3 female 0-10, 1 female 10-16, 2 female 16-26, 1 female 45+13
1830 Census1830Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 7 Total: 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 60 to 70 (1761-1770)// 1 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 2 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 50 to 60 (1771-1780),14,15
Marriage BannFeb 12, 1835Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,16
DeathJul 4, 1837Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 69 y.4,17,6
BurialOld Burial Ground, Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA
Administr1837Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3091818,6
BiographyJWH: "He remained on the homestead until his death, 7, 4, 1837. Selectman 1821-1822,1823-1830."4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329 #283.
  2. [S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 78.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34 #637, 70.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 97.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 309.
  8. [S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34, 70.
  10. [S235] U.S. Census, Boylston, Worcester, MA, p. 214.
  11. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, p. 376.
  12. [S235] U.S. Census, 1810 Boylston, Worcester Co, MA, p. 122.
  13. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_55; Page: 125.
  14. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 US Census, Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, Box 68, p. 66.
  15. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 66.
  16. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70, 144.
  17. [S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 116, 239.
  18. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA.

Richard Baxter Houghton1,2,3

M, #7385, b. 15 October 1818, d. 19 December 1818

Biography

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BirthOct 15, 18184
DeathDec 19, 181809 Dec given4
ResearchJWH: gives Solomon and Deliverance Ross as parents; but his bd is 1818 after their deaths5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329 #284.
  2. [S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 58.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112 #4182.
  4. [S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records, 1526. Gen 1 P 230: Pratt Bible [Typed transcription. These records are from the family Bible of Abijah and Sarah (Barnard) Pratt. The record sheets were preserved when the Bible itself was destroyed by their descendant, Grace Crafts Alden, sone years ago. She presented the sheets to Eleanor Crafts Bishop in 1948. Given by Mass. D.A.R., 8 March 1950.].
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.

Martha White1

F, #7386, b. 10 May 1760, d. 10 October 1851

Family: Solomon Houghton Jr.

Biography

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BirthMay 10, 1760Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 90 in 1850 census2,3,4
MarriageNov 25, 1779Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA5,6,7
ResidencePutney, Windham Co., VT, USA, before residing at Newfane, VT4
DeathOct 10, 1851Franconia, NH, USA, MLM: aged 90 y 10 m, according to family bible; JWH: 1831; Virkus: 18512,7,4
BiographyMLM: "Martha's mother, according to legend: several girls were visiting aboard ship in Ireland, when the ship sailed, taking them with it. One died on the way; one married the captain, and Jane came to this country, where she marrie a Mr. White, and had a daughter, Martha White. Jane always kept the white satin slippers and bodice she wore on that fateful day, to show people that she was a person of quality. Jane died Newfane, Vermont, August 25, 1795, aged 77 y'rs."4
ParentsDJane White of Hopkinton, MA4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329 #279s.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 139.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 68.
  5. [S269] Hopkinton MA VRs, p. 304, 388.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34, 68.
  7. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 692.
  8. [S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 423.

Eunice Moore1

F, #7387, b. 1 December 1771, d. 31 January 1834

Family: Benjamin Houghton

Biography

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BirthDec 1, 1771Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Origin1788Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
MarriageDec 11, 1788Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,3,4,6
DeathJan 31, 1834Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Boylston Church Rec., p. 29; age 62, reported in Columbian Centinel, Feb 15, 18347
ParentsDLevi Moore8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329 #283s.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 109.
  3. [S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194.
  4. [S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 78.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34, 70.
  7. [S1494] American Antiquarian Society, ndex of Deaths in Mass. Centinel & Columbian Cent.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.

Jaazaniah Houghton1,2

M, #7388, b. 3 January 1754, d. 26 February 1828

Family 1: Eunice (?)

Family 2: Ruth Tower

Biography

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BirthJan 3, 1754Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5,6
Occupationa comb maker7
Marriagew/13,5,6
Note1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, was on a voter list8
1800 Census1800Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 3 total; 01001-00100; 1 male 10-15, 1 male 45+; 1 female 16-259
1810 Census1810Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 4 Total: 1 male 10-15, 1 male 45+//1 female 26-44,1 female 45+10
MarriageSep 5, 1816Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA11
Will1828Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3100512,13
DeathFeb 26, 1828Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: Mar 1828; Bolton VR: a. 74; reported in Columbian Centinel, Mar 1, 1828; Boston Recorder notice: Mar 7, 18283,14,13,15,6,16
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 74; Bolton VR: 26 Feb; Burial Grnds: 22 Feb14
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329 #285.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #800, 72.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38, 72.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  7. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 240.
  8. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 25.
  9. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton/Berlin/Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, p. 213.
  10. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 22; Page: 809.
  11. [S474] Sudbury MA VRs, p. 219.
  12. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 72.
  14. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.
  15. [S95] Newspaper, Deaths Reported in the Boston Recorder and Telegraph, 1827 and 1828.
  16. [S1494] American Antiquarian Society, ndex of Deaths in Mass. Centinel & Columbian Cent.
  17. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.

Sarah Houghton1,2

F, #7389, b. 25 October 1756, d. 29 January 1761

Biography

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BirthOct 25, 1756Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5,6
DeathJan 29, 1761Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 4y 3m 3d7,5,6
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 4y. 3m. 3d d/o Jonas & Rebecca; Bolton VR: 1761; Burial Grnds: 17607,8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329 #286.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #801.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  7. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 208.
  8. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds.

Major Jonas Houghton Jr1,2,3

M, #7390, b. 23 April 1760, d. 1 December 1847

Family: Eunice Houghton

Biography

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BirthApr 23, 1760Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 80-90 in 1840 census; JWH: 4, 24, 17604,5,6,7,8
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Milit-Begbetween 1776 and 1833Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Dorchester Hts 1776; service in NY 1776; RI 6 mos 1778; reinforce Cont Army 1780; reinforce Cont Army RI 3 mos Jun 1780; MLM: Pvt., $39.89, rec'd. $119.67, state troop. Entered June 14, 1833 and State Militia March 13, 1833 was rated Maj. of Militia after the Rev. War4,9,6
MarriageMay 10, 1781Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH, MLM: Eunice Sawyer ; JWH: 5, 10, 18714,10,11,8
1790 Census1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Jonas, Jr., 1 male 16+, 2 males under 16, 3 females12
1800 Census1800Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 11110-31011; 1 male 1-9, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44; 3 female 1-9, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 45+13
1810 Census1810Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 6 Total: 10001-02101; 1 male <10, 1 male 45+//2 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 45+14
1820 Census1820Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 6 Individuals: 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 45+; 2 female 16-26, 1 female 45+15,16
1830 Census1830Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 4 Total: 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 60 to 70 (1761-1770)// 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 female 60 to 70 (1761-1770)17
PensionInxAug 14, 1832Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "S29906, MA Line"; last voucher6,18
1840 Census1840Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Total: male 1 under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 80 to 90 (1750-1759) // 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799), 1 female 70 to 80 (1760-1769)19
Will1847Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #3103120
DeathDec 1, 1847Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: Dec. 4, 1847, age 87, typhoid; Bolton VR: death of Major Jonas, Bolton, 1847, a. 87 y. 7 m 7 d (Revolutionary marker); Nashaway Towns: Houghton Monument (above Tomb): 7 Houghtons listed; J.W.Houghton: " Revolutionary War soldier and pensioner"4,21,22,23,7,8
BurialWest Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 87 y24
BiographyBolton Historical Website:
271 Vaughn Hill Road
Deed research will be necessary to determine who some of the owners of this house were, and may establish who built it. It appears first on the map of 1831, under the name "J. Houghton". This would be Major Jonas Houghton, Jr. (1760-1847), whose house is referenced in the 1831 Town Meeting vote that authorized the building of Vaughn Hill Road between his farm and the house of the Widow Nurse (28 Vaughn Hill--see Form 261). He was the son of Capt. (also Deacon) Jonas Houghton of 96 Green Road (See Form 156). Like his father, Jonas, Jr. fought in the Revolution as a Lieutenant and Captain, finally attaining the rank of Major. He married Eunice Houghton (1764-1842) in 1781, and it is likely that they established their own household shortly after that time. Major Houghton lived to be 87, and late in his life, when there was a thriving early-nineteenth-century cottage industry in comb-making in the Lancaster area, he made combs on the property.
Jonas and Eunice had eight children, seven of whom lived to adulthood. The owner shown on the map of 1857 is S. Houghton--possibly their son Sanford Houghton (1803-1876), although according to historian Esther Whitcomb, he lived on Green Road. It is possible that he owned this property for a time after his father's death in 1847, and later relocated to "the Green", where many other Houghton family members resided. By 1870, however, the house was owned by one of his relatives of the next generation, John Whitney Houghton (1838-1906), son of Luther and Sophronia Houghton. By 1898 the map name for the house is Allen, although no one of that name is listed in the street directory of that year.25
ResearchOnly MLM gives this parentage, stating "JWH gave this data under Levi & Charlotte Reed Houghton, but they were md. several y'rs. later. ID.?" [CJV: their md is earlier than his bd]26
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329 #287.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #802, 72.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  6. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 72.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  9. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, 7:535; 8:302.
  10. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38, 52a, 72.
  12. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, MA, p. 213.
  13. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 210.
  14. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 22; Page: 809; sheet 175.
  15. [S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 54.
  16. [S235] U.S. Census, Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_54; Page: 54.
  17. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 99.
  18. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.fold3.com: Final Payment Vouchers Index for Military Pensions, 1818-1864.
  19. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 201; Page: 129.
  20. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  21. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 395.
  22. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207-208.
  23. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 106.
  24. [S782] Patricia Law Hatcher Rev. Patriots Graves II, p. 56.
  25. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.
  26. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 73.
  27. [S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194, 195.

Rebecca Houghton1,2

F, #7391, b. 24 April 1760, d. 22 December 1832

Family: Benjamin Sawyer

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 24, 1760Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, twin3,4,5,6
MarriageDec 6, 1781Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,8,5,6
DeathDec 22, 1832Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 72y, 8m9,4
Contributn
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330 #287a.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #803.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  4. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 117.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  7. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  8. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 117, 201.
  9. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 221.
  10. [S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 195.

Eleazer Houghton1,2,3

M, #7392, b. 13 March 1776, d. 22 September 1814

Family: Rebecca Barrett

Biography

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BirthMar 13, 1776Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: May 134,5,6,7
MarriageMay 28, 1804Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,8
1810 Census1810Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Total: 1 male <10, male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 45+//1 female <10, 1 female 26-449
DeathSep 22, 1814Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 3810,11,7
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 3810
Administr1814Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3095312
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330 #288.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #804, 73.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38, 73.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  9. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 22; Page: 809; sheet 175.
  10. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 73.
  12. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA.

Silas Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #7393, b. 17 September 1777, d. 16 August 1820

Family: Lucy Farnsworth

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 17, 1777Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, others: Aug 175,2,3,6,7,8
MarriageMay 9, 1799Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 3,9, 17995,3,2,9,7,8
1800 Census1800Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 10100-00100; 1 male 1-9; 1 male 16-25; 1 female 16-2510
DeathAug 16, 1820Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: Oct 16; Berlin VR: a. 43 y5,2,3,11,12
Administr1820Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Silas, 2d, W.P. Case #3117813
ProblemDAR Lineage Book, Vol. 136, p. 118 and Vol. 138, p. 76 give Lucy Johnson as mother; J.W. Houghton gives Rebecca Nichols.5
BiographyBerlin MA Hx: Silas Houghton, s. of Jonas', m. Lucy Farnsworth of New Hampshire March 9, 1799 ; he succeeded his father on the Johnson homestead. Had Merrick, b. Oct. 28, 1799; Emily T., b. Jan. 25, 1801, m.Tilton, res. at the West; Lucy, b. Feb. 28, 1804, m. Oliver Fosgate; Sabra, b. April 27, 1805, m. Alben P. Howe, res., Amherst; Jonas, b. March 3, 1808, m. Fanny Eager of Northboro, he settled in the West; Silas, b.Jan. 18, 1810; Levi, b. 1812; Eleazer J., b. Oct. 14, 1818; Amory, b. 1816. Silas, Sr., d. Oct. 16, 1820, at 43; wid. m. Benjamin Bailey of Bolton; she d. Nov. 27, 1826.

A Silas Houghton 2nd was selectman in 1808-1810, and 182014
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330 #289.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 136, p. 118.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 138, p. 76.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #805, 73.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330.
  6. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38, 73.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  9. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  10. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 210.
  11. [S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 328.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 73.
  13. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  14. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 156, 239.

Lucy Houghton1,2,3

F, #7394, b. 30 June 1780

Family: John Read

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 30, 1780Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,6,7
ResidenceWeymouth, MA, USA4
MarriageDec 10, 1801Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, 2m2,8
Living1818New Orleans, LA, USA, JWH: "Went to New Orleans in 1818, was never heard of afterwards."4
AlertVital Records of Bolton gives a marriage of Benjamin Bailey and Mrs. Lucy Houghton of Berlin, int. May 5,1822.9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330 #290.
  2. [S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 478.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #807.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  8. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 62.
  9. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 107.
  10. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.

Levi Houghton1,2,3

M, #7395, b. 3 September 1783, d. 22 December 1857

Family: Charlotte Reed

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
NotableY
BirthSep 3, 1783Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 67 in 1850 census;
MLM, p. 38: gives brother Silas's bd, Sep. 17, 1777; p. 73, Sep. 3; GS: 17864,2,5,6,7
Guardiansp1801Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #310528
Immigration1802Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA, on the schooner Sophronia from Boston, MA9,5
Origincirca 1813Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA, a merchant10,11
MarriageNov 3, 1813Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Bath9,10,2,12,11,5,13
NewspaperNov 10, 1813Columbian Centenial: marriage14
1820 Census1820Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA, 8 Individuals: 1 male 0-10, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45; 2 female 0-10, 2 female 10-16, 1 female 26-4515,16
Notebetween 1825 and 1827Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA, engineer for fire wagon #117
1830 Census1830Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA, 10 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 2 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 40 to 50 (1781-1790)// 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800), 1 female 40 to 50 (1781-1790)18,19
1840 Census1840Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA20,21
1850 CensusAug 1, 1850Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA, age 67, a merchant, property valued $8500 (rich); with three servant girls: Jane Tompkins, 22, NY; Margaret Donelly, 21, Ireland; and Ellend Landagan, 16, Ireland22
DeathDec 22, 1857Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA, a. 749,2,23,24
BurialMaple Grove Cemetery, Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA25
BiographyLittle: "Levi Houghton was a tall, active and energetic man. By diligent labor and thrift he had acuire a cash capital of $200. Being attracted to the north country, then claiming so much attention, he sailed for Bath, Maine, a boy of nineteen, in 1802, in the schooner "Sophronia" (Captain William Hayden). He bougt a small stock of goods and began business as a merchant, in the corner of a building on Wter street, then owned by Jonathan Davis. In 1808 Mr. Davis failed. Mr. Houghton had prospered and he bought the Davis property and became a merchant on a larger scale, entering the wholesale trade and dealing with the inhabitants of the country all about. Boots and shoes, salt and West India goods were prominent articles in his business. His old brick store yet stands on Water street in Bath, just south of the Bath Iron Works, and has been a prominent landmark on the water front for more than a century. Mr. Houghton's trade brought him into contact with the shipping intrests of Bath, the town having already entered upon the career which made it eventually the foremost and the most famous builder of deep sea sailing tonnage in the new world. He outfitted many of the Bath vessels, sailing on foreign voyages; began importing on his own account; and was naturally led in time to buy shares in some of the vessels which were building in the Bath yards. The first investment of the latter character was in the "Betsey," two hundred and seven tons, built by Edward Wood in 1811. Growing success finally induced him in 1819 to build on his own account the brig "Bolton," one hundred and twenty-one tons, and thus was laid the foundation of a famous fleet of deep-sea vessels and of a shipping house known and respected all over the civilized world. The "Bolton" did so well that Mr. Houghton eventually gave up all his mercantile business except the importation of salt; and he built for his own use and managed an ever-growing fleet of fine ocean carriers. He was one of the most sagacious and far-sighted of those bold and enterprising spirits who established the supremacy of the American flag in the carrying trade of the United States during that palmy period of our merchant marine; his ships were noted for their excellence and durability, and his credit was good in every port to which his vessel sailed. In Bath he was highly esteemed for his high personal character and qualities of mind, and he was a deacon of the old Central Congregational Church for many years.
In 1857, upon the death of Levi Houghton, the business was taken over by his for sons, who formed the firm of Houghton brothers, and who amply sustained the high reputation of the house to the end. In 1891 the last of the beautiful full-rigged ships of the Houghton Brothers was launced from the old yard in Bath. The firm continued in th business for a number of years, in the hope that congress would yet take some action in favor of the Americn merchant marine. It was owing to the persistent neglect of this important interest by the government that the firm of Houghton Brothers gradually retired from the trade, and to-day it does not own a single ship. During the seventy-two years after 1819 the Houghtons had built a fleet of forty-four commerce carriers for their own account, aggregrating about 19,000 net tonnage. They were the following: Bolton, brig, 121 tons, 1819; Warren, brig, 214 tons, 1822; Clarisssa Ann, brig, 276 tons, 1824; Caledonia, brig, 299 tons, 1828; Cordova, ship, 333 tons, 1831; Braganza, ship, 333 tons, 1832; Missouri, ship, 399 tons, 1833; Rochester, ship, 564 tons, 1837; Hanover, ship, 577 tons, 1838; Clinton, bark, 349 tons, 1840; Princeton, bark, 297 tons, 1842; Charlotte Reed, ship, 472 tons, 1845; Milan, ship, 700 tons, 1847; Henry Warren, bark, 347 tons, 1848; Houghton, ship, 787 tons, 1849; Clara Ann, ship, 433 tons, 1850; Pelican State, ship, 850 tons, 1851; Kate Swanton, ship, 490 tons, 1851; Kate Swanton, ship, 490 tons, 1851; Northampton, ship, 983 tons, 1852; Shamrock, ship, 1,125 tons, 1853; Baltic, ship, 769 tons, 1854; Potomac, ship, 1,199 tons, 1855; Pocahonta, ship, 1,088 tons, 1855; Rochester, ship, 633 tons, 1856; Bolton, ship, 988 tons, 1858; Crescent City, ship, 1,000 tons, 1859; Europa, ship, 949 tons, 1859; Persia, ship, 1,049 tons, 1860; Caledonia, ship, 1,000 tons, 1860; Virginia, ship, 873 tons, 1863; Scotia, ship, 1,098 tons, 1864; China, ship, 1.174 tons, 1866; Arcadia, ship, 1235 tons, 1868; Prussia, ship, 1212 tons, 1868; Austria, ship, 1,300 tons, 1870; Columbia, ship, 1,472 tons, 1871; Louisiana, ship, 1436 tons, 1873; Geneva, ship,535 tons, 1874; Bohemi, ship, 1,633 tons, 1875; Samaria, ship, 1,509 tons, 1876; Armenia, ship, 1,699 tons, 1877; Arabia, ship, 2,024 tons, 1881; Servia, ship, 1,773 tons, 1883; Parthi, ship, 2,370 tons, 1891.
Many of these ships had romantic careers. They were ll famous for their strength and durability, standing high in the books of the underwriters. The "Pocohontas" came the nearest to being a full clipper ship of the Houghton fleet. Many of the others were speedy ships, but they were more notable for their carrying capacity, especially those which were destined for the cotton-carrying trade from Southern ports. The "Pocohontas" made some exellent records. The wreck of the "Hanover" at the mouth of the Kennebec river in 1849, celebrated in the story of "The Pearl of Orr's Island," by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was one of the saddest chapters in the history of the coast. Bound for home after a long voyage, the ship was making her way to the mouth of the river in a heavy gale. The captain was dressd to come ashore, many of the crew were in sight of their homes, and members of their families were watching from the shore the gallant fight of the ship with the gale, when the "Hanover" missed stays, and was dashed to pieces on Pond Island, where she became a total loss with all hands. The second "Rochester" met with a surprising adventure, on one occasion, while lying at the Houghton wharf in Bath, discharging cargo. In the night a terrific gale caused the Houghtons much concern. They hastened to the wharf to make sure of her safety, annd she had utterly disappeard from view. She had broken from her moorings and had been blown up stream through the Narrows and burnt Jacket in entire safety, with no one on board to guide her, and was found next day riding safely near the shore. The older "Rochester" was once making for Kennebec in a howling gale and heavy snowstorm. Getting off her course she was driven into the little harbor of Cape Newagen, and there anchored without harm. No pilot would ever have undertaken to guide a ship through that reef-bound entrance, and in fact she was extricated only with the greatest difficulty. In anothe heavy blow the "Prussia" passed safely between Glover's Rock and Cape Small point and was anchored smartly in the lee of the promontory; later lost off Cape Horn, the captain and part of the crew. The splendid ship "Arabia" was wrecked on Cape Horn in terrible weather and the crew were marooned on an island there for two weeks before they were rescued. the captain's wife, Mrs. Macloon, went through this thrilling adventure with her husband. The "Arcadia" was burned. The "Parthia," the last of the fleet was burned while on a voyage from Liverpool to San Francisco. The crew were forced to take to the boats. One boat load landed on Juan Fernandez Island, made famous by Robinson Crusoe, and the other finally made Valparaiso after much suffering."

Reed: built 36 ships, 3 barks, and 4 brigs

Owen: He operated a fleet of square riggers. His last ship, the Parthia, was built in 1891. He and his sons operated a ship building industry from 1819 to 1891, launching 44 ships, measuring 40,000 tons. On Nov 10, 1849, his ship the Hanover sank.

He was one of the wealthiest men and the most extensive ship owners in Maine, and a liberal contributor to benevolent enterprises.2,5,26
Notablewas one of Houghton Shipping builders of Bath ME
Erroronly MLM gives marriage of Elizabeth Reed of Roxbury, MA to Levi, son of Jonas Houghton, as Capt. Levi of Bath, 5 Oct 182324
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330 #291.
  2. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 901.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #806, 73.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  5. [S637] Parker McCobb Reed, Bath ME Hx - Reed, p. 346.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38, 73.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  8. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.
  9. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330.
  10. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  11. [S617] MA Centinel Marriage Index 2, p. 1893.
  12. [S496] George Walter Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts, p. 575.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  14. [S616] MA Centinel Marriage Index 4,.
  15. [S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME, p. 128.
  16. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Bath, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M33_36; Page: 128;
    line 8.
  17. [S638] Henry Wilson Owen, Bath ME Hx, p. 452-453.
  18. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Maine Census, 1800-1900, 1830 Census, Bath, Lincoln Co., ME, p. 339.
  19. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 48; Page: 264.
  20. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Maine Census, 1800-1900, 1840 Census, Bath, Lincoln Co., ME, p. 363.
  21. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Bath,Lincoln Co., Maine; Roll: 145; Page: 364?
  22. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Bath, Lincoln Co., ME, Box 261, p. 186, line 1, dwl 727.
  23. [S811] Unknown author Am. Biog. Libr.: Amer. Women, II, p. 212.
  24. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 73.
  25. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  26. [S638] Henry Wilson Owen, Bath ME Hx, p. 246, 467.

Sabra Houghton1,2

F, #7396, b. 30 November 1786, d. 20 February 1848

Family: Elihu Reed

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 30, 1786Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5,6
Guardiansp1801Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #311557
MarriageNov 28, 1805Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,8,5,6
DeathFeb 20, 1848Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1858; Bolton VRs: died of heart disease in Boston3,9
BurialWest Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 619
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330 #292.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #809.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  7. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  9. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 219.

Ruth Tower1

F, #7397

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Residencecirca 1816Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1
AlertHoughton gives dd as 1813 [error]2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.

Eunice (?)1,2

F, #7398, b. circa 1761, d. 18 May 1813

Family: Jaazaniah Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1761dd calc
Marriagew/13,4,5
DeathMay 18, 1813Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 526,7
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w. Jaazaniah, a. 528
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329 #285s.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38, 72.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  6. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207, 209.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 72.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.

Mary Ann Goss1,2

F, #7399, b. 15 February 1822, d. 4 March 1872

Family: Alonzo Ransom

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthFeb 15, 1822Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, JWH, MLM: Mar 4, 1872 (CJV: dd)3,4,5
ResidenceBerrien Springs, MI, USA3,5
MarriageAug 25, 18443,6,5
DeathMar 4, 1872Niles, MI, USA, JWH: May 11, 1888 (CJV: her husband's dd)3,6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181 #933.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64 #1944.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181.
  4. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 512, 518.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.
  6. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 518.

Lydia Belara Goss1,2,3

F, #7400, b. 19 May 1817, d. before 1907

Family: Harvey Ransom

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMay 19, 18174
MarriageNov 18, 1838Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA5,6,7
Deathbefore 19075,7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181 #934.
  2. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 512.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64 #1945.
  4. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 512, 517.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181.
  6. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 517.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.

Alonzo Ransom1

M, #7401, b. 13 February 1819, d. 11 May 1888

Family: Mary Ann Goss

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 13, 1819Chazy, Clinton Co., NY, USA2
ResidenceBerrien Springs, MI, USA3,4
MarriageAug 25, 18443,2,4
DeathMay 11, 18882,4
Biographyson of Hubbell Ransom
Relativebrothers
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181 #933s.
  2. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 518.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.

Kate Ransom1

F, #7402, b. before 1888

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthbefore 1888
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181 #933c.

Harriet Alice Ransom1

F, #7403, b. 26 July 1845

Family: John Rogers Randall

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 26, 1845Jonesville, MI, USA
MarriageApr 28, 18642,1
Residencecirca 1905Duluth, MN, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 518.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.

John Rogers Randall1,2

M, #7404

Family: Harriet Alice Ransom

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
MarriageApr 28, 18643,2
ResidenceDuluth, MN, USA4,3
Biographyson of Darius C. Randall and Eliza Jane Soverhill
Office1904MN, USA, state representative2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181 #933cs.
  2. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 518.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181.

Harvey Ransom1

M, #7405, b. 7 July 1814, d. 21 December 1883

Family: Lydia Belara Goss

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 7, 1814Chazy, Clinton Co., NY, USA2
OccupationJonesville, MI, USA, He was under sheriff and constable for 24 years.2
MarriageNov 18, 1838Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA3,2,4
DeathDec 21, 1883Jonesville, MI, USA2
Biographyson of Hubbell Ransom
Relativebrothers
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181 #934s.
  2. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 517.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.

William Marcus Ransom1,2

M, #7406, b. 16 October 1842

Family 1: Caroline Matilda Turner

Family 2: Josephine A. Ackerly

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 16, 18421
Occupationan agent of the North American Ins. Co. of Philadelphia
ResidenceJonesville, MI, USA3,1,2
MarriageSep 21, 18651
MarriageMay 14, 18841
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 517.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 181.

Captain (Deacon) Josiah Wilder1,2,3,4

M, #7407, b. 1739, d. 7 March 1818

Family: Abigail Osgood

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1739Lancaster/Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6
MarriageJun 3, 1762Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,6
Milit-BegRev. War8,9
DeedTempleton, MA, USA, A considerable tract of land owned by Josiah was deeded to him through his mother, Zerviah Houghton8
DeathMar 7, 1818Templeton, MA, USA5
BurialBurying Ground, Templeton, MA, USA3
BiographyWhite: 'They lived in Templeton. He was deacon of the First Church and commanded the Templeton Company at the surrender of Burgoyne and other expeditions in Revolutionary time.'; Wilders: a farmer, saw mill owner, a captain of the Militia10
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 63 #507, 554.
  2. [S169] Wilder, Book of Wilders I, p. 311.
  3. [S705] Arthur Stanley Wilder and Louise Else (Jackson) Wilder, Wilder Descendants, p. 5.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39 #900, 74.
  5. [S705] Arthur Stanley Wilder and Louise Else (Jackson) Wilder, Wilder Descendants, Pedigree Charts, 1.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39, 74.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37.
  8. [S705] Arthur Stanley Wilder and Louise Else (Jackson) Wilder, Wilder Descendants, p. 3.
  9. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. XVII, p. 344.
  10. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 554.

Jonathan Wilder Jr.1,2

M, #7408, b. 1744, d. 7 May 1797

Family: Deborah Sawyer

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1744Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: ca. 1743/43, DAR 2-17-17433,4
Milit-BegRev. War; a sergeant, MA Reg.5
MarriageNov 29, 1764Sterling, MA, USA1,6
ResidenceSterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Part of Lancaster called Chocksett
ChurchAug 11, 1765Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster 2nd Church4
DeathMay 7, 1797Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 53
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 21.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39 #901, 74.
  3. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 63 #508, 556.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 74.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39, 74.

Zerviah Wilder1,2

F, #7409, b. 8 December 1745, d. 1839

Family: Joseph Boynton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BaptismDec 8, 1745Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in the First Church3,4
MarriageFeb 13, 1766Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,4
Death1839Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 63 #509, 558.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39 #902, 74.
  3. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 63.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39, 74.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 101.
  6. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 558.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 39.

Silas Wilder1,2,3,4

M, #7410, b. 17 February 1743, d. 19 November 1833

Family: Elizabeth Sawyer

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthFeb 17, 1743Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
MarriageDec 28, 1769Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, M. Wilder: Dec 28, 1869 (error)5,2,3,6
ChurchOct 14, 1771Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Second Church7
Milit-Begcirca 1776Revol. War.
DeathNov 19, 1833Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,6
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 85
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 63 #510, 561.
  2. [S169] Wilder, Book of Wilders I, p. 311.
  3. [S171] Wilder, M., Book of Wilders, p. 229.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39 #903, 75.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 102.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39, 74.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 378.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 42.