Alfred Pattridge1

M, #8581

Family: Calista Ann Newton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
ResidenceAlstead, Cheshire Co., NH, USA2
Marriage2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 370 #875cs, 426 #1616s.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 426.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 94.

Alvin Sherman1,2

M, #8582, b. circa January 1806, d. 2 January 1865

Family: Susanna Jewett

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca Jan, 1806dd calc
MarriageDec 22, 1840Mount Holly, Rutland Co., VT, USA, no issue3,2,4
DeathJan 2, 18652
BurialPackard Cemetery, Mount Holly, Rutland Co., VT, USA, ae. 58-62
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 370 #879s.
  2. [S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 19.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 370.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 94.

David B. Johnson1

M, #8583, b. 3 July 1804, d. 27 December 1872

Family: Harriet Jewett

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 3, 1804Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA1,2
MarriageDec 7, 18253,4,2,1,5
DeathDec 27, 18721,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 19.
  2. [S413] Unknown compiler, "Jewett Genealogy", Ancestral File, p. 432.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  4. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 35 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 94.

Russell Barber1

M, #8584, b. 7 September 1801, d. 9 April 1878

Family: Mary Jewett

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 7, 18011
MarriageMay 15, 1837Mount Holly, Rutland Co., VT, USA2,3,4,5
AssociationApr 21, 1868Danby, Rutland Co., VT, USA6
DeathApr 9, 18781
BurialPacker Cemetery, Mount Holly, Rutland Co., VT, USA, ae. 751
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 18.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  3. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 35 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  4. [S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 18, 19.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 94.
  6. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 8.

Charles L. Earle1

M, #8585, b. 9 March 1808

Family: Lois Jewett

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 9, 1808Paxton, MA, USA1
MarriageMay 23, 18332,3,1,4
Living1885Rutland, Rutland Co., VT, USA1
ParentsSJacob (Oliver6, William5-4, Ralph3, William2, Ralph1) Earle and Charlotte Lamb
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 19.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  3. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 35 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 94, 141.

Stillman Tucker1,2

M, #8586, b. 31 March 1813, d. 17 February 1901

Family: Elmira J. Frost

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 31, 1813
Marriage
DeathFeb 17, 1901Mt. Holly, Rutland Co., VT, USA3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #883.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 53, 94 #3232.
  3. [S413] Unknown compiler, "Jewett Genealogy", Ancestral File.

Almon Tucker1

M, #8587, b. 20 December 1815, d. 18 March 1898

Family: Caroline Fuller

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthDec 20, 1815Cavendish, Windsor Co., VT, USA1
Marriage1
DeathMar 18, 1898Weston, Windsor Co., VT, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Claire Armida Madsen, Nov. 2002.

Lydia Tucker1

F, #8588, b. 2 July 1818, d. 26 May 1852

Family: Abraham Patch

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 2, 1818Mt. Holly, Rutland Co., VT, USA1
Marriage2,1,3
DeathMay 26, 1852Gowanda, NY, USA1
ResearchJWH & MLM give a Phoebe Tucker m. to Mr. Patch
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S413] Unknown compiler, "Jewett Genealogy", Ancestral File.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 94.

Abraham Patch1,2

M, #8589, b. 10 March 1810, d. September 1886

Family: Lydia Tucker

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 10, 1810Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA2
Marriage3,2,4
DeathSep, 1886Collins, Erie, NY, USA
BiographyAbraham married twice more and had 4 more children
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #885s.
  2. [S413] Unknown compiler, "Jewett Genealogy", Ancestral File.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 94.

Lydia Bennett1,2

F, #8590, b. 1 June 1771, d. 8 August 1825

Family: Capt. Benjamin Houghton Jr

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 1, 1771Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
ChurchJul 8, 1792Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church5
Origincirca 1796Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6
DeathAug 8, 1825Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,8,3,4
BurialOld Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Aged 54; Gravestone: 'Mrs. Lydia Houghton, wife of Capt. Benjm. Houghton; who died August 8th: 1825, aged 54. Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also and he praiseth her.9,10'
BiographyWhitcomb: handwritten note claims she outlived her husband, as does JWH ; but Lancaster VRs gives gravestone death on 8-8-1825 ; Weis, MLM: dau. of Thomas and Lydia (Longley) Bennett11,12,8,4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 337 #393s.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 162.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 327.
  5. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. F. L. Weis Chart.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 149, 162, 430.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 183, 430.
  8. [S76] Whitcomb, Whitcomb Family in America, p. 405.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 430.
  10. [S10] Gravestone, Old Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, MA, Aug. 10, 2002.
  11. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 337.
  12. [S36] Letter, from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 149.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 51, 93.

Benjamin Houghton1,2,3

M, #8591, b. 18 April 1788, d. 18 September 1860

Family: Susan Buttrick

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 18, 1788Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 50-60 in 1840 census; age 72 in 1860 census4,5,6,7
Origincirca 1812Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA8,9
MarriageAug 11, 1812Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA10,11,7
NoteLancaster, MA, USA, owner of pew number 78, Fifth Meeting House7
1840 Census1840Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 50 to 60 (1780-1789), 1 male 60 to 70 (1770-1779) // 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)12
1850 Census1850Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a Benjamin Houghton, age 62, a laborer13
Occupationa blacksmith, "1869"14
1860 Census1860Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 72, at a poor farm15
DeathSep 18, 1860Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a suicide, age 72 y 5 m4,6,14,7
AdministrHarvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. #30910?6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #886.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 318.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93 #3160, 142 #1265.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 118.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 327.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 171.
  9. [S341] Concord MA VRs, p. 388.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93, 142.
  12. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 202; Page: 318.
  13. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 158;
    line 26, dwl 13-14.
  14. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 3, number 90.
  15. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lancester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 108, line 20, dwl 859-878.

Polly Houghton1,2,3

F, #8592, b. 14 June 1789, d. 6 March 1804

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 14, 1789Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,6,7
DeathMar 6, 1804of canker rash, age 14; Weis: Mar 264,6,7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #887.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 318.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93 #3161.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 118.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 328.

John Houghton1,2,3

M, #8593, b. 19 April 1791, d. 11 October 1802

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 19, 1791Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,6,7
DeathOct 11, 1802Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 12, measles; MLM: 18128,7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #888.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 318.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93 #3162.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 118.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 328.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 182, 354.

Betsy Houghton1,2,3

F, #8594, b. 1 October 1792

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 1, 1792Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,2,5,6
DuplicateWaltham, MA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #889.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 118.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93 #3163.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 328.

Cephas Houghton1,2,3

M, #8595, b. 7 July 1794, d. 12 October 1865

Family 1: Mary W. Goodnow

Family 2: Mary T. Danforth

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 7, 1794Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 56 in 1850 census; age 65 in 1860 census; MLM: also Dec. 14, 1800 (CJV: brother George W.'s bd)4,5,6,7
Marriage BannMar 20, 1819Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA2,8
1820 Census1820Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 7 Individuals: 1 male 16-18, 2 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45; 1 female 0-10, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-459,10
1830 Census1830Warner, Merrimack Co., NH, USA, 6 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800)// 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)11
Residence1835Warner, NH, USA12
MarriageNov 3, 1835Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, both of Warner NH12,13
1840 Census1840Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA14
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 56, a farmer, property value $300015
1860 Census1860age 65, farmer; property $2200-$100016
DeathOct 12, 1865Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
BurialBolton Pan Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 71
Administr1865Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3092517,8
ResearchJWH & MLM gives this parentage; but MLM also gives Benjamin as father13,18
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #890.
  2. [S482] Waltham MA VRs, p. 173.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83 #2457, 93 #3164, 142 #3269.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 118.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93, 147.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 328.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, p. 246.
  10. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_51; Page: 246.
  11. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll: 76; Page: 225.
  12. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83, 142.
  14. [S415] E-mail from Jim Anderson, Nov. 11, 2003.
  15. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 3;
    line 27, dwl 50.
  16. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 68, line 3, dwl 521-540.
  17. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA.
  18. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355.

Charles Houghton1,2

M, #8596, b. 11 January 1798, d. 11 September 1887

Family: Mary Briggs

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJan 11, 1798Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40-50 in 1840 census; age 53 in 1850 census; age 62 in 1860 census; age 73 in 1870 census; age 82 in 1880 census; JWH: 1,2,17983,4,5,6
MarriageApr 30, 1822Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, JWH, MLM: 30 apr 18203,7,8
ResidenceWaltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA3
1830 Census1830Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 9 Total: 2 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 2 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800)// 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)9
1840 Census1840Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 9 Total: 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 2 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 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 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)10
1850 Census1850Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 53, wheelwright, property $300011
1860 Census1860Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 62, wheelwright; property $3500-$500012
1870 Census1870Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 73, a retired mechanic, property $4000-$800013
1880 Census1880Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 82,14
DeathSep 11, 1887Waltham, MA, USA, GS, MLM: 18873,5
BurialGrove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, MA, USA
BiographyJWH: 'By early devotion to business, agricultural pursuits, and subsequently to the wheelwright trade, be became prosperous and ultimately, through successful adventures in Cuban contracts, was enabled to retire from business life with a handsome competence and to devote his time and attention to his family.3'
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208, 339.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93 #3165, 142, 182.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 328.
  7. [S295] Cambridge MA VRs II, p. 206.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
  9. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 67; Page: 116.
  10. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 188; Page: 273.
  11. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 309; line 26, dwl 312-436.
  12. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Waltham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 136, line 14, dwl 965-1046.
  13. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, Reel 632, p. 322, Ln. 16, dwl 1294-1552.
  14. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_542; Family History Film: 1254542; Page: 460D; Enumeration District: 417; sheet 32, line 37, dwl 290-295.
  15. [S482] Waltham MA VRs, p. 168.

George Washington Houghton1,2,3

M, #8597, b. 14 December 1800, d. September 1850

Family: Miranda Perry

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthDec 14, 1800Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 30-40 in 1840 census4,5,6,7,8
Origin1827Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
MarriageApr 3, 1827Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church Records: 3 Apr 1827Lancaster VR: 3 Mar 1827; MLM: int. Mar. 9; m. Apr. 3, 18244,10,11,12,13
1830 Census1830Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810)// 1 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)14
1840 Census1840Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 7 Total: 2 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 2 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)15
Administr1849Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3098516,6
DeathSep, 1850Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 49, of cholera; JWH, MLM: Sep 18494,6,17
BurialHope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA18
ContributnClifford C. Fifield, Jr. contributed some of the genealogy of George W. Houghton; he also contributed data gathered by Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis, Th.D., minister of the First Church of Christ, Lancaster MA; Weis lists Clifford in his Houghton list
NoteWeis: They owned pew number 78, Fifth Meeting House [CJV: Weis states this of father and brother Benjamin]8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #892.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 340.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93 #3166, 142.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 328.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 329.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 236.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 209, 236.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93, 142.
  12. [S415] E-mail from Clifford C. Fifield, from "Early Vital Records of Worcester County, Mass. to about 1850" CD; Worcester Marriages, p. 404.
  13. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , NewEnglandAncestors.org: Records of First unitarian Church of Weorcester, 1785-1919.
  14. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 US Census, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Box 68, p. 7.
  15. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 199; Page: 179.
  16. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  17. [S1374] 1850 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule , Worcester Wards 5 and 6, Worcester, Massachusetts Page: 297 Line: 2 Roll: T1204_10
    United States. Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Massachusetts, 1850-1880. T1204, rolls 9-10, 17, 22-23, and 37-40. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
  18. [S36] Letter, from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.

John Houghton1,2,3

M, #8598, b. 6 September 1803, d. 1884

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 6, 1803Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,6
Death18844
DuplicateMA, USA, only 1803 bd match
ResearchMLM gives wife and children of Cephas to this John Houghton as John Cephas Houghton5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #893.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 341.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93 #3167.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 328.

Lydia Houghton1,2,3

F, #8599, b. 6 September 1805, d. 14 September 1826

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 6, 1805Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,6
DeathSep 14, 1826Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs, p. 430, Sep 14 1826; GS gives Sept. 13, 1826, aged 21; MLM: of thypoid fever7,6
BurialOld Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 21; Gravestone: 'She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness.8,9'
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #894.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 342.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93 #3168.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 207.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 183, 362, 430.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 430.
  9. [S10] Gravestone, Old Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, MA.

Mary Briggs1

F, #8600, b. 5 October 1800, d. 19 May 1889

Family: Charles Houghton

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthOct 5, 1800Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 49 in 1850 census; age 59 in 1860 census; age 70 in 1870 census; age 79 in 1880 census2,3
MarriageApr 30, 1822Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, JWH, MLM: 30 apr 18202,3,4
1860 Census1860Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 62, wheelwright; property $3500-$50005
1870 Census1870Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 73, a retired mechanic, property $4000-$80006
1880 Census1880Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 82,7
DeathMay 19, 1889Waltham, MA, USA2
BurialGrove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, MA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #891s.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  3. [S295] Cambridge MA VRs II, p. 206.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
  5. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Waltham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 136, line 14, dwl 965-1046.
  6. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, Reel 632, p. 322, Ln. 16, dwl 1294-1552.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_542; Family History Film: 1254542; Page: 460D; Enumeration District: 417; sheet 32, line 37, dwl 290-295.
  8. [S482] Waltham MA VRs, p. 168.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.

Captain Luther Houghton1,2,3

M, #8601, b. 27 December 1808, d. 15 May 1880

Family 1: Ruth P. Jewett

Family 2: Mary Hale

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthDec 27, 1808Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, age 30-40 in 1840 census; age 41 in 1850 census; age 51 in 1860 census; age 61 in 1870 census2,4
Marriage5,2,6,7
1840 Census1840Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, 5 Total: 1 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)8
MarriageSep 29, 1846Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, w/25,2,9,10,7
1850 Census1850Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, age 41, a landlord11
1860 Census1860Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 51, hotel keeper, property $2000-22512,13
1870 Census1870Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 61, a farmer, property $2500-$1270; near brothers Levi H. and Calvin14
Note1874Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, on Centennial Committee15
Taxation1875Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA16
Occupationcirca 1879Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, ran the Waterford Hotel17
DeathMay 15, 1880Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA2
BiographyMaine Gen. Hx: "eldest son of Captain Abel and Betsey (Greene) Houghton, born Waterford, December 27, 1808, died May 15, 1880, aged seventy-one years five months. He was a tavern-keeper and farmer and lived in Waterford. In 1825 a second company of cavalry was formed in Waterford, and Luther Houghton, who shared the military spirit with his ancestors, was the last captain of the organization. Luther Houghton was a member of the Congregational church at Waterford Flat, and for forty years led its choir."

Waterford ME Hx: last captain of Waterford militia2,18
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #895.
  2. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 903.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143 #5600.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Reel 551, Pg. 431b, Ln. 17, dwl 1-34.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  6. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 259, 263.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143.
  8. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford ,Oxford, Maine; Roll: 147; Page: 280; line 31.
  9. [S640] Rev. Donald L. McAllister and Lucille E. Naas, Maine Marriages, Oxford Co., p. 70.
  10. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 249, 259.
  11. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , 1850 US Census, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Box 262, p. 179, line 8, Dwl 432-448.
  12. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Maine Census, 1800-1900, 1860 Census, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, p. 692.
  13. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M653_444; page 26, line 3, dwl 193-198.
  14. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Reel 551, Pg. 431b, Ln. 22, dwl 1-36.
  15. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 314.
  16. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 72.
  17. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 164.
  18. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 188.

Calvin M. Houghton1,2,3

M, #8602, b. 29 July 1810, d. before 1880

Family: Maria Antoinette Billings

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 29, 1810Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, age 20-30 in 1840 census; age 39 in 1850 census; age 49 in 1860 census; age 58 in 1870 census; MLM: 17804,5,6,7
Occupationa joiner
Origincirca 1835Waterford, ME, USA8
MarriageDec 22, 1835Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA9,8,10,5,11
1840 Census1840Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)12,13
1850 Census1850Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 39, a carpenter, 8 houses from brother Luther; with Daniel Billings, age 70, b. NY, and Miranda Billings, age 37, b. ME7
1860 Census1860Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 49, master carpenter; property $800-50014,15
ResidenceApr, 1869Waterford, ME, USA16
1870 Census1870Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 58, a carpenter, property $1400-$800; next to brother Levi Howard17
Deathbefore 1880wife a widow
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 372 #896.
  2. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 903.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143 #5601.
  4. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 259.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143.
  6. [S1322] Unknown author, Genealogy of the Hale Family, p. 337-338.
  7. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Sweden and Denmark, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M432_262; Page: 180; line 33, dwl 442-459.
  8. [S640] Rev. Donald L. McAllister and Lucille E. Naas, Maine Marriages, Oxford Co., p. 14.
  9. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 372.
  10. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 232, 259.
  11. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~solongago/…
  12. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Maine Census, 1800-1900, 1840 Census, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, p. 284.
  13. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., Maine; Roll: 147; Page: 286; line 2.
  14. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Maine Census, 1800-1900, 1850 Census, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, p. 692.
  15. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M653_444; Page: 26; line 28, dwl 198-204.
  16. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex MA, Case 34627.
  17. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Reel 551, Pg. 431b, Ln. 17, dwl 1-34.

Betsey Greene Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #8603, b. 7 August 1812

Family: Moses Randall Mason

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 7, 1812Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA5,6
Marriage18357,2,5,8
ResidenceApr, 1869Waterford, ME, USA9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 372 #897.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 98.
  3. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 903.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143 #5602.
  5. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 259.
  6. [S1322] Unknown author, Genealogy of the Hale Family, p. 337-338.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 372.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143.
  9. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex MA, Case 34627.

Levi Howard Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #8604, b. 20 November 1813, d. 1 January 1876

Family: Elizabeth T. Robbins

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 20, 1813Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 20-30 in 1840 census; age 36 in 1850 census; age 46 in 1860 census; age 57 in 1870 census7,4,8
MarriageNov 20, 1838Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA7,3,9,10
1840 Census1840Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)11
1850 Census1850Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 36, a farmer; with Delight Robbins, age 49 (her sister ?)12
1860 Census1860Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 46, farmer, property $1000-50013,14
ResidenceApr, 1869Waterford, ME, USA15
1870 Census1870Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 57, a farmer property $1800-$450; next to brother Calvin16
DeathJan 1, 18767
ResidenceWaterford, ME, USA7
ResearchMLM: from Watertown, MA; settled in the s.w. part of town8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 372 #898.
  2. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 903.
  3. [S640] Rev. Donald L. McAllister and Lucille E. Naas, Maine Marriages, Oxford Co., p. 47.
  4. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 259.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143 #5603, 172A.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Reel 551, Pg. 430, Ln. 29, dwl 1-9.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 372.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172A.
  9. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 259, 285.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143, 172.
  11. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford ,Oxford, Maine; Roll: 147; Page: 280; line 11.
  12. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Box 262, p. 168; line 34, dwl 267-277.
  13. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Maine Census, 1800-1900, 1860 Census, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, p. 676.
  14. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M653_444; Page: 10; line 28, dwl 70-73.
  15. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex MA, Case 34627.
  16. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Reel 551, Pg. 430, Ln. 29, dwl 1-9.

Daniel Gunn Houghton1,2

M, #8605, b. November 1817, d. 21 January 1877

Family: Susan Jane Jacobs

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov, 1817Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, twin of Eliza; age 32 in 1850 census; age 42 in 1860 census; age 52 in 1870 census1,3,4,5
Origincirca 1845Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1
Occupation1845a teamster6
MarriageDec 7, 1845Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, he, a. 28y, she, a. 20y7,1,4,8
1850 Census1850Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, age 32, a farmer; with Amelia Morse, age 589
1860 Census1860Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, USA, age 42, farmer10
1870 Census1870Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, USA, age 52, property $2000-$750; and Daniel Jacobs, 82, ME11
DeathJan 21, 1877Sidney, ME, USA, age 59 y, 2 m12,13
BurialField Cemetery #1, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, USA, Houghton, Daniel G. d. Jan 21, 1877, 59 y 2 m13
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S305] Lowell MA VRs II, p. 438.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143 #5604.
  3. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 30 [1955]:74.
  4. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 259.
  5. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 903.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 175.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 372.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143, 175.
  9. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Box 262, p. 177, line 28, dwl 393-411.
  10. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, Roll: M653_439; p. 55, sheet 11, line 12, dwl 86-87.
  11. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, Reel 547, Pg. 481b, Ln. 25, dwl 211-215.
  12. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 30, 1955, p. 74.
  13. [S972] Maine Old Cemetery Association, MaineCemetery Insc. IV, p. 2476.

Elizabeth Warren Houghton1,2,3

F, #8606, b. November 1817

Family: Asa Fletcher

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov, 1817Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, twin of Daniel; age 31 in 1850 census4,5
Residencecirca 1838Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA1
Marriageh/24,6
Residencebetween Aug, 1867 and Apr, 1869Winchester, MA, USA7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S640] Rev. Donald L. McAllister and Lucille E. Naas, Maine Marriages, Oxford Co., p. 21.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143 #5605.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~solongago/…
  4. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 259.
  5. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 30, 1955, p. p. 74.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143.
  7. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex MA, Case 34627.

Ruth P. Jewett1,2

F, #8607, b. 1811, d. 29 March 1846

Family: Captain Luther Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1811ME, USA, ME per 1880 census of son Henry; JWH: 18063,2
Marriage3,2,4,5
DeathMar 29, 1846aged 352
ParentsDLt. Ebenezer and Mary (Farrington) Jewett, of Waterford. He was b. 1762, son of Capt. Stephen Jewett, b. 1743, from Rowley, Mass. Ebenezer m. 1st in 1791, Susan Stickney, then Mary Farrington.2,6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #895s.
  2. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 903.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  4. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 259, 263.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143.
  6. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 263.

Mary Hale1

F, #8608, b. 31 July 1801, d. 20 February 1888

Family: Captain Luther Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 31, 1801ME, USA, age 47 in 1850 census; age 58 in 1860 census; age 60 in 1870 census; age 78 in 1880 census2,3
MarriageSep 29, 1846Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, w/24,2,5,6,7
1850 Census1850Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, age 41, a landlord8
1870 Census1870Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 61, a farmer, property $2500-$1270; near brothers Levi H. and Calvin9
1880 Census1880Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 78, widow, keeping house10
DeathFeb 20, 18882
ParentsDOliver and Eunice (Fletcher) Hale; he from Harvard, MA, she from Gray, ME, 40 miles separate; MLM: Ebenezer and Eunice2,11,7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371 #895s.
  2. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 903.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Box 262, p. 179.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  5. [S640] Rev. Donald L. McAllister and Lucille E. Naas, Maine Marriages, Oxford Co., p. 70.
  6. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 249, 259.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143.
  8. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , 1850 US Census, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Box 262, p. 179, line 8, Dwl 432-448.
  9. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Reel 551, Pg. 431b, Ln. 22, dwl 1-36.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Roll: T9_484; Family History Film: 1254484; Page: 355D; Enumeration District: 140; sheet 4, line 28, dwl 44-47.
  11. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 249.

Maria Antoinette Billings1

F, #8609, b. March 1814

Family: Calvin M. Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar, 1814ME, USA, age 46 in 1860 census; age 55 in 1870 census; age 66 in 1880 census; Mar 1814, age 86 in 1900 census; MLM: 17862,3,4
Origincirca 1835Waterford, ME, USA5
MarriageDec 22, 1835Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA6,5,7,3,8
1850 Census1850Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 39, a carpenter, 8 houses from brother Luther; with Daniel Billings, age 70, b. NY, and Miranda Billings, age 37, b. ME4
1870 Census1870Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 58, a carpenter, property $1400-$800; next to brother Levi Howard9
1880 Census1880Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 66, a widow, keeping house; also Miranda Billings, sister, 57; and nephew, George Billings, 4310
1900 Census1900Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 86, widow; also her sister, Meranda Billings, b. Oct. 1822, age 77, ME2,11
ParentsDDaniel Billings and Sarah Kimball, of Temple, MA; 1900 census: parents born in NH12,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 372 #896s.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Maine, Box 31, Vol. 14, E.D. 203, Sh. 8, Ln. 32.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Sweden and Denmark, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M432_262; Page: 180; line 33, dwl 442-459.
  5. [S640] Rev. Donald L. McAllister and Lucille E. Naas, Maine Marriages, Oxford Co., p. 14.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 372.
  7. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 232, 259.
  8. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~solongago/…
  9. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Reel 551, Pg. 431b, Ln. 17, dwl 1-34.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Roll: T9_484; Family History Film: 1254484; Page: 355D; Enumeration District: 140; sheet 4, line 22, dwl 42-45.
  11. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., Maine; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 203; Sheet 8A; line 32, dwl 195-198.
  12. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 232.

Moses Randall Mason1,2

M, #8610

Family: Betsey Greene Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage18353,2,4,5
Biographyson of Joseph Mason and Mary Randall2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 372 #897s.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 98.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 372.
  4. [S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 259.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143.