Houghton Surname Project

Lucy Taylor Forbush¹

F, #9361, b. 9 August 1808, d. 6 November 1847

Family: Robert Coolidge Houghton

Marriage*: Lucy Taylor Forbush married Robert Coolidge Houghton, son of Abner Houghton and Phebe Coolidge, on Nov 30, 1837 at Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^2,4,5,6

Biography

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Birth

Aug 9, 1808

Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^2,3

Marriage

Nov 30, 1837

Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^2,4,5,6

Church

1846

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Evangelical Congregational Church⁷

Death

Nov 6, 1847

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, of Typhus, age 39^2,8,9,3,10

ParentsD

John and Sarah Forbush²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405 #1358s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 167.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 32 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 165.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 167.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 394.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 267, 395.
[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 250.
[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 4, p. 165, number 137.

Luther Maynard Hapgood^1,2

M, #9362, b. 6 June 1813, d. 31 August 1890

Family: Olive Weatherbee Houghton

Marriage*: Luther Maynard Hapgood married Olive Weatherbee Houghton, daughter of Abner Houghton and Phebe Coolidge, on Oct 29, 1835 at Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^3,4,2,5,6

Biography

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Birth

Jun 6, 1813

Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^3,1

Origin

circa 1835

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Marriage

Oct 29, 1835

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,4,2,5,6

Milit-Beg

1861

He enlisted in the same regiment wih his sons; he was in the Penisular Campaign; his health broke down and he was discharged on a disability.⁵

Biography

Feb 25, 1884

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, He married secondly Mrs. Mary Spaulding of Sterling.⁷

Death

Aug 31, 1890

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁷

ParentsS

Joseph Hapgood and Susanna Maynard⁸

Research

JWH gives family name as Hopgood, an error; only year for bd

Pedigree

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 233.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 78.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 32 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 299.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 300.
[S415] E-mail from Sandy at e-mail address, 11/10/1999.

Luther Sawyer Hapgood^1,2,3

M, #9363, b. 26 July 1836, d. 17 November 1923

Family: Anna Maria Colvin

Marriage*: Luther Sawyer Hapgood married Anna Maria Colvin on Jul 4, 1862.^2,5

Biography

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Birth

Jul 26, 1836

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: 1843^4,1,2,3

Milit-Beg

1861

Marriage

Jul 4, 1862

^2,5

Taxation

1874

Sterling, MA, USA⁵

Death

Nov 17, 1923

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 23.
[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 300.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 32 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S415] E-mail from Sandy at e-mail address, 11/10/1999.

Joseph Henry Hapgood¹

M, #9364, b. 15 July 1839

Family: Mary Allen

Marriage*: Joseph Henry Hapgood married Mary Allen on Feb, 1868.¹

Biography

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Birth

Jul 15, 1839

^2,1,3

Milit-Beg

Jul 12, 1861

Comp. A; 15th Regiment, MA Volunteers for 3 years; badly wounded in the hip at Balls Bluff, Oct. 21, 1861, removed to hospital and later returned home; joined his regiment, Mar. 1862, take sick and sent to Chesapeake Hospital and performed hospital duty till end of service. He then enlisted in Comp. G., 5th Regiment, Maryland Volunteers, Nov. 22, 1864, for 1 year; served until discharged Sep. 1, 1865.¹

Occupation

1865

carpenter

Marriage

Feb, 1868

Immigration

1871

Byron, Ogle, IL, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 300.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 32 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

Ann Maria Hapgood¹

F, #9365, b. 21 November 1841, d. 5 August 1886

Family: Henry Lett

Marriage*: Ann Maria Hapgood married Henry Lett on Feb 12, 1869.¹

Biography

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Birth

Nov 21, 1841

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,1,3

Marriage

Feb 12, 1869

Death

Aug 5, 1886

New York, New York Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 300.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 32 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

Charlotte Harriet Hapgood¹

F, #9366, b. 18 August 1843

Family: Benjamin B. Hess

Marriage*: Charlotte Harriet Hapgood married Benjamin B. Hess on Feb 28, 1872 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

Aug 18, 1843

^2,1,3

Marriage

Feb 28, 1872

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 301.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 32 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

Abner Cooledge Hapgood^1,2

M, #9367, b. 20 July 1845

Family: Mary Cordelia Rounds

Marriage*: Abner Cooledge Hapgood married Mary Cordelia Rounds on Dec 25, 1874.¹

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 20, 1845

^3,4,1,2

Milit-Beg

1861

⁵

Residence

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 25, 1874

Pedigree

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 301.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 33 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 290.

Sarah Jane Hapgood^1,2

F, #9368, b. 20 April 1847

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 20, 1847

^3,4,1,2

Residence

1898

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, unmarried

Pedigree

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 301.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 33 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

Olive Quinnum Hapgood^1,2

F, #9369, b. 7 August 1849

Biography

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Birth

Aug 7, 1849

^3,4,2

Biography

unmarried

Pedigree

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 301.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 33 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

John Gilman Hapgood^1,2

M, #9370, b. 9 December 1851, d. before 1898

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 9, 1851

^3,4,1,2

Residence

Tehama, CA, USA¹

Death

before 1898

Pedigree

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 301.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 33 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

Eloise Herman Hapgood^1,2

M, #9371, b. 14 August 1855, d. 14 October 1881

Biography

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Birth

Aug 14, 1855

^3,4,1,2

Death

Oct 14, 1881

Pedigree

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 301.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 33 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

Urania Arethusa Hapgood^1,2

F, #9372, b. 30 September 1857

Family: Col. Henry L. Stratton

Marriage*: Urania Arethusa Hapgood married Col. Henry L. Stratton on Nov 27, 1895 at Red Bluff, CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

Sep 30, 1857

^3,4,1,2

Marriage

Nov 27, 1895

Red Bluff, CA, USA¹

Residence

1898

Tehama, CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 301.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 33 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

Abbie Green Hapgood^1,2

F, #9373, b. 21 July 1860

Family: William H. Boyden

Marriage*: Abbie Green Hapgood married William H. Boyden on May 4, 1881 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

Jul 21, 1860

Oakdale, MA?, USA^3,4,1,2

Marriage

May 4, 1881

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 301.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 33 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

Mary Forrester Quinum¹

F, #9374, b. circa 1820, d. 1878

Family: Abner Moore Houghton

Marriage Bann*: Mary Forrester Quinum and Abner Moore Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 30, 1849 Roxbury, MA, USA.^3,4,5,6,7

Biography

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Birth

circa 1820

ME, USA, age 30 in 1850 census; age 35 in 1855 census; age 40 in 1860 census; age 50 in 1870 census²

Marriage Bann

Sep 30, 1849

Roxbury, MA, USA^3,4,5,6,7

1850 Census

1850

West Boylseton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 32, bootmaker; and Charles Rohner, 16; next door to Abel Houghton⁸

Census

1855

Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 36⁹

1860 Census

1860

Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40, shoe maker¹⁰

1870 Census

1870

Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 54, a carpenter, property $1200-$2500¹¹

Death

1878

Wiscasset, Lincoln, ME, USA^3,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405 #1360s.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 212;
line 42, dwl 177-213.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 32 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 213.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S30] Massachusetts Archives, Boston VRs, Marriage, Vol. 38, p. 272.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 212; line 42, dwl 177-213.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb. Com, US Census Indexes, Houghton Surname, Jan. 28, 2002.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 34, line 29, dwl 266-322.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, Box 655, p. 271, line 12, dwl 321375-.

Mary Forrester Sears¹

F, #9375, b. circa 1836, d. 1892

Family: Levi Houghton

Marriage*: Mary Forrester Sears married Levi Houghton, son of Abner Houghton and Phebe Coolidge, on 1857.^4,5,3

Biography

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Birth

circa 1836

ME, USA, age 24 in 1860 census; age 34 in 1870 census; age 44 in 1880 census²

Origin

Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., ME, USA³

Marriage

1857

^4,5,3

1860 Census

1860

Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 32, mechanic⁶

1870 Census

1870

Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 44, works in a shop, property $1000-300; next door to brother Abner²

1880 Census

1880

Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 54, works in a currier shop⁷

Death

1892

^4,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405 #1363s.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, Box 655, p. 271, line 12, dwl 321.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 32 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 29, line 38, dwl 227-275.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 521D; Enumeration District: 827; sheet 16, line 33, dwl 168-202.

Olivia Ann Houghton^1,2,3

F, #9376, b. 15 January 1829, d. after 1898

Family: Henry J. Marsh

Marriage*: Olivia Ann Houghton married Henry J. Marsh on Jul 9, 1851 at New York, New York Co., NY, USA.^5,1,6,7

Biography

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Birth

Jan 15, 1829

Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA, age 20 in 1850 census; age 26 in 1855 census; age 27 in 1860 census⁴

Marriage

Jul 9, 1851

New York, New York Co., NY, USA^5,1,6,7

1860 Census

1860

Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA, age 75, grocer⁸

Residence

Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA, 48 S. 8th St.⁹

Death

after 1898

Marshville, MI, USA^9,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S565] James P. Maher, NY Herald Mar & Death Index I, p. 194.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5090.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , New York Ward 10, New York, New York; Roll: M432_545; Page: 154; 14, dwl 107-173.
[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Kenyon, May 23, 2000, from Bible of Theophilus L. Houghton.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
[S1108] Henry B. Hoff Long Island Genealogies II, p. 119.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn, Ward 11 Destrict 3, Kings Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 156, line 18, dwl 762-1182.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

Henry J. Marsh^1,2

M, #9377, b. circa 1823, d. 28 November 1893

Family: Olivia Ann Houghton

Marriage*: Henry J. Marsh married Olivia Ann Houghton, daughter of Theophilus Lilly Houghton and Ann Smith, on Jul 9, 1851 at New York, New York Co., NY, USA.^4,5,6,1

Biography

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Birth

circa 1823

NY, USA, age 36, VT, in 1855 census; age 37, NY, in 1860 census³

Marriage

Jul 9, 1851

New York, New York Co., NY, USA^4,5,6,1

Residence

Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA⁴

Death

Nov 28, 1893

Marshville, Oceana Co., MI, USA, JWH, MLM: 23 Nov.^4,7,6

Burial

Greenwood Cemetery, Long Island, NY, USA⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S1108] Henry B. Hoff Long Island Genealogies II, p. 119.
[S566] Gideon J. Tucker, New York Marriages previous to 1784, p. 194.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn, Ward 11 Destrict 3, Kings Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 156:ITAL], line 18, dwl 762-1182.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.

[S565] James P. Maher, NY Herald Mar & Death Index I, p. 194.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.

[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Kenyon, May 23, 2000, from Bible of Theophilus L. Houghton.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

Carlos Palafox Houghton¹

M, #9378, b. 4 February 1816, d. 3 May 1883

Family: Anjelica Maria Taylor

Marriage*: Carlos Palafox Houghton married Anjelica Maria Taylor on Nov 30, 1836.^2,3,5,6

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Feb 4, 1816 Goshen, NY, USA, age 34 in 1850 census; age 41 in 1860 census; age 54 in 1870 census; age 60 in 1880 census; 1910 census of son Harry gives NJ^2,3,4,5
Marriage Nov 30, 1836 ^2,3,5,6
1860 Census 1860 Rahwah, Union, NJ, USA, age 41, clerk; and mother in law Hannah Taylor, 75, NY⁷
Residence Washington, DC, USA, 3300 O St.^2,8
1870 Census 1870 Georgetown, Washington, DC, USA, age 54, manufacturer; and mother in law, Hannah Taylor, 85, NY and Ophelia Williams, 50, NY⁹
1880 Census 1880 Georgetown, Washington, DC, USA, age 60, nervous¹⁰
Death May 3, 1883 Washington, DC, USA, DFPA Lineage, MLM: May 1^2,3,11,6,12

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1365.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

[S523] Pilgrims Lineages, p. 477.

[S535] Timothy Hopkins, John Hopkins of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1634, p.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 167.

[S931] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 289.

[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Rahway, Union, New Jersey; Roll: M653_710; Page: 333; Sheet 175, line 1092-1311.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, District of Columbia, DC, Roll 127, p. 637.

[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , District of Columbia, DC, Roll 127, p. 637, line 15, dwl 1781-1951.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Georgetown, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia; Roll: T9_121; Family History Film: 1254121; Page: 233C; Enumeration District: 11; sheet 11, line 27, dwl 72-31-38.

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 20 [1931]: 116.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 167.

Mary Houghton^1,2,3

F, #9379, b. 13 August 1817, d. 2 October 1894

Family: Godfrey Louis Beck

Marriage*: Mary Houghton married Godfrey Louis Beck on Mar 30, 1853 at Rahway, NJ, USA, Kenyon: no evidence for Goshen, NY given in JWH.^4,6,5

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Aug 13, 1817 Goshen, NY, USA, age 30 in 1850 census^4,5
Marriage Mar 30, 1853 Rahway, NJ, USA, Kenyon: no evidence for Goshen, NY given in JWH^4,6,5
1860 Census 1860 Rahway, NJ, USA, a farmer
Residence circa 1861 Kensington, MD, USA⁶
1870 Census 1870 Washington, DC, USA, a policeman
Death Oct 2, 1894 Washington, DC, USA, death cert.^5,7
Burial Rahway Cemetery, Rahway, NJ, USA, Godfrey's name is also on that stone, but he is not buried there.²
Biography Kenyon: One interesting family legend says that they lived on the Bonifant farm in Kensington, MD during the Civil War and Mary carried a pearl-handled revolver in her apron pocket as protection against Confederate raiders. My father later owned this revolver but my mother made him sell it!⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1366.

[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, Jan. 25, 2000.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5094.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.

[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, Jan. 23, 2000.

[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, October 23, 2013.

Daniel Farrand Houghton^1,2

M, #9380, b. 3 October 1819, d. 15 March 1896

Family: Susan Emily Jaques

Marriage*: Daniel Farrand Houghton married Susan Emily Jaques.^3,5,6,7

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Oct 3, 1819 Goshen, Orange Co., NY, USA, age 38 in 1860 census; age 53 in 1870 census^3,4
Marriage ^3,5,6,7
1860 Census 1860 Ddover, Racine Co., WI, USA, age 38, farmer⁸
1870 Census 1870 Racine, Racine Co., WI, USA, age 53, a gentleman, property $-4000⁹
Death Mar 15, 1896 ^3,7

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1367.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5095, 168.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 44.

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 82.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 168.

[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Dover, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1427; Page: 737; sheet 117, line 13, dwl 850-853.

[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Racine, Racine Co., WI, Reel 1733, p. 449, line 1, dwl 33-31.

George Houghton^1,2

M, #9381, b. 26 September 1821, d. 7 February 1822

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Sep 26, 1821 JWH: 1891 (CJV: error)^3,4
Death Feb 7, 1822 ^4,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1368.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5096.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

George Henry Houghton^1,2

M, #9382, b. 8 January 1823, d. 7 February 1825

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Jan 8, 1823 NY, USA^3,4
Death Feb 7, 1825 ^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1369.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5097.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.

Anna Eliza Houghton^1,2

F, #9383, b. 26 August 1825, d. 9 March 1911

Family: Fredrick Levi Post

Marriage*: Anna Eliza Houghton married Fredrick Levi Post on circa Mar 23, 1850 at New York, New York Co., NY, USA.^3,6,4

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Aug 26, 1825 NY, USA^3,4,5
Marriage circa Mar 23, 1850 New York, New York Co., NY, USA^3,6,4
Residence 1895 San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA³
Death Mar 9, 1911 San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1370.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5098.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://members.tripod.com/Tesslyn2/houghton.htm

[S565] James P. Maher, NY Herald Mar & Death Index I, p. 194.

Sherman Otis Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #9384, b. 10 April 1828, d. 31 August 1914

Family 1: Mary Martha Donner

Marriage*: Sherman Otis Houghton married Mary Martha Donner on Aug 23, 1859 at San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, JWH: Aug 29 1859.^5,6,12,13

Family 2: Eliza Poor Donner

Marriage*: Sherman Otis Houghton married Eliza Poor Donner on Oct 10, 1861 at Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, mar 49 y in 1910 census.^5,6,12,15

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Notable Y
Birth Apr 10, 1828 New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 31 in 1860 census; age 43 in 1870 census; age 53 in 1880 census; age 82 in 1910 census; MLM: also 1818 (error)^{5,6,2,7,3,8,9,10}
Education NY, USA, attended private schools and then Collegiate Institute^8,3
Research 1846
Milit-Beg between Jun, 1846 and Oct, 1848 He enlisted as a private in the 1st Reg. N.Y. Vols. for Mexican war; went with reg. to CA via Cape Horn, 1846, and arrived in San Francisco on March 26, 1847, then to Mex; first Sergeant ; Company A; apptd. Lt. and Adj. 1847; served until close of war. Honorably discharged at Monterey, CA. He proceeded to the gold mines in 1848-49, then in 1849 commenced business in San Jose. He gained knowledge of the Spanish language and of Spanish and Mexican land laws; Mexican War Pension: srv Co. A, 1st NY Vols (Stevenson's) as a Sgt and Act'g Lt., 1846-8

also Bancroft's History of California, Vol V (pgs 499-523), pub 1886,^6,2,7,3,8,11
Office 1854 deputy clerk of the state supreme court⁸
Marriage Aug 23, 1859 San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, JWH: Aug 29 1859^5,6,12,13
1860 Census 1860 San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, age 31, a lawyer, personal property $1000; and Elizabeth Brown, nurse, black, 45, LA¹⁴
Marriage Oct 10, 1861 Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, mar 49 y in 1910 census^5,6,12,15
1870 Census 1870 San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, age 43, a lawyer, property $231,000; $13, 300^10,16
Author 1876 ... Argument, with map: Submitted by S.O. Houghton, of California, on behalf of homestead claimants and actual settlers, to the Committee on the judiciary of the Senate and House of representatives, Forty-fourth Congress - first session, contesting the right of the Southern Pacific railroad co ...
Authors     Sherman Otis Houghton, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher     s.n., 1876
Length     30 pages
1880 Census 1880 San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, age 53, a lawyer¹⁷
Note 1881 San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, appointed by President Arthur a commissioner to investigate the United States Mint^8,3
Immigration 1886 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, and continued working as a lawyer^2,8,3
City Dirct between 1888 and 1890 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, Houghton, Silent & Campbell, (Sherman O. Houghton; Charles Silent;Alexander Campbell), attorneys at law, 239 South Main; 5-8 Temple Block¹⁸
Letter Jul 14, 1894 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, Letter in Pension file of Abijah Houghton Jr (his ancestor): Letter head of Houghton, Silent, & Campbell, Lawyers, requesting an official documentation of military service of his ancestor¹⁹
Retirement 1903
Living 1911 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA
Death Aug 31, 1914 Compton, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, Johnson: Los Angeles; Mexican War Pension: Hynes, CA^12,8,20,11
Burial Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA^8,20
PensionInx Aug 26, 1915 CA, USA, Eliza P., WC-16131 and SC-19313, both CA¹¹
Biography JWH: "m. Mary Donner. After her death he m. Eliza P. Donner. He enlisted in the First Regiment of the New York Volunteers in June, 1846, commanded by Col. J.D. Stevenson, which was accepted and mustered into the service of the U.S. the following month. He went with his regiment around Cape Horn in 1846, arriving at San Francisco 3, 26, 1847, and soon after accompanied the detachment of his regiment, commanded by Lieut. Col. H. S. Burton to Mexico and while there participated in several conflicts with Mexican troops. He remained in Mexico until the close of the war, returning to California in Oct., 1840 [sic; 1848]. In 1847 he was promoted to a lieutenancy and made adjutant of his command. After his return to California he engaged in mining for a short time and in 1849 settled at San Jose, where he remained until 1886, when he removed to Los Angeles, where he now resides. [practiced law since 1857; pres. city council, 1854]. He was mayor of San Jose in 1855-56. He represented the First District of California in 42d Congress. He was renominated by acclamation for a third term but defeated by a combination of Democrats and Grangers. He served two years on the staff of Maj. Gen. H.W. Halleck with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of California in 1860, and to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1871. He has been leading counsel in numerous important cases involving titles under Spanish land grants in California, and also under the laws of the United States, in which he was successful before the Supreme Court of the State and the United States. He is still engaged in the practice of law in Los Angeles. In 1882, he was one of the five veterans of the Mexican war selected by their society to represent them. He was elected director in 1882 and served actively until 1884, when he resigned. Judge Houghton has won many well contested land suits, the particulars of which are well known to his brother members of the bar."

Biog. Dict. of Notable Amer. 5:

Houghton, Sherman Otis, representative, was born in New York city, April 10, 1828; son of Abijah otis and Eliza (Farrand) Houghton; grandson of Abijah and Mary (Sawyer) Houghton, and of Daniel and Rhoda (Smith) Farrand; great-grandson of Abijah Houghton and of Lieut. Bethuel and Eliza (Plume) Farrand, and a direct descendant of John Houghton who settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay colony, in 1635. His grandfathers Houghton and Farrand were among the minutemen at Lexington and Concord, and Abijah Houghton was twice wounded at Bunker Hill. His great grandfathers on both sides were also soldiers both in the French and Indian war, and in the patriot army during during the Revolution. Sherman received a thorough commercial education at private schools in the city of New York, and in 1846 enlisted as a private in the volunteer army for service during the Mexican war, and went with his regiment that year around Cape Horn to California and thence to Mexico. He served until the close of the war, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He returned to California in 1848; engaged in gold mining with success, 1848-49; and in 1849 commenced business at San Jose. He gained a thorough knowledge of the Spanish language and of Spanish and Mexican land laws; was admitted to the bar in 1857, and acquired a large practice before the federal courts in settling titles to lands in California, under grants from Spain and Mexico. He was ordnance officer and inspector of the National Guard of California, 1861-65; was president of the city council of San Jose in 1854, and maor of that city, 1855-56. He was elected by the Republican party a representative in the 42d and 43d congresses, serving 1871-1875. In 1881 was appointed by President Arthur a commissioner to investigate the affairs of the U.S. mint in San Francisco. He removed from San Jose to Los Angeles in 1886, where he continued to practise his profession in 1900.

A. N. Marquis, 1910, p. 948: same as above, "In Civil war as ordinance officer, lt.-col. on staff Maj.-Gen. H. W. Halleck. Mem. Congress, 1st Cal. dist., 1871-3, from 4th dist., 1873-5; apptd. by Pres. Arthur on commn. to investigate U.S. Mint, 1881. Address: Haynes, Los Angeles Co., California."

McGlashan: "Eliza P. Donner, on the tenth of October, 1861, was married to Sherman O. Houghton. Mr. Houghton was born in New York City, April 10, 1828, served in the Mexican war, was Mayor of San Jose in 1855 and 1856, represented California in the Forty-second and Forty-third Congress, and is at present a prominent member of the San Jose bar. Mr. and Mrs. Houghton have six children. The youngest living was born in Washington, D.C., at which city his family resided during the four years he served as member of Congress. Their children are: Eliza P., Sherman 0., Clara H., Charles D., Francis J., and Stanley W. Their youngest born, Herbert S., died March 18, 1878, aged twenty months. Mary M. Donner, daughter of Jacob Donner, was adopted into the family of Mr. James F. Reed, in 1848. She continued a member of this family until her marriage with Hon. S.O. Houghton, of San Jose, August 23, 1859. June 21, 1860, Mrs. Mary M. Houghton died, leaving an infant daughter, Mary M., who is now a young lady, and a member of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Houghton."

His father served in War of 1812 and his grandfather in the Revol. War. He spoke French and Spanish. During the Civil War he served as inspector of militia He was elected to congress as a Republican, serving from 1871 to 1875. In 1881 he was appointed a commissioner to investigate the affairs of the U.S. mint in San Francisco.

Congressional Statement:
HOUGHTON, Sherman Otis, a Representative from California; born in New York City on April 10, 1828; completed preparatory studies and attended Collegiate Institute, New York; during the Mexican War enlisted in the First Regiment, New York Volunteers, in June 1846; honorably discharged at Monterey, Calif., in October 1848; proceeded to the gold mines and thence to San Jose; deputy clerk of the State supreme court in 1854; mayor of San Jose, Calif., in 1855 and 1856; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in San Jose; during the Civil War was commissioned captain and promoted to lieutenant colonel, and served successively as inspector and ordnance officer; elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875); chairman, Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures (Forty-third Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress; appointed commissioner to investigate the affairs of the United States Mint at San Francisco in 1881; moved to Los Angeles in 1886 and continued the practice of law; died in Compton, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 31, 1914; interment in Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.

Edited Appletons Encyclopedia
Sherman 0. Houghton
HOUGHTON, Sherman 0., lawyer, born in New York, 10 April, 1828. His grandfather served in the Revolution, and his father was a captain of artillery during the war of 1812. The son was educated at a commercial institute in New York, and entered the army as a private in 1846, serving throughout the war with Mexico, and being promoted to the rank of lieutenant. In 1846 he went to California by Cape Horn. He became interested in gold mining, and was mayor of San Jose in 1855-'6. In 1857 he was admitted to the bar, and, owing to his knowledge of French and Spanish, and Spanish and Mexican land grants, he soon acquired a large practice. During the civil war he served as inspector of militia. He was elected to congress as a Republican, serving from 1871 till 1875 on the committees on post offices and post roads, the Pacific railroad, and weights and measures. In 1881 he was appointed a, commissioner to investigate the affairs of the United States mint in San Francisco. He now (1887) resides in Los Angeles, California, and practises law.

HOUGHTON, Sherman O. , Sergeant ; Company A : Native of New York. Prominent lawyer in Santa Clara county. Mayor of San Jose, county recorder, member of Congress 1871-1875. First wife was Mary M. Donner who died in 1860 leaving one daughter, Mary M. second wife was Eliza P. Donner, who still lived in 1885 with 7 children, Eliza P., Sherman O., Clara H., Chas D., Francis J., Stanley W., and Herbert S. (died 1876). iii-788

Sherman Otis Houghton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sherman Otis Houghton (April 10, 1828—August 31, 1914) was an American politician from California.
Born in New York City, he completed preparatory studies and attended Collegiate Institute in New York. During the Mexican-American War, Houghton enlisted in the First Regiment, New York Volunteers, in June 1846. He arrived in San Francisco, California in 1847 with the rest of his regiment after sailing around Cape Horn. The regiment garrisoned Santa Barbara, before capturing the city of La Paz in Baja California. He was honorably discharged as a lieutenant at Monterey, California, in October 1848.
Houghton then proceeded to mine for gold during the California Gold Rush, and after about 6 months of mining, he moved to San Jose and entered various commercial businesses. He served as the deputy clerk of the Supreme Court of California in 1854, the same year he was elected to the San Jose Common Council; he was elected the fourth mayor of San Jose, and served from 1855 to 1856. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in San Jose. In 1859 he married Mary Martha Donner, a survivor of the Donner Party; she died a year later, most likely from complications related to the birth of their only child, also named Mary. In 1861 he married his late wife's first cousin and fellow Donner Party survivor Eliza Poor Donner, with whom he had an additional seven children.
During the Civil War he was commissioned as a captain and promoted to lieutenant colonel, and served successively as inspector and ordnance officer. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875) and was the chairman of the House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures for the Forty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.
He was appointed commissioner to investigate the affairs of the United States Mint at San Francisco in 1881, and moved to Los Angeles in 1886 and continued the practice of law. Sherman Houghton died in Compton, Los Angeles County on August 31, 1914, and is interred in Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.

References
Biological Directory of the United States Congress
utahcrossroads.org genealogy of the Donner Family
Santa Clara County Biographies
Preceded by
O. H. Allen     Mayor of San Jose
1855–1856     Succeeded by
Lawrence Archer
Preceded by
Samuel B. Axtell     United States Representative for the 1st District of California
1871–1873     Succeeded by
Charles Clayton

Answers.Com:
Sherman Otis Houghton (April 10, 1828—August 31, 1914) was an American politician from California.

Born in New York City, he completed preparatory studies and attended Collegiate Institute in New York. During the Mexican-American War, Houghton enlisted in the First Regiment, New York Volunteers, in June 1846. He arrived in San Francisco, California in 1847 with the rest of his regiment after sailing around Cape Horn. The regiment garrisoned Santa Barbara, before capturing the city of La Paz in Baja California. He was honorably discharged as a lieutenant at Monterey, California, in October 1848.

Houghton then proceeded to mine for gold during the California Gold Rush, and after about 6 months of mining, he moved to San Jose and entered various commercial businesses. He served as the deputy clerk of the Supreme Court of California in 1854, the same year he was elected to the San Jose Common Council; he was elected the fourth mayor of San Jose, and served from 1855 to 1856. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in San Jose. In 1859 he married Mary Martha Donner, a survivor of the Donner Party; she died a year later, most likely from complications related to the birth of their only child, also named Mary. In 1861 he married his late wife's first cousin and fellow Donner Party survivor Eliza Poor Donner, with whom he had an additional seven children.

During the Civil War he was commissioned as a captain and promoted to lieutenant colonel, and served successively as inspector and ordnance officer. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875) and was the chairman of the House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures for the Forty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.

He was appointed commissioner to investigate the affairs of the United States Mint at San Francisco in 1881, and moved to Los Angeles in 1886 and continued the practice of law. Sherman Houghton died in Compton, Los Angeles County on August 31, 1914, and is interred in Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.

WDH:

Sherman Otis Houghton (1828-1914)
Sherman Houghton was an American politician from California who was born in New York City and attended the Collegiate Institute in New York. During the Mexican-American War, Sherman Houghton enlisted in the First Regiment, New York Volunteers, in June 1846. He arrived in San Francisco, California in 1847 with the rest of his re-giment after sailing around Cape Horn, like James Hough-ton would do two years later. The regiment garrisoned at Santa Barbara, before capturing the city of La Paz in Baja California. He was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant at Monterey, California, in October 1848.
Houghton then proceeded to mine for gold during the California Gold Rush, and after about six months of min-ing, he moved to San Jose and entered various commercial businesses. He served as the deputy clerk of the Supreme Court of California in 1854, the same year he was elected to the San Jose Common Council. He was elected the fourth mayor of San Jose, and served in that capacity from 1855 to 1856. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1857, and practiced law in San Jose. In 1859, he married Mary Martha Donner, a survivor of the infamous Donner Party; she died a year later, most likely from complications related to the birth of their only child, who was also named Mary. In 1861, he married his late wife's first cousin and fellow Donner Party survivor Eliza Poor Donner, with whom he had an additional seven children. 216 | P a g e : H o u g h t o n / H o u g h t o n A n c e s t o r s
During the Civil War he was commissioned as a captain and promoted to lieutenant colonel, and served successively as inspector and ordnance officer. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the 42nd and 43rd US Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875) and was the Chairman of the House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures for the Forty-Third Congress. He was an unsuccessful can-didate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-Fourth Congress.
He was then appointed commissioner to investigate the affairs of the United States Mint at San Francisco in 1881, and moved to Los Angeles in 1886 and continued to prac-tice law. On August 31, Sherman Houghton died at age 86 in Compton, California.
The Donner-Houghton House, a historic building in downtown San Jose, was built by Sherman Houghton in 1881. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. A number of proposals were made to either restore or renovate the historic building, but the structure was almost completely destroyed by a fire on the morning of July 9, 2007.^{5,6,21,22,23,24,25,26}
Research CA, USA, History & Biog. Record of Southern CA, Vol. 1, p. 548
Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Six volumes. Edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1888- 1889. (ApCAB)
Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States. During its first century; from original and official sources. By Charles Lanman. Washington, DC: James Anglim, 1876. (BiAUS)
Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety- first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. Biographies begin on page 487. (BiDrAC)
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989. The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States from the first through the one hundredth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1989, inclusive. Bicentennial Edition. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989. Biographies begin on page 507. (BiDrUSC)
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 7. New York: James T. White & Co., 1892. Use the Index to locate biographies. (NatCAB 7)
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Brief biographies of authors, administrators, clergymen, commanders, editors, engineers, jurists, merchants, officials, philanthropists, scientists, statesmen, and others who are making American history. 10 volumes. Edited by Rossiter Johnson. Boston: The Biographical Society, 1904. (TwCBDA)
Who Was Who in America. A component volume of Who's Who in American History. Volume 4, 1961-1968. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1968. (WhAm 4)^27,28
Gen. Soc. #58; SAR through Pvt. Abijah Houghton Jr.²⁹
Notable was Mayor of San Jose, CA and a CA Congressman; the Naval ship USS Sherman Houghton was named after him. Husband of Mary Poor of Donner Party.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1371.

[S768] Unknown author Cyclopaedia of Amer. Biog. III, p. 272.

[S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., V, p. 359.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5099, 168, 185 #8042.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

[S110] Marquis, Who's Who in America VI, p. 948.

[S779] Unknown author Encyclopedia of Amer. Biog., Herringshaw's, p. 500.

[S812] Unknown author, Biog. Dir. of the Am. Congress, p. 1333.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 168, 185.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Soundex, San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, Box 88, p. 292, Ln. 37, dwl 225-228.

[S925] Virgil D. White, Mexican War Pension Files, p. 256.

[S415] E-mail Kristin Johnson, New Light on the Donner Party, www.metrogournet.com/crossroads/KJbullet.htm, 1997.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 168.

[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, p. 341, line 18, dwl 1002-493.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 168.

[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, Box 88, p. 292, Ln. 37, dwl 243-228.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, Reel 13, Vol. 14, ED. 243, Sh. 41, Ln. 35, dwl 409-409.

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, 1890 Census Subsitute: Los Angeles, California City Directories, 1888-90.

[S1492] Fold3.com, online www.fold3.com, http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24002669/

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 168, 185.

[S517] Charles F. McGlashan, The History of the Donner Party, p.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl

[S768] Unknown author Cyclopaedia of Amer. Biog. III.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Otis_Houghton

[S1348] Rossiter Johnson Biog. Dict. of Notable Amer. 5.

[S1394] William D. Houghton, Houghton Ancestors:, p. 216.

[S958] Barbara Ross Close, CA Surname Index, p. 139.

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.

[S302] Richard Hoag Breithaupt Jr., Sons of the Revolution in the State of California Centennial Register 1893-1993, p. 551.

Phoebe Josephine Houghton^1,2,3

F, #9385, b. 25 August 1830, d. 4 February 1899

Family: John Peter Mills

Marriage*: Phoebe Josephine Houghton married John Peter Mills on Nov 14, 1855 at Derby, Orleans Co., VT, USA.^4,2,5

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Aug 25, 1830 Derby, Orleans Co., VT, USA, age 20 in 1850 census; age 29 in 1860 census^4,2,5
Marriage Nov 14, 1855 Derby, Orleans Co., VT, USA^4,2,5
Residence New Baltimore, MD, USA⁶
Death Feb 4, 1899 Rahway, NJ, USA^6,2,7
Biography JWH: 'Her early life was spent in New York City, and later her father made his home in Houghtonville, named after him; later changed to Colona. From her obituary we take this sketch: 'She was a great granddaughter of two Revolutionary officers, Col. Houghton and Lieut. Farrand. Her paternal ancestors were among the earliest settlers and active participants in the colonial and Indian wars. Her grandfather, Abijah Houghton was one of the minute men of Lexington and Concord. He received a bullet wound at the battle of Bunker Hill. Mrs. Mills was a woman of unusual strength of character, of cheerful and unselfish disposition, fulfilling mentally and physically and spiritually the characteristics one would expect from her double line of ancestry unto all whose lives touched hers, whether closely or more remote, and leaves the memory of a blessed and most beautiful life.⁶'

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 407 #1372.

[S183] Virkus, Abr. Comp. of Amer. Gen., p. 877.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5100, 170.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 407.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 170.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 170.

Clara Electa Houghton¹

F, #9386, b. 24 August 1833

Family: Alexander J. Mills

Marriage*: Clara Electa Houghton married Alexander J. Mills.^2,3

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Aug 24, 1833 Derby, Orleans Co., VT, USA, age 17 in 1850 census^2,3
Marriage ^2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5101, 170.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136,170.

Theophilus Lilly Houghton^1,2

M, #9387, b. 21 April 1837

Family: Fanny Jenkins

Marriage*: Theophilus Lilly Houghton married Fanny Jenkins on Dec 6, 1864.^3,4

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Apr 21, 1837 NY, USA, age 13, NY, in 1850 census; age 23, NJ, in 1860 census; age 33, NY, in 1860 census; age 43, NJ, in 1880 census^3,4,5
Marriage Dec 6, 1864 ^3,4
1870 Census 1870 Ware Creek, New Kent Co., VA, USA, age 33, a farmer, personal property $1200-500⁵
1880 Census 1880 Ware Creek, New Kent Co., VA, USA, age 43, fisherman⁶
Occupation city gauger⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408 #1374.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5102.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.

[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Ware Creek, New Kent Co., VA, Reel 1665, p. 534, line 26, dwl 18-18.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Ware Creek, New Kent, Virginia; Roll: 1379; Family History Film: 1255379; Page: 379D; Enumeration District: 58; line 38, dwl 37-38.

Anjelica Maria Taylor¹

F, #9388, b. 12 July 1812, d. 26 July 1898

Family: Carlos Palafox Houghton

Marriage*: Anjelica Maria Taylor married Carlos Palafox Houghton, son of Abijah Otis Houghton and Eliza Farrand, on Nov 30, 1836.^6,7,8,9

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Jul 12, 1812 NY, USA, age 36 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1860 census; age 54 in 1870 census; age 60 in 1880 census; Lineages: 1819^2,3,4,5
Marriage Nov 30, 1836 ^6,7,8,9
1860 Census 1860 Rahwah, Union, NJ, USA, age 41, clerk; and mother in law Hannah Taylor, 75, NY¹⁰
1880 Census 1880 Georgetown, Washington, DC, USA, age 60, nervous⁴
Death Jul 26, 1898 Lineages: 1889²
Biography JWH: "She was dau. of James Taylor (CJV: & Hannah Dalbear?). His house was taken possession of by the British army. It stood on the present site of the Steven House and around their premises their cow found ample pasturage. During th occupancy by the British the family went to Tappan, on the Hudson."; MLM: Jame6, Sgt. Moses4, Moses4, etc; both parents b. in NY^6,11,12
Research Kitchel, Robt: 39¹³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1365s.

[S522] Mrs. Edward J. Merkle, Lineages Sons/Daug Pilgrims II, p. 2.

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 20, 1931, p. 116.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Georgetown, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia; Roll: T9_121; Family History Film: 1254121; Page: 233C; Enumeration District: 11; sheet 11, line 27, dwl 72-31-38.

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: M432_455; Page: 25; line 33, dwl 344-361.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

[S523] Pilgrims Lineages, p. 477.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 167.

[S931] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 289.

[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Rahway, Union, New Jersey; Roll: M653_710; Page: 333; Sheet 175, line 1092-1311.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 167.

[S1481] Mrs. M. E. Woodward, DAR Library version of 1912 Houghton Gen. by JWH, p. 406.

[S34] American Genealogical Biographical Index.

Godfrey Louis Beck^1,2

M, #9389, b. 1828, d. 16 October 1924

Family: Mary Houghton

Marriage*: Godfrey Louis Beck married Mary Houghton, daughter of Abijah Otis Houghton and Eliza Farrand, on Mar 30, 1853 at Rahway, NJ, USA, Kenyon: no evidence for Goshen, NY given in JWH.^3,5,6

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project Y
Corresponded with author N
Birth 1828 Wurttemberg, Germany³
Immigration circa 1833 per 1900 census⁴
Marriage Mar 30, 1853 Rahway, NJ, USA, Kenyon: no evidence for Goshen, NY given in JWH^3,5,6
1860 Census 1860 Rahway, NJ, USA, a farmer
Mil. Serv. in the Civil War, Union army
1870 Census 1870 Washington, DC, USA, a policeman
1880 Census 1880 Washington, DC, USA
1900 Census 1900 Washington, DC, USA, states that he had lived here for 67 years, and was naturalized.
Death Oct 16, 1924 Washington, DC, USA⁷
Burial Suitland, MD, USA, without a stone, according to family records and the cemetery; but name appears on wife Mary's tombstone in Rahway NJ⁴
Biography He was a policeman and later, an expressman. (Censuses). Godfrey is in the 1880, 1900. and 1910 censuses. After his wife died in 1894 he lived with his son James.²
Contributn Elizabeth Beck contributed all the information on Houghton/Beck/Kenyon line, based on DAR proofs from family Bibles, tombstones, and misc. papers.⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1366s.

[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, October 23, 2013.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, Jan. 25, 2000.

[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, Jan. 23, 2000.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.

[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, Feb. 9, 2000.

Susan Emily Jaques^1,2

F, #9390, b. December 1816

Family: Daniel Farrand Houghton

Marriage*: Susan Emily Jaques married Daniel Farrand Houghton, son of Abijah Otis Houghton and Eliza Farrand.^4,5,6,7

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Dec, 1816 NY, USA, age 40 in 1860 census; age 52 in 1870 census; age 62 in 1880 census; age 83 in 1900 census³
Marriage ^4,5,6,7
1860 Census 1860 Ddover, Racine Co., WI, USA, age 38, farmer⁸
Note 1900 widow; 8 children born, 6 living
ParentsD Moses Jaques, Jr. and Susan Marsh; both b. NJ^6,9

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1367s, 462.

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 44, p. 298.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Racine, Racine Co., WI, Reel 1733, p. 449, line 1, dwl 33-31.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 44.

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 82.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 168.

[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Dover, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1427; Page: 737; sheet 117, line 13, dwl 850-853.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Racine, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1443; Family History Film: 1255443; Page: 345B;.