Eliza Houghton1,2

F, #10351, b. 14 September 1831, d. 2 August 1853

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BirthSep 14, 1831Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 18 in 1850 census; also Holliston4,3,5,6,7
DeathAug 2, 1853Holliston, Middlesex Co., MA, USA4,6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448 #1900.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157 #5901.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 209.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448.
  5. [S311] Holliston MA VRs, p. 81.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 330.

Frederic Houghton1,2

M, #10352, b. 28 June 1833, d. 18 February 1834

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BirthJun 28, 1833Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Frederick, son of Cyrus and Eliza4,5,6,7
DeathFeb 18, 1834Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Frederic, son of Cyrus3,7
BurialLake Grove6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 183, 209.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157 #5902.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 183.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 209.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 330.

Mary White Houghton1,2,3

F, #10353, b. 13 May 1837, d. 1 February 1882

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BirthMay 13, 1837Holliston, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 13 in 1850 census; age 23 in 1860 census; age 33 in 1870 census; age 43 in 1880 census; JHW: Apr 18385,2,6
ResidenceJan, 1869Holliston, Middlesex Co., MA, USA7
1880 Census1880Hollister, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 738
DeathFeb 1, 1882Holliston, MA, USA5,6,9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448 #1902.
  2. [S311] Holliston MA VRs, p. 81.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157 #5904.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_326; Page: 379;
    line 16, dwl 171-183.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157.
  7. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34629, FHC #0481283.
  8. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_539; Family History Film: 1254539; Page: 274B; Enumeration District: 366; sheet 38, line 8, dwl 394-417.
  9. [S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Lucius Heywood Houghton1,2

M, #10354, b. 1 November 1842, d. 27 May 1908

Family: Phoebe Gillman b. Apr 1819

  • Marriage*: Lucius Heywood Houghton married Phoebe Gillman on 1867 mar 35 years in 1900 census.4

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BirthNov 1, 1842Holliston, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 7 in 1850 censusl age 17 in 1860 census; age 57 in 1900 census4,5,6
1860 Census1860Gardner, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 17, chair maker; listed with Levi and Lucy Sawin7
Marriage1867mar 35 years in 1900 census4
ResidenceMiddleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, USA4
1900 Census1900Medfield, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 57, steam works, a boarder with a Ida M. Shumway8,9
DeathMay 27, 1908Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.
  2. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, www.freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~heywood/h/choughton01.html, Aug. 2, 2002.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_326; Page: 379;
    line 16, dwl 171-183.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448.
  5. [S311] Holliston MA VRs, p. 81.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 60, line 11, dwl 104-122.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 57, E.D. 1046, Sh. 3, Ln. 80.
  9. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Medfield, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 670; Enumeration District: 1046; Sheet 3B; line 79, dwl 59-71.

Emily F. Houghton1,2

F, #10355, b. 28 July 1845, d. July 1870

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BirthJul 28, 1845Holliston, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 4 in 1850 census; age 15 in 1860 census; age 24 in 1870 census4,5,6
ResidenceJan, 1869Holliston, Middlesex Co., MA, USA4,7
DeathJul, 1870unmar.4,6
BurialLake Grove Cemetery6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448 #1904.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157 #5908.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_326; Page: 379;
    line 16, dwl 171-183.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448.
  5. [S311] Holliston MA VRs, p. 81.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157.
  7. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34629, FHC #0481283.

William Addison Houghton A.M.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #10356, b. 10 March 1852, d. 22 October 1917

Family: Charlotte Johnson Morris b. 22 Jul 1856

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BirthMar 10, 1852Holliston, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 8 in 1860 census; age 18 in 1870 census; Mar. 1853, age 47, in 1900 census; age 58 in 1910 census10,3,11,9,8,12
Education1869at the Holliston high school in 1868 and graduated from Phillips Andover academy as Valedictorian in 186913,14
GuardianspMar 24, 1869Holliston, MA, USA, (Probate # 34652 Guardian)15,9
1870 Census1870Yale College, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, age 1816
MarriageJul 11, 1876New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA10,3,5,17,13,12
Occupation1881Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, Professor of Latin, Language and Literature14
NoteJun 30, 1888City University of New York, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, NY Times: He will continue to serve as acting Professor of Rhetoric and History18
Graduation1889Yale College, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, M.A.13
Residence1899Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, made genealogical query to NEHGR19
1900 Census1900Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 47, college professor; 4 children born, 3 living11,20
1910 Census1910Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 58, language teacher21
DeathOct 22, 1917Plainfield, NJ, USA, at home of son, age 65; NY Times, MLM: Oct. 22; Who Was Who: 24 Oct, Brunswick, ME4,12,22
Gen. Soc.Me. Soc. Colonial Wars.
ObituaryOct 26, 1917William Addison Houghton.
William Adison Houghton. who re- tired as Professur oí Latin at Bowdoin Collate in 1907, died suddenly from apoplexy Monday night. Oct. 22. at the home of his son. William Morria Houghton, in Plain field, N. J. He had been intending within a day or so to resume his Journey South to St. Petersburg. Fla., where he had been spending his Winters.
Professor Houghton was born 65 years ago of an old New England fam- By. the son of Cyrus and Eliza Sawin Houghton, in Holliston, Mass. He was graduated from Phillips Academy. Andover, in 1869, and from Yale in 1873. At Tale he became a member of Scroll and Key, the senior society; of the Psi Upsilon and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities, and was editor of the Yale Literary Magasine and class orator. Subsequently he studied for a year at the University of Berlin, and received the degree of A. M. from Yale in 1887.
Immediately after leaving cúnese au 1873 Professor Houghton became principal of the preparatory department of Olivet College in Michigan, where he remained until 1875. During the following academic year he was tutor of Latin at Yale. On July 11, 1878. he married Miss Charlotte Johnson Morris of New Haven, and a few months later sailed for Japan.
As Professor of English literature in the Imperial University at Tokio Professor Houghton spent five years in the Orient, and when he finally decided to return to his own Country he was received in audience by the Emperor of Japan who personally thanked him for his services. Two years of European travel and study intervened, at the close of which Professor Houghton became associate professor of English literature, afterward of Latin at New York University.
He remained at New York University, living In the meantime at Montclair. N. J., until 1892. In the Fall of that year he became Winkley professor of the Latin language and literature at Bowdoin College, a chair which he held until his retirement in 1907. His residence in Brunswick, the seat of Bowdoin College, continued on until 1913.
In the course of his long academic life and after his retirement Professor Houghton became the author of a large number of miscellaneous poems and articles appearing in different journals and periodicals. He translated the Odes of Horace into English verse and gave public lectures on literary, historical and educational subjects, notably on Japan and Japanese art. of the latter of which Professor and Mrs. Houghton had formed an unusual collection, for many years exhibited in the Bowdoin Art Museum. He had been a member of the managing committee of the American School of Classical Studies at Rome since 1894 and belonged also to the American Philological Association and the Society of Colonial Wars.
His wife. a daughter. Miss Cecil Houghton of Boston. Mass., and two sons, William Morris Houghton, mentioned above, and Charles A. J. Houghton of West Medford. Mass.. survive him. His burial will take place Friday morning. Oct. 26, in the family plot in Holliston.


BiographyJWH: 'Winkley professor of Latin, language and literature Bowdoin College since 1892 [-1907, prof. emeritus, 1907, under Carnegie Foundation]. Graduate Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., 1869 [valedictorian]; Yale, 1873 [class orator]; studied Latin, U. of Berlin, Germany, 1882 [-83]; M.A., Yale, 1889; principal of preparatory department Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1873-1875; tutor in Latin, Yale College, 1876; professor of English literature Imperial University, Tokyo, Japan, 1877-82; [student at Berlin University, Germany, 1882-83]; associate professor English literature [1884-89] and afterwards of [assoc. prof. of ] Latin, New York University, 1884-92. Member American Philological Association [1892] ; [Me. Soc. Colonial Wars.] American Archeological Society [1898] ; member of managing committee American School of Classical Studies, Rome [since 1894]. Address, 264 Main St., Brunswick, Me."

Marquis, p. 948: "Author of miscllaneous poems and articles and publ. lectures on lit., hist., and ednl. subjects."

Virkus: "prof. Latin, Bowdoin Coll.", Brunswick ME, 1892

Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 7:
WILLIAM ADDISON HOUGHTON, A.M., of St. Petersburg, Florida; b. 10th March, 1852, in Holliston, Massachusetts; m. 11th July, 1876, in New Haven, Connecticut, Charlotte Johnson MORRIS, b. 22d July, 1856, dau. of DeWitt Clinton MORRIS, b. 1821, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, d. 28th July, 1868, m. 27th August, 1846, in New Haven, Connecticut, Charlotte Augusta JOHNSON, b. 5th July, 1823, d. 18th March, 1857.

WILLIAM ADDISON HOUGHTON, graduate Holliston High School, 1868; Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1869 (valedictorian); A.B., Yale College, 1873 (class orator); A.M., on examination 1889; Principal of Preparatory Department, Olivet College, Michigan, 1873-1875; Tutor in Latin, Yale, 1876; Professor of English Literature, Imperial University, Tokio, Japan, 1877-1882; studied Latin at University of Berlin, Prussia, 1882-1883; Associate Professor of English Literature and afterwards of Latin, New York University, 1884-1892; Winkley Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Bowdoin, 1892-1907; Member of Managing Committee American Classical School at Rome, since 1894. Author of miscellaneous poems and articles and published lectures on literary, historical and educational subjects.

Biog. Dict. of Notable Amer. 5:
Houghton, William Addison, educator, was born in Holliston, Mass., March 10, 1852; son of Cyrus and Eliza Adaline (Sawin) Houghton and grandson of Caleb and Susanna (Sawyer) Houghton and of Samuel and Martha (Heywood) Sawin. His first ancestors in America, John and Beatrix Houghton, emigrated from England about 1649, and were among the original founders and grantees of Lancaster, Mass. William attended the high school at Holliston, Mass; was graduated from Phillips Andover academy in 1869; and from Yale, A. B., 1873; A. M., 1889. He was principal of the preparatory department of Olivet college, Michigan, and instructor in Latin and Greek, 1873-75; tutor in Latin at Yale in 1876; professor of English language and literature in the Imperial university at Tokio, Japan, 1877-82; student at Berlin university, Germany, 1882-83; assistant professor of English and rhetoric in the University of the City of New York, 1884-89, and associate professor of Latin, 1889-92; and was elected professor of Latin in Bowdoin college, Brunswick, Maine, in 1892. He was elected a member of the American Philological association in 1892, of the American Archaeological society in 1898, and of the managing committee of the American School of Classical Studies in Rome in 1897. He married, July 11, 1876, Charlotte Johnson Morris, daughter of De Witt Clinton and Charlotte Augusta (Law) Johnson Morris, of New Haven, Conn., and a descendent of Governor Lewis Morris, chief justice of New York and first governor of New Jersey.10,3,4,23,24,5,13,25
ResearchA Dictionary of North American Authors Deceased before 1950. Compiled by W. Stewart Wallace. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1951. (DcNAA)
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 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co., 1943. (WhAm 1)26
NotableAmerican Philologist, author, professor of languages
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448 #1905.
  2. [S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
  3. [S110] Marquis, Who's Who in America VI, p. 948.
  4. [S112] Who Was Who I, p. 591.
  5. [S183] Virkus, Abr. Comp. of Amer. Gen., p. 375.
  6. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., V, p. 359.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157 #5909, 180.
  8. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., V, p. 369.
  9. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34652, FHC #0481283.
  10. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448.
  11. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Maine, Box 31, Vol. 5, E.D. 37, Sh. 33, Ln. 69.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157, 180.
  13. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., V, p. 360.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 180.
  15. [S852] Samuel H. Folsom and William E. Rogers, Middlesex MA Probate Index, p. 249.
  16. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , 1870 US Census, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, Roll 109, p. 38, line 9, dwl 509-495.
  17. [S454] Charles Henry Browning, Some "Colonial Dames" of Royal Descent, p. 15.
  18. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: June 30, 1888.
  19. [S96] NEHGR, 53 [1899]: 249.
  20. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 37; Sheet 33B; line 69, dwl 264-520-689.
  21. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: T624_538; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 45; line 45, dwl 264-218-228.
  22. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Oct 24, 1917.
  23. [S114] Who Was Who, 3, p. 1351.
  24. [S115] Who's Who, IX.
  25. [S930] George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the USA, Vol. 7, p. 259.
  26. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.

Phoebe Gillman1

F, #10357, b. April 1819

Family: Lucius Heywood Houghton b. 1 Nov 1842, d. 27 May 1908

Biography

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BirthApr, 1819OH, USA, age 81 in 1900 census2
Marriage1867mar 35 years in 1900 census3
1900 Census1900Medfield, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 57, steam works, a boarder with a Ida M. Shumway4,2
ParentsDparents born in MA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448 #1903s.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Medfield, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 670; Enumeration District: 1046; Sheet 3B; line 79, dwl 59-71.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 448.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 57, E.D. 1046, Sh. 3, Ln. 80.

Charlotte Johnson Morris1,2,3

F, #10358, b. 22 July 1856

Family: William Addison Houghton A.M. b. 10 Mar 1852, d. 22 Oct 1917

Biography

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BirthJul 22, 1856Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 1856, age 43, PA, in 1900 census; age 63 in 1920 census; age 70 in 1930 census; JWH, MLM, Browning & Who's: New Haven CT4,5,2,3,6
OriginNew Haven, CT, USA7
MarriageJul 11, 1876New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA4,5,2,3,8,9
1900 Census1900Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 47, college professor; 4 children born, 3 living6,10
1910 Census1910Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 58, language teacher11
1920 Census1920Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 63, widow12,13