Houghton Surname Project

Clara Church^1,2

F, #10891, b. 23 January 1846

Family: David A. Simpson

Marriage*: Clara Church married David A. Simpson on Sep, 1881.^3,2

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 23, 1846

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Marriage

Sep, 1881

^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2283.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Anna Church^1,2

F, #10892, b. 22 September 1847, d. 17 October 1879

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 22, 1847

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Death

Oct 17, 1879

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2284.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Mary C. Church^1,2

F, #10893, b. 14 January 1849

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 14, 1849

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2285.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

John S. Church^1,2

M, #10894, b. 2 September 1850

Family: Elizabeth Pendergast

Marriage*: John S. Church married Elizabeth Pendergast on Nov 21, 1870.^3,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 2, 1850

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Marriage

Nov 21, 1870

^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2286.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Agnes C. Church^1,2

F, #10895, b. 11 March 1852

Family: George Young

Marriage*: Agnes C. Church married George Young on Apr, 1874.^3,2

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Mar 11, 1852

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Marriage

Apr, 1874

^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2287.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Ambrose Church^1,2

M, #10896, b. 10 November 1853

Family: Esther Larthall

Marriage*: Ambrose Church married Esther Larthall on Oct 7, 1883.^3,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 10, 1853

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Marriage

Oct 7, 1883

^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2288.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

William H. Church^1,2

M, #10897, b. 28 August 1855, d. 11 October 1867

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 28, 1855

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Death

Oct 11, 1867

^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2289.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Charles E. Church^1,2

M, #10898, b. 19 April 1858, d. 17 October 1878

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 19, 1858

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Death

Oct 17, 1878

^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2290.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Helen P. Church^1,2

F, #10899, b. 3 February 1860, d. 3 January 1862

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 3, 1860

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Death

Jan 3, 1862

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2291.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Bessie Church^1,2

F, #10900, b. 4 June 1863, d. 3 August 1863

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 4, 1863

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Death

Aug 3, 1863

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2292.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Florence Church^1,2

F, #10901, b. 13 September 1865, d. 11 October 1890

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 13, 1865

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Marriage

Apr 17, 1885

^3,2

Death

Oct 11, 1890

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2293.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

David A. Simpson^1,2

M, #10902

Family: Clara Church

Marriage*: David A. Simpson married Clara Church, daughter of Joseph Edward Church and Julia Allen, on Sep, 1881.^3,2

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Sep, 1881

^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2283s.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Elizabeth Pendergast^1,2

F, #10903

Family: John S. Church

Marriage*: Elizabeth Pendergast married John S. Church, son of Joseph Edward Church and Julia Allen, on Nov 21, 1870.^3,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Nov 21, 1870

^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2286s.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

George Young^1,2

M, #10904

Family: Agnes C. Church

Marriage*: George Young married Agnes C. Church, daughter of Joseph Edward Church and Julia Allen, on Apr, 1874.^3,2

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Apr, 1874

^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2287s.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Esther Larthall^1,2

F, #10905

Family: Ambrose Church

Marriage*: Esther Larthall married Ambrose Church, son of Joseph Edward Church and Julia Allen, on Oct 7, 1883.^3,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Oct 7, 1883

^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2288s.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Thomas L. Caldwell^1,2

M, #10906, b. 24 October 1844

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 24, 1844

Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2294.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

George O. Caldwell^1,2

M, #10907, b. 18 January 1847

Family: Susan Finley

Marriage*: George O. Caldwell married Susan Finley on Oct 19, 1870 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.^3,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 18, 1847

Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Marriage

Oct 19, 1870

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2295.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Daniel L. R. Caldwell^1,2

M, #10908, b. 8 April 1849

Family 1: Nancy Foster

Marriage*: Daniel L. R. Caldwell married Nancy Foster on Aug 13, 1873 at Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada.^3,2

Family 2: Eva Crowe

Marriage*: Daniel L. R. Caldwell married Eva Crowe on Aug 19, 1884 at Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.^3,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 8, 1849

Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Marriage

Aug 13, 1873

Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Marriage

Aug 19, 1884

Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2296.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Paurela A. Caldwell¹

F, #10909, b. 20 December 1852

Family: Stephen Ilsley

Marriage*: Paurela A. Caldwell married Stephen Ilsley on Sep 30, 1880.^2,1

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 20, 1852

Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada^2,1

Marriage

Sep 30, 1880

^2,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Charles P. Caldwell^1,2

M, #10910, b. 29 January 1857

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 29, 1857

Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2298.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Ambrose V. Caldwell^1,2

M, #10911, b. 13 June 1861

Family: Antoinette Jordan

Marriage*: Ambrose V. Caldwell married Antoinette Jordan on Jun 2, 1885 at Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Canada.^3,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 13, 1861

Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Marriage

Jun 2, 1885

Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2299.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Amy M. Caldwell^1,2

F, #10912, b. 25 April 1865

Family: Frank L. Marble

Marriage*: Amy M. Caldwell married Frank L. Marble on Apr 20, 1887 at East Templeton, MA, USA.^3,2

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 25, 1865

Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada^3,2

Marriage

Apr 20, 1887

East Templeton, MA, USA^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2300.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Patty Fessenden^1,2,3

F, #10913, b. 20 January 1793

Family: Noah Houghton

Marriage*: Patty Fessenden married Noah Houghton, son of Daniel Houghton and Susannah Pierce, on Oct 12, 1808 at Townshend, Windham Co., VT, USA, Vermont VR: by Silas Ball J.P; sister of Lucinda (Otis's.)^2,3,4

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 20, 1793

Townshend, Windham Co., VT, USA^3,1

Marriage

Oct 12, 1808

Townshend, Windham Co., VT, USA, Vermont VR: by Silas Ball J.P; sister of Lucinda (Otis's)^2,3,4

1810 Census

1810

Wardsboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 3 Total; 00100-10100; 1 male 16-25//1 female <10,1 female 16-25,^2,5,6

Census

1825

Owego, Tioga, NY, USA⁷

1840 Census

1840

Woodstock Twp, Lenawee, MI, USA, 5 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)^8,9

Biography

B.H.Houghton: 'Rosamond Houghton VanNoy, Otis Houghton's great granddaughter, gave us the name of Noah's first wife, Patty Fessenden. In the genealogy, NICHOLAS FESSENDEN, THE FOUNDER OF THE FESSENDEN FAMILY IN AMERICA, Patty is the daughter of John and Lucy Mellon Fessenden. John and Lucy settled in North Oxford, Massachusetts and later moved to Townshend in Vermont. Patty was their first child born on January 20, 1793 and married October 12, 1808 to Noah Houghton, Townshend, Vermont. Noah was 19 years old and Patty was 15. The record of their marriage is on file in the State of Vermont Public Records Division.^10,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 1.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 18.
[S1046] Edwin Allan Fessenden, Fessenden Family in America, p. 15.
[S1074] Town Records: Townshend, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1810 US Census, Wardsboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 374.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 65; Page: 374.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 19, 22.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 19.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: 207; Page: 125.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 6.

Sarah Smith¹

F, #10914, b. circa 1804

Family: Noah Houghton

Marriage*: Sarah Smith married Noah Houghton, son of Daniel Houghton and Susannah Pierce.⁴

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1804

England, aged 46 in 1850 census; age 53 in 1860 census; age "53" in 1870 census^2,3,4

Marriage

⁴

1850 Census

1850

Woodstock Twp, Lenawee, MI, USA, age 60, a blacksmith, property $200; and Frederic Pesson, 52^2,4

1860 Census

1860

Woodstock Twp, Lenawee, MI, USA, age 69, farmer^2,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 1, 11.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 19.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Woodstock, Lenawee Co., MI, Roll 686, p. 590, line 1, dwl 191-189.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M432_355; Page: 17/p. 33, line 19, dwl 226-227.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M653_551; Page: 757; sheet 9, line 4, dwl 64-64.

Susannah Price Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #10915, b. 17 June 1801

Family: Joseph K. Brown

Marriage*: Susannah Price Houghton married Joseph K. Brown on May 21, 1826 at Pittsford, Rutland Co., VT, USA.⁶

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jun 17, 1801

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, Rockingham VR (Vol. IV, pg. 230): gives Lyndon VT as bp^2,5,4

Marriage

May 21, 1826

Pittsford, Rutland Co., VT, USA⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 6.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 17, 20.
[S358] Rockingham VT VRs, p. 76, 120.
[S1074] Town Records: Rockingham, VT, Vol 4., p. 230; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S358] Rockingham VT VRs, p. 120.
[S1268] Lawrence Wash, VT Mar & Deaths In Middlebury Newspapers, Houghton Surname marriages.

Rosamond Nadine Houghton^1,2

F, #10916, b. 26 March 1922

Family: John Delmar VanNoy

Marriage*: Rosamond Nadine Houghton married John Delmar VanNoy on Dec 25, 1945 at Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, USA, Parsonage of the Methodist Church.⁶

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 26, 1922

Maine, Broome Co., NY, USA, at home, Cooks Hill farm; age 7 in 1930 census; age 18 in 1940 census³

Research

Graduation

between Oct 1, 1941 and Oct 24, 1944

Nursing School of Edward J. Meyer Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, World War II Cadet Nursing Corps; In Jan, 1945, she became a registered nurse in NY state^4,5

Milit-Beg

between 1944 and 1946

Ft. Devens, MA, USA, in the Army Nurse Corps.⁴

Marriage

Dec 25, 1945

Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, USA, Parsonage of the Methodist Church⁶

Author

A Houghton Family, from Ralph Houghton of Lancaster MA.,1652 to Rosamond Houghton VanNoy of Conover, WI, 1992^7,8

Gen. Soc.

Oct 14, 1993

the DAR [# 755527; ancestor: Nehemiah Houghton, NH]⁹

Contributn

Residence

Jan, 2004

Whitney Point, NY, USA

Biography

After she graduated from nursing school, she did private duty work in Buffalo and Syracuse NY. She joined the Nurse Corps at Ft. Devens, MA; 2nd Lt., #N796025. She then went to Ft. Jackson, SC, then to New Orleans. She met John in Panama on her first voyage to an assignment. She was assigned to Ft. Robinson Hospital, Little Rock, AK. After her marriage, she was discharged at Ft. Dix, NJ in March, 1946. She and John lived at Portsmouth, VA, then Glen Aubrey NY in 1947 after Johnnie's discharge, then to Grand Rapids, MI for college. They moved to Lansing MI next, and then to Paul Smiths, NY (north of Saranac Lake). They lived at Elizabethtown, NY, while Johnnie worked on his teacher's credential in science and math. He taught science and math at Ausable Forks Central School, NY and they bought a house in Keene Valley, NY. They moved to Corinth NY where he taught and became the chairman of the Science department. All seven children attended and graduated from Corinth Central School. All the children were baptized at the St. Regis Presbyterian Church in Paul Smiths, NY, 1957-1960.
Rosamond worked as a staff nurse at Corinth Hospital, Glens Falls Hospital, and Saratoga Hospital. She attended Russell Sage College in Troy NY. She became the director of Nursing Service at Corinth General Hospital until 1969, when she became the Nursing Director of a 110 bed nursing home in Glens Falls, NY. In 1971 she became the coordinator of nursing services for this chain of nursing homes. In 1972 she attended Cornell University in Ithaca NY and received her nursing home administrator license. She then became the administrator for the Eden Park Nursing Home & Health Related Facility (210 beds) in Albany NY. Rosamond retired in 1975 but continued to work on a voluntary basis with the elderly.
After they both retired, they spent the next two winters in Florida in a R.V. and then settled in Hadlock, Jefferson Co., WA. for 11 years. She volunteered for the Senior Information and Assistance Program, and then was the Jefferson County coordinator for one and a half year. She served as Ombudsman for patients in nursing homes.
She took up genealogy and joined the Daughters of the American Revolution (chapter registrar). They went to Quartzsite, AZ, for the winters. In 1990 she had acute hemolytic anemia. They then moved to Conover, WI. She has published two books: The Houghton Family and a book of all the cemetery headstones of Vilas Co., WI.¹⁰

Research

Houghton Genealogy of MI and NY Houghtons

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, author.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 44.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 44, 69.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 47.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Cadet Nurse Corps Files, compiled 1943 - 1948, documenting the period 1942 - 1948; Box #: 253.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 44, 71.
[S187] Unknown author, "unknown short article title", Jul/Aug, 1996, p. 128.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, 1.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 79.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 69-79.

Adin Houghton^1,2,3

M, #10917, b. between 1832 and 1834

Family: Eliza (?)

Marriage*: Adin Houghton married Eliza (?)^4,5

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

between 1832 and 1834

NY, USA, age 28 in 1860 census; age 36 in 1870 census

Marriage

^4,5

1860 Census

1860

Woodstock, Lenawee Co., MI, USA, age 28, farmer; property $1000-200⁶

Milit-Beg

Dec 17, 1862

Woodstock, MI, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. I, 7th Michigan Cavalry, a private, age 27^2,7,3

Research

Dec 17, 1862

Occupation

a farmer

1870 Census

1870

Woodstock Twp, Lenawee Co., MI, USA, age 36, a farmer, property $1600-720^5,8

Biography

VanNoy: "Noah had a son Adin, probably from his first marriage. Adin deserted during the Civil War and fled to Canada and apparently was never heard of again. His desertion records are at the National Archives in Washington D.C."

B.H.Houghton: "We do know Noah had a son, Adin, who was born in New York. The family story was that Adin was a deserter in the Civil War. Supposedly, he came home because of marital difficulties. The authorities came after him. While taking him back by train, he escaped through a window, when the train stopped in the night. He came home again long enough to say good-bye to his family and fled into Canada and wasn't heard from again. A copy of his military record shows him as a Private in Company I, 7 Regiment Michigan Cavalry. The Company Muster-in Roll was dated February 19, 1863 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He joined for duty and enrolled on Dec 17, 1862 at the age of 27, in Woodstock County for a period of 3 years. The record also shows he deserted from Fairfax, Virginia on June 21, 1863. To add to Adin's story, there is a copy of a mortgage dated November 1, 1856 made by Adin Houghton and Eliza, his wife.

Contrary to the family stories about his disappearance, Adin appears in the 1870 census in Woodstock Township, Lenawee County, Michigan:

Houghton
Adrian (Adin) - Age 36 - Farmer - Real Estate
Owned 720 - Born New York
Eliza - Age 35 - Born New York
Frank - Age 13 - Born Michigan

Their names did not appear in the 1880 census in Woodstock Township, and no further information has been found on them."^1,4

Research

MI, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 19.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 10.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Woodstock, Lenawee Co., MI, Reel 686, p. 588, line 31, dwl 164-163.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M653_551; Page: 755; sheet 7, line 2, dwl 47-47.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; roll: M593_686; Page: 588B; Image: 555; Family History Library Film: 552185; line 31, dwl 164-163.

Eliza (?)^1,2

F, #10918, b. between 1832 and 1835

Family: Adin Houghton

Marriage*: Eliza (?) married Adin Houghton, son of Noah Houghton and Patty Fessenden.^1,3

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

between 1832 and 1835

NY, USA, age 28 in 1860 census; age 35 in 1870 census³

Marriage

^1,3

1870 Census

1870

Woodstock Twp, Lenawee Co., MI, USA, age 36, a farmer, property $1600-720^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 10.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Woodstock, Lenawee, MI.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Woodstock, Lenawee Co., MI, Reel 686, p. 588, line 31, dwl 164-163.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; roll: M593_686; Page: 588B; Image: 555; Family History Library Film: 552185; line 31, dwl 164-163.

Frank Houghton^1,2

M, #10919, b. circa 1856

Family: Eliza (?)

Marriage: Frank Houghton married Eliza (?)⁴

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1856

MI, USA, age 13 in 1870 census; age 29 in 1885 census³

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 10.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Woodstock, Lenawee, MI.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Woodstock, Lenawee Co., MI, Reel 686, p. 588, line 31, dwl 164-163.
[S235] U.S. Census, Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Henry Edgar Houghton^1,2,3

M, #10920, b. 23 April 1843, d. 5 March 1921

Family: Mary Faught

Marriage*: Henry Edgar Houghton married Mary Faught on circa 1865 mar 35 years in 1900 census.⁵

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 23, 1843

Woodstock Twp, Lenawee, MI, USA, age 7 in 1850 census; age 17 in 1860 census; age 37 in 1880 census; Apr. 1843, age 57 in 1900 census; age 66 in 1910 census^4,1

Marriage

circa 1865

mar 35 years in 1900 census⁵

1880 Census

1880

Leslie Twp, Ingham Co., MI, USA, age 37, a farmer^4,6

1900 Census

1900

Leslie Twp, Ingham Co., MI, USA, age 57, farmer^7,5

1910 Census

1910

Leslie, Ingham Co., MI, USA, age 66, farmer⁸

Death

Mar 5, 1921

Rives, MI, USA

Biography

B. Houghton: 'Henry was a Farmer and owned land in Leslie Township, Ingham County, MI.⁹'

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 11, 13.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Woodstock, Lenawee, MI.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M432_355; Page: 17/p. 33, line 19, dwl 226-227.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Leslie Twp, Ingham Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 9, E.D. 134, S. 10, Ln. 30.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Leslie, Ingham Co., Michigan; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 49; Sheet: 7A; line 17, dwl 158-161.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Leslie Twp, Ingham Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 9, E.D. 134, S. 10, Ln. 30, dwl 103-103.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Leslie Twp, Ingham Co., MI, Reel 92, V. 30, E.D. 49, S. 7, Ln. 17.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Leslie, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: T624_651; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 83; line 14, dwl 26-26.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 13.