Houghton Surname Project

Eleanor Wickham Houghton¹

F, #11461, b. 13 April 1896, d. 27 February 1986

Family: Glen Walker Cole

Marriage*: Eleanor Wickham Houghton married Glen Walker Cole.⁵

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 13, 1896

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, Apr 1896, age 4 in 1900 census; age 13 in 1910 census; age 23, NY, in 1920 census^2,3,4

Marriage

⁵

Residence

1952

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, and New York City, 840 Park Ave.⁶

Death

Feb 27, 1986

New York, NY, USA

Burial

Hope Cemetery, Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498 #2698c.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 US Census, Corning, Steuben, NY, Vol. 237, ED 75, S 17, L51.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
[S904] Houghton Family Records;, no page, Newspaper, New York Herald, Sep. 16, 1941.
[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: July 22, 1952.

Laura Houghton¹

F, #11462, b. 20 May 1879, d. 31 August 1925

Family: Jenan Harris

Marriage*: Laura Houghton married Jenan Harris.⁴

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 20, 1879

NY, USA, age 1 in 1880 census; May 1879, age 21 in 1900 census^2,3

Marriage

⁴

Children+

William Rees Harris Sr. (d. 2004) Harriett B. (d.)
Laura H. Harris
William "Bill" R. Harris Jr. m. Adelaide "Addie" H.
Bailey Harris
Willy Harris
Sophie Harris
William Rees Harris Sr. (d. 2004) m. Virginia Lloyd

David F. Harris, m. Jane M.
David F. Harris Jr., m. Dorothy Harris
G. Anne Harris m. Seth Milliken
John M. Harris m. Kathryn L.
Dorsey W. Harris m. Douglas Miller
Henry Miller
Kathryn H. Harris
John Harris⁵

Death

Aug 31, 1925

New York, New York Co., NY, USA⁴

Burial

Sep 2, 1925

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, NY, USA⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498 #2703.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Corning, Steuben Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 93, ED. 170, Sh. 37, Ln. 40.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Sep 1, 1925.
[S601] Family Group Sheet, created by Robert West Houghton, 2021.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Sep 2, 1925.

Florence Houghton¹

F, #11463, b. 24 December 1880, d. 18 February 1888

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 24, 1880

NY, USA²

Death

Feb 18, 1888

NY, USA, of typhoid²

Burial

Hope Cemetery Annex, Corning, NY, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498 #2704.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498.

Mabelle Houghton^1,2

F, #11464, b. 22 November 1882, d. 1953

Family: Joseph H. Plumb

Marriage: Mabelle Houghton married Joseph H. Plumb.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 22, 1882

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, Apr 1883, age 17 in 1900 census^3,4

Death

1953

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498 #2705.
[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Ward 3, Steuben Co., New York; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 75; Sheet: 12B, line 74, dwl 205-226-266.

Dr. Donald Russell Hooker MD^1,2

M, #11465, b. 7 September 1876, d. 1 August 1946

Family: Edith Houghton

Marriage*: Dr. Donald Russell Hooker MD married Edith Houghton, daughter of Alfred Augustus Houghton and Caroline Garlinghouse, on Jun 14, 1905 at Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA, Moser: Buffalo, NY.^3,9,4,2,10

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project Y
Birth Sep 7, 1876 New Britain, CT, USA, JWH, MLM: Oct 18, 1870, New Haven, CT
Moser: Sep 7, 1876^3,4,2,5
Graduation 1899 Yale University, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, BA in physiology; MA in 1901^6,7
Education 1905 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA, M.D.^8,7
Marriage Jun 14, 1905 Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA, Moser: Buffalo, NY^3,9,4,2,10
Residence Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA²
Note 1914 Gave up teaching at Johns Hopkins to devote time to research and journal editing. In 1914 he was managing editor of American Journal of Physiology. In 1921 he resigned from Johns Hopkins to devote the rest of his life founding and editing Physiological Reviews.
Death Aug 1, 1946 Baltimore, MD, USA, of cancer^11,2,12
Obituary Aug 3, 1946 Dr. Donald Hooker of Baltimore, 70; Ex-Teacher at Johns Hopkins, Editor of Medical Journals, Dies--Was Civic Leader
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. August 3, 1946, Saturday

BALTIMORE, Aug. 2--Dr. Donald R. Hooker, widely known as a teacher, editor of medical journals and a civic leader, died last night at the Johns Hopkins Hospital after several months' illness. His age was 70.
Dr. Hooker gave up his teaching duties at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1914 to devote his time exclusively to research and to editing of The American Journal of Physiology and later The Physiological Reviews. He was one of the founders of the latter journal in 1921. He served as editor of both journals until his death.
Born in New Haven, Conn., he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1899, and that of Master of Arts in 1901.
In 1905 he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Johns Hopkins, after which he spent several years traveling in Europe, observing methods employed at famous physiological laboratories. Upon his return he became an instructor on the Johns Hopkins Medical School staff.
He became an associate professor in 1910, and in the intevening years made many contributions to the field of physiological research. In 1935 he was named secretary of the Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology.
More than thirty years ago, with Mrs. Hooker, he founded the Roosevelt Park Recreation Center here. In 1941 he and Mrs. Hooker made a gift to the city to go toward the establishment of a recreation center for Negroes.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Edith Houghton Hooker, he leaves two sons, Dr. Donald Houghton Hooker of Annapolis, Md., and Dr. Houghton Russell Hooker of New York, and three daughters, Mrs. peter Gring of Syosset, L.I., and Miss Edith H. Hooker and Mrs. George Westerlind, both of Baltimore.¹³
Burial Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, CT, USA¹⁴
ParentsS Frank Henry Hooker and Grace Russell²
Biography JWH: Professor of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md; Leaming: studied venereal disease with genito-urinary specialists Alfred Blaschko and Max Marcuse in Germany; then accepted post in physiology dept. of Johns Hopkins; he and Edith founded the Guild of St. George, a facility for unwed mothers.^3,9

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498 #2708s.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/s/…

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 175.

[S1519] Dr Margaret Houghton Hooker PhD, Then and Now : A Family History, p. 3.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 122.

[S1519] Dr Margaret Houghton Hooker PhD, Then and Now : A Family History, p. 5.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 94.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 121.

[S1378] Thomas William Herringshaw, American Elite, p. 339.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 431.

[S1519] Dr Margaret Houghton Hooker PhD, Then and Now : A Family History, p. 3, 166.

[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Houghton.

[S1519] Dr Margaret Houghton Hooker PhD, Then and Now : A Family History, p. 7.

Dr. Donald Houghton Hooker M.D.^1,2

M, #11466, b. 18 September 1908, d. 31 March 1996

Family: Mary Green Harrison

Marriage*: Dr. Donald Houghton Hooker M.D. married Mary Green Harrison on Jul 5, 1937 at Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA.^7,8

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Sep 18, 1908 At home at Mt Vernon Place, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA, JWH: 18 Oct 1908^3,4,2,5,6
Graduation 1932 Princeton University, Princeton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA
Marriage Jul 5, 1937 Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA^7,8
Mil. Enls 1942 Army Medical Corps. He served almost four years in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines during WWII, attaining the rank of major.
Research 1942
Death Mar 31, 1996 Broca Grande, FL, USA, Moser: March 31, 1995⁹
Obituary Don Hooker died Mar. 31, 1996, at his home in Boca Grande, Fla., after a lengthy illness. We remember him especially as v.p. of our senior class and the undefeated captain of the wrestling team.
Don's distinguished medical career began with his degree from John's Hopkins in 1936. Following an internship in general surgery at Hopkins Hospital and residency in Detroit, Don joined the Army Medical Corps in 1942. He served almost four years in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines during WWII, attaining the rank of major. He then pursued his career in general surgery in the Baltimore area. He was on the medical staff at Anne Arundel Medical Center, later becoming assistant chief of thoracic surgery at the Veterans Hospital in Baltimore and an assistant professor of surgery at Hopkins. After retiring in 1978, he and his wife, the former Mary Green Harrison, moved to Boca Grande; they were married on July 8, 1937.
Don is survived by his wife, three sons: Donald H. Jr., James H., and Edmund H., a daughter, Mary G. Hanssen, and 10 grandchildren. The class extends its sincere condolences to all of them.
The Class of 1932
Biography Appearance: Brown wavy hair and dark brown eyes. Tall, athletic build..
Education: Gilman School, Princeton University, University of Michigan Medical School .
Lived in: Detroit when he was doing his Residency; he then moved to Baltimore, Md and (for a time) Annapolis, MD. He spent his later years in Boca Raton, Florida.
Occupation: Thoracic Surgeon.
Summer home: Little Island Camp, Greenville, ME.⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498 #2708c.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 175.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 137.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/s/…

[S1519] Dr Margaret Houghton Hooker PhD, Then and Now : A Family History, p. 7.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/s/… Elizabeth Russell Hooker, Handwritten Hooker Family Records in old Bible.

[S1519] Dr Margaret Houghton Hooker PhD, Then and Now : A Family History, p. 166.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/s/… Margaret Houghton Hooker Hoyt Moser, Family Interview Notes and Records of Margaret Houghton Hooker Hoyt Moser, not published.

Alfred H. Abbott¹

M, #11467, b. 5 January 1883

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Jan 5, 1883 ²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498 #2710.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498.

Olive C. Abbott¹

F, #11468, b. 30 July 1886, d. 18 April 1958

Family: Jacob Schoellkopf

Marriage*: Olive C. Abbott married Jacob Schoellkopf.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Jul 30, 1886 ²
Marriage
Death Apr 18, 1958

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2711.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

Amory O. Abbott¹

M, #11469, b. 24 December 1889, d. 23 May 1890

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Dec 24, 1889 ²
Death May 23, 1890 ^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2712.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 14.

Amory H. Tuttle¹

M, #11470, b. 6 December 1887, d. 4 August 1888

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Dec 6, 1887 ²
Death Aug 4, 1888 ²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2713.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

Annie H. Tuttle¹

F, #11471, b. 7 January 1892

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Jan 7, 1892 ²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2714.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

James Samuel Houghton^1,2,3

M, #11472, b. 6 March 1839, d. 18 April 1876

Family: Sybil Deidima Colton

Marriage*: James Samuel Houghton married Sybil Deidima Colton on 1868.^5,6

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Mar 6, 1839 Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 11 in 1850 census; age 21 in 1860 census; age 31 in 1870 census; DAR: Agawam, MA^4,5,6,7
Occupation 1860 a carpenter
Research 1861
Milit-Beg between Aug 24, 1861 and Sep 30, 1864 Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, a James S., Houghton, Comp F, 4th Reg. VT. Vols; length 3 y 1 m 6 d^8,9
Marriage 1868 ^5,6
1870 Census 1870 Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 31, a carpenter, property $600¹⁰
Residence Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA¹¹
Death Apr 18, 1876 Westfield, MA, USA, 13 April also; ae 37 y 18 d^5,12,13
Burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, Co. F, 4th VT Vol.¹³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285 #1868, 499 #2715.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51, 92 #1630.

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 176; line 6, dwl 562-633.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285, 499.

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 76.

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 114: 277.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51, 92.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 74.

[S1409] Unknown record type, unknown repository address, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 14; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 393.

[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, Reel 616, p. 413b, line 25, dwl 651-901.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

[S886] Unknown compiler address, MA Death Index 1841-1895, 22, #167: p. 283/373.

[S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 64.

Mary Jane Houghton^1,2,3

F, #11473, b. 10 February 1841, d. 4 April 1877

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Feb 10, 1841 Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 9 in 1850 census; age 18 in 1860 census^4,5,6
Death Apr 4, 1877 Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 36, of fits; JWH, MLM: 6 Feb^7,5,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285 #1869, 499 #2716.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51 #1631.

[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1213: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285, 499.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51.

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 176; line 6, dwl 562-633.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

Henry F. Houghton^1,2,3

M, #11474, b. 6 January 1845, d. 9 September 1862

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Jan 6, 1845 Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 5 in 1850 census; age 15 in 1860 census^4,5,6
Residence Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, dry goods⁷
Death Sep 9, 1862 Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 17, of consumption^5,4,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285 #1870, 499 #2717.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51 #1632.

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 176; line 6, dwl 562-633.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 1067; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

[S563] Hamilton Child, Windham Co. VT Gazetteer, p. 356.

Ella Stuart Houghton^1,2,3

F, #11475, b. 22 May 1846, d. 12 May 1889

Family: Edwin S. Foster

Marriage*: Ella Stuart Houghton married Edwin S. Foster on Nov 26, 1868 at Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, he age 21.^4,6

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth May 22, 1846 Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 3 in 1850 census; age 13 in 1860 census; age 33 in 1880 census; JWH: 18 Dec.^4,5
Marriage Nov 26, 1868 Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, he age 21^4,6
1880 Census 1880 Keene, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, age 39, a carpenter⁷
Residence Manchester, NH, USA, 550 Maple St.⁸
Death May 12, 1889 Keene, NH, USA⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285 #1871, 499 #2718.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51, 92 #1633.

[S1074] Town Records: Dummerston, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285, 499.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51, 92.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: T9_761; Family History Film: 1254761; Page: 111A; Enumeration District: 53; sheet 28, line 48, dwl 256-323.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92.

Edward Everett Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #11476, b. 22 June 1849, d. 20 January 1864

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Jun 22, 1849 Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 1 in 1850 census; age 12 in 1860 census^5,6,7
Death Jan 20, 1864 Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, of meningitis, age 14; JWH, MLM: 29 Jan 1864^8,6,3,4
Burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285 #1872, 499 #2719.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51 #1634.

[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co. VT, p. 1055; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

[S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 52.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285, 499.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51.

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 176; line 6, dwl 562-633.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

Jessie M. Houghton^1,2

F, #11477, b. circa 1871

Family: Harrison W. Mansfield

Marriage*: Jessie M. Houghton married Harrison W. Mansfield on circa 1897 mar 13 y in 1910 census.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth circa 1871 Westfield, MA, USA, age 9 in 1880 census; age 39 in 1910 census; age 48 in 1920 census^3,1
Marriage circa 1897 mar 13 y in 1910 census¹
Residence Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA⁴
1910 Census 1910 Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 45, retail merchant⁵
1920 Census 1920 Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 55, optical salesman^6,7
Gen. Soc. DAR: #75318¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 76.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92 #4266.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 12, ED 296, Sh 33, Ln 41.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield Ward 7, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_593; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 649; line 18, dwl 16-61-86.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, Box 129, Vol. 50, E.D. 153, Sh. 3, Ln. 92.

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield Ward 6, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll T625_703; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 153; line 90, dwl 60-58-87.

Mansfield Houghton^1,2

M, #11478

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth
Residence Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2715c.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92 #4267.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

Edwin S. Foster^1,2,3

M, #11479, b. 21 December 1840

Family 1: Ella Stuart Houghton

Marriage*: Edwin S. Foster married Ella Stuart Houghton, daughter of Harvey Houghton and Mary Ann Esterbrook, on Nov 26, 1868 at Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, he age 21.^6,7

Family 2: Clara Fay

Marriage*: Edwin S. Foster married Clara Fay on Feb 12, 1890 at Keene, NH, USA.⁴

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Dec 21, 1840 NH, USA, age 39 in 1880 census^4,5
Marriage Nov 26, 1868 Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, he age 21^6,7
1880 Census 1880 Keene, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, age 39, a carpenter⁵
Marriage Feb 12, 1890 Keene, NH, USA⁴
ParentsS Hosea and Mary G. (Rice) Foster of Ashburnham, MA and Keene, NH by 1840⁴
Research see Foster Genealogy by F. C. Pierce, p. 385

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2718s.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92 #1633s.

[S1074] Town Records: Dummerston, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: T9_761; Family History Film: 1254761; Page: 111A; Enumeration District: 53; sheet 28, line 48, dwl 256-323.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285, 499.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51.

Harvey M. Foster^1,2

M, #11480

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Manchester, NH, USA³
Residence Manchester, NH, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2718c.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92 #4275.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

Frank H. Foster^1,2

M, #11481, b. 10 September 1869

Family: Inez E. Fairbanks

Marriage*: Frank H. Foster married Inez E. Fairbanks on Jan 10, 1895 at Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA.^3,4

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Sep 10, 1869 Claremont, Sullivan Co., NH, USA, MLM: Manchester^3,4
Marriage Jan 10, 1895 Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA^3,4
Residence Manchester, NH, USA, and Ellsmont NH^5,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2718c.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92 #4268.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92.

[S415] E-mail from Joseph at Eochaidh the Heremon <e-mail address>, Oct. 26, 2002.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

Louisa Belle Foster^1,2

F, #11482, b. 13 August 1876

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Aug 13, 1876 Manchester, NH, USA, age 4 in 1880 census³
Residence Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2718c.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92 #4271.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

Carl Hosea Foster^1,2

M, #11483, b. 3 January 1883

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Jan 3, 1883 Manchester, NH, USA³
Residence Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2718c.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92 #4272.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

Grace Adaline Foster^1,2

F, #11484, b. 23 February 1884

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Feb 23, 1884 Manchester, NH, USA³
Residence Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2718c.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92 #4273.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

George Edwin Foster^1,2

M, #11485, b. 13 August 1872

Family: Jennie M. (?)

Marriage*: George Edwin Foster married Jennie M. (?) on circa 1898 mar 2 years in 1900 census.

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Aug 13, 1872 Manchester, NH, USA, age 7 in 1880 census; Aug. 1872, NH, in 1900 census^3,4
Marriage circa 1898 mar 2 years in 1900 census
Residence Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA⁵
Occupation a watchmaker

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2718c.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92 #4270.

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 92.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Vermont, Box 17, Vol. 12, E.D. 245, Sh. 2(7), Ln. 20.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

Elizabeth Goodrich Houghton^1,2,3

F, #11486, b. 15 May 1851, d. 22 January 1934

Biography

Corresponded with author N
Notable Y
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth May 15, 1851 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 8 in 1860 census; age 29 in 1880 census; age 49 in 1900 census; age 68 in 1920 census^4,5,6,7
Education 1873 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA, A.B.^2,5,7
Residence Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA⁴
1900 Census 1900 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 49, single, with 4 servants⁸
1920 Census 1920 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Elizabeth G. Houghton, age 68, single, a hotel boarder^6,9
Gen. Soc. Jul 21, 1920 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Pilgrim Tercentenary member^10,5
Newspaper Nov 26, 1927 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA, GIVES $10,000 TO VASSAR; Miss E.G. Houghton Establishes Florence M. Cushing Memorial Fund.
Special to The New York Times.

November 27, 1927, Sunday
Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Nov. 26. -- Vassar College has announced a memorial gift of $10,000 to establish the Florence M. Cushing fund for cultural reading, by Miss Elizabeth G. Houghton of Boston, a graduate of the class of 1873...¹¹
Death Jan 22, 1934 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^2,5,7
Biography She and her half brother Clement Stevens donated the Houghton Memorial Chapel at Wellsley College and the Houghton Memorial, for use of the public library, at Littleton, MA. She was a philanthropist. She was one of the founders of the College Club of Boston. She attended the Central Congregational Church.⁵
Notable donated The Houghton Memorial Chapel at Wellesley College in honor of his sister Elizabeth Goodrich Houghton

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499, #2720.

[S96] NEHGR, 89 [1935]: 134.

[S96] NEHGR, 88 [1934]: "Memoirs", 294.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

[S96] NEHGR, 88 [1934]: 294.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 128, E.D. 235, Sh. 4, Ln. 15.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 71, E.D. 1316, Sh. 11, Ln. 77.

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 8, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll T625_742; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 235; line 15.

[S96] NEHGR, 75 [1921]: 64.

[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Nov 27, 1927.

William Topliff Houghton^1,2,3

M, #11487, b. 4 June 1862, d. February 1871

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Jun 4, 1862 ^4,5
Death Feb, 1871 ^4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2721.

[S96] NEHGR, 49 [1895]: 357.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173 #8111.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.

Clement Stevens Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #11488, b. 16 December 1860, d. 21 August 1949

Family: Martha Gilbert Colt

Marriage*: Clement Stevens Houghton married Martha Gilbert Colt on Oct 1, 1896 at First Congregational Church, Pittsfield, MA, USA, he 33, she 27; JWH, MLM: 11 Oct 1896.^{5,2,8,7,11,12,13,14}

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Notable Y
Birth Dec 16, 1860 Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 16 in 1880 census; Dec 1860, age 39, MA, in 1900 census; age 45 in 1910 census; age 57 in 1920 census; age 66 in 1930 census; age 76 in 1940 census; Men of 1913, MLM: 28 Aug 1863; JWH: 26 Aug 1863^5,2,3,6,7,8
Note Feb 20, 1884 Arkansas City, Cowley Co., KS, USA, a relative of Postmaster Topliff, visited southern KS for his health⁹
Education between 1885 and 1886 Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Tru. Mfg¹⁰
Note Dec 4, 1895 Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, USA, Dedication of the Houghton Memorial for William Stevens Houghton by Clement S. and Elizabeth G. Houghton [Houghton Project has proceedings]
Marriage Oct 1, 1896 First Congregational Church, Pittsfield, MA, USA, he 33, she 27; JWH, MLM: 11 Oct 1896^{5,2,8,7,11,12,13,14}
1900 Census 1900 Manchester, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 49, real estate broker, plus 7 servants, incl. Nannie Houghton, b. Ireland^6,15
Residence circa 1910 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^5,16
1910 Census 1910 Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 45, own income; 8 servants¹⁷
1920 Census 1920 Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 57, woolen goods manufacturer; plus 7 servants^18,19
1930 Census 1930 Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 66, property $48,000, real estate trustee¹²
1940 Census 1940 Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 76, real estate trustee²⁰
Death Aug 21, 1949 North Hatley, Quebec, Canada, at his summer home; NEGHR 104: Sherbrooke, Quebec^2,21
Biography NEHGR: "Mr. Houghton was educated in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at Harvard. He was much interested in public affairs and gave generously to many charitable and educational activities. He was much interested in negro education. He was a member of the Chestnut Hill Country Club and of the Union Club in Boston."
Important Men: Pres. of Huckins and Temple Co; vice-pres. Staso Milling Co; treasure and director Roxbury Storage Warehouse Co; director Scotia Worsted Mills, Strathmore Worsted Mills. Member, Boston Chamber of Commerce. Member Third Div. MA Naval Militia five years (ensign). Republican; Congregationist. Pres. Newsboys Reading Room Assoc; trustee New England Conservatory of Music;treasurer Germanic Museum Assoc; director Children's Island Sanatarium. Councillor Sourth End House. Member American Civic Assoc., Amer. Forestry Assoc., Amer. Federation of Arts, Amer. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, Citizens' Municipal League, National Municipal League, National Conservation Assoc., Nat. Assoc. of Audubon Soc., Nat. Civil Service Reform League, Nat. Soc. for the Promotion of Industrial Educ. Member Bostonian Society, NEHGS, Amer. Hist. Assoc., Bunker Hill Monument Assoc., Son of the Revol., Soc. of Col. Wars. Clubs: Harvard, Algonquin, City, Country, Exchange, St. Botolph.^2,7
Obituary Aug 24, 1949 Boston, MA, USA, Clement S. Houghton
Services for Clement S. Houghton, 85. investment expert and philanthropist, of 152 Suffolk road. Chestnut Hill, will be held at 2 p. m. today at the Bigelow Chapel. Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge. Mr. Houghton, who died Sunday night in North Hatley, Quebec, was a cousin of Arthur A. Houghton, who donated the Houghton Library to Harvard University. He was the oldest member of The Country Club and was also a member of the Union Club. He attended Harvard. His survivors include his wife, Martha; a daughter. Mrs. James B. Wharton of Old Lyme, Conn., and three sons, William of Marblehead. Samuel G of Heno, Nev., and Dr. John D. Houghton, pathologist at the Veterans Hospital in West Roxbury.
Notable donated The Houghton Memorial Chapel at Wellesley College in honor of his sister Elizabeth Goodrich Houghton

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2722.

[S96] NEHGR, 103 [1949]: 314.

[S96] NEHGR, 49 [1895]: 357.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173 #8113.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 22, E.D. 404, Sh. 1, Ln. 49.

[S824] Unknown author, Important Men of 1913, p. 255.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/wortman/…, Index to Historical Resources from Mary Ann and Richard Kay Wortman on the History of Cowley County, Kansas, p. 73.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Harvard University Directory
By Harvard Alumni Association, Harvard Alumni Association:
http://books.google.com/books

[S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 297.

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_927; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 391; Image: 0228; line 63, dwl 152-143-164.

[S1378] Thomas William Herringshaw, American Elite, p. 342.

[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Oct 2, 1896.

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manchester, Essex Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 645; Enumeration District: 404; Sheet 1B; line 49.

[S96] NEHGR, 88 [1934]: 294.

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Newton Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_603; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 977; line 4, dwl 152-75-81.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Newton, Middlesex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 77, E.D. 383, Sh. 8, Ln. 76.

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Newton Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_717; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 383; line 76, dwl 152-132-149.

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1616; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 9-454; line 42, dwl 152.

[S96] NEHGR, 104 [1950]: 147.

Edwin Arnold Houghton^1,2

M, #11489, b. 6 January 1865, d. 1865

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Jan 6, 1865 MLM: Jan. 8^3,4,5
Death 1865 ^3,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2723.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173 #8114.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

[S96] NEHGR, 49 [1895]: 357.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.

Martha Gilbert Colt¹

F, #11490, b. 9 June 1866

Family: Clement Stevens Houghton

Marriage*: Martha Gilbert Colt married Clement Stevens Houghton, son of William Stevens Houghton and Sarah Jane Topliff, on Oct 1, 1896 at First Congregational Church, Pittsfield, MA, USA, he 33, she 27; JWH, MLM: 11 Oct 1896.^{4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Jun 9, 1866 MA, USA, age 40 in 1910 census; age 50 in 1920 census; age 60 in 1930 census; age 71 in 1940 census^2,3
Marriage Oct 1, 1896 First Congregational Church, Pittsfield, MA, USA, he 33, she 27; JWH, MLM: 11 Oct 1896^{4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}
1900 Census 1900 Manchester, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 49, real estate broker, plus 7 servants, incl. Nannie Houghton, b. Ireland^2,3
1910 Census 1910 Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 45, own income; 8 servants¹²
ParentsD Judge James Denis Colt of Pittsfield, MA, and Elizabeth Gilbert, b. NY⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499 #2722s.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 22, E.D. 404, Sh. 1, Ln. 49.

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manchester, Essex Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 645; Enumeration District: 404; Sheet 1B; line 49.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 499.

[S96] NEHGR, 103 [1949]: 314.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.

[S824] Unknown author, Important Men of 1913, p. 255.

[S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 297.

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_927; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 391; Image: 0228; line 63, dwl 152-143-164.

[S1378] Thomas William Herringshaw, American Elite, p. 342.

[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Oct 2, 1896.

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Newton Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_603; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 977; line 4, dwl 152-75-81.