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Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
[S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 3.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 114.
[S1494] American Antiquarian Society, ndex of Deaths in Mass. Centinel & Columbian Cent.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
[S1362] Hollis R. Bailey, Bailey Genealogy, p. 347.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 259.

Mary Houghton

F, #13952

Family: Daniel Nichoais

Marriage*: Mary Houghton married Daniel Nichoais on Dec 5, 1754 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Dec 5, 1754

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.

Daniel Nichoais

M, #13953

Family: Mary Houghton

Marriage*: Daniel Nichoais married Mary Houghton on Dec 5, 1754 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Dec 5, 1754

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.

Mary Houghton

F, #13954, b. circa 1719, d. 3 October 1800

Family: Thomas Sawyer

Marriage*: Mary Houghton married Thomas Sawyer on Mar 25, 1762 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2.^1,2

Biography

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Birth

circa 1719

Marriage

Mar 25, 1762

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2^1,2

Death

Oct 3, 1800

Burial

Old Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a 81³

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 165.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 221.

Thomas Sawyer

M, #13955, b. 1710, d. 31 March 1797

Family: Mary Houghton

Marriage*: Thomas Sawyer married Mary Houghton on Mar 25, 1762 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2.^2,1

Biography

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Birth

1710

MA, USA¹

Marriage

Mar 25, 1762

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2^2,1

Milit-Beg

1776

Lex Alarm; Dorchester Hghts^3,4

Death

Mar 31, 1797

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in 87th yr.^3,1

Biography

son of Joseph Sawyer and Abigail Wilder; m1 Elizabeth Osgood 21 Oct 1736 Lancaster (d. 28 My 1761 ae 52); 6 children by her¹

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 165.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
[S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 67.
[S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 13 p. 886.

Mary Houghton^1,2

F, #13958, b. between 1791 and 1799

Biography

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Birth

between 1791 and 1799

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, census calc¹

Religion

Quaker

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80 #2299, 92.

Mary Houghton

F, #13959

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Duplicate

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.

Mary Houghton^1,2

F, #13960, b. 4 May 1818

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 4, 1818

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, twin^1,2

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189a.

Mary Ann Houghton^1,2

F, #13961, b. 20 September 1813

Biography

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Birth

Sep 20, 1813

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Jan. 7, 1813^2,3

Duplicate

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57 # 1508.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57.

Mary Louisa Houghton^1,2

F, #13962, b. 11 February 1847

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 11, 1847

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 13 in 1860 census^2,1

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.

Mary Sawyer Houghton^1,2

F, #13963, b. 27 August 1837

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Aug 27, 1837

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 11 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1860 census^1,3

Research

Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115 #4290.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115.

William Middledick

M, #13964

Family: Mary Houghton

Marriage*: William Middledick married Mary Houghton, daughter of Capt. Cyrus Houghton and Merriam Butler, on May 19, 1778 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,3,4,1

Biography

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Origin

Shrewsbury, MA, USA¹

Residence

circa 1778

Marriage

May 19, 1778

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3,4,1

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 36.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
[S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
[S888] Michigan Genealogical Council, Michigan Surname Index - I, p. 314.

Mary Ann Houghton

F, #13965, b. between 1826 and 1830

Family: Martin R. Hunting

Marriage Bann: Mary Ann Houghton and Martin R. Hunting declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 20, 1845 Grafton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage*: Mary Ann Houghton married Martin R. Hunting on Mar 20, 1845 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,3

Biography

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Birth

between 1826 and 1830

Residence

circa 1845

Marriage

Mar 20, 1845

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3

Biography

Martin R. Hunting, from Marlboro, m. ___, dau..

of Stephen —. Houghton of Bolton; he lived in the south part in 1858 in the house now of Edward P.Hastings; was a wheelwright and worked in Wheeler's mill; rem. to Gardner. Had a s. Stephen in the late war, who was killed in a battle near Petersburg, Va.³

Grafton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Citations

[S324] Grafton MA VRs, p. 229.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 404.

Martin R. Hunting

M, #13966

Family: Mary Ann Houghton

Marriage Bann: Martin R. Hunting and Mary Ann Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 20, 1845 Grafton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.³
Marriage*: Martin R. Hunting married Mary Ann Houghton, daughter of Stephen Houghton and Julia A. Houghton, on Mar 20, 1845 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,2

Biography

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Residence

circa 1845

Marriage

Mar 20, 1845

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 404.
[S324] Grafton MA VRs, p. 229.

Mary Ann Houghton

F, #13967

Family: William H. Gibson

Marriage*: Mary Ann Houghton married William H. Gibson on May 16, 1833 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

May 16, 1833

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.

William H. Gibson

M, #13968

Family: Mary Ann Houghton

Marriage*: William H. Gibson married Mary Ann Houghton on May 16, 1833 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

May 16, 1833

Windsor, Windsor Co., VT, USA⁴

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.

Molly Houghton^1,2

F, #13969, b. 18 July 1743

Family: Josiah Coolidge Jr

Marriage*: Molly Houghton married Josiah Coolidge Jr on May 22, 1772 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^6,7,4

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 18, 1743

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3,4,5

Marriage

May 22, 1772

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^6,7,4

Immigration

May 22, 1772

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26 #490.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 308.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
[S96] NEHGR, 77 [1923]: 293.

Nancy Houghton¹

F, #13970, b. circa 1784, d. 14 September 1847

Family: Moses Dickinson Jr

Marriage Bann: Nancy Houghton and Moses Dickinson Jr declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 15, 1812 Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.³
Marriage Bann: Nancy Houghton and Moses Dickinson Jr declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 19, 1812 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.⁵
Marriage: Nancy Houghton married Moses Dickinson Jr on Dec 23, 1812 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²

Biography

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Birth

circa 1784

age 63 in 1847; dd calc

Origin

1812

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3

Death

Sep 14, 1847

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, wife of Moses, 63. Ship fever, at alms house.⁴

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 267, 396.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 171.

Moses Dickinson Jr

M, #13971, b. 26 March 1776

Family: Nancy Houghton

Marriage Bann*: Moses Dickinson Jr and Nancy Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 15, 1812 Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.³
Marriage Bann: Moses Dickinson Jr and Nancy Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 19, 1812 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.⁴
Marriage: Moses Dickinson Jr married Nancy Houghton, daughter of Joseph Houghton and Lois Ross, on Dec 23, 1812 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²

Biography

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Birth

Mar 26, 1776

Origin

1812

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Marriage Bann

Nov 15, 1812

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Biography

son of Moses and Rebecca Dickenson¹

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 119.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 171.

Jonas Snow¹

M, #13972, b. 7 November 1749, d. 23 October 1813

Family: Mary Graham

Marriage*: Jonas Snow married Mary Graham on Nov 13, 1777 at Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 7, 1749

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA²

Marriage

Nov 13, 1777

Death

Oct 23, 1813

LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY, USA²

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 79.
[S415] E-mail from Kathy Snow Hulbert, Jan. 31, 2001.

Silas Snow¹

M, #13973, b. 13 November 1753

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 13, 1753

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁵

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 79.

James Houghton¹

M, #13974, b. 25 August 1764, d. 1811

Family: Rebecca Dunton

Marriage Bann*: James Houghton and Rebecca Dunton declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 8, 1789 Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.⁵

Biography

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Birth

Aug 25, 1764

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, s. John 3d & Keziah Houghton^2,3,4

Marriage Bann

Sep 8, 1789

1790 Census

1790

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1 male 16+, 2 females; unclear which James⁶

Death

1811

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 47⁷

Problem

see note for Rebecca Dunton; ? which James

Biography

Whitcomb: "James Houghton and Rebecca Dunton were married in September of 1789, and probably started to build a house at once. He built on Houghton land which had belonged to his father, John. James and Rebecca had a large family, eleven in all, of which four died young. In 1811, at the age of forty-seven, James died. The house and all the property had to be sold and soon the Town was putting the older children into homes to earn their keep."
Bolton Historical Website:

374 Harvard Rd

Formerly called the Houghton/Weatherbee House, current research has resulted in a name change to the James Houghton House.
A large tract of land on Golden Run, Harvard, and Bare Hill Roads stretching north into Harvard was owned by members of the Houghton family from the early days of the town of Lancaster. When petitions were presented to set off new towns in the 1720's and 1730's, many of the most active proponents were the farmers in this north part of what ultimately became Bolton. At least four of the five members of the first Board of Selectmen in 1738 lived in this section of town, and three of them were Houghtons. Over the years, parcels of the huge original landgrants were divided out to provide farms for later generations. James Houghton (1764-1811), a Revolutionary soldier and first owner of this house, married Rebecca (Becky) Dunton in 1789, and it is believed that this house was built around the time of their wedding on land they received from his father, John Houghton
In a fashion typical of the most prolific rural families of their era, over a twenty year period James and Becky had eleven children, four of whom died young. The lives of the Houghtons illustrated another sad trend when James died at the age of 47, and the older children were "put out" to other households to earn their keep. The house and farm were sold, to William Coolidge (1758-1826), in 1812.^7,8

Research

Marriage to Rebecca; same dd

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #808.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
[S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 36.
[S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, MA, p. 214.
[S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 348.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.

Rebecca Liscomb Houghton^1,2

F, #13975, b. 29 May 1795, d. 1833

Family: Amasa Snell

Marriage*: Rebecca Liscomb Houghton married Amasa Snell on Jun 13, 1817 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^3,4,5

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 29, 1795

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,2

Marriage

Jun 13, 1817

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,4,5

Death

1833

Chester, Windsor Co., VT, USA²

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80 #2313.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 67, p. 135.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80.

Amasa Snell

M, #13976, b. 1794, d. 1881

Family: Rebecca Liscomb Houghton

Marriage*: Amasa Snell married Rebecca Liscomb Houghton, daughter of James Houghton and Rebecca Dunton, on Jun 13, 1817 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,2,3

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1794

Origin

circa 1817

Marriage

Jun 13, 1817

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

Death

1881

ParentsS

Elisha Snell and Deborah Dunton¹

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 67, p. 135.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80.

Sally Houghton¹

F, #13977, b. 7 August 1788, d. 26 April 1869

Family: Stephen Pope

Marriage*: Sally Houghton married Stephen Pope on Sep 4, 1806 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Quaker Meeting House.⁴

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Aug 7, 1788

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Aug. 7, 1780^2,3

Residence

Marriage

Sep 4, 1806

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Quaker Meeting House⁴

Death

Apr 26, 1869

Hudson, MA, USA⁵

Contributn

Mrs. Sally Roberts contributed some of the genealogy of Sally Houghton⁵

Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80 #2297, 92.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80, 92.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
[S36] Letter, from Sally W. Roberts, 10/1998.

Stephen Pope

M, #13978, b. 11 January 1784, d. 2 July 1870

Family: Sally Houghton

Marriage*: Stephen Pope married Sally Houghton, daughter of Abel Houghton and Sarah Fairbank, on Sep 4, 1806 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Quaker Meeting House.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 11, 1784

Salem, MA, USA¹

Residence

circa 1806

Marriage

Sep 4, 1806

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Quaker Meeting House²

Death

Jul 2, 1870

Hudson, MA, USA¹

Religion

Quaker

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Sally W. Roberts, 10/1998.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.

Stephen Nurse Jr

M, #13979, b. 20 March 1793

Family: Sally Houghton

Marriage*: Stephen Nurse Jr married Sally Houghton on Oct 22, 1820 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 20, 1793

Marriage

Oct 22, 1820

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.

Sally Houghton

F, #13980

Family: Stephen Nurse Jr

Marriage*: Sally Houghton married Stephen Nurse Jr on Oct 22, 1820 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Oct 22, 1820