Sherman Willard Houghton1

M, #13981, b. 31 July 1807, d. 10 February 1894

Family: Sarah E. Nelson

Biography

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BirthJul 31, 1807Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 42 in 1850 census; age 52 in 1860 census; age 63 in 1870 census; age 71 in 1880 census2,3,4
MarriageAug 16, 1832Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6
1840 Census1840Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 2 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)7
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 42, a farmer; living with them were Julia Baily, 7, and Sarah Ellenwood, 688
1860 Census1860Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 52, mover of buildings, property $1100-$3009
AssociationApr 21, 1868Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, president10
1870 Census1870Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 63, building houses, property $2000-$50011
1880 Census1880Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 71, a12
DeathFeb 10, 1894Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA13
BurialBolton Pan Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Father
BiographyWhitcomb: Built a house in 1862. He was a major stockholder in the Bolton Shoe company, and this land was part of th Shoe Company's holdings. It was owned by the Houghton family until about 1925. Sherman Houghton owned several acres of land where the Bolton Shoe Company had been, and in 1869 he deeded the land to his daughter, Sarah Houghton, who married her cousin, Dr. Warren Houghton...".
Bolton Historical Website:

119 Sampson Rd.

Several members of the Houghton family lived in the northwest section of Bolton in the first half of the nineteenth century--on Bare Hill, Green, Harvard, and Vaughn Hill Roads. The first known owner of this house was the prominent Sherman Willard Houghton (1807-1894), son of Thomas and Asenath Houghton. He married Sarah Nelson in 1832, and it is possible that the house was built at the time of, or shortly after their marriage. Although he appears to have been a farmer at this location for many years, he was also one of the major stockholders in Bolton's one signficant stock company of the early industrial period--the Bolton Shoe Company. When the company divested some of its property in three parcels in 1856 and 1857, Sherman Houghton acquired one of the pieces, which apparently included the properties now numbered 662 to 674 Main Street. In 1862 he renovated the house at 674 Main for his own use, and in 1869 deeded the east part of that land to his daughter, Sarah, and her husband, Warren Houghton, where they constructed a house.
If Sherman and his wife Sarah relocated to Main Street in the 1860's, it is likely that they sold this farm at that time to George A. Sampson, who is shown as owner on the 1870 map. He was still farming 68 acres here in the early years of the twentieth century.14,15
ResearchAdm. of Bolton Estate, 1894, W.P. #165314
Researchnext door to each other in 1880 census; parent?
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98 #3441, 146.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  3. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98, 146.
  7. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 199; Page: 130.
  8. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 10;
    line 15, dwl 144-159.
  9. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 58, line 14, dwl 443-465.
  10. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.
  11. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 470, line 15, dwl 162-184.
  12. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_562; Family History Film: 1254562; Page: 88B; Enumeration District: 802; sheet 18, line 26, dwl 186-198.
  13. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 94.
  14. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 305.
  15. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.

Sarah E. Nelson1

F, #13982, b. 24 March 1804, d. 4 June 1898

Family: Sherman Willard Houghton

Biography

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BirthMar 24, 1804Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 44 in 1850 census; age 54 in 1860 census; age 64 in 1870 census; age 73 in 1880 census1,2
MarriageAug 16, 1832Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 42, a farmer; living with them were Julia Baily, 7, and Sarah Ellenwood, 685
1860 Census1860Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 52, mover of buildings, property $1100-$3006
1870 Census1870Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 63, building houses, property $2000-$5007
1880 Census1880Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 71, a8
DeathJun 4, 1898Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
BurialBolton Pan Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Mother1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98, 146.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 10;
    line 15, dwl 144-159.
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 58, line 14, dwl 443-465.
  7. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 470, line 15, dwl 162-184.
  8. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_562; Family History Film: 1254562; Page: 88B; Enumeration District: 802; sheet 18, line 26, dwl 186-198.
  9. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 94.

Richard Townsend Jr.

M, #13983, b. 2 September 1759, d. before 1807

Family: Susannah Houghton

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 2, 1759Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Milit-Begbetween 1777 and 1779Bennington 1777; Boston, 1778; RI 17792
MarriageOct 2, 1780Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
1790 Census1790Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, 1-1-15
1800 Census1800Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, 00101-00101; 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45+; female 16-25, 1 female 45+6
ResidenceBolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
Deathbefore 1807Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 84.
  2. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 15, p. 923, 932, 935.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 143.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 55.
  5. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Putney, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M637_12.
  6. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Putney, Windham, Vermont; .Roll: 52; Page: 697;.
  7. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 72.

Barnabas Sawyer1

M, #13984, b. 1 April 1761, d. before 1791

Family: Unity Houghton

Biography

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BirthApr 1, 1761Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Milit-Begbetween 1776 and 17791776 NY; fifer; Boston 1778 with Gen Heath; RI 17792,3
MarriageDec 14, 1778Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Dec. 14, 17951,4,5
Deathbefore 1791Wife Lydia called widow in 1791 tax roll
Biographys/o William and Sarah (Sawtelle); m2 Lydia Whitcomb 19 Jun 1783;
2. LYDIA (BORN 1766) 3. HANNAH (BORN 1777)
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 143.
  2. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 66.
  3. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 13, p. 859.
  4. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 116.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 55.

Mrs. Mary Barrett

F, #13985, b. circa 1777

Family: William Houghton

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1777MA, USA, age 73 in 1850 census1
MarriageDec 9, 1848Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, widr., a. 722,3
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 73, a farmer1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 341, p. 14, line 19, dwl 194-221.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 143.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56, 98.

Silence Moor

F, #13986

Family: William Houghton

Biography

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Marriage BannFeb 9, 1800Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 143.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56, 98.

Rev. Nathaniel Gage1

M, #13987, b. before 1810

Family: Abba Richarson Gardner

Biography

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Birthbefore 1810Dunstable, MA, USA, no bd
MarriageAug 1, 1827Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
LivingDec, 1846Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, performed a marriage2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 130.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 256.

Samuel Moore1

M, #13988, b. 29 March 1726

Family: Zeresh Houghton

Biography

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BirthMar 29, 1726Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
MarriageAug 19, 1747Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,1,5,6,7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: "Descendants of John Moore", 308.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: 308.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 27.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 143.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 13, 27.
  6. [S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 823.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 293.

Abigail Houghton1,2

F, #13989, b. 21 December 1750, d. before 1801

Family: Lemuel Butler

Biography

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BirthDec 21, 1750Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3,4
MarriageDec 6, 1773Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
Deathbefore 1801Father's estate states deceased in 1801.6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 23 #424.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 23.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 306.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  6. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31024.

Caleb Houghton1

M, #13990, b. 26 September 1760, d. 15 July 1780

Biography

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BirthSep 26, 1760Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Sep. 28; Pittsford 2nd Century: Boston2,3,4
ResidencePittsford, Rutland Co., VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: iii. 9435
Mil. Serv.1777Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, Rev. War: served in Capt. Petty's Co; Capt. Jesse Safford of Rangers, Maj. Allen's Detachment,Col. Williams Reg., Jan 18-Dec. 1, 17806,7,8,9
Research1777
BurialJul 15, 1780Caleb Houghton gravesite, near, Pittsford, Rutland Co., VT, USA6,10
DeathJul 15, 1780Ft. Vengeance, Pittsford, Rutland Co., VT, USA, monument erected on Chester Thomas's farm in 1873 to mark spot where in 1780 Caleb Houghton a soldier of Revolution was killed by Indians.6,3,10
BiographyMLM: Military Record: Captain John Petty's Company, Col. William's Reg. of Regulars in defense of the state of VT...Caleb Houghton, Aug. 29th (year omitted, v. p. 36 VT Rolls). Capt. Jesse Stafford's Company of Rangers, Maj. Allen's detachment raise for the defense of Vermont, commencing Jan. 18th and ending the first day of Dec., 1780, both days included, Caleb Hoton: pay commences May 19th, 26 days @ 2 L - per Mo. Died Jul. 15, 1780; pay 15-3; 14 S. 6 D. (Vt. Rolls, p. 326). The above did not include travel pay, as indicated on p. 186. Caleb was entitled to two shillings per mile for the light miles distance from Putney to the camp at Pittsford, viz: Capt. Jesse Stafford's Co. for travel from their respective towns to camp; one part to Pittsford, the other to Royalton in Jul. 1780. Caleb Hoton, eight miles - two S. per mile.

In a list of Revol. Soldiers given in Maria Hemmenway's VT Gazateer V. 3, pt. 2, p. 226: Caleb Houghton's name is included as of Putney VT.
For his death see p. 943: " During the Revolutionary war, Pittsburg, being a frontier town, was particularly exposed to the ravages of the enemy, who improved every opportunity to carry on their work of desctruction and punder...After the fort (Fort Vengence) was completed, Major Ebenezer Allen of Tinmouth, with about one hundred and fifty men, was put into command of it. They were scarcely established in their new home before one of their number was missing, Caleb Houghton, a young man aged about twenty years, who came from the East part of the state, went unarmed to the residence of Mrs. Joshua...June to obtain some garment which Mrs. June had washed for him. He had been gone from the house but a short time hence Mrs. June heard the report of a gun. Stepping to the door and looking up along the road, she saw an Indian in the act of transfixing Houghton with his bayonet.
For some time previous to this event, the horrid atrocities of the Indians produced such an effect on Houghton's mind that he had a frightful dream of being captured and tortured by them, and had beeen heard afterwards solemnly to declare that he would never be taken alive by them. These facts were recollected at the fort when Houghton's absence was unexpectedly protracted. And sad fears were entertained as to his fate. A party of men were sent out to look for hi, and after a while they found his corpse about half a mile south of the fort, bearing the marks of a fierce struggle and of savage revenge.
This took place beneath an oak tree which stood about a hundred rods northeast of Mr. June's house and when the land was cleared this tree was thoughtfully spared, and may still (1872) be seen pointing out the spot where Houghton fell, a victim of Indian ferocity. The soldiers took the body of their comrade, carried it to the fort and thence furied it on a small knoll, about fifteen rods east of the present of Samuel Hendee...
Major Allen, to whom was attributed some of the peculiarities of his relative, old Ethan, exasperated by the loss of a good soldier and the audacity of the murder, made strenuous efforts to discover the prepetrators of the deed, but for several days no trace could be found. Allen collected his men in front of the large gate on the east side of the fort and publicly vowed vengeance against all and every Indian that should come within his power, and then, as a memorial of his vow, took a junk bottle, filled it with rum, and stepped out in front of the gate and christened the establishment "Fort Vengeance, " and by that name it was forever after known."
It would appear from the above that Caleb Houghton was returning from Mrs. June's dwelling house in the day time with some laundry, which is a good deal more prosaic story than I heard in Pittsford from an old inhabitant in 1928 (HAH). I was assured that he had been keeping company with a girl down the road, and that he was returning to the fort in the evening after a protracted visit. The present writer hesitates to start a new tradition, but cannot fail to record what appears to be perfectly good post hoc evidence.
Caleb left a large number of admiring relatives in Putney when he joined the Vermont militia, to go with major Ebenezer Allen, a brother of Ethan Allen, to defend the soil of the present state of Vermont against the British and Indians.
His older brother, Deacon Cyrus Houghton, was then living there. Another brother, also older, Ebenezer, who married Hadasseh Houghton, at Petersham, was there; and Aaron, who had married Abraham's daughter, Polly, was also at Putney.
At the close of Caleb's military careeer the State of Vermont owed him a total of 4 E. 18 S. 6 D., which included wages and travel pay.
About three miles south of Putney on the road to Rutland (West side) is to be found a marble monument - the east face inscription: Caleb Houghton, born Bolton, MA., 1760, member of Captain Sanford's company, Major Allen's Detachment. Stationed at this fort Killed by an Indian half a mile South July 15, 1780. His remains removed here May, 1873. Fort Vengence erected in 1780 Stood on this ground."

MONUMENT IN PITTSFORD, VERMONT

This monument is located on the west side of Rt. 7 overlooking the Otter
Creek valley. It is 3.1 miles north of the Maclure Library.

"Caleb Houghton, b. Bolton, Ma. 1760, member of Capt. Safford's co., Major
Allen's detach't stationed at the fort, killed by Indians half a mile south
July 15, 1780. His remains moved here Aug 1873.

Erected by the town of Pittsford, dedicated Aug 28, 1873 (front)

"FORT VENGEANCE Erected in 1780 stood on this ground.

Findagrave:
After the fort was completed Major Ebenezer Allen, of Tinmouth, with about one hundred and fifty men was put in command of it. They were scarcely established in their new quarters before one of their number was missing. Caleb Houghton, a young man aged about twenty years who came from the east part of the State, went unarmed to the residence of Joshua June to obtain some garments which Mrs. June had washed for him. He had been gone from the house but a short time when Mrs. June heard the report of a gun. Stepping to the door and looking up along the road she saw an Indian in the act of transfixing Houghton with his bayonet.

For some time previous to this event the horrid atrocities of the Indians had produced such an effect upon Houghton's mind that he had a frightful dream of being captured and tortured by them, and had been heard afterwards solemnly to declare that he would never be taken alive by them. These facts were recollected at the fort when Houghton's absence was unexpectedly protracted, and sad fears were entertained as to his fate. A party of men were sent out to look for him, and after a while they found his corpse about half a mile south of the fort, bearing marks of a fierce struggle and of savage revenge. This took place beneath an oak tree which stood about one hundred rods northeast of Mr. June's house, and when the land was cleared this tree was thoughtfully spared, and may still be seen pointing out the spot where Houghton fell a victim to Indian ferocity. The soldiers took the body of their comrade, carried it to the fort and thence buried it on a small knoll, about fifteen rods east of the present residence of Samuel Hendee.

Caleb Houghton, the subject of the foregoing narrative, was a descendant of Robert Houghton who was born in 1658. Robert had one son, Ebenezer, who married Susannah Farnsworth, and died May 15, 1790. A son, Cyrus, born in 1722, was the result of this marriage; and he married Hodessa, daughter of Simeon Houghton of Petersham, and settled in Bolton, Mass., where were born the following children, viz.:

1st, Cyrus, born 1745; 2d, ------ born 1747; 3d, Ebenezer, born 1750, died August 16, 1826; 4th, Olive, born 1752; 5th, Abigail, born 1755; 6th, Mary, born 1757; 7th, Caleb, born 1760; 8th, Aaron, born 1766. The parents, with their children, removed from Bolton to Putney, Vt., before the Revolutionary war.

The first we hear of Caleb Houghton as a soldier was in the year 1777, when he was enrolled in the company commanded by Capt. John Patty in Col. Williams' Regiment. This company was called out Aug. 29th, and was in service twenty-five days. Young Houghton received for this service £2. 10s. 8d.

We next hear of him as a member of Capt. Jesse Safford's company of forty-two men, a part of whom were sent to the fort at Pittsford and a part to Royalton. Houghton was with that part of the company which came to Pittsford and he was allowed pay for eighty miles travel. The total amount of his pay, drawn by the family, February 20th, 1783, was £8. (from History of the Town of Pittsford, Vermont, by Dr. A.M. Caverly; pub. by Tuttle & Co., Rutland, Vt., 1872)

Inscription:
Caleb Houghton,
Born Bolton Ms. 1760
member of
Capt. Safford's Co.
Maj. Allen's Detach't
stationed at this fort
killed by an Indian
half a mile south,
July 15, 1780.
His remains removed here
Aug. 1873.

FORT VENGEANCE. Erected in 1780,
stood on this ground.

Erected by the town of
PITTSFORD.
Dedicated Aug. 28, 1873.

----------11,12,13,14
NoteFeb 20, 1783the family was paid 8 pounds9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 36 #744.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 36.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 311.
  5. [S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 466.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Robert J. Taylor, Dec. 1996.
  7. [S574] John E. Goodrich, VT Rolls of the Rev. War, p. 36, 186, 326.
  8. [S598] VT The Fortnightly Club of Putney, Putney VT Hx, p. 171.
  9. [S1169] A. M. Caverly M.D., Pittsford VT Hx, p. 157.
  10. [S1168] Jean S., and Margaret Armitage and Lois Blittersdord and Jean Haivie Davies, Pittsford's Second Century, p. 140.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 36-37.
  12. [S1168] Jean S., and Margaret Armitage and Lois Blittersdord and Jean Haivie Davies, Pittsford's Second Century, p. 140, 156.
  13. [S1169] A. M. Caverly M.D., Pittsford VT Hx, p. 156.
  14. [S1281] Margaret R. Jenks, Pittsford & Proctor VT Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 93.

Abigail Houghton1,2

F, #13991, b. 1 November 1751, d. 25 March 1823

Family: Dea. Silas Fyfe

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 1, 1751Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5,6,7,8
GuardianspMar 7, 1771Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, William Fife was made guardian of Abigail Houghton9
MarriageAug 15, 1772dau. of Benjamin and Mary Houghton3,10,11,12,13
DeathMar 25, 1823Troy, NH, USA3,5,11,7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 56 [1902]: 167.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26 #493, 58.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 82, p. 185.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 56 [1902]: 168.
  6. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 58.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 308.
  9. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA, Case 31910.
  10. [S96] NEHGR, 56 [1902]: 167, 168.
  11. [S754] Albert Annett and Alice E. E. Lehtinen Jaffrey NH Hx II, p. 292.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26, 58.
  13. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 347.

Adaline Houghton1,2

F, #13992, b. 12 July 1820

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 12, 1820Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189a.

Mary T. Danforth1

F, #13993, b. circa 1810

Family: Cephas Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1810NH, USA, age 40, NH, in 1850 census [1810]; age 50 in 1860 census; gravestone gives age 46 in 1863 [1817]; 1880 census of son Henry gives VT as bp2
Origin1835Warner, NH, USA3
MarriageNov 3, 1835Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, both of Warner NH3,4
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 56, a farmer, property value $30005
1860 Census1860age 65, farmer; property $2200-$10002
Administr1867of her husband Cephas6
ResearchHansen: I've seen information indicating the T. may stand for Taylor and that Taylor was possibly her maiden name and Danforth was a prior married name.7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41, 139.
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 68, line 3, dwl 521-540.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83, 142.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 3;
    line 27, dwl 50.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Jim Anderson, Nov. 7, 2003.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Henry Alan Hansen, Dec. 10, 2002.

Albert Clay Houghton1,2,3

M, #13994, b. 18 November 1844, d. 29 August 1862

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 18, 1844Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 5 in 1850 census; age 16 in 1860 census; Concord VRs: Concord MA; Bolton MA VRS: Bolton MA3,1,2
1860 Census1860Stoneham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Henry, 19, shoe packer; Albert, 16, laborer; with Allen and Sarah Rowe, shoe manuf.4
Milit-BegJul 16, 1861Nourse, MLM: Co. I.5,6
ResearchAug 16, 1861MA, USA
DeathAug 29, 1862Manassas, VA, USA, at the battle of 2nd Bull Run near7,8,9
NoteDec 20, 1866Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, article about the dedication of tablets erected in the Town Hall at Bolton commemorating the 22 who died in the civil war including Albert Clay Houghton.10
ResearchMLM, Whitcomb give death data for Albert C, not Albert Clay Houghton11
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S341] Concord MA VRs, p. 399.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  4. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Stoneham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 231, line 32, dwl 1563-2009.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 78.
  6. [S224] Henry S. Nourse, Harvard Hx - Nourse, p. 292.
  7. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 88.
  8. [S836] Unknown author, MA in Army, Navy 1861-65.
  9. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  10. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 21, 1867, p. 300.
  11. [S415] E-mail from Jim Anderson, Nov. 7, 2003.

Alfred Houghton1,2,3

M, #13995, b. 10 April 1818

Family: Betsey (?)

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 10, 1818Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 33 in 1850 census1,4
Guardiansp1833Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 308925,4
Marriage3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 114 #4245.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 6;
    line 11, dwl 87-98.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 114.
  5. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester Co., MA.

Lemuel Butler

M, #13996, b. 4 March 1751/52

Family: Abigail Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
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BirthMar 4, 1751/52Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageDec 6, 1773Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 19.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.

John Priest

M, #13997, b. 22 August 1750, d. 1 November 1815

Family: Anna Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 22, 1750Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Milit-Beg2
MarriageNov 29, 1787Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
DeathNov 1, 1815Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 621
Biographydau. of John and Hepzibah (Priest)
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 62.
  2. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 12, p. 781.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.

Asenath Whitney Houghton1

F, #13998, b. 15 June 1813

Family: John A. Whitney

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 15, 1813Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3,4
MarriageOct 26, 1834Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,4
AssociationApr 21, 1868Winchendon, MA, USA6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98 #3443.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  3. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  6. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

John A. Whitney

M, #13999

Family: Asenath Whitney Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Origincirca 1834Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1
MarriageOct 26, 1834Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98.

Rebecca Houghton1,2,3

F, #14000, b. 8 September 1765

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 8, 1765Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, twin4,5,6
ResearchWikipedia gives Rebecca Houghton, daug. of Philomen Houghton, as wife of Arad Holton.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S476] Shirley MA VRs, p. 139.
  2. [S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 468.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #977, 80.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 80.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.

Lt. Phineas Fairbank1

M, #14001, b. 6 February 1789

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 6, 17892
Origincirca 1816Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA3
ParentsSJonathan and Parna (Howe) Fairbanks2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S476] Shirley MA VRs, p. 139.
  2. [S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 212.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.

Sgt. Oliver Jewet1

M, #14002, b. 24 February 1747, d. 22 August 1829

Family: Betty Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthFeb 24, 1747Pepperell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA2
MarriageJan 23, 1772Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
Milit-Beg1776Lex. Alarm; Siege of Boston5
DeathAug 22, 1829Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Biographyson Edward & Sarah (Farmer); m. 2nd 28 Apr 1780, Keziah Snow2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 45.
  2. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 41.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26.
  5. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 8, p. 791, 797, & 799.

Amory Holman Houghton1,2,3

M, #14003, b. 12 February 1842

Family: Helen Fish

  • Marriage*: Amory Holman Houghton married Helen Fish on circa 1880 mar 20 years in 1900 census.5

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthFeb 12, 1842Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 8 in 1850 census; age 35 in 1870 census; Feb 1843, age 56 in 1900 census; age 67 in 1910 census; MLM: May 2, 1845/62,4,5
1870 Census1870Brooklyn, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, ages 35, both shoe shop worker6
1880 Census1880Brooklyn, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, age 38, works in shoe shop7
Marriagecirca 1880mar 20 years in 1900 census5
1900 Census1900Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, age 56, shoe maker; no children; and father in law Daniel Fish, Dec 1819, OH, widower8
1910 Census1910Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, age 67, shoe maker, shop5,9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146 #5707.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 13;
    line 34, dwl 182-205.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146 #5706.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co. OH, Film 521, Reel 148, E.D. 38, V.N. 130, Ln. 153.
  6. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn, Cuyaga Co., OH, Reel 1187, p. 79, line 30, dwl 35-29.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1009; Family History Film: 1255009; Page: 59B; Enumeration District: 058; Image: 0264; line 35, dwl 233-249.
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Cleveland, Ward 42, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 210; Sheet: 2B; line 84, dwl 668, dwl 52-53.
  9. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Cleveland Ward 6, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1168; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 130;
    line 89, dwl 3715-136-153.

Andrew Jackson Houghton1,2

M, #14004, b. 15 November 1835, d. 27 March 1905

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 15, 1835Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 17 in 1850 census; age 24 in 1860 census; age 34 & 35 in 1870 census; Nov 1835, age 64 in 1900 census1,3
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 14 and 17, shoemakers, living with Elijah and Phebe Taylor4
Research1862a mechanic5
Research1862MA, USA
Mil. EnlsJul 23, 1862Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. D, 36th Mass. Infantry, a corporal, then a private, age 26; and in 113th Co., 2nd Battalion, Veteran Res. Corps

Andrew J. Houghton: Andrew J. HOUGHTON-Corpl-Bolton-26-mech; 7/23/62; transf from Co. G to Veterans Reserve Corps., 3/24/64; disch/disab-12/17/64 as Pvt. of 43d Co., 2d Battln VRC6,7,8,5,9
1870 Census1870Brooklyn, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, ages 35, both shoe shop worker10
1900 Census1900Jefferson, Montgomery Co., OH, USA, age 64, an inmate, widower, Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers11
DeathMar 27, 190512
BurialDayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, USA, Plot: N, 7, 112
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146 #5704.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 11;
    line 41, dwl 169-188.
  5. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
  6. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 88.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  8. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  9. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.: Houghton surname.
  10. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn, Cuyaga Co., OH, Reel 1187, p. 79, line 30, dwl 35-29.
  11. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Jefferson, Montgomery Co., Ohio; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 90; Sheet: 18A; line 8.
  12. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.findagrave.com.

Andrew Jackson Houghton1,2

M, #14005, b. 1838, d. 1865

Family: Emma J. (?)

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1838Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, no parents listed2,3
Marriage4
Death1865Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA4
BurialBolton Pan Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146 #5706.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146.
  4. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 94.

Asa Houghton1,2,3,4,5

M, #14006, b. 2 November 1760

Family: Lydia Presen Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 2, 1760Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,1,3,6
MarriageOct 23, 1782Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,7,8
ResidenceNY, USA2
ResearchCooperstown, NY, USA, BT: All of these people spent some of their lives around Cooperstown, NY. The following places seem to be associated with them: Cooperstown, Worcester, Chaseville, Maryland, Camillus (all NY); Stacknow: Asa was one of the early Houghton Pioneers of Maryland NY1,9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/22/1925.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 5/12/1926 - 3959.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #976.
  5. [S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 182.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  7. [S70] Vital Records of Petersham MA, p. 111.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 76.
  9. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  10. [S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 182, 183.

Asa Houghton1,2

M, #14007, b. 18 December 1791

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthDec 18, 1791Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 58 in 1850 census2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 85 #2817.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 85.

Asenath Houghton1,2

F, #14008, b. 24 March 1790, d. 19 July 1790

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 24, 1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
DeathJul 19, 1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Jul. 184,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80 #2310.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.

Baldwin Houghton1,2,3

M, #14009, b. 7 January 1817

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJan 7, 1817Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 51, MA, in 1870 census; age 65 in 1880 census1,4
Mil. EnlsJul 17, 1862Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. C, 1st Battalion Mass. Heavy Artillery, a private and a corporal, age 24; unclear which Baldwin5,6,7,8
1870 Census1870Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, USA, age 51, a common laborer, with Samuel and Rebecca Conrow?9
1880 Census1880James, Saginaw Co., MI, USA, age 65, single, farming10
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  2. [S342] Lexington MA VRs, p. 341.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57 # 1500 (1510), 96.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57, 96.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  6. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
  7. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  8. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 89.
  9. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , 2nd Ward, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, Reel 702, p. 344, line 5, dwl 326.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , James, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: T9_602; Family History Film: 1254602; Page: 405C; Enumeration District: 310; sheet 18, line 7, dwl 33-35.

Benjamin Houghton1,2

M, #14010, b. 22 January 1770

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 22, 1770Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Jan. 272,3,1
AlertBd before parents MD
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  3. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).