Hattie I. Houghton

F, #14941, b. 21 May 1864, d. 28 June 1887

Biography

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BirthMay 21, 1864MA, USA, age 6 in 1870 census; age 16 in 1880 census1,2,3
DeathJun 28, 1887Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA4,3
BurialMain Street Cemetery, Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, ae 23y
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 16, ED 394, Sh 19, Ln 32.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, Reel 626, p. 298b, line 35, dwl 400.
  3. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 500.
  4. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 245.

Herbert Allen Houghton

M, #14942, b. 8 September 1869, d. 2 July 1906

Family: Sarah Storrow Gannett

Biography

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BirthSep 8, 1869Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 10/12 in 1870 census; age 10 in 1880 census1,2,3,4
MarriageJun 27, 1900Wellesley, MA, USA2
DeathJul 2, 1906Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Parker: Rutland, a. 36 y 10m. 6 d.1,2
BurialMain Street Cemetery, Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Lot 136
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 245.
  2. [S546] John William Linzie, The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Massachusetts, p. 118.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 16, ED 394, Sh 19, Ln 32.
  4. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 500.

Lizzie G. Houghton

F, #14943, b. 4 September 1871, d. 23 October 1888

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 4, 1871Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 8 in 1880 census1,2
DeathOct 23, 1888Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA3,2
BurialMain Street Cemetery, Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, ae 17y Lot 136
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 16, ED 394, Sh 19, Ln 32.
  2. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 500.
  3. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 245.

Elizabeth Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #14944, b. 1 January 1769, d. 18 May 1856

Family: Capt. Thomas Sawyer

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 1, 1769Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Holbrook Ashby VR: Jan. 4; MLM: Lunnenburg section of Lancaster2,5,6,7
Residencecirca 1789Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA8
DeathMay 18, 1856Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: May 16, 18589,1,10,7
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 87 Section N
ResearchMLM gives her in both the Ralph and John Houghton lines7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 197.
  2. [S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 43.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12, 24 #224.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 190 #3601.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12, 24.
  6. [S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 15.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 190.
  8. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.
  9. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 164.
  10. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12.
  11. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 136, 197.

Capt. Thomas Sawyer

M, #14945, b. 15 April 1766, d. 16 August 1825

Family: Elizabeth Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 15, 1766Sterling, MA, USA, MLM: also Apr. 251,2,3
MarriageJan 8, 1789Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,6,3
DeathAug 16, 1825Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: also Aug. 16, 18797,4,2,3
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 59 Section N
ParentsSEzra and Kezia Sawyer2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 197.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 190.
  4. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 136, 197.
  5. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12, 24.
  7. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 164.

Joseph Wilder

M, #14946, d. 31 March 1814

Biography

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Birth
DeathMar 31, 1814Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 21 Section V
Pedigree

Francis Wright Willard

M, #14947, b. 13 November 1833, d. 13 September 1836

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 13, 1833
DeathSep 13, 1836Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Section N
Pedigree

Anna Houghton1

F, #14948, b. circa 1700, d. 10 April 1795

Family: Aaron Willard

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1700
Residencecirca 1788Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageFeb 25, 1788Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,1
DeathApr 10, 1795Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 95 Section V2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.
  2. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds.

Aaron Willard

M, #14949

Family: Anna Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
ResidenceMarlboro, NH, USA1
MarriageFeb 25, 1788Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 23.
  2. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds.
  3. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.

Elizabeth S. Willard

F, #14950, b. before 1795

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthbefore 1795
DeathSterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, d/o Aaron & Ama1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds.

George W. Gifford

M, #14951, b. 1862

Family: Sarah Ashton Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1862
Children+Crystabal Cristy B Gifford
1885 –

Clarence F Gifford
1886 – 1982

Elizabeth M Gifford
1888 –

Josephine M Gifford
1890 –

Harry E Gifford
1896 –

James D Gifford
1898 –

Frank Lee Gifford
1899 –

Hazel M Gifford
1902 –
Marriage1,2
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,333; Mayflower Ancestral Index: #180731,2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 398.
  2. [S109] Terry, Mayflower Ancestral Index, I, p. 323.
  3. [S36] Letter, Buck Houghton, 1997.

Beatrix Pope1

F, #14954, b. circa 1686, d. 21 April 1772

Family: Elias Sawyer

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1686Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, CJV: Ashby incorrectly gives same bd as that of Beatrix, dau. of Robert and Esther Houghton; family hx citation not VRs2
Marriage1710Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in Lancaster VRs3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
CovenantMar 24, 1716/1724 March 1716/7, Elias Sawyer and his wife owned ye covenant and had yr children baptized Elijah and Thankful
ResearchJan 23, 1753She was appointed administrator of her husband's estate on 23 January 1753. Her sons Elijah and Elisha were sureties of the bond
DeathApr 21, 1772Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Ashby, 1770, age 862
BurialLunenburg, MA, USA, Here lies the body of
Mrs. Beatrix Sawyer, ye
wife of Capt. Elias
Sawyer of Bolton, who
died April the 21, 1772,
in the 87th year of her
age. She was esteemed a
virtuous wife, a tender
mother, a faithful friend,
a sincere Christian.9
Researchsame bd; but not same person
AFNB6CC-5811
ProblemWikitree, 2019: Name: Beatrix Pope, daughter of John Pope and Beatrix Houghton.
The Pope family of this generation is very poorly documented as the children do not appear in the vital records of Lancaster. That she was the daughter John and Beatrix Pope is apparently proven by a deed of her sister Margaret dated 3 October 1715. The original of this deed has not been found. It is confirmed, however, by a later deed dated 1 May 1730 where "Margaret Pope of Lancaster, spinster, sum of money to me in hand well and truly delivered and paid by my loving brother in law Elias Sawyer...of Lancaster... blacksmith... fifteen acres of land... in Lancaster... formerly laid out to the right of John Houghton ... and near to some land of John Prescott's."
Beatrix, the wife of Elias Sawyer, is commonly found in secondary sources and on the internet as Beatrix Houghton, daughter of Robert Houghton of Lancaster and his wife Esther Leffingwell. This is incorrect.
This Beatrix Houghton married Joseph White on 31 August 1711 in Boxford.[6] This is proven by the probate of her father Robert Houghton which names his daughter specifically as "Beatrix, wife of Joseph White." It is also not possible for the Beatrix Houghton who married Joseph White to have also married Elias Sawyer as the records for the two woman overlap.
It is also possible to find on the internet that the wife of Elias Sawyer was Beatrix Houghton, daughter of John Houghton of Lancaster (Richard's brother). Again, this is incorrect. This john Houghton did not have a daughter Beatrix as proven by his probate and the that of his son William which names all of his siblings.

Research Notes
Clue: Identification as Beatrix Pope and not Beatrix Houghton:
From Torrey: "Pope, John (1658-1698) & Beatrice/Beatrix Haughton (1665-1700+) (Dau Beatrix m Elias Sawyer); 20 Sep 1683, 30 Sep; Lancaster (Deed of Margaret Pope, 13 Oct 1715); "[1]
- Lancaster (Deed of Margaret Pope, 13 Oct 1715); Need to find this
- Charlestown page 520: Wyman, Thomas Bellows, The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, 2 vols. (Boston: D. Clapp and Son, 1879). Source examined - no help.
- Houghton (#2) page 490 (sic): Burr, Annie Lane, and Thomas Hovey Gage, “John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,” Register 79 (Oct. 1925). Source examined - no help.
- Pope pages 84, 90, 270: Pope, Charles Henry, A History of the Dorchester Pope Family, 1634–1888. With Sketches of Other Popes in England and America and Notes upon Several Intermarrying Families. (Boston: privately printed, 1888). States John Pope and Beatrix Houghton had a daughter Beatrix but does not give her marriage. P. 270 mentions the 1715 deed of Margaret Pope but gives no other details.
- Fallass page 116: Alexander, Lura (Fallas), Genealogy, Descendants of William and Dorcas Fallas of Boston, Mass.... (Kansas City, Mo.: privately printed, 1929). Source examined - no help.
- Reg 5:465, 17:70, 79:394. Source examined - no help. 79:394 gives John Pope children Susannah and Margaret and "probably other children."
Here we go... I can't find the 1715 deed which apparently says Margaret Pope had a sister Beatrix who married Elias Sawyer, but I did find this 1730 Deed:
"Margaret Pope of Lancaster, spinster, sum of money to me in hand well and truly delivered and paid by my loving brother in law Elias Sawyer...of Lancaster... blacksmith... fifteen acres of land... in Lancaster... formerly laid out to the right of John Houghton ... and near to some land of John Prescott's."[19]


Clearly not Beatrix Houghton: WikiTree: Beatrix, the wife of Elias Sawyer, is commonly found in secondary sources and on the internet as Beatrix Houghton, daughter of Robert Houghton of Lancaster and his wife Esther Leffingwell.[1][2] This is incorrect.
This Beatrix Houghton married Joseph White on 31 August 1711 in Boxford.[3] This is proven by the probate of her father Robert Houghton which names his daughter specifically as "Beatrix, wife of Joseph White."[4] It is also not possible for the Beatrix Houghton who married Joseph White to have also married Elias Sawyer as the records for the two woman overlap.
It is also possible to find on the internet that the wife of Elias Sawyer was Beatrix Houghton, daughter of John Houghton of Lancaster (Richard's brother). Again, this is incorrect. This john Houghton did not have a daughter Beatrix as proven by his probate and the that of his son William which names all of his siblings.[5]
As it stands now, we have no contemporary evidence as to the LNAB of Beatrix. the name Beatrix is relatively uncommon in early New England, but very common in the Houghton family which likely led to this error. In fact, it may be that she was a Houghton, but evidence is lacking.
ResearchOnly JWH gives this parentage; and Sawyer erroneously gives her as married to Elias Sawyer12,13
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 593.
  2. [S540] Robert L. Ashby, Ashby and Badger Ancestery, p. 107.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, Oct. 22, 1937 - 6242.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 9/29/1915, #4994, WLMC.
  5. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 131, 196.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 13.
  7. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 439.
  8. [S930] George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the USA, Vol. 1.
  9. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec 30, 1939, #9663, MLW.
  10. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 1212.
  11. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  12. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 131.
  13. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 302.

Elias Sawyer1,2,3,4,5

M, #14955, b. 1689, d. 20 November 1752

Family: Beatrix Pope

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1689Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Ashby: 1689; BT: 16801,6,7,8,9
Marriage1710Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in Lancaster VRs2,1,10,11,9,12,13,14
CovenantMar 24, 1716/1724 March 1716/7, Elias Sawyer and his wife owned ye covenant and had yr children baptized Elijah and Thankful
DeedApr 27, 1720Lancaster, MA, USA, "512 Elias Sawyer: "to convey unto Elias Sawyer...30 acres of land... in Lancaster...the same land given by our father John Houghton deceased to his daughter Mary Houghton and lyeth together with the like quantity which was given to his daughter Beatrix Houghton.. we the said John Houghton, Robert Houghton and Jonas Houghton... 27 Apr 1720... in presence of Jonathan Houghton, Richard Wilds & Daniel Alberts...before John Houghton, justice of peace...
Cambridge, Sept 27, 1729, read & entered by F. Foxcroft,15 "
DeedSep 17, 1729Lancaster, MA, USA, Elias Sawyer deed, signed by Gamaliel Beaman and Jonas Houghton (1st cousin of Elias's wife Beatrix Pope)
DeedMay 1, 1730Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986 Middlesex Deeds 1728-1731 vol 29-30: Deed of sale of Margaret Pope to Elias Sawyer. "Margaret Pope of Lancasterm spinster,sum of money to me in hand well and truly delivered and paid by my loving brother in law Elias Sawyer...of Lancaster...blacksmith..fifteen acres of land..in Lancaster...formerly laid out to the right of John Houghton ...and near to some land of John Prescott's16
DeathNov 20, 1752Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, GS: 20 Nov 1752 also; Ashby: age 631,10,7,8
BurialSouth Cemetery, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, South Cemetery
Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
AFNFVZL-V617
BiographyBT: Thomas Sawyer, one of the founders of Lancaster, MA, had a son Thomas Sawyer, Jr., born May 21, 1649, who married, first, Sarah Fairbank; second, Hannah Lewis; third, Mary (Rice) White, Daughter of Deacon Edmund Rice of Marlboro and widow of Josiah White...She married Thomas Sawyer, Jr., Sept 21, 1672. Thomas Sawyer, Jr., had a son Elias, born, Lancaster, 1680, died there Nov. 20, 1752, who married Beatrix Houghton.
Sawyer: Elias and father Thomas taken prisoner to Canada 26 Oct 1708 where they built the first mill in Canada in exchange for their freedom

BT: Elias Sawyer was captured by the Indians with his father and John Bigelow, while working at his father's saw mill in Lancaster, Mass. They were taken to Canada, where Elias and Bigelow were turned over to the French, but the father (Thomas) was saved for torture. Thomas pleaded with the French governor for the freedom of the three, offering to build a sawmill, the first in Canada. The Indians refused to give him up and finally when he was tied to the stake a priest appeared holding a large key. He told the Indians that unless they released Sawyer, he would unlock the gates of Purgatory and throw them all in. Sawyer was released and with his son Elias and John Bigelow built the sawmill; then he and Bigelow returned to Lancaster. Elias remained in Canada for another year to instruct others to run the mill; then he too returned to Lancaster where he married Beatrix Houghton. Tradition holds that an Indian maiden fell in love with Elias while he was in Canada and followed him to Lancaster. A little brown earthen plate given him as a memento is still in existence. W.F. S. Jan 20, 19401,18,8,19
ResearchVide Munsey-Hokpins Gen. by D.O.S. Lowell, p. 1538
Duplicate
RelativeBrothers20
ResearchMLM erroneously gives marriage to Elias Sawyer (based on many Sawyer genealogies); Beatrix Houghton's father Robert's probate clearly identifies her as married to Joseph White.11
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 9/29/1915, #4994, WLMC.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, Oct. 22, 1937 - 6242.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 132.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis.
  5. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 593.
  6. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 131.
  7. [S540] Robert L. Ashby, Ashby and Badger Ancestery, p. 107.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 13.
  9. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 439.
  10. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 131, 196.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 13.
  12. [S930] George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the USA, Vol. 1.
  13. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec 30, 1939, #9663, MLW.
  14. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 1212.
  15. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, MA Land Records, 1620-1988, Middlesex; p. 278; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Z7-24CX
  16. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Z7-2HKJ
  17. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  18. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 196.
  19. [S46] Boston Transcript, WFS, Jan 20, 1940.
  20. [S36] Letter, to Charles Vella from Walter Harwood, 8/1998.

Abigail Houghton1,2,3

F, #14956, b. 25 March 1804

Family: Larkin Harrington

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 25, 1804Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA4,2
MarriageOtsego, NY, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/15/1915, #5095, FBL.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1923 #1325, FBL.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/11/1924 #1325, EWLA.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/15/1915.

Larkin Harrington1,2

M, #14957

Family: Abigail Houghton

Biography

BirthOtsego, NY, USA1
Biography"Hannah Parker, who married Job Harrington of Otsego County, N.Y. They had a son Larkin, born 1800."1
Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageOtsego, NY, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/15/1915, #5095, FBL.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1923 #1325, FBL.

Phineas W. Houghton1,2

M, #14960, b. 14 July 1810, d. 16 July 1901

Family 1: Lucy Anne (?)

  • Marriage*: Phineas W. Houghton married Lucy Anne (?)
  • Separation: Phineas W. Houghton and Lucy Anne (?) were separated circa 1879.
  • Divorce*: Phineas W. Houghton and Lucy Anne (?) were divorced on Sep 22, 1881 at Thayer Co., NE, USA, Legal Notice: "To Lucy Houghton, non resident of the state of Nebraska.
    You are hereby notified that Phineas W. Houghton did on the 22d day of September 1881, file his petition in the district court of Thayer County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to obtain a divorce from you from the bonds of matrimony, on the grounds of willful abondonment for more than two years last past. You are requested to answer said petition on or before the 31st day of October 1881:
    Phineas W. Houghton
    by O.H. Scorr, his attorn.

Family 2: Mary J. Worden

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 14, 1810Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, Obit: Jul 14, 1802; age 43, VT, in 1850 census; age 54, VT, in 1860 census; age 71, MA, in 1880 census; July 1810, age 91, VT, in 1900 census; census of son William gives NY; Lasnick: according to Obit, born in Brattleboro, VT3,4
Marriage
1830 Census1830Leicester, Livingston Co., NY, USA, 50-605
1850 Census1850Burritt, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 43, a farmer6
1860 Census1860Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 54, a farmer, personal property $600; and Henry Waddle, 14, IL7
Immigration1864Crystal Twp, Tama Co., IA, USA4
1880 Census1880age 71, a widower, farming, boarding with Benjamin Woodruff3
DivorceSep 22, 1881Thayer Co., NE, USA, Legal Notice: "To Lucy Houghton, non resident of the state of Nebraska.
You are hereby notified that Phineas W. Houghton did on the 22d day of September 1881, file his petition in the district court of Thayer County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to obtain a divorce from you from the bonds of matrimony, on the grounds of willful abondonment for more than two years last past. You are requested to answer said petition on or before the 31st day of October 1881:
Phineas W. Houghton
by O.H. Scorr, his attorn.
MarriageFeb 25, 1882Webster, NE, USA, she aged 454
1900 Census1900Hebron, Thayer Co., NE, USA, age 72, widow; 10 children born, 6 living; he, age 91, widower;8
DeathJul 16, 1901Hebron, Thayer Co., NE, USA, at home of dauther Lucy Reed, in 100th year4
ObituaryJul 19, 1901Hebron Journal, Died in his one hundreth year
Phineas Houghton died at his daughter, Mrs. Reed, Tuesday, July 16 1901, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, in his 100th year. Mr. Houghton was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, July 14, 1802. Last Sunday was his 99th birthday. He is probably one of the oldest persons in Nebraska. He became a resident of this county 26 years ago. Mr. Houghton is the last of his generation and Mrs. Reed is the last of his children. He lived through every presidential administration, except Washington's. He voted for Abe Lincoln and remained a staunch republican, voting at every election to the time of his demise. The funeral occurred at the home of his daughter Wednesday afternoon conducted by the Rev. Phillips, and all that was mortal was laid to rest at Rose Hill Cemetery.9
BurialRose Hill Cemetery, Hebron, NE, USA9
ParentsSparents born in England in 1880 census; father born in England, mother born in VT in 1900 census3,8
Research
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 86, line 22, del 632-644.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Mary LaSalle, 1995.
  3. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T9_757; Family History Film: 1254757; Page: 337A; Enumeration District: 73; sheet 35, line 33.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Mark Lasnick, Feb. 6, 2012.
  5. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Leicester, Livingston Co., NY, Reel 93, p. 170.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Burritt, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 341B, line 32, dwl 64-64.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 86.
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Hebron, ThayerCo., Nebraska; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 164; Sheet: 8A; line 7, dwl 159-166.
  9. [S415] E-mail from Mark Lasnick, Feb. 6, 2012: PW Houghton Obit.

Lucy Anne (?)1

F, #14961, b. circa 1811

Family: Phineas W. Houghton

  • Marriage*: Lucy Anne (?) married Phineas W. Houghton, son of Phineas Houghton and Anna Wells.
  • Separation: Lucy Anne (?) and Phineas W. Houghton were separated circa 1879.
  • Divorce*: Lucy Anne (?) and Phineas W. Houghton were divorced on Sep 22, 1881 at Thayer Co., NE, USA, Legal Notice: "To Lucy Houghton, non resident of the state of Nebraska.
    You are hereby notified that Phineas W. Houghton did on the 22d day of September 1881, file his petition in the district court of Thayer County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to obtain a divorce from you from the bonds of matrimony, on the grounds of willful abondonment for more than two years last past. You are requested to answer said petition on or before the 31st day of October 1881:
    Phineas W. Houghton
    by O.H. Scorr, his attorn.

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1811NY, USA, age 40 in 1850 census; age 49 in 1860 census2
Marriage
1850 Census1850Burritt, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 43, a farmer3
1860 Census1860Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 54, a farmer, personal property $600; and Henry Waddle, 14, IL4
DivorceSep 22, 1881Thayer Co., NE, USA, Legal Notice: "To Lucy Houghton, non resident of the state of Nebraska.
You are hereby notified that Phineas W. Houghton did on the 22d day of September 1881, file his petition in the district court of Thayer County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to obtain a divorce from you from the bonds of matrimony, on the grounds of willful abondonment for more than two years last past. You are requested to answer said petition on or before the 31st day of October 1881:
Phineas W. Houghton
by O.H. Scorr, his attorn.
Research
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Mark Lasnick, Feb. 6, 2012.
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 86, line 22, del 632-644.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Burritt, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 341B, line 32, dwl 64-64.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 86.

Lucy Ann Ellen Houghton1,2

F, #14962, b. 15 June 1827, d. 1914

Family: Nelson Howard Reed

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 15, 1827Geneseo, Livingston Co., NY, USA, age 42 in 1870 census; Jun 1827, age 72 in 1900 census3
MarriageFeb 17, 1848Winnebago Co., IL, USA, Book I1,2,4
1870 Census1870Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA, USA, age 50., Dep. City marshall5
1900 Census1900Hebron, Thayer Co., NE, USA, age 72, widow; 10 children born, 6 living; he, age 91, widower;6
Death1914Hebron, NE, USA, age of 86
RelativeGreat grandparents of Mary LaSalle's husband
ResearchMark Lasnick: Lucy Ann Houghton who married Nelson Howard Howard Reed. These two are my grgrgrgrandparents

I have a family history written by a grgrandaughter, (Lucy Voiles I believe), of PW where it says that Gramp Houghton came from Canada (Scotch Descent). I don't believe though that the scotch descent part is accurate.7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Illinois to 1850.
  2. [S977] Liahona Research, Illinois Marriages: 1826 to 1850, p. 402.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Mary LaSalle, 1995.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  5. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Waterloo Ward 3, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: M593_377; Page: 548B; Image: 506; Family History Library Film: 545876; line 23, dwl 119-128.
  6. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Hebron, ThayerCo., Nebraska; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 164; Sheet: 8A; line 7, dwl 159-166.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Mark Lasnick, Feb. 6, 2012.

Nelson Howard Reed1,2,3

M, #14963, b. September 1821, d. 6 December 1894

Family: Lucy Ann Ellen Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep, 1821Geneseo, NY, USA, age 50 in 1870 census4
MarriageFeb 17, 1848Winnebago Co., IL, USA, Book I2,3,5
1870 Census1870Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA, USA, age 50., Dep. City marshall4
ResidenceThayer, NE, USA, homesteaded
DeathDec 6, 1894Springfield, MO, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Mary LaSalle, 1995.
  2. [S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Illinois to 1850.
  3. [S977] Liahona Research, Illinois Marriages: 1826 to 1850, p. 402.
  4. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Waterloo Ward 3, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: M593_377; Page: 548B; Image: 506; Family History Library Film: 545876; line 23, dwl 119-128.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.

Sarah Richardson1

F, #14964, b. before 1750

Family: Capt. Ephraim Sawyer

  • Marriage Bann*: Sarah Richardson and Capt. Ephraim Sawyer declared their intentions of marriage on Nov, 1750; "It was probably Ephraim(3) who, in November, 1750, announced intentions of marriage with Mrs. Sarah Richardson."2,3

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthbefore 1750Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1
Alertmarriage to father and son in diff. BT
Marriage BannNov, 1750"It was probably Ephraim(3) who, in November, 1750, announced intentions of marriage with Mrs. Sarah Richardson"2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1924 #2541, CTHC.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, LSR.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 134.

Susannah Richardson1

F, #14965, b. before 1752, d. after 1754

Family: Lt. Col. Ephraim Sawyer

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthbefore 1752Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1
Deathafter 1754South Hero, Grand Isle Co., VT, USA, no bd2
BurialSouth Hero Cemetery, South Hero, Grand Isle Co., VT, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1924 #2541, CTHC.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, LSR.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 10/20/1924 #2311 LSR.
  5. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 134, 135.

Abigail Houghton1

F, #14966, b. circa 1758

Family: Samuel Nichols

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 17582
Marriagecirca 1775MA/VT, USA1,2
1790 Census1790Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA
1800 Census1800Halifax, VT, USA
Warnings1809Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA2
Duplicate
ResearchCarol Church: Thank you for your prompt reponse. I have also been looking but not to the extent you have. The Nichols are still "out there" someplace also but I think that Abigail and Sam were either married in Mass or returned there in the mid 1770's as the older children all "report" in the 1850 census that they were born there. The oldest one, Abigail Nichols, was born 1776, I think. So 1757 is a good "possible" dob for Abigail but just "speculation".. I sub to the NEHGS and have been searching there recently. I found an Abigail born 1754 in Bolton, Mass, daughter of Asa and Elizabeth. She had, apparently, only one brother and one sister. Someone on ancestry had esearched the brother but the sister is reported to have died young (Olive?) The birth was recorded in Harvard. I know Harvard has been explored as a possible residence for Sam but nothing confirmed. I have tried to connect these families to the Cutlers as possilbe kinfolk, but so far nothing has told me that they were aquainted before they got to VT.3
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/29/1924 #2549, CPOL.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Carol Church, Nov. 11, 2001.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Carol Church, Jul 21, 2012.

Samuel Nichols1,2

M, #14967, b. circa 1758

Family: Abigail Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Birthcirca 1758Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA2,3
Marriagecirca 1775MA/VT, USA2,3
1790 Census1790Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA
1800 Census1800Halifax, VT, USA
Warnings1809Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA3
Residence1810Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA3
ResearchLauri Nichols Kemmerling, 2022: I have been doing genealogy research on my father's (Nichols) line and am "stuck" because there seems to be two Samuel Nichols who are related to my line but this one, who married Abigail Houghton, seems most likely. If their son John, born c.1795 is the John Nichols that married Aurelia Jenks (daughter of Boomer Jenks) then this is the correct Samuel Nichols.

The second Samuel Nichols (often referred to as Deacon Samuel Nichols) appears to be related (some say the twin of the above Samuel) as they have the same birth date January 15, 1757 but differing dates of death (the above has been listed as Feb. 12, 1836 and Deacon Samuel as February 12, 1842). Deacon Samuel Nichols married Rhoda Carpenter.

Both of these Samuel Nichols are listed in various places as sons of Samuel Nichols (1728-1777) and Anna Stevens Nichols (1732-1811) and are of the Guilford, VT area.
Contributn
ContributnI have recently started to consider that the ancestry of Samuel Nichols goes back to Francis Nichols who was the founder of Stratford, CT. I have found some early settlers there who are allied with the Nichols or their descendants.3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S314] Unknown author, The Genealogy of the Prouty Family.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/29/1924 #2549, CPOL.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Carol Church, Nov. 11, 2001.

Ephraim Sawyer1,2

M, #14968, b. 27 May 1753

Family 1: Sally Buckley

Family 2: Mary Allen

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 27, 1753Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
Milit-BegRev. War2
Marriagew/13
MarriageMar 6, 1775Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/22
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, LSR.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 135.

Mary Allen1

F, #14969

Family: Ephraim Sawyer

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageMar 6, 1775Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/21
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, LSR.

Lucy Houghton1,2

F, #14970, b. 16 August 1800

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 16, 18001
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1923 #1325, FBL.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/11/1924 #1325, EWLA.