George Houghton

M, #15031, d. 1813

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Death1813Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA1
BurialGuilford Center Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA1
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Citations

  1. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 395.

Miranda Houghton

F, #15032, d. 1815

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Death1815Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA1
BurialGuilford Center Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA1
Duplicateburial next to mother ?
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Citations

  1. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 395.

Horace Taft1

M, #15033, d. 1892

Family: Mary M. Chase

  • Marr ???*: It is unclear whether Horace Taft married Mary M. Chase.1

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Marr ???1
Death1892Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA
BurialGuilford Center Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 304.

Fred H. Taft1

F, #15034, b. before 1872, d. 1926

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Birthbefore 1872
Death1926Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA
BurialGuilford Center Cem, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, Unknown GEDCOM info:
NoteOff. Hist. of Guilford, VT, 1961, p. 177, hearst used for funeral in 1926; p. 226: 'A neighbor said of Fred, 'He was a good blacksmith and horse shoer, always wanted his haying done the first days of July and was not happy if the weather wasn't good. I have seen water run out the bottom of the wagon when it went up the hill to the barn with hay that was showered on after it was tumbled and ready to go in. One year there was so much of it put in that the top molded and toad stools grew all over it.'
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Citations

  1. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 226, 304.

Mary Aurelia D. Taft1

F, #15035, b. before 1872, d. 21 April 1934

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Birthbefore 1872
DeathApr 21, 1934Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA
BurialGuilford Center Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA
Biographyp. 177, antique hearst was used for Aurelia Taft in 1934; p. 225, 'The Aurelia D. Taft Fund, a permanent fund of $10,800, was set up after the death of Miss Taft Apr. 21, 1934. 'Rilla', as she was known to her neighbors, and her brother Fred decided they would will their entire estate to the town. John E. Gale drew up the will which was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. Everett Thayer. The will specified that the income fro the fund should be used, first to keep the road to the Center Cemetery in repair, and any balance left for whatever the town officials decided upon. The Tafts were frugal yet in many ways genereous. They definitely knew the value of money. When 'Rilla' gave up her teaching to care for her mother and the house, she wanted some money of her own meaning a share of the 'butter' money. Fred generously told her she could keep the money when she sold stamps to a neighbor. Fred withdrew his offer when he found 'Rilla' soliciting the stamp business of the neighborhood. She would never wash on Monday, that would be too common! Instead she cleaned the cellar and sprouted the seven bins of potatoes when necessary. Those bins contained different assortments of potatoes, one for the time the minister called, one for other visitors, another for baking, one for the hens and so on. 'Rilla' used to say that she had the only cook stove in town, the rest of us had a range which backed up to a wall. Her stove was set in thee middle of the room with a door on both front and back of the oven. Shortley before she died she had a neighbor make up a piece of woolen cloth that was purchased at the time of the Civil War!...The Tafts didn't live in the age of high wages but by their thrift they left a sizeable fund to their home town, a fund which is a perpetual memorial to the Taft name.'; p.304: the Taft estate was sold in 1938 to Hamilton and Constance Schwarz.2
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Citations

  1. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 304.
  2. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 177.

Abel Houghton1

M, #15036

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Milit-BegGuilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, Revol. War1
ResearchVT, USA
DuplicateVT, USA, Rev. War
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 135.

Frank Houghton1

M, #15037

Family: Ellyn (?)

  • Marriage*: Frank Houghton married Ellyn (?) on before 1904.

Biography

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Marriagebefore 1904
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Citations

  1. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 272.

Ellyn (?)1

F, #15038

Family: Frank Houghton

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Marriagebefore 1904
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Citations

  1. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 272.

Ellen C. Houghton1

F, #15039

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Biography1938Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, In 1932 Ellenc C. Houghton sold land to Arthur H. Bernard and before the year was over she had it back again. Then in 1938, she sold to Fred and Everett Cheney.1
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Citations

  1. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 272.

Benjamin B. Houghton1,2

M, #15040, b. March 1822, d. 14 July 1901

Family: Calista C. Bolster

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BirthMar, 1822Londonderry, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 26 in 1850 census; age 38 in 1860 census; age 48 in 1870 census; age 58 in 1880 census; age 78 in 1900 census1,3,2,4
MarriageApr 2, 1850Londonderry, Windham Co., VT, USA3,2,5
1860 CensusAug 24, 1860Londonderry, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 38, a farmer, property $1000-700; Abial Houghton also listed, age 60, MA6
Residence1870Londonderry, Windham Co., VT, USA, a farmer and miller7
1870 Census1870Jamaica, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 48, a farmer, property $1800-$1008
1880 Census1880Jamaica, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 58, a manufacturer9
1900 Census1900Jamaica, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 783,10
DeathJul 14, 1901Jamaica, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 79 y, of cancer4
BurialGlebe View Cemetery, South Londonderry, VT, USA
ParentsSparents born in MA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S549] A Surname Guide to the Heads of Families and Landownerss of Windham County, Vermont in the year 1870, p. 36.
  2. [S1074] Town Records: Londonderry, VT, p. 1263: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Vermont, Box 17, Vol. 12, E.D. 252, Sh. 6, Ln. 24.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Jamaica, VT, p. 1628: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  5. [S1074] Town Records: Londonderry, VT, Book 3, p. 317: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Londonderry, Windham Co., VT, Roll 1325, p. 325B, line 24, dwl 1860-1827.
  7. [S549] A Surname Guide to the Heads of Families and Landownerss of Windham County, Vermont in the year 1870, p. 40.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Jamaica, Windham Co., VT, Box 1627, p. 27, line 31, dwl 284-257.
  9. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Jamaica, Windham, Vermont; Roll: T9_1349; Family History Film: 1255349; Page: 404B; Enumeration District: 230; sheet 18, line 22, dwl 178-198.
  10. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Jamaica, Windham Co., Vermont; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 252; Page 126; Sheet 6A; line 29, dwl 144-150.

Mary Ann Esterbrook1,2,3,4

F, #15041, b. 8 November 1810, d. 18 March 1861

Family: Harvey Houghton

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BirthNov 8, 1810VT, USA, DAR: 1811; age 38 in 1850 census; age 50 in 1860 census5,2,6,7
MarriageAug 15, 1838Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 'Harvey Wife Mary A. Esterbrook dau. of James, p. 133'; also Jul 4, 19385,1,8,9,7
1850 Census1850Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 36, carpenter; and Elissa Millen, 17, VT6
1860 Census1860Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 48, a master carpenter, property $1400-20010
DeathMar 18, 1861Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 50, of dyspepsia; MLM, DAR: 8 Mar5,2,4,11,7
ParentsDJames Esterbrook (1775-1856) and Polly Stewart (1780-1844)5,11
BurialProspect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 50, wife Harvey4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 95.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 50.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Dummerston, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  4. [S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 52.
  5. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 76.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 176; line 6, dwl 562-633.
  7. [S1475] Mary R. Cabot, Brattleboro VT Annals, p. 474.
  8. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26, 50.
  9. [S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, 52, 1838: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2112, Index to Brattleboro VRs, Marriages.
  10. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , 1860 US Census, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Roll 1325, p. 217, line 13, dwl 1190-1267.
  11. [S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 602; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Johanna Elizabeth Houghton

F, #15042, b. 8 August 1824, d. 29 January 1905

Family 1: Benjamin L. Johnson

Family 2: Moses Kilby Fox

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BirthAug 8, 1824Wilmington, Windham Co., VT, USA, Obit & death certificate gives Vernon, VT;1,2
MarriageMar 12, 1862Wilmington, Windham Co., VT, USA, Brattleboro, also.3
DeathJan 29, 1905Wilmington, Windham Co., VT, USA, Death certif. gives parents Eli Houghton and Elizabeth White2
BurialRiver View Cemetery, Wilmington, VT, USA, 80y5m21d
ResearchTerrence Fowler, tfowler@skidmore.edu, 2018: We actually always were under the impression that she was a Native American (which is what I am researching) It may just be a coincidence that she was given the houghton name. My side of the family has always said that Alice Fox (her daughter) was Native American. Recently through this genealogy project, I have found another tree of relatives who we had not know about that also have been told Alice was Native American. My best guess would be she was actually half by blood and maybe Johanna was adopted.
ResearchWilmington, VT, USA, Both from
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Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  2. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  3. [S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 95.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Book D., p. 448; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Moses Kilby Fox1

M, #15043, b. 1818, d. 1902

Family: Johanna Elizabeth Houghton

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Birth1818Wilmington, Windham Co., VT, USA1
MarriageMar 12, 1862Wilmington, Windham Co., VT, USA, Brattleboro, also.2
Death1902Wilmington, VT, USA
BurialRiver View Cemetery, Wilmington, VT, USA, 80y5m21d
BiographyAmos Fox, who was a native of Connecticut, settled in Wilmington at an early day and built, on road 59, the first frame house in the town, thus marking an important era in its history, where the harsh environments of pioneer life began to give place to the more commodious projections of thrift, skill and intelligence. Of his eleven children, Moses D. married Harriet Lowden and reared eight children, one of whom, Morris K., married Joanna E. Houghton, and resides on road 38.
History of the Town of Wilmington, from the "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, Vt., For 1724-1884," Compiled and Published By Hamilton Child. Published 1884. Page 304 [84] - 304 [96].
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Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  2. [S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 95.

James Houghton

M, #15044, d. 19 November 1851

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BirthVT, USA1
DeathNov 19, 1851San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA1
BurialYerba Buena Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, 27 years Grave #312
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S155] Graves File, Sutro Library.

Lydia Stratton1,2

F, #15045, b. 7 December 1787, d. 25 February 1858

Family: Nahum Houghton

Biography

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BirthDec 7, 1787NH, USA, age 62 in 1850 census3,4,2
MarriageVT, USA, w/21,5,2
DeathFeb 25, 1858Newfane, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 70 y 2 m, Lydia, wife N. Houghton; MLM: 25 Feb 18563,5
BurialParish Cemetery, South Newfane, Windham Co., VT, USA5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 95.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Newfane, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 32; line 31, dwl 100-104.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 69, 110.
  4. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Newfane, Windham Co., Vermont; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 256; Page 148; Sheet 1A; line 17, dwl 5-5.
  5. [S1074] Town Records: Newfane, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Nicholas Charlet1,2

M, #15048

Family: Catherine Shore

Biography

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ResidenceBoston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA3
Marriagebefore 16391,3,2,4,5
ResearchThey had Elizabeth Jul. 15, 1645 and Mary
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Citations

  1. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 353.
  2. [S150] Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, II, p. 378.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 89 [1935]: 396.
  4. [S809] NEHGR, Genealogies of CT Families, "The Haughton Family of New London, Conn.", p. 138.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 102.

Sarah (?)1

F, #15049

Family: Richard Haughton

Biography

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Marriagebefore 1638Milford, New Haven Co., CT, USA, Torrey: 1/wf; Milford, CT/New London, CT; Bef 16391
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Citations

  1. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 353.

Mary (?)1,2

F, #15050

Biography

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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 89 [1935]: 396.
  2. [S552] "Unknown short article title", Amer. Genealogist, XI: p. 134, "Some Corrections of the Haughton Family of New London, Conn. " by Mrs. James T. Watts.

Mary Wood[ard]1

F, #15051, b. circa 1600, d. 25 September 1665

Family: Thomas Newhall Sr

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Birthcirca 1600Olney Parish, Buckinghamshire, England, Torrey: Eng. only2,3
MarriageJun 12, 1618Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire, England, Bishop's Transcripts (D/A/T 55)2,4,5,6
ChurchJan 20, 1634Sherington, Buckinghamshire, England, diocesan visitation for "Mary the wife of Thomas Newall for refusing to sitt in a seat appointed unto her by virtue of a commission from this court"7
DeathSep 25, 1665Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, Torrey: 1655?; 1665?; Newhall & Savage & Cutter: 25 Sep 16652,8,9,10,4,11,12
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Citations

  1. [S675] Betty Brown Sheeran Browne-Brown Ancestral Lines 2, p. 381.
  2. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 533.
  3. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  4. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 578.
  5. [S675] Betty Brown Sheeran Browne-Brown Ancestral Lines 2, p. 377.
  6. [S669] American Genealogist, 65 [1990]: 66, "The Olney, Bucks., Emigrant Cluster", by Thomas W. Cooper.
  7. [S669] American Genealogist, 65 [1990]: 66, "The Olney, Bucks., Emigrant Cluster", by Thomas W. Cooper, II.
  8. [S131] Newhall, Record of My Ancestry, p. 7.
  9. [S151] Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, III, p. 273.
  10. [S156] Pope, Pioneers of Massachusetts, p. 328.
  11. [S675] Betty Brown Sheeran Browne-Brown Ancestral Lines 2, p. 379.
  12. [S353] Haven Genealogy MSS;, LDS 1204-1205, p. 1.