Houghton Surname Project

Damaris Howe¹

F, #21811

Family: Timothy Houghton

Marriage*: Damaris Howe married Timothy Houghton on Feb 11, 1768 at Killingly/Putnam, Windham Co., CT, USA.¹

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Marriage

Feb 11, 1768

Killingly/Putnam, Windham Co., CT, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages, 5, p. 38.

Joseph Diggens¹

M, #21812

Family: Elizabeth Houghton

Marriage*: Joseph Diggens married Elizabeth Houghton on Dec 17, 1735 at Somers, Tolland Co., CT, USA.^2,1

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Residence

circa 1735

Windsor, CT, USA^2,1

Marriage

Dec 17, 1735

Somers, Tolland Co., CT, USA^2,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages, 5, p. 90,93.
[S96] NEHGR, 62 [1908]: 98.

Elizabeth Houghton¹

F, #21813

Family: Joseph Diggens

Marriage*: Elizabeth Houghton married Joseph Diggens on Dec 17, 1735 at Somers, Tolland Co., CT, USA.^2,1

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Residence

circa 1735

Windsor, CT, USA^2,1

Marriage

Dec 17, 1735

Somers, Tolland Co., CT, USA^2,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages, 5, p. 90,93.
[S96] NEHGR, 62 [1908]: 98.

Merritt David Mullen¹

M, #21815

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Birth

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Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Merritt Mullen, 1996.

Frank Block¹

M, #21817

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Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Frank Block, 1994.

Christopher S. Pottle¹

M, #21820, b. circa 1932

Biography

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Birth

circa 1932

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his grandmother

Biography

I retired over 10 years ago from teaching Electrical Engineering at Cornell, and we moved to Maine. We now live in the 1835 house in Oxford, Maine my grandmother Kate inherited from her friend Mary Isabel Corning of Hartford, CT ( the Isabel in my mother's name). I spent summers here as a child, since my parents used the house every summer after 1939. No one had lived here in the winter since 1860, but we remodeled the back to provide a sort of apartment to hunker down in during the winter. My Cornell email address is a perk of having retired from there.

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Chris Pottle, 1996.

Doris Houghton¹

F, #21825, b. 25 February 1899, d. 6 March 1958

Family: Donald Phelps

Marriage*: Doris Houghton married Donald Phelps.

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Birth

Feb 25, 1899

MA, USA, age 1 in 1900 census; age 11 in 1910 census; age 20 in 1920 census^2,3,1,4

Marriage

Death

Mar 6, 1958

Arlington, Arlington Co., VA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S280] E-mail to Charles J. Vella, 1995, 1997.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 88, E.D. 1636, Sh. 3, Ln. 32.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 136, E.D. 86, Sh. 5, Ln. 50.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_628; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 1760;
line 66, dwl 122-128.

Edwin Franklin Houghton¹

M, #21826, b. 18 April 1867, d. February 1943

Family: Jane Isabelle Marquis

Marriage*: Edwin Franklin Houghton married Jane Isabelle Marquis on circa 1891 mar 9 y in 1900, 19 in 1910 census.²

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Birth

Apr 18, 1867

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 4 in 1870 census; Apr. 1866, age 34, MA, in 1900 census; age 44 in 1910 census; age 53 in 1920 census; age 63 in 1930 census; age 73 in 1940 census^2,1,3

Marriage

circa 1891

mar 9 y in 1900, 19 in 1910 census²

1900 Census

1900

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 34, farmer; 5 houses from brother^2,4

1910 Census

1910

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 44, farmer⁵

1920 Census

1920

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 53, fruit grower, farm^3,6

1930 Census

1930

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 63, orchardist farm⁷

1940 Census

1940

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 73, farming⁸

Death

Feb, 1943

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Burial

Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Contributn

Biography

Barbara Callahan: "My grandfather was Edwin Franklin Houghton of Harvard MA. He was born in the Houghton garrison house in the Still River section of Harvard (said to be oldest house in town of Harvard.) His father was Samuel Houghton."

of Ayer Road (Pin Hill). Edwin owned several apple orchards in the area and was as I understand the first to introduce the Macintosh apple to New England.

Pedigree

Citations

[S280] E-mail to Charles J. Vella, 1995, 1997.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 88, E.D. 1636, Sh. 3, Ln. 32.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 136, E.D. 86, Sh. 5, Ln. 12.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 692; Enumeration District: 1636; Sheet 3A; line 32, dwl 51-52.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_628; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 1760;
line 66, dwl 122-128.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T625_746; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 86; line 12, dwl 68-74.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 963; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 205; Image: 933.0; FHL microfilm: 2340698; line 19, dwl 88.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1650; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 14-140; line 69, dwl 147.

Frank Houghton¹

M, #21827, b. July 1895

Biography

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Birth

Jul, 1895

WI, USA, JWH: 1894; age 5 in 1900 census^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508 #2810c.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Racine Ward 6, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: 1814; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1241814.

Caroline Christina Wheeler¹

F, #21828, b. 6 April 1903

Biography

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Birth

Apr 6, 1903

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 511 #2847c.
[S660] Albert Gallatin Wheeler Jr., Wheeler Family, p. 689.

Martha Storrs Wheeler¹

F, #21829, b. 9 April 1908

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Birth

Apr 9, 1908

Pedigree

Citations

[S660] Albert Gallatin Wheeler Jr., Wheeler Family, p. 689.

Solomon Houghton Jr^1,2

M, #21830, b. 28 October 1819, d. 10 January 1854

Biography

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Birth

Oct 28, 1819

MA, USA, age 30 in 1850 census³

Death

Jan 10, 1854

37 y³

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 58.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112 #4183.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records, 1526. Gen 1 P 230: Pratt Bible [Typed transcription. These records are from the family Bible of Abijah and Sarah (Barnard) Pratt. The record sheets were preserved when the Bible itself was destroyed by their descendant, Grace Crafts Alden, sone years ago. She presented the sheets to Eleanor Crafts Bishop in 1948. Given by Mass. D.A.R., 8 March 1950.].

William Pratt Houghton^1,2

M, #21831, b. 21 February 1815

Family: Julia A. Lucas

Marriage*: William Pratt Houghton married Julia A. Lucas on Apr 25, 1839 at Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM: Sep. 2, 1839.^5,6,4

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Birth

Feb 21, 1815

MA, USA, age 36, MA, in 1850 census; age 45, MA, in 1860 census; age 55, NH, in 1870 census^3,4

Marriage

Apr 25, 1839

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM: Sep. 2, 1839^5,6,4

1840 Census

1840

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Total: 2 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)⁷

1850 Census

1850

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 36, farmer⁸

1860 Census

1860

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 45, carpenter; property $5000-$1800⁹

1870 Census

1870

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 55, a carpenter and builder¹⁰

Note

Not in 1880 census of wife

Research

Newton, MA, USA, lived near each other

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 58.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112 #4180.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, Reel 630, p. 176, line 24, dwl 1339.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records, 1526. Gen 1 P 230: Pratt Bible [Typed transcription. These records are from the family Bible of Abijah and Sarah (Barnard) Pratt. The record sheets were preserved when the Bible itself was destroyed by their descendant, Grace Crafts Alden, sone years ago. She presented the sheets to Eleanor Crafts Bishop in 1948. Given by Mass. D.A.R., 8 March 1950.].
[S290] Newton MA VRs, p. 312.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Newton , Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 188; Page: 283.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_326; Page: 17; line 21, dwl 222-233.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 250, line 34, dwl 1597-1863.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, Reel 630, p. 176, line 24, dwl 1339-1402.

Asenath Houghton¹

F, #21832, b. circa 1790, d. 6 March 1869

Family 1: (?) Hodgkins

Marriage*: Asenath Houghton married (?) Hodgkins at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.²

Family 2: (?) Brown

Marriage*: Asenath Houghton married (?) Brown.²

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Birth

circa 1790

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, dd calc

Marriage

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA²

Marriage

Death

Mar 6, 1869

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 79 y; wid., housewife^1,2

Biography

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Asenath (Houghton) (Hodgkins) Brown, probably a dau. of one Silas Houghton, whose residence was in the west part nearly opposite George W. Howard's, was a queer specimen of humanity truly. She was not devoid of a fair share of intellectual and natural capacity. Perhaps the characteristic for which she was most noted was her attachment to domestic fowls, from which for years she gained the principal means of her subsistence. These shared with her the luxuries of her table and kept vigil over her by night by roosting on the footboard of her bed. She married in early life one Hodgkins in Boston, where she was employed a number of years. Her husband enlisted in the navy in the war of 1812; was taken prisoner and carried to England and died in Dartmoor prison. She tried in vain for years for a widow's pension, but there were some links lacking in the chain. While a resident here she had other pseudo-husbands. One of these is still remembered, for his military title at least, as Col. Lewis Fagan—not the Fagan first on the David Southwick farm. Another, and the last, was a Mr. Brown. Aunt 'Seene was noted as a constant attendant on all festive occasions where there were free suppers. In consequence of over-indulgence at one of these she died Mar. 6, 1869, age 79 years, at Henry D. Coburn's shop, where she was living at the time supported by the town.²

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 304.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 552.

David Ray¹

M, #21833

Family: Abigail M. Houghton

Marriage Bann*: David Ray and Abigail M. Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on May 7, 1845 Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage Bann: David Ray and Abigail M. Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on May 10, 1845 Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.²

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Birth

Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage Bann

May 7, 1845

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194.
[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 164.

Elijah Edson¹

M, #21834, b. 8 November 1769, d. 5 May 1849

Biography

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Birth

Nov 8, 1769

Origin

circa 1834

Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

May 5, 1849

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.

Amelia Houghton¹

F, #21835, b. 7 September 1823, d. 24 June 1898

Family: Ira Henry Messman Brown

Marriage Bann: Amelia Houghton and Ira Henry Messman Brown declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 11, 1841 Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage Bann: Amelia Houghton and Ira Henry Messman Brown declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 17, 1841 Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.⁴
Marriage*: Amelia Houghton married Ira Henry Messman Brown on Mar 22, 1841 at Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.³

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Birth

Sep 7, 1823

Stow, MA, USA, age 58 in 1880 census²

Origin

1841

Stow, MA, USA¹

Marriage

Mar 22, 1841

Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA³

1880 Census

1880

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Amelia Brown, age 58; and brother George and sister Emeline Tarbell²

Widow

1880

Death

Jun 24, 1898

Hudson, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Berlin, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_562; Family History Film: 1254562; Page: 70D; Enumeration District: 801; sheet 4, line 41, dwl 46-48.
[S161] Marlborough MA VRs, p. 266.
[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 164.

Ira Henry Messman Brown¹

M, #21836, b. circa 24 August 1815, d. 27 April 1880

Family: Amelia Houghton

Marriage Bann: Ira Henry Messman Brown and Amelia Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 11, 1841 Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage Bann: Ira Henry Messman Brown and Amelia Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 17, 1841 Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.⁴
Marriage*: Ira Henry Messman Brown married Amelia Houghton, daughter of Moses Houghton and Annah Taylor, on Mar 22, 1841 at Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.³

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Birth

circa Aug 24, 1815

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, dd calc²

Occupation

a farmer, yeoman

Marriage

Mar 22, 1841

Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA³

Death

Apr 27, 1880

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a 64 y 8 m 3 d²

Burial

Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

ParentsS

Henry Brown and Abigail Mossman

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194.
[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 304.
[S161] Marlborough MA VRs, p. 266.
[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 164.

Betsey M. Houghton¹

F, #21837, b. circa 1821

Family: Albert Newhall

Marriage Bann*: Betsey M. Houghton and Albert Newhall declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 30, 1854 Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA; 2nd for both.¹

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Birth

circa 1821

Warwick, MA, USA, age 33 in 1854¹

Origin

circa 1854

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage Bann

Sep 30, 1854

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2nd for both¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194.

Albert Newhall¹

M, #21838, b. circa 1799

Family: Betsey M. Houghton

Marriage Bann*: Albert Newhall and Betsey M. Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 30, 1854 Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA; 2nd for both.¹

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Birth

circa 1799

Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA¹

Occupation

a shoemaker

Residence

circa 1854

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage Bann

Sep 30, 1854

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2nd for both¹

Biography

s. of William and Rebecca

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194.

Henry S. Houghton^1,2,3

M, #21839, b. 26 September 1826

Family 1: Elvira Roper

Marriage*: Henry S. Houghton married Elvira Roper, daughter of Lt. Benjamin Roper and Lucy Stratton, on Nov 26, 1846 at Holden, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 20.^1,6,7,2,8

Family 2: Clara W. (?)

Marriage*: Henry S. Houghton married Clara W. (?) on circa 1891 at MA, USA, mar 19 y in 1910 census.¹²

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Birth

Sep 26, 1826

MA, USA, age 34 in 1860 census; age 43 in 1870 census; age 54 in 1880 census^4,5

Marriage

Nov 26, 1846

Holden, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 20^1,6,7,2,8

1860 Census

1860

Cumberland, Providence Co., RI, USA, age 34, merchant; personal property $10,000⁹

1870 Census

1870

Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 43, works for cotton manufacturer¹⁰

1880 Census

1880

Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 54, works in a cotton mill¹¹

Marriage

circa 1891

MA, USA, mar 19 y in 1910 census¹²

1910 Census

1910

Woonsocket, Providence Co., RI, USA, age 83, machine works overseer¹²

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194.
[S325] Holden MA VRs, p. 145.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 76, 137 #5309.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Barre, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 359, line 36, dwl 266.
[S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 248.
[S307] Unknown compiler address, Barre MA VRs: p. 48.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39, 76, 137.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1205; Page: 103; sheet 102, line 10, dwl 558-739.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Barre, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 359, line 36, dwl 266-281.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Year: 1880; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_562; Family History Film: 1254562; Page: 55A; Enumeration District: 800; sheet 29, line 27, dwl 264-208.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Woonsocket Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1440; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 278; line 15, dwl 74-60-111.

Elvira Roper^1,2

F, #21840, b. 26 February 1826, d. 5 November 1889

Family: Henry S. Houghton

Marriage*: Elvira Roper married Henry S. Houghton, son of Abel Houghton Jr and Lucretia Phelps, on Nov 26, 1846 at Holden, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 20.^1,3,5,6,7

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Birth

Feb 26, 1826

Holden, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 33 in 1860 census; age 43 in 1870 census; age 55 in 1880 census; MLM: 1828^3,4

Marriage

Nov 26, 1846

Holden, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 20^1,3,5,6,7

1860 Census

1860

Cumberland, Providence Co., RI, USA, age 34, merchant; personal property $10,000⁸

1870 Census

1870

Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 43, works for cotton manufacturer⁹

1880 Census

1880

Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 54, works in a cotton mill¹⁰

Death

Nov 5, 1889

¹¹

ParentsD

Benjamin and Lucy (Stratton) Roper^12,11

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39.
[S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 248.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39, 137.
[S307] Unknown compiler address, Barre MA VRs: p. 48.
[S325] Holden MA VRs, p. 145.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39, 76, 137.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1205; Page: 103; sheet 102, line 10, dwl 558-739.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Barre, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 359, line 36, dwl 266-281.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Year: 1880; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_562; Family History Film: 1254562; Page: 55A; Enumeration District: 800; sheet 29, line 27, dwl 264-208.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137.
[S325] Holden MA VRs, p. 45.