Houghton Surname Project

Karen Sparrow¹

F, #27211, b. 7 June 1963

Family: Jeremy Nowak

Marriage*: Karen Sparrow married Jeremy Nowak.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Jun 7, 1963

Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA¹

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Sandra Sparrow¹

F, #27212, b. 30 July 1966

Family: John Achterhof

Marriage*: Sandra Sparrow married John Achterhof at Ypsilanti, MI, USA.¹

Biography

Marriage

Ypsilanti, MI, USA¹

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 30, 1966

Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

William Sparrow Jr.¹

M, #27213, b. 18 March 1969

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Mar 18, 1969

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Glenda Sparrow¹

F, #27214, b. 27 November 1975

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 27, 1975

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Jeremy Nowak¹

M, #27215

Family: Karen Sparrow

Marriage*: Jeremy Nowak married Karen Sparrow, daughter of William Sparrow and Beverly Thornburg.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Stephanie Nowak¹

F, #27216

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

J.C. Nowak¹

?, #27217

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Nickolas Nowak¹

M, #27218

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

John Achterhof¹

M, #27219

Family: Sandra Sparrow

Marriage*: John Achterhof married Sandra Sparrow, daughter of William Sparrow and Beverly Thornburg, at Ypsilanti, MI, USA.¹

Biography

Marriage

Ypsilanti, MI, USA¹

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Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Pamela Yates¹

F, #27220, b. 1 March 1940

Family: David Sparrow

Marriage*: Pamela Yates married David Sparrow, son of Harry Sparrow and Genevieve Houghton.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 1, 1940

Ypsilanti, MI, USA¹

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Daniel Sparrow¹

M, #27221, b. 6 September 1961

Family: Paula Matthews

Marriage*: Daniel Sparrow married Paula Matthews at Ypsilanti, MI, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 6, 1961

Ypsilanti, MI, USA¹

Marriage

Ypsilanti, MI, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Lisa Sparrow¹

F, #27222, b. 21 February 1964

Family: David Dicks

Marriage*: Lisa Sparrow married David Dicks on Aug 5, 1989.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 21, 1964

Ypsilanti, MI, USA¹

Marriage

Aug 5, 1989

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Tamera Sparrow¹

F, #27223, b. 26 October 1967

Family: Daniel Johnson

Marriage*: Tamera Sparrow married Daniel Johnson.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 26, 1967

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 59.

Paula Matthews¹

F, #27224

Family: Daniel Sparrow

Marriage*: Paula Matthews married Daniel Sparrow, son of David Sparrow and Pamela Yates, at Ypsilanti, MI, USA.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Ypsilanti, MI, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Daniel David Sparrow¹

M, #27225

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Alexander Sparrow¹

M, #27226

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

David Dicks¹

M, #27227

Family: Lisa Sparrow

Marriage*: David Dicks married Lisa Sparrow, daughter of David Sparrow and Pamela Yates, on Aug 5, 1989.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Aug 5, 1989

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Katherine Ann Dicks¹

F, #27228

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Allison Dicks¹

F, #27229

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 58.

Daniel Johnson¹

M, #27230

Family: Tamera Sparrow

Marriage*: Daniel Johnson married Tamera Sparrow, daughter of David Sparrow and Pamela Yates.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 59.

Angela Sparrow¹

F, #27231

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 59.

Ashley Sparrow¹

F, #27232

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 59.

Elmo Williams¹

M, #27233, b. 20 April 1908

Family: Betty Houghton

Marriage*: Elmo Williams married Betty Houghton, daughter of Austin DeForest Houghton and Effie Dell Deacons, on Oct 2, 1936.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Apr 20, 1908

Marriage

Oct 2, 1936

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 59.

Susannah Sawyer¹

F, #27234, b. 2 September 1802

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Sep 2, 1802

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM, Sawyer: 20 Sep^2,1,3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 41.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 197.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 190.

Josiah White¹

M, #27235, b. 10 January 1804, d. before April 1805

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Jan 10, 1804

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

before Apr, 1805

Pedigree

Citations

[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 45.

Josiah White¹

M, #27236, b. 7 April 1805

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 7, 1805

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 45.

Lovice White¹

F, #27237, b. 1 October 1800

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 1, 1800

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 45.

Arretus Marble^1,2

M, #27238, b. 12 May 1759

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

May 12, 1759

Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 55.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 30, 56.

Moses H. Smith¹

M, #27239, b. 24 September 1814

Biography

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Birth

Sep 24, 1814

Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 75.

Augustus Seymour Houghton Jr.^1,2

M, #27240, b. 2 October 1906, d. 20 November 1998

Family 1: Germaine Pasquet

Marriage*: Augustus Seymour Houghton Jr. married Germaine Pasquet on Dec 15, 1948 at Manhattan, NY, USA.³

Family 2: Jeanne Blanchenay

Marriage*: Augustus Seymour Houghton Jr. married Jeanne Blanchenay on circa 1983.³

Biography

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Birth

Oct 2, 1906

Pelham Manor, NY, USA, age 2 in 1910 census; age 22 in 1930 census^1,3

Education

diploma from école des sciences morales et politiques, Paris, France after 1927, then one year in école des langues orientales, Paris, France

No Childrn

Occupation

lawyer

Note

1939

Hyeres, France, established an orphanage, the Refuge des Petits⁴

Mil. Draft

Sep 25, 1941

New Canaan, CT, USA, age 34, Occupation: Oenoke Ridge

Living

1943

New Canaan, Fairfield Co., CT, USA

Document

Houghton-A Story of a Refuge in France-ocr.pdf

Marriage

Dec 15, 1948

Manhattan, NY, USA³

1950 US Census

1950

New York, NY, USA, age 43, social services director & organ.

Marriage

circa 1983

Death

Nov 20, 1998

Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône departement, France³

Biography

Mar 21, 2024

Dear sir,

My name is Celine Ranc. I work in the Archives Department of the City of Hyères in the South of France, Var department. With my colleague Albert Llopis, we would like to share with you some informations we found about a Houghton already figuring on your website:

Augustus Seymour Houghton Jr.

Male

Born: 10/02/1906

Birthplace: Pelham-Manor, Westchester, New York, United States

Education: diploma from école des sciences morales et politiques, Paris, France after 1927, then one year in école des langues orientales, Paris, France

Marriage1 Start: 12/15/1948
Marriage Place 1: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Spouse Name: Germaine Louise Mélanie Pasquet (born 04/24/1899 in Cosne-sur-Loire, Nièvre department, France ; married 11/04/1919 in Paris fourth arrondissement to Robert René Perret and divorced 05/14/1947)
Death: 12/08/1972 in Toulon, Var department, France

Marriage2 Start: circa 1983
Marriage Place2: unknown
Spouse2 Name: Jeanne Blanchenay (born 12/24/1934 in Paris fifteenth arrondissement, France ; immigrant to New York with her family 12/11/1946 ; married 06/02/1954 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA to Pierre Emile Gabriel Kerblat and widowed 10/23/1957 when Mr Kerblat died in Port-Etienne, Mauritania)
Spouse2 Death: 01/25/2005 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône department, France

Death: 09/20/1998 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône departement, France

Biography: This gentleman's life is interesting for us because he founded and directed an orphanage in our town during WWII. After spending a few of his student years in Paris, he returned to New York where he was in 1939 when the war began. Well-known in French administrative and diplomatic circles, he was then sollicited by the Prefect of Nièvre to take care of evacuated or orphan children. He went back to France in April 1940.
Thanks to his personal connections in the United States, and on his own initiative, he procured funds and equipment, hired staff and fitted out existing premises to create establishments suitable for receiving small French evacuees. Between June and August 1940, the war events forced him to move his plans to the unoccupied zone of the country and he chose to establish his project in the Costebelle neighborhood of Hyères.
Houghton himself wrote a pamphlet describing the life in this settlement: http://hdl.handle.net/10392/5727
An author who knew him during the last part of his life also wrote a book: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/marty-parkes-unearths-hidden-history-of-french-world-war-ii-orphanage-301801783.html

Sources of Information :
- Marriage License to Germaine L. Pasquet, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA, L-M-1948-0038134 https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/search (for birthdates and birthplaces)
- Légion d'honneur file (for birthdate, birthplace, education): chevalier 05/18/1948, officier 1958 ?
- Birth certificate of Germaine Louise Mélanie Pasquet (for birthdate, birthplace, with mention of both marriage and a divorce in margin)
- License marriage of Germaine Louise Mélanie Pasquet and Robert René Perret (for birthdates and birthplaces with mention of divorce in margin)
- Death certificate of Germaine Louise Mélanie Pasquet (for birthdate, birthplace and date of death)
- For Jeanne Kerblat-Houghton née Blanchenay: https://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12369413t

For your information, we found a picture where an older Augustus Seymour Houghton Jr can be spotted.
Please forgive any mistake due to a lack of understanding in English or a bad translation.
If we appear in your citations, please only mention "Service des archives municipales de la ville d'Hyères" and eventually our website https://archives.mairie-hyeres.com/ because we only are public service agents. Thank you.
We hope you find these elements useful and would be pleased to exchange with you about further discoveries.

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, New York, New York Co., NY, Film 767, Box 330, Vol. 265, E.D. 1077, Sh. 4, Ln. 94.
[S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, Summer 1943, p. 114.
[S415] E-mail from Anne Breckheimer, April 28, 2009.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1972.