Francis Henry Haven1,2

M, #34801, b. 4 November 1845, d. 1846

Biography

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BirthNov 4, 1845Norwich, CT, USA1
Death1846Norwich, CT, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1011.
  2. [S505] Josiah Adams, Haven Genealogy II, p. 16.

Elizabeth Haven1

F, #34802, b. 22 December 1847

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthDec 22, 1847Norwich, CT, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1011.
  2. [S505] Josiah Adams, Haven Genealogy II, p. 16.

Philemon Haven1

M, #34803, b. 21 July 1810, d. 6 July 1816

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
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BirthJul 21, 1810Norwich, CT, USA, Adams2: 22 Jul2,1,3
DeathJul 6, 1816Norwich, CT, USA1,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1011.
  2. [S690] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VI, p. 795.
  3. [S505] Josiah Adams, Haven Genealogy II, p. 16.

Hon. Henry Philemon Haven1,2,3

M, #34804, b. 11 February 1815, d. 30 April 1876

Family: Elizabeth Lucas Douglass

Biography

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NotableY
BirthFeb 11, 1815Norwich, New London Co., CT, USA4,5,6,2,3
OccupationPresident New London Northern Railroad
Immigration1830New London, New London Co., CT, USA1
Residencebetween 1840 and 1860New London, CT, USA
MarriageFeb 23, 1840Waterford, CT, USA6,2,3
Gen. Soc.Apr 7, 1869New London, CT, USA, vice president for CT and New London Co. Hist. Soc; elected life member 18697,8
Notable1872was Presidential Elector for CT4
DeathApr 30, 1876New London, New London Co., CT, USA8,4,1,3
BiographyA merchant in New London, CT and a senior member of Haven, Williams & Co. (formerly Williams & Haven), a sealing and whaling company. With San Francisco parties, his company controlled the Alaska seal business by contract with the government. He taught Sunday school in Waterford CT for years. He contributed a memoir of his half sister Mrs. Francis M. Caulkins, the historian, to NEHGR in 1869. He served in the general assembly of CT, as a republican presidentiial elector in 1872. He was the republican candidate for governor of CT in 1873. He was vice-president of the CT historical society in 1876 and was a member of NEHGS since Nov. 16, 1869.


a candidate for Governor of CT; New London CT Historical Society

Henry Philemon Haven ( 1815-1876 ) , New London, Connecticut

Parents      :      Philemon Haven and Fanny Manwaring
Married      :      Elizabeth Lucas Douglas (1817-1874)
Children      :       Anna Williams (Haven) Perkins (1841-1890)
Thomas Williams Haven (1847-1870)
Henry Cecil Haven (b.1852)

Fortune      :      
      1,500,000            $ 1875
      250,000            $ 1850

Activity      :      Whaling
Main property      :      Haven & Smith whaling & sealing
Other activities      :      railroads, banking
Associated properties      :      New London & Norwich Railroad; interests in three Connecticut banks
Politics / Public offices      :      Mayor of New London Ct; Member of the Connecticut Assembly; unsuccesful candidate for Governor of Connecticut
Philanthropy      :      Contributed to International Sunday Schools

Biographical sketch :

Connecticut whaling and sealing merchant. A partner in the firm of Haven & Smith, New London. He was the instigator with other Eastern and Western shipowners of a company that secured the monopoly of seal fisheries at St.Paul and St.George islands in Alska. Later he was interested in the New London & Norwich railroad as well as in three Connecticut banks. He was prominent in New London, of which he was mayor and representative in the State Assembly, but he failed to get elected to the office of governor of Connecticut in 1873.4
OfficeNew London, CT, USA, Mayor2
Researchsee Dict. Amer. Biog., V. VIII, 1932, p. 408
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S472] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. The History of Woodstock, Connecticut, p. 478.
  2. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1011.
  3. [S690] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VI, p. 818.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, 33 [1879]: 115.
  5. [S472] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. The History of Woodstock, Connecticut, p. 478, 495.
  6. [S505] Josiah Adams, Haven Genealogy II, p. 16.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, 31 [1877]: 211, 228.
  8. [S96] NEHGR, 45 [1891]: 40.

Elizabeth Lucas Douglass1,2,3

F, #34805, b. 14 July 1817, d. 19 November 1874

Family: Hon. Henry Philemon Haven

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 14, 18172,3
Residencebetween 1840 and 1860New London, CT, USA
MarriageFeb 23, 1840Waterford, CT, USA1,2,3
DeathNov 19, 18743
Biographydau. of Robert Douglass and Abiah of Waterford, CT3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S505] Josiah Adams, Haven Genealogy II, p. 16.
  2. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1011.
  3. [S690] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VI, p. 818.

Anna Williams Haven1,2

F, #34806, b. 22 May 1841, d. 28 January 1880

Family: Francis Allyn Perkins

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 22, 1841New London, CT, USA3,1,2
MarriageDec 11, 18722
DeathJan 28, 1880New London, CT, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1011.
  2. [S690] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VI, p. 818.
  3. [S505] Josiah Adams, Haven Genealogy II, p. 16.

Frances Allyn Haven1,2

F, #34807, b. 31 March 1845, d. 31 July 1845

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 31, 1845New London, CT, USA1,3
DeathJul 31, 1845New London, CT, USA1,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1011.
  2. [S690] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VI, p. 818.
  3. [S505] Josiah Adams, Haven Genealogy II, p. 17.

Thomas Williams Haven1,2,3

M, #34808, b. 24 August 1847, d. 31 July 1870

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthAug 24, 1847New London, CT, USA1,2,3
DeathJul 31, 18703
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S505] Josiah Adams, Haven Genealogy II, p. 17.
  2. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1011.
  3. [S690] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VI, p. 818.

Henry Cecil Haven M.D.1,2

M, #34809, b. 13 September 1852, d. 19 February 1915

Family: Isabella W. Winthrop

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 13, 1852New London, CT, USA1,2
Graduation1873Amherst College, Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA, USA2
MarriageOct 5, 1899Greenwich, CT, USA2
DeathFeb 19, 1915Stockbridge, MA, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1011.
  2. [S690] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VI, p. 818.

Elizabeth Bright Haven1

F, #34810, b. 14 February 1819, d. 30 April 1842

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 14, 1819Norwich, CT, USA2,1,3
DeathApr 30, 1842New London, CT, USA, unmar.2,1,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1011.
  2. [S690] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VI, p. 795.
  3. [S505] Josiah Adams, Haven Genealogy II, p. 17.

Julia Ely Hyde1

F, #34811, b. 1 April 1824

Family: Washington H. Haven

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 1, 1824New York, New York Co., NY, USA1
MarriageOct 22, 18541
Biographydau. of Zabdial Hyde and Julia Ely; she m. 1st Alexander Bunker who d. 1846.1
Residence1856St. Francisville, MO, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1145.

Washington H. Haven1

M, #34812

Family: Julia Ely Hyde

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageOct 22, 18541
Residence1856St. Francisville, MO, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S712] Reuben H. Walworth LL.D., Hyde Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 1145.

Wealthy Maria Houghton1,2

F, #34813

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S713] Ezra S. Stearns NH State Gen. & Family Hx III, p. 1073.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173 #8120.

Sarah Houghton1,2

F, #34814

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Deathin infancy1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S713] Ezra S. Stearns NH State Gen. & Family Hx III, p. 1073.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173 #8121.

Alvin Oscar Houghton1,2

M, #34815, b. circa 1841, d. June 1865

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1841MA, USA, age 9 in 1850 census; age 19, NH, in 1860 census3
DeathJun, 1865Stevens Pond1,4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S713] Ezra S. Stearns NH State Gen. & Family Hx III, p. 1073.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173 #8122.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M432_432; Page: 30; line 31, dwl 1407-1562.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.

Revilo Gardner Houghton1,2

M, #34816, b. 15 August 1857, d. 1927

Family 1: Theresa Gillis

Family 2: Ida Lackey

  • Marriage*: Revilo Gardner Houghton married Ida Lackey on circa 1885 mar 15 years in 1900 census.7

Family 3: Blanche L. Chase

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 15, 1857Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 13 in 1870 census; age 23 in 1880 census; Aug 1857, age 42 in 1900 census; age 51 in 1910 census; age 62 in 1920 census1,3
1870 Census1870Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 55, a housekeeper, property $1500-1004
Marriage18771,5
Occupation1880a plumber6
Marriagecirca 1885mar 15 years in 1900 census7
1900 CensusJun 8, 1900Manchester, Hillsboro Co., NH, USA, age 42, gas company, outside boss; also mother in law Betsy Lackey, Mar 1836, 65, VT7,8
MarriageJun 1, 1901Wolfboro, NH, USA, 2nd mar for both1,9,5
Living1908youngest and only surviving child of Alvin W. Houghton1
1910 Census1910Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 51, gas works foreman10
1920 Census1920Wolfeboro, Carroll Co., NH, USA, age 62, none; 4 boarders11,12
Death19279
BurialSouth Wolfboro Cemetery, Wolfboro, NH, USA9
Biography"After leaving the common schools he became a clerk in the dry goods store of Joseph Weston, where he worked from the time he was fifteen until he was seventeen years old. Then entering the Amoskeag machine shop he worked two year's at the tinner's trade. Afterward he learned the plumber's trade, while in the eemploy of Thomas A. Lane, and later took service with the People's Gaslight Company of Manchester, where he has been employed for twenty years, and for a number of years has been foreman of repairs...For the past thirty years he has been a call member of the Manchester Fire Company. He is also a member of Wildey Lodge, No. 45, Independent Order of Odd Fellows."1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S713] Ezra S. Stearns NH State Gen. & Family Hx III, p. 1073.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172A, 173 #8124.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.
  4. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Ward 3, Manchester, Williboro Co., NH, Roll 843, p. 314B, line 28, 692-833.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 174.
  6. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH, Reel 6, Vol. 4, ED. 127, Sh. 21, Ln. 34, dwl 288-188-249.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex New Hampshire, Box 22, Vol. 1, E.D. 72, Sh. 12, Ln. 66.
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manchester, Ward 3, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 95; Sheet 12B; line.
  9. [S759] John Fipphen, Wolfboro NH Cemet. Inscrip., p. 194.
  10. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Manchester Ward 3, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T624_862; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 130; line 11, dwl 337-292-441.
  11. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Wolfeboro, Carroll Co., NH, Film 878, Box 13, Vol. 3, E.D. 31, Sh. 18, Ln. 28.
  12. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire; Roll: T625_1007; Page: 218A; Enumeration District: 31; line 28, dwl 33-36.

Theresa Gillis1

F, #34817, b. circa 1858

Family: Revilo Gardner Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1858NH, USA, age 22 in 1880 census2
Marriage18771,3
ParentsDMichael Gillis; parents born in NH
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S713] Ezra S. Stearns NH State Gen. & Family Hx III, p. 1073.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH, Reel 6, Vol. 4, ED. 127, Sh. 21, Ln. 34.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 174.

Blanche L. Chase1

F, #34818, b. 1870, d. 1955

Family: Revilo Gardner Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1870NH, USA, age 39 in 1910 census; age 49 in 1920 census; age 69 in 1940 census2,3
MarriageJun 1, 1901Wolfboro, NH, USA, 2nd mar for both1,2,4
1910 Census1910Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 51, gas works foreman5
1920 Census1920Wolfeboro, Carroll Co., NH, USA, age 62, none; 4 boarders3,6
1940 Census1940Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 69, widow, roomer7
Death19552
BurialSouth Wolfboro Cemetery, Wolfboro, NH, USA2
ParentsDCharles F. Chase and Sarah Getchell, both b. NH1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S713] Ezra S. Stearns NH State Gen. & Family Hx III, p. 1073.
  2. [S759] John Fipphen, Wolfboro NH Cemet. Inscrip., p. 194.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Wolfeboro, Carroll Co., NH, Film 878, Box 13, Vol. 3, E.D. 31, Sh. 18, Ln. 28.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 174.
  5. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Manchester Ward 3, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T624_862; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 130; line 11, dwl 337-292-441.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire; Roll: T625_1007; Page: 218A; Enumeration District: 31; line 28, dwl 33-36.
  7. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1696; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 19-56; line 35.

Maude E. Houghton1,2

F, #34819, b. circa 1877

Family: Dr. H. W. Caswell

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1877NH, USA, age 4 in 1880 census3
Marriage1,2
Residence1908Gardner, MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S713] Ezra S. Stearns NH State Gen. & Family Hx III, p. 1073.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 174.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH, Reel 6, Vol. 4, ED. 127, Sh. 21, Ln. 34.

Dr. H. W. Caswell1,2

M, #34820

Family: Maude E. Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S713] Ezra S. Stearns NH State Gen. & Family Hx III, p. 1073.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 174.

Anna Wetherbee

F, #34821, b. 22 June 1736

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun 22, 1736Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA
Pedigree

Elizabeth Wetherbee1

F, #34822, b. 17 October 1737, d. 24 August 1739

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 17, 1737Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
DeathAug 24, 17392
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25 #467.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25.

Mary Wetherbee1

F, #34823, b. 24 May 1739, d. 14 September 1739

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMay 24, 1739Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
DeathSep 14, 17392
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25 #468.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25.

Anna Wetherbee1

F, #34824, b. 25 September 1741, d. 22 September 1756

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 25, 1741Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
DeathSep 22, 1756Still River, MA, USA2
BurialHarvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25 #469.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25.

Elizabeth Wetherbee1

F, #34825, b. 3 September 1743, d. 14 September 1743

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 3, 1743Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
DeathSep 14, 17432
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25 #470.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25.

Micah Wetherbee1

M, #34826, b. 21 June 1745, d. 18 September 1756

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 21, 1745Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
DeathSep 18, 1756Littleton, MA, USA2
BurialHarvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25 #471.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25.

Ruth (?)1

F, #34827

Family: Peter Urin

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriagemarriage mentioned in probate1
Probate1Mar 27, 1760Salem, MA, USA, Probate Records (V. 21, p. 412): admin. on the estate of Peter Urin of Salem, yeoman, granted to his widow Ruth Urin1
EstateMay 15, 1760Salem, MA, USA, 1950.5.0 pounds1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S714] Otis G. Hammond, NH Probate Records 6, p. 534.

Mehitable Whiting Newell1

F, #34828

Family: Rev. James R. Davenport

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Marriage1,2
Author1881The Life of Col. Daniel Whiting [her grandfather]1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S716] Mehetable W. N. Davenport, Col. Daniel Whiting, p. 1.
  2. [S505] Josiah Adams, Haven Genealogy II, p. 23.

Rev. James R. Davenport1,2

M, #34829

Family: Mehitable Whiting Newell

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage1,2
ResidenceCazenovia, Madison Co., NY, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S716] Mehetable W. N. Davenport, Col. Daniel Whiting, p. 1.
  2. [S505] Josiah Adams, Haven Genealogy II, p. 23.

Rebecca Baxter1

F, #34830

Family: Paul Whiting

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S716] Mehetable W. N. Davenport, Col. Daniel Whiting, p. 22.