Frederic W. Houghton1

M, #40951, b. circa 1831

Biography

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Birthcirca 1831Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 19 in 1850 census; age 19 in 1860 census2
Occupation1860shoemaker
Milit-BegMA, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. D, 21st Mass. Infantry, a private3
Research
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 305; line 4, dwl 30-38.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, Box 343, p. 305.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

Charlotte L. Houghton1

F, #40952, b. circa 1833

Family: Orin Emerson

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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Birthcirca 1833Petersham, MA, USA, age 17 in 1850 census; age 27 in 1860 census; age 37 in 1870 census2
Marriage3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 305; line 4, dwl 30-38.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, Box 343, p. 305.
  3. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_632; Page: 11; line 36, dwl 136-176.

Lucina F. Houghton1,2

F, #40953, b. 11 June 1834, d. 29 September 1855

Family: Henry Rufus Stowell

Biography

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BirthJun 11, 1834Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 15 in 1850 census1,2
MarriageSep 12, 1854Petersham, MA, USA, June 11, 1834 given3,2
DeathSep 29, 1855Petersham, MA, USA4,2
ResearchMLM gives her as daughter of Israel and Mary Ann Houghton, and md that is a problem3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 305; line 4, dwl 30-38.
  2. [S847] Henry Harrison Stowell, Stowell Descendants, p. 607.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 78/79.
  4. [S1465] J. B. HOWE & Charles K. Wilder, Petersham MA Natives, p. 146.

Henry H. Houghton1

M, #40954, b. circa 1839

Biography

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Birthcirca 1839Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 11 in 1850 census1
Guardiansp1857Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 309942
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 305; line 4, dwl 30-38.
  2. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.

Kelly Tharp

F, #40955, b. 3 November 1974

Family: Richard Edward Rummelhart

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 3, 1974Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino Co., CA, USA
GraduationJan, 1996San Francisco State University, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, B.A. Health and Human Sexuality
EngagementSep, 1999
ResidenceApr, 20022590 Maybrook, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA
Divorce
BiographyShe ran an at home wedding business, All the Details until 2005. She teaches Human Sexuality at American River College.
ParentsDSteve and Sherry Tharp
Pedigree

Lydia Whitney1

F, #40956

Family: Edward J. Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1884at age 662,3
EstateOct 29, 1891Maryland, Otsego, NY, USA, Early Surrogate Records for Otsego Co., NY, Book 39, p. 385; left estate to wife4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Dec. 29, 1999, citing document of W. M. Houghton, dated 1941.
  2. [S415] E-mail Michael Houghton's notes, from Rebecca Stacknow, Nov. 13, 1999.
  3. [S415] E-mail from 1941 notes of William McKinley Houghton sent by Rebecca Stacknow, Jan. 2, 2000.
  4. [S36] Letter, Transcript of William Flint letter, from Rebecca Stacknow, Sep. 27, 1999.

Martha Oaks1

F, #40957, b. circa 1768, d. 28 May 1824

Family: Elijah Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1768CT, USA, dd calc; Houghton Family Bible: 1767; Meritt: 1769; bp according to 1880 census of son Levi2,3
Marriage4,5
ChurchJul 7, 1812First Presbyterian Church, Worcester, Otsego Co., NY, USA, Patty Houghton joined April 10, 1803, left by letter July 7, 18126
ImmigrationWorcester area, Otsego Co., NY, USA7,8
DeathMay 28, 1824Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, in her 56th year; Houghton Family Bible: June 18239,10
BurialCentury Cemetery, Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, Epitaph: Martha, consort of Elijah Houghton, died May 28, 1824 in the 56th year of her age11,5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  2. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10-11, 15.
  3. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  4. [S415] E-mail Michael Houghton's notes, from Rebecca Stacknow, Nov. 13, 1999.
  5. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 11.
  6. [S1197] Janet Wethy Foley, Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. VI. July 1939, no. 1, p. 393.
  7. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.
  8. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 247.
  9. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 11, 15.
  10. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: LDS Film #1435718, item 1, Oneida Chapter DAR Cemeteries- Russia, NY 1808-1930, presented by DAR 1928-1929.
  11. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Century Cemetery, Russia, Herkimer Co, NY, http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/cemeteries/centcem.html, July 17, 2002.

Erastus Taylor Houghton1

M, #40958, b. 23 September 1793

Family: Hannah Waite

Biography

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BirthSep 23, 1793Ostego Co., NY, USA, age 54 in 1850 census; Meritt: Sep 1790; (Houghton Bible): Sep. 17912,1,3,4
MarriageSherman, NY, USA4
1840 Census1840Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, 6 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 2 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)5
1850 CensusOct 18, 1850Sherman, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, age 54; a farmer, property $500; Sherman NY is very close to Harmony NY4
Research1860Son Hiram adopted
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10: Houghton Family Bible in Possession of Ms. Caroline Amanda Knights in 1949.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  3. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sherman, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: M432_484; Page: 285;
    line 4, dwl 217-217.
  5. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Harmony, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: 271; Page: 12.

Elijah Houghton Jr1,2

M, #40959, b. 16 November 1795, d. 26 June 1869

Family: Amanda Smith

  • Marriage*: Elijah Houghton Jr married Amanda Smith on Sep 29, 1819.3,5

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 16, 1795Otsego Co., NY, USA, age 53 in 1850 census; age 64 in 1860 census1,3,4
MarriageSep 29, 18193,5
1820 Census1820Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, Free White Males - Under 10:      1
Free White Males - 10 thru 15:      1
Free White Males - 16 thru 25:      2
Free White Males - 45 and over:      1
Free White Females - Under 10:      1
Free White Females - 10 thru 15:      1
Free White Females - 16 thru 25:      1
Free White Females - 45 and over:      16
1840 Census1840Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, 6 Total: 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799), 1 male 80 to 90 (1750-1759) // 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 2 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)7
ResidenceHerkimer Co., NY, USA8
1850 Census1850Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, age 53, a farmer, property $3000; and Mary Baxter, 139
1860 Census1860Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, age 64, farmer; property $3750-$90010
DeathJun 26, 1869Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA3,4
BurialCentury Cemetery, Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, on the "Mike Smith Farm"3,2
ResearchAll dates from Houghton monument in Century Cemetery, in Russia, NY
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  2. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 12.
  3. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Century Cemetery, Russia, Herkimer Co, NY, http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/cemeteries/centcem.html, July 17, 2002.
  4. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10, 12: Houghton Family Bible in Possession of Ms. Caroline Amanda Knights in 1949.
  5. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 19: Houghton Family Bible.
  6. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Russia, Herkimer, New York, Page: 31; NARA Roll: M33_67.
  7. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Russia, Herkimer, New York; Roll: 290; Page: 97.
  8. [S1149] Unknown author, Herkimer Co. NY Hx, p. 232.
  9. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, Rool 512, p. 73, line 39, dwl 345-365.
  10. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Russia, Herkimer Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 53, line 19, dwl 1257-1148.

George Houghton1

M, #40960, b. 26 December 1797, d. 28 January 1840

Biography

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BirthDec 26, 1797NY, USA1,2,3
WillNov 23, 1839Rock Island Co., IL, USA, Will of George Houghton
brother: Philemon Houghton; "my aged father" is given land in Herkimer County, New York; mentions "my brothers and s i s t e r s " - no named;
mentions land in Scott County, Iowa; executor: Jeremiah H Pyford proof of death: George Houghton; witnesses: Rufus B Chase; Addison N Philles; died on or about 20 January 1840; 23 November 1839; probated 3 February 1840
DeathJan 28, 1840Rock Island Co., IL, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  2. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10: Houghton Family Bible in Possession of Ms. Caroline Amanda Knights in 1949.
  3. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.

Philemon Houghton1

M, #40961, b. 6 April 1800

Family: Jane (?)

  • Marriage*: Philemon Houghton married Jane (?)4,5

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 6, 1800NY, USA, Stacknow, Guldah: Apr 6, 17991,2,3
Marriage4,5
1830 Census1830Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, 6 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800) // 2 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)6,7
Note1832and brother Cyrus sold their land to James Barker4
CensusJun 1, 1846Three Rivers, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, 5 Total: 2 males, 3 females8
Immigration1849Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, with parents
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.
  3. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10: Houghton Family Bible in Possession of Ms. Caroline Amanda Knights in 1949.
  4. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  5. [S415] E-mail from James Konop, Dec. 23, 2008: Marriage certificate of Elijah P. Houghton.
  6. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 18.
  7. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Russia, Herkimer, New York; Roll: 91; Page: 16.
  8. [S415] E-mail from James Konop, Dec. 23, 2008: WI Census of 1846.

Cyrus Houghton1

M, #40962, b. 8 October 1801, d. before 1870

Family: Clarissa Mix

Biography

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BirthOct 8, 1801NY, USA, age 57 in 1860 census2,3,4
1840 Census1840Bainbridge, Geauga Co., OH, USA, 3 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819); 5 houses from brother Arad5
Note1849There were several land transactions for him in Bainbridge township, Geauga Co; one a quit deed from Arad, his brother, in 1849 -- lot #42 (42 plus acres), another selling land to a Shadrack Vincent in May 1862 -- one acre in lot #40. His wife's name, Clarissa, is included on this
last one.
1860 Census1860Jaspers, Wayne Co., IL, USA, age 57, a farmer, property $3000-7001
Deathbefore 1870Bainbridge, Geauga Co., OH, USA, not in census6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Jaspers, Wayne Co., IL, p. 8, line 23, dwl 63-58.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  3. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10: Houghton Family Bible in Possession of Ms. Caroline Amanda Knights in 1949.
  4. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.
  5. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Bainbridge, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: 395; Page: 123.
  6. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Emily Irons Rogers, Feb. 8, 2002.
  8. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZZY-NYD : accessed 14 December 2015), Cyrus Houghton and Clarissa Dayton, 24 May 1855; citing Geauga, Ohio, United States, reference pg 152; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 873,462.

Hannah Houghton1

F, #40963, b. 7 March 1803

Family: John Smith

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 7, 1803NY, USA1,2,3
Marriage2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.
  3. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10: Houghton Family Bible in Possession of Ms. Caroline Amanda Knights in 1949.

Abigail Stratton Houghton1,2

F, #40964, b. 17 November 1807

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 17, 1807NY, USA, Stacknow: Nov. 7; Meritt: Nov. 172,1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10: Houghton Family Bible in Possession of Ms. Caroline Amanda Knights in 1949.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.

Sarah Lucina Houghton1,2,3

F, #40965, b. 29 April 1812, d. 16 November 1890

Family: John Homer Wheelock

Biography

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BirthApr 29, 1812Herkimer Co., NY, USA, Guldah: Apr. 241,3,2,4
Marriage2
1850 Census1850Dayton, NY, USA, John Homer appears in Dayton, NY, next to his brother Joseph. John Homer, who went by the name Homer, is age 37 years, with wife Sarah, age 37; Amelia, age 8; Theodore, age 6; Augustus, age 5; Zenas, age 1; and a 26 year old male, Moritz (?) from
Germany.4
ResidenceDunkirk, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA2
1860 Census1860Dayton, NY, USA
1870 Census1870Fredonia, NY, USA
DeathNov 16, 1890Fredonia, NY, USA4
BiographyR. Sullivan: "He is enumerated in the 1880 Census living in Pomfret, Chautauqua Co, NY, with is wife S. L. Wheelock, and daughters Lelia, a school teacher, and Delia, "at home", both age 26. (Src: 1880 Federal Census, Pomfret, Chautauqua Co, NY, Enumeration District 67, page 550D). His death notice in the Fredonia paper refers to him as Homer Wheelock. The notice reads as follows: "Wheelock, Homer, died 28 Mar 1887. In Dunkirk, in 74th year..funeral at house; buried Forest Hill Cemetery. Resident of Pomfret some 20 yrs. Leaves wife and 7 children, 3 son, 4 daughters, all grown
to maturity. Z. E. Wheelock, superintendant of street railway is one of the sons." The death notice in the Dunkirk Observer Journal, 29 Mar 1887 indicates that he lived on Canary Street,
Dunkirk.
In the "History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, 1884" [1] it states that Homer was elected an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Orchard Park in 1838, along with Richard Smith and David C. Hough. Homer's parents, Silas and Rena, were both founding members of this church when it was first organized in 1817.
Note 1: "History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, 1884", editted by H. Perry Smith, Syracuse, NY; published by D. Mason and Co., 1884.
Notes for Sarah L. Houghton: The death notice in the Fredonia paper reads as follows: "Wheelock, Sarah, died 16 Nov 1890, in Fredonia, at the residence of her son, Z. E. Wheelock, widow of Homer,
age 77."4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.
  3. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10: Houghton Family Bible in Possession of Ms. Caroline Amanda Knights in 1949.
  4. [S1398] Jr Roderick B. Sullivan, Descendants of Rev. Ralph Wheelock of Medfield, MA, p. 393.

Capt. Thomas Flint1,2

M, #40966, b. 15 August 1769, d. 3 March 1857

Family: Olive Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthAug 15, 1769Fitchburg, MA, USA, Findagrave: Reading, MA
Stacknow: Otter Creek, VT3,4
ResearchOnly B. Meritt gives this marriage5
OriginWorcester, NY, USA3
Marriagecirca 17953,2
1800 Census1800Worcester, Otsego Co., NY, USA, 10010-20010; 1 male 1-9, 1 male 26-44, 2 female 1-9, 1 female 26-445,6
1810 Census1810Worcester, NY, USA, another son and daugther born between 1800-18105
1850 Census1850Worcester, NY, USA3
DeathMar 3, 1857Cooperstown, Worcester Co., NY, USA, at the home of his son-in-law, Chauncey Pease; also Cherry Valley (later Worcester, NY)3
BurialMaple Grove Cemetery, Worcester, Otsego Co., NY, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  2. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 14.
  3. [S36] Letter, Transcript of William Flint letter, from Rebecca Stacknow, Sep. 27, 1999.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Dec. 12, 1999.
  5. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 15.
  6. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester, Otsego, NY, p. 666.

Jonathan Perry1

M, #40967

Family: Parmela Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageJul 4, 1840both widowed2
Research
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  2. [S36] Letter, Transcript of William Flint letter, from Rebecca Stacknow, Sep. 27, 1999.

George Hamilton Houghton1,2

M, #40970, b. 3 February 1829, d. 11 June 1860

Family: Amy L. Mosher

  • Marriage*: George Hamilton Houghton married Amy L. Mosher on Aug 8, 1852.1,2

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 3, 1829Otsego Co., NY, USA, age 21 in 1850 census; age 26 in 1855 census1,2,3
MarriageAug 8, 18521,2
1855 Census1855Milford, Otsego Co., NY, USA, age 26, farmer; 12 houses from parents4
Estate1860Otsego, NY, USA1
DeathJun 11, 186031yr 4mo1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, Transcript of William Flint letter, from Rebecca Stacknow, Sep. 27, 1999.
  2. [S841] Chauncy Houghton Bible.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Milford, Otsego, New York; Roll: M432_580; Page: 109; line 19, dwl 144-160.
  4. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Amy L. Mosher1

F, #40971, b. circa 1833

Family: George Hamilton Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1833Oneida Co., NY, USA, age 22 in 1855 census2
MarriageAug 8, 18523,1
1855 Census1855Milford, Otsego Co., NY, USA, age 26, farmer; 12 houses from parents2
Estate1860Otsego, NY, USA3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S841] Chauncy Houghton Bible.
  2. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  3. [S36] Letter, Transcript of William Flint letter, from Rebecca Stacknow, Sep. 27, 1999.

Mary Russell Houghton1,2

F, #40972, b. 5 June 1844

Family: (?) Gano

  • Marr ???*: It is unclear whether Mary Russell Houghton married (?) Gano.1

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 5, 1844Oneida Co., NY, USA, age 6 in 1850 census; age 11 in 1855 census; age 16 in 1860 census1,2,3
ResidenceBluff City, KS, USA2
Marr ???1
Estate18711
NoteMary had the Chauncey Houghton Bible prior to Alta Streator Sivon2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, Transcript of William Flint letter, from Rebecca Stacknow, Sep. 27, 1999.
  2. [S841] Chauncy Houghton Bible.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Milford, Otsego, New York; Roll: M432_580; Page: 109; line 19, dwl 144-160.

(?) Gano1

M, #40973

Family: Mary Russell Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marr ???2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  2. [S36] Letter, Transcript of William Flint letter, from Rebecca Stacknow, Sep. 27, 1999.

Martha F. Houghton1,2

F, #40974, b. 10 July 1846, d. 12 October 1852

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 10, 1846NY, USA, age 4 in 1850 census1,3,4,2
DeathOct 12, 18526yr 3mo 2da4
BurialPortlandville Cemetery, Milford, NY, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, Transcript of William Flint letter, from Rebecca Stacknow, Sep. 27, 1999.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Milford, Otsego, New York; Roll: M432_580; Page: 109; line 19, dwl 144-160.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Milford, Otsego Co., NY, Box 580, p. 109.
  4. [S841] Chauncy Houghton Bible.

Fanny Hammond1

F, #40975, b. circa 1792

Family: Israel Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1792MA, USA, age 58 in 1850 census; age 68 in 1860 census; age 78 in 1870 census; age 88 in 1880 census2,3
MarriageDec 30, 18144,5
1850 Census1850Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 57, a wheelwright3
1870 Census1870Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 78, keeping house; Leander had no occupation, listed as "idiotic"2,6
1880 Census1880Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 88, keeping house, a widow; Leander had no occupation; next door to daughter Lucy Houghton7
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 119.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, Box 655, p. 184b, line 32, dwl 148.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 316; line 37, dwl 205-241.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, Box 343, p. 316.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 119, 160.
  6. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_651; Page: 561A; Image: 620; Family History Library Film: 552150; line 32, dwl 148-154.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 460B; Enumeration District: 822; sheet 23, line 26, dwl 185-204.

Leander E. Houghton1

M, #40976, b. circa 1826

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1826MA, USA, age 24 in 1850 census; age 38 in 1860 census; age 45 in 1870 census; age 54 in 1880 census2,1
1870 Census1870Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 78, keeping house; Leander had no occupation, listed as "idiotic"2,3
Research1880Princeton, MA, USA, Idiot schedule
1880 Census1880Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 88, keeping house, a widow; Leander had no occupation; next door to daughter Lucy Houghton4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 316; line 37, dwl 205-241.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, Box 655, p. 184b, line 32, dwl 148.
  3. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_651; Page: 561A; Image: 620; Family History Library Film: 552150; line 32, dwl 148-154.
  4. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 460B; Enumeration District: 822; sheet 23, line 26, dwl 185-204.

Harriett F. Houghton1

F, #40977, b. circa 1833

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1833MA, USA, age 17 in 1850 census1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 316; line 37, dwl 205-241.

Benjamin Wesley Houghton1,2

M, #40978, b. 10 June 1841, d. 12 June 1897

Family: Mary V. Jones

  • Marriage*: Benjamin Wesley Houghton married Mary V. Jones on Oct 21, 1863.3

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 10, 1841MA, USA, age 9 in 1850 census; age 19 in 1860 census; age 29, NY, in 1870 census; age 39 in 1880 census1,3,4
MarriageOct 21, 18633
1870 Census1870Ashland, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 29, worked in a bootshop; and an Aaron Eames, 68, MA5
1880 Census1880Ashland, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 39, works in a boot shop4,6
DeathJun 12, 18973
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, Box 343, p. 296.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112 #4194.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Ashland, Middlesex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 15, ED 353, Sh 22, Ln 48.
  5. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Ashland, Middlesex Co., MA, Reel 622, p. 92, line 38, dwl 203-253.
  6. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Ashland, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_538; Family History Film: 1254538; Page: 40B; Enumeration District: 353; Sheet 22; line 48, dwl 177-243.

Lucretia S. Houghton1,2

F, #40979, b. circa 1819

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1819MA, USA, age 31 in 1850 census; age 41 in 1860 census; age 51 in 1870 census; age 61 in 1880 census3
Guardiansp1836Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #310742
1860 Census1860Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 41, palm leaf weaver4
1870 Census1870Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 62, keeping house, property $30005,6
1880 Census1880Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 71, keeping house7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, Box 343, p. 307.
  2. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 307; line 10, dwl 54-68.
  4. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 152, line 24, dwl 1129-1286.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, Box 655, p. 188b, line 23, dwl 238.
  6. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_655; Page: 188B; Image: 381; Family History Library Film: 552154; line 23, dwl 238-263.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 464C; Enumeration District: 822; sheet 3, line 34, dwl 34-40.

Lucy Ann Houghton1

F, #40980, b. circa 1822

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1822MA, USA, age 28 in 1850 census1
1850 Census1850Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 28, living with David and Sally Moore and family, and William Sanderson, 301
ResearchBoylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 294;
    line 3, dwl 49-62.