Houghton Surname Project

Sally S. Brown¹

F, #42151

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Dolly Hinman¹

F, #42152

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Sarah Gridley¹

F, #42153

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Amelia Simmons¹

F, #42154

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

John B. Fassett¹

M, #42155

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

John S. Hartwell¹

M, #42156

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Oliver S. Pearson¹

M, #42157

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Thomas Wyman¹

M, #42158

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Sarah C. Fassett¹

F, #42159

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Amos H. Carter¹

M, #42160

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Abbie P. Taylor¹

F, #42161

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Sumner Wilder¹

M, #42162, b. 13 November 1802

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 13, 1802

Origin

1831

Orange, Orange Co., VT, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 25 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 24 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

Elisha Beaman¹

M, #42163

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

George G. Wilder¹

M, #42164

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Martha L. Spaulding¹

F, #42165

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Lucy M. Starkey¹

F, #42166

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Osan B. Blake¹

M, #42167

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.

Abraham Pierce¹

M, #42168

Family: Eunice B. Fassett

Marriage*: Abraham Pierce married Eunice B. Fassett, daughter of Obil Fassett and Lois Bixby, on Feb 16, 1831.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Feb 16, 1831

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7, 27.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 27 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

George C. Palmer¹

M, #42169

Family: Ellen A. Rice

Marriage*: George C. Palmer married Ellen A. Rice, daughter of Loammi Rice and Isabel Fassett.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7, 29.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 29 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).

John Houtten¹

M, #42170

Family: Elizabeth Houtten

Marriage*: John Houtten married Elizabeth Houtten.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Will

between Apr 1, 1709 and Jun 7, 1709

Accomack Co., VA, USA, leaving one third of his land to son William

Pedigree

Citations

[S907] Straton Nottingham, Accomack Co. VA Wills, p. 45.

William Houtten¹

M, #42171

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Will

between Apr 1, 1709 and Jun 7, 1709

Accomack Co., VA, USA, leaving one third of his land to son William

Pedigree

Citations

[S907] Straton Nottingham, Accomack Co. VA Wills, p. 45.

Elizabeth Houtten¹

F, #42172

Family: John Houtten

Marriage*: Elizabeth Houtten married John Houtten, son of Unconnected Hooton.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S907] Straton Nottingham, Accomack Co. VA Wills, p. 45.

Eve Houtten¹

F, #42173

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S907] Straton Nottingham, Accomack Co. VA Wills, p. 45.

Worthington Bowie Houghton¹

M, #42174, b. 16 May 1915, d. 1 December 1982

Family: Adelaide Stone Bushong

Marriage*: Worthington Bowie Houghton married Adelaide Stone Bushong on Jun 10, 1943 at Washington, DC, USA.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 16, 1915

Washington, DC, USA, 1915 on GS; age 4 in 1920 census; age 14 in 1930 census; age 24 in 1940 census¹

Graduation

4 years of college

Mil. Draft

1940

Washington, DC, USA, age 25, Occupation: Boss And Phelps

Occupation

1940

real estate salesman

Marriage

Jun 10, 1943

Washington, DC, USA¹

Mil. Enls

1945

Lt. US Navy, WWII; USS LST 737, Lieut.

1950 US Census

1950

Bethesda, MD, USA, age 34, real estate broker

Death

Dec 1, 1982

Boonsboro, MD, USA

Burial

Union Cemetery, Leesburg, VA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S908] Unknown author MD & VA Colonials - II, p. 922.

Adelaide Stone Bushong¹

F, #42175

Family: Worthington Bowie Houghton

Marriage*: Adelaide Stone Bushong married Worthington Bowie Houghton, son of Arthur Clifton Houghton and Ruth Worthington Bowie, on Jun 10, 1943 at Washington, DC, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Jun 10, 1943

Washington, DC, USA¹

1950 US Census

1950

Bethesda, MD, USA, age 34, real estate broker

ParentsD

Virgel Selman Bushong

Pedigree

Citations

[S908] Unknown author MD & VA Colonials - II, p. 922.

Inez Maud Houghton¹

F, #42176, b. 19 October 1869, d. 24 August 1887

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 19, 1869

IA, USA, dd calc; age 7/12 in 1870 census²

Death

Aug 24, 1887

KS, USA, 17.10.5¹

Burial

Church of Saran Cemetary, 2 1/2 miles NE, Jamestown, KS, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 5, 1999.
[S10] Gravestone.

Matilda A. Houghton^1,2

F, #42177, b. 24 June 1904, d. 6 April 1957

Family: Chandler Parsons Anderson Jr

Engagement: Matilda A. Houghton and Chandler Parsons Anderson Jr were engaged on Jan 8, 1927 at Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA.⁴
Marriage*: Matilda A. Houghton married Chandler Parsons Anderson Jr on Jul 7, 1927 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminister, London, England.^1,5

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 24, 1904

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 6 in 1910 census; age 15 in 1920 census³

Education

Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA, USA⁴

Newspaper

Jan 9, 1927

MATILDA HOUGHTON ENGAGED TO MARRY; Ambassador's Daughter to Wed C. P. Anderson Jr, Who Was Her Father's Secretary

Marriage

Jul 7, 1927

St. Margaret's Church, Westminister, London, England^1,5

Death

Apr 6, 1957

Burial

Hope Cemetery Annex, Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, Plot: Houghton

Pedigree

Citations

[S904] Houghton Family Records;, no page, Newspaper, New York Herald, Sep. 16, 1941.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Corning, Steuben Co., NY, Film 767, Box 330, Vol. 373, E.D. 99, Sh. 1, Ln. 85.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Jan 9, 1927.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: June 2, 1927.

Chandler Parsons Anderson Jr^1,2,3

M, #42178, b. 24 February 1900, d. 1973

Family: Matilda A. Houghton

Engagement: Chandler Parsons Anderson Jr and Matilda A. Houghton were engaged on Jan 8, 1927 at Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA.³
Marriage*: Chandler Parsons Anderson Jr married Matilda A. Houghton, daughter of Alanson Bigelow Houghton and Adelaide Louise Wellington, on Jul 7, 1927 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminister, London, England.^1,4

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 24, 1900

Manhattan, Kings Co., NY, USA²

Graduation

1921

Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA

Occupation

1927

He was private secretary to Ambassador Alanson B. Houghton until June 1926. Since then he was associated with Blair & Co. of New York City.³

Marriage

Jul 7, 1927

St. Margaret's Church, Westminister, London, England^1,4

Death

1973

ParentsS

Chandler P. and Harriet Anderson of Washington DC²

Pedigree

Citations

[S904] Houghton Family Records;, no page, Newspaper, New York Herald, Sep. 16, 1941.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Jan 9, 1927.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: June 2, 1927.

Glen Walker Cole^1,2

M, #42179, b. 14 May 1895, d. 18 October 1955

Family: Eleanor Wickham Houghton

Marriage*: Glen Walker Cole married Eleanor Wickham Houghton, daughter of Alanson Bigelow Houghton and Adelaide Louise Wellington.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 14, 1895

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA³

Marriage

Residence

1952

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, and New York City, 840 Park Ave.²

Death

Oct 18, 1955

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, of a heart attack at age 60^4,3

Burial

Hope Cemetery Annex, Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA

Occupation

worked as a laboratory assistant at Corning in the 1910s and eventually became an executive there. He became vice president in charge of production, and then president of Corning Glass Works in 1941 and during the rest of World War II. He was vice chairman of the board in 1952.⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S904] Houghton Family Records;, no page, Newspaper, New York Herald, Sep. 16, 1941.
[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: July 22, 1952.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
[S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 225.
[S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 124.

Matilda (?)¹

F, #42180

Family: Roger de Busli

Marriage*: Matilda (?) married Roger de Busli.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Biography

illegitmate daug. of Matilda, Queen of William the Conqueror¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S904] Houghton Family Records;, Letter from Sir Cuthbert de Hoghten, Mar. 27, 1941 to E. B. Houghton.