Houghton Surname Project

Joseph Whitcomb¹

M, #43022, b. circa 1700

Family: Damaris Priest

Marriage*: Joseph Whitcomb married Damaris Priest, daughter of John Priest and Anna Houghton, on Jan 20, 1724/25 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

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Birth

circa 1700

Leominster/Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Milit-Beg

CPT¹

Marriage

Jan 20, 1724/25

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Swanzey, NH, USA

Biography

William Douglas Houghton: JOSEPH WHITCOMB (1700-1792) and Damaris Priest were married on 20 Jan 1725. They had at least the following children registered at Lancaster: Abigail, b. 13 April 1728; Joseph, b. 15 March 1731/2; Benjamin, b. 1 Sept 1735; Benjamin, b. 29 Sept 1737;Jonathan Priest, b. 14 Jan 1740; bpt. 13 April 1740; Elijah/Elisha, b. 18 Oct 1742; Damaris, b. 21 May 1746; Philemon, b. 29 Oct 1748 (Administrator of his father's estate); and Abijah, b. 25 June 1751; bpt. 30 June 1751.

In about 1760, the family moved to West Swanzey, N. H., where he built a saw-mill and a grist-mill, making the privilege on which now stands the Stratton Mills and the Box and Bucket shops. He owned an extensive tract of land. When he settled in Swanzey, he was about sixty years of age, a man of experience and respectability. He died November, 1792, at the age of ninety-two years, and was buried in Swanzey; his wife died November 12, 1770.

Joseph Whitcomb fought in the French & Indian War, being In the expedition which laid siege to Louisburg in 1745. Joseph Whitcomb was Lieutenant in Company 4. of which John Warner was Captain and Samuel Willard, Colonel. In the Crown Point Expedition, 1755, he was Lieutenant. In the conquest of Canada, and in 1758, Joseph Whitcomb was Captain in Col. Timothy Ruggles' Regiment. Capt. Joseph Whitcomb died in Nov 1792, aged 92, and is buried at the Mount Caesar Cemetery, Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bev Farrington (farrington @commandnet.net), Dec. 7, 1999.

General Philemon Whitcomb¹

M, #43023, b. 29 October 1748, d. 10 January 1824

Family: Martha Sawyer

Marriage*: General Philemon Whitcomb married Martha Sawyer, daughter of Elisha Sawyer and Ruth White.¹

Biography

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Birth

Oct 29, 1748

Leominster/Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Death

Jan 10, 1824

Swanzey, NH, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bev Farrington (farrington @commandnet.net), Dec. 7, 1999.

Martha Sawyer¹

F, #43024

Family: General Philemon Whitcomb

Marriage*: Martha Sawyer married General Philemon Whitcomb, son of Joseph Whitcomb and Damaris Priest.¹

Biography

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Birth

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bev Farrington (farrington @commandnet.net), Dec. 7, 1999.

Abijah Whitcomb¹

M, #43025, b. 1788, d. circa 1848

Family 1: Joanna (?)

Marriage*: Abijah Whitcomb married Joanna (?) on circa 1810 at MA/NH, USA.¹

Family 2: Lucy Stratton

Marriage*: Abijah Whitcomb married Lucy Stratton on Dec 1, 1814 at Swanzey, NH, USA.¹

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Birth

1788

Swanzey, NH, USA¹

Marriage

circa 1810

MA/NH, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 1, 1814

Swanzey, NH, USA¹

Death

circa 1848

Swanzey, NH, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bev Farrington (farrington @commandnet.net), Dec. 7, 1999.

Joanna (?)

F, #43026

Family: Abijah Whitcomb

Marriage*: Joanna (?) married Abijah Whitcomb, son of General Philemon Whitcomb and Martha Sawyer, on circa 1810 at MA/NH, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

circa 1810

MA/NH, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bev Farrington (farrington @commandnet.net), Dec. 7, 1999.

Lucy Stratton¹

F, #43027

Family: Abijah Whitcomb

Marriage*: Lucy Stratton married Abijah Whitcomb, son of General Philemon Whitcomb and Martha Sawyer, on Dec 1, 1814 at Swanzey, NH, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Dec 1, 1814

Swanzey, NH, USA¹

ParentsD

Richard Stratton and Desire Newton¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bev Farrington (farrington @commandnet.net), Dec. 7, 1999.

Joanna Helen Whitcomb¹

F, #43028, b. 13 August 1823, d. 5 June 1857

Family: Joseph Wilson

Marriage*: Joanna Helen Whitcomb married Joseph Wilson on 1841 at Keene, NH, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

Aug 13, 1823

Swanzey, NH, USA¹

Marriage

1841

Keene, NH, USA¹

Death

Jun 5, 1857

Marcelline, IL, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bev Farrington (farrington @commandnet.net), Dec. 7, 1999.

Joseph Wilson¹

M, #43029

Family: Joanna Helen Whitcomb

Marriage*: Joseph Wilson married Joanna Helen Whitcomb, daughter of Abijah Whitcomb and Lucy Stratton, on 1841 at Keene, NH, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

1841

Keene, NH, USA¹

ParentsS

Aaron Wilson and Olive Dwinell¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bev Farrington (farrington @commandnet.net), Dec. 7, 1999.

William Robert Houghton^1,2

M, #43030, b. 23 July 1948

Family: Arlene Ruth Buch

Marriage*: William Robert Houghton married Arlene Ruth Buch.³

Biography

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Birth

Jul 23, 1948

Oakland Naval Hospital, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA²

Marriage

Residence

Dec 12, 1999

Sebastopol, CA, USA

Occupation

worked at Sonoma State University for 30 years. He was director of academic personnel when he retired 7 years ago.
California State University at Sonoma

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton
, Dec. 7, 1999.
[S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 23 Jul 1948; Birth County: Alameda.
[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Dec. 7, 1999.

Arlene Ruth Buch¹

F, #43031, b. June 1944

Family: William Robert Houghton

Marriage*: Arlene Ruth Buch married William Robert Houghton, son of John Carroll Houghton and Gwendolyn Rowe.¹

Biography

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Birth

Jun, 1944

Episcopal Hospit, Philadelphia, PA, USA²

Marriage

Residence

Dec 12, 1999

Sebastopol, CA, USA

Research

between Jan 1, 2003 and Apr, 2005

The head of my husband's Houghtons, in the U.S., is Edwin Walker Houghton, architect from Seattle Washington. He was born in Hartley Wintney, Hants, England 1855, to parents Thomas & Eliza Augusta Houghton.

ParentsD

Herbert Buch and Adena Krauss

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Dec. 7, 1999.
[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Apr 11, 2005.

John Carroll Houghton¹

M, #43032, b. 5 April 1914, d. 2004

Family: Gwendolyn Rowe

Marriage*: John Carroll Houghton married Gwendolyn Rowe on May 4, 1940 at Alameda Co., CA, USA.^3,4

Biography

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Birth

Apr 5, 1914

Seattle, WA, USA, age 5 in 1920 census; age 15 in 1930 census; age 25 in 1940 census^1,2

Occupation

1940

lunch room counter man

Marriage

May 4, 1940

Alameda Co., CA, USA^3,4

Mil. Serv.

Lieut., US Navy. He was in charge of a landing craft in Okinawa and served in Japan after the war

Research

1950 US Census

1950

Oakland, CA, USA, age 36, new auto dealer, office manager

Residence

between 1999 and 2000

Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 86¹

Death

2004

Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA

Biography

Arlene Houghton: John Carroll was originally from Washington State. Apparently, his grandfather was an architect there and designed the first ramp for theatres for disabled persons. I believe that theatre is still standing. Also, I believe his mother was a music teacher. And one of his grandfathers had a dry goods store in Seattle where he traded with Native Americans. He was an accountant at International Harvester and was also in WWII as a lieutenant in the navy. He was in charge of a landing craft in Okinawa and served in Japan after the war. His wife was Gwendolyn Phillips, who worked in the bookstore at Mills College.¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Dec. 7, 1999.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, Roll 106, , ED 150, sheet 21B, line 89, Dwl 2734-317-327.
[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Apr 11, 2005.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1942_0005.

Caroline E. Kelly¹

F, #43033, b. 1 March 1890, d. 24 February 1990

Family: Gordon Thomas Augustus Houghton

Marriage*: Caroline E. Kelly married Gordon Thomas Augustus Houghton, son of Edwin Walker Houghton and Margaret Ann Crudge, on Jun 14, 1911 at Seattle, WA, USA, age 25 and 21.²

Biography

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Birth

Mar 1, 1890

NY, USA, age 29 in 1920 census; age 40 in 1930 census; age 50 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Jun 14, 1911

Seattle, WA, USA, age 25 and 21²

1920 Census

1920

Seattle, King Co., WA, USA, age 33, telegraph co. architect³

1930 Census

1930

Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 44, a telegraph supervisor⁴

1940 Census

1940

Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 54, telephone co. linesman⁵

Residence

1942

Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA

1950 US Census

1950

Oakland, CA, USA, age 60, widow

Death

Feb 24, 1990

Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, age 99¹

Obituary

Feb 27, 1990

San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, San Jose Mercury News (CA) - February 27, 1990
Deceased Name: HOUGHTON
HOUGHTON, Caroline E., 99, of San Jose, hall supervisor at Mills College. Private inurnment. Arrangements by Darling- Fischer Garden Chapel, San Jose.

Copyright (c) 1990 San Jose Mercury News⁶

ParentsD

Kelly and Anderson; parents born in NY³

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Dec. 7, 1999.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T625_1931; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 334; line 54, dwl 5258-166-174.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, Roll 106, , ED 1-146, SD 8, sheet 11B, Dwl 2027-153-155, ln 64.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_438; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 61-294; line 35, dwl 5745.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Gordon Thomas Augustus Houghton^1,2

M, #43034, b. 20 January 1886, d. 17 January 1943

Family: Caroline E. Kelly

Marriage*: Gordon Thomas Augustus Houghton married Caroline E. Kelly on Jun 14, 1911 at Seattle, WA, USA, age 25 and 21.³

Biography

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Birth

Jan 20, 1886

El Paso, TX, USA, age 24 in 1910 census; age 33 in 1920 census; age 44 in 1930 census; age 54 in 1940 census²

Occupation

1910

architect

Marriage

Jun 14, 1911

Seattle, WA, USA, age 25 and 21³

Mil. Draft

Sep 12, 1918

Seattle, King Co., WA, USA, age 32, inspector, Western Union Telegraph Co.⁴

1920 Census

1920

Seattle, King Co., WA, USA, age 33, telegraph co. architect⁵

1930 Census

1930

Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 44, a telegraph supervisor⁶

1940 Census

1940

Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 54, telephone co. linesman⁷

Residence

1942

Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA

Death

Jan 17, 1943

Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 56²

Obituary

Jan 19, 1943

HOUGHTON—In Oakland. January 17, 1943, Gordon T., beloved husband of Caroline E. Houghton, loving father of Lt. Edwin Gordon and Lt. John Carol Houghton and Robert Gayle Houghton; a native of Texas.
Friends are respectfully invited tn attend the funeral services Thursday, January 21. at 1 p.m. at the Fruitvale Chapel of the Clarence N. Cooper Mortuary, 1580 Fruitvale Avenue.

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Feb. 28, 2000.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Dec. 7, 1999.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, 1991932.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T625_1931; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 334; line 54, dwl 5258-166-174.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, Roll 106, , ED 1-146, SD 8, sheet 11B, Dwl 2027-153-155, ln 64.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_438; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 61-294; line 35, dwl 5745.

Ruth Bayley Ferreira¹

F, #43035, b. 7 August 1939

Family: Winthrop Palmer Houghton

Marriage*: Ruth Bayley Ferreira married Winthrop Palmer Houghton, son of Dr. Clarence Winthrop Houghton MD and Viola Sarah Harriet Palmer, on Feb 22, 1958.¹

Biography

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Birth

Aug 7, 1939

Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA¹

Marriage

Feb 22, 1958

Living

2012

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ruth Bayley Ferreira Houghton, Mar 16, 2004.

Jonathan Longley¹

M, #43036, b. 26 November 1726, d. 1768

Family: Anna Bancroft

Marriage*: Jonathan Longley married Anna Bancroft on Jan 30, 1751.¹

Biography

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Birth

Nov 26, 1726

Marriage

Jan 30, 1751

Immigration

1754

Littleton, MA, USA¹

Death

1768

Littleton, MA, USA, age 42¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.

Anna Bancroft¹

F, #43037, d. November 1816

Family: Jonathan Longley

Marriage*: Anna Bancroft married Jonathan Longley, son of John Longley and Deborah Wilder, on Jan 30, 1751.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Jan 30, 1751

Death

Nov, 1816

Littleton, MA, USA, Hist. of Littleton, pp. 70, 71, 101, 102¹

ParentsD

Captain Benjamin and Anna (Lawrence) Bancroft

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.

Allen Neiman¹

M, #43038

Family: Lavinia Lee Rizer

Marriage*: Allen Neiman married Lavinia Lee Rizer, daughter of Arden Clinton Rizer and Janice Wilson, on Jul 17, 1999 at Arvada, CO, USA.¹

Biography

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Mar 1

Marriage

Jul 17, 1999

Arvada, CO, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, form Ellen Vivian Wilson, Dec. 14, 1999.
[S415] E-mail from Misty Dawn Thiltgen Oct. 10, 2002.

Henry Wyman¹

M, #43039

Family: Lydia (?)

Marriage Bann*: Henry Wyman and Lydia (?) declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 14, 1766 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,2

Biography

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Marriage Bann

Aug 14, 1766

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 39.

Fortunatus Eager¹

M, #43040

Family: Mehitable Warner

Marriage*: Fortunatus Eager married Mehitable Warner.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Church

Mar 11, 1764

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Chocksett Church¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.

Oliver Wilds¹

M, #43041

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Princeton, MA, USA²

Taxation

1791

1790 also given³

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 41 #936.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 41.

Elijah Wilds¹

M, #43042

Family: Lydia Brigham

Marriage*: Elijah Wilds married Lydia Brigham on 1796.³

Biography

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Birth

Princeton, MA, USA²

Marriage

1796

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 41 #937.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 41.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.

Lydia Brigham¹

F, #43043

Family: Elijah Wilds

Marriage*: Lydia Brigham married Elijah Wilds, son of Silent Wilds, on 1796.¹

Biography

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Marriage

1796

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.

Solomon Wilds¹

M, #43044

Biography

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Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 41 #938.

Ebenezer Polley^1,2

M, #43045, b. 27 November 1731

Biography

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Birth

Nov 27, 1731

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20 #317.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20.

Dorcas Polley¹

F, #43046, b. 9 April 1734

Biography

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Baptism

Apr 9, 1734

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20 #318.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20.

Joshua Osgood¹

M, #43047, b. 13 April 1725, d. 10 March 1760

Family: Lucy Carter

Marriage*: Joshua Osgood married Lucy Carter, daughter of Samuel Carter Jr. and Jemimah Houghton, on Jan 2, 1747 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.³

Biography

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Birth

Apr 13, 1725

Marriage

Jan 2, 1747

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Death

Mar 10, 1760

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 44.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20, 44.

Gideon Ellis¹

M, #43048

Family: Lucy Carter

Marriage*: Gideon Ellis married Lucy Carter, daughter of Samuel Carter Jr. and Jemimah Houghton, on Jun 6, 1764.²

Biography

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Origin

1764

Keene, NH, USA¹

Marriage

Jun 6, 1764

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20, 44.

Josiah Converse¹

M, #43049

Family: Dorothy Carter

Marriage Bann*: Josiah Converse and Dorothy Carter declared their intentions of marriage on May 15, 1748.¹

Biography

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Origin

1748

Brookfield, MA, USA¹

Marriage Bann

May 15, 1748

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20.

Benjamin Osgood¹

M, #43050

Family: Mary Carter

Marriage*: Benjamin Osgood married Mary Carter, daughter of Samuel Carter Jr. and Jemimah Houghton, on Dec 5, 1753.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Dec 5, 1753

Children+

4 children in Lancaster, MA, then removed to Keene, NH

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20.