Houghton Surname Project

Ralph Alley Houghton Sr^1,2

M, #61141, b. 17 September 1901, d. 7 June 1977

Family: Elsie Priscilla Colby

Marriage*: Ralph Alley Houghton Sr married Elsie Priscilla Colby on Apr 5, 1924 age 22 and 24.^3,4

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 17, 1901

New Boston, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 8 in 1910 census; age 28 in 1930 census; age 38 in 1940 census^1,3

Marriage

Apr 5, 1924

age 22 and 24^3,4

1930 Census

1930

Bow, Merrimack Co., NH, USA, age 28, a farmer⁵

1940 Census

1940

Bow, Merrimack Co., NH, USA, age 38, poultry farm poultryman⁶

Last Loc

Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA, Zip 03301¹

Residence

1976

Bow, Merrimack Co., NH, USA⁷

Death

Jun 7, 1977

Concord Hospital, Bow, Merrimack Co., NH, USA, age 75³

Obituary

Jun 8, 1977

Ralph Houghton Sr.
Bow -- Ralph A. Houghton, Sr., 75, of Wood Hill Road, died at the Concord Hospital yesterday after a long illness.³

Burial

Evans Cemetery, Bow, Merrimack Co., NH, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T624_864; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 175;
line 76, dwl 63-65.
[S36] Letter, from Carol A. Gelinas Houghton,, Mar 15, 2004: Obituary of Ralph Houghton.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~solongago/…
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bow, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll: 1304; Page: 48; Enumeration District: 5; sheet 4A; line 26, dwl 83-86.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Bow, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2293; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 7-7; line 71, dwl 173.
[S415] E-mail from Carol Gelinas Houghton, Mar 8, 2004: Obituary of Arthur E. Houghton.

C. Houghton¹

?, #61142, b. 24 December 1905, d. November 1982

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 24, 1905

Last Loc

Chebeague Island, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, Zip 04017¹

Death

Nov, 1982

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Doris Melvin Blanchette^1,2

F, #61143, b. 10 October 1916, d. 27 December 1995

Family: Arthur Ellsworth Houghton Sr

Marriage*: Doris Melvin Blanchette married Arthur Ellsworth Houghton Sr, son of Herbert Ellsworth Houghton and Annie Louise Mansfield, on Aug 24, 1935 at New Boston, NH, USA, by Rev. Swanson.^1,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 10, 1916

Weare, NH, USA, age 23 in 1940 census; Obituary: Goffstown^2,3

Marriage

Aug 24, 1935

New Boston, NH, USA, by Rev. Swanson^1,2

1940 Census

1940

New Boston, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 32, building carpenter⁴

1950 US Census

1950

New Boston, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 42, building and repair carpenter

Last Loc

New Boston, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, Zip 03070³

Death

Dec 27, 1995

New Boston, NH, USA^2,3

Obituary

Dec 29, 1995

New Boston, NH, USA, Doris Melvin Houghton, 79, of 78 Weare Road died Dec. 27, 1995, at Catholic Medical Center of Manchester.
She was the widow of the Arthur E. Houghton Sr., who died in 1976.
She was the daughter of the late Lavalle and Mamie (Melvin) Blanchette. Born in Goffstown, she had been of New Boston most of her life.
Mrs. Houghton was a member of Philbrick-Clement American Legion Post 65 of Weare Women's Auxiliary and the Joe English Grange of New Boston.
The family includes four sons, Raymond A. Houghton, Arthur E. Houghton Jr., Charles L. Houghton Sr., and Walter H. Houghton Sr., all of New Boston; two daughters, Ann L. Houghton of Weare and Alice M. Houghton of Marlborough; a sister, Edna S. Wood of Hudson; 20 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.⁵

Burial

New Boston, NH, USA²

ParentsD

Lavalle Peter Blanchette and Mary Letitia (Mamie) Melvin²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Walter H. Houghton, Jr, Aug 6, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from Carol Gelinas Houghton, Mar 8, 2004.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2290; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 6-148; line 41, dwl 77.
[S415] E-mail from Carol Gelinas Houghton, Mar 8, 2004: Obituary of Doris Melvin Houghton.

Doris Houghton¹

F, #61145, b. 13 July 1903, d. March 1979

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 13, 1903

Last Loc

South Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, Zip 04106¹

Death

Mar, 1979

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Isabelle R. Houghton¹

F, #61146, b. 2 September 1888, d. 15 January 1972

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 2, 1888

FL, USA¹

Last Loc

Millinocket, Penobscot Co., ME, USA, Zip 04462

Death

Jan 15, 1972

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

John Houghton¹

M, #61147, b. 27 July 1956, d. September 1974

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 27, 1956

Death

Sep, 1974

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Bertha Houghton¹

F, #61148, b. 7 May 1895, d. December 1984

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 7, 1895

Last Loc

Danville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, Zip 05828¹

Death

Dec, 1984

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Mary M. Houghton¹

F, #61149, b. 26 November 1912, d. 15 March 1999

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 26, 1912

Last Loc

Lewiston, Androscoggin Co., ME, USA, Zip 04240¹

Death

Mar 15, 1999

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Charles Edward Houghton Jr, J.D.^1,2

M, #61150, b. 27 October 1912, d. 28 April 2000

Family: Winnifred Yvonne White

Marriage*: Charles Edward Houghton Jr, J.D. married Winnifred Yvonne White on Sep 18, 1934 at Portsmouth, NH, USA, for 65 years.⁴

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 27, 1912

Hyde Park, MA, USA, age 7 in 1920 census; age 17 in 1930 census; age 27 in 1940 census^3,4,1,2

Marriage

Sep 18, 1934

Portsmouth, NH, USA, for 65 years⁴

Graduation

1935

Colby College, Waterville, ME, USA

Residence

1935

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA

Education

Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA

1940 Census

1940

Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA, USA, age 27, roofing assistant manager⁵

Last Loc

Wolfeboro, Carroll Co., NH, USA, Zip 03894¹

Death

Apr 28, 2000

Portsmouth, NH, USA, age 87; SS Death Index: Apr. 1, 2000; St. Johnsbury VT VRs: St. Johnsbury^1,2,4

Obituary

2000

Charles Edward Houghton Jr. '35, April 28, 2000, in Wolfeboro, N.H., at 87. He attended Harvard Law School. He was a plant manager in the roofing industry for 13 years, then owned and operated the Holiday Inn in Intervale, N.H., for 26 years before he retired in 1976. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Winnifred White Houghton '36, his daughter, Patricia Houghton Marr '61, his son, Charles E. Houghton III '66, five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.⁶

Burial

May 2, 2000

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, per VRs²

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 358B, p. 356.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_935; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 0692; line 18, dwl 70-4-4.
[S415] E-mail from Charles E. Houghton, III, Aug 18, 2004.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1388; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 9-65; line 33, dwl 222.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.colby.edu/colby.mag/issues/sum00/obit/

Carolyn Houghton¹

F, #61151, b. 3 March 1891, d. 3 December 1966

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Mar 3, 1891

Last Loc

Pataskala, Licking Co., OH, USA, Zip 43062¹

Death

Dec 3, 1966

Licking, Licking Co., OH, USA, age 75, at home; Volume: 18694 Certificate: 94658¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Ann Houghton¹

F, #61152, b. 9 December 1891, d. November 1965

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 9, 1891

Last Loc

NH, USA¹

Death

Nov, 1965

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

John Houghton¹

M, #61153, b. 21 December 1919, d. August 1983

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 21, 1919

Death

Aug, 1983

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Richard Houghton¹

M, #61154, b. 21 December 1922, d. July 1981

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 21, 1922

Last Loc

Ludlow, Hampden Co., MA, USA, Zip 01056¹

Death

Jul, 1981

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Elizabeth Doak Clifford¹

F, #61155, b. 16 September 1904, d. 14 March 1993

Family: Amory McLellan Houghton Jr

Marriage: Elizabeth Doak Clifford married Amory McLellan Houghton Jr, son of Amory McClellan Houghton and Jane MacIlwain, on Jan 31, 1936 A. M. Houghton: 2/4/1936.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 16, 1904

ME, USA, age 35 in 1940 census²

1950 US Census

1950

Belfast, ME, USA, age 50, owner, sporting camp; living with aunt Annie Haskell, 78, ME

Last Loc

Belfast, Waldo Co., ME, USA, Zip 04915²

Death

Mar 14, 1993

aged 87²

Burial

Belfast, Waldo Co., ME, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/me/marriage: Houghton Surname.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S415] E-mail from Amory M. Houghton, III, December 27, 2012.

J. C. Houghton¹

M, #61156, b. 29 March 1929, d. July 1988

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 29, 1929

Death

Jul, 1988

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Conrid Ralph Houghton Sr^1,2

M, #61157, b. 2 July 1930, d. 24 February 2001

Family: Daveen M. Hutchinson

Marriage*: Conrid Ralph Houghton Sr married Daveen M. Hutchinson on Nov 15, 1951 at ME, USA.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 2, 1930

ME, USA, age 9 in 1940 census¹

Origin

1951

Carthage, ME, USA²

Marriage

Nov 15, 1951

ME, USA²

Last Loc

Dixfield, Oxford Co., ME, USA, Zip 04224¹

Death

Feb 24, 2001

Cathage, ME, USA¹

Burial

Robertson Cemetery, Woodward, Franklin Co., ME, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/me/marriage: Houghton Surname.

Pauline Ruth Houghton^1,2

F, #61158, b. 20 October 1916, d. 19 March 2001

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 20, 1916

Auburn, Androscoggin Co., ME, USA, age 13 in 1930 census; age 23 in 1940 census^1,2

Last Loc

Orrs Island, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, Zip 04066¹

Unmarried

2000

Death

Mar 19, 2001

Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME, USA^1,2

Burial

2002

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., ME, USA, in the Houghton family plot

Biography

Her life was spent in business and running the family bed and breakfast on Orr's Island, Maine.

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S415] E-mail from Danny R. Houghton, Sep 30, 2005.

George Houghton¹

M, #61159, b. 14 August 1900, d. April 1981

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 14, 1900

Last Loc

Meriden, New Haven Co., CT, USA, Zip 06450¹

Death

Apr, 1981

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Harold Earl Houghton^1,2

M, #61160, b. 24 November 1930, d. 1 February 1998

Family: Jeanine Valeda Girardin

Marriage*: Harold Earl Houghton married Jeanine Valeda Girardin on Aug 18, 1951 at ME, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 24, 1930

ME, USA, age 9 in 1940 census³

1950 US Census

1950

Auburn, ME, USA, age 39, widow, no occup

Marriage

Aug 18, 1951

ME, USA¹

Mil. Serv.

CPL US ARMY KOREA⁴

Research

Last Loc

Lisbon, Androscoggin Co., ME, USA, Zip 04250³

Death

Feb 1, 1998

Lisbon, Androscoggin Co, ME, USA³

Burial

Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec Co., ME, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/me/marriage: Houghton Surname.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1953_0007.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S1391] Unknown author, US Veterans Gravesites ca 1775-2005.

V. L. Houghton¹

?, #61161, b. 25 November 1951, d. January 1992

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 25, 1951

Death

Jan, 1992

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

William Houghton¹

M, #61162, b. 1 December 1908, d. February 1967

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 1, 1908

Death

Feb, 1967

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Mary B. Houghton¹

F, #61163, b. 29 October 1905, d. 30 November 2000

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 29, 1905

Last Loc

Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT, USA, Zip 05401¹

Death

Nov 30, 2000

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Judith Ann Haight¹

F, #61164, b. 24 October 1938

Family: Stephen Carl Erickson

Marriage*: Judith Ann Haight married Stephen Carl Erickson.

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 24, 1938

San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA²

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Steve Erickson, May 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Steve Erickson, Mar 25, 2002.

Andrew Levi Haight¹

M, #61165, b. 1884, d. 1950

Family: Olga Bertha Woick

Marriage*: Andrew Levi Haight married Olga Bertha Woick.²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Notable

Corresponded with author

Birth

1884

Edmore, MI, USA¹

Marriage

Death

1950

Biography

He went to school in Michigan and became an attorney. He lived his adult life in Ely and Fallon, Nevada. He was active in the Rotary (district governor in 1943) and the Masons (grand-master in 1949).³

Notable

NV, USA, was a state senator

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Steve Erickson, Mar 25, 2002.
[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Steve Erickson, Apr 22, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Steve Erickson, May 2002.

Shirley Atlielstan Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #61166, b. 6 August 1892, d. 16 October 1980

Family: Edna Mary Kingsley

Marriage*: Shirley Atlielstan Houghton married Edna Mary Kingsley on Nov 14, 1920 at ME, USA, age 27 and 23.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 6, 1892

Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA, USA, Aug 1892, age 8 in 1900 census; age 17 in 1910 census; age 27 in 1920 census; age 37 in 1930 census; age 47 in 1940 census; Town Records: 1890^2,5,6

Adoption

before 1900

Residence

Jun 5, 1917

Lagrange, Penobscot Co., ME, USA

Occupation

1920

electrician, electric shop⁷

Marriage

Nov 14, 1920

ME, USA, age 27 and 23¹

1930 Census

1930

Weathersfield, VT, USA, age 37, machine shop driller⁸

1940 Census

1940

Weathersfield, Windsor Co., VT, USA, age 47, machine shop machinist, 8th grade education; and Charlie Blanchard, 70, VT, dependent⁹

Mil. Draft

Apr 27, 1942

WWII, age 49⁵

Residence

Apr 27, 1942

Springfield, Windsor Co., VT, USA, occupation: General Electric⁵

1950 US Census

1950

Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 57, aircraft? industry machine operator

Gen. Soc.

Jan 15, 1959

Massachusetts Society, Society of the Sons of the American Revolution¹⁰

Last Loc

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, Zip 05301⁶

Death

Oct 16, 1980

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, of dementia^6,4

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/me/marriage: Houghton Surname.
[S1074] Town Records: St. Albans, VT, Vol. 2, p. 661; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S415] E-mail from Priscilla Houghton Clark, Apr 14, 2005.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/37531077/person/19226270233
[S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942", WW2_2368792.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_181; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 37; line 87, dwl 118-122.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: 2432; Page:194 ; Enumeration District: 31; sheet 9A; line 41, dwl 176-191.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: T627_4240; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 14-41; line 19, dwl 210.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx

Zylpha Norma Achilles¹

F, #61167, b. 24 March 1922, d. 15 March 1992

Family: Arden William Houghton

Marriage*: Zylpha Norma Achilles married Arden William Houghton, son of George Benjamin Houghton and Eliza Jane Hodgdon, on Nov 27, 1947 at Cabot, Washington Co., VT, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 24, 1922

Cabot, Washington Co., VT, USA, age 27 in 1950^1,2

Marriage

Nov 27, 1947

Cabot, Washington Co., VT, USA¹

1950 US Census

1950

Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT, USA, age 26, railroad repair work

Last Loc

Morrisville, Lamoille Co., VT, USA²

Death

Mar 15, 1992

Morrisville, Lamoille Co., VT, USA^2,3

Burial

Pleasant View Cemetery, Morrisville, VT, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Cabot, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-31169, VT Vital Records 1942-1954.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Vermont Department of Health. Vermont Death Index 1981-2001. Burlington, VT, USA: Vermont Department of Health, 2001.

Dean William Houghton^1,2

M, #61168, b. 23 January 1926, d. 2 September 1997

Family 1: Charlotte Mary King

Marriage*: Dean William Houghton married Charlotte Mary King on Jun 26, 1948 at Arlington, Bennington Co., VT, USA.³

Family 2: Kathleen McGrath

Marriage*: Dean William Houghton married Kathleen McGrath.⁵

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 23, 1926

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 14 in 1940 census; SSDI: 28 Jan 1926^1,2

Marriage

Jun 26, 1948

Arlington, Bennington Co., VT, USA³

Occupation

between 1956 and 1967

Poultney, VT, USA, a Poultney High School teacher and coach; principal in 1967⁴

Marriage

⁵

Last Loc

Rutland, Rutland Co., VT, USA, Zip 05701²

Death

Sep 2, 1997

Rutland, VT, USA^2,5

Obituary

Sep 5, 1997

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Boston Globe, The (MA) - September 5, 1997
Deceased Name: DEAN HOUGHTON, 71 SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, 'MR. MILL RIVER'
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) -- Dean Houghton, high school principal at the Mill River Union School in Clarendon from 1975 to 1990, and who was known as "Mr. Mill River," died Tuesday at his home in Rutland Town. He was 71.

When Mr. Houghton arrived in the area, the union towns of Clarendon, Shrewsbury, and Wallingford were building the school. As a result, he and then-school Superintendent Henry Burnham got to hire the entire staff, order all furniture and supplies, and create a curriculum from scratch. He became known as Mr. Mill River

Before Mill River, Mr. Houghton worked at Poultney High School for 23 years -- the first 10 as a teacher, the next 13 as principal.

Throughout his tenure at Poultney, he also coached sports -- baseball for four years, basketball for 13 (winning three state championships), and football for all 23 (winning five state championships).

Mr. Houghton was honored as principal of the year in 1979 by the Vermont Headmasters Association and, in 1980, was honored again by the association with the Robert F. Pierce Memorial Award for youth service. The National Association of Secondary School Principals presented him with a similar statewide honor in 1984.

He leaves his wife, Kathleen (McGrath); two sons, Steven of Manchester and Jeffrey of Poultney; a daughter, Sandra Munson of Williston; two stepdaughters, Kimberly Ridlon of Shrewsbury and Ronna Hebert of Rutland; a stepson, Jeffrey Hebert of Shrewsbury, and his mother, Mary, of Manchester.

The Tossing Funeral Home in Rutland handled arrangements for the funeral, which was held yesterday at 1 p.m. in the Grace Congregational Church with burial following in the Evergreen Cemetery.

Memorial donations can be sent to the Rutland Visiting Nurses Association, 7 Albert Cree Drive, Rutland, VT 05701⁵

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, VT, USA

Notable

Vermont Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Bennington, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S1074] Town Records: Arlington, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-31169, VT Vital Records 1942-1954.
[S1074] Town Records: Poultney, Bennington Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-31352, VT Vital Records 1955-1979.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Arden William Houghton^1,2

M, #61169, b. 20 February 1924, d. 30 January 1996

Family: Zylpha Norma Achilles

Marriage*: Arden William Houghton married Zylpha Norma Achilles on Nov 27, 1947 at Cabot, Washington Co., VT, USA.⁴

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 20, 1924

Wolcott, VT, USA, age 6 in 1930 census; age 16 in 1940 census^2,1

Research

1943

Mil. Enls

Feb 2, 1943

Rutland, VT, USA, Name: Arden W Houghton Birth Year: 1924 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Vermont State: Vermont County or City: Lamoille Enlistment Date: 2 Feb 1943 Enlistment State: Vermont Enlistment City: Rutland Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Geographer Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 68 Weight: 129³

Marriage

Nov 27, 1947

Cabot, Washington Co., VT, USA⁴

1950 US Census

1950

Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT, USA, age 26, railroad repair work

Occupation

1954

RR mechanic

Residence

1972

Wolcott, VT, USA⁵

Death

Jan 30, 1996

Morristown, VT, USA, age 71, widowed^2,6

Burial

Pleasant View Cemetery, Morrisville, VT, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Wolcott, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.
[S1074] Town Records: Cabot, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-31169, VT Vital Records 1942-1954.
[S1074] Town Records: St. Johnsbury, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-31352, VT Vital Records 1955-1979.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Vermont Department of Health. Vermont Death Index 1981-2001. Burlington, VT, USA: Vermont Department of Health, 2001.

George Houghton¹

M, #61170, b. 17 April 1887, d. 15 June 1979

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 17, 1887

VT, USA^1,2

Last Loc

Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, Zip 01035¹

Note

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, SS Death benefits were sent to

Death

Jun 15, 1979

Northampton, MA, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.