Houghton Surname Project

Caroline E. Houghton¹

F, #63121, b. circa 1830, d. 22 January 1843

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Birth

circa 1830

dd calc

Death

Jan 22, 1843

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, age 13¹

Burial

Lyndon Town Cemetery, Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Cemetery Records of the town of Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont, p. 239.

Stephen M. Hoyt^1,2

M, #63122, b. circa 1826

Family: Mary A. Houghton

Marriage*: Stephen M. Hoyt married Mary A. Houghton, daughter of Stephen Houghton and Amanda M. Higgins, on Oct 18, 1866 at Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, she age 26.^1,2

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Birth

circa 1826

VT, USA, age 44 in 1870 census; age 54 in 1880 census³

Marriage

Oct 18, 1866

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, she age 26^1,2

1880 Census

1880

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, age 54, a retail grocer³

ParentsS

parents born in VT

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Marriage Index, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, Book 1, p. 10.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont; Roll: T9_1342; Family History Film: 1255342; Page: 105A; Enumeration District: 48; sheet, 37, line 4, dwl 386-422.

S. L. Houghton¹

F, #63123

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Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Marriage Index, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, Book 2, p. 31.

George B. Caswelt¹

M, #63124

Biography

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Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Marriage Index, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, Book 2, p. 31.

Joseph E. Kidder^1,2

M, #63125

Family: Harriett Houghton

Marriage*: Joseph E. Kidder married Harriett Houghton, daughter of Austin Wing Houghton and Ann Augusta Prescott, on Oct 24, 1883 at Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, age 22.^1,2

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Marriage

Oct 24, 1883

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, age 22^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Marriage Index, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, Book 3, p. 9.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, VT, p. 271; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Don H. Gray^1,2

M, #63126

Family: Betsey A. Houghton

Marriage*: Don H. Gray married Betsey A. Houghton, daughter of Abraham Houghton and Eloise Allen, on Jun 3, 1896 at Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, she age 42, 1st mar.^1,2

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Marriage

Jun 3, 1896

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, she age 42, 1st mar^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Marriage Index, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, Book 3, p. 162.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, VT, p. 285: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

John Harold Fuller^1,2

M, #63127

Family: Caroline Shurtliff Houghton

Marriage*: John Harold Fuller married Caroline Shurtliff Houghton, daughter of Silas H. Houghton and Sarah Sophia Shurtleff, on Jul 9, 1904 at Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, she age 21.¹

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Marriage

Jul 9, 1904

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, she age 21¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Marriage Index, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, Book 4, p. 77.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, VT, p. 291: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Edwin Abram Daniels^1,2

M, #63128

Family: Sadie Ethel Houghton

Marriage*: Edwin Abram Daniels married Sadie Ethel Houghton, daughter of Silas H. Houghton and Sarah Sophia Shurtleff, on Nov 20, 1907 at Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA.^1,2

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Marriage

Nov 20, 1907

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Marriage Index, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, Book 5, p. 80.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, VT, p. 287, Vol. 2; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30547, VT VRs 1871-1904.

(?) Houghton^1,2

?, #63129, b. 19 July 1857

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Birth

Jul 19, 1857

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 1, p. 21.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.

George M. Houghton¹

M, #63130, b. 20 November 1857, d. 10 September 1857

Biography

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Birth

Nov 20, 1857

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, dd calc 11 Nov 1856²

Death

Sep 10, 1857

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, age 1-2-9 [date sic]¹

Problem

bd and dd

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 1, p. 21.

(?) Houghton¹

F, #63131, b. 8 December 1860, d. 5 December 1860

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Death

Dec 5, 1860

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, infantile, 1 month²

Birth

Dec 8, 1860

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA^3,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 1, p. 24.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, p. 138: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, VT, p. 135: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.

Carrie L. Houghton¹

F, #63132, b. 22 May 1883

Biography

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Birth

May 22, 1883

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 1858, p. 1.

Chester Houghton¹

M, #63133, b. 1 December 1861, d. 12 January 1862

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Birth

Dec 1, 1861

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA^1,2

Death

Jan 12, 1862

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, of measles, age 1 y 12 d³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 1, p. 25.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, p. 134: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1670-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, p. 242: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.

Hazle E. Houghton^1,2

F, #63134, b. 22 February 1885

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Birth

Feb 22, 1885

Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, Feb 1885, age 15 in 1900 census; age 25 in 1910 census^1,2

Occupation

1910

railroad stenographer

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lyndonville, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 1858, p. 315.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, VT, p. 269; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Olive Houghton¹

F, #63135, b. 1887, d. 1888

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Birth

1887

Death

1888

Burial

1888

Lyndon Town Cemetery, Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S10] Gravestone, Lyndon Cemetery, Lyndon, VT (CJV: Aug. 10 2002).

Silas Houghton¹

M, #63136, b. 30 May 1850, d. 15 November 1861

Biography

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Birth

May 30, 1850

Death

Nov 15, 1861

Burial

Lyndon Town Cemetery, Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA¹

Research

Buried next ot Silas and Ruth G. Houghton; son?; same bd as dd of Silas and Ruth's daugther Louisa

Pedigree

Citations

[S10] Gravestone, Lyndon Cemetery, Lyndon, VT (CJV: Aug. 10 2002).

Louisa Houghton^1,2

F, #63137, b. December 1819, d. 30 May 1850

Family: Rev. William Olney Fuller

Marriage*: Louisa Houghton married Rev. William Olney Fuller on Jan 12, 1841 at Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA.^1,2

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Birth

Dec, 1819

dd calc

Residence

1841

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA²

Marriage

Jan 12, 1841

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA^1,2

Death

May 30, 1850

Lyndon, VT, USA¹

Burial

Lyndon Town Cemetery, Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, ae 30 y 5 m, next to parents¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S10] Gravestone, Lyndon Cemetery, Lyndon, VT (CJV: Aug. 10 2002).
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Rev. William Olney Fuller^1,2

M, #63138, b. 20 January 1819, d. 10 February 1853

Family: Louisa Houghton

Marriage*: Rev. William Olney Fuller married Louisa Houghton, daughter of Silas Houghton and Ruth C. Russell, on Jan 12, 1841 at Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA.^1,2

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Birth

Jan 20, 1819

Danville, VT, USA

Marriage

Jan 12, 1841

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA^1,2

Death

Feb 10, 1853

Clifton Springs, NY, USA

Biography

He was a minister in the Genesee (now Western New York) Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

ParentsS

Olney Fuller (1764 - 1838)
Mary Sheldon Fuller (1781 - 1865)

Pedigree

Citations

[S10] Gravestone, Lyndon Cemetery, Lyndon, VT (CJV: Aug. 10 2002).
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Charles H. Houghton¹

M, #63139

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Land Recrd

Apr 24, 1852

St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, as grantor of mortgage; John Bacon, grantee²

Occupation

1888

West Danville, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, Walden, VT, a farmer, 140 acres¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1080] Hamilton Child, Gazateer of Vermont, Part Second, Business Directory, 1887-1888, p. 176.
[S833] Land Records, online Ancestry.Com, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, Book 29, p. 15.

John Houghton¹

M, #63140

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Occupation

1888

Waterford, VT, USA, a retired farmer, 45 acres²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1080] Hamilton Child, Gazateer of Vermont, Part Second, Business Directory, 1887-1888, p. 184.
[S1080] Hamilton Child, Gazateer of Vermont, Part Second, Business Directory, 1887-1888, p. 176.

Helen Elizabeth Brown¹

F, #63141, b. 19 April 1893, d. September 1972

Family: Arthur Reginald Houghton

Marriage*: Helen Elizabeth Brown married Arthur Reginald Houghton, son of George Houghton and Agnes Mclellan, on Apr 29, 1918 at New York, New York Co., NY, USA.¹

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Birth

Apr 19, 1893

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 24 in 1918; age 26 in 1920 census¹

Origin

1918

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a teacher¹

Marriage

Apr 29, 1918

New York, New York Co., NY, USA¹

Death

Sep, 1972

Ayer, MA, USA

Obituary

Sep 15, 1972

Lowell, MA, USA, Mrs. Helen Houghton dies in Ayer hospital
CROTON — Mrs, Helen E, (Brown) Parke r-Houghton, died at the Nashoba Community Hospital in Ayer. She was the widow of the late Charles
F. Parker and K1 Reginald Houghton. She was born in Lancaster April 19, 1893, the daughter of the late J. Fred and Mary J. (Warner) Brown.
She is survived by two sons, George A. Houghton of Honohi hi, and IL Bruce Houghton, of Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Cortland Harrington of Groton and Mrs. Nancy Libby of Maryland; a sister. Mrs. Harold J. Hayes of Pepperell; and nine grandchildren.

ParentsD

John F. and Mary J. Brown, of Pepperell, MA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 6, p. 22, number 7.

Berlinda Houghton¹

F, #63142, b. circa 1834

Family: George W. Divol

Marriage*: Berlinda Houghton married George W. Divol on May 6, 1859 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1834

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 25 in 1859¹

Marriage

May 6, 1859

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 6, number 76.

George W. Divol¹

M, #63143, b. circa 1827

Family: Berlinda Houghton

Marriage*: George W. Divol married Berlinda Houghton on May 6, 1859 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

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Birth

circa 1827

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 32 in 1859¹

Occupation

1859

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a farmer¹

Marriage

May 6, 1859

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 6, number 76.

Harlan W. Brook¹

M, #63144, b. circa 1849

Family: Caroline A. Houghton

Marriage*: Harlan W. Brook married Caroline A. Houghton, daughter of Samuel Weatherbee Houghton and Harriet A. Willard, on Nov 28, 1896 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

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Birth

circa 1849

Dalton, NH, USA, age 47 in 1896¹

Marriage

Nov 28, 1896

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

ParentsS

James Brook and Elizabeth Leavitt¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 57, number 23.

Catherine Houghton¹

F, #63145, b. circa 1799, d. 8 March 1859

Biography

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Birth

circa 1799

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, dd calc¹

Death

Mar 8, 1859

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 60, of consumption¹

Burial

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 2, number 43.

Mary L. Houghton¹

F, #63146, b. circa 1845

Family: James M. Bryant

Marriage*: Mary L. Houghton married James M. Bryant on Dec 8, 1864.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1845

MA, USA, age 4, MA, in 1850 census; age 15 in 1860 census; age 24 in 1870 census; age 34, ME, in 1880 census²

Marriage

Dec 8, 1864

1880 Census

1880

Quincy, MA, USA, age 44, house carpenter

ParentsD

father born in ME, mother born in ME in 1880 census

Research

In same Bible record: ME Houghtons: HOLY BIBLE 1849 HOUGHTON FAMILY GENEALOGY
The bidding is on a very large Holy Bible from 1849 containing the Old and New Testaments.
Published by Sumner & Goodman in Hartford.
Between the Old and New Testaments are four handwritten pages of the Houghton Family Genealogy.
Marriages listed include:
Mr. William I.W. Houghton to Mrs. Annie M. Hawes Nov. 25, 1859
Mr. William Houghton to Sophia Lambert Dec. 12, 1834
James M. Bryant to Miss Mary L. Houghton Dec. 8, 1864.
Births listed back as far as 1807.
Deaths listed from 1840 until 1896.
This branch of the Houghton Family was centered in eastern Mass.., New Bedford, Quincy, Boston, Cambridgeport, South Boston and several listings for Wiscassett, Maine.
The front cover has in gold lettering, "Sara Hawes".
9 1/2" by 12" by 3 1/2" when closed.

Pedigree

Citations

[S992] Bible Record, HOLY BIBLE 1849 HOUGHTON FAMILY GENEALOGY, E-Bay.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 257, line 27, dwl 1806-2054.

James M. Bryant¹

M, #63147, b. circa 1824

Family: Mary L. Houghton

Marriage*: James M. Bryant married Mary L. Houghton, daughter of William Isaac Houghton and Sophia Lambert, on Dec 8, 1864.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1824

MA, USA, age 36 in 1870 census; 47 age in 1880 census²

Marriage

Dec 8, 1864

1880 Census

1880

Quincy, MA, USA, age 44, house carpenter

ParentsS

father born in MA, mother born in MA

Pedigree

Citations

[S992] Bible Record, HOLY BIBLE 1849 HOUGHTON FAMILY GENEALOGY, E-Bay.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, Reel 634, p. 102, line 26, dwl 444-544.

George Archibald Houghton¹

M, #63148, b. 23 May 1919, d. 25 December 2001

Family: Jean Luck

Marriage*: George Archibald Houghton married Jean Luck.

Biography

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Birth

May 23, 1919

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 8/12 in 1920 census; age 10 in 1930 census¹

Mil. Serv.

served as an Army captain during World War II.

Research

Marriage

Living

1999

Carlsbad, CA, USA

Death

Dec 25, 2001

San Marcos, CA, USA²

Obituary

Jan 13, 2002

San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, USA, San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - January 13, 2002
Deceased Name: GEORGE ARCHIBALD HOUGHTON
May 23, 1919-Dec. 25, 2001

George Archibald Houghton, 82, of San Marcos died Dec. 25. He was born in Lancaster, Mass. Mr. Houghton was a Federal Aviation Administration security chief and had served as an Army captain during World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Jean Luck Houghton.

Services have been held.

Arrangements: Neptune Society.²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 28, number 15.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Lazarus Houghton¹

M, #63149

Family: Mary A. (?)

Marriage*: Lazarus Houghton married Mary A. (?)¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 72, number 23.

Mary A. (?)¹

F, #63150

Family: Lazarus Houghton

Marriage*: Mary A. (?) married Lazarus Houghton.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 72, number 23.