Esther Olive1,2

F, #64261, b. January 1859, d. 1928

Family: Charles J. Houghton b. Oct 1862, d. 24 Aug 1919

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan, 1859NY, USA, age 41 in 1900 census; age 51 in 1910 census1,2
Marriagecirca 1881mar 19 years in 1900 census1
1900 Census1900German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, age 37, edging machine; and mother in law Alexandria Olive2
1910 Census1910German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, age 47, night watchman3
Death19281
BurialMohawk Cemetery, Ilion, Herkimer Co., NY, USA1
ParentsDAlexandria Olive, b. May 1829, NY; and father b. NY; parents born in PA in 1910 & 1920 census
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Linda Johnson, Oct 13, 2002: Villiage of Mohawk Cemetery,Town of Ilion, Herkimer Co., NY.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , German Flatts, Herkimer Co., New York; Roll: T623 1039; Enumeration District: 44; Sheet 19B; line 94, dwl 7-412-485.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , German Flatts, Herkimer, New York; Roll: T624_951; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 10;
    line 51, dwl 213-247.

Hannah Haughton1

F, #64262, b. 27 January 1804, d. 18 June 1839

Family: Remsen Schuler

Biography

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BirthJan 27, 1804Montgomery Co., NY, USA1
MarriageMar 9, 1823Minaville, Montgomery Co., NY, USA, Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Florida1
DeathJun 18, 18391
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Remsen Schuler1

M, #64263

Family: Hannah Haughton b. 27 Jan 1804, d. 18 Jun 1839

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
MarriageMar 9, 1823Minaville, Montgomery Co., NY, USA, Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Florida1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Clarissa Haughton1

F, #64264, b. 5 May 1811

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 5, 1811Montgomery Co., NY, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Henry A. Haughton1

M, #64265, b. 20 October 1820, d. 4 November 1850

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 20, 1820Montgomery Co., NY, USA1
1840 Census1840Eaton, Madison Co., NY, USA, p. 1021
DeathNov 4, 1850Morrisville, NY, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Mary Susan Smith1

F, #64266, b. 11 September 1801, d. 8 September 1827

Family: Lyman Haughton b. 19 May 1799, d. 28 Jun 1872

Biography

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BirthSep 11, 1801Sand Lake, NY, USA1
Marriage1
DeathSep 8, 18272
ParentsDNoahdiah Smith and Susannah Sibley1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28210545/person/12013523023

Mary Susan Haughton1

F, #64267

Biography

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Birth
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

William I. Clark1

M, #64268, d. 1870

Family: Clarissa Haughton b. c 1811, d. 23 Feb 1876

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
Birth1
Marriage1
Death1870
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Mary Clark1

F, #64269

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
Birth
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Willis Clark1

M, #64270

Biography

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Birth1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Martha Clark1

F, #64271

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
Birth1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Antoinette Clark1

F, #64272

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
Birth1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Frank Clark1

M, #64273

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
Birth1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Lyman Clark1

M, #64274, b. circa 30 June 1830, d. 20 February 1832

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca Jun 30, 1830Rensselaer Co., NY, USA1
DeathFeb 20, 1832Rensselaer Co., NY, USA1
BurialHolcomb Cemetery, Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., NY, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Mary Susannah Haughton1

F, #64275, b. 6 January 1829, d. 2 June 1920

Family 1: Ephraim Hinkle b. 25 Jan 1823, d. 15 Nov 1867

  • Marriage: Mary Susannah Haughton married Ephraim Hinkle on Apr 16, 1850.1

Family 2: Smith W. Haughton b. 11 Feb 1821, d. 10 Jul 1897

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJan 6, 1829Rensselair, NY, USA, age 43 in 1870 census; Jan 1829, age 71 in 1900 census; age 91 in 1920 census1
Mar 2Nov 15, 1868Fulton, OH, USA1
1870 Census1870Washington, Lucas Co., OH, USA, age 57, a farmer, property $9500-800; and two houses from Ira Haughton2,3
1880 Census1880Washington, Lucas Co., OH, USA, age 59, saw miller; 2 houses from Stephen Haughton4
DeathJun 2, 1920Lyons, NY, USA, also Fulton Co., OH1
BurialLyons Cemetery, Lyons, OH, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Washington Lucas Co., OH, Reel 1236, p. 529, line 16, dwl 19-19.
  3. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Washington, Lucas, Ohio; roll: M593_1236; Page: 529A; Image: 270; Family History Library Film: 552735; line 16, dwl 19-19.
  4. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Washington, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: 1044; Family History Film: 1255044; Page: 29D; Enumeration District: 052; Image: 0218; line 30, dwl 39-39.

Naaman Merrill1

M, #64276, b. 22 September 1825, d. 13 November 1879

Family: Palmyra Haughton b. 16 Feb 1834, d. 28 Oct 1903

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 22, 1825
MarriageDec 22, 1858Morenci, Lenawee Co., MI, USA1
DeathNov 13, 1879
BurialWauseon Union Cemetery, Fulton Co., OH, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Adelia Jane (?)1

F, #64277, d. 1919

Family: Clark Haughton b. 14 Sep 1844, d. 7 Sep 1874

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Mar 11
Death1919
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Mary Truesdall1

F, #64278, b. circa 1850

Family: Clark Haughton b. 14 Sep 1844, d. 7 Sep 1874

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1850OH, USA, age 20 in 1870 census2
1870 Census1870Rome, Noble Co., IN, USA, age 24, living with William R. and Amanda Truesdall; also there is Mary Truesdall, 20, OH2
Mar 21
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.
  2. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Rome City, Noble, Indiana; Roll: M593_347; Page: 229B; Image: 464; Family History Library Film: 545846; line 40, dwl 69-69.

Melvina Mary Williams1

F, #64279

Family: Edbert Larkins b. 1828, d. 1910

Biography

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Marriage
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Edbert Larkins

M, #64280, b. 1828, d. 1910

Family: Melvina Mary Williams

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1828
Marriage
Death1910Rensselaer Co., NY, USA
Pedigree

Harriet Ellen Williams1

F, #64281

Family: Hal Waterbury

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Hal Waterbury1

M, #64282

Family: Harriet Ellen Williams

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Emily Williams1

F, #64283, b. 1828, d. 17 February 1869

Family: Norman Larkins b. 1823, d. 1852

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1828Rensselaer Co., NY, USA1
Marriage1
DeathFeb 17, 1869Rensselaer Co., NY, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Stephen Edgar Williams1

M, #64284, b. 1834, d. December 1912

Family: Susan Tifft

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1834Rensselaer Co., NY, USA1
Marriage1
DeathDec, 1912Rensselaer Co., NY, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Susan Tifft1

F, #64285

Family: Stephen Edgar Williams b. 1834, d. Dec 1912

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Martha Elizabeth Haughton1,2

F, #64286, b. circa 1839

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1839OH, USA, age 21 in 1860 census2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Washington, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: M653_1003; Page: 11; line 9, dwl 147-136.

Jonathan Brown1

M, #64287

Family: Harriet R. Haughton b. c 1835

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.

Lois Roberta (?)1

F, #64288, b. 16 August 1908, d. 30 April 1998

Family: Floyd Washington Houghton b. 22 Feb 1902, d. 5 Jul 1967

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 16, 1908OR, USA, age 31 in 1940 census1,2
Marriage1
1940 Census1940Jewell, Clatsop Co., OR, USA, age 38, logging pump operator2
1950 US Census1950Mulino, OR, USA, age 48, woods, logger; and niece Barbara A. Riley, 3, OR
DeathApr 30, 1998Salem, Marion Co., OR, USA1
BurialCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jan Beebe, Oct. 13, 2002.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Jewell, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T627_3356; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 4-31; line 19, dwl 85.

Aaliyah Haughton

F, #64289, b. 16 January 1979, d. 25 August 2001

Biography

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BirthJan 16, 1979Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA
DeathAug 25, 2001Bahamas, in an airplane crash
BurialCape May County Veterans Cemetery, Cape May Court House, Cape May Co., NJ, USA
BiographyAaliyah Dana Haughton was born January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of five, her family moved from Brooklyn and went to Detroit, Michigan. Aaliyah spent most of her young and teenage years here. Her parents introduced her to many different styles of music. She began auditioning and performing all over Detriot. At the age of ten, Aaliyah got the big break when she was on the famous Star Search stage performing her own rendition of Chaka Khan's " My Funny Valentine" . Aaliyah didn't end up winning the competition that night but that paved the way for her success. At the age of eleven, Aaliyah got an opportunity to sing with Gladys Knight's troupe on a Las Vegas stage. Aaliyah was introuduced to R.Kelly by her uncle, Barry Hankerson, who at the time was Kelly's manager at the time. Kelly helped Aaliyah do an impressive debut album, "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" This album , turned Aaliyah from a young unknown Detroit girl trying to make it , into a international star. Aaliyah had gotten from her album " Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" two gold singles and a platinum album. After her relationship with producer/singer R.Kelly. Three years have passed without ever hearing from the talented singer and many people were looking forward to her next project.1997. came a finally Aaliyah dropped " One In A Million" Aaliyah had worked with Timberland, Missy Elliot, Kay-Gee, and Jeremaine Dupri, and many people though working with these people showed Aaliyah's growth and maturity this time. ( Age-young female girl wearing hardcore gear always covering her eyes with sunglasses) (One- turned into a sexy woman, with hair covering one eye) One In A Million turned doubleplatinum shuting down the critics who doubted her saying she was just " a one hit wonder" The first single , " If Your Girl Only Knew" hit number one on the Billboard Top R&B charts and Top Ten on the Billboard 100 chart. After that Aaliyah have been getting all kind of achievements. A song off of the "Anastasia"soundtrack became an Oscar nomination. "Are You That Somebody" became summer hit of 98' and 99' as well. That year Aaliyah busted in the role of her succesful debut movie, " Romeo Must Die" playing Tish O' Day with international superstar Jet Li. From her movie , her hit song " Trying Again" became the first song to hit number one on the Billboard 100 singles chart. ( based just on Airplay) In 2001 she released her self-titled third album "Aaliyah". On August 25 , Aaliyah was in the Bahamas shooting a video and coming home back to the states she died instantly when the plane, a Cessna 402B, exploded on impact just 200 feet beyond the end of a runway at Marsh Harbour International Airport on Abaco Island at 6:45p.m.The craft, which was bound for Opa-LockaAirport, just northwest of Miami, apparently suffered engine failure upon liftoff. She was 22 years old. Full Name: Aaliyah Dana Haughton Date of Birth: 01/16/79; Place of Birth: Beford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York Current Residence: Manhattan, New York Height: 5'7 Shoe Size: Size 6 - 7 (depending on the shoe). Aaliyah also likes to wear kids' runners size 3-4 Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Mom and Dad: Diane (mother) and Michael (father) Sibling(s): Rashad (brother)-08/06/77 Measurements: Bust = 32-B | Waist = 24 | Hips = 34 Origin of Name: The name Aaliyah is an Arabic name derived from the male version Ali. It means highest, most exalted one, the best. Nicknames: Babygirl, Wonderwoman, Liyah, Lee; Best Friend(s): Kidada Jones, Fatima Robinson, Missy, Da Brat, Lil' Kim, her mom, and Valerie Vaughn; Pets: Yorkshire Terrier named Rico .Tour (her former dog died by the way) and a pet snake (kermit) that her uncle Barry bought her. Pet Peeves: Skirts Tattoos: 3 tattoos: her initial and a star on her hand, music symbol on her ankle and a dove on her back. Lucky Charms: A pillow named Wilson that she takes everywhere to with her and her toy orangutan that her grandmother gave her named Lina. Collects: Stuff animals and sunglasses. Aaliyah moved to Detroit from Brooklyn at the age of 5 She first realized she could sing at the age of 6 Auditioned for the school play of ANNIE at age 6 Auditioned for the TV show Family Matters at age 9 At the Age of 11, she appeared on the nationally syndicated show Star Search At age 11, Performed in Las Vegas for 5 nights with Gladys Knight Graduated from the Detroit High School of the Performing Arts with a 4.0 GPA Auditioned for the Elton John Broadway show AIDA At age 21, appeared in Joel Silver's feature film Romeo Must Die Aaliyah took Kung-Fu as a young child with her brother Rashad. Aaliyah is a huge Stevie Wonder fan Aaliyah got her dove tattoo as a dedication to her grandmother Aaliyah's grandmother was the one that suggested Dana as a middle name for this talented songstress Aaliyah first heard herself on the radio while she was on her way to see the dentist Attended her high school prom with 5 friends in matching suits The Creative Artist Agency represent Aaliyah in her acting career. Aaliyah is managed by Raliyah entertainment which consists of her mom and her dad (Raliyah-Rashad & Aaliyah) Aaliyah had her teeth, hair and body airbrushed grey everyday during the shoot for Queen of the Damned because she turned into stone and apparently it was a long process Aaliyah is addicted to the website http://www.kozmo.com The first single that she bought was Karma Chameleon by Culture Club Aaliyah's toy orangutan that her grandmother gave her was in a scene in Romeo Must Die Aaliyah recorded most of her 3rd album while on location in Australia filming Queen of the Damned Aaliyah loves to sing Donny Hathaway when she's in the shower Aaliyah's pet snake is named Kermit Aaliyah's first kiss wasn't memorable because she threw up in his mouth Aaliyah was a skunk for Halloween in 2000... she painted herself black and white and had a tail that curved over her head Lenny Kravitz was asked which celebrity he thought was very beautiful, and he said "Aaliyah" after a deep "hmmmmm" on an online chat March of '01 Aaliyah and her Favorites Favorite Food: Pancakes Favorite Dessert: Vanilla ice-cream with vanilla syrup, nuts, whipped cream and cherries Favorite Place To Eat: Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles Favorite Color: Black Favorite Movie: Silence of the Lamb and The Lost Boys Favorite Author: Stephen King Favorite Jewelry: Silver Favorite Artist: Janet Jackson Favorite Music Group: Isley Brothers Favorite Music Video: Michael Jackson's Thriller

As the story goes, Aaliyah began performing at age of 11. She'd started on-stage with singing with Gladys Knight's troupe in Las Vegas. Aaliyah "Liyah," as she was nicknamed, graduated from the Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts in June of 1997. By her 18th birthday, Aaliyah had already put out 2 hit LPs and has established herself as an r&b force to reckon with. As a child, Aaliyah performed on Star Search and couple of TV pilots. When she reached her early teens, her uncle Barry Hankerson (Gladys Knight's ex-husband), introduced her to a performer he was managing at the time. That performer was R. Kelly. The meeting resulted in R. Kelly producing Aaliyah's debut cd, "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number". The two were rumored to have been married when the singer was only 15-years-old, but their respective record labels denied those allegations. A deeper look from certain television stations provided a marriage certificate and annulment papers. The mystery around that marriage still surfaces today. Aaliyah On Aaliyah's second LP, released in '96, R. Kelly's production skills were absent. But even without the Aaliyah/R. Kelly union, her "One In A Million" LP contiuned to push Aaliyah to stardom. Her reputation for being sassy, as well as her street-wise sounds and videos got her noticed by fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger. Aaliyah's face (and fashionably clad body) was all over the magazines, on billboards and TV commericals worldwide sporting comfortable clothing and signature shades. She got some flack over the shades. People were wondering: why the shades all the time? She started wearing them at the beginning of her career, when she was supershy and trying to get over her fear of the camera. "I've matured, but I want to stay true to my style", she says. While working the "One in a Million" cd, Aaliyah starred in her first feature film "Romeo Must Die". She played Trish O'Day, the object of Jet Li's affection, in the amped-up modern day retelling of "Romeo and Juliet". After the success of "Romeo Must Die," Aaliyah's film career continued to gather momentum. Prior to her untimely death on August 25, 2001, Aaliyah had signed on to appear in a pair of sequels to the 1999 box office smash "The Matrix." The role has since gone to Mohammad Ali's daughter, Lela. But she also had a role in the movie "The Queen of the Damned" ? in which she singer starred as a 6,000 year-old vampire named Akasha - that movie rolled out a few months after her death and stayed a number one for quite a while.. Aaliyah's final cd was appropriately named "Aaliyah". She stuck with the things that worked best for her in her last albums, and that meant working with rapper-producer Timbaland, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Ginuwine and Playa. The "Aaliyah" album was her first since her 1996 double-platinum effort, "One in a Million."



Wikipedia: Kelly had been introduced to a promising young singer from Detroit named Aaliyah by her uncle, Barry Hankerson, when she was 12 years old.[156] During Kelly's 2021 criminal trial for sex trafficking and racketeering, a witness testified that Kelly had sexual contact with Aaliyah starting when she was 13 or 14 years old. Kelly wrote and produced Aaliyah's first album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number, in 1994.[162] On August 31, 1994, Kelly, then 27, illegally married Aaliyah, then 15, in a secret ceremony in Cook County, Illinois.

Kelly's tour manager, Demetrius Smith, admitted he facilitated the wedding by obtaining falsified identification for Aaliyah which listed her as 18 years old. The marriage was annulled in February 1995 at the behest of Aaliyah's family by a Michigan judge.[164] Kelly and Aaliyah, however, both denied that the marriage occurred and even denied that their relationship had ever moved beyond friendship. In May 1997, Aaliyah filed a lawsuit in Cook County to have the marriage record expunged, stating that she was underage at the time of marriage, had lied by signing the marriage certificate as an 18-year-old, and that she could not legally enter into marriage without parental consent.

The expungement request was included in a lawsuit filed by Tiffany Hawkins, who sought to use the marriage documents in her case against Kelly. Hawkins later accepted a settlement of $250,000 from Kelly, subject to a confidentiality agreement, in 1998. In 2019, federal prosecutors in the state of New York charged Kelly with bribery related to the 1994 purchase of a fake identification card for Aaliyah in order to obtain a marriage license. Kelly, through his lawyers, admitted in 2021 to having had 'underage sexual contact' with Aaliyah. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficing in 2022.
Notablewas a recent rock music star
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Blessed John Houghton

?, #64290, b. 1487, d. 1535

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Birth1487England1
Death1535England1
BiographyProtomartyr of the persecution under Henry VIII, b. in Essex, 1487; d. at Tyburn, 4 May, 1535. He was educated at Cambridge, graduating LL.B. about 1497, and later LL.D. and D.D; he was ordained priest in 1501 and entered the Carthusian novitiate at the London Charterhouse in 1505, where he was professed in 1516. He filled the office of sacristan, 1523-28; of procurator, 1528-31; of prior of Beauvale, Nottinghamshire, from June to November, 1531; of prior of the London Charterhouse, 1531-35; and of provincial visitor, 1532-35. He was imprisoned in the Tower for about a month, with the procurator, Blessed Humphrey Middlemore, for refusing to swear that the king's marriage with Queen Catharine was invalid, but took the oath of succession under the condition quatenus licitum esset, with some of his monks, 29 May, 1534, the others being sworn 6 June. On or about 13 April, 1535, he was committed again to the Tower for refusing the oath of supremacy. With him were sent Blessed Robert Laurence, who had succeeded him as prior of Beauvale, and had previously been chaplain to the Duke of Norfolk and then a monk of the London Charterhouse; and Blessed Augustine Webster, prior of Axholme, Lincolnshire, formerly a monk of Sheen. These priors, who were on a visit to the London Charterhouse, had not had the oath tendered to them, but were brought before the Rolls for that purpose on 20 April, and, on refusing it, were sent back to the Tower. There they were joined by Blessed Richard Reynolds, a Brigittine of Syon, born about 1492, educated at Christ's and Corpus Christi colleges, Cambridge, Fellow of Corpus Christi, 1510, B.D. 1513, subsequently D.D. He became a Brigittine in 1513, and was considered one of the foremost scholars of his day. All four were indicted 28 April, 1535, under 26 Henry VIII, c. 1, for refusing the oath of supremacy. The jury at first refused to find them guilty, but were intimidated by Cromwell into doing so the next day. All were hanged in their habits without being previously degraded, and all were disembowelled while fully conscious, Houghton being the first to suffer and Reynolds the last.

With them died a secular priest, Blessed John Hale, LL.B., Fellow of King's Hall, Cambridge, and Vicar of Isleworth, Middlesex, since 13 August, 1521. He took this living in exchange for the Rectory of Cranford, Middlesex, which he had held since 11 September, 1505. There is nothing to identify him with the Rector of Chelmsford of 1492. He may possibly be the person of this name who became scholar of Eton in 1485. He was indicted 20 April, 1535, with the perpetual curate of Teddington, Middlesex, named Robert Feron, for offenses against 25 Henry VIII, c. 22. Both pleaded guilty and were condemned; but Feron was pardoned. Hale was the fourth to suffer.

CAMM, Lives of the English Martyrs (London, 1904-05), I, 1-36; HENDRIKS, The London Charterhouse (London, 1889), passim; COOPER, in Dict. Nat. Biog., s.v; HAMILTON, The Angel of Syon (Edinburgh and London, 1905), passim; GILLOW, Bibl. Dict. Eng. Cath., s. vv; GASQUET, Henry VIII and the English Monasteries (London, 1906), passim; HENNESSY, Novum Repertorium Parochiale Londinense (London, 1898), 133, 229; HAMILTON, Wriothesley's Chronicle, I (London, 1875), 27, 184.

JOHN B. WAINEWRIGHT
Transcribed by Robert B. Olson
Offered to Almighty God for Timothy and Theresa Leland & Family

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII
Copyright © 1910 by Robert Appleton Company
Online Edition Copyright © 1999 by Kevin Knight
Nihil Obstat, October 1, 1910. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor
Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York

JOHN HOUGHTON

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4 May; 25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales Profile
Graduated from Cambridge with degrees in civil and canon law. Parish priest for four years. Carthusian monk. Prior of the Beauvale Carthusian Charterhouse, Northampton. Prior of the London Charterhouse.

In 1534 he was the first person to oppose King Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy. Imprisoned with Blessed Humphrey Middlemore. When the oath was modified to include the phrase "in so far as the law of God permits", John felt he could be loyal to Church and Crown; he and several of his monks signed the oath, though with misgivings. Father John was released, and a few days later, troops arrived at the Chapterhouse and forced the remaining monks to sign the modified oath.

On 1 February 1535, Parliment required that the original, unmodified oath be signed by all. Following three days of prayer, Father John, with Saint Robert Lawrence and Saint Augustine Webster, contacted Thomas Cromwell to seek an exemption for themselves and their monks. The group was immediated arrested and thrown in the Tower of London. True to his Carthusian vow of silence, he would not defend himself in court, but refused to cooperate or sign. The jury could find no malice to the king, but when threatened with prosecution themselves, they found John and his co-defendants guilty of treason.

First person martyred under the Tudor persections, dying with Blessed John Haile and three others. One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

"And what wilt thou do with my heart, O Christ?" -Saint John on dying words as he was being disembowelled Born
1487 at Essex, England Died
dragged through the streets, hanged, drawn and quartered on 4 May 1535 at Tyburn, England; body was chopped to pieces and put on display around London as an example Beatified
9 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII Canonized
25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI Representation
Carthusian monk carrying a noose; Carthusian with a rope around his neck and holding his heart in his hand Additional Information
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Saint John Houghton
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Saint John Houghton was an English Catholic martyr.
Born sometime around 1486, he was (according to one of his fellow Carthusians) educated at Cambridge, but cannot be identified among surviving records. Similarly, no certain records can be found of his ordination.
He joined the London Charterhouse in 1515, progressed to be Sacristan in 1523, and procurator in 1526. In 1531, he became abbot of the Charterhouse of Beauvale in Nottinghamshire. However, in November of that year, he was elected Prior of the London house, to which he returned.
In 1534, he asked that he and his house be exempted from the oaths required under the new Act of Succession, which resulted in both him and his procurator being arrested and taken to the Tower of London. However, by the end of May, they had been persuaded that the oath was consistent with their Catholicism, and they returned to the Charterhouse, where (in the presence of a large armed force) the whole community made the required professions.
However, in 1535, the community was called upon to make the new oath as prescribed by the 1534 Act of Supremacy, which recognised Henry as the head of the Church in England. Again, Houghton, this time accompanied by the heads of the other two English Carthusian houses (Robert Lawrence, Prior of Beauvale, and ?), pleaded for an exemption, but were this time arrested by Thomas Cromwell. They were called before a special commission in April 1534, and sentenced to death, along with Richard Reynolds, a monk from Syon Abbey.
Houghton, along with the other 2 Carthusians, Reynolds, and another priest, John Hale, were all hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn on May 4, 1535.
Catholic tradition relates that as Houghton was about to be quartered, as the executioner tore open his chest to remove his heart he prayed, "O Jesu, what wouldst thou do with my heart?" A contemporary source records his last words as: "Our holy mother the Church has decreed otherwise than the king and parliament have decreed. I am therefore bound in conscience and am ready and willing to suffer every kind of torture rather than deny a doctrine of the Church." (Hendriks)
After his death, his body was chopped to pieces and hung in different parts of London. A painting of the martyr by Zurbaran depicts him with a noose around his neck and his heart in his hand.
Sources
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2006)
L. Hendriks, The London Charterhouse: its monks and its martyrs (1889)2
ResearchDictionary of Catholic Biography. By John J. Delaney and James Edward Tobin. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1961. (DcCathB)
Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 6: September, 1961-August, 1964. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1965. (BioIn 6)
Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 11: September, 1976-August, 1979. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1980. (BioIn 11)
Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 6: September, 1961-August, 1964. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1965. (BioIn 6)
Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 11: September, 1976-August, 1979. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1980. (BioIn 11)1
Notablewas a famous British Catholic martyr under Henry VIII
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Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Houghton_%28Saint%29