Houghton Surname Project

Francis Williams¹

M, #72271

Father*: Warren Chester Williams¹
Mother*: Beatrice Irene Perdue¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

No Marr

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ed Howell, Sep. 18, 2003.

Violet (?)¹

F, #72272

Family: Clark Williams

Marriage*: Violet (?) married Clark Williams, son of Warren Chester Williams and Beatrice Irene Perdue.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ed Howell, Sep. 18, 2003.

Abby Jennings^1,2

F, #72281, b. 21 November 1824, d. 1899

Family: Nathan Herman Houghton b. 5 May 1823, d. c 1898

Marriage*: Abby Jennings married Nathan Herman Houghton, son of Abner Houghton and Phebe Coolidge, on Nov 21, 1852 at Ashland, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^1,3

Clara A. Houghton⁴ b. c 1853
Charles H. Houghton+³ b. May 1854
Nathan Willis Houghton+⁷ b. 24 Apr 1856
Emma M. Houghton+⁵ b. c 1858
Frank Herman Houghton+⁸ b. 10 Nov 1860, d. 4 Dec 1917
Nellie May Houghton+¹ b. 4 Jan 1863, d. 25 Jan 1941
Augustus Jennings Houghton+¹ b. Sep 1867
Alfred E. Houghton¹ b. c 1868

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 21, 1824

Hopkinton, MA, USA, age 35 in 1860 census; age 45 in 1870 census; age 55 in 1880 census^1,3

Marriage

Nov 21, 1852

Ashland, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^1,3

1860 Census

1860

Milford, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 37, boot clerk; and Hannah Jennings, 69⁴

1870 Census

1870

Upton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 47, farming⁵

1880 Census

1880

Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 57, works in boot shop¹

PensionInx

Sep 20, 1898

MA, USA⁶

Death

1899

MA, USA³

ParentsD

Hannah Jennings⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_540; Family History Film: 1254540; Page: 275A; Enumeration District: 393; sheet 9, line 29, dwl 67-89.
[S415] E-mail from George Hall, Oct 27, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from George Hall, Oct 28, 2003.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Milford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 18, line 9, dwl 93-152.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Upton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: M593_656; Page 126, Sheet 7; line 22, dwl 58-76.
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S1074] Town Records: Colchester, VT, p. 391: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30547, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Colchester, VT, p. 399: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Nellie May Houghton^1,2

F, #72282, b. 4 January 1863, d. 25 January 1941

Father*: Nathan Herman Houghton¹ b. 5 May 1823, d. c 1898
Mother*: Abby Jennings¹ b. 21 Nov 1824, d. 1899

Family: Orvis Saxby

Marriage*: Nellie May Houghton married Orvis Saxby on Oct 4, 1899.²

Orvis Houghton Saxby² b. 12 Aug 1900, d. 26 Nov 1973
Roy Jennings Saxby² b. 11 Jul 1902, d. 1967
Ray Saxby² b. 11 Jul 1902, d. 11 Jul 1902
Marion Elinor Saxby+² b. 9 Apr 1907

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 4, 1863

Milford, MA, USA, age 7 in 1870 census; age 17 in 1880 census^1,2

Marriage

Oct 4, 1899

Death

Jan 25, 1941

Biography

Nellie owned a prosperous hat business in Boston in the 1890's, before answering an ad in a newspaper to get married (m. Oct 4, 1899). (My grandmother always said her mother Nellies biological clock caught up with her one day). She sold the business and went into being a housewife and mother.²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_540; Family History Film: 1254540; Page: 275A; Enumeration District: 393; sheet 9, line 29, dwl 67-89.
[S415] E-mail from George Hall, Oct 28, 2003.

Alfred E. Houghton^1,2

M, #72283, b. circa 1868

Father*: Nathan Herman Houghton¹ b. 5 May 1823, d. c 1898
Mother*: Abby Jennings¹ b. 21 Nov 1824, d. 1899

Family: Daisy (?)

Marriage*: Alfred E. Houghton married Daisy (?)³

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1868

MA, USA, age 2 in 1870 census; age 12 in 1880 census¹

Marriage

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_540; Family History Film: 1254540; Page: 275A; Enumeration District: 393; sheet 9, line 29, dwl 67-89.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Upton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: M593_656; Page 126, Sheet 7; line 22, dwl 58-76.
[S415] E-mail from George Hall, Oct 28, 2003.

Jack Dempsey Ostvig¹

M, #72284, d. before 2003

Father*: Martin Cornelius Ostvig¹ b. 11 Jan 1908, d. 19 Aug 2003
Mother*: Minnie Irene Hamlet¹ b. 14 Dec 1907

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Death

before 2003

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

Jim Hamlet Ostvig¹

M, #72285

Father*: Martin Cornelius Ostvig¹ b. 11 Jan 1908, d. 19 Aug 2003
Mother*: Minnie Irene Hamlet¹ b. 14 Dec 1907

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

Patricia Ostvig¹

F, #72286

Father*: Martin Cornelius Ostvig¹ b. 11 Jan 1908, d. 19 Aug 2003
Mother*: Minnie Irene Hamlet¹ b. 14 Dec 1907

Family: (?) Despain

Marriage*: Patricia Ostvig married (?) Despain.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

(?) Despain¹

M, #72287

Family: Patricia Ostvig

Marriage*: (?) Despain married Patricia Ostvig, daughter of Martin Cornelius Ostvig and Minnie Irene Hamlet.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

Mary Dixie Ostvig¹

F, #72288

Father*: Martin Cornelius Ostvig¹ b. 11 Jan 1908, d. 19 Aug 2003
Mother*: Mary Broadbent¹ b. 8 Mar 1913

Family: (?) Johnson

Marriage*: Mary Dixie Ostvig married (?) Johnson.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

(?) Johnson¹

M, #72289

Family: Mary Dixie Ostvig

Marriage*: (?) Johnson married Mary Dixie Ostvig, daughter of Martin Cornelius Ostvig and Mary Broadbent.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

Judy Ostvig¹

F, #72290

Father*: Martin Cornelius Ostvig¹ b. 11 Jan 1908, d. 19 Aug 2003
Mother*: Mary Broadbent¹ b. 8 Mar 1913

Family: (?) Paulsen

Marriage*: Judy Ostvig married (?) Paulsen.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

(?) Paulsen¹

M, #72291

Family: Judy Ostvig

Marriage*: (?) Paulsen married Judy Ostvig, daughter of Martin Cornelius Ostvig and Mary Broadbent.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

Deborah A. Ostvig¹

F, #72292

Father*: Martin Cornelius Ostvig Jr.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Address

Sep 19, 2003

debbie_ostvig@hotmail.com¹

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

Georgia Alberta Ostvig¹

F, #72293, d. before 2003

Father*: Martin Cornelius Ostvig¹ b. 11 Jan 1908, d. 19 Aug 2003
Mother*: Mary Broadbent¹ b. 8 Mar 1913

Family: (?) Johnson

Marriage*: Georgia Alberta Ostvig married (?) Johnson.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Marriage

Death

before 2003

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

(?) Johnson¹

M, #72294

Family: Georgia Alberta Ostvig d. b 2003

Marriage*: (?) Johnson married Georgia Alberta Ostvig, daughter of Martin Cornelius Ostvig and Mary Broadbent.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

Grant David Ostvig¹

M, #72295

Father*: Martin Cornelius Ostvig¹ b. 11 Jan 1908, d. 19 Aug 2003
Mother*: Mary Broadbent¹ b. 8 Mar 1913

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

Bernice Brown¹

F, #72296

Family: Martin Cornelius Ostvig b. 11 Jan 1908, d. 19 Aug 2003

Mar 3*: Bernice Brown married third Martin Cornelius Ostvig.¹

William Tex Ostvig¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Mar 3

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

William Tex Ostvig¹

M, #72297

Adoptive father*: Martin Cornelius Ostvig¹ b. 11 Jan 1908, d. 19 Aug 2003
Mother*: Bernice Brown¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Adoption

by Martin Ostvig¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

Isaac Albert Houghton¹

M, #72298, b. 18 February 1846, d. 2 October 1903

Father*: Stephen Houghton² b. Feb 1825, d. 7 May 1883
Mother*: Elizabeth Maria Alger³ b. Dec 1828, d. 17 May 1891

Family: Eleanor Walker b. 16 Oct 1853, d. 20 Mar 1915

Marriage*: Isaac Albert Houghton married Eleanor Walker on Sep 6, 1871 at Canada.⁷

Alice Elizabeth Houghton⁷ b. 17 Nov 1872
Lillie May Houghton⁷ b. 19 May 1874, d. 4 Jul 1888
Steven Charles Houghton⁷ b. 5 Mar 1876, d. 29 Jun 1896
George Edwin Houghton+ b. 26 Feb 1878
Frederick William Houghton+⁷ b. 25 Aug 1880, d. 2 May 1944
Florence Nellie Houghton+⁷ b. 8 Aug 1883, d. 7 Jul 1927
Leon Alexander Houghton²
Isaac Albert Houghton⁷ b. 23 May 1886, d. 22 Jul 1888
Harold Enos Percival Houghton⁷ b. 8 Aug 1889, d. 22 Mar 1955
Frank Edward Walker Houghton+⁷ b. 16 Apr 1892, d. 19 Dec 1938
James Joseph Houghton b. 23 Dec 1894, d. 24 Apr 1944

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 18, 1846

Ingersoll, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada, age 5 in 1851 census; age 44 in 1891 census; bd, age 56 in 1901 census; WI given in 1920 census of son Harold, NY in 1930 census^4,5,6

Marriage

Sep 6, 1871

Canada⁷

1891 Canadian Census

1891

Oxford West, Oxford South, Ontario, Canada, age 44, farmer; all children given as born in Ontario, Can; next door to Stephen Houghton, 32, Ontario & family of 7 (wife Mary, Fanny, Lucy, Mary, Charles, Alice, Edith⁸

1901 Canadian Census

1901

Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, age 56⁶

Death

Oct 2, 1903

Ingersoll, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Obituary

Oct 8, 1903

DEATH OF ISAAC HOUGHTON
Well Known Stonemason Passed Away Friday after Long Illness
Mr. Isaac A. Houghton died at his residence, King St. W., yesterday, after a long illness. Deceased was 57 years of age, nearly all of which time he had spent in Ingersoll. Mr. Houghton was born about a mile and a half from where his death occurred. Deceased was widely known in town and county and highly esteemed. He was a stonemason by trade and for 28 years had been engaged in contracting. Mr. Houghton had long been a sufferer from asthma, which was the primary cause of his death. He is survived by a widow and seven children, five sons and 2 daughters. The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon and proceed to the Ingersoll. Services at the house at 3 o’clock. - Ingersoll Chronicle & Canadian Dairyman, Oct 8, 1903

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, Sep 2003.
[S415] E-mail from Cindy Payne, Dec. 5, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from Cindy Payne, Dec. 4, 2003.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Flint Ward 2, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: T625_765; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 33;
line 25, dwl 1601268-305.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia; Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, p. 15, line 24.
[S1503] Ancestry.com, 1901 Canadian Census, Ingersoll (Town/Ville), Oxford (south/sud), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 42.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, e-mail address,Sep 2003.
[S1502] Ancestry.com, 1891 Canadian Census, Oxford West, Oxford South, Ontario; Roll: T-6361; Family No: 49.

Eleanor Walker¹

F, #72299, b. 16 October 1853, d. 20 March 1915

Family: Isaac Albert Houghton b. 18 Feb 1846, d. 2 Oct 1903

Marriage*: Eleanor Walker married Isaac Albert Houghton, son of Stephen Houghton and Elizabeth Maria Alger, on Sep 6, 1871 at Canada.²

Alice Elizabeth Houghton² b. 17 Nov 1872
Lillie May Houghton² b. 19 May 1874, d. 4 Jul 1888
Steven Charles Houghton² b. 5 Mar 1876, d. 29 Jun 1896
George Edwin Houghton+² b. 26 Feb 1878
Frederick William Houghton+² b. 25 Aug 1880, d. 2 May 1944
Florence Nellie Houghton+² b. 8 Aug 1883, d. 7 Jul 1927
Leon Alexander Houghton¹
Isaac Albert Houghton² b. 23 May 1886, d. 22 Jul 1888
Harold Enos Percival Houghton² b. 8 Aug 1889, d. 22 Mar 1955
Frank Edward Walker Houghton+² b. 16 Apr 1892, d. 19 Dec 1938
James Joseph Houghton b. 23 Dec 1894, d. 24 Apr 1944

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 16, 1853

Lewiston, Niagara Co., NY, USA, age 37 in 1891 census; bd, age 47 in 1901 census; Oct 1853, age 57 in 1911 census²

Immigration

1871

Marriage

Sep 6, 1871

Canada²

1891 Canadian Census

1891

1901 Canadian Census

1901

Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, age 56⁴

1911 Canadian Censu

1911

Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, age 57, head⁵

Death

Mar 20, 1915

Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada²

Living

1955

Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada¹

Obituary

Name: Appears to be "Ellen" on tombstone but it was recorded as "Helen" on the Ontario Deaths record and Cemetery burial register.

ILL ONLY A FEW HOURS
Mrs. Houghton, Relict of the Late Isaac Houghton, Died Saturday Night.
The death occurred Saturday night after an illness of only a few hours duration of Mrs. Houghton, relict of the late Isaac Houghton. Mrs. Houghton passed away at her home, King Street West. She was taken suddenly ill about eight o’clock in the evening and her death ensued at 11:30. She was in her 62nd year and is survived by five sons and two daughters. The funeral will take place from her late residence on Tuesday afternoon and proceed to the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery. Service at the house at 2:30 o’clock. - Ingersoll Daily Chronicle, Mar 22, 1915

ParentsD

Charles Walker and Elizabeth Wheeler; of England³

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Cindy Payne, Dec. 5, 2003.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, e-mail address,Sep 2003.
[S1502] Ancestry.com, 1891 Canadian Census, Oxford West, Oxford South, Ontario; Roll: T-6361; Family No: 49.
[S1503] Ancestry.com, 1901 Canadian Census, Ingersoll (Town/Ville), Oxford (south/sud), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 42.
[S1505] Ancestry.com, 1911 Canadian Census, Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 131.

Alice Elizabeth Houghton¹

F, #72300, b. 17 November 1872

Father*: Isaac Albert Houghton¹ b. 18 Feb 1846, d. 2 Oct 1903
Mother*: Eleanor Walker¹ b. 16 Oct 1853, d. 20 Mar 1915

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 17, 1872

Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, e-mail address,Sep 2003.