Houghton Surname Project

Samuel Houghton Cowell¹

M, #72871, b. 1820, d. 1864

Family: Emilie Marguerite Ebsworth b. 1818

Marriage*: Samuel Houghton Cowell married Emilie Marguerite Ebsworth.¹

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Birth

1820

Marriage

Death

1864

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Mr. Sam Cowell the great musical comedian, whose wonderful and life-like portraits of eccentric human nature have been hailed in England, Ireland, Scotland, and for the last three months in New York and Boston, with the rapturous applause of thousands.¹

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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/

Emilie Marguerite Ebsworth¹

F, #72872, b. 1818

Family: Samuel Houghton Cowell b. 1820, d. 1864

Marriage*: Emilie Marguerite Ebsworth married Samuel Houghton Cowell.¹

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Birth

1818

Marriage

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Main Author:      Cowell, Emilie Marguerite Ebsworth, b. 1818.
Title:      The Cowells in America : being the diary of Mrs. Sam Cowell during her husband's concert tour in the years 1860-1861 / edited by M. Willson Disher.
Imprint:      London : Oxford university press, H. Milford, 1934.
Description:      lxv, 426 p. : illusl, geneal. tables. ill., plates, ports., facsim; 23 cm.

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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/

Jane Olmsted¹

F, #72873, b. 23 March 1909, d. 4 December 1982

Family 1: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. b. 12 Dec 1906, d. 3 Apr 1990

Engagement: Jane Olmsted and Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. were engaged on Nov 10, 1928; MISS JANE OLMSTED ENGAGED TO MARRY; Daughter of Mrs. Vance C. McCormick to Wed Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. FIANCE A HARVARD SENIOR He Is Nephew of Ambassador Houghton--Miss Janett Thall Betrothed to L.G. Salomon.

November 10, 1928, Saturday

Mr. and Mrs. Vance Criswell McCormick of Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday announced to their friends in New York the engagement of Mrs. McCormick's daughter, Miss Jane Olmsted, to Arthur Amory Houghton Jr., son of Mrs. Arthur A. Houghton of Corning, N.Y., and the late Mr. Houghton, and a nephew of Alanson B. Houghton, American Ambassador to Great Britain.¹¹
Mar 1*: Jane Olmsted first married Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. he age 23, she age 20 on Jun 12, 1929 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Harrisburg, PA, USA.^1,4,5
Divorce*: Jane Olmsted and Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. were divorced in Jul, 1938 at USA.⁷

Jane Olmsted Houghton+¹⁰ b. 28 Nov 1930, d. Apr 1989
Sylvia Biglow Houghton+¹⁰ b. c 1933

Family 2: Hugh McMillan

Marriage License: Jane Olmsted and Hugh McMillan obtained a marriage license on May 29, 1947 at New York, New York Co., NY, USA.
Marriage*: Jane Olmsted married Hugh McMillan on 1947.^9,3

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Birth

Mar 23, 1909

Harrisburg, PA, USA, age 21 in 1930 census; age 31 in 1940 census^2,3

Residence

between 1910 and 1920

Harrisburg, PA, USA³

Mar 1

Jun 12, 1929

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Harrisburg, PA, USA, he age 23, she age 20^1,4,5

Immigration

Aug 16, 1929

New York, New York Co., NY, USA³

1930 Census

1930

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 23, property $40,000, a salesman at glass factory; and Anna Guertin, 44, a maid⁶

Divorce

Jul, 1938

USA⁷

1940 Census

1940

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 31, divorced, none; 4 servants⁸

Marriage

1947

^9,3

Death

Dec 4, 1982

Grosse Point Farms, MI, USA³

ParentsD

Marlin Edgar Olmsted & Gertrude Colston Howard; father born in PA, mother in VA; Martin was for 16 years the Representative in Congress from the 18th District of PA; Gertrude married Vance Criswell McCormick of Harrisburg, PA^3,4

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Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hollister Douglas Houghton, Nov. 8, 2003.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Steuben, New York; Roll: T626_1648; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 28; sheet , line 95, dwl 32-187-211.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: May 30, 1947.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: June 13, 1929.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Steuben, New York; Roll: T626_1648; Enumeration District: 28; sheet 8B, line 95, dwl 22-187-211.
[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Houghton.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2652; Page: 64B; Enumeration District: 31-1189; line 74, dwl 1.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times.
[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Nov 10, 1928.

Ellen Crenshaw¹

F, #72874, b. 17 September 1906, d. 18 December 1961

Family 1: John M. Gates

Marriage*: Ellen Crenshaw married John M. Gates.⁴

Peter Gates+

Family 2: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. b. 12 Dec 1906, d. 3 Apr 1990

Mar 2*: Her second marriage was to Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. on Jun 7, 1939 at Queenstown, MD, USA.^5,6
Divorce*: Ellen Crenshaw and Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. were divorced on Jan 7, 1944 at Reno, NV, USA, on charges of desertion.⁶

Arthur Amory Houghton III+⁸ b. 6 May 1940

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Birth

Sep 17, 1906

Richmond, VA, USA, age 33 in 1940 census^2,3

Marriage

⁴

Research

Prior marriage to John M. Gates. Had 3 children: John and Peter Gates, and Ellen Gates

Mar 2

Jun 7, 1939

Queenstown, MD, USA^5,6

1940 Census

1940

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 33, glass manufacturing sale executive; and a housekeeper⁷

Immigration

1940

Washington, DC, USA

Divorce

Jan 7, 1944

Reno, NV, USA, on charges of desertion.⁶

Death

Dec 18, 1961

New York, New York Co., NY, USA^2,3

ParentsD

Richard Parker Crenshaw and Mary Lyons Mayo⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 176.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
[S415] E-mail from Arthur Amory Houghton, III, May 9, 2009.
[S415] E-mail from Arthur Houghton, III, Jan. 3, 2020.
[S415] E-mail from Hollister Douglas Houghton, Nov. 8, 2003.
[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Houghton.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2657; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31-1398, line 68, dwl 34.
[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.

Gola Tompson DuVal¹

F, #72875

Family: Henderson Towers Houghton b. 23 Dec 1909, d. 1 Nov 1974

Marriage*: Gola Tompson DuVal married Henderson Towers Houghton, son of Norman Owen Houghton and May Towers, on Jan 28, 1937 at District of Columbia, DC, USA.¹
Divorce*: Gola Tompson DuVal and Henderson Towers Houghton were divorced on Dec 22, 1952 at Alexandria, VA, USA.

Henderson DeVal Houghton+¹ b. 26 Jun 1938
Gola May Houghton¹ b. 13 Nov 1939
Georgia Lee Houghton¹ b. 4 Nov 1941

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Marriage

Jan 28, 1937

District of Columbia, DC, USA¹

1940 Census

1940

Alexandria, VA, USA, age 30, general work electrician; and parents in law George and Gola Duval²

Divorce

Dec 22, 1952

Alexandria, VA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ida Lee Houghton, Nov. 7, 2003.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04304; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 101-24B.

Gola May Houghton¹

F, #72876, b. 13 November 1939

Father*: Henderson Towers Houghton¹ b. 23 Dec 1909, d. 1 Nov 1974
Mother*: Gola Tompson DuVal¹

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Birth

Nov 13, 1939

Washington, DC, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ida Lee Houghton, Nov. 7, 2003.

Georgia Lee Houghton¹

F, #72877, b. 4 November 1941

Father*: Henderson Towers Houghton¹ b. 23 Dec 1909, d. 1 Nov 1974
Mother*: Gola Tompson DuVal¹

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Birth

Nov 4, 1941

Washington, DC, USA¹

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Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ida Lee Houghton, Nov. 7, 2003.

Mary Eleanor Evans¹

F, #72878, b. 31 May 1925

Family: Albert Charles Houghton II b. 21 Jun 1916, d. 16 Jan 1980

Marriage*: Mary Eleanor Evans married Albert Charles Houghton II, son of Dr. Henry Spencer Houghton M.D. and Caroline Martha Carmack.¹
Divorce*: Mary Eleanor Evans and Albert Charles Houghton II were divorced in 1956.

Miriam Evans Houghton+¹ b. 25 Jan 1947
Hugh Fuller Houghton III+¹ b. 7 Feb 1948
Amy Mary Houghton+¹ b. 1 Jun 1956

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Birth

May 31, 1925

Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA^1,2

Marriage

1950 US Census

1950

Monterey, CA, USA, age 32, radio station manager

Divorce

1956

ParentsD

James and Miriam Libby Evans¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Miriam Evans Houghton Champness, Nov. 7, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from Amy Houghton Wren, Jan 13, 2004.

John Haughton¹

M, #72879, d. 8 July 1825

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Death

Jul 8, 1825

Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM Jul 6; a. 1 y 11 m^1,2

Burial

Auburn Cemetery, Placer Co., CA, USA²

Research

MLM identifies these two Johns²

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Citations

[S482] Waltham MA VRs, p. 271.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.

Sarah Ann Watson¹

F, #72880, b. 5 August 1855, d. 20 August 1913

Father*: George Watson¹ b. 1806, d. 11 Nov 1876
Mother*: Mary Gyles Houghten¹ b. 27 Feb 1817, d. 2 Dec 1869

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Birth

Aug 5, 1855

^1,2

Death

Aug 20, 1913

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Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

Mary Jane Watson¹

F, #72881, b. 12 October 1857, d. 22 February 1858

Father*: George Watson¹ b. 1806, d. 11 Nov 1876
Mother*: Mary Gyles Houghten¹ b. 27 Feb 1817, d. 2 Dec 1869

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Birth

Oct 12, 1857

^1,2

Death

Feb 22, 1858

^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

William West¹

M, #72882, b. 9 November 1802

Family: Ann Giles Houghten b. 1819

Marriage*: William West married Ann Giles Houghten, daughter of Thomas Houghten and Mary Giles.¹

Thomas West¹ b. 15 Feb 1842
Elizabeth West¹ b. 26 Aug 1843
John West¹ b. 1 Jun 1845
Mary Anne West¹ b. 7 Feb 1847
William Menithorpe West¹ b. 25 Feb 1849
Sarah West¹ b. 21 Jan 1851
Richard Flint West¹ b. 25 Mar 1853
Emiley West¹ b. 9 May 1855

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Birth

Nov 9, 1802

^1,2

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

Thomas West¹

M, #72883, b. 15 February 1842

Father*: William West¹ b. 9 Nov 1802
Mother*: Ann Giles Houghten¹ b. 1819

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Birth

Feb 15, 1842

^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

Elizabeth West¹

F, #72884, b. 26 August 1843

Father*: William West¹ b. 9 Nov 1802
Mother*: Ann Giles Houghten¹ b. 1819

Family: George Blackburn b. 1847

Marriage*: Elizabeth West married George Blackburn.¹

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Birth

Aug 26, 1843

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.

George Blackburn¹

M, #72885, b. 1847

Family: Elizabeth West b. 26 Aug 1843

Marriage*: George Blackburn married Elizabeth West, daughter of William West and Ann Giles Houghten.¹

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Birth

1847

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.

John West¹

M, #72886, b. 1 June 1845

Father*: William West¹ b. 9 Nov 1802
Mother*: Ann Giles Houghten¹ b. 1819

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Birth

Jun 1, 1845

^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

Mary Anne West¹

F, #72887, b. 7 February 1847

Father*: William West¹ b. 9 Nov 1802
Mother*: Ann Giles Houghten¹ b. 1819

Biography

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Birth

Feb 7, 1847

^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

William Menithorpe West¹

M, #72888, b. 25 February 1849

Father*: William West¹ b. 9 Nov 1802
Mother*: Ann Giles Houghten¹ b. 1819

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Birth

Feb 25, 1849

^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

Sarah West¹

F, #72889, b. 21 January 1851

Father*: William West¹ b. 9 Nov 1802
Mother*: Ann Giles Houghten¹ b. 1819

Biography

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Birth

Jan 21, 1851

^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

Richard Flint West¹

M, #72890, b. 25 March 1853

Father*: William West¹ b. 9 Nov 1802
Mother*: Ann Giles Houghten¹ b. 1819

Biography

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Birth

Mar 25, 1853

^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

Emiley West¹

F, #72891, b. 9 May 1855

Father*: William West¹ b. 9 Nov 1802
Mother*: Ann Giles Houghten¹ b. 1819

Biography

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Birth

May 9, 1855

^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

Mary Ann Whitting^1,2

F, #72892, b. 13 January 1848, d. 1876

Family: Matthew Thomas Houghten b. 11 Sep 1844, d. 18 Apr 1927

Marriage*: Mary Ann Whitting married Matthew Thomas Houghten, son of John Gyles Houghten and Margaret Galtrey, on Apr 11, 1872.^1,2

Arthur Thomas Houghten+¹ b. 11 Mar 1876, d. 5 Apr 1972

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Birth

Jan 13, 1848

Hamtramck, MI, USA^1,2

Marriage

Apr 11, 1872

^1,2

Death

1876

Burial

Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton, Macomb Co., MI, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

Edward Lee Sager¹

M, #72893, b. 28 August 1895, d. 13 December 1969

Family: Hazel Marion Houghten b. 29 Dec 1898, d. Jul 1983

Marriage*: Edward Lee Sager married Hazel Marion Houghten, daughter of Arthur Thomas Houghten and Emma Christine Mast.¹

Marilyn Eunice Sager+¹ b. 1927
Robert Edward Sager+¹ b. 1930
Richard Lee Sager¹ b. 31 May 1934, d. 12 Jul 1949

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Birth

Aug 28, 1895

Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA^1,2

Marriage

Death

Dec 13, 1969

Detroit, MI, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.houghten.com/; by Christopher Houghten.

Marilyn Eunice Sager¹

F, #72894, b. 1927

Father*: Edward Lee Sager¹ b. 28 Aug 1895, d. 13 Dec 1969
Mother*: Hazel Marion Houghten¹ b. 29 Dec 1898, d. Jul 1983

Family: Marshell Clifton Bomer b. 1928

Marriage*: Marilyn Eunice Sager married Marshell Clifton Bomer.¹

Robert Marshall Bomer¹ b. 1952
Susan Lee Bomer+¹ b. 1956

Biography

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Birth

1927

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.

Marshell Clifton Bomer¹

M, #72895, b. 1928

Family: Marilyn Eunice Sager b. 1927

Marriage*: Marshell Clifton Bomer married Marilyn Eunice Sager, daughter of Edward Lee Sager and Hazel Marion Houghten.¹

Robert Marshall Bomer¹ b. 1952
Susan Lee Bomer+¹ b. 1956

Biography

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Birth

1928

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.

Robert Marshall Bomer¹

M, #72896, b. 1952

Father*: Marshell Clifton Bomer¹ b. 1928
Mother*: Marilyn Eunice Sager¹ b. 1927

Biography

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Birth

1952

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.

Susan Lee Bomer¹

F, #72897, b. 1956

Father*: Marshell Clifton Bomer¹ b. 1928
Mother*: Marilyn Eunice Sager¹ b. 1927

Family: Philip Douglas Farhat b. 1942

Marriage*: Susan Lee Bomer married Philip Douglas Farhat.¹

Andria Lauryn Farhat¹ b. 1986

Biography

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Birth

1956

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.

Philip Douglas Farhat¹

M, #72898, b. 1942

Family: Susan Lee Bomer b. 1956

Marriage*: Philip Douglas Farhat married Susan Lee Bomer, daughter of Marshell Clifton Bomer and Marilyn Eunice Sager.¹

Andria Lauryn Farhat¹ b. 1986

Biography

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Birth

1942

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.

Andria Lauryn Farhat¹

F, #72899, b. 1986

Father*: Philip Douglas Farhat¹ b. 1942
Mother*: Susan Lee Bomer¹ b. 1956

Biography

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Birth

1986

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.

Robert Edward Sager¹

M, #72900, b. 1930

Father*: Edward Lee Sager¹ b. 28 Aug 1895, d. 13 Dec 1969
Mother*: Hazel Marion Houghten¹ b. 29 Dec 1898, d. Jul 1983

Family: Donna McCreedy b. 1938

Marriage*: Robert Edward Sager married Donna McCreedy.¹

Biography

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Birth

1930

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Marjorie Schulkins, Nov. 5, 2003: Descendants of Thomas Houghten.