Houghton Surname Project

John Reynold Verge¹

M, #74941, b. 12 June 1894

Father*: John Albert Verge¹ b. 28 Jan 1841
Mother*: Josephine Gertrude Cullen¹

Biography

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Birth

Jun 12, 1894

Cross Point, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Marie Amelia Elsenore Martin¹

F, #74942, b. 23 May 1870

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Family: P. James Pidgeon M.D.

Marriage*: Marie Amelia Elsenore Martin married P. James Pidgeon M.D. on Oct 10, 1893.¹

Joseph Henry Faber Pidgeon¹ b. 22 Dec 1894

Biography

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Birth

May 23, 1870

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Marriage

Oct 10, 1893

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

P. James Pidgeon M.D.¹

M, #74943

Family: Marie Amelia Elsenore Martin b. 23 May 1870

Marriage*: P. James Pidgeon M.D. married Marie Amelia Elsenore Martin, daughter of Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D. and Amelia Jane Verge, on Oct 10, 1893.¹

Joseph Henry Faber Pidgeon¹ b. 22 Dec 1894

Biography

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Marriage

Oct 10, 1893

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Marie Catherine Esther Martin¹

F, #74944, b. 21 December 1871

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Biography

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Birth

Dec 21, 1871

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Joseph Henri Edward Martin¹

M, #74945, b. 3 August 1873

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Biography

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Birth

Aug 3, 1873

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Stanislas Eugene Valmont Martin¹

M, #74946, b. 19 May 1875

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Biography

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Birth

May 19, 1875

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Alphonse Albert Martin¹

M, #74947, b. 9 February 1877, d. 23 February 1882

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Biography

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Birth

Feb 9, 1877

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Death

Feb 23, 1882

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Marie Virginie Bernadette Martin¹

F, #74948, b. 12 June 1878

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Biography

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Birth

Jun 12, 1878

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Charles Louis Adhiniare Martin¹

M, #74949, b. 13 February 1880, d. 25 July 1880

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Biography

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Birth

Feb 13, 1880

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Death

Jul 25, 1880

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Dr. Charles Clovis Martin¹

M, #74950, b. 23 June 1881

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Biography

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Birth

Jun 23, 1881

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Marie Anne Albertine Celina Martin¹

F, #74951, b. 29 July 1882

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Biography

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Birth

Jul 29, 1882

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Marie Louise Philomene Martin¹

F, #74952, b. 16 September 1883

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Biography

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Birth

Sep 16, 1883

Carleton, Quebec, Canada, 1893 given¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Marie Carmel Apolline Martin¹

F, #74953, b. 14 April 1887

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Biography

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Birth

Apr 14, 1887

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Marie Georgina Eveline Martin¹

F, #74954, b. 31 August 1889

Father*: Dr. Henry Joshua Martin M.D.¹
Mother*: Amelia Jane Verge¹ b. 20 Nov 1846, d. 7 Sep 1889

Biography

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Birth

Aug 31, 1889

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Joseph Henry Faber Pidgeon¹

M, #74955, b. 22 December 1894

Father*: P. James Pidgeon M.D.¹
Mother*: Marie Amelia Elsenore Martin¹ b. 23 May 1870

Biography

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Birth

Dec 22, 1894

Salmon Falls, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 37.

Marie Louise Alma Verge¹

F, #74956, b. 17 February 1882, d. 9 January 1885

Father*: James Nelson Verge¹ b. 12 Dec 1849
Mother*: Lydia Stewart¹

Biography

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Birth

Feb 17, 1882

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Death

Jan 9, 1885

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 38.

Charles Joseph Nelson Verge¹

M, #74957, b. 26 March 1884

Father*: James Nelson Verge¹ b. 12 Dec 1849
Mother*: Lydia Stewart¹

Biography

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Birth

Mar 26, 1884

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 38.

Henry Wilfred Verge¹

M, #74958, b. 16 January 1886

Father*: James Nelson Verge¹ b. 12 Dec 1849
Mother*: Lydia Stewart¹

Biography

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Birth

Jan 16, 1886

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 38.

Edmund James Stewart Verge¹

M, #74959, b. 1 June 1888

Father*: James Nelson Verge¹ b. 12 Dec 1849
Mother*: Lydia Stewart¹

Biography

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Birth

Jun 1, 1888

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 38.

Marie Annie Louise Lydia Verge¹

F, #74960, b. 25 July 1891

Father*: James Nelson Verge¹ b. 12 Dec 1849
Mother*: Lydia Stewart¹

Biography

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Birth

Jul 25, 1891

Carleton, Quebec, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 38.

Hayward Sanderson Houghton II¹

M, #74961, b. 20 February 1933

Father*: Hayward Sanderson Houghton² b. 6 Mar 1906, d. 18 May 1991
Mother*: Marian Elizabeth Holden² b. 11 Mar 1908, d. 17 Mar 2005

Family: Barbara Sue Fife b. 15 Aug 1932, d. 26 Jun 2010

Marriage*: Hayward Sanderson Houghton II married Barbara Sue Fife on Aug 2, 1957 at Jefferson City, MO, USA.¹

Hayward Sanderson Houghton III+¹ b. 22 May 1959

Biography

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Notable

Birth

Feb 20, 1933

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 7 in 1940 census²

Marriage

Aug 2, 1957

Jefferson City, MO, USA¹

Address

Feb 6, 2004

112 Reynard Dr, Landenberg, PA, USA, HSHoughton@aol.com¹

DNA Project

Mar 17, 2004

Test: YDNA12; Ralph Houghton line:
Locus DYS# Alleles
1 393 14
2 390 23
3 19* 14
4 391 10
5 385a 14
6 385b 15
7 426 11
8 388 15
9 439 11
10 389-1 12
11 392 11
12 389-2 28
*Also known as DYS 394

Notable

Apr, 2004

Contribution of Original Houghton Documents:
1) "Houghton Family": "The above and foregoing lists of Births, and Marriages is a true copy from the Records of the town of Lancaster. Attest. Josiah Flagg Town Clerk of Lancaster, Lancaster, Jan. 25, 1826" in original handwriting of Josiah Flagg [CJV: Josiah Flagg was the 22nd Town Clerk of Lancaster, from 1801 to 1835] He includes 116 records from Lancaster MA vital records from 1653 to 1760

Biography

He grew up in Arlington and Acton, Mass. and graduated 1950 from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. He received his BA in Economics from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. He was employed 1956-1973 by Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, OH in various financial capacities and in various locations. He married on August 2, 1957 in Jefferson City, MO, to Barbara Sue Fife. He received his MBA in Finance from University of Toledo. From 1973 to1997 he was employed in start-up and subsequent management of joint venture company Terumo Medical Corp., manufacturer of syringes, needles, cardiac catheters,and blood oxygenators. He retired 1997 as CFO. In 2004 he resided in Landenberg, PA, Just across border from Newark, DE. His interests included sailing, skiing, travel, music (primarily classical) and history/family/genealogy. He was a member of Mayflower Society, New England Historic Genealogical Society and several boating organizations. "Both of my parents and my paternal grandmother were deeply involved with family and genealology. They spent many hours in libraries studying vital records and in tramping through cemeteries looking for ancestors. I guess some of it rubbed off on me. I have inherited their records and files, including a copy of the 1912 volume. I had always been told that it contained a number of inaccuracies, and my copy has quite a few pencilled corrections and additions."³

Contributn

and DNA to the Houghton DNA project, as well as some early original Houghton documents from 1780+

Note

Hayward S. Houghton contributed the original 1914-1918 letters of W. G. Snow to Arthur W. Clark to the Houghton Project

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Feb 6, 2004.
[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Feb 6, 2004: Birth Certificate.
[S415] E-mail from Hayward S. Houghton, Feb 9, 2004.

Barbara Sue Fife¹

F, #74962, b. 15 August 1932, d. 26 June 2010

Family: Hayward Sanderson Houghton II b. 20 Feb 1933

Marriage*: Barbara Sue Fife married Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, son of Hayward Sanderson Houghton and Marian Elizabeth Holden, on Aug 2, 1957 at Jefferson City, MO, USA.¹

Hayward Sanderson Houghton III+¹ b. 22 May 1959

Biography

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Birth

Aug 15, 1932

West Frankfort, IL, USA²

Marriage

Aug 2, 1957

Jefferson City, MO, USA¹

Death

Jun 26, 2010

Newark, DE, USA

Burial

New London, PA, USA

ParentsD

William Thaddeus Fife and Georgia Pauline Treat²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Feb 6, 2004.
[S415] E-mail from Hayward S. Houghton II, Feb 12, 2004.

Robert Holden Houghton¹

M, #74963, b. 25 July 1934, d. 16 January 1988

Father*: Hayward Sanderson Houghton¹ b. 6 Mar 1906, d. 18 May 1991
Mother*: Marian Elizabeth Holden¹ b. 11 Mar 1908, d. 17 Mar 2005

Family 1: Ingeborg Renata Schmidt

Marriage*: Robert Holden Houghton married Ingeborg Renata Schmidt on Jul 7, 1959 at Kaiserslauten, Germany.¹
Divorce*: Robert Holden Houghton and Ingeborg Renata Schmidt were divorced circa 1965.

Judith Elizabeth Houghton+¹ b. 13 Nov 1959
Robert Charles Houghton¹ b. 25 Jun 1961
Richard Holden Houghton Jr¹ b. 22 Jun 1962, d. 1985
William Andrew Houghton¹ b. 13 Oct 1964

Family 2: Barbara Edwardson b. c 1939

Marriage*: Robert Holden Houghton married Barbara Edwardson at Aniwa, Langlade Co., WI, USA.
Marriage: Robert Holden Houghton married Barbara Edwardson on Dec 15, 1978 at Aniwa, Langlade Co., WI, USA.³
Divorce*: Robert Holden Houghton and Barbara Edwardson were divorced in Oct, 1985.

Biography

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Birth

Jul 25, 1934

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 5 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Jul 7, 1959

Kaiserslauten, Germany¹

Divorce

circa 1965

Marriage

Aniwa, Langlade Co., WI, USA

Divorce

Oct, 1985

Death

Jan 16, 1988

Aniwa, Langlade Co., WI, USA, from a heart attack after being hit by a car while walking on a road.^1,2

Biography

Robert Houghton was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, July 25, 1934. He was the son of Hayward S. Houghton and Marian Elizabeth Holden Houghton.

He was married in Germany about 1959 to Ingeborg Renate Schmidt. They were divorced about 1975.

Robert was career Air Force, spending 30 years at various stations around the world.

He died in Aniwa, Langlade County, Wisconsin, January 16, 1988. Burial was in Westlawn Cemetary, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Feb 6, 2004.
[S415] E-mail from his brother, William Andrew Houghton, 1/25/2010.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997, Houghton surname; Certificate Number: 028718 Microfilm Roll Number: 34.

Ingeborg Renata Schmidt

F, #74964

Family: Robert Holden Houghton b. 25 Jul 1934, d. 16 Jan 1988

Marriage*: Ingeborg Renata Schmidt married Robert Holden Houghton, son of Hayward Sanderson Houghton and Marian Elizabeth Holden, on Jul 7, 1959 at Kaiserslauten, Germany.¹
Divorce*: Ingeborg Renata Schmidt and Robert Holden Houghton were divorced circa 1965.

Judith Elizabeth Houghton+¹ b. 13 Nov 1959
Robert Charles Houghton¹ b. 25 Jun 1961
Richard Holden Houghton Jr¹ b. 22 Jun 1962, d. 1985
William Andrew Houghton¹ b. 13 Oct 1964

Biography

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Marriage

Jul 7, 1959

Kaiserslauten, Germany¹

Divorce

circa 1965

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Feb 6, 2004.

Hayward Sanderson Houghton III¹

M, #74965, b. 22 May 1959

Father*: Hayward Sanderson Houghton II¹ b. 20 Feb 1933
Mother*: Barbara Sue Fife¹ b. 15 Aug 1932, d. 26 Jun 2010

Family: Denise Karen Adams b. 16 May 1960

Marriage*: Hayward Sanderson Houghton III married Denise Karen Adams on Sep 20, 1981 at West Grove, PA, USA.¹

Ashley Rene Houghton¹ b. 16 Mar 1983
Mallory Karen Houghton¹ b. 5 Mar 1987

Biography

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Birth

May 22, 1959

Bridgeton, Cumberland Co., NJ, USA¹

Marriage

Sep 20, 1981

West Grove, PA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Feb 6, 2004.

Denise Karen Adams¹

F, #74966, b. 16 May 1960

Family: Hayward Sanderson Houghton III b. 22 May 1959

Marriage*: Denise Karen Adams married Hayward Sanderson Houghton III, son of Hayward Sanderson Houghton II and Barbara Sue Fife, on Sep 20, 1981 at West Grove, PA, USA.¹

Ashley Rene Houghton¹ b. 16 Mar 1983
Mallory Karen Houghton¹ b. 5 Mar 1987

Biography

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Birth

May 16, 1960

Jennersville, PA, USA²

Marriage

Sep 20, 1981

West Grove, PA, USA¹

ParentsD

Vernon Edgar Adams and Patsy Emma Hogg²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Feb 6, 2004.
[S415] E-mail from Hayward S. Houghton II, Feb 12, 2004.

Ashley Rene Houghton¹

F, #74967, b. 16 March 1983

Father*: Hayward Sanderson Houghton III¹ b. 22 May 1959
Mother*: Denise Karen Adams¹ b. 16 May 1960

Family: Jacob Paul Hershey

Marriage*: Ashley Rene Houghton married Jacob Paul Hershey on Aug 28, 2005 at San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, USA.

Biography

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Birth

Mar 16, 1983

Wilmington, DE, USA¹

Marriage

Aug 28, 2005

San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, USA

Graduation

Dec, 2005

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Living

2011

West Grove, PA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Feb 6, 2004.

Mallory Karen Houghton¹

F, #74968, b. 5 March 1987

Father*: Hayward Sanderson Houghton III¹ b. 22 May 1959
Mother*: Denise Karen Adams¹ b. 16 May 1960

Family: Dustin Davenport

Marriage*: Mallory Karen Houghton married Dustin Davenport on Sep 18, 2010 at Alfred, NY, USA.

Biography

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Birth

Mar 5, 1987

Wilmington, DE, USA¹

Graduation

Jan, 2009

University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

Marriage

Sep 18, 2010

Alfred, NY, USA

Living

2011

Scio, NY, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Feb 6, 2004.

Judith Elizabeth Houghton

F, #74969, b. 13 November 1959

Father*: Robert Holden Houghton¹ b. 25 Jul 1934, d. 16 Jan 1988
Mother*: Ingeborg Renata Schmidt¹

Family: William Fields

Marriage*: Judith Elizabeth Houghton married William Fields.¹

Heather Lynn Fields¹ b. 31 Mar 1981
James Fields¹ b. 1 May 1982
William Henderson Fields¹ b. 23 Aug 1983

Biography

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Birth

Nov 13, 1959

Berlin, Germany¹

Marriage

Living

2010

Birdsboro, PA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Feb 6, 2004.
[S415] E-mail from William Andrew Houghton, 1/25/2010.

Robert Charles Houghton¹

M, #74970, b. 25 June 1961

Father*: Robert Holden Houghton¹ b. 25 Jul 1934, d. 16 Jan 1988
Mother*: Ingeborg Renata Schmidt¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 25, 1961

Tawas, MI, USA¹

Living

2010

Birdsboro, PA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Feb 6, 2004.
[S415] E-mail from William Andrew Houghton, 1/25/2010.