Houghton Surname Project

Mary Houghton¹

F, #76951, b. 23 January 1798

Biography

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Birth

Jan 23, 1798

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA^2,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 2, p. 233, #406: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs, Vol. 2, 1826-1850.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Samuel Tyler¹

M, #76952

Family: Lydia Houghton

Marriage: Samuel Tyler married Lydia Houghton on Dec 2, 1834 at Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA.²
Marriage*: Samuel Tyler married Lydia Houghton on Dec 16, 1834 at Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA.²

Biography

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Residence

1834

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 16, 1834

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, 33, 1834/#265: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2112, Index to Brattleboro VRs, Marriages.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2112, Index to Brattleboro VRs, Marriages.

Lydia Houghton¹

F, #76953

Family: Samuel Tyler

Marriage*: Lydia Houghton married Samuel Tyler on Dec 2, 1834 at Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA.²
Marriage: Lydia Houghton married Samuel Tyler on Dec 16, 1834 at Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA.²

Biography

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Residence

1834

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 2, 1834

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA²

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Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, 33, 1834/#265: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2112, Index to Brattleboro VRs, Marriages.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2112, Index to Brattleboro VRs, Marriages.

Carl Houghton

M, #76954, b. 1874, d. 1946

Biography

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Birth

1874

Death

1946

Research

Biography at Vermont Historical Society Library at Barre VT

Pedigree

Fanny Wyman Houghton¹

F, #76955, b. 8 July 1814

Family: J. Edwards Wright

Marriage*: Fanny Wyman Houghton married J. Edwards Wright on Aug 13, 1838 at Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, USA.²

Biography

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Birth

Jul 8, 1814

Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, USA, age 33 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

Aug 13, 1838

Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, USA²

1850 Census

1850

Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, USA, age 38, clerk³

Research

husbands

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, Inf. T.R.P. 464 #2: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, Inf. V.W. and S. G. Vol. 43; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Montpelier, Washington, Vermont; Roll: M432_928; Page: 175;
line 34, dwl 205-205.

J. Edwards Wright¹

M, #76956, b. circa 1812

Family: Fanny Wyman Houghton

Marriage*: J. Edwards Wright married Fanny Wyman Houghton, daughter of Chester William Houghton and Hetty Wyman, on Aug 13, 1838 at Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1812

VT, USA, age 38 in 1850 census²

Marriage

Aug 13, 1838

Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, USA¹

1850 Census

1850

Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, USA, age 38, clerk²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, Inf. V.W. and S. G. Vol. 43; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Montpelier, Washington, Vermont; Roll: M432_928; Page: 175;
line 34, dwl 205-205.

Frances B. Houghton¹

F, #76957, b. 6 September 1832, d. 6 September 1832

Biography

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Death

Sep 6, 1832

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA²

Birth

Sep 6, 1832

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA¹

Burial

Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, infant daughter of J. & H. Houghton²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 963; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 32.

Francis L. Houghton¹

M, #76958, b. 2 February 1864, d. August 1864

Biography

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Birth

Feb 2, 1864

Londonderry, Windham Co., VT, USA¹

Death

Aug, 1864

Londonderry, Windham Co., VT, USA, 5 m 9 d, of whooping cough²

Burial

Glebe View Cemetery, Londonderry, Windham Co., VT, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Londonderry, Windham Co., VT, p. 1183; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Londonderry, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Earliest Houghton

?, #76959

Biography

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Research

1635

Research

1649

Providence, RI, USA

Research

1652

Research

1671

MD, USA

Research

before 1680

NJ, USA

Research

circa 1610

Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA, USA

Research

1613

CT, USA

Research

1624

Lancaster, MA, USA

Research

1624

Lancaster, MA, USA

Research

before 1660

VA/NC, USA

Research

1640

Dedham, MA, USA, First mention of a John Houghton in New England in tax list of

Research

1614

CT, USA

Research

1629

Salem, MA, USA

Research

1629

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA

Research

1660

Stoney Brook, NJ, USA

Research

1687

Burlington, Burlington Co., NJ, USA

Research

1631

MA, USA, Eaton Bray, England; age 4

Research

1678

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, b. 1678

Research

Note

HORTON SURNAME ENTRIES: A review of the HSP database (June 2026) identified 148 males bearing the Horton or Horten surname across 81 distinct patrilineal roots. These fall into three categories: (1) Horton as a spelling variant within confirmed Houghton lines — 5 Horton-surname descendants within the Thomas Houghton NC line (REFN 28108) and 19 within the Richard Haughton VA line (REFN 14435) represent orthographic drift only and are properly part of those registers; (2) out-of-scope Horton individuals included by contributing researchers — Barnabas Horton (REFN 104281, b. 1600, Mousely, England, 11 male descendants), Dick Horton (REFN 69038, b. 1812, Edenton NC, 7 male descendants), and Josh Horton (REFN 69518, b. 1846, MS, 5 male descendants) bear no documented connection to any Houghton line and are flagged for future removal; (3) 76 singleton Horton roots with fewer than 5 male descendants, similarly unconnected. Horton is an entirely distinct English surname (Old English h?r-t?n, "muddy farmstead") with no etymological or genealogical relationship to Houghton (Old English h?h-t?n, "settlement on a spur of land").

Pedigree

Glenn A. Houghton¹

M, #76960, b. circa 1947

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

circa 1947

MA, USA, age 3 in 1950 census

Residence

2012

Cape Neddick, ME, USA²

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Mark L. Houghton, June 2004.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.wickedlocal.com/newton/news/obituaries/…

Laurel Ann Houghton¹

F, #76961, b. circa 1953

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1953

MA, USA¹

Residence

2008

San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA²

Living

2012

Fairfax, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Mark L. Houghton, June 2004.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.wickedlocal.com/newton/news/obituaries/…

Maude Irene Hall

F, #76962

Family: Perry Carl Chase

Marriage*: Maude Irene Hall married Perry Carl Chase, son of Reuben C. Chase and Julia A. Houghton.

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Leslie Ann Mesak¹

F, #76963

Family: (?) Sherwin

Marriage*: Leslie Ann Mesak married (?) Sherwin.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Marriage

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Leslie Mesak Sherwin, Jul 6, 2004.

(?) Sherwin¹

M, #76964

Family: Leslie Ann Mesak

Marriage*: (?) Sherwin married Leslie Ann Mesak, daughter of Charles Mesak and Abbie Jean Krimmel.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Leslie Mesak Sherwin, Jul 6, 2004.

Pamela Abbie Mesak¹

F, #76965

Biography

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Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Leslie Mesak Sherwin, Jul 6, 2004.

Frances Elizabeth Krimmel¹

F, #76966

Biography

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Birth

El Segundo, CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Leslie Mesak Sherwin, Jul 6, 2004.

Elizabeth Minnie Chase¹

F, #76967, b. 18 July 1909

Family: William F. Alguire

Marriage*: Elizabeth Minnie Chase married William F. Alguire on Nov 24, 1933 at Pasadena, CA, USA.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Jul 18, 1909

Marriage

Nov 24, 1933

Pasadena, CA, USA¹

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Roger Russell, Jul 6, 2004.

William F. Alguire¹

M, #76968, b. 3 March 1889

Family: Elizabeth Minnie Chase

Marriage*: William F. Alguire married Elizabeth Minnie Chase, daughter of Perry Carl Chase and Maude Irene Hall, on Nov 24, 1933 at Pasadena, CA, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Mar 3, 1889

Northfield, Ontario, Canada¹

Marriage

Nov 24, 1933

Pasadena, CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Roger Russell, Jul 6, 2004.

Elizabeth Helen Alguire¹

F, #76969, b. 20 June 1935

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Jun 20, 1935

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Roger Russell, Jul 6, 2004.

Wilma Frances Alguire¹

F, #76970, b. 15 September 1937

Family: John R. Russell

Marriage*: Wilma Frances Alguire married John R. Russell.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Sep 15, 1937

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Roger Russell, Jul 6, 2004.

John R. Russell¹

M, #76971

Family: Wilma Frances Alguire

Marriage*: John R. Russell married Wilma Frances Alguire, daughter of William F. Alguire and Elizabeth Minnie Chase.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Roger Russell, Jul 6, 2004.

Timothy Russell¹

M, #76972, b. 5 February 1958

Biography

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Birth

Feb 5, 1958

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Roger Russell, Jul 6, 2004.

Robert William Russell¹

M, #76973, b. 30 January 1959

Biography

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Birth

Jan 30, 1959

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Roger Russell, Jul 6, 2004.

David Alexander Russell¹

M, #76974, b. 30 April 1960

Biography

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Birth

Apr 30, 1960

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Roger Russell, Jul 6, 2004.

Kenneth John Russell¹

M, #76975, b. 21 October 1961

Biography

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Birth

Oct 21, 1961

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Roger Russell, Jul 6, 2004.

Roger Randolph Russell¹

M, #76976, b. 30 January 1963

Biography

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Birth

Jan 30, 1963

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Roger Russell, Jul 6, 2004.

(?) Cascio¹

M, #76977

Family: Eleanor V. Houghton

Marriage*: (?) Cascio married Eleanor V. Houghton, daughter of George Augusta Houghton and Winifred Mooney.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/29/2004: Obituary of Alice L. Houghton.

Edward M. Severens^1,2

M, #76978, b. 20 March 1910, d. 14 May 1999

Family: Bertha N. Houghton

Marriage*: Edward M. Severens married Bertha N. Houghton, daughter of George Augusta Houghton and Winifred Mooney.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Mar 20, 1910

MA, USA²

Marriage

Death

May 14, 1999

Ayer, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/29/2004: Obituary of Alice L. Houghton.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

(?) Gray¹

M, #76979

Family: Hazel E. Houghton

Marriage*: (?) Gray married Hazel E. Houghton, daughter of George Augusta Houghton and Winifred Mooney.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/29/2004: Obituary of Alice L. Houghton.

Delores Scollon¹

F, #76980, b. 23 July 1915, d. 15 January 1997

Family 1: Virgil Lee Houghton

Marriage*: Delores Scollon married Virgil Lee Houghton, son of Ray Leroy Houghton and Iva Jontz, on Oct 4, 1933 at Cedar Rapids, IA, USA.¹

Family 2: Van Buren Phelps

Marriage*: Delores Scollon married Van Buren Phelps on Jun, 1949.²

Biography

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Birth

Jul 23, 1915

Van Horne, IA, USA, age 24 in 1940 census²

Marriage

Oct 4, 1933

Cedar Rapids, IA, USA¹

1940 Census

1940

Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, age 28, milling co. laborer³

Marriage

Jun, 1949

1950 US Census

1950

Marion, IA, USA, age 31, a roofer

Death

Jan 15, 1997

Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA, USA, age 81²

Obituary

Jan 17, 1997

Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA, USA, Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) - January 17, 1997
Deceased Name: Delore E. Houghton Phelps
Delore E. Houghton Phelps,81, a resident of Crestview Acres Nursing Home, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1997, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, after an extended illness. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by the Rev. Phillip Gibbs. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 5 to 8 tonight at Stewart Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, where a rosary begins at 7 p.m.

Survivors include three sons, Douglas Houghton of Indianola, Donald Houghton of Cedar Rapids and Carl Phelps of Carmichael, Calif; two daughters, Virginia Santoro of Agurro Hills, Calif., and Theresa Ventura of La Jolla, Calif; a brother, Cleatus Scollon of Canoga Park, Calif; and two sisters, Audrey Arron of Canoga Park, Calif., and Lavonne McMahon of Cedar Rapids.

Also surviving are 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

Delore was born July 23, 1915, in Van Horne, to Francis and Evelyn Barron Scollon. She married Virgil Houghton. After his death she married Van Buren Phelps in June 1949. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion.

Delore will be missed by her family and all the lives she touched. God bless you Delore and may God be with you.

Copyright (c) 1997, Gazette Communications, Inc.²

Burial

Jan 18, 1997

Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA, USA²

ParentsD

Francis and Evelyn Barron Scollon

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, Springfield News-Leader (6/21/2004): Douglas V. Houghton Obituary.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa.