Houghton Surname Project

Anne McKeen Houghton¹

F, #91771, b. 4 June 1989

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jun 4, 1989

Pittsburgh, PA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Brother Thomas Smith, OFM, July 7, 2008: Desc. of William Houghton of Ireland.

M. Houghton¹

M, #91772, b. circa 1815

Family: Mrs. (?) Houghton

Marriage*: M. Houghton married Mrs. (?) Houghton.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1815

MA, USA, age 35 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

1850 Census

1850

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 35, none¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_336; Page: 391; line 13, dwl 758-1057.

Mrs. (?) Houghton¹

F, #91773, b. circa 1817

Family: M. Houghton

Marriage*: Mrs. (?) Houghton married M. Houghton.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1817

MA, USA, age 33 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_336; Page: 391; line 13, dwl 758-1057.

Daniel Baird Wesson

M, #91774, b. 18 May 1825, d. 14 August 1906

Family: Cynthia Maria Hawes

Marriage*: Daniel Baird Wesson married Cynthia Maria Hawes on May 26, 1847.

Biography

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Notable

Birth

May 18, 1825

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

May 26, 1847

Notable

1854

Gunsmith: invented repeating mechanism for small arms and founded the firm of Smith and Wesson in Springfield MA in 1857 with partner Horace Smith, in Springfield, Massachusetts. They invented the repeating action, self contained cartridge revolver.

Death

Aug 14, 1906

Springfield, MA, USA¹

Children+

Daughter: Sarah Janette Wesson Bull (b. 1848)
Son: Walter Wesson (Smith & Wesson executive, b. 1850)
Son: Frank Wesson
Son: Joseph Wesson (Smith & Wesson executive)

Biography

Horace Smith and Daniel Baird Wesson formed a firearms manufacturing partnership in Springfield, Massachusetts, that held many patents in the mid-1800s. They produced a variety of rifles, pistols, and revolvers. The Smith & Wesson .22 caliber revolver became a worldwide success.

Smith, born in Cheshire, Massachusetts, moved to Springfield at the age of four, and upon completing his public school education, joined his father working in the United States Armory as an apprentice.

Through his early career, he worked his own gun-manufacturing business, as well as producing pistols and tools for the manufacture of rifles for other companies.

He patented an improvement on the breech-loading rifle in 1851, a year before he met Wesson through their work at Allen, Brown, and Luther rifle barrel manufacturers.

Wesson was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was the son of a farmer and manufacturer of wooden plows. He attended public school until he was eighteen years old, and then apprenticed himself to his eldest brother, a gunsmith.

After his brother died, Wesson owned the business for a short time, then became employed by Allen, Brown, and Luther. In his off-hours, Wesson experimented on an improved metallic cartridge, and in 1853, convinced Smith to go into business with him.

The following year, the pair patented a pistol that used a cartridge with powder and lubricant, and had a new repeating action, which became the basis for the famous Winchester rifle.

Smith retired from the business in 1855, when Wesson became superintendent of the Volcanic Arms Co., and they sold their patents to the company.

Under Wesson, the Volcanic Arms Co. produced the self-primed metallic cartridge used throughout the Civil War. In 1857, the two men rejoined to produce the Smith & Wesson revolver. Manufactured with interchangeable parts, it used repeating action, metallic cartridges, and an open cylinder. It was the only one of its type, and it became an enormous success.

It was adopted by U.S. military authorities and also secured foreign markets in European and South American countries, as well in China and Japan.

In 1860 Smith & Wesson expanded their 25-member workforce to 600 and built a factory in Springfield, Massachusetts. Smith and Wesson improved their inventions with patents of their own and those purchased from other inventors.

In 1869, they bought a design by William C. Dodge that emptied shells from the gun. Wesson patented a safety revolver that prevented unintentional firing in 1887.

In 1883, Smith sold his interest in the company to Wesson and retired, involving himself in local business activities. Wesson took on his two sons as partners ten years later. Smith & Wesson is still one of the largest gun manufacturers in America.

Industrialist. He co-founded the Smith and Wesson firearms manufacturing company with his partner Horace Smith, in Springfield, Massachusetts. In the 1850s they invented the repeating action, self contained cartridge revolver. Today, the Smith and Wesson name and logo are one of the most widely recognized brands of firearms in the world today. Daniel Wesson endowed the former Wesson Memorial Hospital, also in Springfield, Massachusetts, and was a strong advocate of homeopathy. The White Cliffs Estate, a summer residence in Northborough, Massachusetts, still in existence today, was built for his wife Cynthia, upon her request

Daniel B. Wesson partnered with Horace Smith in Norwich, Connecticut in the early 1850's to develop the first repeating rifle, the Volcanic rifle.

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=43245676

Joel Wesson¹

M, #91775, b. 1746, d. 26 December 1832

Family: Hannah Bigelow

Marriage*: Joel Wesson married Hannah Bigelow on May 23, 1770 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

1746

Framingham, MA, USA¹

Marriage

May 23, 1770

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Dec 26, 1832

Milbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=43245676

Hannah Bigelow¹

F, #91776, b. 2 July 1748, d. 29 December 1829

Family: Joel Wesson

Marriage*: Hannah Bigelow married Joel Wesson, son of John Wesson and Ruth Death, on May 23, 1770 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 2, 1748

Weston, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

May 23, 1770

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Dec 29, 1829

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=43245676

George Eastman¹

M, #91777, b. circa 1829

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1829

Leominster, MA, USA, age 21in 1850 census¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 195; line 31, dwl 16-17.

Patricia M. Havens

F, #91778, b. circa 1928

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1928

CT, USA

Pedigree

Betsey (?)¹

F, #91779, b. circa 1822

Family: Alfred Houghton

Marriage*: Betsey (?) married Alfred Houghton, son of Capt. Martin Houghton and Polly Greenleaf.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1822

MA, USA, age 28 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 6;
line 11, dwl 87-98.

Mary J. Houghton¹

F, #91780, b. circa 1845

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1845

MA, USA, age 5 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 6;
line 11, dwl 87-98.

Charles L. Houghton¹

M, #91781, b. circa June 1850

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

circa Jun, 1850

MA, USA, age 2/12 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 6;
line 11, dwl 87-98.

Allen Houghton¹

M, #91782, b. circa 1823

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1823

VT, USA, age 27 in 1850 census¹

1850 Census

1850

Palmer, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 27, laborer, with Alanson and Emily Curran, latter 28, VT¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_319; Page: 306; line 28, dwl 621-634.

John Houghton¹

M, #91783, b. circa 1828

Family: Almira (?)

Marriage*: John Houghton married Almira (?)¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

circa 1828

MA, USA, age 22 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

1850 Census

1850

Milford, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 22, brick mason; and John Bliss and Seth Bartlett¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_344; Page: 41;
line 1, dwl 593.

Almira (?)¹

F, #91784, b. circa 1831

Family: John Houghton

Marriage*: Almira (?) married John Houghton.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1831

RI, USA, age 19 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_344; Page: 41;
line 1, dwl 593.

Charles E. Houghton¹

M, #91785, b. circa 1849

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1849

RI, USA, age 1 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_344; Page: 41;
line 1, dwl 593.

Frances J. Houghton¹

F, #91786, b. circa 1849

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

circa 1849

MA, USA, age 31 in 1880 census

1880 Census

1880

Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, USA, Frances J. Houghton, age 31, MA, both parents born NH, with Southworth and Elvira Loring¹

ParentsD

parents born NH¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_551; Family History Film: 1254551; Page: 444A; Enumeration District: 568; sheet 9, line 49, dwl 78-93.

Robert Haughton¹

M, #91787, b. 1793, d. 1861

Family: Ann Dixon

Marriage*: Robert Haughton married Ann Dixon.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1793

Ireland, age 55 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

Immigration

1850

1850 Census

1850

Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, age 55, a joiner¹

Death

1861

Burial

Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, MA, USA, All the children buried here

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_320; Page: 94; line 23, dwl 231-291.

Ann Dixon¹

F, #91788, b. 1798, d. 6 February 1868

Family: Robert Haughton

Marriage*: Ann Dixon married Robert Haughton.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1798

Ireland, age 52 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

Burial

Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, MA, USA, All the children buried here

Death

Feb 6, 1868

Northampton, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_320; Page: 94; line 23, dwl 231-291.

Hannah Haughton¹

F, #91789, b. circa 1838

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1838

Ireland, age 12 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_320; Page: 94; line 23, dwl 231-291.

Robert Haughton¹

M, #91790, b. 1829, d. 10 December 1899

Family: Emma J. Tetlow

Marriage*: Robert Haughton married Emma J. Tetlow.³

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1829

Ireland, age 21 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1870 census; age 50 in 1880 census¹

Occupation

1850

a tinner²

Marriage

1870 Census

1870

Lawrence, Essex Co., MA, USA, an age 40, a tin smith, property $3500-$1000^1,3

1880 Census

1880

Lawrence, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 50, tinsmith⁴

Death

Dec 10, 1899

Northampton, MA, USA

Burial

Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, MA, USA

ParentsS

parents born in Ireland

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Lawrence, Ward 3, Essex Co., MA, Reel 609, p. 256b, line 8, dwl 386.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_320; Page: 94; line 23, dwl 231-291.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lawrence Ward 4, Essex, Massachusetts; roll: M593_609; Page: 256B; Image: 517; Family History Library Film: 552108; line 8, dwl 386-518.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 530; Family History Film: 1254530; Page: 478D; Enumeration District: 199; Image: 0578; line 39, dwl 144-60-88.

Ehab Salah Kouta¹

M, #91792, b. 1 July 1981

Family: Lisa Kay Hughes

Marriage*: Ehab Salah Kouta married Lisa Kay Hughes, daughter of Joseph Edward Hughes and Dr. Carolyn Sue Houghton Ph.D., on Jul 18, 2007 at Alexandria, Egypt, religious ceremony / wedding party.¹
Marriage: Ehab Salah Kouta married Lisa Kay Hughes, daughter of Joseph Edward Hughes and Dr. Carolyn Sue Houghton Ph.D., on Oct 31, 2007 civil ceremony.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Jul 1, 1981

Marriage

Jul 18, 2007

Alexandria, Egypt, religious ceremony / wedding party¹

Contributn

ParentsS

father is Salah Abdel Kouta; Mother is Mohdia El-Basuone.¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lisa Kay Kouta, Aug 1, 2008.

Stephanie Joy Wynia¹

F, #91793, b. 4 February 2000

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 4, 2000

Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lisa Kay Kouta, Aug 1, 2008.

Joseph Willard¹

M, #91794, b. 14 March 1798, d. 12 May 1865

Biography

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Birth

Mar 14, 1798

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

Author

1826

Lancaster, MA, USA, Topographical and historical sketches of the town of Lancaster

Death

May 12, 1865

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA²

Biography

Another son of Joseph, Joseph, author, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 14 March, 1798; died in Boston, Massachusetts, 12 May, 1865, studied at Phillips Exeter academy, was graduated at Harvard in 1816, studied law in Amherst, practised in Waltham and Lancaster, and settled in Boston in 1829. He became master of chancery in 1838, was appointed joint clerk with George C. Wilde, of the supreme court and court of common pleas of Suffolk county, and held these offices until 1856, when they became elective. He was then chosen clerk of the superior court for five years, and re-elected for a like term in 1861. Mr. Willard was corresponding secretary of the Massachusetts historical society from 1829 till 1864, and many years a trustee of the old Boston library, lie was the author of " Topographical and Historical Sketches of the Town of Lancaster in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts" (Worcester, 1826); " Address to the Members of the Bar of Worcester County, 2 October, 1829" (Lancaster, 1830); "Address in Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Incorporation of Lancaster, Massachusetts, with an Appendix" (Boston, 1853); " The Willard Memoir, or Life and Times of Major Simon Willard, and Some Account of the Name and Family in Europe from an Early Day" (1858); "Naturalization in the American Colonies" (1859); and "Letter to an English Friend on the Rebellion in the United States and on the British Policy" (1862). He edited the fifth edition of the "Narrative of the Captivity and Removes of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson among the Indians" (Lancaster, 1828), and was the author of many addresses, pamphlets, and contributions to various magazines. He left, incomplete, a "Life" of Gem Henry Knox.²

Research

1826

Topographical and historical sketches of the town of Lancaster

Pedigree

Citations

[S1085] Joseph Willard, Lancaster MA Hx - Willard.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://virtualology.com/simonwillard/

Edward Houghton¹

M, #91795, b. circa 1817

Family: Eliza (?)

Marriage*: Edward Houghton married Eliza (?)¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

circa 1817

MA, USA, age 33 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

1850 Census

1850

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 33, clerk¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_337; Page: 380; line 40, dwl 705-1111.

Eliza (?)¹

F, #91796, b. circa 1813

Family: Edward Houghton

Marriage*: Eliza (?) married Edward Houghton.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1813

MA, USA, age 37 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_337; Page: 380; line 40, dwl 705-1111.

Edward Houghton¹

M, #91797, b. circa 1842

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1842

MA, USA, age 8 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_337; Page: 380; line 40, dwl 705-1111.

Ann Houghton¹

F, #91798, b. circa 1843

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1843

MA, USA, age 7 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_337; Page: 380; line 40, dwl 705-1111.

Maria Houghton¹

F, #91799, b. circa 1847

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1847

MA, USA, age 3 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_337; Page: 380; line 40, dwl 705-1111.

Eliza Houghton¹

F, #91800, b. circa 1845

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1845

MA, USA, age 5 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_337; Page: 380; line 40, dwl 705-1111.