Houghton Surname Project

(?) St. John¹

M, #95581

Family: Rita Hilda Houghton b. 10 Nov 1925, d. 24 Sep 1997

Marriage*: (?) St. John married Rita Hilda Houghton, daughter of Francis M. Houghton and Marie Lena Dupre.¹

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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Martha Ellin^1,2

F, #95582, b. 17 November 1903, d. 15 September 1993

Family: Walter Charles Houghton b. 7 Apr 1905, d. 24 Nov 2000

Marriage*: Martha Ellin married Walter Charles Houghton, son of Walter Livingston Houghton and Agnes Elizabeth Matthews, on 1927 age 22 and 21.¹

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Birth

Nov 17, 1903

Lakeview, Litchfield Co., CT, USA, age 34 in 1940 census^1,2

Marriage

1927

age 22 and 21¹

1930 Census

1930

Newark, Essex Co., NJ, USA, age 26, advertising, sewing machine³

Occupation

1930

dancing teacher

1940 Census

1940

Chatham, Morris Co., NJ, USA, age 35, Singer Sewing Machine advertising manager⁴

1950 US Census

1950

Chatham, NJ, USA, age 43, Seagram whiskey co., adv. mgr; and father in law John Eltin, 71

Death

Sep 15, 1993

Highland Beach, FL, USA, age 88¹

Obituary

Sep 16, 1993

South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - September 16, 1993
Deceased Name: HOUGHTON - Martha E.
89, of Highland Beach passed away Wednesday, September 15, 1993. Survived by her husband, Walter C. Houghton. Funeral service will be held at the Church of Christ The King in New Vernon, NJ. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Hospice by the Sea, 1531 W. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, FL. LORNE & SONS FUNERA HOME, Delray Beach, F in charge of local arrangements.

Copyright (c) 1993, Sun-Sentinel Company.

ParentsD

John Ellin and Mary Letitia Barrett

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S415] E-mail from Jim Houghton, Aug. 30, 2015.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 1339; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0216; Image: 1021.0; FHL microfilm: 2341074.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chatham, Morris, New Jersey; Roll: T627_2370; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 14-15.

Daniel W. Houghton¹

M, #95583, b. circa 1903, d. 25 September 1993

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Birth

circa 1903

Death

Sep 25, 1993

Kent, WA, USA, age 90¹

Obituary

Sep 30, 1993

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA) - September 30, 1993
Deceased Name: HOUGHTON
HOUGHTON, Daniel W., 90, of Kent, Sept. 25.

(c) Copyright 1993 Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) Michaud¹

M, #95584

Family: Celine V. Paradis b. 19 Jul 1926, d. 29 Sep 1993

Marriage*: (?) Michaud married Celine V. Paradis.¹

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Marriage

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Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) DiCosimo¹

M, #95585

Family: Debra Houghton

Marriage*: (?) DiCosimo married Debra Houghton, daughter of Richard Martin Houghton and Nancy Sherman.¹

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Marriage

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Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) Usher¹

M, #95586

Family: Lisa Houghton

Marriage*: (?) Usher married Lisa Houghton, daughter of Richard Martin Houghton and Nancy Sherman.¹

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Marriage

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Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

William F. Houghton¹

M, #95587, d. 5 October 1989

Family: Helen Frances Calhoun b. 11 Aug 1902, d. 29 Sep 1993

Marriage*: William F. Houghton married Helen Frances Calhoun on 1976 at Tampa, FL, USA.¹

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Marriage

1976

Tampa, FL, USA¹

Death

Oct 5, 1989

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Helen Frances Calhoun¹

F, #95588, b. 11 August 1902, d. 29 September 1993

Family: William F. Houghton d. 5 Oct 1989

Marriage*: Helen Frances Calhoun married William F. Houghton on 1976 at Tampa, FL, USA.¹

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Birth

Aug 11, 1902

Herring, IA, USA¹

Marriage

1976

Tampa, FL, USA¹

Death

Sep 29, 1993

Manatee Memorial Hospital, Brandenton, Manatee Co., FL, USA, age 91¹

Obituary

Oct 2, 1993

Peoria, IL, USA, Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - October 2, 1993
Deceased Name: HELEN HOUGHTON
PEKIN -- Helen Frances Houghton, 91, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Pekin, died at 1:35 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1993, at

Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton.

Born Aug. 11, 1902, in Herring, Iowa, to William Henry and Margaret Calhoun Simon, she married James M. Hartnett in July 1930 in Springfield. He died Nov. 20, 1969. She married William F. Houghton in 1976, in Tampa, Fla. He died Oct. 5, 1989. She also was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

Surviving are four sisters, Margaret Crampton of Fair Oaks, Calif., Dorothy G. Fairall of Fort Bragg, Calif., Mary S. Hewitt of San Ramon, Calif., and Marcella Lee of Santa Cruz, Calif; and one brother, Fred Simon of San Leandro, Calif.

She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Bradenton, Fla.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lakeside Cemetery in Pekin. The Rev. Walter McNicholas will officiate. There will be no visitation. Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to her church.

Copyright (c) 1993 The Peoria Journal Star, Inc.¹

Burial

Oct 2, 1993

Lakeside Cemetery, Pekin, FL, USA¹

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Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Doris Cook¹

F, #95589

Family: Leonard Howard Houghton b. 11 Jan 1928, d. 30 Sep 1993

Marriage*: Doris Cook married Leonard Howard Houghton, son of Guy Henry Houghton and Jennie Minetta Locke.¹

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Marriage

Residence

1993

Springfield, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Leonard Houghton Jr¹

M, #95590

Father*: Leonard Howard Houghton¹ b. 11 Jan 1928, d. 30 Sep 1993
Mother*: Doris Cook¹

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Birth

Residence

1993

Conley, GA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Mary Houghton¹

F, #95591

Father*: Leonard Howard Houghton¹ b. 11 Jan 1928, d. 30 Sep 1993
Mother*: Doris Cook¹

Family: (?) Bynum

Marriage*: Mary Houghton married (?) Bynum.¹

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Birth

Marriage

Residence

1993

Springfield, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) Bynum¹

M, #95592

Family: Mary Houghton

Marriage*: (?) Bynum married Mary Houghton, daughter of Leonard Howard Houghton and Doris Cook.¹

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Marriage

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Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Leonara Houghton¹

F, #95593

Father*: Leonard Howard Houghton¹ b. 11 Jan 1928, d. 30 Sep 1993
Mother*: Doris Cook¹

Biography

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Birth

Residence

1993

Springfield, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Luciana Houghton¹

F, #95594

Father*: Leonard Howard Houghton¹ b. 11 Jan 1928, d. 30 Sep 1993
Mother*: Doris Cook¹

Biography

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Birth

Residence

1993

Springfield, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Leota Marie Houghton¹

F, #95595, b. 29 December 1923, d. 21 September 2008

Father*: Thurston Temple Houghton¹ b. 7 May 1896, d. 10 Oct 1993
Mother*: Velma Ethel Cowell¹ b. 1897, d. 1978

Family: William H. Bostrom

Marriage*: Leota Marie Houghton married William H. Bostrom.¹

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Birth

Dec 29, 1923

CO, USA, age 16 in 1940 census^1,2

Marriage

Living

1993

Littleton, CO, USA

Death

Sep 21, 2008

Engelwood, CO, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T627_485; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 16-64.

William H. Bostrom¹

M, #95596

Family: Leota Marie Houghton b. 29 Dec 1923, d. 21 Sep 2008

Marriage*: William H. Bostrom married Leota Marie Houghton, daughter of Thurston Temple Houghton and Velma Ethel Cowell.¹

Biography

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Marriage

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Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Madie Ovaleen Bynum¹

F, #95597, b. circa 1926, d. 8 November 1993

Family: Henry Mattox Houghton b. 17 May 1923, d. 6 Jul 2002

Marriage*: Madie Ovaleen Bynum married Henry Mattox Houghton, son of William Henry Houghton and Marie Fink.¹

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Birth

circa 1926

Marriage

1950 US Census

1950

Statesville, NC, USA, age 26, merchandise warehouse packer

Death

Nov 8, 1993

Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, Mecklenberg Co., NC, USA, age 67¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Alan Houghton¹

M, #95598

Father*: Henry Mattox Houghton¹ b. 17 May 1923, d. 6 Jul 2002
Mother*: Madie Ovaleen Bynum¹ b. c 1926, d. 8 Nov 1993

Biography

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Birth

Living

1993

Sherrills Ford, NC, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Kent Lee Houghton¹

M, #95599, b. circa 1955

Father*: Henry Mattox Houghton¹ b. 17 May 1923, d. 6 Jul 2002
Mother*: Madie Ovaleen Bynum¹ b. c 1926, d. 8 Nov 1993

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Birth

circa 1955

Residence

1993

Salisbury, NC, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Billy Houghton¹

M, #95600

Father*: Henry Mattox Houghton¹ b. 17 May 1923, d. 6 Jul 2002
Mother*: Madie Ovaleen Bynum¹ b. c 1926, d. 8 Nov 1993

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Birth

Residence

1993

Monroe, NC, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Blanche Gauvin¹

F, #95601, b. 14 May 1912, d. 25 August 1976

Family: James Edward Houghton b. 25 Sep 1909, d. 6 Feb 1994

Marriage*: Blanche Gauvin married James Edward Houghton, son of Percy Chester Houghton and Edith L. Seaver.¹

Louise A. Houghton¹ b. 25 Oct 1933, d. 25 Nov 2013
Shirley A. Houghton¹ b. c 1935, d. b 2013
Nancy J. Houghton¹ b. c 1937, d. b 2013
Ann Houghton¹ b. c 1939

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Birth

May 14, 1912

MA, USA, age 23 in 1940 census^2,3

Marriage

1940 Census

1940

Uxbridge, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 29, machine shop gear helper²

Death

Aug 25, 1976

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1655; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14-288; line 18, dwl 79.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Louise A. Houghton¹

F, #95602, b. 25 October 1933, d. 25 November 2013

Father*: James Edward Houghton¹ b. 25 Sep 1909, d. 6 Feb 1994
Mother*: Blanche Gauvin¹ b. 14 May 1912, d. 25 Aug 1976

Family: Rensforth W. Yeo d. 2012

Marriage*: Louise A. Houghton married Rensforth W. Yeo.¹

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Birth

Oct 25, 1933

Northbridge, MA, USA, age 6 in 1940 census²

Marriage

Residence

1994

Whitinsville, MA, USA

Obituary

Nov 25, 2013

Louise A. Yeo

WHITINSVILLE - Louise A. (Houghton) Yeo, 80, died Monday, November 25, following a brief illness. Her husband, Rensforth W. Yeo, died in 2012. She is survived by her sons Ronald W. Mongeau of Whitinsville and Robert F. Morin, Jr. of Grafton; her daughters, Claudette L. Hudson of Crestview, FLA and Shirley A. Grilli of Whitinsville; 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and a sister, Ann Baker of Hoosick Falls, NY. She was predeceased by a grandson and her sisters Shirley A. Gonynor and Nancy J. Cousins.

Mrs. Yeo was born October 25, 1933 in Northbridge, a daughter of James E. and Blanche (Gauvin) Houghton. She lived in Uxbridge as a young child, but lived most of her life in Whitinsville, attended Northbridge High School and was a champion swimmer at the Whitin Community Center. She worked at the Whitin Machine Works, the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and at Northbridge High School as a school aide, retiring in 2000.

She enjoyed reading, loved the beach, swimming and sitting in the sun. Mrs. Yeo was a member of the Village Congregational Church in Whitinsville for more than 50 years and sang in the choir for many of those years.

Calling Hours are Friday, November 29, from 5-7pm in the Carr Funeral Home, 24 Hill St., Whitinsville. Mrs. Yeo's funeral is Saturday, November 30 at 11am at the Village Congregational Church, 5 Church St., Whitinsville. Burial will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society , 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. To leave an online condolence, please visit

www.carrfuneralhome.com

Published in Worcester Telegram & Gazette from Nov. 25 to Nov. 27, 2013²

Death

Nov 25, 2013

Whitinsville, MA, USA, age 80²

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/telegram/obituary.aspx

Rensforth W. Yeo^1,2

M, #95603, d. 2012

Family: Louise A. Houghton b. 25 Oct 1933, d. 25 Nov 2013

Marriage*: Rensforth W. Yeo married Louise A. Houghton, daughter of James Edward Houghton and Blanche Gauvin.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Death

2012

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/telegram/obituary.aspx

Shirley A. Houghton¹

F, #95604, b. circa 1935, d. before 2013

Father*: James Edward Houghton¹ b. 25 Sep 1909, d. 6 Feb 1994
Mother*: Blanche Gauvin¹ b. 14 May 1912, d. 25 Aug 1976

Family: (?) Gonyor

Marriage*: Shirley A. Houghton married (?) Gonyor.¹

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Birth

circa 1935

MA, USA, age 5 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Residence

1994

Whitinsville, MA, USA

Death

before 2013

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) Gonyor¹

M, #95605

Family: Shirley A. Houghton b. c 1935, d. b 2013

Marriage*: (?) Gonyor married Shirley A. Houghton, daughter of James Edward Houghton and Blanche Gauvin.¹

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Marriage

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Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Nancy J. Houghton¹

F, #95606, b. circa 1937, d. before 2013

Father*: James Edward Houghton¹ b. 25 Sep 1909, d. 6 Feb 1994
Mother*: Blanche Gauvin¹ b. 14 May 1912, d. 25 Aug 1976

Family: (?) Cousins

Marriage*: Nancy J. Houghton married (?) Cousins.¹

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Birth

circa 1937

MA, USA, age 3 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Residence

1994

Scottsville, NY, USA

Death

before 2013

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) Cousins¹

M, #95607

Family: Nancy J. Houghton b. c 1937, d. b 2013

Marriage*: (?) Cousins married Nancy J. Houghton, daughter of James Edward Houghton and Blanche Gauvin.¹

Biography

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Marriage

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Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Ann Houghton¹

F, #95608, b. circa 1939

Father*: James Edward Houghton¹ b. 25 Sep 1909, d. 6 Feb 1994
Mother*: Blanche Gauvin¹ b. 14 May 1912, d. 25 Aug 1976

Family: (?) Baker

Marriage*: Ann Houghton married (?) Baker.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1939

MA, USA, age 1 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Residence

between 1994 and 2013

Hoosick Falls, NY, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) Baker¹

M, #95609

Family: Ann Houghton b. c 1939

Marriage*: (?) Baker married Ann Houghton, daughter of James Edward Houghton and Blanche Gauvin.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Edward S. Holbrook¹

M, #95610, d. 1971

Family: Eva Louise Houghton b. 22 Apr 1902, d. 21 Oct 2002

Marriage*: Edward S. Holbrook married Eva Louise Houghton, daughter of Percy Chester Houghton and Edith L. Seaver, on circa 1925.¹

Biography

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Marriage

circa 1925

Death

1971

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.