Houghton Surname Project

Natalizia Frendo¹

F, #99121, b. circa 1660, d. 1719

Family: Pietro Vella

Marriage*: Natalizia Frendo married Pietro Vella, son of Domenico Vella and Caterina Mifsud, on Apr 25, 1682 at Lija, Malta.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1660

Naxxar, Malta

Marriage

Apr 25, 1682

Lija, Malta¹

Death

1719

Lija, Malta²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S415] E-mail from Bruce Denner, Jun 22, 2020.

Domenico Frendo¹

M, #99122

Family: Veneranda (?)

Marriage*: Domenico Frendo married Veneranda (?)¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.

Veneranda (?)¹

F, #99123

Family: Domenico Frendo

Marriage*: Veneranda (?) married Domenico Frendo.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.

Rosa Agius¹

F, #99124

Family: Pietro Vella

Marriage*: Rosa Agius married Pietro Vella, son of Domenico Vella and Caterina Mifsud, on Jan 8, 1701 at Lija, Malta.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Marriage

Jan 8, 1701

Lija, Malta¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.

Domenico Vella¹

M, #99127, b. circa 1615, d. circa 1660

Family: Caterina Mifsud

Marriage*: Domenico Vella married Caterina Mifsud, daughter of Giovanni Mifsud and Imperia Lombardo, on Oct 14, 1635 at Lija, Malta.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1615

Lija, Malta²

Marriage

Oct 14, 1635

Lija, Malta¹

Death

circa 1660

Lija, Malta²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S415] E-mail from Bruce Denner, Jun 22, 2020.

Caterina Mifsud¹

F, #99128, b. circa 1618, d. circa 1675

Family: Domenico Vella

Marriage*: Caterina Mifsud married Domenico Vella, son of Bartolomeo Vella and Agata Portelli, on Oct 14, 1635 at Lija, Malta.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1618

Lija, Malta²

Marriage

Oct 14, 1635

Lija, Malta¹

Death

circa 1675

Lija, Malta²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S415] E-mail from Bruce Denner, Jun 22, 2020.

Giovanni Mifsud¹

M, #99129, b. circa 1590, d. circa 1620

Family: Imperia Lombardo

Marriage*: Giovanni Mifsud married Imperia Lombardo, daughter of Bernardo Lombardo and Caterina Borg.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1590

Lija, Malta²

Marriage

Death

circa 1620

Lija, Malta²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S415] E-mail from Bruce Denner, Jun 22, 2020.

Imperia Lombardo^1,2

F, #99130, b. circa 1593, d. circa 1647

Family: Giovanni Mifsud

Marriage*: Imperia Lombardo married Giovanni Mifsud.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1593

Naxxar, Malta²

Marriage

Death

circa 1647

Lija, Malta²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S415] E-mail from Bruce Denner, Jun 22, 2020.

Bartolomeo Vella

M, #99131, b. circa 1578, d. circa 1630

Family: Agata Portelli

Marriage*: Bartolomeo Vella married Agata Portelli, daughter of Marino Portelli and Agata Buhagiar, on Jul 25, 1598 at Lija, Malta.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1578

Lija, Malta¹

Marriage

Jul 25, 1598

Lija, Malta¹

Death

circa 1630

Lija, Malta²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S415] E-mail from Bruce Denner, Jun 22, 2020.

Agata Portelli¹

F, #99132, b. circa 1580, d. circa 1640

Family: Bartolomeo Vella

Marriage*: Agata Portelli married Bartolomeo Vella, son of Don Matteo Vella and Antonia Catherina Moncada, on Jul 25, 1598 at Lija, Malta.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1580

Birkirkara, Malta¹

Marriage

Jul 25, 1598

Lija, Malta¹

Death

circa 1640

Lija, Malta²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S415] E-mail from Bruce Denner, Jun 22, 2020.

Marino Portelli¹

M, #99133, d. circa 1594

Family: Agata Buhagiar

Marriage*: Marino Portelli married Agata Buhagiar.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Birth

Death

circa 1594

Lija, Malta²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S415] E-mail from Bruce Denner, Jun 22, 2020.

Agata Buhagiar¹

F, #99134, b. circa 1552

Family: Marino Portelli

Marriage*: Agata Buhagiar married Marino Portelli.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1552

Lija, Malta²

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S415] E-mail from Bruce Denner, Jun 22, 2020.

Don Matteo Vella^1,2

M, #99135, b. circa 1545, d. circa 1600

Family 1: Antonia Catherina Moncada

Marriage*: Don Matteo Vella married Antonia Catherina Moncada on circa 1559 at Malta.^1,3

Family 2: Caterina Abela

Marriage*: Don Matteo Vella married Caterina Abela on Aug 31, 1567 at Zebbug, Malta.²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1545

Zebbug, Malta^1,2

Marriage

circa 1559

Malta^1,3

Marriage

Aug 31, 1567

Zebbug, Malta²

Living

1580

Death

circa 1600

Lija, Malta²

Note

Bruce Denner gives Caterina Vella [Abela] was born About 1548 as mother of Bartolomeo²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S415] E-mail from Bruce Denner, Jun 22, 2020.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://gw.geneanet.org/cdelicata?lang=en;p=matteo;n=vella;oc=1.

Antonia Catherina Moncada¹

F, #99136

Family: Don Matteo Vella

Marriage*: Antonia Catherina Moncada married Don Matteo Vella, son of Giovannello Vella and Catarina Cianter, on circa 1559 at Malta.^2,3

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

circa 1559

Malta^2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://gw.geneanet.org/cdelicata?lang=en;p=bartolomeo;n=vella+moncada.
[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://gw.geneanet.org/cdelicata?lang=en;p=matteo;n=vella;oc=1.

James Richard Houghton¹

M, #99137, b. 17 February 1931, d. 17 July 2010

Family 1: Elaine Elizabeth Mason

Marriage*: James Richard Houghton married Elaine Elizabeth Mason.²
Divorce*: James Richard Houghton and Elaine Elizabeth Mason were divorced.

Family 2: Barbara Sue Liggin

Marriage*: James Richard Houghton married Barbara Sue Liggin on circa 1960.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 17, 1931

Shreveport, LA, USA, age 9 in 1940 census¹

Mil. Serv.

circa 1952

U.S. Navy Seabees, Korean War

Research

circa 1952

Marriage

Divorce

Marriage

circa 1960

Death

Jul 17, 2010

Bossier City, LA, USA¹

Obituary

Jul 20, 2010

James Richard Houghton
BOSSIER CITY, LA - Funeral services for James Richard Houghton, 79, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the Hill Crest Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Hill Crest Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Hill Crest Funeral Home.
Richard was born in Shreveport, LA; February 17, 1931, and passed away at his home in Bossier City on July 17, 2010.
He served in the U.S. Navy Seabees for six years during the Korean Conflict. He then was employed by Louisiana Machinery Co. for over forty years. Richard was a member of the L & R Hunting Club, and enjoyed the great outdoors.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents, J.H. and Dahlia Houghton; and his sister, Rose Crowe.
Survivors include his wife Barbara Houghton; daughter, Casandra Cagle and husband Ron; son, Daniel Houghton; grandchildren, Rae Lynn Adcock and husband Josh and Mitchell Houghton; brother, William I. Houghton and wife Maxine; numerous nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
Pallbearers will be Ed Banks, Jeff Sepulvado, Steve Goodrich, Robert Brown, Kevin Lafitte and Mike Dooley.

Published in Shreveport Times on July 20, 2010

Burial

Jul 21, 2010

Hill Crest Memorial Park, Bossier City, LA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/…
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17369268/person/501414090

Rose Margaret Houghton¹

F, #99138, b. circa 1937, d. before 2010

Family: (?) Crowe

Marriage*: Rose Margaret Houghton married (?) Crowe.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1937

LA, USA¹

Marriage

Death

before 2010

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/…

(?) Crowe¹

M, #99139

Family: Rose Margaret Houghton

Marriage*: (?) Crowe married Rose Margaret Houghton, daughter of James Homer Houghton and Dahlia Neel.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/…

Barbara Sue Liggin¹

F, #99140, b. 2 September 1937, d. 9 December 2016

Family: James Richard Houghton

Marriage*: Barbara Sue Liggin married James Richard Houghton, son of James Homer Houghton and Dahlia Neel, on circa 1960.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 2, 1937

Dubach, LA, USA

Marriage

circa 1960

Living

2010

Bossier City, LA, USA

Death

Dec 9, 2016

Bossier City, LA, USA

Burial

Hill Crest Memorial Park, Bossier City, LA, USA

Obituary

BOSSIER CITY, LA - Funeral services for Barbara Sue Liggin Houghton, 79, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Hill Crest Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Billy Pierce officiating. Interment will follow in Hill Crest Memorial Park. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service.

Barbara was born in Dubach, LA on September 2, 1937 and passed away on December 9, 2016.

She was a 1955 graduate of McGehee High School in Arkansas. After graduation from business school in Memphis she was later employed by the law firm of Mayer, Smith and Roberts where she was a valued Legal Secretary and Office Manager for nearly five decades. Her retirement years were happily spent traveling with her loving husband and doting on her children and grandchildren.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert L. and Ruth Liggin of McGehee Arkansas; her brother, Samuel L. Liggin of Shreveport and her devoted husband of nearly fifty years, James Richard Houghton of Bossier City, whose love affair now continues in heaven.

She is survived by her daughter, Casandra Duesi Cagle of Shreveport LA and husband Ron; Son, Daniel N. Houghton of Bossier City LA; granddaughter, Rae Lynn Adcock of Bossier City LA grandson, Mitchell C. Houghton of Bossier City LA; sisters, Virginia Leary of Wilminton NC and husband Bill and Alice Hellums of Lake Charles LA and husband J. W; brother, Michael Liggin of Wylie TX and wife Dena; sister-in-law, Christine Liggin of Shreveport LA and many nieces, nephews and extended family.

The family requests that donations be made to St. Judes in lieu of flowers.

You may offer condolences and sign the online guest book by visiting www.hillcrestmemorialfh.com.

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/…

Casandra Duesi Houghton¹

F, #99141, b. circa 1961

Family: Ronald Eugene Cagle

Marriage*: Casandra Duesi Houghton married Ronald Eugene Cagle.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1961

LA, USA¹

Marriage

Living

2010

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/…

Ronald Eugene Cagle¹

M, #99142, b. circa 1969

Family: Casandra Duesi Houghton

Marriage*: Ronald Eugene Cagle married Casandra Duesi Houghton, daughter of James Richard Houghton and Barbara Sue Liggin.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1969

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/…

Daniel N. Houghton¹

M, #99143, b. circa 1965

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1965

LA, USA¹

Living

2010

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/…

Wilma Maxine Mitchell¹

F, #99144, b. 11 May 1930, d. 5 February 2012

Family: William Ira Houghton

Marriage*: Wilma Maxine Mitchell married William Ira Houghton, son of James Homer Houghton and Dahlia Neel, on circa 1953.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 11, 1930

Marriage

circa 1953

Death

Feb 5, 2012

Willis Knighton Pierremont Health Care, Shreveport, LA, USA¹

Obituary

Feb 7, 2012

Shreveport, LA, USA, Wilma Maxine Houghton

Ringgold, LA - Memorial services for Wilma Maxine Houghton, 81, will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Millcreek Baptist Church in Ringgold, LA.

Mrs. Houghton was born on May 11, 1930 and passed away at Willis Knighton Pierremont Health Care in Shreveport, LA on February 5, 2012 after a lengthy illness.

She was preceded in death by her parents William and Jewell Mitchell and her daughter Nadine Carty.

Left to cherish her memories are her husband of 59 years, William I. Houghton of Ringgold, LA; two sons, James W. Houghton of Houston, TX and Charles R. Houghton, Sr. of Chelsey, OK; son-in-law, David Carty; two grandsons, William Carty and Charles R. Houghton, Jr; a special granddaughter and companion, Cynthia Marie Houghton; 4 great grandchildren; along with a host of other relatives and friends.

Published in Shreveport Times on February 7, 2012¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/…
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/…

Kimberly Houghton¹

F, #99145

Family: Eugenius Thomas Popowski

Marriage*: Kimberly Houghton married Eugenius Thomas Popowski.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Eugenius Thomas Popowski¹

M, #99146, b. 22 October 1950, d. 16 July 2002

Family: Kimberly Houghton

Marriage*: Eugenius Thomas Popowski married Kimberly Houghton.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 22, 1950

Marriage

Death

Jul 16, 2002

Springfield, MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Ruth Quinlivan¹

F, #99147

Family: Daniel Francis Houghton

Marriage*: Ruth Quinlivan married Daniel Francis Houghton, son of Charles Mathew Houghton and Mary M. Finnely.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Lealand Shirley Rose¹

M, #99148, b. 18 December 1912, d. 13 November 2003

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 18, 1912

Death

Nov 13, 2003

Fairhaven, MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

June C. Surette¹

F, #99149, b. 12 June 1936, d. May 2001

Family: Charles Albert Houghton

Marriage*: June C. Surette married Charles Albert Houghton, son of William Andrew Houghton and Alice M. Sammett, on Mar 2, 1957 at North Quincy, MA, USA.^1,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 12, 1936

Marriage

Mar 2, 1957

North Quincy, MA, USA^1,2

Death

May, 2001

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/59715318/person/46050827458

Minnie A. (?)¹

F, #99150, b. circa 1876

Family: Thomas Houghton

Marriage*: Minnie A. (?) married Thomas Houghton, son of William Henry Houghton and Mary Kellow.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1876

MO, USA, age 44 in 1920 census¹

Marriage

1940 Census

1940

Jackson, Jackson Co., MI, USA, age 64, widow, none²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan; Roll T625_773; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 11; line 90, dwl 217-731-750.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Jackson, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: T627_1767; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 38-19; line 66, dwl 217.