Houghton Surname Project

Maria Houghton¹

F, #109231, b. circa 1839

Father*: Hugh Houghton¹ b. c 1815
Mother*: Susan (?)¹ b. c 1817

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Birth

circa 1839

Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 16 in 1855 census¹

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Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Charles Houghton¹

M, #109232, b. circa 1843

Father*: Hugh Houghton¹ b. c 1815
Mother*: Susan (?)¹ b. c 1817

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Birth

circa 1843

Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 12 in 1855 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Edgar Houghton¹

M, #109233, b. circa 1852

Father*: Hugh Houghton¹ b. c 1815
Mother*: Susan (?)¹ b. c 1817

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Birth

circa 1852

Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 3 in 1855 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

infant Houghton¹

M, #109234, b. circa 1855

Father*: Hugh Houghton¹ b. c 1815
Mother*: Susan (?)¹ b. c 1817

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Birth

circa 1855

Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 1/12 in 1855 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

John C. Houghton¹

M, #109235, b. circa 1815

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Birth

circa 1815

VT, USA, age 40 in 1855 census¹

1855 Census

1855

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 40, printer; in county 20 years¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Elizabeth Bell¹

F, #109238, b. circa 1801

Family:

Frederick Bell Houghton¹ b. c 1823

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Birth

circa 1801

England, age 54 in 1855 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

(?) Seward

M, #109239

Family: Julia A. Moore b. c 1824

Marriage*: (?) Seward married Julia A. Moore.

Revilo Seward¹ b. c 1846
Julia Seward b. c 1850
Eliza Seward² b. c 1853

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Marriage

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Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Floyd, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: T9_340; Family History Film: 1254340; Page: 263A; Enumeration District: 213; sheet 9, line 42, dwl 95-99.

Revilo Seward¹

M, #109240, b. circa 1846

Father*: (?) Seward¹
Mother*: Julia A. Moore¹ b. c 1824

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Birth

circa 1846

NY, USA, age 9 in 1855 census; age 15 in 1860 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Julia Seward

F, #109241, b. circa 1850

Father*: (?) Seward
Mother*: Julia A. Moore b. c 1824

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Birth

circa 1850

NY, USA, age 5 in 1855 census

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David Houghton¹

M, #109242, b. circa 1819

Family: Ann Rider b. c 1820

Marriage*: David Houghton married Ann Rider.¹

William A. Houghton+¹ b. c 1854

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NY, 1819

Birth

circa 1819

Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 36 in 1855 census¹

Marriage

1855 Census

1855

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 36, painter; and sister in law Susan Rider, 38, MA, garter fitter¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

L. H. Houghton¹

M, #109243, b. circa 1855

Father*: Rev. James Dunbar Houghton A. M.¹ b. 5 Jul 1820, d. 8 Oct 1874
Mother*: Ellen A. Brown¹ b. c 1830, d. 1896

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Birth

circa 1855

Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 1/12 in 1855 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Arthur Houghton¹

M, #109244, b. circa 1855

Father*: Rev. James Dunbar Houghton A. M.¹ b. 5 Jul 1820, d. 8 Oct 1874
Mother*: Ellen A. Brown¹ b. c 1830, d. 1896

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Birth

circa 1855

Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 1/12 in 1855 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

M. Houghton¹

M, #109245, b. circa 1822

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Birth

circa 1822

MA, USA, age 33 in 1855 census¹

1855 Census

1855

Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY, USA, age 33, boarder¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Jo (?)

F, #109246, b. 26 December 1929, d. 15 April 2015

Family: Morris E. "Mo" Haven

Marriage*: Jo (?) married Morris E. "Mo" Haven on circa 1951.

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Birth

Dec 26, 1929

Green Bay, WI, USA

Marriage

circa 1951

Death

Apr 15, 2015

Titusville, FL, USA

Obituary

Apr 18, 2015

Jo Haven Titusville, FL

Jo passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. She was born December 26, 1929, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Jo had had ups and downs recently with her health, but she passed away very quickly.

Jo was a homemaker and an avid golfer. She loved to be outside, and one of her lifelong goals was to live in Florida where she could play golf all year long. Having grown up in Green Bay, she was a life-long Green Bay Packer backer.

Jo was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Morris E. "Mo" Haven. She is survived by two daughters, Maureen "Pixie" Conn, of Manhattan, Kansas, and Patricia "Myssi" Veronee (Ken) of Lake Placid, Florida. She leaves behind grandchildren Erik, Travis, Kenna and Thomas, great-granddaughter Clover, and dear dog, Skeeter.

In accordance with Jo's wishes, there will be no service or life celebration. Contributions in memory of Jo may be made to the Hospice of St. Francis, 1250-B Grumman Place, Titusville, Florida 32780.

Published in FLORIDA TODAY on Apr. 18, 2015¹

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Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/floridatoday/obituary.aspx

Morris E. "Mo" Haven

M, #109247

Family: Jo (?) b. 26 Dec 1929, d. 15 Apr 2015

Marriage*: Morris E. "Mo" Haven married Jo (?) on circa 1951.

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Marriage

circa 1951

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Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D.

M, #109248, b. 24 February 1793, d. 17 December 1884

Family 1: Almira Spencer b. 13 Mar 1798, d. 22 Feb 1838

Marriage*: Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. married Almira Spencer on Mar 21, 1821.

Maria Louise Barney+ b. 21 Dec 1821, d. 3 Sep 1877
La Mort Barney b. c 1827

Family 2: Pamelia Farrell

Marriage*: Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. married Pamelia Farrell on 1843 Pamelia was the widow of Wallace Farrell.¹

Elva P. Barney b. c 1849

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Birth

Feb 24, 1793

Marriage

Mar 21, 1821

Marriage

1843

Pamelia was the widow of Wallace Farrell.¹

1850 Census

1850

Henderson, NY, USA, age 57, physician

1880 Census

1880

Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 87, retired physician; Mary S. Houghton, age 16, a student, granddaughter of Lowrey Barney²

Death

Dec 17, 1884

Note

Parents: Father: Dr. Daniel Barney III2 b. 2 Jul 1768, d. 19 May 1828
Mother: Sarah Bucklin b. 21 Nov 1768, d. 26 Jan 1838

Family 1:

Almira Spencer b. 13 Mar 1798, d. 22 Feb 1838

Children:

Marie Louise Barney+1,3 b. 21 Dec 1821, d. 3 Sep 1877
Fromundus Barney18,3 b. 7 Feb 1824, d. 22 Jul 1887
La Morte M. Barney+18,3 b. 3 Nov 1826, d. Dec 1910
Daniel Portal Barney+18,3 b. 21 Oct 1828, d. 27 Jan 1864
Infant Daughter Barney29 b. 1835, d. 21 Nov 1835
Sarah Evelina or Evelyn Barney30 b. 20 Jan 1838

Family 2:

Pamelia Farrell b. 18 Mar 1808, d. 18 Sep 1879

Children:

George Mason Dalas Barney31 b. 22 Jul 1844, d. 10 Apr 1879
Sarah P E Barney29 b. 8 Apr 1846, d. 1 Jul 1849
Elva Phaethusa Barney1 b. 17 May 1849, d. 18 Feb 1937¹

Residence

Henderson, NY, USA

Biography

Lowrey Barney
Two generations of Barneys practiced medicine in the South Jefferson area. The first, Daniel Barney, was born in Swansea, Massachusetts in 1768, moving first to Rutland in 1800, to Adams in 1803 and finally to Henderson in 1807. He was Henderson’s second physician and served as the Jefferson County Medical Society’s first Vice-President. Daniel died in 1828. His son Lowery was born in Coventry, Rhode Island in 1793. He
began the study of medicine with his father when only sixteen. At the time the two made their way to visit patients by following Indian paths and the use of marked trees. He graduated from Fairfield Medical College in 1823, staying on for an additional year of instruction. He later received an additional diploma from the Medical College of Castleton (Vermont). Lowery was elected a New York State Assemblyman in 1836.
His obituary claims he served as president of the Medical Society of the State of New York. In 1850 he was elected the second president of the short-lived American Hygienic and Hydropathic Association of Physicians and Surgeons. Barney, along with most of the officers, missed the organization next meeting and the association appears to have disbanded shortly thereafter. Stonewall Jackson. In July 1851 Lowery was in New York City visiting his daughter (now Mrs. Houghton) and brother Hiram. Hiram was a well-connected lawyer, a later advisor to Lincoln
and is said to have assisted Lincoln in drafting the Emancipation Proclamation. Also visiting the Hiram Barneys was an old friend, Brevet Major Thomas J. Jackson, later to become better known as “Stonewall”.
"I have derived so much benefit from your wholesome and wise instructions that gratitude to you will accompany me to my grave.
Letter to Dr. Barney from Stonewall Jackson, 18 August 1853

According to legend, Jackson was later to repay Lowery’s kindness. At the first battle of Bull Run, Major Andrew “Jack” Barney (Lowery’s son) was fatally wounded while leading his company in the battle. A detachment carrying his body from the field was captured by the Confederates. Stonewall, recognizing the body, ordered that Jack’s sword and belongings be preserved and that the detachment be
escorted back to Union lines.
Obituary: Dr. Lowery Barney. Jefferson County Journal 1884 Dec 30.
Shampine, D.C., Well-connected Barney family witnessed history-and made it. Watertown Daily Times 2003 Dec. 28.
Weiss, H.B., The Great American Water-Cure Crazel. Trenton, NJ, The Past Times Press, 1967
.

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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…;.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Henderson, Jefferson, New York; Roll: T9_839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 298D; Enumeration District: 120; sheet 8, line 4, dwl 57-66.

Almira Spencer

F, #109249, b. 13 March 1798, d. 22 February 1838

Family: Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. b. 24 Feb 1793, d. 17 Dec 1884

Marriage*: Almira Spencer married Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. on Mar 21, 1821.

Maria Louise Barney+ b. 21 Dec 1821, d. 3 Sep 1877
La Mort Barney b. c 1827

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Birth

Mar 13, 1798

Marriage

Mar 21, 1821

Death

Feb 22, 1838

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Elva P. Barney

F, #109250, b. circa 1849

Father*: Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. b. 24 Feb 1793, d. 17 Dec 1884
Mother*: Pamelia Farrell

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Birth

circa 1849

NY, USA, age 1 in 1850 census; age 30 in 1880 census

1930 Census

1930

Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, Widowed, age 65, Living in old Lowery Barney House with her maiden aunt Elva Barney (age 80).

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La Mort Barney

M, #109251, b. circa 1827

Father*: Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. b. 24 Feb 1793, d. 17 Dec 1884
Mother*: Almira Spencer b. 13 Mar 1798, d. 22 Feb 1838

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Birth

circa 1827

NY, USA, age 23 in 1850 census

1880 Census

1880

Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 30, a sailor, a boarder with his uncle Lamort Barney¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Henderson, Jefferson, New York; Roll: T9_839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 296C; Enumeration District: 120; sheet 3, line 40, dwl 22-24.

Dr. Joel Shew M.D.¹

M, #109252, b. 13 November 1816, d. 6 October 1855

Family: Maria Louise Barney b. 21 Dec 1821, d. 3 Sep 1877

Marriage*: Dr. Joel Shew M.D. married Maria Louise Barney, daughter of Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. and Almira Spencer, on Apr 14, 1839 at New York, New York Co., NY, USA.^1,2
Divorce*: Dr. Joel Shew M.D. divorced Maria Louise Barney on Oct 2, 1850 at New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, She was then restored to her maiden name Barney.²

Henry Chapin Shew+ d. Jan 1921
Maria Louise Shew² b. c 1843
Alma Cecilia Shew² b. 16 Sep 1845, d. 25 Feb 1885

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Birth

Nov 13, 1816

Saratoga Co., NY, USA

Marriage

Apr 14, 1839

New York, New York Co., NY, USA^1,2

Divorce

Oct 2, 1850

New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, She was then restored to her maiden name Barney.²

Death

Oct 6, 1855

NY, USA²

Biography

At hydrotherapy's height in the 1850s there were over 200 water-cure establishments in the United States, most located in the northeast. Few of these lasted into the postbellum years, although some survived into the 20th century including institutions in Scott (Cortland County), Elmira, Clifton Springs and Dansville. While none were located in Jefferson County, the Oswego Water Cure operated in the city of Oswego.
In America, one of the leaders of the new movement was Joel Shew, frequently referred to as the American Priessnitz. Shew, a native of Saratoga, had worked in a daguerreotype shop and developed health problems due to the toxic chemicals used in the process. He became interested in medicine, went to medical school and graduated with an M.D. sometime before 1843. Shortly after graduation he became involved with hydropathy and in 1843 he and his wife, Marie Louise Shew, began to take in patients at their home in New York City, thus opening the
country’s first water cure. Until his early death in 1855, the Shews also operated water cure establishments in New Lebanon Springs and Oyster Bay. Both Shews became prolific writers. Joel wrote the Hand-Book of Hydrotherapy and edited the Water Cure Journal, which by the 1850s boasted of a subscription list of 100,000.
New Lebanon Springs Water-Cure: In the spring of 1845 Dr. Shew opened his second water-cure at New Lebanon Springs near Albany. The building cost the new owner more than $3000 and he had to lay two aqueducts to a mountain stream nearly a mile away. In 1847 Shew opened a third water-cure in Oyster Bay on Long Island.

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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://library.samaritanhealth.com//images/stories/…
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…;.

Joseph Bartles

M, #109253

Family: Alma Cecilia Shew b. 16 Sep 1845, d. 25 Feb 1885

Marriage*: Joseph Bartles married Alma Cecilia Shew, daughter of Dr. Joel Shew M.D. and Maria Louise Barney, on May 14, 1868 at Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA.
Divorce*: Joseph Bartles and Alma Cecilia Shew were divorced in Oct, 1883.

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Marriage

May 14, 1868

Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA

Divorce

Oct, 1883

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Pamelia Farrell¹

F, #109254

Family: Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. b. 24 Feb 1793, d. 17 Dec 1884

Marriage*: Pamelia Farrell married Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. on 1843 Pamelia was the widow of Wallace Farrell.¹

Elva P. Barney b. c 1849

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Marriage

1843

Pamelia was the widow of Wallace Farrell.¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…;.

William Henry Helm Brown Sr

M, #109255, b. 1881, d. 7 May 1915

Family: Winnifred Dora Houghton b. 5 Apr 1886, d. 10 Jun 1974

Marriage*: William Henry Helm Brown Sr married Winnifred Dora Houghton, daughter of Henry Chapin Shew and Mary Brown Bucknole, on Apr 23, 1910 at Grace Episcopal, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA.

Angus M. Brown b. c 1912
William H.H. Brown Jr b. c 1915

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Birth

1881

Scotland

Marriage

Apr 23, 1910

Grace Episcopal, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA

Death

May 7, 1915

on the sinking of the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland by German submarine U-20. William, age 34, was a British Citizen in Saloon Class Cabin #D34 with ticket #D1347.

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Angus M. Brown

M, #109256, b. circa 1912

Father*: William Henry Helm Brown Sr b. 1881, d. 7 May 1915
Mother*: Winnifred Dora Houghton b. 5 Apr 1886, d. 10 Jun 1974

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Birth

circa 1912

age 8 in 1920 census

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William H.H. Brown Jr

M, #109257, b. circa 1915

Father*: William Henry Helm Brown Sr b. 1881, d. 7 May 1915
Mother*: Winnifred Dora Houghton b. 5 Apr 1886, d. 10 Jun 1974

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Birth

circa 1915

age 5 in 1920 census

Pedigree

Elmer S. Keay

M, #109258

Family: Winnifred Dora Houghton b. 5 Apr 1886, d. 10 Jun 1974

Marriage*: Elmer S. Keay married Winnifred Dora Houghton, daughter of Henry Chapin Shew and Mary Brown Bucknole.

Anne Keay b. c 1919

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Marriage

1920 Census

1920

Maplewood, NJ, USA, age 40, treasurer & cashier¹

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[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , South Orange, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1039; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 310; Image: 249.

Anne Keay

F, #109259, b. circa 1919

Father*: Elmer S. Keay
Mother*: Winnifred Dora Houghton b. 5 Apr 1886, d. 10 Jun 1974

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Birth

circa 1919

age 1 y 3 m in 1920 census

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Effie Flora Houghton

F, #109260

Father*: Henry Chapin Shew d. Jan 1921
Mother*: Mary Brown Bucknole b. 23 May 1859

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Birth

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