Houghton Surname Project

Agnes Denny

F, #122191, b. circa 1912

Family: Leonard Sylvester Haughton

Marriage*: Agnes Denny married Leonard Sylvester Haughton, son of Henry Daniel Haughton and Gertrude Nancy Reece, on Feb 16, 1930 at Wilkes Co., NC, USA.

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Birth

circa 1912

TN, USA

Marriage

Feb 16, 1930

Wilkes Co., NC, USA

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Denise Martinez Wilson

F, #122192, b. 9 June 1955, d. 24 September 2021

Family: Thomas Dewitt Haughton

Marriage*: Denise Martinez Wilson married Thomas Dewitt Haughton, son of Henry Dewitt Haughton and Odessa Flora Courtman, on Oct 1, 1999 at Wilmington, DE, USA.

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Birth

Jun 9, 1955

Marriage

Oct 1, 1999

Wilmington, DE, USA

Death

Sep 24, 2021

Newark, DE, USA

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Ana May Haughton

F, #122193, b. 12 May 1941, d. 3 November 1941

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Birth

May 12, 1941

Coatesville, PA, USA

Death

Nov 3, 1941

West Chester, PA, USA

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John Henderson "Buster" Wilcox

M, #122194, b. 6 January 1947, d. 1 August 1992

Family: Hennrietta Haughton

Marriage*: John Henderson "Buster" Wilcox married Hennrietta Haughton, daughter of Henry Dewitt Haughton and Nellie Maude Scott.

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Birth

Jan 6, 1947

Camden, NJ, USA

Marriage

Death

Aug 1, 1992

Camden, NJ, USA

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Joseph Lindsey Custis

M, #122195, b. 16 April 1922, d. 21 April 1990

Family: Nellie L. Haughton

Marriage*: Joseph Lindsey Custis married Nellie L. Haughton, daughter of Henry Dewitt Haughton and Nellie Maude Scott.

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Birth

Apr 16, 1922

Cinnamison, NJ, USA

Marriage

Death

Apr 21, 1990

Camden, NJ, USA

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Carlin Haughton

M, #122196, b. November 1949

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Birth

Nov, 1949

PA, USA

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Miriam Fasy

F, #122197, b. circa 1915

Family: James Francis Haughton Jr

Marriage*: Miriam Fasy married James Francis Haughton Jr, son of James Francis Haughton and Helen Logan.

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Birth

circa 1915

PA, USA

Marriage

1950 US Census

1950

Philadelphia, PA, USA, age 35, business machines mfg, salesman

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James Haughton

M, #122198

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Birth

PA, USA

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Patricia C. Haughton

F, #122199, b. circa 1948

Family: (?) Mifflin

Marriage*: Patricia C. Haughton married (?) Mifflin.

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Birth

circa 1948

PA, USA

Marriage

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Mary Haughton

F, #122200

Family: (?) Landy

Marriage*: Mary Haughton married (?) Landy.

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Birth

PA, USA

Marriage

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(?) Landy

M, #122201

Family: Mary Haughton

Marriage*: (?) Landy married Mary Haughton, daughter of James Francis Haughton Jr and Miriam Fasy.

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(?) Mifflin

M, #122202

Family: Patricia C. Haughton

Marriage*: (?) Mifflin married Patricia C. Haughton, daughter of James Francis Haughton Jr and Miriam Fasy.

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Michael Haughton

M, #122203

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Birth

PA, USA

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John Haughton

M, #122204

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Birth

PA, USA

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John E. Foster

M, #122205, b. circa 1906

Family: Dorothy M. Houghton

Marriage*: John E. Foster married Dorothy M. Houghton, daughter of Joseph Alfred Houghton and Amy A. (?).

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Birth

circa 1906

PA, USA

Marriage

1940 Census

1940

age 33, hosiery co. knitter

1950 US Census

1950

Philadelphia, PA, USA, age 44

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John E. Foster

M, #122206, b. circa 1934

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Birth

circa 1934

PA, USA

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Elizabeth Anne Naomi Hamilton

F, #122207, b. circa 1915

Family: Roger Vergne Learoyd Houghton

Marriage*: Elizabeth Anne Naomi Hamilton married Roger Vergne Learoyd Houghton, son of Clyde Arthur Houghton and Elizabeth Anne Learoyd, on Jul 30, 1940 at Alexandria, VA, USA.

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Birth

circa 1915

PA, USA

Marriage

Jul 30, 1940

Alexandria, VA, USA

1950 US Census

1950

Upper Darby, PA, USA, age 37, plastic fabrication of signs, advertizing; and mother in law Mary Hamilton

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Cheryl Haughton

F, #122208, b. circa 1945

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Birth

circa 1945

PA, USA

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(?) Santel

M, #122209

Family: Fern Haughton

Marriage*: (?) Santel married Fern Haughton, daughter of William Wilson Haughton and Olive Mae Weaver.

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Margaret Haughton

F, #122210, b. circa 1862

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Birth

circa 1862

PA, USA

1950 US Census

1950

Philadelphia, PA, USA, age 88, no occup

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James Haughton

M, #122211, b. circa 1887

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Birth

circa 1887

PA, USA

1950 US Census

1950

age 63, elevated railway shop, electrical work

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Ann Houghton (?)

F, #122212

Family: (?) Whittenbury

Marriage*: Ann Houghton (?) married (?) Whittenbury.

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GGrandfath

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Nov 29, 2025

Anne Whittenbury
To: Charles Vella
My maiden name was Houghton, a name which would have been Southwick, except that Southwick tended to identify its bearers as Quakers and Quakers were persecuted in Canada and the US in the 1800s.

Because of the persecution of Quakers, my great grandfather, Ezra Southwick (1822-1896) changed his name to George Houghton, taking the surname of his Mother, Lydia Houghton. He settled in Massachusetts in the area now known as Hudson.
George Houghton became a powerful shoe manufacturer. There is a lot of information on the web about the role of George Houghton in that industry on the web.

There is also a lot of information about the persecution of the Quaker family of Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick from the 1630s when they first arrived in the US. They are interred along with other Quakers in the Quaker cemetery on Shelter ISland, NY.
.... I hope that the above may be of some interest.

Anne (Houghton) Whittenbury
Melbourne, Australia

Residence

Nov 29, 2025

Melbourne, Australia

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(?) Whittenbury

M, #122213

Family: Ann Houghton (?)

Marriage*: (?) Whittenbury married Ann Houghton (?)

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John Buys

M, #122214, b. circa 1831, d. circa 1883

Family: Alvira Lucinda Houghton

Marriage*: John Buys married Alvira Lucinda Houghton, daughter of Erastus Taylor Houghton and Hannah Waite, on circa 1858.

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Birth

circa 1831

Erie Co., NY, USA

Marriage

circa 1858

Children+

1859

Anna Elizabeth Buys 1859–1928
Margaret Adell "Della" Buys 1862–1946
Lewis Buys 1864–1880
George Barton Buys 1866–1949

Death

circa 1883

Erie, NY, USA

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Charlotte Pentecost

F, #122215

Family: Leonard Trask Houghton

Marriage*: Charlotte Pentecost married Leonard Trask Houghton, son of Frank Winters Houghton and Sarah M. Trask.

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William Wunsch

M, #122216

Family: Doris S. Houghton

Marriage*: William Wunsch married Doris S. Houghton, daughter of Bernard Thomas Houghton and Marie Carroll, on Nov 16, 1952 at Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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Marriage

Nov 16, 1952

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Constance J. Haughton

F, #122217, b. circa 1941

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Birth

circa 1941

PA, USA

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Bonnie Rae Houghton

F, #122218, b. 28 March 1944

Family: John Baldwin Thomas

Marriage*: Bonnie Rae Houghton married John Baldwin Thomas on Oct 22, 1987 at Gloucester, VA, USA.

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Birth

Mar 28, 1944

Johnstown, PA, USA

Marriage

Oct 22, 1987

Gloucester, VA, USA

Obituary

Jun 20, 1992

Bonnie R. Thomas
GLOUCESTER
Bonnie Ray Houghton Thomas, 48, died Thursday, June 18. A native of Johnstown, Pa., she had made her home in Gloucester for 25 years.
Survived by her husband, John B. Thomas; six sons, John B. Thomas Jr., Christopher Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Steven Thomas, Eric Thomas and Robert Thomas, and two daughters, Barbara Thomas and Kellie Thomas, all of Gloucester; three sisters, Violet Stone and Margaret Horner of Johnstown, Pa., and Shirley Myers of Shiffield Lake, Ohio; and two grandchildren.

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John Baldwin Thomas

M, #122219

Family: Bonnie Rae Houghton

Marriage*: John Baldwin Thomas married Bonnie Rae Houghton, daughter of Frederick Earl Houghton and Esther Geneva Goss, on Oct 22, 1987 at Gloucester, VA, USA.

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Marriage

Oct 22, 1987

Gloucester, VA, USA

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Ida Tamavich

F, #122220

Family: James Joseph Houghton

Marriage*: Ida Tamavich married James Joseph Houghton, son of Alexander Francis Houghton and Mary J. Elliott.

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Marriage

1950 US Census

1950

Chester, PA, USA, age 33, ship yard expeditor

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