Houghton Surname Project

Susanna Houghton^1,2

F, #4111, b. 12 July 1775

Father*: Abijah Houghton³ b. 9 May 1745, d. 3 Jul 1828
Mother*: Rebecca Adams³ b. 22 Aug 1748, d. 12 Jan 1832

Family: Barnabas Chandler b. 6 Jul 1770, d. c 1824

Marriage*: Susanna Houghton married Barnabas Chandler.^4,6,3

David Chandler⁷ b. 1793, d. c 1814
Roxanna Chandler⁶ b. 1796
Amos Chandler⁶ b. 1798
Sally Chandler⁶ b. 1805
Ezra Chandler⁶ b. 1805
Welcome Chandler⁶ b. 1807
Freeman Chandler⁶ b. 3 Oct 1809
Rebecca Chandler⁸ b. 1811
Alba Welch Chandler⁹ b. 24 Mar 1813

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 12, 1775

^4,5,3

Marriage

^4,6,3

Immigration

Quebec, Canada^4,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #275.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19 #355, 35.
[S855] Andrew N. Adams, Adams Genealogy, p. 26.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19, 35.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 35.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 35 #1054.
[S415] E-mail from Peggy Thomas, May 5, 2004.
[S415] E-mail from Peggy Thomas, May 5, 2004: Chandler Family Book, p. 534.

Elijah Houghton Jr.^1,2,3

M, #4112, b. 25 July 1777, d. 23 November 1845

Father*: Abijah Houghton⁴ b. 9 May 1745, d. 3 Jul 1828
Mother*: Rebecca Adams⁴ b. 22 Aug 1748, d. 12 Jan 1832

Family: Lydia Hackett b. 8 Nov 1776, d. 8 Mar 1845

Marriage: Elijah Houghton Jr. married Lydia Hackett on Nov 25, 1802.^25,7

Samuel Hackett Houghton^18,19 b. 6 Jun 1800, d. Oct 1874
Sophrona Houghton+^18,20 b. 18 Nov 1803, d. 7 Aug 1845
Horace Houghton+¹⁸ b. 19 May 1805, d. 16 Apr 1849
Stephen Houghton+²¹ b. 1 Oct 1811, d. 14 Apr 1864
Abigail A. Houghton²² b. 4 Sep 1813, d. 15 Dec 1814
Rebecca A. Houghton²³ b. 4 Sep 1813, d. 14 Feb 1815
Lucy Maria W. Houghton²⁴ b. 22 Feb 1816, d. 11 Apr 1856
Samantha Houghton²⁴ b. 5 Dec 1818, d. 15 Apr 1845

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 25, 1777

^5,6,4,7

Immigration

St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA

Land Recrd

Apr 12, 1806

St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, Elijah, grantor; Elijah Jr., grantee; 50 acres⁸

Residence

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: i. 346^3,9

1810 Census

1810

St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, Abijah Houghton; 8 Total; 20110-20200; 2 male <10, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44//2 female <10, 2 female 16-25¹⁰

Taxation

Jun 20, 1810

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, 40, 2 acres¹¹

1820 Census

1820

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, 11 persons; 1 male = 0-10 (1810-1820); 2 male = 10-16 (1810-1804);1 male = 16-18 (1802-1804);1 male =16-26 (1794-1804);1 male =26-45(1794-1775)//2 female = 0-10 (1810-1820);1 female = 16-18 (1802-1804);1 female = 16-26 (1794-1804);1 female =45+ (b 1775)¹²

1830 Census

1830

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, 7 Total: 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 2 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 50 to 60 (1771-1780)// 2 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 50 to 60 (1771-1780)¹³

1840 Census

1840

Racine Co., WI, USA, 4 Total: 2 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 60 to 70 (1770-1779) // 1 female 60 to 70 (1770-1779)¹⁴

Death

Nov 23, 1845

Hudson, Walworth Co., WI, USA, Death notices in the North Star Newspaper, Danville VT (29 Dec 1845) and St. Johnsbury Caledonian, St. Johnsbury VT (27 Dec 1845) HOUGHTON, Elijah, age 68, Nov 23, Hudson, Wisconsin Territory. Formerly of Columbia NH and Lyndon VT.^15,7

Research

MLM incorrectly gives marriage and children of Elijah, son of Cornelius, to this Elijah, son of Elijah/Abijah¹⁶

Biography

He went to St. Johnsbury and Lyndon, VT, with his brother Alpheus; Adams: and "went west" in 1830-5 (AMH, V. 1, p. 347)^16,4

Research

Started a family Houghton family bible; held in 1920 by grandson George, son of Stephen¹⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #276.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19 #356, 35.
[S562] Abby Maria Hemenway (ed.), Vermont Historical Gazetteer I, p. 347.
[S855] Andrew N. Adams, Adams Genealogy, p. 26.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19, 35.
[S1541] George Houghton, Houghton Family Line, p. 90.
[S833] Land Records, online Ancestry.Com, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, Book 3, p. 115.
[S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 467.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1810 US Census, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., p. 161.
[S1084] Lyndon VT Town Records, 1: p. 229.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont; Roll: M33_127; Page: 386.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont; Roll: 187; Page: 327.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Racine Co., Wisconsin Territory; Roll: 580; Page: 78.
[S415] E-mail from Patrica Smerud, May 20, 2005.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 35.
[S1541] George Houghton, Houghton Family Line, p. 89.
[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 2, p. 6.
[S1074] Town Records: St. Johnsbury, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: St. Johnsbury, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S16] CJV opinion.
[S1074] Town Records: Cemetery Records of the town of Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont, p. 11.
[S1074] Town Records: Cemetery Records of the town of Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont, p. 148.
[S1541] George Houghton, Houghton Family Line, p. 91.
[S415] E-mail from Doug LaVelle, Jul 18, 2012; Bible of Elijah Houghton Jr.

Samuel Houghton^1,2

M, #4113, b. 7 June 1780, d. 10 May 1782

Father*: Abijah Houghton³ b. 9 May 1745, d. 3 Jul 1828
Mother*: Rebecca Adams³ b. 22 Aug 1748, d. 12 Jan 1832

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 7, 1780

Adams, MLM: June 7; JWH: Jun 1^4,5,3

Death

May 10, 1782

^5,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #277.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19 #358.
[S855] Andrew N. Adams, Adams Genealogy, p. 26.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.

Isabelle Wood¹

F, #4114, b. 5 September 1768, d. 18 February 1826

Family: Alpheus Houghton b. 19 Sep 1769, d. 3 May 1847

Marriage*: Isabelle Wood married Alpheus Houghton, son of Abijah Houghton and Rebecca Adams, on Jul 5, 1792 at Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA.^2,4,5

Anna Houghton+⁹ b. 28 Sep 1792, d. 8 Apr 1846
Silas Houghton+ b. 19 May 1794, d. 28 Sep 1853
Paul Houghton+ b. 21 Mar 1796, d. 17 Jun 1865
Betsy Houghton+ b. 21 Feb 1798, d. 14 Sep 1864
John Houghton¹⁰ b. 17 Mar 1800, d. 20 Oct 1813
Wilbur Houghton b. 12 Mar 1802, d. 24 Dec 1831
Samuel Houghton b. 6 Sep 1804, d. 8 Dec 1813
Henry Houghton+ b. 23 Jan 1812, d. 13 Apr 1874
Miriam Houghton+ b. 8 Apr 1815, d. 31 Aug 1873

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 5, 1768

^2,3

Marriage

Jul 5, 1792

Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA^2,4,5

Death

Feb 18, 1826

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, age 57^2,3,6,7,8

Burial

Lyndon Town Cemetery (Lyndon Center), Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA^6,7

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #272s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 34.
[S96] NEHGR, 37 [1883]: 397.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19, 34.
[S1074] Town Records: Cemetery Records, Lyndon Town Cemetery, Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 24, p. 4.
[S1074] Town Records: Cemetery Records of the town of Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont, p. 25.
[S1074] Town Records: Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 1, p. 180.
[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 1, p. 156.

Lydia Russell^1,2

F, #4115, b. 16 July 1771, d. 1821

Family: Stephen Houghton b. 30 Aug 1773, d. 20 Nov 1811

Marriage*: Lydia Russell married Stephen Houghton, son of Abijah Houghton and Rebecca Adams, on Feb 10, 1794 at Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^5,6,7,8

Ezra Houghton¹¹ b. 17 Nov 1795, d. 15 Nov 1859
Chester Houghton+ b. 2 Aug 1807, d. 24 Aug 1878
Clark Houghton+
Alba Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 16, 1771

Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: VT^3,4

Marriage

Feb 10, 1794

Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,6,7,8

Death

1821

Troy, NY, USA^5,4,9

ParentsD

Samuel Russell¹⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #274s.
[S262] Winchendon MA VRs, p. 68, 132.
[S262] Winchendon MA VRs, p. 68.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 35.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S262] Winchendon MA VRs, p. 132.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19, 35.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 95.
[S262] Winchendon MA VRs, p. 131.
[S1511] Kathleen C. Beals, Early Families of Bethlehem New Hampshire, p. 182.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 134 #518a.

Barnabas Chandler^1,2

M, #4116, b. 6 July 1770, d. circa 1824

Family: Susanna Houghton b. 12 Jul 1775

Marriage*: Barnabas Chandler married Susanna Houghton, daughter of Abijah Houghton and Rebecca Adams.^4,3,5

David Chandler⁶ b. 1793, d. c 1814
Roxanna Chandler³ b. 1796
Amos Chandler³ b. 1798
Sally Chandler³ b. 1805
Ezra Chandler³ b. 1805
Welcome Chandler³ b. 1807
Freeman Chandler³ b. 3 Oct 1809
Rebecca Chandler⁷ b. 1811
Alba Welch Chandler⁸ b. 24 Mar 1813

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 6, 1770

Hanover, NH, USA³

Marriage

^4,3,5

Residence

St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA³

Immigration

Quebec, Canada^4,3

Death

circa 1824

ParentsS

David and Polly (Parks) Chandler³

Research

Chandler Family by Sturgis A. M. Pickford, George Chandler (Des'ts. of William, or Ancestry of Lydia M. Goding)³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #275s.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 35.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S855] Andrew N. Adams, Adams Genealogy, p. 26.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 35 #1054.
[S415] E-mail from Peggy Thomas, May 5, 2004.
[S415] E-mail from Peggy Thomas, May 5, 2004: Chandler Family Book, p. 534.

Amasa Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

M, #4117, b. 17 February 1769, d. 30 March 1813

Father*: Jonas Houghton b. 17 Jan 1748, d. 13 Nov 1791
Mother*: Sarah Abbott b. 8 Jul 1748

Family: Polly Haskins b. 21 Nov 1773, d. 4 May 1838

Marriage*: Amasa Houghton married Polly Haskins on 1795 at Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, Houghton: 1787.^6,2,7,5

Polly Haskins Houghton+¹⁴ b. 4 Mar 1800, d. 4 May 1838
Rev. Dr. Amasa Hendrick Houghton M. D.+¹³ b. 9 Oct 1801, d. 25 Jul 1884
Almira Wealthy Houghton+^15,16 b. 3 Aug 1804, d. 18 Apr 1842
Horace Hoskins Houghton¹⁷ b. 26 Oct 1806, d. 30 Apr 1879
Hiram Leonard Houghton+¹⁷ b. 12 Aug 1808, d. 19 Mar 1892
Rev. Horatio Wells Houghton+¹⁷ b. 28 Oct 1812, d. 27 Oct 1904

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 17, 1769

Union, CT, USA, JWH, MLM: Thompson, CT^6,3,7,5

Immigration

Springfield, Windsor Co., VT, USA, from Thompson, CT⁵

Marriage

1795

Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, Houghton: 1787^6,2,7,5

1800 Census

1800

Springfield, Windsor Co., VT, USA, 00010-10110; 1 male 26-44; 1 female 1-9, 1 female 16-25,1 female 26-44^8,9

1810 Census

1810

Springfield, Windham Co., VT, USA, 8 Total: 30010-11110; 3 male <10, 1 male 26-44//1 female <10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-44^10,11

Milit-Beg

1812

VT, USA¹²

Research

1812

VT, USA

Death

Mar 30, 1813

Springfield, Windsor Co., VT, USA, age 44; JWH: 30 Mar; MLM, Woodstock Hx: 13 Mar^6,3,12,13

Burial

Summer Hill Cemetery, Springfield, Windham Co., VT, USA¹³

Biography

Springfield VT Hx: He fitted out a machine shop, having bought the water rights of Isaac Fisher. Later, with Elliot Lynde, he built a machine shop where the woollen mill stands.

MLM: a clergyman [CJV: his son] and gunmaker, and served in War of 1812^12,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #278.
[S96] NEHGR, 37 [1883]: 398.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 114.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19 #230 (360), 35.
[S561] C. Horace Hubbard and and Justus Dartt, History of Springfield VT, p. 344.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19, 35.
[S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield , Windsor Co., VT, p. 332.
[S737] VT 1800 Census, p. 175.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1810 US Census, Springfield, Windham Co., VT, p. 427.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: 65; Page: 427.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 35.
[S1074] Town Records: Springfield, VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1074] Town Records: Springfield. VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S684] Elizabeth Frye Barker, Barker Genealogy, p. 324.
[S1074] Town Records: Springfield, Hampden Co, VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1074] Town Records: Springfield, Windsor Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Hannah Houghton^1,2,3

F, #4118, b. 20 June 1773

Father*: Jonas Houghton b. 17 Jan 1748, d. 13 Nov 1791
Mother*: Sarah Abbott b. 8 Jul 1748

Family: David? Parker

Marriage*: Hannah Houghton married David? Parker.²

Biography

Marriage

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 20, 1773

Union, CT, USA, JWH: 6 mo. 1788; MLM: June 1788^4,2,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #279.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 114.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19 #362.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.

Daniel Houghton^1,2,3

M, #4119, b. circa 1776

Father*: Jonas Houghton b. 17 Jan 1748, d. 13 Nov 1791
Mother*: Sarah Abbott b. 8 Jul 1748

Family 1: Charlotte Campanel

Marriage Bann*: Daniel Houghton and Charlotte Campanel declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 30, 1812; (Mil. 190-Lynn, V.1, p. 198.)⁵

Family 2: Hannah (?)

Marriage*: Daniel Houghton married Hannah (?)²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1776

Woodstock, CT, USA, JWH,MLM: Jan 3 1790^4,2,5

Marriage Bann

Aug 30, 1812

(Mil. 190-Lynn, V.1, p. 198)⁵

Marriage

1830 Census

1830

Thompson, Windham Co., CT, USA, Total: male under 5 (1826-1830), male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), male 30 to 40 (1791-1800), male 40 to 50 (1781-1790), male 50 to 60 (1771-1780), male 60 to 70 (1761-1770),male 70 to 80 (1751-1760), male 80 to 90 (1741-1750), male 90 to 100 (1731-1740), male 100. &c. (bef. 1730) // female under 5 (1826-1830), female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)), female 30 to 40 (1791-1800), female 40 to 50 (1781-1790), female 50 to 60 (1771-1780), female 60 to 70 (1761-1770), female 70 to 80 (1751-1760), female 80 to 90 (1741-1750), female 90 to 100 (1731-1740), female 100. &c. (bef. 1730)^6,7

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #280.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 114.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19 #383.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, CT 1840 Federal Census Index, Thompson, Windham Co., CT, p. 122.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Thompson, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: 11; Page: 122.

Polly Houghton^1,2

F, #4120, b. circa 1792, d. 18 December 1873

Father*: Jonas Houghton b. 17 Jan 1748, d. 13 Nov 1791
Mother*: Sarah Abbott b. 8 Jul 1748

Family: Evans Reed

Marriage*: Polly Houghton married Evans Reed.⁴

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1792

Woodstock, CT, USA, JWH, MLM: Feb. 1792; Putney VT VRS: Putney, VT^3,2,4,5,6

Marriage

⁴

Death

Dec 18, 1873

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 81⁶

Research

AMH, V. 5, pt. 2, p. 33 or died Putney, VT., p. 230⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #281.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 114.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 46.
[S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 301.

Wealthy Houghton^1,2,3

M, #4121, b. 18 November 1786, d. 14 May 1804

Father*: Jonas Houghton b. 17 Jan 1748, d. 13 Nov 1791
Mother*: Sarah Abbott b. 8 Jul 1748

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 18, 1786

Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, USA, JWH: 18 Nov 1794; 1786 by gravestone calculation; VR: Nov; Woodstock Hx: Nov. 178(7?); MLM: Nov 17, 1788^4,2,5,6

Education

between 1802 and 1803

Woodstock Academy, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, USA⁷

Death

May 14, 1804

Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, USA, Woodstock Hx: May 14, 1803,"age 16"; VR: age 17^7,8,2

Burial

Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, USA, In Memory of Wealthy Houghton Daughter of Mr. Jonas Houghton & Mrs. Sarah his wife who died May 14, 1803 Aet. 16⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #282.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 114.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19 #385.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S509] Woodstock CT VRs, p. 185.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.
[S472] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. The History of Woodstock, Connecticut, p. 390.
[S509] Woodstock CT VRs, p. 346.

Lucy Houghton^1,2,3

F, #4122, b. 20 July 1790

Father*: Jonas Houghton b. 17 Jan 1748, d. 13 Nov 1791
Mother*: Sarah Abbott b. 8 Jul 1748

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 20, 1790

Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, USA, JWH: 13 Nov 1796^4,2,5,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #283.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 114.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19 #386.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S509] Woodstock CT VRs, p. 197.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.

Edward Houghton^1,2

M, #4123

Father - ???*: Jonas Houghton b. 17 Jan 1748, d. 13 Nov 1791
Mother-???*: Sarah Abbott b. 8 Jul 1748

Family:

Harriet Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19 #387.

Polly Haskins¹

F, #4124, b. 21 November 1773, d. 4 May 1838

Family: Amasa Houghton b. 17 Feb 1769, d. 30 Mar 1813

Marriage*: Polly Haskins married Amasa Houghton, son of Jonas Houghton and Sarah Abbott, on 1795 at Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, Houghton: 1787.^2,3,4,5

Polly Haskins Houghton+ b. 4 Mar 1800, d. 4 May 1838
Rev. Dr. Amasa Hendrick Houghton M. D.+ b. 9 Oct 1801, d. 25 Jul 1884
Almira Wealthy Houghton+⁸ b. 3 Aug 1804, d. 18 Apr 1842
Horace Hoskins Houghton b. 26 Oct 1806, d. 30 Apr 1879
Hiram Leonard Houghton+ b. 12 Aug 1808, d. 19 Mar 1892
Rev. Horatio Wells Houghton+ b. 28 Oct 1812, d. 27 Oct 1904

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 21, 1773

MA, USA, per 1880 census of son Hiram, bp given as MA²

Marriage

1795

Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, Houghton: 1787^2,3,4,5

1820 Census

1820

Springfield, Windsor Co., VT, USA, 4 Individuals: 1 male = 0-10 (1810-1820), 1 male =16-26 (1794-1804)// 1 female =16-26 (1794-1804), 1 female = 45+ (bef. 1775)⁶

1830 Census

1830

Springfield, Windsor Co., VT, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810) // 1 female 50 to 60 (1771-1780)⁷

Death

May 4, 1838

^2,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, Vol. 37, 1883, p. 398.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S96] NEHGR, 37 [1883]: 398.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19, 35.
[S561] C. Horace Hubbard and and Justus Dartt, History of Springfield VT, p. 344.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: M33_128; Page: 398.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: 187; Page: 138.
[S684] Elizabeth Frye Barker, Barker Genealogy, p. 324.

Harriet Houghton^1,2

F, #4125

Father*: Edward Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.

Maria Houghton^1,2

F, #4126, b. 2 May 1777

Father*: Elisha Houghton⁴ b. 5 Jun 1748, d. 18 Nov 1826
Mother*: Moriah Peirce³ b. 19 Oct 1748, d. 12 Apr 1781

Family 1: Willis Sampson b. 23 Sep 1776

Marriage*: Maria Houghton married Willis Sampson on Jul 3, 1797 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.⁸

John Sampson¹⁰ b. c 1797, d. 28 Aug 1803
Meriah Sampson¹⁰ b. c 1799, d. 29 Aug 1803
(?) Sampson¹¹ b. b 1801, d. 25 Aug 1801
Milford Sampson¹⁰ b. c Nov 1802, d. 25 Aug 1803
Mercy Sampson¹⁰ b. 6 Jun 1805

Family 2: (?) Moore b. c 1775

Marr ???*: It is unclear whether Maria Houghton married (?) Moore.⁹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 2, 1777

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,6,7

Marriage

Jul 3, 1797

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁸

Marr ???

⁹

Biography

3 children died of dysentery in 1803

ParentsD

Esther [sic] and Moriah

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #285.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16 #301.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 311.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 64.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 344.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
[S415] E-mail from Max Maxfield, 1996.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 90.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 300.

Moses Houghton^1,2,3

M, #4127, b. 22 March 1781, d. 31 October 1847

Father*: Elisha Houghton b. 5 Jun 1748, d. 18 Nov 1826
Mother*: Moriah Peirce b. 19 Oct 1748, d. 12 Apr 1781

Family: Martha Haskell b. 15 Feb 1780, d. 14 Apr 1823

Marriage Bann: Moses Houghton and Martha Haskell declared their intentions of marriage on Jan 16, 1803 Acton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^9,6
Marriage*: Moses Houghton married Martha Haskell on Oct 18, 1803 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1802.^4,8,7,3

Richard Whitcomb Houghton+⁷ b. 9 Jun 1804, d. 13 Jun 1863
Martha Houghton+ b. 4 Sep 1805, d. 12 Jul 1891
Samuel Houghton b. 5 Sep 1807, d. 9 Apr 1809
Samuel Haskell Houghton+²¹ b. 20 Jul 1809, d. 14 Dec 1868
Elijah Houghton b. 15 May 1811, d. 30 Jul 1830
Maria Houghton b. 6 Apr 1813
Sally Houghton b. 1 Mar 1815, d. 1 Dec 1853
Ruth Houghton²² b. 22 Feb 1817
Susan Houghton b. 22 Feb 1819
Moses Houghton Jr.+ b. 16 Oct 1820, d. 21 Jun 1877
Aaron Houghton+^23,24 b. 25 Mar 1823, d. 1871

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Mar 22, 1781

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Norway ME Hx: Acton, MA (not in either VR)^4,5,6,3,7

Residence

circa 1803

Acton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^8,9,3

Marriage

Oct 18, 1803

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1802^4,8,7,3

Immigration

circa 1806

Norway, Oxford, ME, USA, from Harvard MA¹⁰

Milit-Beg

between Sep 14, 1814 and Sep 24, 1814

Norway, Oxford, ME, USA, Sergeant, service at Portland, ME¹¹

Taxation

1816

Norway, ME, USA, and paid $40 in taxes on $180 value¹²

1820 Census

1820

Norway, Oxford Co., ME, USA, 10 Individuals: 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-18, 1 male 26-45; 5 female 0-10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 26-45^13,14

Church

Nov 9, 1830

Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, a Moses Houghton was listed as a founder of the Universalist Society¹⁵

Note

1845

Woodstock, ME, USA, built house and voted¹⁶

Death

Oct 31, 1847

Woodstock, Oxford, ME, USA, MLM: first gives Oct. 18, 1803, his md., then Oct. 31, 1847, Locke's Mills (Woodstock), Greenwood, ME; Pinkham: 30 Oct 1849, Greenwood ME^17,18,19

Biography

Houghton: "Moses died at Locke's Mills, in the town of Greenswood, Maine, sometimes called Woodstock."

Harvard VR: of Acton

Boston Transcript, 11/10/1913: Moses Houghton of Acton, Mass., born March 22, 1781. He married Martha Haskell, who was born Feb. 15, 1780. Five of his
children were born in Acton, nameley: Richard, Martha, Samuel, Samuel H., and Elijah. He moved to Norway, Me., about 1812.

Boston Transcript, 1914: Moses Houghton born in Acton, Mass., March 22, 1781...Five of their eleven children were born in Acton, the others in Norway, Me.²⁰

Research

children not in Acton MA VR

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #286.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16 #302, 27.
[S647] Wm. B. Lapham and Silas P. Maxim, History of Paris, Maine, p. 635.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 11/10/1913.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16, 27.
[S785] William Berry Lapham, Norway, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 534.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
[S294] Acton MA VRs, p. 188.
[S785] William Berry Lapham, Norway, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 117, 534.
[S785] William Berry Lapham, Norway, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 239.
[S785] William Berry Lapham, Norway, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 637.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Norway, Oxford Co., ME, p. 48.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Norway, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M33_37; Page: 49;
line 38.
[S787] William Warren and Samuel Warren, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 158.
[S796] Dr. William B. Lasham, Woodstock ME Hx, p. 77, 91.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 111.
[S36] Letter, from Steve Pinkham to Charles Vella, 6/1998.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 27.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110-111.
[S796] Dr. William B. Lasham, Woodstock ME Hx, p. 225.
[S796] Dr. William B. Lasham, Woodstock ME Hx, p. 254.
[S988] King, Annals of Oxford ME.
[S647] Wm. B. Lapham and Silas P. Maxim, History of Paris, Maine, p. 636.

Aaron Houghton^1,2

M, #4128, b. 22 March 1781, d. 24 November 1842

Father*: Elisha Houghton b. 5 Jun 1748, d. 18 Nov 1826
Mother*: Moriah Peirce b. 19 Oct 1748, d. 12 Apr 1781

Family: Martha Eaton b. 24 Apr 1783, d. 16 Nov 1842

Marriage Bann: Aaron Houghton and Martha Eaton declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 11, 1804 Fitchburg, MA, USA.⁵
Marriage*: Aaron Houghton married Martha Eaton on Sep 13, 1804 at Fitchburg, MA, USA.^3,7

Aaron Eaton Houghton+ b. 25 Mar 1805, d. 20 Jan 1864
William Small Houghton b. c 1809, d. 22 Jan 1891
Moses Houghton+ b. 8 Apr 1809, d. 9 Apr 1892
Joseph Damon Houghton b. 11 Feb 1813, d. 6 Aug 1815
George Small Houghton b. 19 Feb 1816, d. 6 May 1895
Martha Maria Houghton b. 2 Nov 1818, d. 12 Apr 1823
Mary Eaton Houghton+ b. 26 Sep 1821, d. 18 Sep 1885
Parker Eaton Houghton+ b. 26 Aug 1826, d. 29 Nov 1908

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 22, 1781

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH, MLM: Apr. 21, 1781, "twin of Moses"; Maxfield: 22 Mar; IGI: bp^3,4,5

Origin

NH, USA⁶

Marriage

Sep 13, 1804

Fitchburg, MA, USA^3,7

1810 Census

1810

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Total; 3 male <10,1 male 26-44//1 female 16-25^8,9

1830 Census

1830

Hinsdale, Cattaraugus Co., NY, USA, 5 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 40 to 50 (1781-1790)// 1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1781-1790),¹⁰

1840 Census

1840

Hinsdale, Cattaraugus Co., NY, USA, 4 Total: 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 50 to 60 (1780-1789) // 1 female 50 to 60 (1780-1789)¹¹

Death

Nov 24, 1842

^3,5

Biography

JWH: Twin with Moses (diff. dates); MLM: Aaron was a carpenter in Fitchburg records. He sold one half of pew #22 on the lower floor to Blaney Phillips, yeoman, for $13.50 (Fitchburg VR, 4, p. 68) in 1813; Blaney sold this to Thomas Eaton in the town meeting house Jan. 11, 1814, for $15.00 (p. 332). Aaron resided in district (v. 2, p. 76). He was chosen hog reeve Mar. 4, 1805 (p. 332; v. 2, p. 76).⁵

Research

Aaron applied for Mg. Application to Mr. Parker Eaton to marry Mary Manson of Boston March 11, 1807.
Chn. Registered in Fitchburg, MA¹²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 111 #287.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16 #303, 28.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 111.
[S415] E-mail from Max Maxfield, 1996.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 28.
[S1118] Unknown author, Cattaraugus Co. NY Hx, p. 424.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16-17, 28.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1810 US Census, Fitchburg, Worcester, MA, p. 126.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburgh, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 22; Page: 714.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Hinsdale, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: 85; Page: 142.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Hinsdale, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: 267; Page: 39.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 17, 28.

Martha Haskell^1,2,3

F, #4129, b. 15 February 1780, d. 14 April 1823

Family: Moses Houghton b. 22 Mar 1781, d. 31 Oct 1847

Marriage Bann: Martha Haskell and Moses Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Jan 16, 1803 Acton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^9,12
Marriage*: Martha Haskell married Moses Houghton, son of Elisha Houghton and Moriah Peirce, on Oct 18, 1803 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1802.^4,2,7,8

Richard Whitcomb Houghton+ b. 9 Jun 1804, d. 13 Jun 1863
Martha Houghton+ b. 4 Sep 1805, d. 12 Jul 1891
Samuel Houghton b. 5 Sep 1807, d. 9 Apr 1809
Samuel Haskell Houghton+ b. 20 Jul 1809, d. 14 Dec 1868
Elijah Houghton b. 15 May 1811, d. 30 Jul 1830
Maria Houghton b. 6 Apr 1813
Sally Houghton b. 1 Mar 1815, d. 1 Dec 1853
Ruth Houghton b. 22 Feb 1817
Susan Houghton b. 22 Feb 1819
Moses Houghton Jr.+ b. 16 Oct 1820, d. 21 Jun 1877
Aaron Houghton+ b. 25 Mar 1823, d. 1871

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 15, 1780

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,6,7,8

Origin

1803

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁹

Marriage

Oct 18, 1803

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1802^4,2,7,8

Death

Apr 14, 1823

Norway, Oxford, ME, USA, age 42^4,10,6

ParentsD

Samuel Haskell, Jr. and Ruth Safford¹¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110 #286s, 137.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 11/10/1913.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 57.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 27.
[S785] William Berry Lapham, Norway, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 534.
[S647] Wm. B. Lapham and Silas P. Maxim, History of Paris, Maine, p. 635.
[S294] Acton MA VRs, p. 188.
[S785] William Berry Lapham, Norway, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 76.
[S36] Letter, from Steve Pinkham to Charles Vella, 6/1998.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16, 27.

Sarah Ballard¹

F, #4130, d. 17 February 1838

Family: Elijah Houghton Jr b. 14 Dec 1761, d. 15 Apr 1837

Marriage*: Sarah Ballard married Elijah Houghton Jr, son of Elijah Houghton and Mary Andrews, on 1789 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM: Stow, MA.^3,1,4,2

Lucy Houghton+⁷ b. 11 Dec 1789, d. 20 Sep 1826
Elijah Houghton⁸ b. 14 May 1793, d. 31 Jan 1855
Sally Houghton⁹ b. 6 Jul 1799, d. 20 Aug 1801
Richard Weir Houghton+¹⁰ b. 19 Jan 1802, d. 22 Sep 1846
Lewis G. Houghton¹¹ b. 12 Apr 1804, d. 8 Oct 1806
Lewis Gould Houghton+⁵ b. 14 Jan 1807, d. 10 Jun 1884

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Residence

circa 1789

Townsend, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^1,2

Marriage

1789

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM: Stow, MA^3,1,4,2

Death

Feb 17, 1838

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, w. Elijah^5,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 140.
[S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 22.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 111.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21, 38.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 218.
[S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 71.
[S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 59.
[S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 43.
[S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 53.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 43.
[S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 60.

Martha Eaton¹

F, #4131, b. 24 April 1783, d. 16 November 1842

Family: Aaron Houghton b. 22 Mar 1781, d. 24 Nov 1842

Marriage Bann: Martha Eaton and Aaron Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 11, 1804 Fitchburg, MA, USA.³
Marriage*: Martha Eaton married Aaron Houghton, son of Elisha Houghton and Moriah Peirce, on Sep 13, 1804 at Fitchburg, MA, USA.^2,4

Aaron Eaton Houghton+ b. 25 Mar 1805, d. 20 Jan 1864
William Small Houghton b. c 1809, d. 22 Jan 1891
Moses Houghton+ b. 8 Apr 1809, d. 9 Apr 1892
Joseph Damon Houghton b. 11 Feb 1813, d. 6 Aug 1815
George Small Houghton b. 19 Feb 1816, d. 6 May 1895
Martha Maria Houghton b. 2 Nov 1818, d. 12 Apr 1823
Mary Eaton Houghton+ b. 26 Sep 1821, d. 18 Sep 1885
Parker Eaton Houghton+ b. 26 Aug 1826, d. 29 Nov 1908

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 24, 1783

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^2,3

Marriage

Sep 13, 1804

Fitchburg, MA, USA^2,4

Death

Nov 16, 1842

MLM: Nov. 18^2,3

ParentsD

Aaron Eaton of Ashby, MA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 111 #287s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 111.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 28.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16-17, 28.

Abigail Houghton^1,2

F, #4132, b. 19 February 1768, d. 4 February 1837

Father*: Elijah Houghton b. 14 Feb 1730, d. 16 Feb 1822
Mother*: Mary Andrews b. 1 Oct 1734, d. 21 Sep 1800

Family: Oliver Houghton b. 19 Jan 1765, d. 20 Sep 1836

Marriage*: Abigail Houghton married Oliver Houghton, son of Capt. Elijah Houghton and Mary Allen, on Oct 23, 1791 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: Abigail Houghton; Boston Marriages gives Nabby Hovey and Oliver Houghton, married in Boston, Oct 23, 1791.^7,8,5

Emeline Houghton⁷ b. 23 Jul 1792, d. 18 Dec 1792
Eliza Houghton+⁷ b. 22 May 1794
Jeffery Atherton Houghton⁷ b. 27 Apr 1796, d. 20 May 1826
Edmund Winchester Houghton+⁷ b. 10 May 1798
Oliver Houghton⁷ b. 26 Nov 1806, d. 3 Oct 1809
Mary Houghton b. May 1808, d. 28 Jul 1808

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 19, 1768

Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, not in VR; Weis, MLM: also 1771^3,4,5,6

Marriage

Oct 23, 1791

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: Abigail Houghton; Boston Marriages gives Nabby Hovey and Oliver Houghton, married in Boston, Oct 23, 1791^7,8,5

Death

Feb 4, 1837

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 66; died of typhus fever^9,5,6

Burial

Old Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, aged 66 years¹⁰

Research

MLM and Boston Marriages gives Abigail Hovey, not Houghton; a manuscript of daughter Eliza mentions Henry Hovey (died 21 June 1829, age 60 years) in list of her two parents and others; Weis gives only Abigail...^5,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 111 #302a.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21 #404.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 111.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 326.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208.
[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 119.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 183, 368, 430.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 430.

Nancy Houghton^1,2

F, #4133, b. 5 December 1769

Father*: Elijah Houghton b. 14 Feb 1730, d. 16 Feb 1822
Mother*: Mary Andrews b. 1 Oct 1734, d. 21 Sep 1800

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 5, 1769

Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, not in VR^3,4

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 112 #302b.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21 #405.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 112.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21.

Comfort Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

F, #4134, b. 14 August 1766, d. 1816

Father*: Elijah Houghton^6,7 b. 20 Jul 1738, d. 1812
Mother*: Abigail Woodward^6,7 d. Jan 1781

Family: Samuel Jackson b. 16 Feb 1764, d. 1814

Marriage*: Comfort Houghton married Samuel Jackson on Jul 30, 1788 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, DAR: w/1.^{11,12,8,2,3,13,14,15}

Benjamin Jackson⁹ b. 1789
Henry Jackson
Charlotte Rhoda Jackson+ b. 6 Mar 1804, d. 1889
Nancy Jackson
Samuel Jackson
Polly Jackson
Sarah Jackson
Eliza Jackson
Abigail Jackson+¹⁰
Elijah Jackson⁸
Ephraim Jackson b. 26 Dec 1812

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Aug 14, 1766

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^{6,8,7,9,10,11}

Marriage

Jul 30, 1788

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, DAR: w/1^{11,12,8,2,3,13,14,15}

Death

1816

⁸

Research

BT: "Comfort Houghton is supposed to have been the daughter of Elijah Houghton of Newton."⁸

Research

JWH erroneously gives Comfort as dau. of Elijah Houghton and Mary Andrews; but Newton VRs clearly indicates this is an error; Virkus gives parents as Elijah Houghton and Abigail Woodward^14,11

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 112 #303a.
[S46] Boston Transcript, Dec 6, 1934 - 9539 CWR.
[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 117.
[S201] Francis Jackson, A History of of the Early Settlement of Newton.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21, 38 #407.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 9/28/1931 - 269.
[S290] Newton MA VRs, p. 102.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 1933 - 269.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 38.
[S46] Boston Transcript, Dec 6, 1934 - 9539.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 112.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 90: 85.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21, 38.
[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 362.
[S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 449.

Samuel Jackson^1,2,3

M, #4135, b. 16 February 1764, d. 1814

Family: Comfort Houghton b. 14 Aug 1766, d. 1816

Marriage*: Samuel Jackson married Comfort Houghton, daughter of Elijah Houghton and Abigail Woodward, on Jul 30, 1788 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, DAR: w/1.^{7,10,4,11,2,12,13,6}

Benjamin Jackson³ b. 1789
Henry Jackson
Charlotte Rhoda Jackson+ b. 6 Mar 1804, d. 1889
Nancy Jackson
Samuel Jackson
Polly Jackson
Sarah Jackson
Eliza Jackson
Abigail Jackson+¹⁵
Elijah Jackson⁴
Ephraim Jackson b. 26 Dec 1812

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 16, 1764

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^4,5,6

Milit-Beg

Rev. War^7,8,9,6

Marriage

Jul 30, 1788

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, DAR: w/1^{7,10,4,11,2,12,13,6}

Death

1814

⁷

ParentsS

Samuel Jackson and Lois Woodward¹³

Research

Query by Charles Waugh Reynolds M.D. (a descendant of Samuel Jackson) of Covington KY in 1949 NEGHR: Comfort Pike Houghton, did she marry Samuel Jackson of Newton MA¹⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 112 #303s.
[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 117.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 38.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 1933 - 269.
[S290] Newton MA VRs, p. 119.
[S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 449.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 112.
[S35] DAR Patriot Index I, III, p 362.
[S35] DAR Patriot Index I, I, p. 364.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 90: 85.
[S46] Boston Transcript, Dec 6, 1934 - 9539 CWR.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21, 38.
[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 362.
[S96] NEHGR, 103 [1949]: Query, 82.
[S46] Boston Transcript, Dec 6, 1934 - 9539.

Anne Mary Skillen^1,2

F, #4136, b. 1796

Family: Jesse Houghton b. 1792, d. 8 Jul 1833

Marriage Bann: Anne Mary Skillen and Jesse Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Dec 5, 1812 Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA, USA.⁵
Marriage*: Anne Mary Skillen married Jesse Houghton, son of Jesse Houghton and Abigail Ross, on Dec 24, 1812 at Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA, USA.^5,6,7

Dr. John Skillin Houghton M.D.+ b. 1 Dec 1816, d. 10 Dec 1876
Edwin Foule Houghton+⁴ b. 19 Nov 1820, d. 14 Mar 1874
Francis A. Houghton+ b. 1821, d. 11 Sep 1857
Mary Ann Houghton b. 30 Jul 1826
Dr. Jesse Harrison Houghton+ b. 17 Feb 1828, d. 27 Sep 1877
Harry Houghton
Susan Houghton
Martha Barry Houghton⁴ b. 14 May 1830
Ellen Maria Houghton¹¹ b. 18 Oct 1832

Biography

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Birth

1796

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 54 in 1850 census; Nancy Houghton: 1799^3,4

Marriage

Dec 24, 1812

Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA, USA^5,6,7

Church

May 1, 1831

Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, Orthodox Church [from 2nd Ch. Dorchester]^8,9

Church

Aug 27, 1837

Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, 1st Ch. Newton MA^2,10

1850 Census

1850

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 54; also Charles Minot, 25, plus 4 others⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 529.
[S390] (ed.) Robert Brand Hanson, Churches of Dedham Massachusetts, p. 67.
[S36] Letter, from Nancy Jane Molner Houghton, Oct. 26, 1999.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_326; Page: 9; line 33, dwl 106-44.
[S56] Dedham MA VRs III, p. 105.
[S530] Dedham MA VRs, p. 117.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 38.
[S390] (ed.) Robert Brand Hanson, Churches of Dedham Massachusetts, p. 66.
[S530] Dedham MA VRs, p. 227.
[S530] Dedham MA VRs, p. 228.
[S54] Hanson, Vital Records of Dedham, p. 186.

Anne Williams^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #4137, b. 23 February 1752, d. 14 July 1773

Family: Joseph Houghton Jr b. 19 Feb 1754, d. 16 Sep 1776

Marriage Bann: Anne Williams and Joseph Houghton Jr declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 20, 1772 Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA; J.W. Houghton: 1752; not in Milton VR.^8,14,4,15
Marriage: Anne Williams married Joseph Houghton Jr, son of Joseph Houghton and Ruth Vose, on Dec 17, 1772 at Roxbury, MA, USA, NEHGR, 36: Dec. 27.^{16,14,12,17,7,6}

John Houghton+³ b. 31 May 1773, d. 27 Sep 1828

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Baptism

Feb 23, 1752

Roxbury, MA, USA, Col. Families: 7 Feb 1752^4,7,6

Death

Jul 14, 1773

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA^{8,9,4,10,11,12}

Burial

Milton Cemetery, Milton, MA, USA¹³

ParentsD

John and Ann (Bird) Williams, of Roxbury^7,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 113 #328s.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 111 #142.
[S32] Milton VRs, p. 36.
[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 64.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 55 #142 (Genealogy of Francis Walter Houghton).
[S930] George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the USA, p. 595.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 39.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 113.
[S32] Milton VRs, p. 229.
[S458] A.K. Teele, Hx of Milton MA, p. 485.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 22, 39.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 55 (Genealogy of Francis Walter Houghton).
[S904] Houghton Family Records;, no page.
[S96] NEHGR, 34 [1880]: 70.
[S904] Houghton Family Records;, Letter to Francis W. Houghton from Town Clerk, Milton, MA, 1855.
[S96] NEHGR, 36 [1882]: 278.
[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 213.

Joseph Houghton^1,2

M, #4138, b. 1 May 1774, d. August 1778

Father*: Joseph Houghton Jr b. 19 Feb 1754, d. 16 Sep 1776
Mother*: Mary Pope b. 18 Jan 1756, d. 2 Mar 1831

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 1, 1774

MLM: May 31, 1773, Milton^3,1,4

Death

Aug, 1778

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, death of Joseph son of Joseph and Mary Houghton.^1,5

Biography

JWH: "Joseph and Mary had one son named Joseph of whom there is no further record."³

Duplicate

MLM gives this Jospeh as marrying Julia⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 266.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 39 #422.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 113.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 39.
[S52] Dorchester Births, Marriages, p. 266.

Abel Houghton^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

M, #4139, b. 28 April 1790, d. 4 September 1873

Father*: James Houghton^8,6 b. 2 Aug 1763, d. 6 Jan 1848
Mother*: Elizabeth Stowell⁶ b. 1767, d. 28 Aug 1831

Family: Emilia Stebbins b. 20 Mar 1798, d. 22 Jul 1884

Marriage*: Abel Houghton married Emilia Stebbins on Sep 18, 1817 at Deerfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA, JWH: 2,19, 1824.^{9,12,4,13,14,15,16,17,8,7}

Emilia Stebbins Houghton+ b. 14 Dec 1818, d. 10 Apr 1857
George Frederick Houghton Esq.+^37,8,38 b. 31 May 1820, d. 22 Sep 1870
Francis James Houghton³⁹ b. 18 Oct 1821, d. 27 Jul 1913
Mary Ann Houghton b. 9 Aug 1823, d. 7 May 1906
Dr. Roland Stebbins Houghton+ b. 28 Dec 1824, d. 23 Mar 1876

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Notable

Birth

Apr 28, 1790

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, JWH: 4, 28, 1709 (typo); age 60 in 1850 census; age 69 in 1860 census; age 80 in 1870 census^{9,4,10,6,7,11}

Marriage

Sep 18, 1817

Deerfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA, JWH: 2,19, 1824^{9,12,4,13,14,15,16,17,8,7}

Newspaper

Oct 18, 1817

Columbian Centenial: marriage; merchant of Guilford¹⁸

1820 Census

1820

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, 5 Individuals: 1 male = 0-10 (1810-1820), 1 male =26-45 (1774-1794)// 1 female = 0-10 (1810-1820), 1 female = 16-18 (1802-1804), 1 female =16-26 (1794-1804)^19,20

1830 Census

1830

St. Albans, Franklin Co., VT, USA, 9 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 2 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800) // 1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)²¹

Note

1835

Abel Houghton represented Vermont at 1835 Convention of Protestant Episcopal Church.

Deed

Apr 1, 1835

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, In Book II (page 441), April 1, 1835, Guilford Center, Vt. is the following: Brutus R. Merrill Deed to Abel Houghton of St. Albans (whole deed is given); for $3000 payable to Edward Houghton, Jr. and Mary Taggart.^22,23

1840 Census

1840

St. Albans, Franklin Co., VT, USA, 8 Total: 2 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 50 to 60 (1780-1789) // 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 2 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)²⁴

Residence

Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA²⁵

Residence

Saint Albans, Franklin Co., VT, USA, ii. 290^26,8

1850 Census

1850

St. Albans, Franklin Co., VT, USA, age 60, a cashier, property $12, 000; and Polly Stebbins, 56, MA^27,28

1860 Census

1860

St. Albans, Franklin Co., VT, USA, age 69, a gentleman, property $16,000-10,400²⁹

1870 Census

1870

Saint Albans, Franklin Co., VT, USA, age 80, a retired banker, property $23,500- $28,500³⁰

Occupation

1873

St. Albans, VT, USA, a banker³¹

Death

Sep 4, 1873

St. Albans, Franklin Co., VT, USA, age 83 y 5 d; NEGHR, MLM: 4 Sep 1873; JWH: 4 Sep 1872; VT Mar & Deaths: Sept 15, 1873^{9,32,4,14,31,33,7}

Burial

Sep 7, 1873

St. Luke's Church/Greewood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin Co., VT, USA, (side of stone list children's names with no dates)
Emilia Stebbins
George Frederick
Francis James
Mary Ann
Roland Stebbins^34,35

Biography

Guilford, VT: father conveyed homestead property to Abel in 1819, who sold it in 1832; p. 300, farm land conveyed to Abel who deeded it to John Burnet in 1822; p. 287, sold 1 acre in 1822; p. 286, bought store (the Taft place near Guilford Center) in 1822 and operated it in partnership with one Martin. They sold it before 1826; p. 130, 1827, Abel Hougthon, store in Dist. No. 5; p. 126, 1812 Houghton and Martin store; 1812-1824, Abel Houghton store; p. 128, Abel & James Houghton store, 1820-1832.

J.W. Houghton: Bank cashier in St. Albans, Vt.

MLM: to St. Albans in 1828; bank cashier in St. Albans in 1828

Mund: He moved to St. Albans in 1827, purchasing a house in which all subsequent Houghtons have lived. There was family bible of Abel Houghton.^9,36,34

Notable

St. Albans, VT, USA, The Houghton House

The 2nd oldest house in St. Albans VT, built in 1800 by John Curtis. Bought in 1828 by Abel Houghton. It was lived in continously by his descendants. In 1921 it was occuppied by Theodore S. Houghton.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 114 #329.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 304, 372.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 545 #6432, 546.
[S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]: 64.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 22 #500, 40.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
[S847] Henry Harrison Stowell, Stowell Descendants, p. 90.
[S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 668.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 114.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 22, 40.
[S1481] Mrs. M. E. Woodward, DAR Library version of 1912 Houghton Gen. by JWH, p. 114.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 545, 546.
[S361] Deerfield MA VRs, p. 200.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 40.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 22.
[S617] MA Centinel Marriage Index 2, p. 1892.
[S695] Ralph Stebbins Greenlee and Robert Lemuel Greenlee Stebbins Genealogy, p. 305.
[S616] MA Centinel Marriage Index 4,.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 62.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M33_128; Page: 123.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , St Albans, Franklin, Vermont; Roll: 183; Page: 90.
[S46] Boston Transcript, May 3, 1937 - 4047.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 84.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont; Roll: 542; Page: 351.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 145.
[S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 466.
[S752] VT 1850 Census Index, p. 117.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , St Albans, Franklin, Vermont; Roll: M432_924; Page: 82; line 37, dwl 190-192.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , St. Albans, Franklin Co., VT, Roll 1321, p. 579, line 17, dwl 2144-588.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , St. Albans, Franklin Co., VT, Box 1620, p. 407, line 3, dwl 558-578.
[S1074] Town Records: St. Albans, VT, p. 626: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 545.
[S1294] Lawrence Wash, VT Mar & Deaths In Middlebury Newspapers II, Houghton Surname marriages and deaths.
[S415] E-mail from Winifred L. Mund, July 19, 1999.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janarmstrong
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 303.
[S667] Thomas Bellows Peck, Bellows Genealogy, p. 566.
[S1074] Town Records: St. Albans, Franklin Co., VT, p. 592: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: St. Albans, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.

Eliza Houghton^1,2,3

F, #4140, b. 20 November 1793, d. 18 July 1872

Father*: James Houghton⁴ b. 2 Aug 1763, d. 6 Jan 1848
Mother*: Elizabeth Stowell⁴ b. 1767, d. 28 Aug 1831

Family: Hon. Charles Phelps Esq. b. 13 Sep 1781, d. 19 Nov 1854

Marriage*: Eliza Houghton married Hon. Charles Phelps Esq. on Jul 21, 1814 at Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, Marlborough VT: Eliza, dau. of James Houghton of Guilford; VT Gazetteer Index: v. pt. 2, 544; Guilford VRs: Guilford and Townshend VT.^5,9,6,10,3,8

Charles Phelps b. 13 Aug 1815, d. 29 Apr 1885
James Houghton Phelps+ b. 6 Sep 1817
Elizabeth Phelps b. 20 Jun 1819, d. 18 Aug 1841
Fanny Phelps+¹¹ b. 28 Mar 1823, d. 2 Jun 1852
Mary Anstis Phelps b. 25 Jan 1826, d. 20 Dec 1830
Lucy Jane Phelps b. 14 Jan 1828, d. 26 Aug 1897

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 20, 1793

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, Townshend VT VRs: Townshend, VT; JWH: 1795; Stowell Gen.: 1794, Townshend VT^5,6,7,4,2,8

Marriage

Jul 21, 1814

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, Marlborough VT: Eliza, dau. of James Houghton of Guilford; VT Gazetteer Index: v. pt. 2, 544; Guilford VRs: Guilford and Townshend VT^5,9,6,10,3,8

Death

Jul 18, 1872

Townshend, Windham Co., VT, USA^5,7,8

Gen. Soc.

Mayflower Index¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S107] McAuslan, Mayflower Index II, p. 1026.
[S1074] Town Records: Townshend, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Book D, p. 204; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Guildford, Windham Co., VT, Book D, p. 366: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 114.
[S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 232.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 40.
[S847] Henry Harrison Stowell, Stowell Descendants, p. 90.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 22, 40.
[S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 466.
[S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., X, section T.