Tabitha Houghton1,2,3

F, #4381, b. 2 September 1788, d. 9 May 1817

Family: Asa Sweetland b. 26 Dec 1784, d. 9 May 1867

Biography

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BirthSep 2, 1788Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, MLM, p. 63: Winchester, NH5,6,7,3
MarriageSep 20, 1805Vernon, VT, USA, age 17; MLM: 9 May 1817 [CJV: md]5,6,8,4
Immigration1815Batavia, Genesee Co., NY, USA, JWH: "In the fall of 1815 they moved to Batavia, N.Y., to make a home for her two brothers, Nehemiah and Asa, who had bought a tract of land in that township.5 "
DeathMay 9, 1817Batavia, Genesee Co., NY, USA, died of cancer5,6,8

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 123 #455.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #900, 63.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, Book 1, p. 518; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, Book 1, p. 736; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 123.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 63.
  7. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 510.
  8. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 511.

Nehemiah Houghton Jr., Esq.1,2,3,4,5

M, #4382, b. 2 February 1791, d. 10 August 1855

Family 1: Calista Clark b. 25 Mar 1803, d. 25 Apr 1825

Family 2: Sabrina Thayer b. Mar 1794, d. 12 Mar 1874

Biography

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BirthFeb 2, 1791Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 58 in 1850 census; age "54" in 1855 census6,7,8,9
Immigrationcirca 1812Batavia, Genesee Co., NY, USA6
Marriagew/16,10,7,11,4
1820 Census1820Batavia, Genesee Co., NY, USA, 2 Individuals: 1 male 26-45; 1 female 16-26; next door to brother Asa12,13
Marriagew/26,8,14,15
1830 Census1830Avon, Livingston Co., NY, USA, 8 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800), 1 male 60 to 70 (1761-1770)// 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 2 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)
1840 Census1840Leicester, Livingston Co., NY, USA, 5 Total: 2 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)16
1850 Census1850Avon, Livingston Co., NY, USA, age 58, landlord, property $10,00015
1855 Census1855Avon, Livingston Co., NY, USA, age "54", landlord; and 6 servants; house value $10,00017
DeathAug 10, 1855Avon Springs, Livingston Co., NY, USA6,8,14
BiographyJWH: "When about 21 years old he went to Batavia, NY, and engaged in school teaching. Returning home about a year later, he persuaded his brother, Asa, to return to Batavia with him, and he also taught school awhile, when the brothers bought a tract of partially improved land and began farming in company. This work not proving to Nehemiah's taste, he sold his interest to his brother and later went to Avon Springs, a noted watering place, and built and carried on a large hotel and boarding house in which he continued until his death. He was a man of intelligence, integrity, very genteel in manner, but with a dignity and reserve that very few were able to penetrate, notwithstanding he was kind and sympathetic when occasion seemed to justify."6
ResearchNY, USA
Occupationa teacher; farmer; hotel and boarding house propreiter

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124 #456.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 59:259.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #901, 63.
  4. [S593] Western New York VRs, p. 116.
  5. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, Book 1, p. 581; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 63.
  8. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 511.
  9. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, Book 1, p. 581; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  10. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 59: 259.
  11. [S1116] Lois Barris, Fredonia NY Censor Death Notices 1819-1899, p. 282.
  12. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Batavia, Genesee Co., NY, p. 21.
  13. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Batavia, Genesee, New York; Roll: M33_72; Page: 21.
  14. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 63.
  15. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Avon, Livingston Co., NY, Box 524, p. 312, line 31, dwl 120.
  16. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Leicester, Livingston, New York; Roll: 294; Page: 160.
  17. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Lydia Houghton1,2,3

F, #4383, b. 9 April 1793, d. 12 July 1825

Family: Zachariah Goss b. 27 Apr 1790

Biography

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BirthApr 9, 1793Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, MLM: Winchester, NH4,5,6,3
MarriageFeb 12, 1816Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, JWH, MLM, Barber: 18154,6,7,8
DeathJul 12, 1825Chazy, Clinton Co., NY, USA, JWH: Crassy; MLM: Cressy4,6,7

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124 #457.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #902, 64.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Book 1, p. 531; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 64.
  6. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 511.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.
  8. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 724; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2112, Index to Brattleboro VRs, Marriages.
  9. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 512.

Asa Houghton1,2,3,4,5

M, #4384, b. 1 September 1795, d. 10 September 1875

Family 1: Tamzin Bigelow d. 17 Sep 1829

Family 2: Clarissa Cole b. 27 Aug 1798, d. 17 Mar 1881

Biography

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BirthSep 1, 1795Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 54, VT, in 1850 census; age 65 in 1860 census; age 74, VT, in 1870 census7,8,9,6
MarriageMay 16, 18167,8,10
1820 Census1820Batavia, Genesee Co., NY, USA, 7 Individuals: 3 male 0-10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-26, 2 female 16-2611
1830 Census1830Batavia, Genesee Co., NY, USA, 8 Total: 2 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 2 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800)// 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825)12
MarriageMar 21, 1832Richfield, NY, USA, w/2; DAR: 1831; MLM: Mar. 31, 183213,3,10,14
1840 Census1840Spencer, Medina Co., OH, USA, 12 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 2 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 2 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 2 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 2 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)15
1850 Census1850Spencer, Medina Co., OH, USA, age 54, farmer16
1860 Census1860Middleburg, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, age 65, none17
1870 Census1870Wellington, Lorain Co., OH, USA, age 74, a farmer, personal property $400018
DeathSep 10, 1875Wellington, Lorain, OH, USA, at home of his son J. W. Houghton7,10,14

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124 #458.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 108: 86.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 149: 170.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #903, 64.
  5. [S308] Donald E. Gradeless, Rev. Lineages IL SAR, p. 140.
  6. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Book 1, p. 531: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124.
  8. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 64.
  9. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 511.
  10. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 512.
  11. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Batavia, Genesee, New York; Roll: M33_72; Page: 21.
  12. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Batavia, Genesee, New York; Roll: 90; Page: 334.
  13. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 125.
  14. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.
  15. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Spencer, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 412; Page: 177.
  16. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Spencer, Medina, Ohio; Roll: M432_709; Page: 427; line 23, dwl 1668-1674.
  17. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Middleburg, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: M653_954; Page: 0; line 30, dwl 1818-1047.
  18. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Wellington, Lorain Co., OH, Reel 1235, p. 689, line 19, dwl 62-63.
  19. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Washington, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: M653_1003; Page: 10; line 26, dwl 143-132.

Major Alba Houghton1,2,3

M, #4385, b. 22 August 1797, d. 24 May 1872

Family: Thankful Stebbins b. 15 Feb 1801, d. 7 Oct 1884

Biography

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BirthAug 22, 1797Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 53 in 1850 census; age 64 in 1860 census; age 73 in 1870 census6,7,8,4
MarriageFeb 5, 1822Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA6,9,8,10,11,12
1830 Census1830Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, 6 Total: 3 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800)// 1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)13
Immigrationcirca 1832Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA6
1840 Census1840Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, 10 Total: 3 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 2 female under 5 (1836-1840), 2 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)14
1850 Census1850Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 58, a farmer15,16
1860 Census1860Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 64, a farmer, property $3000-121717
1870 Census1870Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 73, a farmer, property $3500-$150018,19
DeathMay 24, 1872Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 74 y 9 m, of Bright's disease; MLM: May 24, 1882/36,8,20,5
BurialVernon Cemetery, Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, Tyler Cemetery21
BiographyJWH: "He d. 5,24,1872, the first death in a family of eleven children. It was said by Dr. Cyrus Washburn of Vernon, who had married 453 couples, that they were the handsomest he had ever married. He bought a farm in Canaan, about 1828, where he was elected Major of a regiment of militia. Later he returned to Vernon, built on the west side of his father's farm in 1832, where he spent the remainder of his days. His wife, who was living with one of her children at the time, died in Worcester, Mass., and was buried at Vernon, Vt."

Townsend: 'Alba Houghton Vernon, VT m Thankful Stebbins Had S. B., C.C., p. 304-44' (see Child's Hist. Gazateer of Vt., p. 304)6,2
Researchnext door in 1840 census

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127 #459.
  2. [S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 94.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #904, 65.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, Book 1, p. 531: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
  5. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, p. 1303: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 65.
  8. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 512.
  9. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32.
  10. [S695] Ralph Stebbins Greenlee and Robert Lemuel Greenlee Stebbins Genealogy, p. 328.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 110.
  12. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, Book 4, p. 30: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
  13. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Vernon, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 186; Page: 47.
  14. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Vernon, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 547; Page: 57.
  15. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Vernon, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 102; line 6, dwl 86-91.
  16. [S752] VT 1850 Census Index, p. 117.
  17. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Roll 1325, p. 448, line 17, dwl 1399-1547.
  18. [S549] A Surname Guide to the Heads of Families and Landownerss of Windham County, Vermont in the year 1870, p. 72.
  19. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Box 1627, p. 150, line 18, dwl 120-135.
  20. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 65.
  21. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124.
  22. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Box 929, p. 102.
  23. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, p. 658; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Sarah Houghton1,2

F, #4386, b. 6 February 1800, d. 6 August 1865

Family: Royal Tyler b. 15 Sep 1797

Biography

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BirthFeb 6, 1800Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA3,4,5,1
ResidenceBrattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA6
MarriageApr 16, 1817Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA3,4,7,2
DivorceFeb 18, 18337
Biographydied "of consumption. The disease was slow in its progress and the morning of the day she died she made her toilet and sat at the table for breakfast with the family."3
DeathAug 6, 1865JWH, MLM: Aug. 6, 18643,7,6

Citations

  1. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, Book 1, p. 531; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  2. [S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 66.
  5. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 511, 513.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 66.
  7. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 513.

Curtis Houghton1,2,3

M, #4387, b. 30 March 1802, d. 20 August 1889

Family: Eliza Tyler b. 15 May 1806, d. 16 Jun 1886

Biography

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BirthMar 30, 1802Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 48 in 1850 census; age 58, MA, in 1860 census; age 68 in 1870 census; age 78 in 1880 census; JWH, MLM: Mar 30, 18064,5,6,3
Occupationa carriage maker; farmer; and founder of Houghton Pottery plant
MarriageJun 28, 1825Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., NH, USA4,7,5,8,9
Immigration1833Dalton, Wayne, OH, USA, 1830 given as well10
1850 Census1850Sugar Creek, Wayne Co., OH, USA, age 48, a potter, property $1500; and F. Dresch, 34, potter, Germany11
1860 Census1860Sugar Creek, Wayne Co., OH, USA, age 58, potter12
1870 Census1870Sugar Creek, Wayne Co., OH, USA, age 68, a farmer, property $3000-50013
1880 Census1880Dalton, Wayne Co., OH, USA, age 78, a farmer14
DeathAug 20, 1889Dalton, Wayne, OH, USA, JWH, MLM: Jun 16, 1884; also 1889; Alice Houghton Malone gives 8/2/18894,7,8,15
BurialDalton Cemetery, Dalton, Wayne Co., OH, USA
BiographyJWH: "They began their married life working his father's farm in Vernon. In 1830 he came to Dalton, Wayne Co., O., and the following year bought a lot with a house partly inclosed for $135, which he completed, and in which he continued to reside until his death in 1889. He began as a carriage maker, and later went into the the manufacture of stone ware, and still later bought a few acres of land and went to farming on a small scale which he continued the remainder of his active life. He was quiet, reserved, industrious and of unblemished Christian character."

Founded "pot shop" as he called it, according to Georgia Helen Freet, his great granddaughter.

The Canton Daily News, Canton OH, June 19, 1927 article [V.I. Morgan, Houghton Genealogy, p. 580-589]: "Same Family Owns Oldest Pottery, History of Baking Clay Clings to Houghton Clan for the Past Four Generations...- by Maud M. Howells: "...there came to Dalton, a little village on the border line between Stark and Wayne counties, young Curtis Houghton, who had been a potter by trade in his native state of Vermont. He had lived near the famous Bennington potteries and had learned the art of fashoning many quaint utensils from clay. The older settlers of Dalton told him of the rich clay deposits which the Indians had used to fashion their jars and pipes. He dug into the earth and with the first clay he found he made with his hand an earthenware jar. He did not bake it in the sun as the Indians did but piled up bricks into a kiln, built a fire in it and baked his pottery. That early pottery has been in operation ever since 1842 and it has been operated by a son or grandson of the pioneer potter."4,16

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127 #461.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #906, 66.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Book 1, p. 531: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 66.
  6. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 511, 514.
  7. [S36] Letter, from Alyce Houghton Malone to Barbara Marie Houghton, May 4, 1991.
  8. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 514.
  9. [S415] E-mail from Ruth Turner, Sep. 4, 2006.
  10. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127, 193.
  11. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sugar Creek, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: M432_739; Page: 59b; line 14, dwl 107-107.
  12. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Sugar Creek, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: M653_1050; Page: 104; Sheet 207, line 27, dwl 1454-1482.
  13. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Sugar Creek, Wayne Co., OH, Reel 1281, P. 350, Ln. 22, dwl 316-312.
  14. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Dalton, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: T9_1077; Family History Film: 1255077; Page: 314B; Enumeration District: 236;.
  15. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 66.
  16. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 580.
  17. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, Book 1, p. 488; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  18. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Sugar Creek, Wayne Co., OH, Reel 1281, P. 350, Ln. 22, dwl 316-312.

Harriet Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #4388, b. 6 March 1805, d. 5 January 1864

Family: John Stebbins b. 15 Jan 1794, d. 12 Aug 1875

Biography

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BirthMar 6, 1805Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, MLM: Batavia, NY6,7,8,5,3,4
ResidenceSutton, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: v. pt. 3, 519
MarriageJul 17, 1825Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, Nims Family: Jul 12; VT Gazetteer Index: v. pt. 2, 288; JWH, MLM: Jul 196,7,9,10,5,3,11
DeathJan 5, 1864Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, Nims Family: Jan. 156,12,10,5,3,13
BiographyJWH: "She was a woman of fine personal presence, great dignity and strength of character, amiable in disposition, prudent and industrious...Her husband wrote after her death, 'She suffered the most excruciating pain, apparently too severe for human nature to endure, and yet she bore it all with patient resignation and Christian fortitude.' Her obituary notice, among other things, said, 'Mrs. Stebbins was a sincere Christian, a woman of much excellence of character, a faithful wife, a kind and affectionate mother, and was highly respected and esteemed by a large circle of friends for her purity of life, amiable deportment, mild and agreeable manners, sweetness of disposition and great moral worth."14
BurialStebbins Cemetery, Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA13

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127 #462.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #907, 66.
  3. [S1004] Unknown author, Nims Family, p. 115.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Book 1, p. 581; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  5. [S695] Ralph Stebbins Greenlee and Robert Lemuel Greenlee Stebbins Genealogy, p. 508.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 66.
  8. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 511, 514.
  9. [S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 467.
  10. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 514.
  11. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Book 4, p. 512; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  12. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 66.
  13. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  14. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127-128.
  15. [S696] Ralph Stebbins Greenlee and Robert Lemuel Greenlee Stebbins Genealogy, p. 800.
  16. [S696] Ralph Stebbins Greenlee and Robert Lemuel Greenlee Stebbins Genealogy, p. 802.

Asa Sweetland1,2

M, #4389, b. 26 December 1784, d. 9 May 1867

Family 1: Tabitha Houghton b. 2 Sep 1788, d. 9 May 1817

Family 2:

Biography

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BirthDec 26, 1784West Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA3,4
MarriageSep 20, 1805Vernon, VT, USA, age 17; MLM: 9 May 1817 [CJV: md]3,5,6,2
Immigrationcirca 1817Little Valley, Cattaraugus, NY, USA3
DeathMay 9, 1867Little Valley, Cattaraugus, NY, USA, Barber: Mar 8, 18673,6,4

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 123 #455s.
  2. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, Book 1, p. 736; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 123.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 63.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 63.
  6. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 511.

Lucretia Sweetland1,2

F, #4390, d. before 1910

Biography

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Birth
Deathbefore 19103

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178 #920.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 63 #1931.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178.

Prussia Sweetland1,2

F, #4391, d. before 1910

Biography

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Birth
Deathbefore 19103

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178 #921.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 63 #1932.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178.

Lewis Sweetland1,2

M, #4392, d. before 1910

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Birth
Deathbefore 19103
BiographyJWH: "We had a slight acquantance with Lewis, who was a Methodist preacher, and a man of pleasing personality, a fine speaker and of more than ordinary talent."; p. 178, "A Methodist preacher; an effective and eloquent speaker."3

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178 #922.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 63 #1933.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178.

Asa Sweetland1,2

M, #4393, d. before 1910

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Birth
Deathbefore 19103

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178 #923.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 63 #1934.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178.

Laban Sweetland1,2

M, #4394, d. before 1910

Biography

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Birth
Deathbefore 19103

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178 #924.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 63 #1935.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178.

Joseph Sweetland1,2

M, #4395, d. before 1910

Biography

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Birth
Deathbefore 19103

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178 #925.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 63 #1936.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124, 178.

Calista Clark1,2

F, #4396, b. 25 March 1803, d. 25 April 1825

Family: Nehemiah Houghton Jr., Esq. b. 2 Feb 1791, d. 10 Aug 1855

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BirthMar 25, 18033,4,5
ResidenceOak Orchard, NY, USA4
DeathApr 25, 1825Oak Orchard, NY, USA, 23 years3,6,4,5,7
ObituaryMay 11, 1825Fredonia, NY, USA, in the Fredonia Censor

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124 #456s.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 59, p. 259.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124.
  4. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 511.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 63.
  6. [S593] Western New York VRs, p. 116.
  7. [S1116] Lois Barris, Fredonia NY Censor Death Notices 1819-1899, p. 282.
  8. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 59: 259.
  9. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 63.

Sabrina Thayer1

F, #4397, b. March 1794, d. 12 March 1874

Family: Nehemiah Houghton Jr., Esq. b. 2 Feb 1791, d. 10 Aug 1855

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BirthMar, 1794MA, USA, age 56, MA, in 1850 census; age "46" in 1855 census; age 63, MA, in 1860 census; age 74 in 1870 census; JWH, MLM: Mar 1796; 1880 census of son Edward gives bp as VT2,3,4
Marriagew/22,5,3,4
1850 Census1850Avon, Livingston Co., NY, USA, age 58, landlord, property $10,0004
1855 Census1855Avon, Livingston Co., NY, USA, age "54", landlord; and 6 servants; house value $10,0006
1860 Census1860Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA, USA, age 637
DeathMar 12, 18742,5,3

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124 #456s, 179.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 63.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Avon, Livingston Co., NY, Box 524, p. 312, line 31, dwl 120.
  5. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 511.
  6. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll: M653_320; Page: 96; sheet 454, line 30, dwl 634-674.

Zachariah Goss1,2

M, #4398, b. 27 April 1790

Family: Lydia Houghton b. 9 Apr 1793, d. 12 Jul 1825

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BirthApr 27, 1790Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA2,3
MarriageFeb 12, 1816Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, JWH, MLM, Barber: 18154,3,5,6
Census1820Canaan, Essex Co., VT, USA2
ResidenceCanaan, Essex Co., VT, USA3
BiographyHe was appointed highway surveyor in Canaan VT in 1816. In 1825 he had 2 children between 4 and 18 in school per Canaan town records. While living in Canaan, VT, he bought a plot of land from John Goss and sold a plot of land to Levi Goss on 1 Apr 1817. He sold a plot of land in Canaan VT to Alba Houghton on 20 Jul 1821.2
ParentsSEsquire Daniel and Anna Goss7

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124 #457s.
  2. [S415] E-mail from George J. Goss, Jan 20, 2003.
  3. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 511.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.
  6. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 724; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2112, Index to Brattleboro VRs, Marriages.
  7. [S415] E-mail from George J. Goss, Jan 20, 2003: Vernon VT Land Records, Book 1, p. 505.
  8. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 512.

Tamzin Bigelow1,2

F, #4399, d. 17 September 1829

Family: Asa Houghton b. 1 Sep 1795, d. 10 Sep 1875

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BirthBatavia, Genesee Co., NY, USA, 1900 census of son Asa gives VT; 1880 census of son Luther gives CT3,4
MarriageMay 16, 18165,6,7
DeathSep 17, 1829Barber: Sept. 273,7,4
Researchsee Desc. of James Cole of Plymouth 1633

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124 #458s.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 108, p. 86.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 125.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 124.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 64.
  7. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 512.

Clarissa Cole1,2

F, #4400, b. 27 August 1798, d. 17 March 1881

Family: Asa Houghton b. 1 Sep 1795, d. 10 Sep 1875

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BirthAug 27, 1798NY, USA, age 51, NY, in 1850 census; age 63, NY, in 1860 census; age 71, NY, in 1870 census; age 81, NY, in 1880 census; 1910 and 1920 census of son John W. gives RI as bp3,4,5,6,7
MarriageMar 21, 1832Richfield, NY, USA, w/2; DAR: 1831; MLM: Mar. 31, 18323,8,6,5
1850 Census1850Spencer, Medina Co., OH, USA, age 54, farmer9
1860 Census1860Middleburg, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, age 65, none10
Immigration1860Wellington, Lorain, OH, USA11
1870 Census1870Wellington, Lorain Co., OH, USA, age 74, a farmer, personal property $400012
Residencebefore 1881Wellington, Lorain, OH, USA, His mother lived with J.W. Houghton until she died; p. 126, "His second wife survived him, dying at the residence of the writer..."13
DeathMar 17, 1881Wellington, Lorain, OH, USA, JWH: "aged eighty-two years and six months."; MLM: May 17, 188013,4,5
ParentsDJames Cole and Lydia Paine of Providence, RI and Richfield NY6,5

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 125 #458s.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 149, p. 170.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 125.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 US Census, Wellington, Lorain Co., OH, SD 14, ED 28, Ward 325, S 9.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 64.
  6. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 512.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Spencer, Medina Co., OH, Box 709, p. 429, line 23, dwl 1668.
  8. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 149: 170.
  9. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Spencer, Medina, Ohio; Roll: M432_709; Page: 427; line 23, dwl 1668-1674.
  10. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Middleburg, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: M653_954; Page: 0; line 30, dwl 1818-1047.
  11. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 126.
  12. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Wellington, Lorain Co., OH, Reel 1235, p. 689, line 19, dwl 62-63.
  13. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 125, 126.
  14. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Washington, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: M653_1003; Page: 10; line 26, dwl 143-132.

Thankful Stebbins1,2

F, #4401, b. 15 February 1801, d. 7 October 1884

Family: Major Alba Houghton b. 22 Aug 1797, d. 24 May 1872

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BirthFeb 15, 1801Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, JWH, MLM: 2,5, 1822 ( md); age 49 in 1850 census; age 60 in 1860 census; age 70 in 1870 census3,4,5,6
MarriageFeb 5, 1822Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA3,7,4,8,9,10
Immigrationcirca 1832Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA3
1850 Census1850Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 58, a farmer6,11
1860 Census1860Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 64, a farmer, property $3000-121712
Living1872Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, living with her son at the time [of husband's death]3,9
DeathOct 7, 1884Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
BurialVernon Cemetery, Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA3
ParentsDJoseph Stebbins and Betsey Eddy3,4

Citations

  1. [S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 94.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127 #459s.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127.
  4. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 512.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 65.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Vernon, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 102; line 6, dwl 86-91.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32.
  8. [S695] Ralph Stebbins Greenlee and Robert Lemuel Greenlee Stebbins Genealogy, p. 328.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 110.
  10. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, Book 4, p. 30: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
  11. [S752] VT 1850 Census Index, p. 117.
  12. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Roll 1325, p. 448, line 17, dwl 1399-1547.
  13. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Box 929, p. 102.

Royal Tyler1

M, #4402, b. 15 September 1797

Family: Sarah Houghton b. 6 Feb 1800, d. 6 Aug 1865

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BirthSep 15, 17972
Occupationthe playwright3
ResidenceBrattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA4
MarriageApr 16, 1817Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA5,6,2,7
DivorceFeb 18, 18332

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127 #460s, 192.
  2. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 513.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 66.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 66.
  7. [S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Eliza Tyler1

F, #4403, b. 15 May 1806, d. 16 June 1886

Family: Curtis Houghton b. 30 Mar 1802, d. 20 Aug 1889

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BirthMay 15, 1806MA, USA, age 44, MA, in 1850 census; age 54, MA, in 1860 census; age 64, VT, in 1870 census; age 74, MA, in 1880 census; 1880 census of son Edwin gives VT; 1900 census of son Henry gives VT2,3,4
Residence1825Vernon, VT, USA5
MarriageJun 28, 1825Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., NH, USA1,2,6,3,5
1850 Census1850Sugar Creek, Wayne Co., OH, USA, age 48, a potter, property $1500; and F. Dresch, 34, potter, Germany4
1860 Census1860Sugar Creek, Wayne Co., OH, USA, age 58, potter7
1870 Census1870Sugar Creek, Wayne Co., OH, USA, age 68, a farmer, property $3000-5008
1880 Census1880Dalton, Wayne Co., OH, USA, age 78, a farmer9
DeathJun 16, 18862,3
ParentsDfather born in VT, mother in CT

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Alyce Houghton Malone to Barbara Marie Houghton, May 4, 1991.
  3. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 514.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sugar Creek, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: M432_739; Page: 59b; line 14, dwl 107-107.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Ruth Turner, Sep. 4, 2006.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 66.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Sugar Creek, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: M653_1050; Page: 104; Sheet 207, line 27, dwl 1454-1482.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Sugar Creek, Wayne Co., OH, Reel 1281, P. 350, Ln. 22, dwl 316-312.
  9. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Dalton, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: T9_1077; Family History Film: 1255077; Page: 314B; Enumeration District: 236;.
  10. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, VT, Book 1, p. 488; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  11. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Sugar Creek, Wayne Co., OH, Reel 1281, P. 350, Ln. 22, dwl 316-312.

John Stebbins1,2,3

M, #4404, b. 15 January 1794, d. 12 August 1875

Family: Harriet Houghton b. 6 Mar 1805, d. 5 Jan 1864

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NotableY
BirthJan 15, 1794Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA4,5,6,7,2
OriginSutton, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, see AMH, v. 5, pt. 2, p. 2885
Residence1825Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA3
MarriageJul 17, 1825Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, Nims Family: Jul 12; VT Gazetteer Index: v. pt. 2, 288; JWH, MLM: Jul 198,9,10,6,7,2,3
Immigrationcirca Aug, 1825Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA11
Office1832Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, representative, and Justice of the Peace the same year, which he held for 14 years. He was also Captain of the State Militia12
OccupationVernon, Windham Co., VT, USA, a traveling carpenter;farmer
DeathAug 12, 1875Vernon, Windham Co., VT, USA11,5,6,7,2
BiographyJWH: "A sketch of the life of John Stebbins says that he was the fourth and youngest child of Eliakim and Rebecca (Hawks) Stebbins; the eighth generation descent from Rowland Stebbins. He was born 1,15, 1794. His educational advantages were limited to the ordinary common school, but he was an apt scholar and considering his opportunities made remarkable progess. He began teaching school at seventeen years of age and engaged in farming and working at the carpenter trade in the intervals. In 1815 he began traveling from place to place working at his trade, and continued eleven years, during which time he traveled 15,000 miles by land and 5,000 by water, 1,800 of it with a pack on his back, on foot and alone, through New York, a portion of Canada, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, mississippi, Louisiana, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire, in paths and trails by marked trees, through swamps half leg deep in mud and water, not a bush or tree cut, miles between houses, sometimes sleeping at night on the floor with blankets or skins of wild beasts for covering, a stick of wood or a knapsack for pillow and for reward learned much of the geography of the country, the character of its cities and the customs of the people. Soon after his marriage in 1825 he bought a farm in Vernon Vt, on which he spent the remainder of his life. He was very methodical in his habits, prudent, economical, industrious, independent, self reliant and scrupulously honest. He was a great student of theological questions, in the discussion of which he never tired. His opinions in that day were considered unorthodox if not heretical, but now in some modified form, perhaps, are held by large numbers in orthodox churches. He held various public offices in Vernon and was several times State Representative in the Legislature. He died 8,12,1875"; Barber: son of Eliakim Stebbins and Rebecca Hawkes; Nims Family: a farmer and antiquarian who was a Republican in politics and a Universalist in religion13,6,2
Notablewas in the Vermont Legislature

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127 #462s.
  2. [S1004] Unknown author, Nims Family, p. 115.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Vernon, Windham Co., VT, Book 4, p. 512; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 128.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 66.
  6. [S653] John Barber White, Barber Genealogy, p. 514.
  7. [S695] Ralph Stebbins Greenlee and Robert Lemuel Greenlee Stebbins Genealogy, p. 508.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 127.
  9. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 66.
  10. [S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 467.
  11. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129.
  12. [S696] Ralph Stebbins Greenlee and Robert Lemuel Greenlee Stebbins Genealogy, p. 800.
  13. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 128-129.
  14. [S696] Ralph Stebbins Greenlee and Robert Lemuel Greenlee Stebbins Genealogy, p. 802.

Eunice Houghton1,2

F, #4405, b. 9 June 1791, d. 8 June 1846

Family: Luther Russell Handy b. 8 Nov 1787, d. 8 May 1846

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BirthJun 9, 1791VT, USA, MLM: Winchester NH3,4
MarriageMar 1, 1812Wyoming Co., NY, USA3,5,4
ResidenceWarsaw, NY, USA, MLM: also West Bloomfield, Ontario Co, NY3,6
DeathJun 8, 1846MLM: also Jan. 4, 1869, OK3,6,7

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129 #463.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #917, 67.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 67.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Olive Johnson, Aug. 7, 1999.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 67.
  7. [S1445] John W. Dasef, History of Montcalm County, Michigan, p. 532.
  8. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 68.

Luther Houghton1,2

M, #4406, b. 4 February 1793, d. 9 April 1798

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BirthFeb 4, 1793VT, USA3,4
DeathApr 9, 1798VT, USA, in infancy3,4,5

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129 #464.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #918.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32.
  5. [S1445] John W. Dasef, History of Montcalm County, Michigan, p. 532.

Leonard J. Houghton1,2,3

M, #4407, b. 5 September 1797, d. 24 April 1840

Family: Tamzin Foy b. 12 Dec 1797, d. 13 Mar 1856

  • Marriage*: Leonard J. Houghton married Tamzin Foy on Nov 22, 1819.5,2,8,4

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BirthSep 5, 1797VT, USA, MLM: Winchester, NH; 1880 census of son Willard gives bp as NY; Dasef: Houghton, NY5,2,6,7
MarriageNov 22, 18195,2,8,4
1830 Census1830Caneadea, Allegany Co., NY, USA, 4 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800)// 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)9
ResidenceHoughton, Allegany Co., NY, USA5,10
DeathApr 24, 1840Houghton, Allegany Co., NY, USA5,2,10,4
BurialMt. Pleasant Cemetery, Houghton, Allegany Co., NY, USA, Leonard Houghton
Died Apr 25, 1810 [sic]11
BiographyJWH: "He was a Methodist local preacher and a man of excellent business ability."5,4
Research

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129 #465.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 90: 217.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #919, 73.
  4. [S1445] John W. Dasef, History of Montcalm County, Michigan, p. 532.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32.
  7. [S1445] John W. Dasef, History of Montcalm County, Michigan, p. 531-532.
  8. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 73.
  9. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Caneadea, Allegany, New York; Roll: 84; Page: 83.
  10. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 73.
  11. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/allegany/pleasant/…

Loren Houghton1,2,3

M, #4408, b. 5 September 1797, d. 3 April 1885

Family: Pluma Herrick b. 28 Sep 1793, d. 13 Jun 1875

Biography

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BirthSep 5, 1797VT, USA, age 58 in 1855 census; age 62, VT, in 1860 census; age 72, VT, in 1870 census; age 83 in 1880 census); MLM: Winchester NH4,5
MarriageOct 28, 18214,6,7
ResidenceHoughton, Allegany Co., NY, USA4,7,8
1830 Census1830Caneadea, Allegany Co., NY, USA, next door to father and brother Leonard; 6 Total: 2 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800)// 2 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)9
Residencebetween 1854 and 1879Houghton, Allegany Co., NY, USA, on father's homestead10
1855 Census1855Caneadea, Allegany Co., NY, USA, age 58, farmer11
1860 CensusAug 7, 1860Caneadea, Allegany Co., NY, USA, age 62, a farmer, property $500-120012
1870 Census1870Caneadea, Allegany Co., NY, USA, age 72, a farmer, property $4560-1500
1880 Census1880Caneadea, Allegany Co., NY, USA, age 46, farmer13,14
DeathApr 3, 1885Caneadea, Allegany Co., NY, USA4,7
BurialMt. Pleasant Cemetery, Houghton, Allegany Co., NY, USA, age 8615
Research

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129 #466.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 85: 89.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #920, 73.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 93.
  6. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 85.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 73.
  8. [S404] F. W. Beers, Allegany Co. NY Hx, p. 50, 53, 232.
  9. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Caneadea, Allegany, New York; Roll: 84; Page: 83.
  10. [S404] F. W. Beers, Allegany Co. NY Hx, p. 232.
  11. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  12. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Caneadea, Allegany Co., NY, p. 463, sheet 177, line 12, dwl 1424-169.
  13. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Caneadea, Allegany Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 4, ED. 12, Sh. 6, Ln. 37.
  14. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Caneadea, Alleghany, New York; Roll: T9_809; Family History Film: 1254809; Page: 170.2000; Enumeration District: 12; line 37, dwl 60-63.
  15. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/allegany/pleasant/…
  16. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 98.

Warren J. Houghton1,2

M, #4409, b. 9 June 1799, d. 29 August 1888

Family: Alzina Mason b. 7 Aug 1812, d. 21 Nov 1893

  • Marriage*: Warren J. Houghton married Alzina Mason on Jun 5, 1831.4,5

Biography

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BirthJun 9, 1799VT, USA, age 55 in 1855 census; age 60 in 1860 census; age 70 in 1870 census; age 81 in 1880 census4,5,6
MarriageJun 5, 18314,5
1855 Census1855Caneadea, Allegany Co., NY, USA, age 55, farmer7
Immigrationcirca 1863Guthrie, IA, USA, He had left Houghton, NY, went to Wyandotte, IL, and then to Guthrie, IA4
1870 Census1870Concord, Bureau Co., IL, USA, age 70, a farmer, property $2400-8408
1880 Census1880Concord, Bureau Co., IL, USA9
DeathAug 29, 1888Guthrie, IA, USA4,10
BiographyJWH: "They left Houghton, N.Y., about 1863 and went to Wyandotte, Ill.,and ten years later moved to Guthrie Center, Iowa, where they died. He was a farmer and a Methodist, as were the most of the family of Luther."; MLM: of 11 children, only 7 survived4,10

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129 #467.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32 #921, 73.
  3. [S1445] John W. Dasef, History of Montcalm County, Michigan, p. 532.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 73.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Concord, Bureau Co., IL, Reel 190, p. 246B, line 10, dwl 390-390.
  7. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Concord, Bureau Co., IL, Reel 190, p. 246B, line 10, dwl 390-390.
  9. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Concord, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: T9_177; Family History Film: 1254177; Page: 63D; Enumeration District: 5; sheet 22, line.
  10. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 73.

Luther Russell Handy1

M, #4410, b. 8 November 1787, d. 8 May 1846

Family: Eunice Houghton b. 9 Jun 1791, d. 8 Jun 1846

Biography

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BirthNov 8, 1787CT, USA2,3,4
MarriageMar 1, 1812Wyoming Co., NY, USA2,5,6
Church1818West Bloomfield, NY, USA, the church, and Eunice in 1819.4
ResidenceWarsaw, NY, USA, MLM: also West Bloomfield, Ontario Co, NY2,3
DeathMay 8, 18462,3
Will1847Allegany Co., NY, USA, "after he [Samuel] having paid all my just debts, funeral charges, and the several legacies herein first described, all my real estate of which I may be seized and after the decease of my wife, Eunice, also all of my stock of farming tools and property of every description not otherwised disposed of."3
Biographyson of Revol. War Quartermaster Sgt. Samuel and Sarah (Hall) Handy of Guilford, CT. Luther removed with wife and family to Hume, Allegheny Co., NY, 1835. He, also, was a deacon of the Church and a farmer. He served in War of 1812 as Lt. and Captain, in NY militia.3
ResearchRef.: Records from Russell Handy family bible, possession of Mr. Fred Handy, Sodus, Michigan; records of the probate court, Belmont, NY; Portrait and Biog. Album of Ionia and Montcalm Counties, Michigan, 1891; see History of the Handy Family of Michigan by Esther (Tess) Handy (Mrs. Stanley F. jacobs), written and compiled 1963: Desc. of Samuel and Henrietta (Buell) Handy 1820-1963.7

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129 #463s.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 129.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 67.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Pat Rohwer, Oct. 28, 2001.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Olive Johnson, Aug. 7, 1999.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 32, 67.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 67-68.
  8. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 68.