William Middledick

M, #13981

Family: Mary Houghton b. 6 Sep 1757

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OriginShrewsbury, MA, USA1
Residencecirca 1778Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
MarriageMay 19, 1778Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3,4,1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 36.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  3. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
  4. [S888] Michigan Genealogical Council, Michigan Surname Index - I, p. 314.

Mary Ann Houghton

F, #13982, b. between 1826 and 1830

Family: Martin R. Hunting

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Birthbetween 1826 and 1830Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
Residencecirca 1845Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
MarriageMar 20, 1845Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,3
BiographyMartin R. Hunting, from Marlboro, m. ___, dau..

of Stephen —. Houghton of Bolton; he lived in the south part in 1858 in the house now of Edward P.Hastings; was a wheelwright and worked in Wheeler's mill; rem. to Gardner. Had a s. Stephen in the late war, who was killed in a battle near Petersburg, Va.3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  2. [S324] Grafton MA VRs, p. 229.
  3. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 404.

Martin R. Hunting

M, #13983

Family: Mary Ann Houghton b. bt 1826 - 1830

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Residencecirca 1845Grafton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageMar 20, 1845Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  2. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 404.
  3. [S324] Grafton MA VRs, p. 229.

Mary Ann Houghton

F, #13984

Family: William H. Gibson

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MarriageMay 16, 1833Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.

William H. Gibson

M, #13985

Family: Mary Ann Houghton

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MarriageMay 16, 1833Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
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Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.

Molly Houghton1,2

F, #13986, b. 18 July 1743

Family: Josiah Coolidge Jr b. 6 Sep 1744

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BirthJul 18, 1743Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3,4,5
MarriageMay 22, 1772Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,7,4
ImmigrationMay 22, 1772Windsor, Windsor Co., VT, USA4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26 #490.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  3. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 308.
  6. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, 77 [1923]: 293.

Nancy Houghton1

F, #13987, b. circa 1784, d. 14 September 1847

Family: Moses Dickinson Jr b. 26 Mar 1776

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Birthcirca 1784age 63 in 1847; dd calc
Origin1812Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
DeathSep 14, 1847Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, wife of Moses, 63. Ship fever, at alms house.5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 267, 396.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 203.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 171.

Moses Dickinson Jr

M, #13988, b. 26 March 1776

Family: Nancy Houghton b. c 1784, d. 14 Sep 1847

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BirthMar 26, 1776Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Origin1812Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Marriage BannNov 15, 1812Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
Biographyson of Moses and Rebecca Dickenson1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 119.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 203.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 171.

Jonas Snow1

M, #13989, b. 7 November 1749, d. 23 October 1813

Family: Mary Graham b. 10 Oct 1756, d. a 1836

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BirthNov 7, 1749Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageNov 13, 1777Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA2
DeathOct 23, 1813LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 79.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Kathy Snow Hulbert, Jan. 31, 2001.

Silas Snow1

M, #13990, b. 13 November 1753

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BirthNov 13, 1753Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
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Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 79.

James Houghton1

M, #13991, b. 25 August 1764, d. 1811

Family: Rebecca Dunton

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BirthAug 25, 1764Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, s. John 3d & Keziah Houghton2,4,3
Marriage BannSep 8, 1789Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
1790 Census1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1 male 16+, 2 females; unclear which James6
Death1811Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 477
Problemsee note for Rebecca Dunton; ? which James
BiographyWhitcomb: "James Houghton and Rebecca Dunton were married in September of 1789, and probably started to build a house at once. He built on Houghton land which had belonged to his father, John. James and Rebecca had a large family, eleven in all, of which four died young. In 1811, at the age of forty-seven, James died. The house and all the property had to be sold and soon the Town was putting the older children into homes to earn their keep."
Bolton Historical Website:

374 Harvard Rd

Formerly called the Houghton/Weatherbee House, current research has resulted in a name change to the James Houghton House.
A large tract of land on Golden Run, Harvard, and Bare Hill Roads stretching north into Harvard was owned by members of the Houghton family from the early days of the town of Lancaster. When petitions were presented to set off new towns in the 1720's and 1730's, many of the most active proponents were the farmers in this north part of what ultimately became Bolton. At least four of the five members of the first Board of Selectmen in 1738 lived in this section of town, and three of them were Houghtons. Over the years, parcels of the huge original landgrants were divided out to provide farms for later generations. James Houghton (1764-1811), a Revolutionary soldier and first owner of this house, married Rebecca (Becky) Dunton in 1789, and it is believed that this house was built around the time of their wedding on land they received from his father, John Houghton
In a fashion typical of the most prolific rural families of their era, over a twenty year period James and Becky had eleven children, four of whom died young. The lives of the Houghtons illustrated another sad trend when James died at the age of 47, and the older children were "put out" to other households to earn their keep. The house and farm were sold, to William Coolidge (1758-1826), in 1812.7,8
ResearchMarriage to Rebecca; same dd
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Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #808.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  3. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  5. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 36.
  6. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, MA, p. 214.
  7. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 348.
  8. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.

Rebecca Liscomb Houghton1,2

F, #13992, b. 29 May 1795, d. 1833

Family: Amasa Snell b. 1794, d. 1881

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BirthMay 29, 1795Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,2
MarriageJun 13, 1817Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5
Death18333
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80 #2313.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 67, p. 135.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80.

Amasa Snell

M, #13993, b. 1794, d. 1881

Family: Rebecca Liscomb Houghton b. 29 May 1795, d. 1833

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Birth17941
Origincirca 1817Chester, Windsor Co., VT, USA2
MarriageJun 13, 1817Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2,3
Death18811
ParentsSElisha Snell and Deborah Dunton1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 67, p. 135.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80.

Sally Houghton1

F, #13994, b. 7 August 1788, d. 26 April 1869

Family: Stephen Pope b. 11 Jan 1784, d. 2 Jul 1870

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BirthAug 7, 1788Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Aug. 7, 17802,3
ResidenceBolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
MarriageSep 4, 1806Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Quaker Meeting House4
DeathApr 26, 1869Hudson, MA, USA5
ContributnMrs. Sally Roberts contributed some of the genealogy of Sally Houghton5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80 #2297, 92.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80, 92.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  5. [S36] Letter, from Sally W. Roberts, 10/1998.

Stephen Pope

M, #13995, b. 11 January 1784, d. 2 July 1870

Family: Sally Houghton b. 7 Aug 1788, d. 26 Apr 1869

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BirthJan 11, 1784Salem, MA, USA1
Residencecirca 1806Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA2
MarriageSep 4, 1806Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Quaker Meeting House2
DeathJul 2, 1870Hudson, MA, USA1
ReligionQuaker
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Sally W. Roberts, 10/1998.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.

Stephen Nurse Jr

M, #13996, b. 20 March 1793

Family: Sally Houghton

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BirthMar 20, 1793Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
MarriageOct 22, 1820Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.

Sally Houghton

F, #13997

Family: Stephen Nurse Jr b. 20 Mar 1793

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MarriageOct 22, 1820Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
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Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.

Sherman Willard Houghton1

M, #13998, b. 31 July 1807, d. 10 February 1894

Family: Sarah E. Nelson b. 24 Mar 1804, d. 4 Jun 1898

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BirthJul 31, 1807Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 42 in 1850 census; age 52 in 1860 census; age 63 in 1870 census; age 71 in 1880 census2,3,4
MarriageAug 16, 1832Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6
1840 Census1840Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 2 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)7
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 42, a farmer; living with them were Julia Baily, 7, and Sarah Ellenwood, 688
1860 Census1860Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 52, mover of buildings, property $1100-$3009
AssociationApr 21, 1868Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, president10
1870 Census1870Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 63, building houses, property $2000-$50011
1880 Census1880Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 71, a12
DeathFeb 10, 1894Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA13
BurialBolton Pan Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Father
BiographyWhitcomb: Built a house in 1862. He was a major stockholder in the Bolton Shoe company, and this land was part of th Shoe Company's holdings. It was owned by the Houghton family until about 1925. Sherman Houghton owned several acres of land where the Bolton Shoe Company had been, and in 1869 he deeded the land to his daughter, Sarah Houghton, who married her cousin, Dr. Warren Houghton...".
Bolton Historical Website:

119 Sampson Rd.

Several members of the Houghton family lived in the northwest section of Bolton in the first half of the nineteenth century--on Bare Hill, Green, Harvard, and Vaughn Hill Roads. The first known owner of this house was the prominent Sherman Willard Houghton (1807-1894), son of Thomas and Asenath Houghton. He married Sarah Nelson in 1832, and it is possible that the house was built at the time of, or shortly after their marriage. Although he appears to have been a farmer at this location for many years, he was also one of the major stockholders in Bolton's one signficant stock company of the early industrial period--the Bolton Shoe Company. When the company divested some of its property in three parcels in 1856 and 1857, Sherman Houghton acquired one of the pieces, which apparently included the properties now numbered 662 to 674 Main Street. In 1862 he renovated the house at 674 Main for his own use, and in 1869 deeded the east part of that land to his daughter, Sarah, and her husband, Warren Houghton, where they constructed a house.
If Sherman and his wife Sarah relocated to Main Street in the 1860's, it is likely that they sold this farm at that time to George A. Sampson, who is shown as owner on the 1870 map. He was still farming 68 acres here in the early years of the twentieth century.14,15
ResearchAdm. of Bolton Estate, 1894, W.P. #165314
Researchnext door to each other in 1880 census; parent?
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Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98 #3441, 146.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  3. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98, 146.
  7. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 199; Page: 130.
  8. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 10;
    line 15, dwl 144-159.
  9. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 58, line 14, dwl 443-465.
  10. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 7.
  11. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 470, line 15, dwl 162-184.
  12. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_562; Family History Film: 1254562; Page: 88B; Enumeration District: 802; sheet 18, line 26, dwl 186-198.
  13. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 94.
  14. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 305.
  15. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.
  16. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.

Sarah E. Nelson1

F, #13999, b. 24 March 1804, d. 4 June 1898

Family: Sherman Willard Houghton b. 31 Jul 1807, d. 10 Feb 1894

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BirthMar 24, 1804Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 44 in 1850 census; age 54 in 1860 census; age 64 in 1870 census; age 73 in 1880 census1,2
MarriageAug 16, 1832Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 42, a farmer; living with them were Julia Baily, 7, and Sarah Ellenwood, 685
1860 Census1860Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 52, mover of buildings, property $1100-$3006
1870 Census1870Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 63, building houses, property $2000-$5007
1880 Census1880Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 71, a8
DeathJun 4, 1898Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
BurialBolton Pan Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Mother1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98, 146.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 10;
    line 15, dwl 144-159.
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 58, line 14, dwl 443-465.
  7. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 470, line 15, dwl 162-184.
  8. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_562; Family History Film: 1254562; Page: 88B; Enumeration District: 802; sheet 18, line 26, dwl 186-198.
  9. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 94.
  10. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.

Richard Townsend Jr.

M, #14000, b. 2 September 1759, d. before 1807

Family: Susannah Houghton b. 6 Jan 1761

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BirthSep 2, 1759Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Milit-Begbetween 1777 and 1779Bennington 1777; Boston, 1778; RI 17792
MarriageOct 2, 1780Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
1790 Census1790Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, 1-1-15
1800 Census1800Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, 00101-00101; 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45+; female 16-25, 1 female 45+6
ResidenceBolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
Deathbefore 1807Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 84.
  2. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 15, p. 923, 932, 935.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 143.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 55.
  5. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Putney, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M637_12.
  6. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Putney, Windham, Vermont; .Roll: 52; Page: 697;.
  7. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 72.

Barnabas Sawyer1

M, #14001, b. 1 April 1761, d. before 1791

Family: Unity Houghton b. 19 Sep 1762, d. 1818

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BirthApr 1, 1761Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Milit-Begbetween 1776 and 17791776 NY; fifer; Boston 1778 with Gen Heath; RI 17792,3
MarriageDec 14, 1778Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Dec. 14, 17951,4,5
Deathbefore 1791Wife Lydia called widow in 1791 tax roll
Biographys/o William and Sarah (Sawtelle); m2 Lydia Whitcomb 19 Jun 1783;
2. LYDIA (BORN 1766) 3. HANNAH (BORN 1777)
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 143.
  2. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 66.
  3. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 13, p. 859.
  4. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 116.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 55.

Mrs. Mary Barrett

F, #14002, b. circa 1777

Family: William Houghton b. 19 Jul 1775, d. 26 Jul 1857

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Birthcirca 1777MA, USA, age 73 in 1850 census1
MarriageDec 9, 1848Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, widr., a. 722,3
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 73, a farmer1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 341, p. 14, line 19, dwl 194-221.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 143.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56, 98.

Silence Moor

F, #14003

Family: William Houghton b. 19 Jul 1775, d. 26 Jul 1857

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Marriage BannFeb 9, 1800Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 143.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56, 98.

Rev. Nathaniel Gage1

M, #14004, b. before 1810

Family: Abba Richarson Gardner b. 2 Jul 1804

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Birthbefore 1810Dunstable, MA, USA, no bd
MarriageAug 1, 1827Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
LivingDec, 1846Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, performed a marriage2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 130.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 256.

Samuel Moore1

M, #14005, b. 29 March 1726

Family: Zeresh Houghton b. 18 Feb 1728/29

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BirthMar 29, 1726Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
MarriageAug 19, 1747Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,1,5,6,7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: "Descendants of John Moore", 308.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: 308.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 27.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 143.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 13, 27.
  6. [S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 823.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 293.

Abigail Houghton1,2

F, #14006, b. 21 December 1750, d. before 1801

Family: Lemuel Butler b. 4 Mar 1751/52

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BirthDec 21, 1750Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3,4
MarriageDec 6, 1773Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
Deathbefore 1801Father's estate states deceased in 1801.6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 23 #424.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 23.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 306.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  6. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31024.
  7. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 19.

Caleb Houghton1

M, #14007, b. 26 September 1760, d. 15 July 1780

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BirthSep 26, 1760Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Sep. 28; Pittsford 2nd Century: Boston2,4,5
ResidencePittsford, Rutland Co., VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: iii. 9436
Mil. Serv.1777Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, Rev. War: served in Capt. Petty's Co; Capt. Jesse Safford of Rangers, Maj. Allen's Detachment,Col. Williams Reg., Jan 18-Dec. 1, 17807,8,9,3
Research1777
BurialJul 15, 1780Caleb Houghton gravesite, near, Pittsford, Rutland Co., VT, USA7,10
DeathJul 15, 1780Ft. Vengeance, Pittsford, Rutland Co., VT, USA, monument erected on Chester Thomas's farm in 1873 to mark spot where in 1780 Caleb Houghton a soldier of Revolution was killed by Indians.7,4,10
BiographyMLM: Military Record: Captain John Petty's Company, Col. William's Reg. of Regulars in defense of the state of VT...Caleb Houghton, Aug. 29th (year omitted, v. p. 36 VT Rolls). Capt. Jesse Stafford's Company of Rangers, Maj. Allen's detachment raise for the defense of Vermont, commencing Jan. 18th and ending the first day of Dec., 1780, both days included, Caleb Hoton: pay commences May 19th, 26 days @ 2 L - per Mo. Died Jul. 15, 1780; pay 15-3; 14 S. 6 D. (Vt. Rolls, p. 326). The above did not include travel pay, as indicated on p. 186. Caleb was entitled to two shillings per mile for the light miles distance from Putney to the camp at Pittsford, viz: Capt. Jesse Stafford's Co. for travel from their respective towns to camp; one part to Pittsford, the other to Royalton in Jul. 1780. Caleb Hoton, eight miles - two S. per mile.

In a list of Revol. Soldiers given in Maria Hemmenway's VT Gazateer V. 3, pt. 2, p. 226: Caleb Houghton's name is included as of Putney VT.
For his death see p. 943: " During the Revolutionary war, Pittsburg, being a frontier town, was particularly exposed to the ravages of the enemy, who improved every opportunity to carry on their work of desctruction and punder...After the fort (Fort Vengence) was completed, Major Ebenezer Allen of Tinmouth, with about one hundred and fifty men, was put into command of it. They were scarcely established in their new home before one of their number was missing, Caleb Houghton, a young man aged about twenty years, who came from the East part of the state, went unarmed to the residence of Mrs. Joshua...June to obtain some garment which Mrs. June had washed for him. He had been gone from the house but a short time hence Mrs. June heard the report of a gun. Stepping to the door and looking up along the road, she saw an Indian in the act of transfixing Houghton with his bayonet.
For some time previous to this event, the horrid atrocities of the Indians produced such an effect on Houghton's mind that he had a frightful dream of being captured and tortured by them, and had beeen heard afterwards solemnly to declare that he would never be taken alive by them. These facts were recollected at the fort when Houghton's absence was unexpectedly protracted. And sad fears were entertained as to his fate. A party of men were sent out to look for hi, and after a while they found his corpse about half a mile south of the fort, bearing the marks of a fierce struggle and of savage revenge.
This took place beneath an oak tree which stood about a hundred rods northeast of Mr. June's house and when the land was cleared this tree was thoughtfully spared, and may still (1872) be seen pointing out the spot where Houghton fell, a victim of Indian ferocity. The soldiers took the body of their comrade, carried it to the fort and thence furied it on a small knoll, about fifteen rods east of the present of Samuel Hendee...
Major Allen, to whom was attributed some of the peculiarities of his relative, old Ethan, exasperated by the loss of a good soldier and the audacity of the murder, made strenuous efforts to discover the prepetrators of the deed, but for several days no trace could be found. Allen collected his men in front of the large gate on the east side of the fort and publicly vowed vengeance against all and every Indian that should come within his power, and then, as a memorial of his vow, took a junk bottle, filled it with rum, and stepped out in front of the gate and christened the establishment "Fort Vengeance, " and by that name it was forever after known."
It would appear from the above that Caleb Houghton was returning from Mrs. June's dwelling house in the day time with some laundry, which is a good deal more prosaic story than I heard in Pittsford from an old inhabitant in 1928 (HAH). I was assured that he had been keeping company with a girl down the road, and that he was returning to the fort in the evening after a protracted visit. The present writer hesitates to start a new tradition, but cannot fail to record what appears to be perfectly good post hoc evidence.
Caleb left a large number of admiring relatives in Putney when he joined the Vermont militia, to go with major Ebenezer Allen, a brother of Ethan Allen, to defend the soil of the present state of Vermont against the British and Indians.
His older brother, Deacon Cyrus Houghton, was then living there. Another brother, also older, Ebenezer, who married Hadasseh Houghton, at Petersham, was there; and Aaron, who had married Abraham's daughter, Polly, was also at Putney.
At the close of Caleb's military careeer the State of Vermont owed him a total of 4 E. 18 S. 6 D., which included wages and travel pay.
About three miles south of Putney on the road to Rutland (West side) is to be found a marble monument - the east face inscription: Caleb Houghton, born Bolton, MA., 1760, member of Captain Sanford's company, Major Allen's Detachment. Stationed at this fort Killed by an Indian half a mile South July 15, 1780. His remains removed here May, 1873. Fort Vengence erected in 1780 Stood on this ground."

MONUMENT IN PITTSFORD, VERMONT

This monument is located on the west side of Rt. 7 overlooking the Otter
Creek valley. It is 3.1 miles north of the Maclure Library.

"Caleb Houghton, b. Bolton, Ma. 1760, member of Capt. Safford's co., Major
Allen's detach't stationed at the fort, killed by Indians half a mile south
July 15, 1780. His remains moved here Aug 1873.

Erected by the town of Pittsford, dedicated Aug 28, 1873 (front)

"FORT VENGEANCE Erected in 1780 stood on this ground.

Findagrave:
After the fort was completed Major Ebenezer Allen, of Tinmouth, with about one hundred and fifty men was put in command of it. They were scarcely established in their new quarters before one of their number was missing. Caleb Houghton, a young man aged about twenty years who came from the east part of the State, went unarmed to the residence of Joshua June to obtain some garments which Mrs. June had washed for him. He had been gone from the house but a short time when Mrs. June heard the report of a gun. Stepping to the door and looking up along the road she saw an Indian in the act of transfixing Houghton with his bayonet.

For some time previous to this event the horrid atrocities of the Indians had produced such an effect upon Houghton's mind that he had a frightful dream of being captured and tortured by them, and had been heard afterwards solemnly to declare that he would never be taken alive by them. These facts were recollected at the fort when Houghton's absence was unexpectedly protracted, and sad fears were entertained as to his fate. A party of men were sent out to look for him, and after a while they found his corpse about half a mile south of the fort, bearing marks of a fierce struggle and of savage revenge. This took place beneath an oak tree which stood about one hundred rods northeast of Mr. June's house, and when the land was cleared this tree was thoughtfully spared, and may still be seen pointing out the spot where Houghton fell a victim to Indian ferocity. The soldiers took the body of their comrade, carried it to the fort and thence buried it on a small knoll, about fifteen rods east of the present residence of Samuel Hendee.

Caleb Houghton, the subject of the foregoing narrative, was a descendant of Robert Houghton who was born in 1658. Robert had one son, Ebenezer, who married Susannah Farnsworth, and died May 15, 1790. A son, Cyrus, born in 1722, was the result of this marriage; and he married Hodessa, daughter of Simeon Houghton of Petersham, and settled in Bolton, Mass., where were born the following children, viz.:

1st, Cyrus, born 1745; 2d, ------ born 1747; 3d, Ebenezer, born 1750, died August 16, 1826; 4th, Olive, born 1752; 5th, Abigail, born 1755; 6th, Mary, born 1757; 7th, Caleb, born 1760; 8th, Aaron, born 1766. The parents, with their children, removed from Bolton to Putney, Vt., before the Revolutionary war.

The first we hear of Caleb Houghton as a soldier was in the year 1777, when he was enrolled in the company commanded by Capt. John Patty in Col. Williams' Regiment. This company was called out Aug. 29th, and was in service twenty-five days. Young Houghton received for this service £2. 10s. 8d.

We next hear of him as a member of Capt. Jesse Safford's company of forty-two men, a part of whom were sent to the fort at Pittsford and a part to Royalton. Houghton was with that part of the company which came to Pittsford and he was allowed pay for eighty miles travel. The total amount of his pay, drawn by the family, February 20th, 1783, was £8. (from History of the Town of Pittsford, Vermont, by Dr. A.M. Caverly; pub. by Tuttle & Co., Rutland, Vt., 1872)

Inscription:
Caleb Houghton,
Born Bolton Ms. 1760
member of
Capt. Safford's Co.
Maj. Allen's Detach't
stationed at this fort
killed by an Indian
half a mile south,
July 15, 1780.
His remains removed here
Aug. 1873.

FORT VENGEANCE. Erected in 1780,
stood on this ground.

Erected by the town of
PITTSFORD.
Dedicated Aug. 28, 1873.

----------11,12,13,14
NoteFeb 20, 1783the family was paid 8 pounds3
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Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 36 #744.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  3. [S1169] A. M. Caverly M.D., Pittsford VT Hx, p. 157.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 36.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 311.
  6. [S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 466.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Robert J. Taylor, Dec. 1996.
  8. [S574] John E. Goodrich, VT Rolls of the Rev. War, p. 36, 186, 326.
  9. [S598] VT The Fortnightly Club of Putney, Putney VT Hx, p. 171.
  10. [S1168] Jean S., and Margaret Armitage and Lois Blittersdord and Jean Haivie Davies, Pittsford's Second Century, p. 140.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 36-37.
  12. [S1168] Jean S., and Margaret Armitage and Lois Blittersdord and Jean Haivie Davies, Pittsford's Second Century, p. 140, 156.
  13. [S1169] A. M. Caverly M.D., Pittsford VT Hx, p. 156.
  14. [S1281] Margaret R. Jenks, Pittsford & Proctor VT Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 93.

Abigail Houghton1,2

F, #14008, b. 1 November 1751, d. 25 March 1823

Family: Dea. Silas Fyfe b. 4 Oct 1743, d. 23 May 1836

Biography

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BirthNov 1, 1751Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5,6,7,8
GuardianspMar 7, 1771Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, William Fife was made guardian of Abigail Houghton9
MarriageAug 15, 1772dau. of Benjamin and Mary Houghton3,10,11,12,13
DeathMar 25, 1823Troy, NH, USA3,5,11,7
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Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 56 [1902]: 167.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26 #493, 58.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 82, p. 185.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 56 [1902]: 168.
  6. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 58.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 308.
  9. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA, Case 31910.
  10. [S96] NEHGR, 56 [1902]: 167, 168.
  11. [S754] Albert Annett and Alice E. E. Lehtinen Jaffrey NH Hx II, p. 292.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26, 58.
  13. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 347.
  14. [S96] NEHGR, 61 [1907]: 248.

Adaline Houghton1,2

F, #14009, b. 12 July 1820

Biography

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BirthJul 12, 1820Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
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Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189a.

Mary T. Danforth1

F, #14010, b. circa 1810

Family: Cephas Houghton b. 7 Jul 1794, d. 12 Oct 1865

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Birthcirca 1810NH, USA, age 40, NH, in 1850 census [1810]; age 50 in 1860 census; gravestone gives age 46 in 1863 [1817]; 1880 census of son Henry gives VT as bp2
Origin1835Warner, NH, USA3
MarriageNov 3, 1835Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, both of Warner NH3,4
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 56, a farmer, property value $30005
1860 Census1860age 65, farmer; property $2200-$10002
Administr1867of her husband Cephas6
ResearchHansen: I've seen information indicating the T. may stand for Taylor and that Taylor was possibly her maiden name and Danforth was a prior married name.7
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Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41, 139.
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 68, line 3, dwl 521-540.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83, 142.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 3;
    line 27, dwl 50.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Jim Anderson, Nov. 7, 2003.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Henry Alan Hansen, Dec. 10, 2002.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.