Houghton Surname Project

Fanny Booth^1,2,3

F, #1411, d. April 1803

Biography

Birth

Essex, England^4,5

Marriage

Jul 8, 1767

De Hoghton Pedigree I: 1766; JWH: 1776^5,2,3

Death

Apr, 1803

^2,3

Family

Sir Henry Hoghton Bt b. 22 Oct 1728, d. 9 Mar 1795

Marriage*

Fanny Booth married Sir Henry Hoghton Bt, son of Philip Hoghton and Elizabeth Slater, on Jul 8, 1767 De Hoghton Pedigree I: 1766; JWH: 1776.^5,2,3

Children

Sir Henry Philip Hoghton Bt+^2,3 b. 12 Jun 1768, d. 27 Nov 1835
Major-General Daniel Hoghton^2,3 b. 28 Aug 1770, d. 16 May 1811

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 40 #107s.
[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 139.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 40.

Sir Henry Philip Hoghton Bt^1,2

M, #1412, b. 12 June 1768, d. 27 November 1835

Father*

Sir Henry Hoghton Bt^1,2 b. 22 Oct 1728, d. 9 Mar 1795

Mother*

Fanny Booth^1,2 d. Apr 1803

Biography

Birth

Jun 12, 1768

England^3,4,1

Marriage

Nov 13, 1797

^3,4,1,2

Death

Nov 27, 1835

England^3,1,2

Family

Susannah Brooke d. 8 Dec 1852

Marriage*

Sir Henry Philip Hoghton Bt married Susannah Brooke on Nov 13, 1797.^3,4,1,2

Children

Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt+^1,5 b. 23 Jan 1799, d. 19 Jul 1862
Fanny Elizabeth Hoghton^1,5 b. 30 Mar 1800, d. 1883

Pedigree

Citations

[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 41.
[S243] Hoghton Tower, p. 7.
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Susannah Brooke^1,2

F, #1413, d. 8 December 1852

Biography

Marriage

Nov 13, 1797

^3,4,1,2

Death

Dec 8, 1852

Family

Sir Henry Philip Hoghton Bt b. 12 Jun 1768, d. 27 Nov 1835

Marriage*

Susannah Brooke married Sir Henry Philip Hoghton Bt, son of Sir Henry Hoghton Bt and Fanny Booth, on Nov 13, 1797.^3,4,1,2

Children

Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt+^1,5 b. 23 Jan 1799, d. 19 Jul 1862
Fanny Elizabeth Hoghton^1,5 b. 30 Mar 1800, d. 1883

Pedigree

Citations

[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 41.
[S243] Hoghton Tower, p. 7.
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Major-General Daniel Hoghton^1,2

M, #1414, b. 28 August 1770, d. 16 May 1811

Father*

Sir Henry Hoghton Bt^1,2 b. 22 Oct 1728, d. 9 Mar 1795

Mother*

Fanny Booth^1,2 d. Apr 1803

Biography

Birth

Aug 28, 1770

England³

Death

May 16, 1811

Albuera, Spain^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 41.

Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt^1,2,3

M, #1415, b. 23 January 1799, d. 19 July 1862

Father*

Sir Henry Philip Hoghton Bt^2,3 b. 12 Jun 1768, d. 27 Nov 1835

Mother*

Susannah Brooke^2,3 d. 8 Dec 1852

Biography

Birth

Jan 23, 1799

Walton Hall, Walton, England, JWH: 3 Jan 1799^4,2

Marriage

May 23, 1820

^4,2,3

Marriage

Nov 13, 1847

^2,3

Death

Jul 19, 1862

England^2,3

Family 1

Dorothea Bold d. 7 Dec 1840

Marriage*

Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt married Dorothea Bold on May 23, 1820.^4,2,3

Children

Sir Henry de Hoghton Bt+^2,3 b. 2 Aug 1821, d. 1876
Sir Charles de Hoghton Bt^2,3 b. 20 Nov 1823, d. 1893
Mary de Hoghton^2,3 b. 7 Jun 1825
Dora de Hoghton^3,2 b. 12 Sep 1826
Richard de Hoghton^2,3 b. 20 May 1828, d. 1892

Family 2

Harriet Sarah Smith d. 25 Oct 1866

Marriage*

Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt married Harriet Sarah Smith on Nov 13, 1847.^2,3

Children

William de Hoghton^2,3 b. 4 Oct 1848, d. 29 Apr 1870
Edward de Hoghton^2,3 b. 1849, d. 1868
Sir James de Hoghton Bt+^2,3 b. 2 Feb 1851, d. 4 Nov 1938
Philip de Hoghton^2,3 b. 21 Jun 1852, d. 1876
Daniel de Hoghton+^2,3 b. 13 Aug 1853, d. 1929
Gilbert de Hoghton^2,3 b. 6 Sep 1854, d. 1883
Ada de Hoghton^2,3 d. 1873
Margaret de Hoghton^2,3 d. 1863
Frances de Hoghton^2,3 b. 1861

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 41 #110.
[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 41.

Dorothea Bold^1,2

F, #1416, d. 7 December 1840

Biography

Birth

Bold, Lancashire, England³

Marriage

May 23, 1820

^3,1,2

Death

Dec 7, 1840

Family

Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt b. 23 Jan 1799, d. 19 Jul 1862

Marriage*

Dorothea Bold married Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt, son of Sir Henry Philip Hoghton Bt and Susannah Brooke, on May 23, 1820.^3,1,2

Children

Sir Henry de Hoghton Bt+^1,2 b. 2 Aug 1821, d. 1876
Sir Charles de Hoghton Bt^1,2 b. 20 Nov 1823, d. 1893
Mary de Hoghton^1,2 b. 7 Jun 1825
Dora de Hoghton^2,1 b. 12 Sep 1826
Richard de Hoghton^1,2 b. 20 May 1828, d. 1892

Pedigree

Citations

[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 41.

Sir Henry de Hoghton Bt^1,2,3,4

M, #1417, b. 2 August 1821, d. 1876

Father*

Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt^3,4 b. 23 Jan 1799, d. 19 Jul 1862

Mother*

Dorothea Bold^3,4 d. 7 Dec 1840

Biography

Birth

Aug 2, 1821

Walton, England, Walton Hall^5,3

Marriage

Aug 14, 1845

^3,4

Death

1876

England, JWH: 1894-1895⁵

Family 1

Louisa Josephine Sanders

Marriage*

Sir Henry de Hoghton Bt married Louisa Josephine Sanders on Aug 14, 1845.^3,4

Child

Cecil de Hoghton^3,4 b. 5 Feb 1849, d. 1874

Family 2

Aline Jervis-White-Jervis d. 29 Dec 1852

Marriage

Sir Henry de Hoghton Bt married Aline Jervis-White-Jervis on Jul 1, 1851.^3,4

Child

Alice Marian de Hoghton+⁴ b. 8 Dec 1852, d. 1885

Family 3

Ellen Ann Harvey

Marriage

Sir Henry de Hoghton Bt married Ellen Ann Harvey on Sep 6, 1854.^3,4

Children

(?) de Hoghton⁴ d. 1855
Elinor Isabel de Hoghton^3,4 b. 14 May 1860

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 32, 42 #112.
[S243] Hoghton Tower, p. 7.
[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 42.

Sir Charles de Hoghton Bt^1,2,3,4

M, #1418, b. 20 November 1823, d. 1893

Father*

Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt^3,4 b. 23 Jan 1799, d. 19 Jul 1862

Mother*

Dorothea Bold^3,4 d. 7 Dec 1840

Biography

Birth

Nov 20, 1823

England^5,2,3

Marriage

⁴

Death

1893

of tuberculosis; s.p.^6,7,4

Family

Florence Moyard

Marriage*

Sir Charles de Hoghton Bt married Florence Moyard.⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 42 #113.
[S243] Hoghton Tower, p. 7.
[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 42.
[S244] Frank Singleton, Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, p. 24.
[S1259] Unknown author, Video,, Lecture by Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Oct 17, 2003, Seattle University, Seattle, WA.

Mary de Hoghton^1,2

F, #1419, b. 7 June 1825

Father*

Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt^1,2 b. 23 Jan 1799, d. 19 Jul 1862

Mother*

Dorothea Bold^1,2 d. 7 Dec 1840

Biography

Birth

Jun 7, 1825

Walton, England, Walton Hall³

Marriage

Nov 12, 1846

^3,2

Family

Lieut.-Col. John Ireland Blackburne

Marriage*

Mary de Hoghton married Lieut.-Col. John Ireland Blackburne on Nov 12, 1846.^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 42.

Dora de Hoghton^1,2

F, #1420, b. 12 September 1826

Father*

Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt^2,1 b. 23 Jan 1799, d. 19 Jul 1862

Mother*

Dorothea Bold^2,1 d. 7 Dec 1840

Biography

Birth

Sep 12, 1826

England³

Marriage

Nov 10, 1857

^1,2

Family

Priestley Birch Esq.

Marriage*

Dora de Hoghton married Priestley Birch Esq. on Nov 10, 1857.^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 42.

Richard de Hoghton^1,2

M, #1421, b. 20 May 1828, d. 1892

Father*

Sir Henry Bold Hoghton Bt^1,2 b. 23 Jan 1799, d. 19 Jul 1862

Mother*

Dorothea Bold^1,2 d. 7 Dec 1840

Biography

Birth

May 20, 1828

London, England, JWH: 19 May 1828^3,1

Mil. Serv.

1848

JWH: "Coronet [Cornet] in her Majesty's forces in the East Indies."³

Death

1892

Pedigree

Citations

[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 42.

George de Hoghton^1,2

M, #1422

Father*

Sir Henry de Hoghton² d. 1479

Mother*

Ellen Masson²

Biography

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 26 #39.
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Arthur de Hoghton^1,2

M, #1423

Father*

Sir Henry de Hoghton² d. 1479

Mother*

Ellen Masson²

Biography

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 26 #40.
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Anna de Hoghton¹

F, #1424, b. circa 1488, d. 1524

Father*

Sir Alexander de Hoghton² b. 1454, d. 1499

Mother*

Elizabeth Troutbeck²

Biography

Birth

circa 1488

England, Age 11 when father died in 1499¹

Death

1524

s. p.²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 26.
[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Thomas Houghton^1,2,3

M, #1425, b. 11 January 1767, d. 2 May 1846

Father*

Elijah Houghton b. 2 Jun 1739, d. 20 Jul 1819

Mother*

Mercy Whitney b. 6 Sep 1744, d. 11 Jan 1817

Biography

Birth

Jan 11, 1767

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 70-80 in 1840 census; White: 8 Jan 1767; JWH: 1,8,1757^4,5,6,7,8

Marriage

Dec 21, 1785

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 12,9, 1785^4,9,10,7,8

1790 Census

1790

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1 male 16+, 2 males under 16, 1 female¹¹

1800 Census

1800

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 9 Total: 43010-00010; 4 males, 1-9; 3 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44; 1 female 26-44¹²

1810 Census

1810

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 11 Total: 1 male <10, 3 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44//4 female <10,1 female 26-44¹³

1820 Census

1820

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 13 Individuals: 2 male 10-16, 3 male 16-26, 3 male 26-45, 1 male 45+; 3 female 16-26, 1 female 45+¹⁴

1830 Census

1830

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2 Total: 1 male 60 to 70 (1761-1770)// female 60 to 70 (1761-1770)¹⁵

1840 Census

1840

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2 Total: 1 male 70 to 80 (1760-1769) // 1 female 70 to 80 (1760-1769); next door to son Cephas¹⁶

Death

May 2, 1846

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 79 y 3 m; JWH: 5,1, 1848; MLM: of morbid inflammation^17,18,6,19,8

Burial

Harvard Center Burial Ground Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 79 y. 3m.

Family

Betsy White b. 26 Jan 1767, d. 27 Feb 1860

Marriage Bann

Thomas Houghton and Betsy White declared their intentions of marriage on Dec 1, 1785 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²⁰

Marriage*

Thomas Houghton married Betsy White on Dec 21, 1785 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 12,9, 1785.^4,9,10,7,8

Children

Thomas Houghton 2d+ b. 21 May 1786, d. 28 Jul 1862
Cephas Houghton b. 28 Jan 1788, d. 19 Apr 1790
Amery Houghton b. 20 Nov 1789, d. 22 Jun 1813
Cephas B. Houghton+ b. 11 Feb 1792, d. 13 Aug 1881
Capt. Levi Houghton+ b. 28 Feb 1794, d. 17 Jun 1873
John Pierce Houghton+ b. 1 Oct 1795, d. 26 Feb 1864
Elijah Houghton b. 18 Jul 1797, d. 7 Apr 1822
Stedman Houghton+ b. 29 Aug 1799, d. 9 May 1888
Betsey White Houghton+ b. 1 Jul 1801, d. 16 Feb 1888
Sally White Houghton b. 1 Jul 1801, d. 16 Feb 1831
Mercy Whitney Houghton b. 20 Jan 1802, d. 4 Oct 1874
Sophia Beman Houghton b. 19 Dec 1805, d. 23 Aug 1814
Edmund Houghton+ b. 15 May 1808, d. 1 Nov 1891

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 93, 104 #197.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 614 #16679s.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 13 #240, 24.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 93, 104.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 65.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 614.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 13, 24.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 343.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 128.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
[S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, MA, p. 222.
[S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, p. 220.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 22; Page: 800.
[S235] U.S. Census, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_54; Page: 63.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 90.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 201; Page: 102.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 104.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 281.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 144.

Cephas B. Houghton^1,2,3

M, #1426, b. 11 February 1792, d. 13 August 1881

Father*

Thomas Houghton b. 11 Jan 1767, d. 2 May 1846

Mother*

Betsy White b. 26 Jan 1767, d. 27 Feb 1860

Biography

Birth

Feb 11, 1792

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40-50 in 1840 census; age 58 in 1850 census; age 68 in 1860 census; age 88 in 1880 census; JWH, Nourse: Feb. 11, 1793^4,5,6,7

Marriage

Jun 24, 1819

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^8,6,9

1820 Census

1820

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 3 Individuals: 1 male 16-26;1 female 0-10; 1 female 26-45^10,11

1830 Census

1830

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800)// 1 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)¹²

1840 Census

1840

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 6 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)¹³

1850 Census

1850

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 58, a farmer, property value $4200; a few houses from mother Betsey and Abner and Aseneth Pollard¹⁴

1860 Census

1860

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 68, farmer; next door to son Edward; and Anna Houghton¹⁵

1870 Census

1870

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 78, a farmer, property $9000-$8000; next door to son Edward^16,17

1880 Census

1880

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 88, a retired farmer¹⁸

Death

Aug 13, 1881

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,19,20

Burial

Harvard Center Burial Ground Cem, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 89 Tomb 7

Family

Sarah Whitney b. 11 Feb 1797, d. 18 Jun 1882

Marriage*

Cephas B. Houghton married Sarah Whitney on Jun 24, 1819 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^8,6,9

Children

Sarah Elizabeth Houghton b. 24 Mar 1820, d. 20 Mar 1840
George Emory Houghton b. 2 Nov 1822, d. 17 May 1824
George Nelson Houghton b. 3 Oct 1824, d. 23 Jan 1893
Edward Warren Houghton+^21,14 b. 22 Mar 1829, d. Mar 1911
Eliza Ann Houghton¹⁴ b. 19 Apr 1831
Rev. John Cephas Houghton^22,23 b. 26 Dec 1836, d. 18 Nov 1900

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 93, 116 #355.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 615 #16687.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24 #564, 45 #563.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 116.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24, 45.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 64.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, p. 63.
[S235] U.S. Census, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_54; Page: 63.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 90.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard , Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 201; Page: 102.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 20; line 3, dwl 50-61.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 38, line 30, dwl 286-306.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Box 653, p. 137b, line 30, dwl 95.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_653; Page: 137B; Image: 279; Family History Library Film: 552152; line 30, dwl 95-106.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 249A; Enumeration District: 810; sheet 23, line 36, dwl 246-279; also sheet 25, line 26, dwl 247-279.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 72.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 45.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 87.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 63.
[S1074] Town Records: Middlebury, VT, p. 37; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Mary (?)^1,2

F, #1427, d. 13 May 1738

Biography

Marriage

circa 1685

^{3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}

Death

May 13, 1738

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Mary Houghton: This assumes this Mary was the wife of James; Torrey: 1724+^12,2

Duplicate

Family

James Houghton Sr. b. c 1650/51, d. 17 Jul 1711

Marriage*

Mary (?) married James Houghton Sr., son of Ralph Houghton and Jane (?), on circa 1685.^{3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}

Children

Ralph Houghton d. c 22 Oct 1710
Hannah Houghton+ b. c 1688, d. 20 Nov 1754
John Houghton+ b. c 1689
James Houghton Jr. & Sr.+¹³ b. 1690, d. Nov 1756
John Houghton b. 1691, d. 1696
Thomas Houghton+ b. Apr 1696, d. 9 Mar 1764
Experience Houghton b. c 1700, d. 3 Jun 1787
Ephraim Houghton+ b. c 1702, d. 15 May 1777
Edward Houghton+ b. 1705, d. 17 Mar 1777

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 91 #119s.
[S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 816.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 91.
[S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]: 65.
[S156] Pope, Pioneers of Massachusetts.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 4, 6.
[S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 361n.
[S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 207.
[S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 391.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 337.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 4468, Jul 29, 1937.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 158.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 94, 305.

James Houghton Jr. & Sr.^1,2,3,4

M, #1428, b. 1690, d. November 1756

Father*

James Houghton Sr.⁵ b. c 1650/51, d. 17 Jul 1711

Mother*

Mary (?)⁵ d. 13 May 1738

Biography

Birth

1690

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Not in Lancaster VRs^5,6,7,8

Marriage

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: Sarah -----; NEGHR: in Lancaster about 1720; VanNoy: about 1722; MLM: Sarah Sawyer; Snow: there is no evidence for this marriage; not in Sawyer index^{9,6,10,11,12,13,14}

Milit-Beg

Apr 29, 1747

French and Indian Wars; Jul 24, 1748, the muster roll of a number of men that scouted by order of Colonel AbijahWillard gives the name of James Houghton of Lancaster, as in command (Mass. Archives XCII:144). "Endorsed these may certify that having advice from Capt. Stevens of No. 4 that a party of Indians ware Come between the Rivers. I sent out the within named James Houghton's Company. Signed Sam Willard" (Mass. Archives 92:144). The Company scouted six weeks from Jul. 24, 1748.

Weis: He served in the French and Indian Wars under Captain Abijah Willard, April 29, 1747, and as a Sergeant, July 19, 1748 to August 12, 1748, and as such commanded a Scout under Colonel Samuel Willard.^6,12,14

Death

Nov, 1756

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, James Houghton, Jr.¹⁵

Family

Sarah (?)

Marriage*

James Houghton Jr. & Sr. married Sarah (?) at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: Sarah -----; NEGHR: in Lancaster about 1720; VanNoy: about 1722; MLM: Sarah Sawyer; Snow: there is no evidence for this marriage; not in Sawyer index.^{9,6,10,11,12,13,14}

Children

Sarah Houghton+¹⁶ b. 24 May 1723
Betty Houghton+¹⁶ b. 4 Dec 1725
James Houghton Jr.+¹⁶ b. 31 Mar 1728, d. 1777
Lieut. Edward Houghton+¹⁷ b. 25 Dec 1730, d. 30 Jul 1782
Susanna Houghton+¹⁷ b. 3 Oct 1733, d. 11 Aug 1798
Levi Houghton¹⁸ b. 1 Mar 1735/36, d. b 1738
Levi Houghton+¹⁹ b. 1 Mar 1737/38, d. 15 Nov 1818

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 94 #129.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 272.
[S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]: 64.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5 #28, 6, 8.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 94, 305.
[S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]: 65.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5, 8.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 338, 339.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 94.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 7.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
[S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 366.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 272.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 339.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 324.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 50, 280.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 50.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 50, 70.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 75.

Ralph Houghton^1,2,3

M, #1429, d. circa 22 October 1710

Father*

James Houghton Sr. b. c 1650/51, d. 17 Jul 1711

Mother*

Mary (?) d. 13 May 1738

Biography

Birth

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in Lancaster VRs; MLM: ca. 1685^4,5,6

Death

circa Oct 22, 1710

Port Royal, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada^7,8,9

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 94 #129a.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 7c.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5 #26.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 573.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 7.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 94.
[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11940, FHC #397099.
[S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 148.

John Houghton^1,2

M, #1430, b. 1691, d. 1696

Father*

James Houghton Sr. b. c 1650/51, d. 17 Jul 1711

Mother*

Mary (?) d. 13 May 1738

Biography

Birth

1691

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Not in Lancaster VRs^3,4,5

Death

1696

MA, USA^3,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 94 #130.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5 #29.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 94.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 338.

Thomas Houghton^1,2,3

M, #1431, b. April 1696, d. 9 March 1764

Father*

James Houghton Sr.⁴ b. c 1650/51, d. 17 Jul 1711

Mother*

Mary (?) d. 13 May 1738

Biography

Birth

Apr, 1696

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in Lancaster VRs; bd by calculation of burial age; JWH, Weis: year only; MLM, VanNoy: 9 Feb 1696^5,6,4,7,8

Marriage

Dec 2, 1725

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by John Houghton, Just. Peace; Date:both Nourses; J.W. Houghton, 12,1,1725; White: 2 Dec 1725; MLM: Dec. 2, 1723^{5,9,2,10,11,12,4,7,13}

Death

Mar 9, 1764

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Harvard VR: Mar 9,1764; ae:67.11.9;JWH, p. 93: died at the age of 68 years, 4, 10, 1764; p. 94, 3, 9, 1764;White: May 2 1790^{14,15,16,10,17,18,13}

Burial

Harvard Center Burial Ground Cem, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 67y 11m 9d

Family

Moriah Moore b. 9 Aug 1699, d. 2 May 1790

Marriage*

Thomas Houghton married Moriah Moore on Dec 2, 1725 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by John Houghton, Just. Peace; Date:both Nourses; J.W. Houghton, 12,1,1725; White: 2 Dec 1725; MLM: Dec. 2, 1723.^{5,9,2,10,11,12,4,7,13}

Children

Hannah Houghton+¹⁹ b. 12 Dec 1728, d. 17 Apr 1811
Thomas Houghton^20,15 b. 9 Oct 1731, d. 5 Aug 1736
Moriah Houghton+²¹ b. 5 Sep 1736, d. b 1764
Elijah Houghton+^22,23 b. 2 Jun 1739, d. 20 Jul 1819

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 94 #131.
[S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 19, 201.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5 #30, 8.
[S459] Marita Houghton Savage, Dinsmore Genealogy, p. 124.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 94.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 7.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5, 8.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 338, 340.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 19, 286.
[S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 614.
[S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: 303.
[S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]: 73.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 340.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 93, 94.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 281.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 52.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 280.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 63, 281.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 286.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 288.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.

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

M, #1432, b. 1705, d. 17 March 1777

Father*

James Houghton Sr.⁶ b. c 1650/51, d. 17 Jul 1711

Mother*

Mary (?) d. 13 May 1738

Biography

Birth

1705

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Not in Lancaster VRs; VanNoy: Harvard, MA; MLM: 1705; 1700 acccording to Baldwin Genealogy; CJV: MLM's death based on age of taxation?^{7,8,9,10,11,12}

Marriage

Nov 16, 1727

Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA^{7,2,13,4,14,9,10,15,12}

Death

Mar 17, 1777

Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA, JWH: 17 Mar 1777, Groton MA; MLM, Woodstock CT Hx: 15 Mar 1777;^{7,16,9,17,18,19,20,12}

Burial

Mar 30, 1777

Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA⁴

Family

Abigail McCoy b. 6 Jan 1704, d. 30 Mar 1777

Marriage*

Edward Houghton married Abigail McCoy on Nov 16, 1727 at Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA.^{7,2,13,4,14,9,10,15,12}

Children

James Houghton+ b. 13 Sep 1728, d. 1 Mar 1796
Experience Houghton+⁹ b. 29 Dec 1730
Mary Houghton b. 8 May 1733
Cornelius Houghton+ b. 15 Aug 1735, d. 6 Feb 1822
Capt. Nehemiah Houghton+ b. 23 Mar 1737/38, d. 22 Nov 1789
Edward Houghton Jr.+ b. 16 Apr 1740, d. 11 Jul 1803
Asa Houghton+ b. 1 Jun 1742, d. 17 Apr 1829
Abijah Houghton+^21,22 b. 9 May 1745, d. 3 Jul 1828
Jonas Houghton+ b. 17 Jan 1748, d. 13 Nov 1791

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 95 #133.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 24.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 3.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 7.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5 #34, 9.
[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11926, FHC #397099.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 95.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 6.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5, 9.
[S658] Charles Candee Baldwin Baldwin Genealogy II, p. 845.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 338.
[S96] NEHGR, 67 [1913]: 372.
[S225] Pomfret CT VRs I, p. 2.
[S658] Charles Candee Baldwin Baldwin Genealogy II, p. 846.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 9.
[S228] Rev. Harvey Lawson, Union CT History.
[S604] Unknown author, Union CT VRs Index.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9.
[S36] Letter, from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Jul 16, 2004: Bible of Cornelius Houghton in his possession.
[S855] Andrew N. Adams, Adams Genealogy, p. 26.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100.

Hannah Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #1433, b. circa 1688, d. 20 November 1754

Father*

James Houghton Sr. b. c 1650/51, d. 17 Jul 1711

Mother*

Mary (?) d. 13 May 1738

Biography

Birth

circa 1688

Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Lancaster, MA; not in Lancaster VRs^3,5,6,7,8

Marriage

circa 1718

^3,2,5,9,10,7

Death

Nov 20, 1754

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 66^3,2,5,9,7

Family

James Willard b. 1691, d. 11 Oct 1769

Marriage*

Hannah Houghton married James Willard on circa 1718.^3,2,5,9,10,7

Children

Isaac Willard¹¹ b. 27 Sep 1719, d. 22 May 1808
Asa Willard¹¹ b. 25 Jun 1721, d. 1759
Hannah Willard¹¹ b. 17 May 1724
Abigail Willard¹¹ b. 17 Apr 1726
Experience Willard+¹¹ b. 2 Feb 1728
Susanna Willard¹¹ b. 13 Jul 1730

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 95 #134.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 12/23/1939, #9632 HJR.
[S46] Boston Transcript, Nov. 23, 1931 - 2570.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5 #27, 8.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 7.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5-6, 8.
[S1086] Joseph Willard, Simon Willard Memory, p. 374.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 338.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5, 8.
[S853] Joseph Willard and Chas. W. Walker, Willard Genealogy, p. 33.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.

Experience Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #1434, b. circa 1700, d. 3 June 1787

Father*

James Houghton Sr. b. c 1650/51, d. 17 Jul 1711

Mother*

Mary (?) d. 13 May 1738

Biography

Birth

circa 1700

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in Lancaster VRs;MLM: ca. 1703 or pre;VanNoy: c 1702, Harvard MA; Sabin: 1700, in Woodstock, CT^5,6,7

Marriage

Jun 4, 1724

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Prentice^{8,9,10,3,6,11,12}

No Childrn

Marriage

Oct 14, 1746

Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA, his second wife, widow of William Houghton^{13,7,14,15,12}

Death

Jun 3, 1787

Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA, Knowles: 1789^16,17

Family 1

William Houghton b. 26 Apr 1696, d. 15 Jul 1743

Marriage*

Experience Houghton married William Houghton, son of Justice John Houghton Jr & Sr and Mary Farrar, on Jun 4, 1724 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Prentice.^{8,9,10,3,6,11,12}

Family 2

Ensign Timothy Sabin b. 27 Jul 1694, d. 9 May 1780

Marriage Bann

Experience Houghton and Ensign Timothy Sabin declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 8, 1746 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹⁸

Marriage*

Experience Houghton married Ensign Timothy Sabin on Oct 14, 1746 at Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA, his second wife, widow of William Houghton.^{13,7,14,15,12}

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 95 #135.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 19, 291.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 396.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5 #31.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 6.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5.
[S543] Gordon Alan Morris and Prittie Thomas J. & Dixie, Descendants of William Sabin of Rehoboth Massachusetts, p. 38.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 95, 302.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 19.
[S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]: 72.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 7, 13.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 338.
[S96] NEHGR, 36 [1882]: 56.
[S96] NEHGR, 67 [1913]: 374.
[S1088] Paul Franklin Johnson, Geneaology of Capt. John Johnson, p. 20.
[S170] Knowles, Some descendants of Ralph Houghton, p. 6.
[S472] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. The History of Woodstock, Connecticut.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.

Ephraim Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #1435, b. circa 1702, d. 15 May 1777

Father*

James Houghton Sr. b. c 1650/51, d. 17 Jul 1711

Mother*

Mary (?) d. 13 May 1738

Biography

Birth

circa 1702

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, bd not in Lancaster VRs; AF: circa 1712; Lancaster VRs: death age 75 in 1777; Weis: c 1700^5,6

Marriage

Dec 15, 1726

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 12, 10, 1725, Hannah Sawyer^{7,8,9,10,5,11}

Marriage

Dec 31, 1761

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, widow Lois Rogers ( widow of Benj. Rogers, d. Mar. 1761); MLM: Lois Houghton nee Perus^{12,13,14,15,16,11}

Death

May 15, 1777

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 75^17,18

Family 1

Sarah Sawyer b. 1708, d. 28 May 1761

Marriage*

Ephraim Houghton married Sarah Sawyer on Dec 15, 1726 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 12, 10, 1725, Hannah Sawyer.^{7,8,9,10,5,11}

Children

Ephraim Houghton¹⁹ b. 1 Nov 1727
Joseph Houghton+²⁰ b. 12 Oct 1731
William Houghton²¹ b. 9 Jun 1734
Thomas Houghton+²² b. 3 Apr 1737
Abigail Houghton²³ b. 29 Jun 1740
Sarah Houghton²⁴ b. 31 Jul 1743
Elisha Houghton²⁵ b. 28 May 1746, d. 28 Apr 1747
Elisha Houghton+²⁶ b. 5 Jun 1748, d. 18 Nov 1826

Family 2

Lois White b. 1721

Marriage*

Ephraim Houghton married Lois White on Dec 31, 1761 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, widow Lois Rogers ( widow of Benj. Rogers, d. Mar. 1761); MLM: Lois Houghton nee Perus.^{12,13,14,15,16,11}

Child

Eunice Houghton+^16,26 b. 24 Apr 1763, d. 14 Jun 1855

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 95 #136.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 272, 280.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5 #33, 9.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 338.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 5, 9.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 340.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 95.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 24.
[S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]: 73.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 165.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 341.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S293] Boxford MA VRs, p. 158.
[S663] M.V.B. Perley, Perley Genealogy, p. 43.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
[S681] Will: of Ephraim Houghton, Case 30969, Vol. 14, p. 54.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 327.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 56.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 283.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 286.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 289.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 292.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 294.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.

Katherine Hoghton^1,2,3

F, #1436

Father*

John Hoghton⁴

Mother*

Agnes Ashmole⁴

Biography

Birth

Marriage

^5,2,1,3

Family

Thomas Hoghton

Marriage*

Katherine Hoghton married Thomas Hoghton, son of Thomas Hoghton and Anne Keighley.^5,2,1,3

Children

Pedigree

Citations

[S904] Houghton Family Records;, no page, Chart by Francis W. Houghton, Apr. 8, 1869.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 46, 63 (Genealogy of Francis Walter Houghton).
[S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
[S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 33, 69.

Beatrix (?)^1,2,3,4

F, #1437, d. 8 January 1720

Biography

Birth

England, Charles Anderson: 2 Mar 1622, Briggate, Leeds, York; Burr & Gage: circa 1625^1,5

Marriage

before 1650

^{6,7,1,8,3,9,10,11,12,5}

Death

Jan 8, 1720

Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, JWH: 8 Jan 1711/12?; BT: questions this death date: "the last trace that I can find of her seemed to show that she was in the toils of paying taxes at Lancaster, when in 1685 she appears as the Widow Houghton" on the constable's list of rate-payers.";^13,14,15,3,5

Burial

Old Burial Field Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Family

John Houghton b. 1624, d. 29 Apr 1684

Marriage*

Beatrix (?) married John Houghton on before 1650.^{6,7,1,8,3,9,10,11,12,5}

Children

Justice John Houghton Jr & Sr+ b. c 1650, d. 3 Feb 1736/37
Robert Houghton+¹⁶ b. 28 Mar 1659, d. 7 Nov 1723
Mary Houghton+ b. 22 Mar 1660/61, d. b 1721
Jonas Houghton+¹⁷ b. Apr 1663, d. 20 Sep 1723
Beatrix Houghton+¹⁸ b. 3 Dec 1665, d. a Apr 1725
Benjamin Houghton Sr¹⁹ b. 25 May 1668, d. b 1721
Sarah Houghton+²⁰ b. 30 Jul 1672, d. b 1733

Pedigree

Citations

[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 393.
[S150] Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, II, p. 469.
[S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 962.
[S174] Wyman, Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, p. 520.
[S36] Letter, from Charles D. Anderson, Apr 21, 2003.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 72.
[S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 391.
[S156] Pope, Pioneers of Massachusetts, p. 241.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 6.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 30 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S415] E-mail from Roger Peterson, Oct. 17, 1999.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 297.
[S46] Boston Transcript, Feb. 21, 1935 - 9617.
[S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, II, p. 900.
[S54] Hanson, Vital Records of Dedham, p. 186.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 412.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 11.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 12.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 14.

Justice John Houghton Jr & Sr^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}

M, #1438, b. circa 1650, d. 3 February 1736/37

Father*

John Houghton b. 1624, d. 29 Apr 1684

Mother*

Beatrix (?) d. 8 Jan 1720

Biography

Birth

circa 1650

dd calc; CJV: Not in Dedham VRs; JWH: "according to tradition, born in England in 1650 and came to America with his parents the same year. A later report says that he was born in Dedham, Mass., which for many reasons seems more probable."; Willard, Keizer: England; MLM: B. Ca. 1650 (He was B. c 1648, acc. to Ancestors of Charles D. Bigelow and wife, Eunice Ann Howe, by Frist, p. 46); FWH: 1650; Marvin: born a year or two before his parents left the old country; Willard: c. 1850-1851, England^{11,4,12,13,14,15,16}

Marriage

Jan 22, 1671/72

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Torrey: 22 Jan 1671/72; Lancaster VRs: 22 11m 1671; JWH: 1,22,1671; Clemens: 10 May 1676; NEGHR: 11/22/1671; MLM: Nov. 22, 1671/2; Nourse, Early Rec.: 11.22.1671^{11,17,18,4,19,20,21,22,7,23,24,25,14}

Marriage

Jan 27, 1724/25

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, John Houghton Senr. & Hannah Wilder; by ye Rev. Mr. John Prentice; Torrey: m/2 John Houghton 1725^{26,27,28,29,30,31,7,32}

Death

Feb 3, 1736/37

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Bolton Town Records: 87 years; Boston Obits: John Houghton, Esq., a. 86 y., left 7 living chn; Boston dispatch Feb 15: leaving 7 children, 54 grandchildren and 73 greatgranchildren^{11,33,4,19,34,22,7,35,36,37,38}

Obituary

Feb 14, 1736/37

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Boston Evening Post³⁹

Burial

Feb 3, 1737/38

Old Common Burying Ground Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "Here lies buried/ye body of/John Houghton/Esquir, as you/are so were we/as we are /so will you be/who died Feb/ye 3rd Anno Dominy/i1736-7 in ye 87 th yr/of his age."; CJV: Aug. 2002 visit: Memorial to John and John Jr.^40,35,41,38

Family 1

Mary Farrar b. 1648, d. 9 Apr 1724

Marriage*

Justice John Houghton Jr & Sr married Mary Farrar, daughter of Jacob Farrer Sr and Ann (?), on Jan 22, 1671/72 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Torrey: 22 Jan 1671/72; Lancaster VRs: 22 11m 1671; JWH: 1,22,1671; Clemens: 10 May 1676; NEGHR: 11/22/1671; MLM: Nov. 22, 1671/2; Nourse, Early Rec.: 11.22.1671.^{11,17,18,4,19,20,21,22,7,23,24,25,14}

Children

John Houghton Jr.+¹⁷ b. 13 Feb 1672, d. 5 Apr 1724
Jacob Houghton+¹⁷ b. 17 Apr 1674, d. 12 Jul 1750
Israel Houghton⁴² b. 1676
Henry Houghton+⁴³ b. 23 Feb 1676, d. 17 Dec 1756
Benjamin Houghton^42,43 b. 26 Feb 1678, d. bt Mar 1746 - Nov 1746
Joseph Houghton+⁴³ b. 26 Feb 1677/78, d. b Jul 1718
Mary Houghton+^44,43 b. 7 Feb 1680, d. 1 Apr 1752
Mercy Houghton+⁴³ b. 15 Mar 1681/82, d. 7 Jan 1733/34
Anna Houghton+⁴⁵ b. 8 May 1684, d. 3 Apr 1751
Lieut. Jonathan Houghton+⁴⁵ b. 20 Feb 1685, d. 8 Apr 1737
Hepsibeth Houghton+⁴⁶ d. 1742/43
William Houghton b. 26 Apr 1696, d. 15 Jul 1743

Family 2

Hannah Atherton b. 10 Jan 1657, d. 4 Jan 1737/38

Marriage*

Justice John Houghton Jr & Sr married Hannah Atherton on Jan 27, 1724/25 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, John Houghton Senr. & Hannah Wilder; by ye Rev. Mr. John Prentice; Torrey: m/2 John Houghton 1725.^{26,27,28,29,30,31,7,32}

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 299 #2.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 14, 19.
[S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 211, 294.
[S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 391.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 393.
[S150] Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, II, p. 469.
[S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 962.
[S174] Wyman, Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, p. 520.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6 #1.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 282.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 299.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 393, 394.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 5, 6.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 30 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S1085] Joseph Willard, Lancaster MA Hx - Willard, p. 80.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 14.
[S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 212, 321.
[S46] Boston Transcript, Sep. 31, 1934 - 9617.
[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]:.
[S96] NEHGR, 14 [1860]: 359.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 394.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 6, 7.
[S407] William Montgomery Clemens, Amer. Mar. Records < 1600, p. 120.
[S600] Timothy Farrar Clary, Farrar Family, p. 3.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 19.
[S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 212.
[S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 816.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 2/3/1933, #2780, LWL.
[S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]: 72.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 394, 397.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 294.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 156, 412.
[S95] Newspaper, Boston Evening Post, Feb. 14, 1737.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 5.
[S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 740.
[S626] Unknown compiler, Boston Obituaries Index, Vol. II, p. 540.
[S1085] Joseph Willard, Lancaster MA Hx - Willard, p. 89.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 283.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 412.
[S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 668.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 452.
[S876] Woburn MA VRs I, p. 124.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 201.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 15.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 302.

Robert Houghton^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

M, #1439, b. 28 March 1659, d. 7 November 1723

Father*

John Houghton⁸ b. 1624, d. 29 Apr 1684

Mother*

Beatrix (?)⁸ d. 8 Jan 1720

Biography

Birth

Mar 28, 1659

Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 28, 1 mo. 1659 (Dedham records); JWH: 3,28,1658; Lancaster VRs: 1698; Cutter: March 28, 1658; Pope: 28 (1) 1659; MLM: Jan. 28, 1659; FWH: 1658^{9,10,2,11,12,8,13,5,14,15,16,17,18}

Marriage

1682

Woburn/Lancaster, MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "He married Esther ---... She was probably Esther Lippenwell..."; Torrey, b. 1682, Woburn/Lancaster; Houghton: 1680; not in Lancaster VR^{9,2,19,11,3,20}

Death

Nov 7, 1723

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 7 Nov. 1723, in his 65th year (gravestone at Lancaster); MLM: Nov. 17^{9,21,2,11,22,3,23,24}

Burial

Old Common Burying Ground Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 65 years^21,24

Family

Esther Leppingwell b. 16 Sep 1657, d. 13 Jan 1740/41

Marriage*

Robert Houghton married Esther Leppingwell on 1682 at Woburn/Lancaster, MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "He married Esther ---... She was probably Esther Lippenwell..."; Torrey, b. 1682, Woburn/Lancaster; Houghton: 1680; not in Lancaster VR.^{9,2,19,11,3,20}

Children

Isabel Houghton²⁵ b. 6 Aug 1682, d. b 1687
Hannah Houghton²⁶ b. 2 Nov 1683, d. 8 Jan 1737/38
Beatrix Houghton+²⁶ b. 3 Sep 1685, d. a 12 Jan 1725?
Isabella Houghton+²⁷ b. 6 Jun 1687
Robert Houghton Jr+ b. c 1688, d. b May 1718
Abigail Houghton+²⁸ b. 18 Apr 1689, d. 20 Nov 1753
Eleazer Houghton+²⁹ b. 1691, d. 20 Feb 1790
Gershom Houghton+³⁰ b. 1691, d. 3 Apr 1757
Thomas Houghton Sr+ b. b 1695
Joshua Houghton+²⁷ b. 1695, d. bt 4 Mar 1777 - 1779
Ebenezer Houghton+^30,31 b. 1699, d. 13 Oct 1723
Rachael Houghton^32,31
Mary Houghton^32,30 b. c 1701, d. 23 Oct 1726

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 300 #3.
[S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 391.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
[S149] Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, I, p. 469.
[S156] Pope, Pioneers of Massachusetts, p. 241.
[S174] Wyman, Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, p. 520.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6 #2, 7.
[S54] Hanson, Vital Records of Dedham, p. 186.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 300.
[S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 294.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/15/1933, #6141 HF.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 394, 397.
[S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 962.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 30,33 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 282.
[S1509] Unknown author, "unknown short article title", Vol. 19, Sept 1986; p. 222.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 1935 #9617.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6, 7.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 413.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 7/19/1909.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 7.
[S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 668.
[S876] Woburn MA VRs I, p. 124.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 15.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 453.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 55, 453.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 276, 453.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 276.
[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11943, FHC #397099.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.

Jonas Houghton^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}

M, #1440, b. April 1663, d. 20 September 1723

Father*

John Houghton¹² b. 1624, d. 29 Apr 1684

Mother*

Beatrix (?)¹² d. 8 Jan 1720

Biography

Birth

Apr, 1663

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs, Burr & Gage: from gravestone dd calc; J.W. Houghton, Little, Cutter: 1660^{13,12,14,15,16,7,8,9,17,18,19,20,21}

Marriage

Feb 15, 1680/81

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Torrey: 16 Feb 1681, 1680/1; Woburn, Lancaster; Clemens: Woburn, MA^{13,2,22,4,5,14,23,24,25,26,8,27,17,28,29,30,21}

Marriage

Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Middlesex Probate; widow at his death; MLM: ca. 1720^{23,26,18,31,21}

Death

Sep 20, 1723

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: aged 60 years, 5 months;JWH: 9/26/1723^{13,32,4,24,33,14,23,34,26,27,18}

Burial

Old Common BG Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, gravestone: ae 60y 5m

Here lyes ye Body
of Mr Jonas
Houghton; Who
Died Sept. 20th, 1723
Aged 60 Years & 5 Mo.^12,14,21

Family 1

Mary Burbeen b. 2 Jul 1661, d. 31 Dec 1720

Marriage*

Jonas Houghton married Mary Burbeen on Feb 15, 1680/81 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Torrey: 16 Feb 1681, 1680/1; Woburn, Lancaster; Clemens: Woburn, MA.^{13,2,22,4,5,14,23,24,25,26,8,27,17,28,29,30,21}

Children

Sarah Houghton+¹⁰ b. c 1680/81, d. 27 Jun 1770
Capt. Jonas Houghton Jr+³⁵ b. 2 Sep 1682, d. 15 Aug 1739
John Houghton³⁶ b. 24 Jan 1683
Mary Houghton+ b. c 1684
Benjamin Houghton Sr+³⁷ b. 1690, d. 28 Feb 1764
Daniel Houghton+ b. c 1694, d. 25 Jun 1764
Eunice Houghton+³⁸ b. 1 Mar 1695/96, d. 24 Jun 1748
Josiah Houghton+³⁹ b. Oct 1698, d. 29 Sep 1723
James Houghton Jr+³⁷ b. c 1700, d. 9 Aug 1770
Ruth Houghton+ b. c 1700
Stephen Houghton+³⁷ b. c 1702, d. b Jun 1762
Dorcas Houghton+ b. 1706
Jemimah Houghton+³⁷

Family 2

Sarah (?) d. a 1723

Marriage*

Jonas Houghton married Sarah (?) at Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Middlesex Probate; widow at his death; MLM: ca. 1720.^{23,26,18,31,21}

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 301 #4.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 15.
[S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 294.
[S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 391.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #11115.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 394, 398.
[S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 900.
[S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 962.
[S174] Wyman, Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, p. 520.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6 #4, 8.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 412.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 301.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924, #2311 GAGL.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 10/27/1924.
[S53] Dymond, Genealogy of Hand Family, p. 208: GS.
[S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 61.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 30 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 282.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 286.
[S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 321.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 5/5/1924 #1754, ALCS.
[S96] NEHGR, Vol. 17, 1863, p. 70.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.
[S407] William Montgomery Clemens, Amer. Mar. Records < 1600, p. 36.
[S499] Woburn MA VRs III, p. 135.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6, 8.
[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11933, FHC #397099.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 156, 412.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915, 10/27/1924.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 8.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 271.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 5, 15.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 276.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 134.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 5, 15, 276.