Houghton Surname Project

Ebenezer Holmes^1,2

M, #17401, b. 13 August 1727

Father*: Ebenezer Holmes Jr.¹ b. 16 Nov 1701, d. 8 Feb 1752
Mother*: Mary Houghton¹ b. 14 Apr 1703, d. 23 Apr 1784

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Birth

Aug 13, 1727

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Gray, Vose: Roxbury; Gray: Aug. 13, 1727, baptism, Dorchester^3,1,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 22.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 11.
[S96] NEHGR, 58 [1904]: 146.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 7, 11.
[S692] George Arthur Gray, Holmes Genealogy, p. 36.

Zibiah Holmes¹

F, #17402, b. 6 November 1731, d. 10 July 1752

Father*: Ebenezer Holmes Jr.¹ b. 16 Nov 1701, d. 8 Feb 1752
Mother*: Mary Houghton¹ b. 14 Apr 1703, d. 23 Apr 1784

Family: Seth Morton

Marriage*: Zibiah Holmes married Seth Morton on May 12, 1752.²

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Birth

Nov 6, 1731

Roxbury, MA, USA^1,2

Marriage

May 12, 1752

Death

Jul 10, 1752

Stroughton, MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 22.
[S692] George Arthur Gray, Holmes Genealogy, p. 36.

Mary Holmes¹

F, #17403, b. 1733

Father*: Ebenezer Holmes Jr.¹ b. 16 Nov 1701, d. 8 Feb 1752
Mother*: Mary Houghton¹ b. 14 Apr 1703, d. 23 Apr 1784

Family: Joseph Williams b. 21 May 1724, d. 1772

Marriage*: Mary Holmes married Joseph Williams on May 10, 1753 at Roxbury, MA, USA.^2,3

Mary Williams² b. 21 Jun 1756
Joseph Williams² b. 7 Sep 1757, d. 1757
Ebenezer Williams² b. 9 Feb 1759, d. Sep 1816
Zibiah Williams² b. 27 Jul 1760, d. 15 Apr 1826
Joseph Williams+² b. 15 Aug 1762, d. 22 Feb 1841
John Williams² b. 27 Apr 1766
Charles Williams² b. 20 May 1769
Charles Elisha Williams² b. 4 Aug 1771

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Birth

1733

Roxbury, MA, USA^1,2

Marriage

May 10, 1753

Roxbury, MA, USA^2,3

Death

Warwick, MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 22.
[S692] George Arthur Gray, Holmes Genealogy, p. 36.
[S415] E-mail from Marilyn Chambers, Jul 29, 2006: Descendancy chart of Mary Holmes.

William Shaller¹

M, #17404, b. 12 January 1726, d. 9 May 1777

Family: Abigail Crane b. 16 Aug 1729, d. 28 Jun 1830

Marriage*: William Shaller married Abigail Crane, daughter of Benjamin Crane and Abigail Houghton, on Feb 10, 1770 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, not in Milton VR.¹

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Birth

Jan 12, 1726

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Feb 10, 1770

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, not in Milton VR¹

Death

May 9, 1777

Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 52.

Ebenezer Topliffe¹

M, #17405, d. 24 September 1795

Family: Abigail Crane b. 16 Aug 1729, d. 28 Jun 1830

Marriage*: Ebenezer Topliffe married Abigail Crane, daughter of Benjamin Crane and Abigail Houghton, on Apr 15, 1779 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, not in Milton VR.¹

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Residence

circa 1779

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA

Marriage

Apr 15, 1779

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, not in Milton VR¹

Death

Sep 24, 1795

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 52.

John Vose¹

M, #17406, b. 21 November 1725, d. 25 October 1752

Family: Mary Crane b. 23 Jan 1726/27, d. b 1776

Marriage*: John Vose married Mary Crane, daughter of Benjamin Crane and Abigail Houghton, on May 15, 1746 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA.^1,3

Eunice Vose¹ b. 23 Nov 1746, d. 11 Nov 1817
Rufus Vose¹ b. 22 Feb 1749, d. 13 Sep 1750
Amariah Vose¹ b. 7 Dec 1750
Mary Vose¹ b. b 1752, d. 11 Dec 1818

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Birth

Nov 21, 1725

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA^1,2

Marriage

May 15, 1746

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA^1,3

Death

Oct 25, 1752

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 65.
[S32] Milton VRs, p. 69.
[S32] Milton VRs, p. 106.

Ensign Ebenezer Chapin¹

M, #17407, b. 23 December 1714

Family: Mary Crane b. 23 Jan 1726/27, d. b 1776

Marriage*: Ensign Ebenezer Chapin married Mary Crane, daughter of Benjamin Crane and Abigail Houghton, on Aug 25, 1758 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, Mary Vose.^1,2

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Birth

Dec 23, 1714

Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Aug 25, 1758

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, Mary Vose^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 65.
[S32] Milton VRs, p. 102.

Eunice Vose¹

F, #17408, b. 23 November 1746, d. 11 November 1817

Father*: John Vose¹ b. 21 Nov 1725, d. 25 Oct 1752
Mother*: Mary Crane¹ b. 23 Jan 1726/27, d. b 1776

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Birth

Nov 23, 1746

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA^1,2

Death

Nov 11, 1817

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, unmarried¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 65.
[S32] Milton VRs, p. 70.

Rufus Vose¹

M, #17409, b. 22 February 1749, d. 13 September 1750

Father*: John Vose¹ b. 21 Nov 1725, d. 25 Oct 1752
Mother*: Mary Crane¹ b. 23 Jan 1726/27, d. b 1776

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Birth

Feb 22, 1749

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Sep 13, 1750

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 65.

Amariah Vose¹

M, #17410, b. 7 December 1750

Father*: John Vose¹ b. 21 Nov 1725, d. 25 Oct 1752
Mother*: Mary Crane¹ b. 23 Jan 1726/27, d. b 1776

Family: Jane Langley

Marriage*: Amariah Vose married Jane Langley.¹

Biography

Marriage

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Birth

Dec 7, 1750

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA^1,2

Research

See Ellen Vose for rest of his genealogy¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 65.
[S32] Milton VRs, p. 70.

Jane Langley¹

F, #17411

Family: Amariah Vose b. 7 Dec 1750

Marriage*: Jane Langley married Amariah Vose, son of John Vose and Mary Crane.¹

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Marriage

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Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 65.

Mary Vose¹

F, #17412, b. before 1752, d. 11 December 1818

Father*: John Vose¹ b. 21 Nov 1725, d. 25 Oct 1752
Mother*: Mary Crane¹ b. 23 Jan 1726/27, d. b 1776

Family: Nathaniel Faxon b. Feb 1750, d. 23 Oct 1813

Marriage*: Mary Vose married Nathaniel Faxon on Dec 31, 1778 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, not in Milton VR.²

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Birth

before 1752

Marriage

Dec 31, 1778

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, not in Milton VR²

Death

Dec 11, 1818

Roxbury, MA, USA²

Research

See Ellen Vose for rest of her genealogy¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 65.
[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 122.

Nathaniel Faxon¹

M, #17413, b. February 1750, d. 23 October 1813

Family: Mary Vose b. b 1752, d. 11 Dec 1818

Marriage*: Nathaniel Faxon married Mary Vose, daughter of John Vose and Mary Crane, on Dec 31, 1778 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, not in Milton VR.²

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Birth

Feb, 1750

Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, USA²

Marriage

Dec 31, 1778

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, not in Milton VR²

Death

Oct 23, 1813

Roxbury, MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 65.
[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 122.

Enoch Horton¹

M, #17414, d. circa 1773

Family: Hepsibah Wadsworth b. 8 Feb 1728, d. 18 Jan 1820

Marriage*: Enoch Horton married Hepsibah Wadsworth on 1772.^2,1

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Origin

before 1772

Milton, MA, USA¹

Marriage

1772

^2,1

Death

circa 1773

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA²

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Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Margaret R. Jenks, 9/1998.
[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 64.

James Warren Breck¹

M, #17415, b. 4 September 1848, d. 24 January 1894

Father*: James Breck¹ b. 11 Mar 1807, d. 14 May 1884
Mother*: Sarah Davenport Houghton¹ b. 21 Jul 1824, d. 5 May 1898

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Birth

Sep 4, 1848

^1,2

Death

Jan 24, 1894

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 187.
[S904] Houghton Family Records;, no page, letter from Jason W. Houghton to Francis W. Houghton, 1853.

Ralph Crane¹

M, #17417, b. 25 November 1784, d. 15 November 1808

Father*: Ralph Crane¹ b. 22 Nov 1758, d. 5 Oct 1816
Mother*: Hepzibah Vose¹ b. 26 Sep 1758, d. 22 Aug 1845

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Birth

Nov 25, 1784

Danvers, Essex Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Nov 15, 1808

Danvers, Essex Co., MA, USA, unmarried, ae 24¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 182.

Sally Dustin¹

F, #17418, b. 19 May 1790, d. 5 May 1880

Family: Samuel Crane b. 8 May 1787, d. 16 Feb 1873

Marriage*: Sally Dustin married Samuel Crane, son of Ralph Crane and Hepzibah Vose, on Aug 26, 1815 at Danvers, Essex Co., MA, USA.¹

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Birth

May 19, 1790

Windham, NH, USA¹

Marriage

Aug 26, 1815

Danvers, Essex Co., MA, USA¹

Death

May 5, 1880

Peabody, Essex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 182.

Lemuel Crane¹

M, #17419, b. 5 July 1790, d. 16 February 1808

Father*: Ralph Crane¹ b. 22 Nov 1758, d. 5 Oct 1816
Mother*: Hepzibah Vose¹ b. 26 Sep 1758, d. 22 Aug 1845

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Birth

Jul 5, 1790

Salem, MA, USA¹

Death

Feb 16, 1808

at sea on board the Belesarius on her passage from Calcutta¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S182] Vose, Robert Vose, p. 182.

Althea O. Morris¹

F, #17425, b. 1887, d. 1954

Family: Egbert Mortimer Houghton b. 10 May 1872, d. 6 Dec 1946

Marriage*: Althea O. Morris married Egbert Mortimer Houghton, son of Wesley C. Houghton and Mary E. Carson, on Jan 28, 1902 at Newton, MI, USA, mar 8 y in 1910 census.¹

Wesley Lester Houghton+¹ b. 7 Jun 1903, d. 15 Jun 1976
Blanche Emeretta Houghton+¹ b. 4 Jun 1906, d. 27 May 1975

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Birth

1887

Six Lakes, MI, USA, age 22 in 1910 census; age 33 in 1920 census¹

Marriage

Jan 28, 1902

Newton, MI, USA, mar 8 y in 1910 census¹

1910 Census

1910

Millbrook, Mecosta Co., MI, USA, age 40, farmer; 2 houses from brother Henry²

Children+

1910

3 children born, 2 living

1920 Census

1920

Millbrook, Mecosta Co., MI, USA, age 49, farmer³

Death

1954

Montcalm Co, MI, USA

ParentsD

Isaac Morse and Susan Turner; parents born in MI²

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 18.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Millbrook, Mecosta, Michigan; Roll: T624_663; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 130; line 85, dwl 8-9.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Millbrook, Mecosta, Michigan; Roll T625_784; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 248; line 76, dwl 85-89.

Wesley Lester Houghton¹

M, #17426, b. 7 June 1903, d. 15 June 1976

Father*: Egbert Mortimer Houghton¹ b. 10 May 1872, d. 6 Dec 1946
Mother*: Althea O. Morris¹ b. 1887, d. 1954

Family 1: Velma E. Fairbanks b. 19 Apr 1904, d. 17 Feb 1930

Marriage*: Wesley Lester Houghton married Velma E. Fairbanks on Sep 8, 1923 at Big Rapids, MI, USA.¹

Gerald Houghton¹ b. 7 Jun 1926, d. 20 Jan 1943
Arlo Lester Houghton+¹ b. 25 Mar 1928, d. 24 Sep 1991

Family 2: Frances Effie Simons b. 6 Mar 1914, d. 28 May 1987

Marriage*: Wesley Lester Houghton married Frances Effie Simons on circa 1933.³

Blanch Marlene Houghton+³ b. 12 May 1934
Wesley Egbert Houghton+³ b. 1 Nov 1935
Arnold Adrian Houghton+³ b. 27 May 1936
Louis James Houghton+³ b. 1 Sep 1938
Eileen Jane Houghton+³ b. 8 Aug 1941
Charlene Marie Houghton+³ b. 2 Sep 1942
David Lee Houghton+³ b. 1 Oct 1943

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Birth

Jun 7, 1903

Six Lakes, MI, USA, age 6 in 1910 census; age 13 in 1920 census; age 26 in 1930 census; age 36 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Sep 8, 1923

Big Rapids, MI, USA¹

1930 Census

1930

Millbrook, Mecosta Co., MI, USA, age 26, widowed, farmer²

Marriage

circa 1933

1940 Census

1940

Millbrook, Mecosta Co., MI, USA, age 36, natural gas industry skilled laborer; near family⁴

Death

Jun 15, 1976

Lakeview, Mecosta Co, MI, USA¹

Burial

Hillcrest Cemetery, Six Lakes, MI, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 18.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Millbrook, Mecosta, Michigan; Roll: 1011; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 22; line 98, dwl 144.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 21.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Millbrook, Mecosta, Michigan; Roll: T627_1788; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 54-21; line 13, dwl 134.

Blanche Emeretta Houghton^1,2,3

F, #17427, b. 4 June 1906, d. 27 May 1975

Father*: Egbert Mortimer Houghton¹ b. 10 May 1872, d. 6 Dec 1946
Mother*: Althea O. Morris¹ b. 1887, d. 1954

Family 1: Cecil Elder

Mar 1*: Blanche Emeretta Houghton first married Cecil Elder.⁴

Family 2: Forest Reed Oberlin b. c 1905

Marriage: Blanche Emeretta Houghton married Forest Reed Oberlin on Oct, 1923 at IN, USA.⁴

Donna May Oberlin+⁴ b. 10 Aug 1924
Ethel Louise Oberlin+⁴ b. 10 Sep 1926

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Birth

Jun 4, 1906

MI, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 13 in 1920 census; age 24 in 1930 census; age 33 in 1940 census; Rootsweb: Feb. 6^1,2

Mar 1

⁴

1940 Census

1940

Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, USA, age 35, WPA street job laborer³

SSN

362-36-3243

Death

May 27, 1975

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 69²

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 18.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T627_1899; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 86-71; line 16, dwl 959-109.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 25.

Velma E. Fairbanks¹

F, #17428, b. 19 April 1904, d. 17 February 1930

Family: Wesley Lester Houghton b. 7 Jun 1903, d. 15 Jun 1976

Marriage*: Velma E. Fairbanks married Wesley Lester Houghton, son of Egbert Mortimer Houghton and Althea O. Morris, on Sep 8, 1923 at Big Rapids, MI, USA.¹

Gerald Houghton¹ b. 7 Jun 1926, d. 20 Jan 1943
Arlo Lester Houghton+¹ b. 25 Mar 1928, d. 24 Sep 1991

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Birth

Apr 19, 1904

Marriage

Sep 8, 1923

Big Rapids, MI, USA¹

Death

Feb 17, 1930

Montcalm Co, MI, USA¹

Burial

Hillcrest Cemetery, Six Lakes, MI, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 18.

Gerald Houghton¹

M, #17429, b. 7 June 1926, d. 20 January 1943

Father*: Wesley Lester Houghton¹ b. 7 Jun 1903, d. 15 Jun 1976
Mother*: Velma E. Fairbanks¹ b. 19 Apr 1904, d. 17 Feb 1930

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Birth

Jun 7, 1926

Millbrook Twp, Mecosta, MI, USA, age 4 in 1930 census; age 13 in 1940 census¹

Death

Jan 20, 1943

Cato Twp, Montcalm, MI, USA, appendicitis¹

Burial

Hillcrest Cemetery, Six Lakes, MI, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 18.

Arlo Lester Houghton¹

M, #17430, b. 25 March 1928, d. 24 September 1991

Father*: Wesley Lester Houghton¹ b. 7 Jun 1903, d. 15 Jun 1976
Mother*: Velma E. Fairbanks¹ b. 19 Apr 1904, d. 17 Feb 1930

Family: Opal Lee Hackworth b. 18 Sep 1928, d. 10 Dec 2000

Marriage*: Arlo Lester Houghton married Opal Lee Hackworth on Apr 26, 1948 at Manchester, MI, USA.²

Diana Lynn Houghton+² b. 6 May 1949
Duane Arlo Houghton+² b. 10 Jul 1950
Debra Lou Houghton+² b. 9 Aug 1952, d. 16 Dec 1998
Denise Renee Houghton+² b. 25 Aug 1954

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Birth

Mar 25, 1928

MI, USA, age 2 in 1930 census; age 12 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Apr 26, 1948

Manchester, MI, USA²

Death

Sep 24, 1991

Big Rapids, Mecosta Co., MI, USA²

Burial

Hillcrest Cemetery, Six Lakes, MI, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 18.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 19.