Marvin Louis Fewless1

M, #17971, b. 30 June 1929

Family: Carol Nash

Biography

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BirthJun 30, 1929MI, USA, age 9/12 in 1930 census1
Marriage2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 35.
  2. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 38.

Donald Lee Fewless1

M, #17972, b. 1 March 1933

Family: Joan Witte

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BirthMar 1, 19331
Marriage2
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Citations

  1. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 35.
  2. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 39.

Elizabeth Houghton1,2

F, #17973, b. 9 May 1748, d. 26 January 1821

Family: William Willson b. b 1750, d. 1798

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BirthMay 9, 1748North Salem, Franklin Co., MA, USA1,2
Marriage1766Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,2
ImmigrationMar, 1788Bethel, Windsor Co., VT, USA, from Barre, MA2
DeathJan 26, 1821Bethel, Windsor Co., VT, USA, (family bible)3,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, June 14, 1934 - 3665.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, June 14, 1934 - 3665, JJW.

William Willson1,2

M, #17974, b. before 1750, d. 1798

Family: Elizabeth Houghton b. 9 May 1748, d. 26 Jan 1821

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Birthbefore 1750Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA, no bd1
Marriage1766Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,2
ResidenceBarre, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
ImmigrationMar, 1788Bethel, Windsor Co., VT, USA, from Barre, MA2
Death1798VT, USA2
ParentsSSamuel Willson of Leicester, Mass.2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, June 14, 1934 - 3665.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, June 14, 1934 - 3665, JJW.

Abigail Jackson1

F, #17975

Family: Samuel Roby

Biography

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Birth
MarriageSangerville, ME, USA2
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Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec 6, 1934 - 9539.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1933 - 269.

Abigail Woodward1,2,3

F, #17976, d. January 1781

Family: Elijah Houghton b. 20 Jul 1738, d. 1812

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Origincirca 1765Needham, Norfolk Co., MA, USA3
MarriageOct 31, 1765Needham, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, 1st Church; Boston: Needham MA, no md; Newton VR: all4,1,5,6,3,7,8,9
DeathJan, 1781Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Newton VR: w. Elijah; Boston: Newton/Needham; MLM: died as a widow in 17812,10,11,12,8
BiographyBT: dau. of Josiah and Elizabeth (Gardner) Woodward of Needham; she and her only son died in 1781; Newton VR: gives an Abigail, ch. Benoni and Elizabeth, b. 1737 in Needham10,13,9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec 6, 1934 - 9539; Sep 27, 1934.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1933 - 269.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 55 [1901]: 264.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec. 27, 1934 - 9539 GRTB.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep. 10, 1928 - 7598.
  6. [S96] NEHGR, 103 [1949]: Query, 82.
  7. [S290] Newton MA VRs, p. 312.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 21.
  9. [S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 362.
  10. [S46] Boston Transcript, May 20, 1929 - 8559.
  11. [S46] Boston Transcript, 9/28/1931 - 269.
  12. [S290] Newton MA VRs, p. 464.
  13. [S290] Newton MA VRs, p. 223.
  14. [S290] Newton MA VRs, p. 102.
  15. [S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: 258.

Sarah Houghton1

F, #17977

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Birth
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Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec. 27, 1934 - 9539 GRTB.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 27, 1934.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 283.

Job Houghton1,2,3,4,5

M, #17978, d. 1779

Biography

Milit-BegFramingham: "He had been a soldier in the Revolution in the company of Capt. Aaron Haynes of Sudbury, serving three months from August 15."

BT, 1935: "In Massachusetts Revolutionary Soldiers Archives, Vol. vii, page 275, the entry is --"Job Horton, mustered at Boston" (porbably Sudbury, as the correspondent wrote), for a term of three years; residence, Framingham; in Captain John K. Smith's Company, Colonel Calvin Smith's (late Wigglesworth) Regiment, March 27, 1777, to April 10, 1778, when he is reported to have died."

MLM: "in Colonel Samuel Bullard's Massachusetts state militia. Service in the Northern Department Aug. 16, 1777 in Captain Aaron Hayne's Sudbury Company, three months from August 15th."4,2,3,6
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Livingcirca 1777Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA4,7,8
Death1779Framingham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1,5,8,7
BiographyFramingham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, BT: "the only place I have ever seen him referred to if he ever existed, was in Temple's History of Framingham, where he is allotted to a Sudbury company, credited to Framingham in 1777, and that he died two years later."8,7
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Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 27, 1934.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1931 - 269.
  3. [S145] J. H. Temple, Framingham MA Hx - Temple, p. 307, 322.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1/11/1935, #9539.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec 6, 1934 - 9539 CWR.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 21.
  7. [S145] J. H. Temple, Framingham MA Hx - Temple.
  8. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec. 27, 1934 - 9539 GRTB.

John Wilder1,2,3

M, #17980, b. 1646, d. 1718

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

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Birth1646Torrey: ?1651, ?16461,3
MarriageJul 17, 1672East Cambridge/Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, "John Wilder and Hannah, his wife, were married 17, 5, '72" July 17, 1672.3,2,4,1,5
Death1718Torrey: 17221,3
Probate1Apr 22, 1718Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Jan. 23, 1933 - 2780.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, Feb. 6, 1933 - 2780.
  3. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 816.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 5/10/1933 - 2780.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 14.
  6. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1935 - 2780.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 15.

John Wood 3rd1

M, #17981

Family: Eunice Jewett b. 1 Mar 1767

Biography

BirthLittleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1
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MarriageMay 22, 1788Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec. 26, 1934 - 9617.
  2. [S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 233.

Samuel Willson1

M, #17982, b. 12 March 1768

Family: Rachel Holden

Biography

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BirthMar 12, 1768Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Bette Willson1

F, #17983, b. 6 July 1770

Family: William Burbank

Biography

Marriage1
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BirthJul 6, 1770Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Rebecca Willson1

F, #17984, b. 1772

Family: Stephen Carpenter

Biography

Marriage1
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Birth1772Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Martha Willson1

F, #17985, b. 1774

Family: Mr. (?) Kingsley

Biography

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Birth1774Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

William Willson1

M, #17986, b. 8 March 1775

Family: Eunice Jefferson

Biography

Marriage1
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BirthMar 8, 1775Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Hannah Willson1

F, #17987, b. 16 February 1780

Family: Benjamin Preston

Biography

Marriage1
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BirthFeb 16, 1780Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Joseph Willson1

M, #17988, b. March 1783

Family: Sabra Chadwick

Biography

Marriage1
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BirthMar, 1783Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Rachel Holden1

F, #17989

Family: Samuel Willson b. 12 Mar 1768

Biography

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Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

William Burbank1

M, #17990

Family: Bette Willson b. 6 Jul 1770

Biography

BirthBethel, Windsor Co., VT, USA1
Marriage1
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Stephen Carpenter1

M, #17991

Family: Rebecca Willson b. 1772

Biography

BirthSharon, Windsor Co., VT, USA1
Marriage1
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Mr. (?) Kingsley1

M, #17992

Family: Martha Willson b. 1774

Biography

BirthBarre, Washington Co., VT, USA1
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Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Eunice Jefferson1

F, #17993

Family: William Willson b. 8 Mar 1775

Biography

Marriage1
BirthRochester, Windsor Co., VT, USA1
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Benjamin Preston1

M, #17994

Family: Hannah Willson b. 16 Feb 1780

Biography

Marriage1
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Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Sabra Chadwick1

F, #17995

Family: Joseph Willson b. Mar 1783

Biography

Marriage1
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Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Captain Benajah Strong1

M, #17996

Family: Elizabeth Houghton b. 9 May 1748, d. 26 Jan 1821

Biography

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Marriageafter 1798no md1
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Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 16, 1932 - 5277.

Phineas Houghton1,2

M, #17997, b. between 1771 and 1780

Family: Nancy (?) b. bt 1771 - 1780

Biography

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Birthbetween 1771 and 17801
Marriage2
Residencebetween 1810 and 1820Otsego, NY, USA2
1830 Census1830Leicester, Livingston Co., NY, USA, 2 Total: 1 male 50 to 60 (1771-1780)// 1 female 50 to 60 (1771-1780)3
1840 Census1840Westfield, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, 2 Total: 1 male 60 to 70 (1770-1779), female 60 to 70 (1770-1779)4
Biographybrother Nehemiah
DuplicateOtsego Co., NY, USA5
Duplicate
ResearchWestfield, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, 9 houses apart in 1840 census
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1925 - 2618.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Emily Irons Rogers, 1998.
  3. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Leicester, Livingston, New York; Roll: 93; Page: 170.
  4. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Westfield, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: 271; Page: 151.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Pittsfield, Otsego Co., NY, p. 119.

Eunice Houghton1,2,3

F, #17998, b. 17 March 1783, d. 29 May 1854

Family: Rufus Houghton b. 21 Aug 1778, d. 29 May 1848

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BirthMar 17, 1783Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 67 in 1850 census1,4,2,3
Marriage1,2
LivingJul 17, 1847Wrote names and births of children in Chauncey Houghton Bible: "Rufus Houghton rote this the 17th July 1847 my age is sixty nine 21 of August. Eunice Houghton age sixty four in March 14, 47."2
1850 Census1850Milford, Otsego Co., NY, USA, Savina, 48; Eunice, 67; James M. Meade, 21, NY; Parthena Meade, 18; Robert Schemuckhorn, 205
DeathMay 29, 1854Mt. Vision, Otsego Co., NY, USA, 71y 2mo 19d6,7
BurialMt. Vision, Otsego Co., NY, USA6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/22/1925.
  2. [S841] Chauncy Houghton Bible.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Newfane, Windham Co., VT, Book 1, p. 15.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Milford, Otsego Co., NY, Box 580, p. 116.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Milford, Otsego, New York; Roll: M432_580; Page: 116; line 22, dwl 275-297.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Robert J. Taylor, Dec. 1996.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Alex Ross, May 8, 2004: "Janet." <e-mail address>

Rufus Houghton1,2,3

M, #17999, b. 21 August 1778, d. 29 May 1848

Family: Eunice Houghton b. 17 Mar 1783, d. 29 May 1854

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BirthAug 21, 1778Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA5,2,6,3
Marriage1,6
1810 Census1810Maryland, Otsego Co., NY, USA, 7 Total; 30010-20010; 3 male <10, 1 male 26-44//2 female <10, 1 female 26-447
Immigrationbefore 1820Milford, Otsego Co., NY, USA, "from Worcester settled in the Wellman District before 1820. He reared a large family and remained there as long as he hived. His father, Ebenezer Houghton, came with him...Mr. Houghton's family were all well married and were respectable and enterprising citizens; but like the old inhabitants gone to the spirit world."8
1820 Census1820Milford, Otsego Co., NY, USA, 9 Individuals: 2 male 0-10, 1 male 16-18, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45; 3 female 0-10, 1 female 26-459
ResidenceMilford, Otsego Co., NY, USA8
1840 Census1840Milford, Otsego Co., NY, USA, 3 males, 2 females
LivingJul 17, 1847Wrote names and births of children in Chauncey Houghton Bible: "Rufus Houghton rote this the 17th July 1847 my age is sixty nine 21 of August. Eunice Houghton age sixty four in March 14, 47."6
DeathMay 29, 1848Mt. Vision, Otsego Co., NY, USA, 69y 9mo 9d ;Taylor: before July 1852, when sister Jerusha Whitford deposed in a matter at Supreme Court naming surviving sibs10,11
Burial1848Mt. Vision, Otsego Co., NY, USA11
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/22/1925.
  2. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1717.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Putney, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 326; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  4. [S255] Duane Hamilton Hurd, Otsego Co., NY Hx, p. 176.
  5. [S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 53.
  6. [S841] Chauncy Houghton Bible.
  7. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Maryland, Otsego, New York; Roll: 34; Page: 242.
  8. [S1191] Ezra Stevens, Milford, Otsego Co., NY History.
  9. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Milford, Otsego, New York; Roll: M33_74; Page: 64.
  10. [S415] E-mail from Robert J. Taylor, Dec. 1996.
  11. [S415] E-mail from Alex Ross, May 8, 2004: "Janet." <e-mail address>

Lucy Houghton1,2

F, #18000, b. 8 October 1784

Family: John Chase

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BirthOct 8, 1784Newfane, Windham Co., VT, USA1,2
Marriage1
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Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/22/1925.
  2. [S1074] Town Records: Newfane, Windham Co., VT, Book 1, p. 15.