Houghton Surname Project

Notable: Houghton Memorial Building: The Houghton Memorial Library occupies the Sandford Blackington Mansion, a gift of Hon. Albert C. Houghton in 1896 to the City with $10, 000 as a memorial to his brother Andrew J. Houghton of Boston. Library had 10,000 volumes in 1912.

The library is housed in the Houghton Memorial Building, but most assume that it memorializes our first Mayor, Albert Charles Houghton. Once, in fact, the library issued a collectible mug, calling it the AC Houghton Memorial Library.

This, of course, was an error. AC Houghton bought the building (from the estate of the original owner’s widow) and gave it to the then infant city as a memorial. But not to himself. Rather, it was to memorialize his younger brother, Andrew Jackson Houghton, as evidenced by the plaque that hangs in what used to be the building’s foyer. at North Adams, MA, USA.

Biography

Birth

Apr 13, 1846

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 4 in 1850 census; age 16 in 1860 census; age 26 in 1870 census; age 36 in 1880 census; Apr. 1846, age 54 in 1900 census; age 66 in 1910 census; NE States, NEHGR: 1844;

Marriage

Sep 17, 1866

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, he age 22; mar 42 y in 1910 census

1880 Census

1880

North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 36, Calico manufacturer

1900 Census

Jun, 1900

North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 54, manufacturer, and a servant and coachman

1910 Census

1910

North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 66, cotton goods manuf.

Death

Aug 11, 1914

North Adams, MA, USA, of injuries in an automobile accident on Aug 1st; date per NY Times; Paul Moreno, town historian, gives 11 Aug 1911

Family

Cordelia Jeannette Smith b. 28 Jan 1845, d. 26 Feb 1918

Marriage*

Albert Charles Houghton married Cordelia Jeannette Smith on Sep 17, 1866 at Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, he age 22; mar 42 y in 1910 census.

Children

Laura Cordelia Houghton b. 30 Sep 1867, d. 13 Jan 1871
Florence Louisa Houghton+ b. 3 Nov 1869, d. 13 May 1939
Susan Houghton b. c 1872
Alice Houghton b. c 1875, d. b 1914
Mary C. Houghton b. Jul 1877, d. 1 Aug 1914

Pedigree

Cordelia Jeannette Smith

F, #30736, b. 28 January 1845, d. 26 February 1918

Biography

Birth

Jan 28, 1845

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 25 in 1870 census; age 34 in 1880 census; Jan. 1847, age 53, VT, in 1900 census; age 65, VT, in 1910 census

Marriage

Sep 17, 1866

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, he age 22; mar 42 y in 1910 census

1880 Census

1880

North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 36, Calico manufacturer

1900 Census

Jun, 1900

North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 54, manufacturer, and a servant and coachman

1910 Census

1910

North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 66, cotton goods manuf.

Death

Feb 26, 1918

North Adams, MA, USA

Family

Albert Charles Houghton b. 13 Apr 1846, d. 11 Aug 1914

Marriage*

Cordelia Jeannette Smith married Albert Charles Houghton, son of James Houghton and Chloe Carpenter, on Sep 17, 1866 at Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, he age 22; mar 42 y in 1910 census.

Children

Laura Cordelia Houghton b. 30 Sep 1867, d. 13 Jan 1871
Florence Louisa Houghton+ b. 3 Nov 1869, d. 13 May 1939
Susan Houghton b. c 1872
Alice Houghton b. c 1875, d. b 1914
Mary C. Houghton b. Jul 1877, d. 1 Aug 1914

Pedigree

William Albert Gallup

M, #30737, b. 5 September 1898, d. 14 January 1957

Father*

William Arthur Gallup b. 28 Oct 1851, d. 9 Aug 1930

Mother*

Florence Louisa Houghton b. 3 Nov 1869, d. 13 May 1939

Biography

Birth

Sep 5, 1898

North Adams, MA, USA

Marriage

Jun 5, 1921

Marriage

His wife was a member of NEGHS.

Death

Jan 14, 1957

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA

Family

Lucy Gordon Pollard

Marriage*

William Albert Gallup married Lucy Gordon Pollard on Jun 5, 1921.

Children

Lucy Pollard Gallup b. 27 Nov 1924
Florence Louisa Gallup b. 24 Oct 1926
William Albert Gallup Jr. b. 26 Mar 1929
Jane Taylor Gallup b. 14 Jul 1934

Pedigree

Peter Rawson Taft

M, #30738, b. circa 1846, d. 1889

Father*

Hon. Alphonso Taft b. 5 Nov 1810, d. 21 May 1891

Mother*

Fanny Phelps b. 28 Mar 1823, d. 2 Jun 1852

Biography

Birth

circa 1846

Death

1889

Pedigree

Anne Sinton

F, #30739

Notable Houghton

Notable: In memory of her husband, Mrs. Taft donated two million dollars to the University to promote the study of the humanities. circa 1929 at University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, USA.