Albert Charles Houghton1

M, #30722, b. 13 April 1846, d. 11 August 1914

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

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BirthApr 13, 1846Stamford, 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;4,5,6,7,2,3
Residence1866Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, a manufacturer3
MarriageSep 17, 1866Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, he age 22; mar 42 y in 1910 census4,1,5,8,3
OccupationNorth Adams, MA, USA, owned the print mill9
1880 Census1880North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 36, Calico manufacturer5,10
Office1895North Adams, MA, USA, first mayor in 1895 and 1897 in8
NewspaperMay 2, 1896North Adams, MA, USA, NY Times: IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS BROTHER; Mayor Houghton's Gift to the City of North Adams, Mass.

May 3, 1896, Wednesday

From The Springfield (Mass.) Republican. At the regular meeting of the North Adams City Council Monday evening Mayor A.C. Houghton, through E.S. Wilkinson, presented the city with a magnificent public library building to be a memorial to his brother, Andrew J. Houghton of Boston. Mr. Houghton's letter to Mr. Wilkinson, which was read to the Council, is as follows:11
1900 CensusJun, 1900North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 54, manufacturer, and a servant and coachman7,12
Note19105 children born, 4 living
1910 Census1910North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 66, cotton goods manuf.13
DeathAug 11, 1914North Adams, MA, USA, of injuries in an automobile accident on Aug 1st; date per NY Times; Paul Moreno, town historian, gives 11 Aug 19114,14
BiographyBiographical History of Massachusetts:

Albert Charles Houghton was born in Stamford, Vermont, April 13, 1844. He died at North Adams, Massachusetts, August 11, 1914. He was the son of James and Chloe Houghton. His father, one of the prominent men of Stamford, kept a general store and was a prominent politician, not only filling elective offices but influencing politics in that part of the State.
In his boyhood and youth, Albert had hoped for a large educational career, culminating in the study of the law; but, at eighteen years of age, the health and business affairs of his father were such that he felt obliged to give up his life plans and enter upon a business career. Accordingly he started a general store in Stamford, which soon became the leading establishment of the kind in Southern Vermont. Later he went into partnership with his brother and founded the Houghton Chemical Works at Stamford, for the manufacture of red and iron liquors and acetic acid. In selling these products he became acquainted with many of the prominent manufacturers throughout New England and before he was twenty-one years of age.
His acquaintance led him to seek a larger field for his business operations and in 1868 he began business in North Adams, Massachusetts, in real estate, developing a prominent farm near Houghtonville, and operating the Parker Mill in connection with the grain business. One year later, in partnership with others, he obtained the property and business of the Beaver Mill.
In 1870, he organized the North Pownal Manufacturing Company, and bought the Plunkett and Barber Cotton Mill and property, greatly enlarging its facilities and business. The same year he and his parents removed from Stamford to North Adams, where he has since lived. In 1873, he became connected with the Arnold Print Works, its Treasurer in 1876, and its President in 1883, continuing in that position and in its management until his death.
He bought the mill and property of the Williamstown Manufacturing Company in 1877, and operated it until his death. In 1878, the Arnold Print Works bought the Eclipse Mill and property, and, in 1896, enlarged both this mill and the Beaver Mill to many times their original capacity, thus equipping them for the finest cotton manufacturing in the country.
From 1893 to 1914 he was a director of the West End Street Railway of Boston; from 1895 to 1914 a director of the Boston and Albany Railroad; and from 1896 to the time of his death a director of the International Trust company of Boston.
He was a Trustee and member of financial committee of Williams College; President of the North Adams Savings Bank; Vice-President of the Adams National Bank of North Adams, and a director of the Berkshire Life Insurance Company of Pittsfield.
He was the first Mayor of the City of North Adams.
He was married in 1866 to Cordelia J. Smith of Stamford, Vermont.
She and two daughters, Mrs. W. A. Gallup of North Adams, and Mrs. Andrew P. McKean of Troy, New York, survive.
Mr. Houghton was a very charitable man and was a liberal contributor to every good cause. Among the many tributes to his memory the following are quoted:
"The history of Mr. Houghton's achievements is really a history of the development of the fine printed wash goods business in America. Primarily the Arnold print works were engaged in calico printing, but he foresaw the possibility of the demand in this country for the finer grades of cottons. Perhaps the thing that he will be longest remembered for was his confidence in the cotton warp and silk filling fabric, now so popular everywhere, and a distinctively American creation.
"In the death of Mr. Houghton, the Commonwealth loses one of its foremost citizens, a great benefactor and most useful public servant. His life should be the beacon light for all young men to follow. His success should give them encouragement in hours of despoair. he knew no such word as fail. He had full confidence in himself, and his ability to accomplish whatever he undertook.
"From a poor country boy in a Vermont village he rose to the highest places in the industrial, political, and social life of this Commonwealth."


Berkshire Co. Hx:

ALBERT C. HOUGHTON.
Of the men whose achievements in the world of manufacture have been of longest significance in Berkshire county, the gentleman whose name introduces this narrative takes conspicuous rank. He is a native of Stamford, Vermont, and, starting in life with no other capital than his hands and brain, has triumphed over obstacles which would have defeated most men, and today occupies a leading position among the progressive, successful business men of the United States.


NE States: He relinquished the study of the law and began a business career in Stamford VT when he was 18 by starting a general store, which he developed into the leading store in that section. In partnership with his brother, J. R. Houghton, he founded the Houghton Chemical Works at Stamford, manufacturing red and iron liquors and acetic acid. He began business in North Adams in 1868 in real estate and grain, operating the Parker Mill on Brooklyn St., and developed the Young farm into the suburb of Houghtonville. In 1869, forming a copartnership with others, he bought the Beaver Mill property. In 1870 he organized the North Pownal Manufacturing Company, buying the Plunkett and Barber cotton mill and property at North Pownal, VT, enlarging it extensively. In1869 he and his parents and family moved from Stamford to North Adams, where his residence continued. In 1873 he became connected with the Arnold Print Works, becoming its treasurer in 1876, and president in 1881 (still in 1897). He was president and owner of the A. J. Houghton Brewing Company of Boston, and managed that organization since the death of its founder in 1892. In 1877 he bought the mill and property of the Williamstown Manufacturing Company, and was the director. In 1878 the Arnold Print Works bought the Ecllipse Mill and property and in 1896 both the Eclipse Mill and the Beaver Mill were enlarged to three times their original capacity and became one of the finest cotton manufacturers in the country. In 1893 he was elected a director of the West End Railway of Boston. In 1895 he became director of the Boston & Albany Railroad. In 1896 he was chosen a director of the International Trust Company of Boston. He was a trustee of Williams College, president of the North Adams Savings Bank, and vice-president of the Adams National Bank of North Adams, and a director of the Berkshire Life Insurance Company of Pittsfield. All four of his children alive in 1897 and were educated in Germany.

Mass. of To-Day: He was president of the Arnold Print Works of North Adams and its 4 cotton mills (consisting of 15 acres of brick buildings, 2000 people, and a yearly payroll of $800,000 in 1892. He had no labor strikes, the Knights of Labor said he paid the highest wages. He was a native of Stamford VT. He was a trustee of Williams College, State director if Fitchburg RR, president of North Adams Savings Bank, Vice president of Adams National Bank, director of Berkshire Life Insurance Company, and a World's Fair commissioner, a position he resigned. He was a Democrat. The State Convention of the Democratic Party chose him as a delegate to te National Convention in Chicago in 1892. He supported Cleveland. He was president of the Young Men's Democratic Club of North Adams.


In 1896 he pruchased the Sanford Blackinton mansion as a gift to the city of North Adams MA for use as a library and a memorial to his deceased brother Andrew Jackson Houghton. He donated $10,000 for its renovation. In 1898 it is opened as the Houghton Memorial Building. From 1931 to 1977 a Houghton Branch Library was also opened.

Subject: A. J. Houghton
Source: Public Libraries and Popular Education by Herbert Baxter Adams
p.121.
Very recently a large and elegant mansion was presented to the city of North Adams, Mass. by its first Mayor, the Honorable Albert C. Houghton, for a library building and as a Memorial to his brother, the late A. J. Houghton of Boston. This gift was followed with the sum of $10,000 for the needed changes to suit the purposes of a public library. "The Library is patronized by the children, if not by the adults of North Adams' extremely miscellanious foreign population." and thus performing what is now recognized as a legitimate function of American Public Libraries and public schools in educating and nationalizing the descendants of non-English-speaking immigrants. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth


In the 1890's the Houghton Mansion belonged to the former mayor of North Adams Massachusetts, Albert C. Houghton and his family. It is now a Masonic lodge and home to the Greylock Lodge A.F. & A.M. and the Naomi Chapter of the Eastern Star.

Per Mr. Paul Marino, town historian, Mr. and Mrs. Houghton had five daughters: Florence, Susan, Laura, Janet, and Mary. Laura died as a child. On August 1, 1911, Sybil Hutton and Mary Houghton accompanied by, Albert Houghton, the first mayor of North Adams Massachusetts, set out for a drive with Chauffer John Widders. The only daughter present during the accident in 1911 was Mary Houghton. Further, according to Mr. Marino, the tragic event did occur on August 1, 1911. Later in their journey Widders was forced to swerve around a road work crew on a narrow mountain road. The shoulder of the road gave out and sent the car and its occupants down the sharp embankment. Sybil Hutton died at the scene: crushed to death. Mary Houghton, who was gravely injured, was driven to the hospital by a doctor who had arrived at the scene of the accident, but she died in route. Both Mr. Houghton and Mr. Widders suffered only minor physical injuries.The male victims, Albert Houghton and John Widders, escaped with minor injuries, Sybil Hutton, who had accompanied the family, was a longtime, childhood friend of Mary Houghton and daughter of W. G. Cady, and niece of H. Torrey Cady, the second mayor of North Adams. Albert Houghton was brought home from the accident with minor injuries and expected to survive, but sadly died ten days later on August 11, 1911. CJV: NY Times gives 1914).

John Widders per all reports was highly emotional after the accident. Widders remained under close watch by advisement as people were deeply concerned for his well being. Chauffeur Wilkins remained with Widders until 2 A.M. on August 11, and another unknown friend took over watch after that. Widders advised his friend that he was going to tend to the horses, however he did not return. After a reasonable amount of time passed Widders' friend grew concerned and went looking for him. Widders was nowhere to be found. Panicked, Widders' friend called the police and the resulting search found Widders dead in the cellar of the horse barn. He had committed suicide with a horse pistol.

Marino also clarified what happened to Mr. Houghton's wife. Mr. Houghton's wife was not in the Pierce-Arrow that killed her daughter and her friend. Her daughter Florence and husband, W.A. Gallup, the son of a Methodist Minister, moved in with Mrs. Houghton after the death of A.C. Houghton and remained with her until her death by natural causes in 1918. Ownership of the property was then passed to Mr. and Mrs. Gallup and the location was later sold to the Masons in 1920.15,16,17,18
NoteTwo wealthy men
NotableNorth Adams, MA, USA, 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.19
ResearchBiography Index.
National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 50.
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Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 85 [1931]: 224.
  2. [S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 175.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Vol. 1: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 373.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, North Adams, Berkshire, MA, Box 28, Vol. 2, ED 53, Sh 66, Ln 35.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Box 921, p. 159.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 3, E.D. 55, Sh. 1, Ln. 1.
  8. [S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 176.
  9. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , North Adams, Berkshire, MA, Box 28, Vol. 2, ED 53, Sh 66, Ln 35, dwl 527-707.
  11. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: May 3, 1896.
  12. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , North Adams, Ward 5, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 632; Enumeration District: 55; Sheet 1A; line 1, dwl 172-1-1.
  13. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , North Adams Ward 5, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_572; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 58; line 32, dwl 172-258-274.
  14. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Aug 12, 1914.
  15. [S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 175-176.
  16. [S1160] Thomas C. Quinn, Massachusetts of To-Day, p. 566.
  17. [S1448] Rollin Hillyer Cooke, Berkshire Co. History, p. 205-206.
  18. [S1482] A.M., D.D. Samuel Atkins Eliot, Biographical History of Massachusetts, Albert Charles Houghton.
  19. [S1146] Grace Greylock Niles, Hoosac Valley, p. 473.
  20. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Box 1615, p. 572b, line 8, dwl 80.
  21. [S1074] Town Records: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, p. 211; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  22. [S1074] Town Records: Stamford, VT, p. 215: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  23. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 17.

Cordelia Jeannette Smith1,2

F, #30723, b. 28 January 1845, d. 26 February 1918

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

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BirthJan 28, 1845Stamford, 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 census3,4,5
MarriageSep 17, 1866Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, he age 22; mar 42 y in 1910 census3,1,4,6,2
1880 Census1880North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 36, Calico manufacturer4,7
1900 CensusJun, 1900North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 54, manufacturer, and a servant and coachman8,9
1910 Census1910North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 66, cotton goods manuf.10
DeathFeb 26, 1918North Adams, MA, USA3
ParentsDNoble W. Smith, b. MA, and Louisa Sanford, b. VT
Gen. Soc.DAR: #16836
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 17
page 301

Mrs. Cordelia I. Smith Houghton.
DAR ID Number: 16836
Born in Stamford, Vermont.
Wife of Albert C. Houghton.
Descendant of Nathan Smith, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Noble W. Smith and Louisa Sanford, his wife.11
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Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 85 [1931]: 224.
  2. [S1074] Town Records: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Vol. 1: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 373.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, North Adams, Berkshire, MA, Box 28, Vol. 2, ED 53, Sh 66, Ln 35.
  5. [S1074] Town Records: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, p. 211; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  6. [S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 176.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , North Adams, Berkshire, MA, Box 28, Vol. 2, ED 53, Sh 66, Ln 35, dwl 527-707.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 3, E.D. 55, Sh. 1, Ln. 1.
  9. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , North Adams, Ward 5, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 632; Enumeration District: 55; Sheet 1A; line 1, dwl 172-1-1.
  10. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , North Adams Ward 5, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_572; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 58; line 32, dwl 172-258-274.
  11. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 17.
  12. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Box 1615, p. 572b, line 8, dwl 80.
  13. [S1074] Town Records: Stamford, VT, p. 215: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

William Albert Gallup1,2,3,4

M, #30724, b. 5 September 1898, d. 14 January 1957

Family: Lucy Gordon Pollard

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BirthSep 5, 1898North Adams, MA, USA5,6
MarriageJun 5, 19215,4
Education1923Massuchesetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, S. B., chemistry1,7,5,4
OccupationHe worked as a statistician, research chemist for the Federal Phosphorus Co. from 1927 to 1928, and for Arthur D. Linn Co., 1928-1930. He established an investment firm in 1931, which incorporated in 1932 as the William Arthur Gallup Co. He served as Pres. and Treas. and Dir. of that group. He was a member of the Advisory Board, Investor's Trust. During World War II, he was chief of industrial manufacturing of the Office of Price Adminstration for New England. In 1952 he retired. He was a member of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.5,4
MarriageHis wife was a member of NEGHS.
Gen. Soc.Aug 9, 1930He succeeded to his father's Pilgrim Tercentenary membership in NEGHS.2
ResidenceNewton, MA, USA1
DeathJan 14, 1957Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA2
NoteFive children were born but four died in infancy.3
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Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 85 [1931]: 224.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 111 [1957]: "Memoirs", 150-151.
  3. [S1158] The Gallup Family Association, Gallup Genealogy, p. 150.
  4. [S1158] The Gallup Family Association, Gallup Genealogy, p. 188.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 111 [1957]: "Memoirs", 150.
  6. [S1158] The Gallup Family Association, Gallup Genealogy, p. 150, 188.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 373.

Peter Rawson Taft1

M, #30725, b. circa 1846, d. 1889

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Birthcirca 1846
Education1867Yale University, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, B. A.1
Death18891
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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 292.

Anne Sinton1

F, #30726

Family: Charles Phelps Taft b. 21 Dec 1843, d. 31 Dec 1929

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MarriageDec 4, 18731
Notablecirca 1929University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, USA, In memory of her husband, Mrs. Taft donated two million dollars to the University to promote the study of the humanities.2
ParentsDDavid Sinton and Jane Ellison of Cincinnati
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Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 292.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 293.

Jane Ellison Taft1

F, #30727

Family: Albert S. Ingalls

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Living1929Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA1
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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 293.

Albert S. Ingalls1

M, #30728

Family: Jane Ellison Taft

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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 293.

Anna Louise Taft1

F, #30729

Family: William Tunstall Semple

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Living1929Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, USA1
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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 293.

William Tunstall Semple1

M, #30730

Family: Anna Louise Taft

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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 293.

President William Howard Taft1,2

M, #30731, b. 15 September 1857, d. 8 March 1930

Family: Helen Herron

  • Marriage*: President William Howard Taft married Helen Herron on Jun 19, 1886.5

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BirthSep 15, 1857Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, USA3,2
Education1878Yale University, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, B. A.4
MarriageJun 19, 18865
Note1893Yale University, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, Honorary Doctor of Laws6
Occupationbetween 1896 and 1900University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, USA, professor and dean of the Law Dept.4
Notablebetween Mar 4, 1909 and 1913Washington, DC, USA, was President of the United States; defeated William Jennings Bryan3
Gen. Soc.Feb 5, 1919honorary member of the NEGHS3
Officebetween Jun 30, 1921 and 1930Washington, DC, USA, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court3
DeathMar 8, 1930Washington, DC, USA, at his home3,2
BurialMar 11, 1930National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA, USA5
Children+Robert Alphonso, Helen Herron, and Charles Phelps. Helen Herron, Ph.D. was dean of Bryn Mawr College
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Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 243-244, 292.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 40.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 243.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 244.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 248.
  6. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 246.

Louisa Maria Torrey1

F, #30732, b. 11 September 1827

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

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BirthSep 11, 1827Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1
Residencecirca 1853Millbury, MA, USA1
MarriageDec 26, 18531,2
Biographydau. of Samuel Davenport and Susan Holman (Waters) Torrey
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Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 243.
  2. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., X, section T.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 248.

Helen Herron1

F, #30733

Family: President William Howard Taft b. 15 Sep 1857, d. 8 Mar 1930

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MarriageJun 19, 18861
Biographydau. of Hon. John W. Herron of Cincinnati, OH
Children+Robert Alphonso, Helen Herron, and Charles Phelps. Helen Herron, Ph.D. was dean of Bryn Mawr College
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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 248.

Henry Waters Taft1

M, #30734

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Education1880Yale University, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, B. A.1
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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 248.

Horace Dutton Taft1

M, #30735

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Education1883Yale University, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, B. A.1
OccupationWatertown, CT, USA, founder and headmaster of the Taft School (for boys)
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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 248.

Fanny Louise Taft1

F, #30736

Family: William A. Edwards

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Marriage1
Residence1930Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA
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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 248.

William A. Edwards1

M, #30737

Family: Fanny Louise Taft

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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 84 [1930]: 248.

Alfred Houghton1

M, #30738, d. March 1829

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DeathMar, 1829Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Co., LA, USA, (3-11/4/29); ck Baton Rouge Gazette, dated 10/3/291
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  1. [S593] Western New York VRs, p. 116.

(?) Houghton1

?, #30746, b. 3 November 1811

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BaptismNov 3, 1811Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, West Church1
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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 253.

(?) Houghton1

?, #30747, b. 17 July 1814

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BaptismJul 17, 1814West Church, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1
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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 253.

James B. Hooton1

M, #30748

Family: Mary L. (?)

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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 117.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 120.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 122.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 124.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 253.
  6. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 254.

Mary L. (?)1

F, #30749

Family: James B. Hooton

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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 117.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 120.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 122.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 124.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 253.
  6. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 254.

Horace Bean Hooton1

M, #30750, b. 22 April 1832

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BaptismApr 22, 1832West Church, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1
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Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 117.