Houghton Surname Project

Agnes Ellen Hooton¹

F, #30751, b. 12 July 1840

Father*: James B. Hooton¹
Mother*: Mary L. (?)¹

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Baptism

Jul 12, 1840

West Church, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 117.
[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 123.

John Hooton¹

M, #30752, b. 14 October 1833

Father*: James B. Hooton¹
Mother*: Mary L. (?)¹

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Birth

Oct 14, 1833

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 120.

Horace James Hooton¹

M, #30753, b. 17 March 1836

Father*: James B. Hooton¹
Mother*: Mary L. (?)¹

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Birth

Mar 17, 1836

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 122.

William Alden Gale Hooton¹

M, #30754, b. 11 January 1841

Father*: James B. Hooton¹
Mother*: Mary L. (?)¹

Biography

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Birth

Jan 11, 1841

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 124.

Mary Catherine Hooton¹

F, #30755, b. 29 March 1846

Father*: James B. Hooton¹
Mother*: Mary L. (?)¹

Biography

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Birth

Mar 29, 1846

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 254.

Joseph Bean Hooton¹

M, #30756, b. 14 September 1845

Father*: James B. Hooton¹
Mother*: Mary L. (?)¹

Biography

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Baptism

Sep 14, 1845

West Church, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 253.

Laureta Houghton¹

F, #30757

Family: John Dickinson

Marriage*: Laureta Houghton married John Dickinson.¹

Dexter Dickinson+² b. 27 Jan 1794, d. 7 Oct 1872

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: "William Dam and His Descendants", 108.
[S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 108.

John Dickinson¹

M, #30758

Family: Laureta Houghton

Marriage*: John Dickinson married Laureta Houghton.¹

Dexter Dickinson+² b. 27 Jan 1794, d. 7 Oct 1872

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: "William Dam and His Descendants", 108.
[S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 108.

Dexter Dickinson¹

M, #30759, b. 27 January 1794, d. 7 October 1872

Father*: John Dickinson¹
Mother*: Laureta Houghton¹

Family: Cyrene Hazeltine Dam b. 25 Feb 1808, d. 17 Nov 1869

Marriage*: Dexter Dickinson married Cyrene Hazeltine Dam on Oct 1, 1840 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

Sarah Frances Dickinson¹ b. 29 Aug 1841, d. 27 Mar 1844
Cyrene Dickinson¹ b. 31 Aug 1843, d. 7 May 1892
Adelaide Dickinson¹ b. 14 Apr 1845
Albert Dickinson¹ b. 29 Aug 1847, d. May 1898

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Birth

Jan 27, 1794

Conway, Franklin Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Oct 1, 1840

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Association

1847

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Vice-President²

Residence

1847

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA²

Death

Oct 7, 1872

Townsend, MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 108.
[S247] Unknown author, Constitution of Houghton Association, p. 1.

Cyrene Hazeltine Dam¹

F, #30760, b. 25 February 1808, d. 17 November 1869

Family: Dexter Dickinson b. 27 Jan 1794, d. 7 Oct 1872

Marriage*: Cyrene Hazeltine Dam married Dexter Dickinson, son of John Dickinson and Laureta Houghton, on Oct 1, 1840 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

Sarah Frances Dickinson¹ b. 29 Aug 1841, d. 27 Mar 1844
Cyrene Dickinson¹ b. 31 Aug 1843, d. 7 May 1892
Adelaide Dickinson¹ b. 14 Apr 1845
Albert Dickinson¹ b. 29 Aug 1847, d. May 1898

Biography

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Birth

Feb 25, 1808

Marriage

Oct 1, 1840

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Nov 17, 1869

Townsend, MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 108.

Sarah Frances Dickinson¹

F, #30761, b. 29 August 1841, d. 27 March 1844

Father*: Dexter Dickinson¹ b. 27 Jan 1794, d. 7 Oct 1872
Mother*: Cyrene Hazeltine Dam¹ b. 25 Feb 1808, d. 17 Nov 1869

Biography

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Birth

Aug 29, 1841

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Mar 27, 1844

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 108.

Cyrene Dickinson¹

F, #30762, b. 31 August 1843, d. 7 May 1892

Father*: Dexter Dickinson¹ b. 27 Jan 1794, d. 7 Oct 1872
Mother*: Cyrene Hazeltine Dam¹ b. 25 Feb 1808, d. 17 Nov 1869

Biography

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Birth

Aug 31, 1843

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Death

May 7, 1892

Wheatland, CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 108.

Adelaide Dickinson¹

F, #30763, b. 14 April 1845

Father*: Dexter Dickinson¹ b. 27 Jan 1794, d. 7 Oct 1872
Mother*: Cyrene Hazeltine Dam¹ b. 25 Feb 1808, d. 17 Nov 1869

Family: Benjamin Franklin Dam b. 15 Aug 1841, d. 8 Nov 1879

Marriage*: Adelaide Dickinson married Benjamin Franklin Dam on Aug 9, 1871 at Townsend, MA, USA, her first cousin.¹

Biography

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Birth

Apr 14, 1845

Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Aug 9, 1871

Townsend, MA, USA, her first cousin¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 108.

Benjamin Franklin Dam¹

M, #30764, b. 15 August 1841, d. 8 November 1879

Family: Adelaide Dickinson b. 14 Apr 1845

Marriage*: Benjamin Franklin Dam married Adelaide Dickinson, daughter of Dexter Dickinson and Cyrene Hazeltine Dam, on Aug 9, 1871 at Townsend, MA, USA, her first cousin.¹

Biography

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Birth

Aug 15, 1841

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Aug 9, 1871

Townsend, MA, USA, her first cousin¹

Residence

Wheatland, CA, USA¹

Death

Nov 8, 1879

Wheatland, CA, USA¹

Biography

son of Cyrus King and Charlotte (Gould) Dam

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 108.

Albert Dickinson¹

M, #30765, b. 29 August 1847, d. May 1898

Father*: Dexter Dickinson¹ b. 27 Jan 1794, d. 7 Oct 1872
Mother*: Cyrene Hazeltine Dam¹ b. 25 Feb 1808, d. 17 Nov 1869

Biography

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Birth

Aug 29, 1847

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Death

May, 1898

NJ, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 108.

Annie Maria Lane¹

F, #30766, b. April 1829, d. 11 January 1908

Father*: William Homer Lane¹ b. 4 Aug 1785, d. 11 Jun 1865
Mother*: Harriet Houghton¹ b. 11 Sep 1797, d. b 1850

Family: Thomas Hovey Gage M.D. b. 22 May 1806, d. 17 Sep 1909

Marriage*: Annie Maria Lane married Thomas Hovey Gage M.D.¹

Thomas Hovey Gage LL.B, M.A.+² b. 13 Jan 1865, d. 15 Jul 1938

Biography

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Birth

Apr, 1829

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 16 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

Death

Jan 11, 1908

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 90.
[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 90.

Thomas Hovey Gage M.D.¹

M, #30767, b. 22 May 1806, d. 17 September 1909

Family: Annie Maria Lane b. Apr 1829, d. 11 Jan 1908

Marriage*: Thomas Hovey Gage M.D. married Annie Maria Lane, daughter of William Homer Lane and Harriet Houghton.¹

Thomas Hovey Gage LL.B, M.A.+² b. 13 Jan 1865, d. 15 Jul 1938

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Birth

May 22, 1806

Waterford, ME, USA¹

Education

1852

Harvard College, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Occupation

a physician, president of the Massachusetts Medical Society

Marriage

Residence

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Sep 17, 1909

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 90.
[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 90.

Thomas Hovey Gage LL.B, M.A.¹

M, #30768, b. 13 January 1865, d. 15 July 1938

Father*: Thomas Hovey Gage M.D.¹ b. 22 May 1806, d. 17 Sep 1909
Mother*: Annie Maria Lane¹ b. Apr 1829, d. 11 Jan 1908

Family: Mary Alice Chase

Marriage*: Thomas Hovey Gage LL.B, M.A. married Mary Alice Chase on Jun 8, 1898 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Mary Hovey Gage¹

Biography

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Notable

Birth

Jan 13, 1865

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Education

1886

Harvard College, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, B. A.¹

Occupation

He practiced law in Worcester; from 1900, as a member of Gage, Hamilton, and June. In 1929, the Governor appointed him a member of the Judical Council of Mass. In WWI he was a member of the US Food Admin. and acted ass a fuel administrator of Worcester. He served as president of the Mass. Bar Assoc. He edited and published "Notes on the History of Waterford, Maine," in 1913, and "Amos Gage of Bethel, Maine."¹

Marriage

Jun 8, 1898

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Gen. Soc.

Dec 4, 1907

NEGHS; life member, 3 May 1911¹

Notable

1925

NEGHR article on John Houghton descendants

Author

1925

first cousins; "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and some of his descendants."²

Death

Jul 15, 1938

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 90.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400.

Mary Alice Chase¹

F, #30769

Family: Thomas Hovey Gage LL.B, M.A. b. 13 Jan 1865, d. 15 Jul 1938

Marriage*: Mary Alice Chase married Thomas Hovey Gage LL.B, M.A., son of Thomas Hovey Gage M.D. and Annie Maria Lane, on Jun 8, 1898 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Mary Hovey Gage¹

Biography

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Marriage

Jun 8, 1898

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

ParentsD

Charles Augustus and Mary Teresa (Clark) Chase

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 90.

Mary Hovey Gage¹

F, #30770

Father*: Thomas Hovey Gage LL.B, M.A.¹ b. 13 Jan 1865, d. 15 Jul 1938
Mother*: Mary Alice Chase¹

Family: Albert White Rice

Marriage*: Mary Hovey Gage married Albert White Rice.¹

Biography

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Birth

Education

1923

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA, A. B.¹

Marriage

Residence

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 90.

Albert White Rice¹

M, #30771

Family: Mary Hovey Gage

Marriage*: Albert White Rice married Mary Hovey Gage, daughter of Thomas Hovey Gage LL.B, M.A. and Mary Alice Chase.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 90.

Mary Electa Davis¹

F, #30772, b. 16 August 1835, d. 16 February 1894

Family: Simon Willard Stevens b. 13 Jul 1822, d. 11 Jan 1892

Marriage*: Mary Electa Davis married Simon Willard Stevens, son of Dr. Benjamin Willard Stevens J. P. and Celinda Miranda Houghton.¹

Edwin Henry Stevens¹ b. 2 Mar 1861, d. 14 Apr 1939
Mary Stephens

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Birth

Aug 16, 1835

Ludlow, Windsor Co., VT, USA¹

Marriage

Death

Feb 16, 1894

Shelburne Falls, MA, USA¹

ParentsD

Isaac Davis and Mary Piper

Pedigree

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 286.

Chloe Carpenter^1,2

F, #30773, b. 10 April 1808, d. 20 January 1874

Family: James Houghton b. 4 May 1805, d. 12 Feb 1881

Marriage: Chloe Carpenter married James Houghton, son of Jonathan Houghton and Elizabeth Peck.^1,2,3

Julia Ann Houghton b. 6 Mar 1828, d. 1 Sep 1866
Andrew Jackson Houghton b. 8 Feb 1830, d. 1892
James Royal Houghton+⁸ b. 9 Apr 1832, d. 1 Dec 1896
Augustus Houghton⁹ b. bt 1830 - 1835
Hudson C. Houghton+^3,10 b. 1836, d. 21 Feb 1874
Emeline Houghton³ b. 17 Sep 1837, d. 3 Nov 1909
Annis E. Houghton^3,11 b. 30 Dec 1840, d. 30 Apr 1863
Chloe Marie Houghton+¹² b. 1846, d. 6 Dec 1905
Albert Charles Houghton+^13,14 b. 13 Apr 1846, d. 11 Aug 1914
Harriet Houghton^3,15 b. 1848

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Birth

Apr 10, 1808

Readsboro, VT, USA, dd calc; Apr 23 on GS; age 42 in 1850 census; age 52 in 1860 census; age 62 in 1870 census^3,4

1850 Census

1850

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 45, a farmer, property $8000⁵

1860 Census

1860

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 55, a merchant, property $1000-1300⁶

1870 Census

1870

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, 6 houses from son James Royal; age 64, a farmer, property $5000-$500⁷

Death

Jan 20, 1874

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 65-9-10, of pleuresy⁴

Burial

Contra Costa Co., CA, USA¹

ParentsD

Richard Carpenter and Annis Molton⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S48] California Cemetery Records, II, p. 279.
[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 373.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Box 921, p. 159.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, p. 221: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Box 921, p. 159, line 40 , dwl 9.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., VT, Box 1316, p. 1062, line 30, dwl 83-89.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Box 1615, p. 572b, line 8, dwl 80-81.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, VT, p. 1527?: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, Benningston Co., VT, p. 204: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, p. 211: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1670-1870.
[S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 175.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Vol. 1: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, p. 2; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.