Alf Guldahl1

M, #43711

Family: Harriett Florence Houghton b. 5 Jun 1928

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MarriageAug 20, 1955Medford, OR, USA1
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  1. [S415] E-mail from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan. 20, 2000.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.

Charles Henry Houghton Jr1

M, #43712, b. 13 August 1924, d. 17 January 2000

Family: Rita Agnes Fitzgerald b. 21 Jan 1927, d. 5 Aug 2002

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BirthAug 13, 1924Medford, MA, USA, age 5 in 1930 census; age 15 in 1940 census1,2,3
Notable1943After the war, he remained in Europe with the Occupation Forces, and was assigned to a military intelligence unit in Vienna. His work included identifying and locating suspected Nazi war criminals, and he helped capture a number of Nazis attempting to flee Europe.

He was later transferred to the American section of the Landsberg Prison in Augsburg, Germany, the execution site for Dachau war criminals and the prison in which Adolph Hitler had written his book "Mein Kampf." Mr. Houghton's job was debriefing and recording the works of Dachau Commandant Martin Weiss, among others.
Mil. EnlsMar 12, 1943Middlesex, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Name: Charles H Houghton Birth Year: 1924 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Massachusetts State: Massachusetts County or City: Middlesex Enlistment Date: 12 Mar 1943 Enlistment State: Massachusetts Enlistment City: Boston Branch: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Student, High School, Academic or Copper Or Tinsmith* (Coppersmith. ) or Sheet Metal Worker* An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 98 Weight: 1194
Marriage5
Last LocSomerville, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Zip 021431
DeathJan 17, 2000Somerville, MA, USA, age 751,6,3
ObituaryJan 19, 2000Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Obituary from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000:

Charles Houghton; at 75

Helped capture Nazi war criminals

By Tara Yaekel, Globe Correspondent, 1/19/2000

Charles H. Houghton, a lawyer and former Army colonel credited with capturing Nazi war criminals after World War II, died Monday in his Somerville home after a lengthy illness. He was 75. Born in Medford and raised in Somerville, Mr. Houghton was educated in Somerville public schools and enlisted in the Army in 1943, serving as a paratrooper. After the war, he remained in Europe with the Occupation Forces, and was assigned to a military intelligence unit in Vienna. His work included identifying and locating suspected Nazi war criminals, and he helped capture a number of Nazis attempting to flee Europe.
He was later transferred to the American section of the Landsberg Prison in Augsburg, Germany, the execution site for Dachau war criminals and the prison in which Adolph Hitler had written his book ''Mein Kampf.'' Mr. Houghton's job was debriefing and recording the works of Dachau Commandant Martin Weiss, among others. When Mr. Houghton returned home, he studied at the University of Utah and graduated from Boston College Law School in 1950. He opened a private law practice and reentered federal service as a special agent with the Naval Intelligence Agency.

He later served as civil defense director for the city of Somerville, and was appointed director of the US Naval District One Office of Military Intelligence.

He remained in this position until the mid-1970s, when he was appointed administrative judge for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He retired from federal service in 1985.

Mr. Houghton served as president of the Somerville Bar Association and St. Catherine's Holy Name Society, and was a member of the American Legion, the 82d Airborne Division Association, and the St. Vincent DePaul Society. He was also a former member of the Walnut Street Center board of directors.

He leaves his wife, Agnes (Fitzgerald); a son, Charles Jr. of Somerville; seven daughters, Maureen Foster, Sheila Tracy, and Rita, Kathleen, Brenda, and Mary, all of Somerville, and Eileen Phillips of Arlington; and 12 grandchildren.

A funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. tomorrow in St. Catherine of Genoa Church in Somerville. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford.7,5
BurialOak Grove Cemetery, Medford, MA, USA8
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_928; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 431; Image: 0664; line 66, dwl 11-159-308.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  4. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.
  5. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  7. [S415] E-mail from John Cardinal, Jan. 20, 2000.
  8. [S1391] Unknown author, US Veterans Gravesites ca 1775-2005.

Rita Agnes Fitzgerald1

F, #43713, b. 21 January 1927, d. 5 August 2002

Family: Charles Henry Houghton Jr b. 13 Aug 1924, d. 17 Jan 2000

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BirthJan 21, 1927MA, USA2
Marriage3
Living2000Somerville, MA, USA
DeathAug 5, 2002Somerville, MA, USA1
ObituaryAug 8, 2002Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Boston Globe, The (MA) - August 8, 2002
Deceased Name: HOUGHTON, Rita Agnes (Fitzger ald)
HOUGHTON, Rita Agnes (Fitzger ald)

Of Somerville, August 5. Beloved wife of the late Charles H. Houghton, Jr. Mother of Rita Houghton of Somerville, Maureen Foster and her husband Michael of Somerville, Eileen Phillips and her husband Michael of Arlington, Kathleen Houghton, Sheila Tracy and her husband Paul, Charles Houghton III, Brenda and Mary Houghton all of Somerville. Daughter of the late David and Belinda (Law) Fitzgerald. Sister of Bridget Reicherter of NY, Maureen Madigan of Swampscott and the late Mary Stelmaszyk, Lily Reicherter, David and Florence Fitzgerald and Patricia Howlett. Grandmother of Danielle, Michael, Jonathan, Brian and Brendan Phillips, Megan, Alex, Diana and Emily Foster, Christine and Patrick Tracy and Charlie Houghton. Rita is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Cota-Struzziero-McKenna Funeral Home, 197 Washington St., SOMERVILLE, on Friday, August 9 at 9 AM. Funeral Mass in St. Catherine of Genoa Church, 179 Summer St., Somerville at 10 AM. Relatives and friends may call at the Funeral Home Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Interment Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford. Rita was a member of the St. Catherine's Ladies' Guild and Somerville Hospital Ladies' Auxiliary. (cotafuneralhomes .com) (617) 625-61501
BurialOak Grove Cemetery, Medford, MA, USA
ParentsDDavid and Belinda (Law) Fitzgerald
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  3. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.

Charles Houghton III1

M, #43714

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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.

Maureen Houghton1

F, #43715, b. 16 December 1952

Family: Michael Richard Foster

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BirthDec 16, 19522
Marriage1
AddressOct 26, 2003Maureen Foster, [email protected]
Contributnher family2
Living2014
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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.
  2. [S601] Family Group Sheet, from Maureen Houghton, Oct 26, 2003.

Michael Richard Foster1,2

M, #43716

Family: Maureen Houghton b. 16 Dec 1952

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Marriage1
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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.
  2. [S601] Family Group Sheet, from Maureen Houghton, Oct 26, 2003.

Sheila Houghton1

F, #43717

Family: Paul Tracy

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Living2014Somerville, MA, USA2
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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Paul Tracy1

M, #43718

Family: Sheila Houghton

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Marriage1
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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Mary Houghton1

F, #43719

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Living2000Somerville, MA, USA2
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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Rita M. Houghton1,2

F, #43720, b. circa 1952, d. 25 January 2014

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Birthcirca 1952
Living2002Somerville, MA, USA
DeathJan 25, 2014Somerville, MA, USA, age 622
ObituaryJan 28, 2014Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Houghton, Rita M.

62, of Somerville, passed away January 25, 2014, after a long illness. Rita was the loving daughter of the late Charles and Agnes (Fitzgerald) Houghton of Somerville. She was the beloved sister of Maureen Foster and her husband Michael, Sheila Tracy and her husband Paul, Kathleen, Charles, Brenda, and Mary Houghton, all of Somerville, and the late Eileen Phillips of Arlington. She was the loving aunt of Danielle O'Hearn and her husband Timothy, Megan Costa and her husband Jason, Michael, Jonathan, Brendan and Brian Phillips, Diana and Emily Foster, Christine and Patrick Tracy, Charlie Houghton, and the late Alexander Foster, as well as GreatAunt of Caiden and Mackenzie O'Hearn and Arianna Costa. Funeral procession from the George L. Doherty Funeral Home, 855 Broadway (Powder House Sq.) SOMERVILLE, Saturday morning at 9am, followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Catherine Church, Somerville at 10:00. Relatives and friends invited. Calling hours Friday 4-8. Rita taught in the Somerville Public Schools for 32 years as a classroom teacher at the East Somerville Community School, Winter Hill Community School, and the Brown School, as well as K-8 Librarian and K-8 Technology Specialist. Rita also served as Curator of Education for the Franklin Park Zoo, and on the Board of Directors of the Gulf of Maine Marine Educators Association. Rita volunteered her time for a variety of causes, including the Somerville Special Olympics and as an education volunteer at the Stone Zoo. After retirement Rita devoted much of her time as a volunteer with the Greyhound Adoption Services in Salisbury MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Greyhound Adoption Services, 16 Jak-Len Drive, Salisbury, MA, 19520.
Published in The Boston Globe from Jan. 28 to Jan. 29, 20142
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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx

Brenda Houghton1

F, #43721

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Living2000Somerville, MA, USA
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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.

Kathleen Houghton1

F, #43722

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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.

Eileen Houghton1

F, #43723, d. 9 December 2010

Family: Michael D. Phillips Sr

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Living2000Arlington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA
ObituaryJan 5, 2010Eileen Houghton Phillips of Arlington, formerly of Somerville, December 9, 2010. Eileen was the daughter of the late Charles and A Houghton, beloved wife of Michael D. Phillips, Sr., mother of Somerville FireFighter Danielle O'Hearrt and her husband Timothy, US Army Captain Michael D., Jr., 155 Marine LCPL Jonathan axles, Brendan P., and Brian C. Phillips. Sister of Rita, Kathleen, Chles, Brenda and Mary Houghton of Somerville, Maureen and Michael Foster and Sheila and Paul Tracy, also of Somerville. Eileen was an employee of Delta Airlines, and a long-time employee of Lawrence General Hospital. Funeral services were held. at St. Eulalia's Church in Winchester.

Published in The Arlington Advocate from January 5 to January 12, 2011
DeathDec 9, 2010Arlington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA2
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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-arlington/…
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Michael D. Phillips Sr1

M, #43724

Family: Eileen Houghton d. 9 Dec 2010

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Marriage1
Living2010Arlington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA2
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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from the Boston Globe, Wednesday 19 Jan 2000.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-arlington/…
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Ruth Houghton1

F, #43725, b. 8 May 1761

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BirthMay 8, 1761only in MLM; not in Leominster VRs1
ResearchMLM gives these Ruths as marrying Ebenezer Haven1
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  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 27.

Loren Houghton1

M, #43726, b. 20 July 1823, d. 3 August 1898

Family 1: Esther M. Scott b. 27 Mar 1824, d. 13 Apr 1855

Family 2: Martha Doughty b. Oct 1834

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BirthJul 20, 1823Camden, Oneida Co., NY, USA, age 26 in 1850 census; age 35 in 1860 census; age 44 in 1870 census; age 53 in 1880 census2,3
Marriage18442,3
1850 Census1850Carlisle, Lorain Co., OH, USA, age 26, a farmer, property $4003
Marriage18574,2
1860 CensusJul 24, 1860Woodland, Barry Co., MI, USA, age 35, farmer; property $1200-3005
1870 Census1870Boston Twp, Ionia Co., MI, USA, age 44, a farmer, property $1500-500; and Cornelius Elvert, 25, OH, and Rosa Elvert, 22, MI6,4
1880 Census1880Orange, Ionia Co., MI, USA, age 53, a farmer1
DeathAug 3, 1898Woodland Twp, Barry Co., MI, USA, at his home, age 75 y 14 d7
ObituaryAug, 1898Loren Houghton Died, at his home in Woodland, Barry County, August 3rd, 1898, Loren Houghton, aged 75 years and 14 days.
Deceased was born in Camden, Oneida county, New York, on the 20th cay of July, 1823, was the youngest of nine children born to Jacob Houghton and Chatilda (Groveyer) Houghton. At the age of ten years he commenced the work of driving teams on the Erie canal a business which he followed more less until he was twenty-two years of age, when he married Esther M. Scott of Pittsfield, Lorain county, Ohio, where he bought a farm and lived until the fall of 1852, then moving his family consisting of wife and three children to what was then the back woods of Michigan. He settled on section two of Woodland township, near where the Meyers church was afterwards built. In April, 1855, his wife died, after a long sickness, the cause of her death being consumption, leaving him with three small children to care for, which he did for a time, doing his own cooking, clearing land, and working on the farm or what was to be a farm, as the clearing was small and not a neighbor’s house in sight; but he soon tired of living alone and married for his second wife Martha Doughty, who survives him. In 1862 he sold his farm in Woodland and moved to Kalamazoo county, but not liking it there he returned and bought a piece of land in Odessa, then he moved into the township of Boston, then Berlin, the Orange, but none seemed so congenial as his first choice and in 1882 he purchased of Wm. Curtis the farm on which he lived until his death.
He was the father of six children, five of whom survive him: Loren A. is a physician in Isabella county, Rosilia, the wife of J. C. Elvert, of Cameron, Orange, Ionia county; C. E. Houghton, who lives on the old farm in Woodland; and Dinora, wife of C. Reeder of this village; and Franklin who died in childhood.
In religion the deceased was not a member of any church but a believer in God and the final salvation of all mankind.8
Burial1898Jordan Mauch Cemetery, Barry Co., MI, USA9
ParentsSparents born in MA
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  1. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Orange, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: T9_584; Family History Film: 1254584; Page: 243C; Enumeration District: 99; sheet 23, line 5, dwl 223-230.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Larry R. Houghton, Jan 7, 2006.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Carlisle, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 445; line 15, dwl 830-868.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Boston, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 676, p. 371b, line 3, dwl 234.
  5. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Woodland, Barry, Michigan; Roll: M653_536; Page: 784; sheet 171; line 30, dwl 1375-1284.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Ellen J. Picard, Dec. 10, 1999.
  7. [S805] Grace L. Knox and Barbara B. Ferris, CT Nutmeggers Who Migrated, The Library of Michigan, Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920, Rolls 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008345849; Roll Number: 4; Certificate Number: 10.
  8. [S415] E-mail from Larry R. Houghton, Jan 10, 2006.
  9. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.interment.net/data/us/mi/barry/jordan.htm

Esther M. Scott1,2

F, #43727, b. 27 March 1824, d. 13 April 1855

Family: Loren Houghton b. 20 Jul 1823, d. 3 Aug 1898

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BirthMar 27, 1824VT, USA, age 26, VT, in 1850 census; 1880 & 1930 census of son Epaphroditus gives NY2,3
Origin1844Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH, USA4
Marriage18442,3
1850 Census1850Carlisle, Lorain Co., OH, USA, age 26, a farmer, property $4003
DeathApr 13, 1855Woodland Twp, Barry Co., MI, USA2
ParentsDJohn and Sally Scott, 67 and 62, VT, in 1860
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Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Carlisle Twp, Lorain Co., OH, Box 705, p. 445, line 15, dwl 830.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Larry R. Houghton, Jan 7, 2006.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Carlisle, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 445; line 15, dwl 830-868.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Larry R. Houghton, Jan 10, 2006: Obituary of Loren Houghton.

Dr Loren Alfonso Houghton1

M, #43728, b. 30 January 1845, d. 11 April 1907

Family: Diana Foster b. 30 Jul 1848, d. 26 Jun 1928

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BirthJan 30, 1845Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH, USA, age 5 in 1850 census; age 15 in 1860 census; age 25 in 1870 census; age 35 in 1880 census; age 55 in 1900 census3,4,1,2
1860 Census1860Woodland Twp, Barry Co., MI, USA, age 15, laborer; with John and Sally Scott, 67 and 62, VT5
Milit-BegCivil War. He was a teamster.The local mules and horses in the Chattanooga area where he was serving, had been trained with only one rein. To go left, you pulled left. To go right, you laid the rein over the horse's neck and pulled right. Loren was driving a wagon down a hill and thought the horse (or mule) was going too fast so he pulled on the rein. The critter followed orders and turned into a side hill (rather than slowing down) which resulted in dumping the wagon full of supplies.6
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1870 Census1870Boston Twp, Ionia Co., MI, USA7
GraduationMar 27, 1872University of Michigan Medical School
MarriageJun 15, 1873St. Louis, MI, USA, mar 27 years in 1900 census3,1
1880 Census1880Berlin, Ionia Co., MI, USA, age 35, a doctor8
Immigrationcirca 1883Blanchard, Isabella Co., MI, USA, at age 89
1900 Census1900Rolland, Isabella Co., MI, USA, age 55, a physician; and mother in law Cordelia Foster, b. 1828, 72, MI, NY, NY4,10
DeathApr 11, 1907Blanchard, Isabella Co., MI, USA, at home, age 621,9
ObituaryApr, 1907Former Citizen Passed Away

Dr. L. A. Houghton of Blanchard, Isabella county, died on Thursday, April 10 (1907) aged 62 years at his home in that village. He once was a resident of Charlotte, probably about 1868 to 1870 where for some time he was a drug clerk in the store of G. V. Collins. In those days he was familiarly known by his intimate friends as “Bony.” He came here from Woodland. He finally studied medicine with Dr. S. Perkey, and attended the University at Ann Arbor, graduating in 1872. On June 15, 1873 he was married to Miss Diana Foster, of Carmel, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Foster, and soon located in Ionia county, where he practiced medicine several years, moving to Blanchard in 1883 where he continued in his profession. He leaves two sons, one a farmer and the other a teacher in the public school. It is said that Dr. Houghton was an hororable man both in and out of his profession, and greatly respected by all. Aside from his practice he owned a good drug store, and had erected two two story building(s), besides owning as good a residence as any in that section. He will be remembered by many people here who know him well in his earlier years, and knew him also as a steady young man who gained and retained the confidence of those who became acquainted with him.11
BurialBlanchard, Isabella Co., MI, USA1
BiographyLarry R. Houghton: I believe I have an obituary of Dr. Loren A. Houghton.... My cousin, Frederick, has his office ledger book from his medical days. I have never seen it, but was told that Dr. Houghton took a lot of produce, meat and eggs in trade for his medical services. His practice was in the Blanchard, MI area. At that time, there were enough bears in the area that he carried a revolver while on horse back whenever he made housecalls. Frederick has the pistol. I have four of his medical notebooks from the medical school at the University of Michigan; my son has his sheepskin diploma, still in good shape considering it is an 1872 document. I also have a captain's chair which was given to him when he started his practice.
I recall my Aunt Leatha Teeter who was five years old when Dr. Houghton died, saying "I remember seeing him lying on his bed with his white beard on top of the covers." Loren Houghton studied under a doctor in Saginaw, MI, then went to the University of Michigan for, I believe, two years. He returned to Woodland Township and worked with one or two local doctors. When he heard that Blanchard was without a doctor (the previous one may have died or moved on), he decided to move there and set up practice. He purchased the first frame house built in town by the town's founder, P.G. Blanchard. The house still stands and is occupied by only its fourth owner, Donald Myers, a distant cousin of mine. I believe the moving date of 1883 is probably correct. His office was in the front corner of the home, accessible from the front living room. It also had a stairway leading to the second floor. The office had an outside entrace off a small porch with a cement walkway which branched off of the main one leading to a long porch along the other side of the house. Dr. Houghton was a fairly small man. Based on his wool dress coat in our possession and of a photo/portrait of him, he was probably around 5'-6" and 130 pounds.
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Larry R. Houghton, Jan 7, 2006.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Carlisle, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 445; line 15, dwl 830-868.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Berlin Twp, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 10, E.D. 100, Sh. 15, Ln. 12.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Rolland, Isabella Co., MI, Reel 92, V. 33, E.D. 77, S. 7, Ln. 3.
  5. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Woodland, Barry, Michigan; Roll: M653_536; Page: 784; sheet 161; line 14, dwl 1284-1195.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Jane Houghton Hadley (Preziose), Jan 10, 2006.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Ellen J. Picard, Dec. 10, 1999.
  8. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Berlin Twp, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 10, E.D. 100, Sh. 15, Ln. 12, dwl 125-128.
  9. [S1444] Isaac A. Fancher, Past and present of Isabella County, Michigan, p. 620.
  10. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Rolland, Isabella Co., Michigan; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 77; Sheet: 7A; line 3, dwl 147-149.
  11. [S415] E-mail from Larry R. Houghton, Jan 10, 2006: Obituary of Dr. Loren Houghton.

Rosilia Houghton1

F, #43729, b. circa 1848

Family: J. Cornelius Elvert b. c 1845

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Birthcirca 1848Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH, USA, age 2 in 1850 census; age 12 in 1860 census2,3
Marriage1
Living1898Cameron, Orange, Ionia Co., MI, USA4
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Larry R. Houghton, Jan 7, 2006.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Carlisle, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 445; line 15, dwl 830-868.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Larry R. Houghton, April 8, 2009.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Larry R. Houghton, Jan 10, 2006: Obituary of Loren Houghton.

Harriett Houghton1

F, #43730, b. circa 1838

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Birthcirca 1838NY, USA, age 12 in 1850 census1
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  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Elyria, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 520; line 26, dwl 1920-2010.

Almina Houghton1

F, #43731, b. 18 November 1848, d. 30 June 1920

Family: Abram Packard b. 1842, d. 5 Apr 1892

  • Marriage*: Almina Houghton married Abram Packard on Aug 3, 1867 at Dundee, Monroe Co., MI, USA, at the home of William Houghton, per pension papers of Abram Packard; Harry Houghton and Frank Packard were witnesses.3

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BirthNov 18, 1848Lorain Co., OH, USA, age 1 in 1850 census; age 11 in 1860 census1,2
MarriageAug 3, 1867Dundee, Monroe Co., MI, USA, at the home of William Houghton, per pension papers of Abram Packard; Harry Houghton and Frank Packard were witnesses3
DeathJun 30, 1920Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., MI, USA, Grand Traverse County Records2,4
BurialEast Kasson Cemetery, Leelanau Co., MI, USA2
BiographyMina's mother died shortly after birth and she lived with her grandparents Stephen and Esther (her mothers parents).

Mina married Abram Packard on August 3, 1867 in Monroe County, MI. Their children are Elmer, Ernie and Eugene. Parents: William Houghton and Elmina/Almira Grinnells. Mina's mother died shortly after birth and she lived with her grandparents Stephen and Esther (Dodge) Grinnells in Lorain County, Ohio. Last name is different on all Census.
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Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Elyria, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 532
    line 34, dwl 2075-2182.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Lynn Molaski, May 16, 2009.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Lynn Molaski, January 30, 2011.
  4. [S10] Gravestone, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  5. [S10] Gravestone, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Polly (?)1

F, #43732, b. circa 1806

Family: Daniel Houghton b. 10 Apr 1804

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Birthcirca 1806MA, USA, age 44 in 1850 census; age 54 in 1860 census; age 64 in 1870 census; age 73 in 1880 census; 1880 census of son Nelson gives NY as bp2,1
Marriage1
1850 Census1850Russell, Geauga Co., OH, USA, age 46, a farmer1
1880 Census1880Benton, Berrien Co., MI, USA, age 76, a farmer3,4
ParentsDparents born in MA
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Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Russell, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M432_682; Page: 111; line 40, dwl 66-68.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Benton, MI, Reel 27, Vol. 3, E.D. 2, Sh. 15, Ln. 33.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Benton, Berrien Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 3, E.D. 2, Sh. 15, Ln. 33.
  4. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Benton, Berrien Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 3, E.D. 2, Sh. 15, Ln. 33, dwl 148-148.

Nelson Houghton1

M, #43733, b. February 1829

Family: Elizabeth A. Washburn b. Jan 1828

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BirthFeb, 1829OH, USA, age 21 in 1850 census; age 31 in 1860 census; age 41 in 1870 census; age 50 in 1880 census; age 71, OH, in 1900 census; 1930 census of son Charles gives NY2,1
MarriageOct 10, 1852Geauga Co., OH, USA, mar 49 years in 1900 census3,4
1860 Census1860Russell, Geauga Co., OH, USA, age 31, farmer; property $3100-8255
1870 Census1870Benton, Berrien Co., MI, USA, age 41, a farmer, property $6000-7506
1880 Census1880Douglas, Butler Co., KS, USA7
1900 Census1900Harrison, Dewey Co., OK, USA, age 71, farmer; 6 children born, 4 living2
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Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Russell, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M432_682; Page: 111; line 40, dwl 66-68.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Harrison, Dewey Co., Oklahoma; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 44; Sheet: 18B, line 53, dwl 387-397.
  3. [S415] E-mail 1870 US Federal Census, Benton, Berrien Co., MI, Reel 663, p. 61, line 14, dwl 157-157.
  4. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZZY-74W : accessed 14 December 2015), Nelson Houghton and Elizabeth A. Washburn, 10 Oct 1852; citing Geauga, Ohio, United States, reference pg 390; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 873,462.
  5. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Russell, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M653_967; Page: 845, sheet 23; line 34, dwl 189-179.
  6. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Benton, Berrien Co., MI, Reel 663, p. 61, line 14, dwl 157-157.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Douglas, Butler, Kansas; Roll: T9_375; Family History Film: 1254375; Page: 123A; Enumeration District: 159; sheet 5, line 13, dwl 44-46.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Benton, MI, Reel 27, Vol. 3, E.D. 2, Sh. 15, Ln. 35.

Clarinda (?)1

F, #43734, b. circa 1797

Family: Jotham Houghton b. 16 Apr 1798, d. 28 Jan 1880

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Birthcirca 1797MA, USA, age 53 in 1850 census; age 63 in 1860 census1
Marriage1
1850 Census1850Newbury, Geauga Co., OH, USA, age 52, a farmer, property $20001
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Newbury, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M432_682; Page: 276; line 36, dwl 130-131.
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Newbury, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M653_967; Page: 909; sheet 11, line 34, dwl 97-90.

Laura Houghton1

F, #43735, b. circa 1829

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Birthcirca 1829OH, USA, age 21 in 1850 census1
Duplicate
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Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Newbury, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M432_682; Page: 276; line 36, dwl 130-131.

A. M. Houghton1

F, #43736, b. circa 1834

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Birthcirca 1834OH, USA, age 16 in 1850 census1
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  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Newbury, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M432_682; Page: 276; line 36, dwl 130-131.

Jerome B. Houghton1

M, #43737, b. circa 1839, d. 1913

Family: Esther W. Spaulding b. 1843, d. 1928

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Birthcirca 1839OH, USA, age 11 in 1850 census; age 21 in 1860 census; age 31 in 1870 census; age 40 in 1880 census; age 61 in 1900 census; age 71 in 1910 census1
MarriageOct 24, 1861Geauga Co., OH, USA, mar 49 y in 1910 census1,3
1870 Census1870Minton Village, Mentor Twp, Lake Co., OH, USA, age 31, a butcher, property $7500-5004
1880 Census1880Chardon, Geauga Co., OH, USA, age 40, a butcher5
1900 Census1900Painesville, Lake Co., OH, USA, age 61, dealer in meats; and Comfort Spalding, Dec 1875, OH, age 25, nephew6
1910 Census1910Painesville, Lake Co., OH, USA, age 71, meat truck butcher employee1,7
Death1913
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Painsville, Lake Co., OH, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Painesville, Lake Co. OH, Film 521, Reel 149, E.D. 107, V.N. 82, Ln. 147.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Newbury, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M432_682; Page: 276; line 36, dwl 130-131.
  3. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZCG-X58 : accessed 14 December 2015), Jerome Houghton and Esther Spaulding, 24 Oct 1861; citing Geauga, Ohio, United States, reference pg 437; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 873,462.
  4. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Mintor Village, Mintor Twp, Lake Co., OH, Reel 1230, p. 92, line 25, dwl 20-14.
  5. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chardon, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: T9_1018; Family History Film: 1255018; Page: 44C; Enumeration District: 68; sheet 18, line 24, dwl 211-228.
  6. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Painesville, Lake, Ohio; Roll: T623_1291; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 65; line 40, dwl 120-35-30.
  7. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Painesville Ward 2, Lake, Ohio; Roll: T624_1203; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 82; line 25, dwl 123-147.

M. Houghton1

M, #43738, b. circa 1841

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Birthcirca 1841OH, USA, age 9 in 1850 census1
Duplicatebut different sex
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Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Newbury, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M432_682; Page: 276; line 36, dwl 130-131.

J. Houghton1

M, #43739, b. circa 1849

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Birthcirca 1849OH, USA, age 1 in 1850 census1
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  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Newbury, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M432_682; Page: 276; line 36, dwl 130-131.

Arad Houghton1,2

M, #43740, b. 18 February 1810, d. 7 July 1882

Family: Bethsana Center b. 24 Apr 1808, d. 21 Dec 1890

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BirthFeb 18, 1810NY, USA, age 39 in 1850 census; age 50 in 1860 census; age 71 in 1880 census1,3,4,5
Marriage BannOct 18, 1831Geauga Co., OH, USA6,7,8
1840 Census1840Bainbridge, Geauga Co., OH, USA, 4 Total: 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 2 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)9
1850 Census1850Bainbridge, Geauga Co., OH, USA, age 39, a farmer, property $16005
1860 Census1860Ustick, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 50, a farmer, property $3100-5007
1880 Census1880Morrison, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 71, a retired carpenter10
DeathJul 7, 188211
BurialGrove Hill Cemetery, Morrison, IL, USA11
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Ustick, Whiteside Co., IL, p. 672.
  3. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10: Houghton Family Bible in Possession of Ms. Caroline Amanda Knights in 1949.
  4. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bainbridge, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M432_682; Page: 301; line 14, dwl 44-47.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bainbridge, Geauga Co., OH, Roll M432_682, p. 302, line 14, dwl 44-47.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Ustick, Whiteside Co., IL, p. 672, line 18, dwl 382-365.
  8. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ8K-1Z4 : accessed 14 December 2015), Ar...Ll Houghton and Beth Ce...Er, 08 Oct 1834; citing Geauga, Ohio, United States, reference item 1; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 20,256.
  9. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Bainbridge, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: 395; Page: 123.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Morrison, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: T9_259; Family History Film: 1254259; Page: 195A; Enumeration District: 206; sheet 37, line 13, dwl 394-406.
  11. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  12. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Brainbridge, Geauga Co., OH, Box 682, p. 301.