Houghton Surname Project

John F. Houghton¹

M, #64021

Biography

Marriage

Duplicate

Family

Theresa (?)

Marriage*

John F. Houghton married Theresa (?)¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , R. L. POLK & CO'S GUTHRIE CITY DIRECTORY 1907-1908, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~oklogan/dir/1907guthrie.htm.

Theresa (?)¹

F, #64022

Biography

Marriage

Family

John F. Houghton

Marriage*

Theresa (?) married John F. Houghton.¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , R. L. POLK & CO'S GUTHRIE CITY DIRECTORY 1907-1908, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~oklogan/dir/1907guthrie.htm.

William Irvin Houghton¹

M, #64023, b. 2 June 1927, d. 20 October 2008

Father*

John Joseph Houghton² b. 17 Mar 1900, d. Oct 1962

Mother*

Elizabeth Hughes² b. c 1900

Notable Houghton

Y. Notable Houghton: was elected to the DE House of Representatives in 1982 at DE, USA.

Biography

Birth

Jun 2, 1927

Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE, USA, age 2 in 1930 census; age 12 in 1940 census^3,2

Mil. Enls

in the US Navy during World War II in both the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and stateside posts²

Marriage

Divorce

Death

Oct 20, 2008

New Castle, DE, USA²

Obituary

Oct 22, 2008

DE, USA, William Irvin Houghton
Retired State Representative and Community Leader
The Honorable William Irvin Houghton, age 81, of New Castle, DE, died on Monday, October 20, 2008.
A native Delawarean, Rep. Houghton was born in Wilmington on June 2, 1927, son of the late John Houghton and Elizabeth Hughes Houghton. He proudly served his country in the US Navy during World War II in both the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and stateside posts. Following his honorable discharge, Mr. Houghton would go on to a long and successful career in law enforcement, first as a City of Wilmington police officer for 6 years and then in the New Castle County sheriff's office for 25 years. For 22 years until his retirement in 2004, Rep. Houghton served the Delaware community as state representative for the 16th District. During his distinguished legislative tenure, he was active in the Joint Finance Committee and was instrumental in drafting the state's budget for many years.
Widely respected by colleagues of both parties, he was well known and admired for his intelligence, integrity, diligence, political expertise, and fair-mindedness.
He is survived by his son, Mark Houghton and wife, Maria, of San Diego, CA; daughter, Lisa Houghton of Elsmere, DE; Mark and Lisa's mother, Dorothea Houghton of Wilmington, DE; grandchildren, Ashley Houghton and Zachary Houghton; brother, John Houghton and wife, Marie, of Wilmington, DE; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 12 noon, on Thursday, October 23, at Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 1000 N. DuPont Parkway, New Castle, DE, where visitation will begin at 10 am. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery, 6001 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE.²

Burial

All Saints Cemetery, Wilmington, Worcester Co., DE, USA⁴

Family 1

Dorothea M. (?) b. c 1928

Marriage*

William Irvin Houghton married Dorothea M. (?)²

Child

Lisa M. Houghton² b. c 1958

Family 2

Vivian Bobeck b. 1942

Marriage*

William Irvin Houghton married Vivian Bobeck.

Divorce*

William Irvin Houghton and Vivian Bobeck were divorced.

Child

Mark D. Houghton+² b. c 1962

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.html
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, HOUGHTON, William Irvin; 81; New Castle DE; News Journal; 2008-10-22.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Alfred Swift Houghton¹

M, #64024, b. 17 November 1913

Father*

Vernon Winthrop Houghton¹ b. 20 Oct 1885, d. 9 Oct 1971

Mother*

Frances Aldrich Glen¹ b. 5 Oct 1890

Biography

Birth

Nov 17, 1913

Albany, Albany Co., NY, USA¹

Mil. Enls

Sep 26, 1942

Fort Devens, MA, USA, Name: Alfred S Houghton Birth Year: 1913 Race: White, citizen State: New York County or City: Queens Enlistment Date: 26 Sep 1942 Enlistment State: Massachusetts Enlistment City: Fort Devens Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA 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: 1 year of high school Civil Occupation: Installer-Repairman, Telephone And Telegraph or Chief, Clerk or Railway Shop Dispatcher or Manager, Production or Entertainment Director Marital Status: Single, with dependents Height: 72 Weight: 131²

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1611/ged/d0013/…
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.

Hamilton Stewart Peyton^1,2

M, #64025

Biography

Marriage

Jun 14, 1934

Saint Albans, Franklin Co., VT, USA^1,2

Family

Dorothy Louisa Houghton b. 26 Sep 1911

Marriage*

Hamilton Stewart Peyton married Dorothy Louisa Houghton, daughter of Theodore Sedgwick Houghton and Elvina Hawkes, on Jun 14, 1934 at Saint Albans, Franklin Co., VT, USA.^1,2

Children

Murray Stewart Peyton³ b. 30 Apr 1935
Theodore Sedgwick Peyton³ b. 2 Feb 1938

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1611/ged/d0013/…
[S1074] Town Records: St. Albans, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1611/ged/d0013/…

Murray Stewart Peyton¹

M, #64026, b. 30 April 1935

Father*

Hamilton Stewart Peyton¹

Mother*

Dorothy Louisa Houghton¹ b. 26 Sep 1911

Biography

Birth

Apr 30, 1935

Duluth, MN, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1611/ged/d0013/…

Theodore Sedgwick Peyton¹

M, #64027, b. 2 February 1938

Father*

Hamilton Stewart Peyton¹

Mother*

Dorothy Louisa Houghton¹ b. 26 Sep 1911

Biography

Birth

Feb 2, 1938

Duluth, MN, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1611/ged/d0013/…

Mary Lois Baumgartner¹

F, #64028, b. 15 December 1923, d. 27 July 2018

Biography

Birth

Dec 15, 1923

Tulsa, OK, USA, age 25 in 1948^1,2

Marriage

May 12, 1943

Death

Jul 27, 2018

FL, USA

Burial

Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans, VT, USA

Family

Robert Sedgwick Houghton b. 9 Sep 1913, d. 31 Jan 1992

Marriage*

Mary Lois Baumgartner married Robert Sedgwick Houghton, son of Theodore Sedgwick Houghton and Elvina Hawkes, on May 12, 1943.¹

Children

Dorothy J. Houghton³ b. c 1945
Mary Catherine Houghton² b. 22 Sep 1948, d. Jun 2022
Robert Sedgwick Houghton II+² b. 5 Jun 1953
Ralph Winthrop Houghton⁴ b. 5 Feb 1956, d. 26 Jan 1957

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1611/ged/d0013/…
[S1074] Town Records: St. Albans, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-31169, VT Vital Records 1942-1954.
[S1074] Town Records: St. Albans, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-31352, VT Vital Records 1955-1979.
[S1074] Town Records: Fairlee, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-31352, VT Vital Records 1955-1979.

Samuel Northrup¹

M, #64029

Father*

Joseph Northrup¹ b. bt 1595 - 1600, d. 11 Sep 1669

Mother*

Mary Norton¹ b. c 1627, d. 24 Jan 1682/83

Biography

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clmillslagle

Jeremiah Northrup¹

M, #64030

Father*

Joseph Northrup¹ b. bt 1595 - 1600, d. 11 Sep 1669

Mother*

Mary Norton¹ b. c 1627, d. 24 Jan 1682/83

Biography

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clmillslagle

John Northrup¹

M, #64031

Father*

Joseph Northrup¹ b. bt 1595 - 1600, d. 11 Sep 1669

Mother*

Mary Norton¹ b. c 1627, d. 24 Jan 1682/83

Biography

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clmillslagle

William Northrup¹

M, #64032

Father*

Joseph Northrup¹ b. bt 1595 - 1600, d. 11 Sep 1669

Mother*

Mary Norton¹ b. c 1627, d. 24 Jan 1682/83

Biography

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clmillslagle

Zophar Northrup¹

?, #64033

Father*

Joseph Northrup¹ b. bt 1595 - 1600, d. 11 Sep 1669

Mother*

Mary Norton¹ b. c 1627, d. 24 Jan 1682/83

Biography

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clmillslagle

Mary Northrup¹

F, #64034

Father*

Joseph Northrup¹ b. bt 1595 - 1600, d. 11 Sep 1669

Mother*

Mary Norton¹ b. c 1627, d. 24 Jan 1682/83

Biography

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clmillslagle

Mary Tibbets¹

F, #64035, b. circa 1799

Biography

Birth

circa 1799

NH, USA, age 51 in 1850 census; age 61 in 1860 census¹

Marriage

Jan 10, 1821

Wolfeboro Falls, NH, USA, He from Fairlee, VT;
She from Wolfeboro Falls, NH, 70m from Fairlee¹

1850 Census

1850

Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 52, a carpenter²

1860 Census

1860

Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 62, carpenter³

Family

Samuel Houghton Jr b. c 1798

Marriage*

Mary Tibbets married Samuel Houghton Jr, son of Samuel Houghton and Sarah Cook, on Jan 10, 1821 at Wolfeboro Falls, NH, USA, He from Fairlee, VT;
She from Wolfeboro Falls, NH, 70m from Fairlee.¹

Children

William A. Houghton b. c 1823
Ezra Houghton¹ b. c 1823
Harris Houghton¹ b. c 1825
Fanny Houghton¹ b. c 1836
George Washington Houghton+¹ b. Oct 1840, d. b May 1905
Pauline Houghton¹ b. c 1844

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brownville, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_514; Page: 200; line 15, dwl 357-361.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, p. 200, line 15, dwl 357-361.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Brownville, Jefferson Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 73, line 6, dwl 583-583.

Pauline Houghton¹

F, #64036, b. circa 1844

Father*

Samuel Houghton Jr¹ b. c 1798

Mother*

Mary Tibbets¹ b. c 1799

Biography

Birth

circa 1844

NY, USA, age 6 in 1850 census; age 16 in 1860 census; age 26 in 1870 census¹

1870 Census

1870

Jersey City, Hudson Co., NJ, USA, age 26, "at home", with George Cook, 35, NY; Hanny Cook, 34, NY; and Edna Cook, 3, NJ²

Marriage

Nov 16, 1870

Jersey City, NJ, USA

Family

James Watson

Marriage*

Pauline Houghton married James Watson on Nov 16, 1870 at Jersey City, NJ, USA.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brownville, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_514; Page: 200; line 15, dwl 357-361.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Jersey City, Hudson Co., NJ, Reel 866, Pg. 390, Ln. 2, dwl 581.

Fanny Houghton¹

F, #64037, b. circa 1836

Father*

Samuel Houghton Jr¹ b. c 1798

Mother*

Mary Tibbets¹ b. c 1799

Biography

Birth

circa 1836

NY, USA, age 14 in 1850 census; age 19 in 1855 census¹

1855 Census

1855

Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 19, boarder²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brownville, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_514; Page: 200; line 15, dwl 357-361.
[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Ezra Houghton¹

M, #64038, b. circa 1823

Father*

Samuel Houghton Jr¹ b. c 1798

Mother*

Mary Tibbets¹ b. c 1799

Biography

Birth

circa 1823

VT, USA, age 27 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brownville, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_514; Page: 200; line 15, dwl 357-361.

Harris Houghton¹

M, #64039, b. circa 1825

Father*

Samuel Houghton Jr¹ b. c 1798

Mother*

Mary Tibbets¹ b. c 1799

Biography

Birth

circa 1825

VT, USA, age 25 in 1850 census¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brownville, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_514; Page: 200; line 15, dwl 357-361.

William Houghton¹

?, #64040

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Nancey Carroll, Oct. 5, 2002.

Ethel Annie Bennett¹

F, #64042

Biography

Marriage

Aug, 1887

CA, USA¹

Divorce

Ethel remarried.¹

Family

William Herbert Houghton

Marriage*

Ethel Annie Bennett married William Herbert Houghton, son of William Alphonzo Houghton, on Aug, 1887 at CA, USA.¹

Divorce*

Ethel Annie Bennett and William Herbert Houghton were divorced Ethel remarried.¹

Children

Herbert Stuart Stanley Houghton¹ b. c 1888, d. 1918
Dorothy Annette Seccombe Houghton+¹ b. b 1890

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Marjorie Adams Schmelzer, Jul 21, 2002.

Dorothy Annette Seccombe Houghton¹

F, #64043, b. before 1890

Father*

William Herbert Houghton¹

Mother*

Ethel Annie Bennett¹

Biography

Birth

before 1890

CA, USA¹

Marriage

1917

Family

Ansel Lee Adams

Marriage*

Dorothy Annette Seccombe Houghton married Ansel Lee Adams on 1917.¹

Child

Marjorie Adams¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Marjorie Adams Schmelzer, Jul 21, 2002.

Herbert Stuart Stanley Houghton¹

?, #64044, b. circa 1888, d. 1918

Father*

William Herbert Houghton¹

Mother*

Ethel Annie Bennett¹

Biography

Birth

circa 1888

CA, USA¹

Death

1918

age 30 of pneumonia during the flu epidemic¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Marjorie Adams Schmelzer, Jul 21, 2002.

Ansel Lee Adams¹

M, #64045

Biography

Marriage

1917

Family

Dorothy Annette Seccombe Houghton b. b 1890

Marriage*

Ansel Lee Adams married Dorothy Annette Seccombe Houghton, daughter of William Herbert Houghton and Ethel Annie Bennett, on 1917.¹

Child

Marjorie Adams¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Marjorie Adams Schmelzer, Jul 21, 2002.

William Alphonzo Houghton¹

M, #64046, d. 1867

Father*

William Henry Evelyn Houghton¹

Biography

Birth

Death

1867

Hong Kong, China¹

Family

Child

William Herbert Houghton+¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Marjorie Adams Schmelzer, Jul 21, 2002.

William Henry Evelyn Houghton¹

M, #64047

Father*

Charles Evelyn Daniel Francis Poplet Houghton¹ b. 20 Sep 1784

Biography

Birth

Family

Child

William Alphonzo Houghton+¹ d. 1867

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Marjorie Adams Schmelzer, Jul 21, 2002.

Charles Evelyn Daniel Francis Poplet Houghton¹

M, #64048, b. 20 September 1784

Father*

Major Daniel Francis Houghton¹ b. c 1740, d. 1791

Mother*

Philippa Evelyn b. bt 1760 - 1761, d. 27 Oct 1824

Biography

Birth

Sep 20, 1784

Family

Child

William Henry Evelyn Houghton+¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Marjorie Adams Schmelzer, Jul 21, 2002.

Capt. William Houghton¹

M, #64049

Father*

Sir William Houghton¹

Notable Houghton

Notable Houghton: was a British officer in the American Revolution, wounded at Bunker Hill.¹ Y.

Biography

Duplicate

Family

Child

Major Daniel Francis Houghton+¹ b. c 1740, d. 1791

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Marjorie Adams Schmelzer, Jul 21, 2002.

Sir William Houghton¹

M, #64050

Family

Child

Capt. William Houghton+¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Marjorie Adams Schmelzer, Jul 21, 2002.