Nellie Maria Houghton1,2,3

F, #10051, b. 8 September 1854, d. 10 August 1924

Family: George Lansing Abbott b. 7 Oct 1854, d. 23 Jun 1923

Biography

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BirthSep 8, 1854Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 6 in 1860 census; age 15 in 1870 census; age 25 in 1880 census; CJV: bp5,6
MarriageFeb 9, 18825,6,4
Residence1896Corning, Steuben, NY, USA4
DeathAug 10, 1924Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, Jane Preziosi: 1928; Moser: 1923; GS: 19247,8
BurialLakeside Memorial Park Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie Co., NY, USA, Plot: Section E

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1704.
  2. [S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5659.
  4. [S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 64.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
  8. [S1519] Dr Margaret Houghton Hooker PhD, Then and Now : A Family History, p. 39.

Annie Frances Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #10052, b. 15 December 1857, d. 15 January 1892

Family: William A. Tuttle

Biography

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BirthDec 15, 1857Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, JWH: Dec. 15, 1851; age 3 in 1860 census; age 12 in 1870 census; age 25 in 1880 census5,6
Marriage5,6,4
DeathJan 15, 1892Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, died in childbirth5
BurialForest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1705.
  2. [S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5660.
  4. [S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 64.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

Helen H. Hall1,2

F, #10053, b. 1 August 1853, d. 27 December 1935

Family 1: Charles Frederick Houghton b. 20 May 1846, d. 29 Mar 1897

Family 2: Charles D. Vail b. 1 Feb 1837, d. 24 Jul 1921

Biography

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BirthAug 1, 1853NY, USA, age 25 in 1880 census; aug 1856, age 43 in 1900 census3,4,5,6
MarriageJul 2, 18787,8,9,10
1880 Census1880Corning, Steuben, NY, USA, age 34, a glass manufacturer4,11
1900 Census1900Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 43, widow; 2 servants; 3 children born, 2 living5
Marriage190112
Note1925University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA, She endowed the Charles Frederick Houghton Professorship in Chemistry chair, at the
University of Rochester , Dept. of Chemistry
DeathDec 27, 19356
BurialHope Cemetery Annex, Corning, NY, USA
Gen. Soc.DAR: 12133: Mrs. Helen Hall Houghton.
DAR ID Number: 12133
Born in New York.
Wife of Charles Frederick Houghton.
[p.50] Descendant of Capt. Eliab Farnam and of Lieut. William Hall, of Connecticut.
Daughter of Benjamin Franklin Hall and Abigal Farnam Hagaman, his wife.
Granddaughter of John I. Hagaman and Sarah Frye, his wife; Asbury Hall and Nancy Foster, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Abiel Frye and Abigal Farnam, his wife; Zalmon Hall and Elizabeth Botsford, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Eliab Farnam and Abigal Killum, his wife; William Hall and Sarah Peck, his wife.
Eliab Farnam (1731-1806), was captain of the Eighth company, Col. Zebulon Butler's regiment of militia.
Also Nos. 4230, 5749, 6975, 9986.
William Hall (1741-1831), served at the defence of Danbury and in the “Coast Guards.”13
ParentsDJudge Benjamin F. Hall, of Auburn NY; both parents born in NY
BiographyHoughton House The beauty of Houghton House and its grounds is an especially appropriate setting for the Department of Art . Yet this is a relatively recent use, dating to 1970. The property itself has a history going back to the origins of Geneva and its various buildings have served as a residence and a successful boy's boarding school called Walnut Hill. The present house, an up-to-date Victorian mansion, dates to 1880 and was built by William J. King, Jr. of Buffalo. King added to the property, put up new service buildings, and created a deer park. After his death, his wife, Helen Gould, remarried and moved to London. She re-opened the house in 1912 as a summer resort, "King's Inn." It operated only one summer and was purchased in 1913 by Mrs. Helen Hall Houghton Vail. The houses owes its name and distinctive character to her, the widow of Charles F. Houghton, vice president of Corning Glass, who developed red signal glass used by railroads for lanterns and signal lights. Through the marriage, she acquired her wealth. After her husband's death, she married Professor Charles Vail, a professor of English at the Colleges and the librarian and registrar. From the time she bought it until the Vails moved into the house in 1917, Helen Vail made the extensive changes that transformed the estate into the house and grounds we know today. She made the Carriage House and the Sunken Garden. She increased the grounds from 13 to 50 acres and rerouted the driveway to the west of the house, which turned the back of the house into the front entrance. While the outside is Victorian and eclectic, made up of medieval, Tudor, and Italianate elements, the interior is classical. Its glory is the entrance hall with its Corinthian columns and pilasters, grand staircase and cut-away ceiling. Helen Houghton Vail lived in the house until 1928 and then her daughter, Mrs. Plumb, and family lived there from 1929 until 1934. It sat empty until 1943 when Mrs. Plumb and her three nephews gave it to the Colleges. It was immediately transformed into a much-coveted William Smith residence hall, with 40 or more students and their own dining room, which later had Hobart men for waiters. In 1970, Houghton House became the Colleges' Art and Music Center, but four years later the Music department rejoined main campus and the house became the home of the Art department. Today, Houghton House hosts several art exhibition openings a year in its first-floor galleries and exhibition spaces. The second floor is a labyrinth of studios and classrooms, and a slide library. The third floor has more offices. The Carriage House next door houses the Studio Art department that is used by students and professors for drawing, painting, sculpture, and design courses. The adjoining Sunken Garden is fully-wired for outdoor concerts and events.


     History of Houghton      The beauty of Houghton House and its grounds is an especially appropriate setting for the Colleges' Art Department. Yet this is a relatively recent use, dating to 1970. The property itself has a history going back to the origins of Geneva; while its various buildings have served as a residence, private school, inn, and college dormitory.

The house takes its name from Helen Houghton, who acquired it in l9l3 and gave it the appearance we know today. She did not build it, however, nor is this the first house on the site.

1793-1875

The property was originally owned by Charles Williamson, land agent for the Pulteney Associates. When Williamson laid out Geneva in 1793, he terminated Main Street a mile south of its origin (near Seneca Street) at Mile Point. A large plot of lakefront and interior land south of that was set aside as Pulteney property. Called Mile Point Farm, it extended from Mile Point to where Belhurst Castle and Snell Road now stand (Two Mile Point). Houghton House property was part of that historic estate.

At the head of Mile Point Farm, Williamson built an elegant mansion. Begun in 1796, Mile Point House was the first great house to be erected in Geneva. It was occupied only briefly, however, and later burned. In 1829 material from it was used to construct an adjacent house for Charles Williamson, Jr., now 839 South Main, opposite the drive to Houghton.

In 1832 Andrew Burns, an Irish immigrant, purchased an acre of lake property at Mile Point Farm and opened a brewery. Four years later, he bought 17 additional acres and built a house for himself and his Scottish wife, Mary. The Burns House stood roughly where Houghton House now is. It was the first house on the site.

Mary stayed on after Andrew's death. In 1852 she leased the property to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Reed, a former professor at Union College. Reed opened a boys school by or before 1856, when he purchased the property and added wings to the rear of the Burns house. He called the school "Walnut Hill," which continued as the estate name until the 1940s. Old maps suggest that a small orchard stood east of the house; perhaps they were walnut trees.

"Dr. Reed's Walnut Hill School" flourished. In 1862 it boasted 50 boarding students, additional day students, and five faculty members, including three professors of English and professors of music and German. The school was later enlarged by the construction of a second building. Though Walnut Hill School enjoyed a national reputation, it existed only until 1875.

1880-1913

The present house dates to 1880. It was built by William J. King, Jr., of Buffalo, who demolished the Burns-Reed structures to replace them with his up-to-date Victorian mansion. It was King who put in the present drive off South Main Street, but his carriage road curved around the east side of the house and then to a southern entrance where the South Gallery now stands. The front of King's house was the east side, facing the lake. The twin turrets originally on the third floor, and the verandah (also called a piazza then), were clearly designed with views of the lake and grounds in mind.

King added to the property, put up new service buildings and created a deer park. Larry Burns, landscape gardener of Glenwood Cemetery next door, laid out the grounds. In 1884, President Chester Arthur and New York Governor Grover Cleveland both stopped to visit King at Walnut Hill while in the area.

After King's death (between 1904-08), his wife, Helen Gould, remarried and moved to London. She returned in 1912 to open the house as "King's Inn, a summer resort. Advertisements boasted of its amenities and lakeviews, its twelve guest rooms, and the modern convenience of both an automobile garage and a stable. King's Inn operated only the one summer; the following June it was purchased by Mrs. Houghton.

It is to Helen Hall Houghton that the house owes its name and its distinctive character. She was the widow of Charles F. Houghton, vice- president of Corning Glass, who developed red signal glass used by railroads for lanterns and signal lights. Through this marriage, Helen Hall acquired her wealth and her eventual position as a great-aunt of Katharine Hepburn.

1913-1943

In 1913, when she bought Walnut Hill, Mrs. Houghton was in fact Mrs. Vail. After her husband's death, she married Professor Charles Vail, a distinguished professor of English at Hobart College, and the librarian and registrar. In 1901, the year of their marriage, she bought as their house 624 South Main Street, now Sigma Phi fraternity. Three years later she purchased a "beach house" on Lochland Road, called "Fairfield" (now the American Legion home). She and her husband used it as a summer house. In l9l3, shortly after acquiring Walnut Hill, the South Main house was sold and the Vails moved to Fairfield, where they lived until 1916. It was only at that point, late in 1916 or perhaps in 1917, that they took up residence at Walnut Hill.

It must have taken the better part of 1913-16 to make the extensive changes that transformed King's estate into the house and grounds we know today. To Helen Houghton we owe the Carriage House and the Sunken Garden. She also increased the grounds from 13 to 50 acres, and rerouted the driveway to the west of the house. This turned the back of the house into the front entrance. There, she put in a porte-cochere, vestibule, reception hall and stairs. She removed the Victorian towers and enlarged the north side of the house and the southwest corner. And most significantly, she recast the interior.

The glory of Houghton House is its classical entrance hall. The Corinthian columns and pilasters, grand staircase and cut-away ceiling give the building its drama and elegance - but also its eccentricity. For nothing on the exterior prepares you for the interior. The outside of King's house is Victorian and eclectic, made up of medieval, Tudor, and Italianate elements; whereas the interior of Mrs. Houghton's house is classical, indeed, a deliberate return to Federal style. This style, which flourished between 1790-1830, forms the basis of Geneva's earliest buildings, including 624 South Main. In refashioning the interior of Houghton House, Mrs. Houghton modeled its high style on her previous home in town and the South Main Street tradition of Geneva's aristocratic past.

Professor Vail lived until 1921; Mrs. Houghton, until 1935. She remained at Walnut Hill until 1928, at which point her youngest daughter, MaBelle Houghton Plumb, and family, took up residence. The Plumbs left in 1934, and the house sat empty until 1943, when Mrs. Plumb and her three nephews gave it to the Colleges.

1943-present

Walnut Hill was immediately transformed into a William Smith dormitory. At the time, the Navy had taken over Blackwell, Comstock, and Miller to use for Navy V-12 training, and the need for student housing was urgent. Yet long after the World War II ended, until 1970, Houghton remained a coveted William Smith residence hall, accomodating 40 or more students and their own dining room.

In the fall of 1970, Houghton House became the Art and Music Center for the Colleges. After four years, the Music Department rejoined main campus, and the house became the home of the Art Department.

In this latest role, Houghton House honors two historical legacies. On the one hand, there is the tradition, begun in 1796 by Williamson, of stately homes at Mile Point Farm. Social prestige has always clung to this part of Geneva, as seen in some of the city's grandest houses: Williamson (Jr.) House, Clark-Best House (859 South Main), Nester Villa (now Geneva-on-the-Lake), Elizabeth Miller's house (now Lochland School), Belhurst Castle, Fairfield and, of course, Houghton House.

On the other hand, the site had ties to education even before Walnut Hill School. In 1821, when Bishop Hobart's plan to reopen Geneva Academy and make it a college was formally accepted, its location needed to be settled. The Bishop's choice of South Main Street was countered by Robert Troup, Williamson's successor, who offered to donate eight acres of Mile Point Farm. Hobart's plan meant raising money to buy a village lot, whereas Troup's offer was free. The trustees surely made the right decision. Yet, thanks to the Houghton family, Troup's vision of a college at Mile Point, situated on a large country estate, was finally realized in 1943.

Today, current use and local history come together at Houghton House, in a part of Geneva where grand homes and educational purpose are a tradition.

Dan Ewing (8/97)

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1702s.
  2. [S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 13: 50.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Corning, Steuben Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 93, ED. 170, Sh. 37, Ln. 40.
  5. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Ward 3, Steuben Co., New York; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 75; Sheet: 12B, line 74, dwl 205-226-266.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.
  9. [S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 66.
  10. [S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 66.
  11. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Steuben Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 93, ED. 170, Sh. 37, Ln. 40, dwl 286-305.
  12. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
  13. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 13, p. 50.

Mary Frances Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #10054, b. 25 August 1873, d. 10 July 1951

Biography

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BirthAug 25, 1873Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 7 in 1880 census; Aug 1873, age 26 in 1900 census; age "26" in 19205,3,6
1880 Census1880Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 7, with her grandparents Levi and Chestnutwood7,8
1900 Census1900Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 26, niece of Mary F. Linen9
1920 Census1920Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 26, living with and niece of Mary F. Linen, 67; and cousin Sabin Perkins, 3710
ResidenceEast Aurora, NY, USA, lived with Chestnutwood cousins11
1930 Census1930Aurora, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 56, single; head, with lodger Harriett Garrett, and cousins Sabin Perkins and Sue Churchill12
1940 Census1940Aurora, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 66, single, none; with lodger Harriett Garrett, and cousins Sabin Perkins and Sue Churchill13
DeathJul 10, 1951NY, USA14,15
BurialOakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie Co., NY, USA
BiographyShe lived in Buffalo, NY. She was raised by her grandfather Levi Chestnutwood and aunt, Frankie Linen. Her uncle William Tuttle was named her guardian at her father's death.16

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498 #2706.
  2. [S57] Hepburn, Me, Stories of My Life, p. 9.
  3. [S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 11.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 175 #8471.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 175.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 22, ED. 261, Sh. 16, Ln. 36.
  8. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 831; Family History Film: 1254831; Page: 85D; Enumeration District: 161; line 36, dwl 33.
  9. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Buffalo, Ward 24, Erie Co., New York; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 1997; Sheet 17B; line 66, dwl 308-289-341.
  10. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Florida Death Index, 1Buffalo Ward 25, Erie, New York; Roll: T625_1108; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 244; Image: 55177-1998; dwl 88, dwl 308.
  11. [S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 512.
  12. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Aurora, Erie, New York; Roll: 1421; sheet 7B; Enumeration District: 366; line 95; dwl 162-184-192.
  13. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Aurora, Erie, New York; Roll: T627_2526; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 15-19; line 15, dwl 162.
  14. [S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.
  15. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
  16. [S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 13.

George Lansing Abbott1,2,3

M, #10055, b. 7 October 1854, d. 23 June 1923

Family: Nellie Maria Houghton b. 8 Sep 1854, d. 10 Aug 1924

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BirthOct 7, 1854
MarriageFeb 9, 18824,5,6
DeathJun 23, 1923Erie Co., NY, USA
BurialLakeside Memorial Park Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie Co., NY, USA, Plot: Section E
BiographyHe was a business associate of Amory Houghton.

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1704s.
  2. [S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5659s.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.
  6. [S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 64.

William A. Tuttle1,2

M, #10056

Family: Annie Frances Houghton b. 15 Dec 1857, d. 15 Jan 1892

Biography

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Marriage3,4,5
OriginBuffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA5

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1705s.
  2. [S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.
  5. [S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 64.

Charlotte I. Houghton1,2,3

F, #10057, b. circa 1856

Family: Dr. Frederick W. Taylor b. c 1857, d. b 1920

Biography

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Birthcirca 1856MA, USA, age 5 in 1860 census; Bella, age 14 in 1870 census; age 22 in 1880 census; age 54 in 1910 census; age 64 in 1920 census; JWL, MLM: 18374,5
Residencebetween 1880 and 1890Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, a teacher; and Somerville, MA6
Marriagecirca 1891mar 19 y in 1910 census4,5
1920 Census1920Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Charlotte I. Taylor, age 64, widow, none7,8

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1707.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148 #5708.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge Ward 10, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_596; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 782; line 73, dwl 735-196.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148.
  6. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Cambridge, Massachusetts Directories, 1887-90, Sep. 25, 2001.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 128, Vol. 59, E.D. 92, Sh. 15, Ln. 29.
  8. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge Ward 10, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_708; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 92; line 25, dwl 1733-307-372.

Francis Houghton1,2,3

M, #10058, b. circa 1847

Biography

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Birthcirca 1847MA, USA, age 3 in 1850 census; age "18" in 1860 census3
DeathBermuda4,5
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1708.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148 #5709.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 92; line 16, dwl 1295-1470.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148.

Joseph Warren Houghton1,2

M, #10059, b. 28 February 1858, d. 10 January 1906

Biography

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BirthFeb 28, 1858Somerville, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, JWH: Mar. 1859; MLM: Mar. 1839; age 3 in 1860 census; age 12 in 1870 census; age 23 in 1880 census; Mar 1857, age 43 in 1900 census3,4,5,6
Occupation1887Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, a shipping clerk7
Residence1890Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA8
DeathJan 10, 1906Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, unmar., late lumberman3,6
BurialMount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA6

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1709.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148 #5710.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 39, E.D. 725, Sh. 9, Ln. 67.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148.
  6. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  7. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Cambridge, Massachusetts Directories, 1887-90, Sep. 25, 2001.
  8. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Boston, Massachusetts Directory, 1890, Sep. 26, 2001.

Augusta Mann Houghton1,2,3

F, #10060, b. May 1852

Biography

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BirthMay, 1852MA, USA, age 8 in 1860 census; age 18 in 1870 census; age 48 in 1900 census; age 68 in 1920 census; age 78 in 1940 census4,5
Residence1912Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, unmarried6
1930 Census1930Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 78, roomer, with Nellie B. Millett7

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Cambridge, Massachusetts Directories, 1887-90, Sep. 25, 2001.
  2. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_546; Family History Film: 1254546; Page: 343A; Enumeration District: 487; sheet 33, line 10, dwl 251-336.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 39, E.D. 725, Sh. 9, Ln. 67.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 128, Vol. 59, E.D. 92, Sh. 15, Ln. 29.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  7. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_916; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 0931; line 52, dwl 26-86-262.

Dr. Frederick W. Taylor1,2

M, #10061, b. circa 1857, d. before 1920

Family: Charlotte I. Houghton b. c 1856

Biography

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Birthcirca 1857MA, USA, age 53 in 1910 census2
OriginCambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA3
Marriagecirca 1891mar 19 y in 1910 census3,4
1910 Census1910Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 53, physician, own office2
Deathbefore 1920wife a widow
ParentsSfather born in NH, mother born in MA2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1707s.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge Ward 10, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_596; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 782; line 73, dwl 735-196.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148.

Reuben Newhall Houghton1,2,3

M, #10062, b. 8 March 1814, d. 26 June 1844

Biography

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BirthMar 8, 1814Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA2,4
Education1834Westford Academy, Middlesex Co., MA, USA5
DeathJun 26, 1844Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Reuben N., aged 30, of consumption6,4

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1711.
  2. [S282] Boxborough MA VRs, p. 17.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5672.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb. Com, Alumni Lists, Houghton Surname, Jan. 28, 2002.
  6. [S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 395.

William Stevens Houghton1,2,3,4,5

M, #10063, b. 20 June 1816, d. 30 January 1894

Family 1: Abbie Frances Goodridge b. c 1826, d. 2 Jun 1854

Family 2: Sarah Jane Topliff b. 4 May 1834, d. 30 Dec 1886

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NotableY
BirthJun 20, 1816Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 45 in 1860 census; age 62 in 1880 census; JWH & NEGHR: Roxboro MA; NEGHR, 1934: Roxbury 20 June 18068,6,9,10,11
OccupationBoston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, a member of the firm of Houghton and Coolidge, a firm prominent on Pearl and High Streets for 40 years6
MarriageApr 12, 18498,6,9,11,7
1850 Census1850Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, William, age 36, a shoe store, and Abba F., 23; also Elizabeth Emerson, 56, and Rosanna Emerson, 4912
Residence1856Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA13,14
AdministrOct 14, 1856Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, William S. Houghton of Boston, exor.14
MarriageMay 19, 18598,6,15,7
1860 Census1860Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 45, boot and shoe merchant; with Abigail Rogers16
Gen. Soc.Jun 1, 1870Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, NEHGS13,3,6
1880 Census1880Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 62, a boot and shoe dealer17
DeathJan 30, 1894Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, NE States: Jan. 38,6,9,15,7
BiographyNE States: In 1835, at the age of 18, he went to Boston and bought a shoe store in Court St. He became a shoe jobber and, with John S. Fogg of South Weymouth, MA, a manufacturer with a shoe factory in Weymouth and a store in Pearl St. The business was carried on under the firm name of Fogg, Houghton & Co., later becoming Fogg, Houghton & Coolidge until 1878, when it became Houghton, Coolidge & Co. Albert L. Coolidge died in 1891. George D. Clapp and Harry Seaver were other members of the firm. William S. Houghton retired in 1892. In the fire of 1872 there was a fire which burned out the company. At his retirement, his company was the largest wholesale shoe business in New England. He established a fund for the public library in Littleton MA. In compliance with his request, his son and daughter contributed $100,000 for the erection of the Houghton Memorial Chapel at Wellesley College. He was a Republican. He was a director of the Webster National Bank, a trustee of Wellesley College, a member of the Bostonian Society, NEHGS, and the Congregational Club. He attended the Central Congregational Church in Boston, and was a deacon.

JWH: "He recently gave a Houghton Memorial Chapel to Wellesley College."

NEHGR: on board of deacons of the Central Congregational Church of Boston, trustee of Wellesley College and the Northfield Schools; member of the corporation of the General Theological Library, and director of the Webster bank

"Arkansas City Republican, May 17, 1884. W. S. Houghton and wife, of Boston, are in the city visiting their nephew, C. S. Houghton, and J. C. Topliff. Mr. Houghton is one of the wealthiest merchants of Boston, and also owns large railroad interests. He has considerable money invested in real estate in this city, and since his visit here, is so well impressed with the prospects of Arkansas City that he anticipates building a large business house on the two lots adjoining the Hasie and Commercial block on the south. He expressed himself as really surprised to see the rapid advancement made the last few months."

"Arkansas City Republican, May 24, 1884. W. S. Houghton and wife, who were visiting in this city several days of this and last week, returned Wednesday to their home in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Houghton invested some money in stock while here, and will probably build some houses on lots that he owns in this city. Their son, C. S. Houghton, who came here about three months ago to recover his health, which failed while he was attending school at Howard University, returned home with them."

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
By Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters:
"William Stevens Houghton, Esq., elected a resident member June 1, 1870, and made a life member the same year, was born in Boxboro, June 20, 1816, and died in Boston, Jan. 3, 1894. His grandparents were Asa Houghton of Harvard and Dea. Oliver Mead of Boxboro. He was son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Mead) Houghton. In 1849 he married Abba Frances Goodridge daughter of Joseph Goodridge of Boston, and in 1859, Sarah Jane Topliff, daughter of Samuel Topliff, of Boston, became his second wife. The name of his children are Elizabeth Goodridge, William Topliff (deceased), Samuel Topliff, Clement Stevens, and Edwin Arnold. In early life he went into business in Boston, and became a member of the firm Houghton and Coolidge. This firm was prominent on Pearl and High streets for 40 years. For 30 years he was one of the board of deacons of the Central Congregational Church in Boston. He was a trustee of Wellesley College and of the Northfield schools; a member of the corporation of the General Theological Library; and a director of the Webster Bank, and of several benevolent institutions. Although very generous toward churches and institutions of learning in all parts of the country, he preferred that his name should not be mentioned as the donor of his gifts.
by the Rev. B. M. Fullerton, D.D. of Brocton, Mass."8,6,7,18,19,5
Notabledonated the Houghton Memorial Chapel at Wellesley College
ResearchJWH gives wrong mother for 3 sons

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434, #1712.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 49: 347.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 103 [1949]: 314.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5673, 173 #5675.
  5. [S1459] Lowe Family, John Lowe Family, p. 127.
  6. [S96] NEHGR, 49 [1895]: 357.
  7. [S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 297.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  9. [S96] NEHGR, 88 [1934]: 294.
  10. [S282] Boxborough MA VRs, p. 17.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147, 173.
  12. [S415] E-mail 1850 US Census, Boston, Ward 3, Suffolk, MA, Box 334, p. 284, line 24, dwl 577.
  13. [S96] NEHGR, 45 [1891]: 46.
  14. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34650, FHC #0481283.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.
  16. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Ward 8, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 128, line 38, dwl 161.
  17. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_555; Family History Film: 1254555; Page: 52B; Enumeration District: 659; sheet 14, line 29, dwl 63-70.

  18. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/wortman/…, Index to Historical Resources from Mary Ann and Richard Kay Wortman on the History of Cowley County, Kansas, p. 80.
  19. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
    By Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters, p. 357
    ; http://books.google.com/books,M1.
  20. [S824] Unknown author, Important Men of 1913, p. 255.

Abbie Frances Goodridge1,2,3

F, #10064, b. circa 1826, d. 2 June 1854

Family: William Stevens Houghton b. 20 Jun 1816, d. 30 Jan 1894

Biography

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Birthcirca 1826dd calc
MarriageApr 12, 18494,5,6,7,3
1850 Census1850Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, William, age 36, a shoe store, and Abba F., 23; also Elizabeth Emerson, 56, and Rosanna Emerson, 498
DeathJun 2, 1854age 286
ParentsDJoseph Goodridge and Abigail Emerson of Boston, MA5,9,3

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1711s, 499.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.
  3. [S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 297.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 49 [1895]: 357.
  6. [S96] NEHGR, 88 [1934]: 294.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147, 173.
  8. [S415] E-mail 1850 US Census, Boston, Ward 3, Suffolk, MA, Box 334, p. 284, line 24, dwl 577.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.

Sarah Jane Topliff1,2

F, #10065, b. 4 May 1834, d. 30 December 1886

Family: William Stevens Houghton b. 20 Jun 1816, d. 30 Jan 1894

Biography

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BirthMay 4, 1834MA, USA, age 26 in 1860 census; age 46 in 1880 census3,4,5
Residencecirca 1859Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA6,7
MarriageMay 19, 18593,7,4,8
1860 Census1860Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 45, boot and shoe merchant; with Abigail Rogers9
1880 Census1880Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 62, a boot and shoe dealer5
DeathDec 30, 1886Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, JWH: Dec. 203,4,8
ParentsDSamuel Topliff of Boston and Jan Sisson Blackstock, both born in MA8,7
NoteJocelyne B. Houghton: "The town of Houghton WA was established in the 1880s on the east shore of Lake Washington, south of the city of Kirkland WA, into which it was absorbed. The town was called Pleasant Bay before being named Houghton in honor of Mrs. Sarah Jane Houghton, of Boston, who donated thee bell for their church, the First Church of Christ. (see Our Founding Fathers by Arline Ely, a history of Kirkland - 979.72 EL910)10"

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1712s.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 49, 1895, p. 357.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.
  5. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_555; Family History Film: 1254555; Page: 52B; Enumeration District: 659; sheet 14, line 29, dwl 63-70.

  6. [S96] NEHGR, 103 [1949]: 314.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, 49 [1895]: 357.
  8. [S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 297.
  9. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Ward 8, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 128, line 38, dwl 161.
  10. [S415] E-mail from Jocelyne B. Houghton, Jul 16, 2005 (Hoghton American Association bulletin).

Harriet Chadwell Houghton1,2,3

F, #10066, b. 10 September 1818, d. 29 July 1839

Family: Harris Otis Chadwell b. 3 Jul 1812

Biography

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BirthSep 10, 1818Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA4,2,5
Marriage4,6,5
DeathJul 29, 1839Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1850; Lynn VR gives death of a Harriett, w. Harris Otis, July 29, 1839. (a. 25 y. P.R.1)4,7
Alertlast two children or dd

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1714.
  2. [S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 198.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144 #5620.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.
  6. [S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 97.
  7. [S69] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 451.

John Clarkson Houghton1,2,3

M, #10067, b. 1 July 1823, d. 1905

Family: Susan Maria Tufts b. 15 Aug 1824

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BirthJul 1, 1823Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 27 in 1850 census; age 37 in 1860 census; age 47 in 1870 census; age 56 in 1880 census; MLM: 18246,2,4,7
LetterLetter from John W.'s nephew John C. Houghton to Seth Bryant (a shoe and leather industry historian):
Lynn, MA 29 Jul 1890

Mr. Seth Bryant

Dear Sir: I send you today a copy of the article which you saw when you were in Lynn a while since. I find that Mr. J. W. Houghton was born in Harvard, Mass., Aug. 11, 1787; he died in Augusta, Georgia, Feb. 27, 1851. The amount given to New England relatives was about $23,000. The article in the will respecting his slaves is as follows:
Item 13 -- "It is my will and desire, and I so direct, that all the negro slaves, male and female, of which I may die seized and possessed , with their future issue and increase, be removed by my executor to the colony of Liberia, in Africa, under the regulations, and with the assistance of the American Colonization Society, within two years after my decease, provided their free and voluntary consent is first obtained; and to carry out this item of my will fully into effect, I give to my executor $4000, to be expended by him in defraying their expenses to the sea-board, and in furnishing them with such an outfit as I have expressed to him orally."
The paper, of which a copy is sent with this, gives further information, and in connection with what you already know from a personal acquaintance with Mr. Houghton, will form a basis for a biographical sketch, should you feel disposed to write one. Mr. Houghton made his visit to New England in 1845. Very truly yours.

J. C. Houghton8
EducationWesleyan Academy, Welbraham, MA, USA
Occupation1850Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, a teacher9
MarriageJun 5, 1850Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, 4 children6,4,7
ResidenceLynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, 29 Vine St.6
1860 Census1860Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 37, shoe cutter10
1870 Census1870Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 47, a shoe cutter, property $2000; next door to Susan's father, Richard Tufts, 72, MA11
1880 Census1880Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 56, a city librarian12
1900 Census1900Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, a lodger with Sarah McFarland, Apr. 1858, age 42, Canada13
Death1905Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA6,7
BiographyJWH: "Librarian of Lynn Public Library. He was member of City Council School Committee; member of General Court, 1865 and 1867."

Biog. Review: 1858 Common Council, 1863-1870, School Committee, 1858-1868 Pine Grove Cemetery Committee; State Legislature, 1865, 1867, a Republican; 1877, Librarian of Lynn MA; a Methodist6,4

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1715.
  2. [S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 198.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144 #5621.
  4. [S615] Unknown author Biog. Review: Essex Co., MA, p. 103.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_311; Page: 276; line 20, dwl 730-1029.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.
  8. [S1497] Seth Bryant, Shoe and Leather Trade of the Last 100 Years, p. 8.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Lynn, Essex Co., MA, Box 311, p. 276.
  10. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Ward 5, Essex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 499, line 18, dwl 3071-4279.
  11. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex Co., MA, Reel 610, p. 668, Ln. 27, dwl 354-482.
  12. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex Co., MA, ED 221, Sh 38, Ln 10, dwl 13-295-407.
  13. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 21, E.D. 392, Sh. 8, Ln. 43.

Cyrus Warren Houghton1,2,3

M, #10068, b. 29 October 1827, d. November 1911

Family: Susan Helen Alley b. 25 Apr 1830, d. 1916

  • Marriage*: Cyrus Warren Houghton married Susan Helen Alley on circa 1854 mar 46 y in 1900; mar 59 y in 1910 census.4,5,6

Biography

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BirthOct 29, 1827Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 23 in 1850 census; age 32 in 1860 census; age 42 in 1870 census; age 52 in 1880 census; Oct. 1827, age 72, in 1900 census; age 82 in 1910 census4,2,5,6
ResidenceLynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, 61 New Park St.4
Marriagecirca 1854mar 46 y in 1900; mar 59 y in 1910 census4,5,6
1860 Census1860Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 32, shoe manufacturer; personal property $8007
1870 Census1870Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 42, a shoe cutter, property $60008
1880 Census1880Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 52, a shoe manufacturer9,10
1900 CensusJun, 1900Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 72, a book seller5,11
Occupationa magazine dealer
1910 Census1910Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 82, book store salesman12
DeathNov, 1911Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1716.
  2. [S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 198.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144 #5622.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 22, E.D. 399, Sh. 14, Ln. 58.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Ward 5, Essex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 325, line 8, dwl 2055-2786.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex Co. MA, Box 610, p. 626, line 38, dwl 931-1224.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Lynn, Essex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 9, ED 216, Sh 21, Ln 37.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 9, ED 216, Sh 21, Ln 37, dwl 3-206-214.
  11. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Ward 6, Essex Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 645; Enumeration District: 399; Sheet 14B; line 58, dwl 64-209-292.
  12. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_585; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 405; line 73, dwl 64.

Susan Ellen Houghton1,2,3

F, #10069, b. 15 May 1833

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BirthMay 15, 1833Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 17 in 1850 census; age 27 in 1860 census; age 32 in 1870 census; age 47 in 1880 census5,2,6
Occupation1860shoe binder
ResidenceLynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, 2 Light St.5

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1717.
  2. [S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 198.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144 #5623.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_311; Page: 276; line 20, dwl 730-1029.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.

George Harris Houghton1,2,3

M, #10070, b. 23 September 1835, d. 24 April 1839

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BirthSep 23, 1835Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA4,2,5
DeathApr 24, 1839Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, aged 3 y 7 m4,6,5
BurialOld or Western Cemetery, Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1718.
  2. [S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 198.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144 #5624.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.
  6. [S69] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 504.

Albert Hanson Conner

M, #10071, b. 17 December 1809

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BirthDec 17, 1809Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA

Susan Maria Tufts1

F, #10072, b. 15 August 1824

Family: John Clarkson Houghton b. 1 Jul 1823, d. 1905

Biography

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BirthAug 15, 1824Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 26 in 1850 census; age 37 in 1860 census; age 45 in 1870 census; age 55 in 1880 census2,3
MarriageJun 5, 1850Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, 4 children3,4,5
1870 Census1870Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 47, a shoe cutter, property $2000; next door to Susan's father, Richard Tufts, 72, MA6
1880 Census1880Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 56, a city librarian7
ParentsDDeacon Richard Tufts

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1715s.
  2. [S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 406.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  4. [S615] Unknown author Biog. Review: Essex Co., MA, p. 103.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.
  6. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex Co., MA, Reel 610, p. 668, Ln. 27, dwl 354-482.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex Co., MA, ED 221, Sh 38, Ln 10, dwl 13-295-407.

Susan Helen Alley1

F, #10073, b. 25 April 1830, d. 1916

Family: Cyrus Warren Houghton b. 29 Oct 1827, d. Nov 1911

Biography

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BirthApr 25, 1830Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 30 in 1860 census; age 40 in 1870 census; age 50 in 1880 census; Apr. 1837, age 63, in 1900 census; age 79 in 1910 census2
Marriagecirca 1854mar 46 y in 1900; mar 59 y in 1910 census3,4,5
1870 Census1870Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 42, a shoe cutter, property $60006
1880 Census1880Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 52, a shoe manufacturer7,8
1900 CensusJun, 1900Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 72, a book seller4,9
1910 Census1910Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 82, book store salesman10
Death1916Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA
ParentsDfather born in NH, mother born in MA

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1716s.
  2. [S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 24.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 22, E.D. 399, Sh. 14, Ln. 58.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.
  6. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex Co. MA, Box 610, p. 626, line 38, dwl 931-1224.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Lynn, Essex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 9, ED 216, Sh 21, Ln 37.
  8. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 9, ED 216, Sh 21, Ln 37, dwl 3-206-214.
  9. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Ward 6, Essex Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 645; Enumeration District: 399; Sheet 14B; line 58, dwl 64-209-292.
  10. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_585; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 405; line 73, dwl 64.

John Ruel Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #10074, b. 21 September 1829, d. 1901

Family: Martha E. Smith b. Mar 1836

Biography

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BirthSep 21, 1829Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 20 in 1850 census; age 31 in 1860 census; age 40 in 1870 census; Sep 1829, age 70 in 1900 census; age 50 in 1880 census; Sep 1829, age 70 in 1900 census2,6,7
MarriageSep 25, 1854Stafford, VT, USA2,8,4
1860 Census1860Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 31, jobber9
1870 Census1870Acton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 40, a commision broker, property $3500-$600; and an Orlando Woodward, 3410
1880 Census1880Acton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 50, a farmer11
ResidenceWest Acton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA12
Death19012

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1719.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 127.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144 #5627.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, p. 639; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 32;
    line 23, dwl 204-237.
  6. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 63.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Acton, Middlesex Co., MA, Reel 622, p. 11, line 11, dwl 165.
  9. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 129, line 16, dwl 1028-1024.
  10. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Acton, Middlesex Co., MA, Reel 622, p. 11, line 11, dwl 165-202.
  11. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_538; Family History Film: 1254538; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 351; line 19, dwl 164-185.
  12. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.

Henry Benjamin Houghton1,2

M, #10075, b. 10 December 1827, d. 16 July 1861

Family: Mary C. Bowker b. 30 May 1829

Biography

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BirthDec 10, 1827Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 22 in 1850 census; age 33 in 1860 census4,5
MarriageApr 14, 1858Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM: Apr. 156,7,5
1860 Census1860Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 33, farmer; property $200-$13008
DeathJul 16, 1861Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1,9,5
BurialHarvard Center Burial Ground Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 33
AdministrAug 6, 1861Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Edwin A. Whitcomb of Bolton, Admr. (Probate #34639 Administration)9,10
ResearchJWH, MLM: give another Benjamin as iv child, #1721a, brother of Benj. Henry [prob. error]

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  2. [S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 105.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 32;
    line 23, dwl 204-237.
  4. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.
  6. [S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 140.
  7. [S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 41, 105.
  8. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 5, line 27, dwl 35-42.
  9. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34639, FHC #0481283.
  10. [S852] Samuel H. Folsom and William E. Rogers, Middlesex MA Probate Index, p. 249.

Ephraim Whitcomb Houghton1,2

M, #10076, b. 10 October 1831

Family: Frances Emogene Houghton b. 7 Jun 1842, d. 25 Jun 1899

Biography

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BirthOct 10, 1831Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 19 in 1850 census; age 48 in 1880 census4,5
MarriageMay 16, 18602nd cousins, 1 x removed; MLM: also May 156,7,4
ResidenceAug, 1861Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA8
1870 Census1870Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 38, a farmer, property $8000-$1000; and Charlotte Newhall, 38, MA9,10
1880 Census1880Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 48, a farmer11

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 435 #1721.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144 #5628.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 32;
    line 23, dwl 204-237.
  4. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 63.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146, 172.
  8. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34639, FHC #0481283.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Box 653, p. 140, line 2, dwl 130-145.
  10. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_653; Page: 140A; Image: 284; Family History Library Film: 552152; line 2, dwl 130-145.
  11. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 244D; Enumeration District: 810; sheet 16, line 12, dwl 152-171.

Esther Houghton1,2

F, #10077, b. 13 April 1745, d. 28 June 1747

Biography

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BirthApr 13, 1745Nichawog (Petersham), Worcester Co., MA, USA1,3,4
DeathJun 28, 1747Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,1,4

Citations

  1. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 63.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 42 #964.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 42.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 314.

Mary C. Bowker1

F, #10078, b. 30 May 1829

Family: Henry Benjamin Houghton b. 10 Dec 1827, d. 16 Jul 1861

Biography

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BirthMay 30, 1829MA, USA, age 30 in 1860 census; age 51 in 1880 census; May 1829, age 71, in 1900 census2,3,4
Residencecirca 1858Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA5
MarriageApr 14, 1858Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM: Apr. 156,7,4
1860 Census1860Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 33, farmer; property $200-$13008
1880 Census1880Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 51, housekeeper, widow9
1900 Census1900Arlington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 71, widow, with Abbie F. Brown, her sister, Nov. 30, age 69, MA; next door to son Henry10,11
DeathAshby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA12
ParentsDparents born in MA

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1720s.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 36, E.D. 661, Sh. 2, Ln. 17.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.
  5. [S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 105.
  6. [S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 140.
  7. [S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 41, 105.
  8. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 5, line 27, dwl 35-42.
  9. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_538; Family History Film: 1254538; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 352; line 26, dwl 111-113.
  10. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 128, Vol. 36, E.D. 661, Sh. 2, Ln. 17.
  11. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 655; Enumeration District: 661; Sheet 2A; line 17, dwl 30-32.
  12. [S704] Ashby MA VRs - Holbrook, p. 13.

Mary Ella Houghton1

F, #10079, b. 1852, d. before 1853

Biography

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Birth18522
Deathbefore 1853sister of same name born

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 435 #1722.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 435.

Mary Ella Houghton1

F, #10080, b. 1853

Family: (?) Cross

  • Marriage*: Mary Ella Houghton married (?) Cross.

Biography

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Birth1853MA, USA, age 7 in 1860 census; age 16 in 1870 census3,2
Marriage

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 435 #1723.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 603, line 38, dwl 742.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 435.