Will Houghton1

M, #37396

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Residence1930Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA, USA2

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Nancy White, 1/1999.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from 20 Feb. 1930 Marshalltown Times-Republican.

Miss Jane Houghton1

F, #37397

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Residence1930Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, from 20 Feb. 1930 Marshalltown Times-Republican.

Ross Parker Clark III1

M, #37398, b. 27 December 1938

Family: Lynette Carolyn Pratt b. 21 May 1940

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BirthDec 27, 1938Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA1
MarriageJun 18, 1961Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA2

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Lynette Clark, 8/10/1999.
  2. [S601] Family Group Sheet, from Lynette Clark, May 13, 2000.

Caroline L. Walker1,2,3

F, #37399

Family: Ebenezer Peck

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Birth
Marriage1,2

Citations

  1. [S718] Frank E. Walker, Walker Manuscript, p. 52.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 54.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 14, p. 104.

Richard Houghton1

M, #37400

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DeedJan 7, 1733/34York, ME, USA, witnessed a deed of Ammi Ruhamah Cutter1
Duplicate

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  1. [S504] Unknown author, York Deeds Book, p. 319.

Harriet N. Houghton1,2

F, #37401, b. circa 1821

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Birthcirca 1821ME, USA, age 30 in 1850 census; age 39 in 1860 census2,3
Residence1854Topsham, ME, USA, a wealthy citizen4
ChurchTopsham, ME, USA5
1860 Census1860Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 75, property $12003

Citations

  1. [S771] George Augustus Wheeler M.D. and Henry Warren Wheeler, Brunswick, Topsham ME Hx, I, p. 416.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M432_251; Page: 239; line 34, dwl 603-671.
  3. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M653_437; Page: 118, line 34, dwl 904-945.
  4. [S771] George Augustus Wheeler M.D. and Henry Warren Wheeler, Brunswick, Topsham ME Hx, II, p. 588.
  5. [S771] George Augustus Wheeler M.D. and Henry Warren Wheeler, Brunswick, Topsham ME Hx, I, p. 434.

Levi Houghton1

M, #37402

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ResidenceDec 7, 1823Topsham, ME, USA1

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  1. [S771] George Augustus Wheeler M.D. and Henry Warren Wheeler, Brunswick, Topsham ME Hx, I, p. 416.

George Clinton Houghton1,2

M, #37405, b. 14 September 1847, d. 21 March 1926

Family: Eliza Tabor Jones d. 1869

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BirthSep 14, 1847ME, USA, age 2 in 1850 census; age 10 in 1860 census; age 22 in 1870 census; Sep. 1849, age 50 in 1900 census; age 72 in 1920 census; Oxford Annals: 18481,3,4
Marriage1867Lewiston, ME, USA1,2
Occupationbetween 1870 and 1880a woolen mill worker5
1890 Census1890Weld, Franklin Co., ME, USA6
1900 Census1900Oxford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 50, widowed; next door to daughter Kate7,8
ResidenceOxford, ME, USA1
BurialOxford, Oxford Co., ME, USA1
DeathMar 21, 1926Norway, Oxford Co., ME, USA
ResearchOxford, ME, USA, same bd, but death in Civil War?

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Chris Pottle, July 29, 2000.
  2. [S776] Janus G. Elder, Lewiston ME Hx, p. 230.
  3. [S988] King, Annals of Oxford ME.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Oxford, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M432_263; Page: 73; line 17, dwl 76-77.
  5. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Oxford, Oxford, Maine; Roll: T9_484; Family History Film: 1254484; Page: 247C; Enumeration District: 133; sheet 15, line 22, dwl 126-144.

  6. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Maine Census, 1800-1900, 1890 Census, Oxford, Oxford Co., ME, ED. 150, p. 6.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Maine, Box 31, Vol. 14, E.D. 197, Sh. 12, Ln. 37.
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Oxford, Oxford Co., Maine; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 197; Sheet 12A; line 37, dwl 273-283.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Oxford, Oxford, ME, Film 853, Box 27, Vol. 22, E.D. 124, Sh. 11, Ln. 3.

Eliza Tabor Jones1,2

F, #37406, d. 1869

Family: George Clinton Houghton b. 14 Sep 1847, d. 21 Mar 1926

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Death18691
BurialOxford, ME, USA1
ParentsDOrrin Jones; Eliza's brother was George Jones, one of the last Civil War veterans around here, and Commander-in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic from 1944-19462

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Chris Pottle, July 29, 2000.
  2. [S776] Janus G. Elder, Lewiston ME Hx, p. 230.

Katherine Quincy Houghton1,2

F, #37410, b. 19 February 1962

Family: Christopher Bird b. c 1962

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BirthFeb 19, 1962Elmira, NY, USA2
Graduation1984Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, magna cum laude2
MarriageOct 22, 1994Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, CA, USA2,4
NewspaperOct 23, 1994New York, New York Co., NY, USA, WEDDINGS; Quincy Houghton, Christopher Bird
Published: Sunday, October 23, 1994

Katherine Quincy Houghton, a daughter of Ruth West Houghton of New York and Congressman Amory Houghton Jr. of Corning, N.Y., and Washington, was married yesterday to Christopher Scott Bird, a son of Mrs. Theodore R. Smith of Alpine, Wyo., and William Lee Bird of Glendora, Calif. The Rev. Marcia Lockwood, an Episcopal priest, officiated at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, Calif. The Rev. Alanson B. Houghton, an Episcopal priest who is the bride's uncle, took part in the ceremony.

Mrs. Bird, 32, is known as Quincy. She is the transition manager at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, Calif. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. Her father, a former chairman and chief executive of Corning Inc., represents the 34th District of New York. Her mother is a member of the New York State Council on the Arts.

The bride is a granddaughter of Mrs. Amory Houghton of Corning and the late Mr. Houghton, who was a chairman of Corning Glass and the United States Ambassador to France from 1957 to 1961, and of Mrs. Robert N. West of Needham, Mass., and the late Mr. West, who was a partner in the New York law firm of Shearman & Sterling.

Mr. Bird, also 32, is a film and television writer based in Los Angeles. He graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College. His mother, Vicki Spencer Smith, and his stepfather, Theodore R. Smith, are directors of Jackson Economics, a consulting firm in Alpine. His father is the president of S. C. Properties, a real estate development company in Los Angeles.

Photo: Quincy Houghton, Christopher Bird (Alex Berliner)
A version of this article appeared in print on Sunday, October 23, 1994, on section 1 page 53 of the New York edition.4
Research1995Who's Who of American Women(R) (Marquis(TM)). 19th edition, 1995- 1996. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1995. (WhoAmW 19)5
Occupation1999She worked for the Getty Museum
AddressApr, 19991730 Old Ranch Road, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA2

Citations

  1. [S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, XCIX [1985]: 443.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Amory Houghton III, Apr. 1999.
  3. [S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, CVII [1993]: 376.
  4. [S95] Newspaper, http://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/23/style/…
  5. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.