Joshua Houghton Jr1,2,3

M, #7171, b. 29 July 1728

Family: Esther (?) d. 20 Jan 1792

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BirthJul 29, 1728Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, FWH: May 64,5,6
MarriageRockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, First Church7,8,9
ChurchMay 11, 1777Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, received into First Church, Joshua and Esther Hooten8,9,10
ResidenceRockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, CJV: Joshua Hotten
ProblemPossibility that Elisabeth Garfield was Joshua Sr's wife, not Joshua Jr. Only JWH and MLM give her as wife of Joshua Jr.
Nancy Wilson: My husband is descended from Joshua Jr's sister Vashti Houghton. In doing her line I noticed that her father, Joshua Sr, was widowed relatively early in his life but, unlike most men of the time, there was no mention of a second marriage. His surviving children were certainly not infants but, nonetheless, he was left with children under the age of 10 and one would expect him to marry if only to provide care for these children. One reason for men not marrying, I have found, is that they 'take off' on a spirited adventure, ie go West, strike out for the gold fields, whatever. However, Joshua Sr seems to have stayed very local as evidenced by the filing of his will in Worcester. So, we are left with the inference that he remained a widower for 35- 40 years and died the widower of Elizabeth Bennett.

Meanwhile we appear to have his son marrying, Elisabeth Garfield/Gaffel, in 1746 (about 5 yrs into his father's widowhood) having no children, and this wife dying soon enough/young enough to allow him to marry a 2nd time and have a family.

Is it all possible? Absolutely. But barring proof positive, we must hold out the possibility that Joshua Sr re-married, to Elisabeth Garfield, after 5 yrs or so of being a widower.
CJV: Lancaster and Shrewsbury (just Joshua, no Sr or Jr) VRs give marriage of Joshua (not Joshua Jr) Houghton and Elizabeth Garfield/Gaffell11
Notewere among the original grantees of Newfane, VT per MLM. CJV: may be Saul's son Joshua (given as Joshua Jr at marriage)7

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #99.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #225, 33.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  5. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 21 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 33.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 33.
  8. [S96] NEHGR, 544 [1900]: 201.
  9. [S1167] Thomas Bellows Peck, Rockingham VT First Church Records, p. 5.
  10. [S96] NEHGR, 56 [1902]: 387.
  11. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Wilson, Jan 3, 2003.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 33 #622.
  13. [S1167] Thomas Bellows Peck, Rockingham VT First Church Records, p. 43.
  14. [S96] NEHGR, 54 [1900]: 202.
  15. [S96] NEHGR, 56 [1902]: 249.
  16. [S1167] Thomas Bellows Peck, Rockingham VT First Church Records, p. 36.

Elisabeth Garfield1

F, #7172

Family: Joshua Houghton b. 1695, d. bt 4 Mar 1777 - 1779

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Marriage BannOct, 1746Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Joshua Houghton of Lancaster and Elisibeth Gaffel of Shrewsborough; JWH and MLM give Joshua Jr as husband2,3,4
OriginOct, 1746Shrewsborough, MA, USA3,2
ResearchNo birth record in Shrewsbury MA; Lancaster and Shrewsbury VRs give marriage to Joshua Houghton (not Joshua Jr); JWH and MLM give marriage to Joshua Jr; She was of Shrewsbury and Joshua Sr had church covenant there.

Citations

  1. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 33.
  5. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 153, 170.

Susanna Houghton1,2

F, #7173

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ResearchOnly JWH gives this parentage; Hiram died at age 10.3

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #102c.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
  3. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Jonathan Houghton1,2,3,4,5

M, #7174, b. 8 March 1752, d. 30 August 1831

Family: Joanna Burgh b. 6 Jun 1755, d. 19 Nov 1841

Biography

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BirthMar 8, 1752Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, RWG & DAR: 3-8-1752; JWH: 3,8, 17697,6,4,8,9
MarriageJan 24, 17747,4,10,11
Residencebefore 1777Windham Co., VT, USA12
Research1777
Milit-BegAug 16, 1777Windham Co., VT, USA, DAR Patriot Index: Jonathan: b 3-8-1752 MA d 8-30-1831 VT m Joanna Burgh Pvt VT; RWG: srv as a Pvt in Col. William's Regt. and was disabled 16 Aug 1777 at Bennington VT4,12,8
ImmigrationWestminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, Townsend: 'From Bolton, MA to Westminster, VT Had Asa. p. 304-7413'
1790 Census1790Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 4 Individuals: Jona: 1 male 16+; 4 males under 16; 3 females14
PensionInxFeb 21, 1795Windham Co., VT, USA, Rev. War Abstracts: "sol's name appeared on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by VT to the House of Reps on 21 Feb 1795, srv as a Pvt in Col Williams' Regt & was disabled 16 Aug 1777 at Bennington, he lived at Windham Vt in 1795."; Pension Lists: a private in Col. William's Reg., from Windham Co., wounded in right hand by a musket ball at Bennington, Aug. 16,1777; Pension List of 1820: Priv., MA8,12,15
1800 Census1800Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 11 Total: 21110-31110; 2 male 1-9, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44; 3 female 1-9, 1 female 10-15,1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-4416,17
1810 Census1810Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 8 Individuals: 1 male 10 thru 15 (1795-1800), 1 male 16 thru 25 (1794-1785), 1 male 26 thru 44 (1784-1766), 1 male 45 and over (bef. 1765)// 1 female 10 thru 15 (1795-1800), 1 female 16 thru 25 (1794-1785), 1 female 26 thru 44 (1784-1766), 1 female 45 and over (bef. 1765)18
WarningsFeb 28, 1817Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA19
1820 Census1820Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 5 Individuals: 1 male =16-26 (1794-1804), 1 male = 45+ (bef. 1775)// 1 female =16-26 (1794-1804), 1 female =26-45 (1774-1794), 1 female = 45+ (bef. 1775)20,21
1830 Census1830Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 70 to 80 (1751-1760), // 1 female 50 to 60 (1771-1780), 1 female 70 to 80 (1751-1760)22
DeathAug 30, 1831Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 80; MLM: according to A. White #760; Jonathan Houghton document: "Jonathan Houghton the son of Thankful Dide August 30=1831, In the 80 year of his age" (CJV: Thankful is wrong mother)23,4,9,24
BurialWestminster West Cemetery, Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, West Parish Cemetery24
BiographyWestminster Hx: Jonathan HOUGHTON came from Bolton, Mass., and settled on the farm on which A. D. Kerr now lives. He was a farmer and a noted hewer of timber. He was a Revolutionary soldier and was wounded in the battle of Bennington. His son Asa spent his life on the homestead. The latter's son, F. J. HOUGHTON, was born and still lives in the town.      History of the Town of Westminster, from the "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, Vt., For 1724-1884," Compiled and Published By Hamilton Child. Published 1884. Page 304 [57] - 304 [76].

Harrington: Jonathan moved from Bolton, MA, to Putney, VT, where he lived 8 to 10 years after his marriage, as shown by the birth of children there from 1778 to 1784. About 1786 he moved to Westminster VT where he lived the remainder of his life and where his last six children were born. He was a farmer. (VR, State House, Montpelier VT)11,25
ResearchCJV: JWH, p. 311, erroneously states that he was married to Sarah Houghton (dau. of James and Mary (Jones) Houghton) [before his birth !!; this Sarah, was actually his mother]; on p. 324, gives Joanna Burgh;
BT: "The record of Jonathan, son of Lieutenant Jonathan and Sarah (Houghton) Houghton as given in the genealogy on pages 324 and 346 is incomplete and manifestly incorrect. It reads that Jonathan was born in 1769 and married Joanna Burg (Burge?) who was born in 1755 and died in 1784. The names of eleven children are given, dates ranging from 1778 (when the father was nine years old) to 1802. Six children were born later than 1784, the date given for Joanna's death. Three of the sons, Samuel, John, and Asa, have a further record, but the five daughters have only a birth date..."26,2
ProblemCJV: JWH gives this Jonathan as son of Lt. Jonathan Houghton and Thankful White. Not in Leominter VRS with other sybs.
CJV: Unclear if all citations to a Jonathan of Putney VT are the same Jonathan of Leominster MA; Lt. Jonathan's son Jonathan was in Putney from 1776 to 1784 and all the Putney citations may refer to him, not his father.

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #111s, 324 #206.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1930 - 8527.
  3. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 78 #760.
  4. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 27 #518, 58.
  6. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 76.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 324.
  8. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 27, 58.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 58.
  11. [S415] E-mail from Don Harrington, May 19, 2002.
  12. [S919] Murtie J. Clarke, Pension Lists of 1792-1795, p. 78.
  13. [S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 95.
  14. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Westminster, Windham Co., VT, p. 56.
  15. [S920] Murtie J. Clarke, Pension List of 1820, p. 77.
  16. [S737] VT 1800 Census, p. 152.
  17. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Westminster, Windham Co., VT, p. 650.
  18. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Westminster, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 65; Page: 395.
  19. [S724] Alden M. Rollins Vermont Warnings Outs II, p. 29.
  20. [S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Westminster, Windham Co., VT, p. 135.
  21. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Westminster, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M33_128; Page: 270.
  22. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Westminster, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 186; Page: 136.
  23. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, Vol. ??
  24. [S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  25. [S1080] Hamilton Child, Gazateer of Vermont, p.304.
  26. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #111.
  27. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 58 #1660.
  28. [S1074] Town Records: Westminster, VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 82; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  29. [S1074] Town Records: Westminster, VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 123; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  30. [S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windhsm Co., VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 82; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  31. [S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 82; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  32. [S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 82; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  33. [S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 94.
  34. [S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
  35. [S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 82: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.

Oliver Hoar1

M, #7175

Family: Silence Houghton b. 2 Dec 1727

Biography

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Origincirca 1753Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
ResearchDec, 1753Only MLM gives this marriage. Oliver was married to her sister Silence3
MarriageFeb 28, 1754Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Millen; MLM: Apr. 11, 1746;p. 23, Feb. 28, 1753/41,4,5

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 34.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 23.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 302.
  6. [S528] Roscoe Conkling Fitch, History of the Fitch Family, p. 247.
  7. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 218.

Mary Richardson

F, #7176, b. 4 February 1738/39

Family: Nathaniel Houghton b. 5 Sep 1729, d. 18 Sep 1817

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BaptismFeb 4, 1738/39Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageJun 29, 1758Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 6,27,1758; MLM: June 23, 17592,3,4,5
ChurchAug 12, 1764Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Chocksett Church6
ParentsDWeis: Josiah Richardson and Dorothy Wilder
MLM: William Richardon7,3,1

Citations

  1. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 316.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 88.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 43.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 377.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 82, 105.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 93.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 93, 105.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 105.

Deacon Jonas Whitney1,2,3,4

M, #7177, b. 14 June 1751, d. 28 April 1842

Family: Tamar Houghton b. 3 Jun 1754, d. 31 Mar 1831

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BirthJun 14, 1751Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6,7
MarriageJan 11, 1773Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA8,9,7
ImmigrationMarlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA10
Milit-BegRev. War.11
DeathApr 28, 1842Strongsville, OH, USA, aged 9112,7
BiographyMLM: He purchased the land of Charles Phelps, Esq., of New Marlborough, then described as in Cumberland, Province of New York. (Rev. Charles E. Newton in his History of Marlborough, VT, devotes several pages to this couple.)7
ResearchSee Descendants of John Whitney by F. C. Pierce13
ResearchJWH: gives this Tamer as m. about 8, 29, 1772. Jonas Whitney, of Shrewsbury, Mass. [CJV: error - husband of Tamar Houghton, dau. of James]5

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #118s.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 46.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1934.
  4. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 187.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
  6. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 261, 271.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 67.
  8. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
  9. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 261, 270.
  10. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 261.
  11. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, I, p. 740.
  12. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 271.
  13. [S848] F. C. Pierce, Whitney Genealogy, pp. 69, 760.
  14. [S16] CJV opinion.
  15. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1923 - 392.

Silas Smith1,2

M, #7178, b. 15 August 1736, d. 2 December 1805

Family: Levina Houghton b. 2 Jan 1738/39, d. 17 Apr 1818

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BirthAug 15, 1736Hatfield, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, MLM: Whatley, Franklin, MA3,4,5
MarriageDec 28, 1769Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,7,8
Mil. EnlsService during the American Revolution: Smith, Silas DAR Ancestor #: A214233 Service: Massachusetts Rank(s): Civil Service, Lieutenant. Birth: 8-15-1736 Hatfield Hampshire Co Massachusetts. Death: 12-2-1803 Whatley Hampshire Co Massachusetts. Service Description: 1) Captain Perez Graves
DeathDec 2, 1805Sunderland, Franklin Co., MA, USA, age 703,4,5
OriginElisha Smith and Sarah Smith
ResearchRes. West part of Whatley, MA (Whatley, MA, by Crafts, p. 566)4

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #119s.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 43, 102.
  3. [S487] John Montague Smith, The History of the Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, p. 536.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 44.
  5. [S481] History of the Town of Whately, Massachusetts, p. 566.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 102.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 44.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 302.
  9. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.

Josiah Houghton Jr1,2,3,4,5

M, #7179, b. 4 April 1724, d. 30 May 1800

Family 1: Bethesda Brabrook b. 11 Nov 1718, d. 20 Apr 1755

Family 2: Grace Whitney d. 6 Jun 1763

Family 3: Abigail Godfrey

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BirthApr 4, 1724Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, CJV: age 3 in Jul. 1726; DAR, MLM: 1723; BT: "In 1726... Josiah, in his third year."; posthumous child; JWH: 7,2, 1682; Pringle: posthumous, Apr 4, 17247,8,9,10,11,12
GuardianspJul 11, 1726Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Bond of 300 pounds made by widow Mehetabel Houghton and Jonas Houghton, Surveyor, both of Lancaster, and record of Appt. (Middsex Co. Probate #11939 Guardianship); BT: "In 1726, she was given guardianship of the son, Josiah, in his third year."; Burr & Gage: "The guardianship of his son Josiah...was given to his widow."9,3,13,14,15,16
MarriageApr 16, 1747Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA17,18,19
MarriageJan 6, 1756Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA20,12,19
ChurchJul 10, 1762Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Chocksett Church21
MarriageDec 21, 1763Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA22,4
Milit-BegMA, USA, Rev. War; Pvt MA; SAR: private at Bennington, VT23,24,4,25,12
Research
Residenceof Lancaster and Wendell MA and Rupert VT26
DeathMay 30, 1800Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA, Cutter: Lancaster, MA (not in VRs); Goss, MLM: Wendell MA; DAR, MLM: 180824,4,27,11,12
BiographyJWH: "He served in the war of the Revolution and died in Lancaster." [Error: if born in 1682 per J.W. Houghton, would have been 94 in war?]; probably same as younger Josiah in NEGHR; same bd as Capt. Jonas Houghton if 1682.

DAR Patriot Index, Cent. pt 2, p. 1494: Josiah: b 1723 MA d 1808 MA m (1) Bethseda Brabrook (2) Grace Whitney (3) Abigail Godfrey Pvt MA

Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924: W.B.B.N.: born posthumously to father. In Oct. 29, 1723 agreement, Josiah, deceased, who left posthumous child, Stephen; In a division of April 26, 1726, the posthumous son of Josiah was called Josiah....In 1726, she [mother] was given guardianship of her son, Josiah, in his third year.7
AlertJWH: gives earlier Josiah as married to Bethesda and Whitney; BT: "It is evident one or more generations have been combined in this statement [J.W. Houghton's list]. Josiah, born 1682, certainly did not serve in the revolution as he would have been ninety years of age. It is also apparent that he was not the father of all of the children assigned to him. If the father of the children born between 1748 and 1766 was named Josiah, it is evident that he must have been of a later generation, and born about 1725, not 1682. Has this apparent error in the Houghton Genealogy been corrected in any magazine, and if so, of what date?"23
ResearchCourthouse rec., Berkshire North Dist, Adams, MA; Gleason Family from Uriah of 4th Gen., by Ruth M. Field, 1964, p. 5428
ResearchJosiah's son Jonas also ended up in Bakersfield as did Oliver T.
Researchonly JWH, Cutter give as parent
Researchonly JWH gives this parentage29

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #34a; 311.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32, 35, 278.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19 #292, 43.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 278.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304.
  8. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, p. 345.
  9. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  10. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 345.
  11. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 5.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
  14. [S852] Samuel H. Folsom and William E. Rogers, Middlesex MA Probate Index, p. 249.
  15. [S955] Middlesex Probate Records 2l, p. 380.
  16. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11939, FHC #397099.
  17. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  18. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 43.
  19. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
  20. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
  21. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 377.
  22. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
  23. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  24. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.
  25. [S826] Unknown author, Sons of Amer. Revol., #2794.
  26. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 373.
  27. [S415] E-mail from Judy Goss, 1/1999.
  28. [S310] Unknown author, California DAR Ancestry Guide, p. 54.
  29. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  30. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 73.
  31. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 76.
  32. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 80.
  33. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32.
  34. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 82.
  35. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
  36. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 35.
  37. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 97.
  38. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 108.
  39. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37.

Rachel Warner1

F, #7180

Family: Daniel Albert Jr. b. 10 Feb 1730/31

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Origin1757Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, only Rachel in Harvard VR: d. of Nathan and Dorothy, Mar. 9, 1748-92

Citations

  1. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 224.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84.

Grace Whitney1,2,3

F, #7181, d. 6 June 1763

Family: Josiah Houghton Jr b. 4 Apr 1724, d. 30 May 1800

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Origincirca 1755Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, bd/bp in either Harvard or Lancaster VR4
Marriage BannNov 15, 1755Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,3
DeathJun 6, 1763Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6,7
ResearchGoss: "A widow at time of this marriage. "Grace Whitney was a widow, attested to by the fact that Josiah Houghton signed Mr. Whitney's (I forget his first name, off the top of my head) Massachusetts probate records on behalf of his new wife. Thus Whitney is not her maiden name..."
Mary Pat Brigham: "GRACE WHITNEY, second of the three wives of Josiah4Houghton(and our ancestor). I have not been able to trace her identity, but thanks to one scrap of paper in a probate packet in Middlesex (MA) Probate, it is proved that she was probably not born a Whitney, but was, in any case, the widow of Samuel5Whitney of Stow,MA(1714-1748 )whose lineage has probably been garbled in the Whitney Genealogy that supposedly shows it)."8,9

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #34as.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
  3. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 35.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 159.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
  8. [S415] E-mail from Judy Goss, 1/1999.
  9. [S415] E-mail from Mary Pat Brigham, July 25, 2006: original handwritten VRs.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 82.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
  12. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.

Mehitabel Houghton1,2,3

F, #7182, b. 12 February 1747/48, d. 24 November 1828

Family: Thomas Rugg b. 27 Jan 1742/43, d. 29 Dec 1811

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BirthFeb 12, 1747/48Lancester, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,6,7
MarriageJul 26, 1770Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/28,6,7
DeathNov 24, 1828Grafton, MA, USA, while visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bethesda Stowe; MLM, p. 81: Nov. 24, 17886
BurialGrafton, MA, USA9

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #120.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 43, 73, 103, 382.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #980, 81.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 73.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 81.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 103.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2353.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2354.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2355.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2357.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2358.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2360.
  16. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2361.
  17. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  18. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 43.

Hephzabah Houghton1,2

F, #7183, b. 25 December 1751

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BirthDec 25, 1751Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,3,5,6,7

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #121.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #981.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 76.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.

Bethesda Houghton1,2,3

F, #7184, b. 20 March 1755, d. 10 April 1756

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BirthMar 20, 1755Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 20 Mar 1755 by dd calc; Lancaster VRs: Apr 10, 1755; BT: Apr 10, 1755, twin of Jonas; Lancaster VRs: Apr 10, 1755; MLM: Mar 214,5,6,7
DeathApr 10, 1756Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, aged 1 year & 21 Ds.8,6,7
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 1 y & 21 day d/o Josiah & Bethesda ;section S8

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #122.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 382.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #982.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 80.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 417.

Jonas Houghton1,2

M, #7185, b. 10 April 1755

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BirthApr 10, 1755not in Lancaster VRS with syblings; only in JWH, Cutter, same date as Bethseda3,4,5
Researchonly JWH, Cutter give as parent

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #123.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  5. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.

Jonathan Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #7186, b. 14 August 1766, d. 4 May 1842

Family: Elizabeth Peck b. 10 Dec 1761, d. 3 Aug 1844

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NotableY
BirthAug 14, 1766Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Rupert VRs: Rupert, VT6,5,7,8,9,10
Origin1789Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA
MarriageNov 23, 1789Deerfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA, JWH:13 Nov 1784; Cutter: Nov. 13, 17846,2,3,11,12,13
1810 Census1810Wendell, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, 12 Total: 3 male <10, 2 male 10-15, 2 male 16-25, 1 male 26-45//1 female <10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 45+14
Taxation1816Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, for 7 acres of land, 1 house, and 2 oxen and a cow15
1820 Census1820Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, 5 Individuals: 1 male 0-10, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45; 1 female 0-10, 1 female 26-4516
Officebetween 1824 and 1828Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, the first town clerk17
1830 Census1830Hebron, Washington Co., NY, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800), 1 male 60 to 70 (1761-1770) //1 female 50 to 60 (1771-1780)18
ImmigrationCentre White Creek, Washington Co., NY, USA, with at least two of his grandsons, Jonathan Clark and Andrew, where they lived across from the cemetery and next to the church.19
DeathMay 4, 1842Centre White Creek, Washington Co., NY, USA20,21,8
ObituaryMay 10, 1842Vermont. Bennington, Vermont Gazette, "Died," In White Creek, N.Y on the 5th inst., Jonathan Houghton, Esq in the 75th year of his age. He has left an aged wife, 10 children, above 70 grand children and 10 gr gr children. He was a member of the Presbyterian church above 45 years. Printers in Mass. Conn. Vt. And Northern N. Y. are required to notice.
BurialCentre White Creek, NY, USA17
Noteancestor of the Houghtons of North Adams, MA & Stamford VT
ResearchCentre White Creek, Washington Co., NY, is in the extreme S.E. part of the county. Pop. of 100 in 1880.

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #124.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  3. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #986, 81 #987.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 97.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  7. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81.
  9. [S1074] Town Records: Rupert, Bennington Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
  11. [S310] Unknown author, California DAR Ancestry Guide.
  12. [S361] Deerfield MA VRs, p. 200.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 81.
  14. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Wendell, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 19; Page: 229.
  15. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 6.
  16. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: M33_126; Page: 226.
  17. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 5.
  18. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Hebron, Washington, New York; Roll: 111; Page: 241.
  19. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 8.
  20. [S310] Unknown author, California DAR Ancestry Guide, p.
  21. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 5, 14.
  22. [S1074] Town Records: Stamford, VT, p. 215: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Bethesda Houghton1,2,3

F, #7187, b. 21 December 1756

Family: Eleazer Marsh

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BirthDec 21, 1756Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,6
Origin1798Montague, Franklin Co., MA, USA7
NoteMontague, MA, USA, both in Montague MA in 17987

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 31 #125.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #983.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 82.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
  7. [S286] Montague MA VRs, p. 85.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82.

Josiah Richardson Houghton1,2,3

M, #7188, b. 20 November 1767

Family 1: Elizabeth Weatherbee b. c 1768

  • Marriage Bann: Josiah Richardson Houghton and Elizabeth Weatherbee declared their intentions of marriage on Mar 24, 1784; (Court of Genl. Sess. Book 14 (Lib L.) p. 239.)1
  • Marriage*: Josiah Richardson Houghton married Elizabeth Weatherbee on Aug 24, 1784 at Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA.7,8,9

Family 2: Mary Nichols b. 28 Oct 1753

Family 3: Lucy Sawyer b. 8 Mar 1769

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BirthNov 20, 1767Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Nov. 20, 17695,4,6
Residence1784Wendell, MA, USA
MarriageAug 24, 1784Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA7,8,9
Occupationa farmer
Origin1786Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA10
MarriageNov 16, 1786Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,11,12,8,13
1790 Census1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a Jazaiah Houghton; 3 children, 2 adults: 1 male 16+, 2 male under 16, 2 females14
1800 Census1800Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Josiah R. Houghton: 6 Total: 2 male 1-9 (1791- 1799), 1 male 10-15 (1785-1790), 1 male 26-44 (1756-1774), 1 female 1-9 (1791-1799), 1 female 26-44 (1756-1774)15
1810 Census1810Langdon, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, 7 Total: 2 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44 (1766-1784), 1 female <10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-4416
Taxationbetween 1810 and 1811Langdon, Cheshire Co., NH, USA
ProblemJWH erroneously gives the seven children listed here as those of Ephraim Houghton: Manassah, Cephas, James, Richardson Charles, Catherine, Lucy. They are in fact his brother Josiah Richardson's children.17
Contributn
Genealog. DiscoveryJosiah Richardson Houghton: Gail Elizabeth Houghton and I concluded from our separate and joint research that JWH's listing of 7 children as those of Ephraim Houghton (p. 355) were in fact the children of his brother Josiah Richardson Houghton.18
ResearchMLM believes Josiah who married Elizabeth Weatherbee and Mary Nichols was probably the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Richardson) Houghton;
JWH gives this Josiah (and marriages and sons) as son of Josiah Jr and Grace Whitney19,7
Researchonly JWH gives this parentage7

Citations

  1. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 173.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 44 #990.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330 #296.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 105.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 44.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  8. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 123.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 128, 144.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 128.
  12. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82.
  14. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, MA, p. 213.
  15. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Worcester Co, MA, p. 353.
  16. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Langdon, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: 23; Page: 183.
  17. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355.
  18. [S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 23, 2020.
  19. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 44.
  20. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 144.
  21. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  22. [S16] CJV opinion, 2020 with research from Gail Clarke.
  23. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 332 #126.
  24. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 332.
  25. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.

Thomas Rugg1,2

M, #7189, b. 27 January 1742/43, d. 29 December 1811

Family 1: Eunice Stickney b. 19 Oct 1740

Family 2: Mehitabel Houghton b. 12 Feb 1747/48, d. 24 Nov 1828

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BirthJan 27, 1742/43Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Feb. 173,4
MarriageChocksett, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
Origin1770Hatfield, MA, USA
MarriageJul 26, 1770Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/26,5,7
Milit-BegPriv., MA troops4
Immigration1790Ringe, NH, USA8
DeathDec 29, 1811Rindge, NH, USA5
NoteMLM: After his first marriage, he removed to Winchindon, MA., and farmed. The depreciation of Continental currency was disasterous to him in a financial way; he lost nearly all of his property. He served in the Continental army while at Winchinden. Family tradition: "He saw active service on the frontiers of Vermont and New York. Ca 1790 he removed to Rindge, New Hampshire where he died, December 29, 1811.5
ParentsSAmos and Mary (Burpee) Rugg3

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #120s.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 43.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 70.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 81.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 103.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2351.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2353.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2354.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2355.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2357.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2358.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2360.
  16. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2361.
  17. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  18. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.

Elizabeth Peck1,2

F, #7190, b. 10 December 1761, d. 3 August 1844

Family: Jonathan Houghton b. 14 Aug 1766, d. 4 May 1842

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BirthDec 10, 1761Rupert, Bennington Co., VT, USA, 1880 census of son Elisha gives CT, of James, MA; Pringle gives Lancaster MA; VT Town Record: Rupert VT3,4,5,6,2
MarriageNov 23, 1789Deerfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA, JWH:13 Nov 1784; Cutter: Nov. 13, 17843,7,4,8,9,10
DeathAug 3, 1844Centre White Creek, NY, USA, 83rd year5
BurialCentre White Creek, NY, USA5
ResearchMLM: Peck Genealogy gives her as marrying Simon Holton of Montague, a small town near Deerfield. The similarity between Houghton and Holton - the fact that her brother, Simon (and others) was at Deerfield, made MLM feel that that part of the genealogy was based on hearsay.6
ParentsDDarius and Elizabeth Peck of Old Lyme, CT.6

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #124s.
  2. [S1074] Town Records: Rupert, Bennington Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  4. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.
  5. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 5.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81.
  7. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  8. [S310] Unknown author, California DAR Ancestry Guide.
  9. [S361] Deerfield MA VRs, p. 200.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 81.
  11. [S1074] Town Records: Stamford, VT, p. 215: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Elizabeth Weatherbee1,2

F, #7191, b. circa 1768

Family: Josiah Richardson Houghton b. 20 Nov 1767

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Birthcirca 1768
Residence1784Wendell, MA, USA
MarriageAug 24, 1784Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA3,4,5

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #126s, 332.
  2. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 173.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 123.

Mary Nichols1,2

F, #7192, b. 28 October 1753

Family: Josiah Richardson Houghton b. 20 Nov 1767

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BirthOct 28, 1753Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, dau. of John and Marcy Nicholls3
Origin1786Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4
MarriageNov 16, 1786Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,4,6,2,7
ParentsDfather Levi Nichols; mother Elizabeth Sawyer

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #126s.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 77.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 128.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  6. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 144.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.

Lois Farr1,2,3,4,5

F, #7193, b. 26 December 1764, d. 15 April 1820

Family: James Houghton b. 18 Nov 1764, d. 27 Feb 1843

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BirthDec 26, 1764Panton, VT, USA4,5,6
Origin1787Wendell, MA, USA7
MarriageMay 26, 1787Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA, Bailey: Court of Genl. Sess. Book 4 (Lib. L.) p. 249 written in8,9,2,3,10
DeathApr 15, 1820Schroon Lake (later North Hudson), Essex Co., NY, USA, age 56; MLM: West Moriah, Essex Co., NY4,5,6
BurialDeyoe Pepper Hollow Cemetery, Schroon Lake (later North Hudson), NY, USA4
ParentsDStephen Farr and Lois (Louisa) Randall, m. 11 Mar 1764, VT. She had a sister, Jemima Farr who married David Lovell and had nine children4,6

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #127s.
  2. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 173.
  3. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  4. [S601] Family Group Sheet, from Peggy Arlene Darby Martin, Feb. 26, 2000.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81.
  6. [S953] Ellie Burnham Williams, Houghton Families - E. B. Gamber, p. 96.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  9. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 81.
  11. [S953] Ellie Burnham Williams, Houghton Families - E. B. Gamber, p. 97.
  12. [S953] Ellie Burnham Williams, Houghton Families - E. B. Gamber, p. 98.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2430.

Abigail Houghton1,2,3

F, #7194, b. 1724, d. 1802

Family: John Fairbanks

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Birth1724Cutter: 1734; only in FWH, JWH, Cutter & MLM, not in Lancaster VRs; probable confusion with "Mr. Abigail Houghton" in Lancaster VRs, p. 353, which is more likely Abijah Houghton dd4,2,5,6
MarriageJul 10, 1752Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, only in MLM, error given same dates as sister Relief's6
Death18027
Researchonly MLM gives marriage (to husband of sister Relief?)
Researchnot given in VRs as child of Benjamin
Researchnot given in VRs as child of Ruth

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #130.
  2. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 963.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 22 #385.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  5. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 31, 35 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 22.
  7. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 31 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32 per MLM.

Nahum Fairbank1,2

M, #7195, b. 24 August 1753, d. 31 January 1827

Family: Lucinda Houghton b. 3 Mar 1764, d. 23 Dec 1839

Biography

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BirthAug 24, 1753Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH, MLM & Fairbanks: 14 Aug; Fairbanks: Lancaster, MA3,4,1,2
Milit-BegRevol. War: a private on the Coat Rolls of MA.1,5
Occupationa farmer and a local preacher6
MarriageJun, 1781Fairbanks: Jan. 18717,1,8
ResidenceAugusta, NY, USA, and Mayfield NY6
DeathJan 31, 1827Mayfield, NY, USA, DAR: 18391,5
BurialMayfield, NY, USA1
ParentsSJohn V. Fairbank6

Citations

  1. [S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 218.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 48.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  4. [S291] Athol MA VRs, p. 30.
  5. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 52.
  6. [S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 218.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 332.
  8. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 111.
  9. [S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 219.

Rebecca Gates1,2

F, #7196, b. 31 July 1740, d. 15 February 1766

Family: Philemon Houghton b. 3 Jun 1731, d. 15 Feb 1788

Biography

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BirthJul 31, 1740Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5
Origin1758Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6
MarriageFeb 23, 1758Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,8,9,5
ChurchAug 19, 1764Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church10
DeathFeb 15, 1766Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, childbirth; JWH: 2,15,175611,12,13,3,4,5
BurialOld Settlers' BF Cemetery/ Old Burying Yard, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, #111, In Memory of Mrs. Rebekah ye Wife of Mr. Philimon Houghton Who died Febr'y ye 15th, A.D. 1766 Aetatis 26
'Now sleeps, God rest her Soul; A vertuous wife Her hapless Husband's only Pride in Life. Triumphant mount where Happy Plannets role, And open Paradise to her Immortal Soul.14,15'
ParentsDNEHGR: dau. of Capt. Hezekiah Gates and Anna Austin; Hezekiah's will of 1 Feb. 1775, mentions granddaug. Dorothy and Sophia Houghton; MLM: gives Mary Sawyer as mother. Her father was a large landowner in Lancaster and was on the Committee of Safety during the Revolution.8,4

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #133s.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84,87.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 121 [1967]: 253.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 50.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 319.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 87.
  8. [S96] NEHGR, 31 [1877]: 402.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 22, 50.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 320.
  11. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p.325, 403.
  13. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 3.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 403.
  15. [S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 651.
  16. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 95.

Dinah Osgood1,2

F, #7197, b. 10 March 1738

Family: Lemuel Houghton b. 25 Sep 1735, d. bt 1810 - 1811

Biography

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BirthMar 10, 1738Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
MarriageMay 1, 1758Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6,7,4
ChurchJun 7, 1812First Presbyterian Church, Worcester, Otsego Co., NY, USA, Widow Dinah Houghton letter of Dismissal:
Dinah Houghton joined June 7, 1801 on confession of faith, left by letter June 7, 1812.8
ParentsDMoses Osgood and Martha Powers9,4

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #137s.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85, 88.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 71.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 320.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 88.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 22, 50.
  7. [S917] William Sweetzer Heywood, Westminster MA History, p. 712.
  8. [S1197] Janet Wethy Foley, Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. VI. July 1939, no. 1, p. 393.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 51.
  10. [S96] NEHGR, 58 [1904]: 279.
  11. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 5.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 50.

Olive Houghton

F, #7198, b. 13 April 1760

Biography

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BaptismApr 13, 1760Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
Deathyoung
ResearchOnly B. Meritt gives this marriage3

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 384.
  2. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 320.
  3. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 15.

Elijah Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #7199, b. 8 June 1760, d. November 1842

Family: Martha Oaks b. c 1768, d. 28 May 1824

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BaptismJun 8, 1760Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,5
Marriage6,7
NoteMay 10, 1792Otsego Co. NY Hx: "The Congregational Church of Worcester was organized on May 10, 1792 by Rev. Uriah Bigelow, with the following-named members, viz., Uriah Bigelow, Joseph Flint, Benjamin Taintor, Elijah Houghton, Simeon Chester, and Caleb Boynton. The wives of some of the above were also among the first members."8,9
NoteApr 3, 1798Worcester, NY, USA, volunteered to be a Fence Viewer and a Pound Keeper at first town meeting9,8
1810 Census1810Worcester, Otsego Co., NY, USA, 10 Total: 33001-20010; 3 males 0-10, 3 males 10-16, one male 45+, two females 0-10, 1 female 26-4510,11
ImmigrationWorcester area, Otsego Co., NY, USA12,13
1820 Census1820Russia, NY, USA, Elijah Hoten, with John Smith as neighbor14
1830 Census1830Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, 5 Total: 2 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 70 to 80 (1751-1760)// 2 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)15,16
1840 Census1840Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, 6 Total: 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799), 1 male 80 to 90 (1750-1759) // 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 2 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)17
DeathNov, 1842Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, at age 8418
ResearchMLM gives this marriage in Sterling MA (listed in Leominster VRs, 1785)4,19
ResearchOnly B. Meritt gives this child
ResearchOnly B. Meritt gives this child

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 313 #137c.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 384.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 50 #1150.
  4. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 320.
  6. [S415] E-mail Michael Houghton's notes, from Rebecca Stacknow, Nov. 13, 1999.
  7. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 11.
  8. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  9. [S255] Duane Hamilton Hurd, Otsego Co., NY Hx.
  10. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 18.
  11. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester, Otsego, New York; Roll: 34; Page: 249.
  12. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.
  13. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 247.
  14. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Roll 67, p. 31.
  15. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Russia, Herkimer, New York; Roll: 91; Page: 16.
  16. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 17.
  17. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Russia, Herkimer, New York; Roll: 290; Page: 97.
  18. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 15, 17: Knights Family History.
  19. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 50.
  20. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
  21. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10: Houghton Family Bible in Possession of Ms. Caroline Amanda Knights in 1949.

Priscilla Wilder1,2,3

F, #7200, b. 11 April 1729, d. 18 January 1814

Family 1: Benjamin Houghton 3d b. 17 Nov 1732, d. 25 Apr 1759

Family 2: Seth Harrington b. 15 Sep 1729, d. 25 Nov 1815

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BirthApr 11, 1729Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5
ResearchAug 1, 1757JWH alone gives this marriage;6,7
ChurchAug 26, 1759Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, joined second church, 1759; Weis: First Church in Sterling8,5
MarriageNov 13, 1760Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9,10,11,5
Administr1784Westminster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Priscilla Houghton, W.P. Case #31113612
DeathJan 18, 1814Westminster, Worcester Co., MA, USA10,11
Note4 children of Seth and his first wife: Sarah, b. Nov. 10, 1752; Elisha, b. Aug. 31, 1754; Seth, b. June 5, 1756; a child, b. 1759; 4 children of Seth and Priscilla: Abigail, b. Westminster, Dec. 23, 1763; Eunice, b. Aug. 31, 1766; Benjamin, B. Jan. 7, 1769; Hannah, b. Oct. 28, 177011
BiographyLancaster VRs: dau. of Jonas and Eunis Wilder; A.L. White: She m. (2) Nov. 13, 1760, Seth, son of George and Hepzibah (Fiske) Harrington, being their tenth child, b. in Watertown, Sept. 15, 1729. He had had a former wife, who d. Sept. 30, 1759, leaving four children. They lived in Westminster, Mass. where Priscilla d. Jan. 28, 1814. He d. Nov. 25, 1815; MLM: The widow, admitted To L. First Church August 26, 1759 as wife of Seth, was dismissed to the Church in Westminster June 8, 1766.4,10,13

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 313 #138s.
  2. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 62 #487, 478.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84, 85, 384.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 57.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 313.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 313.
  7. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 3.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 376.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 87.
  10. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 478.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 40.
  12. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  13. [S327] Westminster MA VRs, p. 153.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 80.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84.
  16. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
  17. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 40.
  18. [S917] William Sweetzer Heywood, Westminster MA History, p. 712.
  19. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 35.