Lester Houghton1

M, #8281

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  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #665.

Lucia Houghton1

F, #8282, b. 9 June 1796, d. 26 January 1842

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BirthJun 9, 1796Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
1840 Census1840Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA, an L. Houghton; 3 Total: 3 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)4
DeathJan 26, 1842Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 415
Administr1844Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #310706
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #666.
  2. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  3. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
  4. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 199; Page: 130.
  5. [S307] Unknown compiler address, Barre MA VRs: p. 249.
  6. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.

Ephraim Houghton1,2,3

M, #8283, b. 28 June 1800, d. 1875

Family: Sally Twitchell b. 3 Mar 1796, d. 12 Feb 1875

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BirthJun 28, 1800MA, USA, age 30-40 in 1840 census; age 48 in 1850 census; age 60 in 1860 census; age 73 in 1870 census; MLM: Feb. 18, 1795, Winchenden, MA4,5,6
MarriageJan 18, 1826Twitchell: Jan 7.4,7
ResidenceWinchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA4
1830 Census1830Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 4 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810)// 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)8
1840 Census1840Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 8 Total: 2 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 2 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)9
1850 Census1850Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 48, laborer5
1860 Census1860Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 60, farm laborer; personal property $10010
1870 Census1870Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 73, farming, property $200, $100; wife Mary, 70
Death1875Templeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 724,11
BurialOld Centre, Winchendon, MA, USA, Section 1C-3611
ResearchMLM: gives same bd and dds6
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #667.
  2. [S262] Winchendon MA VRs, p. 132.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 108 #1758.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 306; line 9, dwl 19-90.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 108.
  7. [S686] Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Twitchell Genealogy, p. 173.
  8. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 419.
  9. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Winchendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 202; Page: 281.
  10. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Winchendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 141, line 3, dwl 997-1226.
  11. [S415] E-mail from Priscilla J. Draeger, Winchendon Historical Society, Oct. 15, 2004.


  12. [S262] Winchendon MA VRs, p. 44.
  13. [S262] Winchendon MA VRs, p. 43.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 66, 108.

Sally Twitchell1,2

F, #8284, b. 3 March 1796, d. 12 February 1875

Family: Ephraim Houghton b. 28 Jun 1800, d. 1875

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BirthMar 3, 1796Athol, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 55 in 1850 census; age "55" in 1860 census; age 75 in 1880 census3
MarriageJan 18, 1826Twitchell: Jan 7.4,3
1850 Census1850Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 48, laborer5
1860 Census1860Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 60, farm laborer; personal property $1006
1870 Census1870Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 73, farming, property $200, $100; wife Mary, 70
Research18701870 census gives wife Mary, age 70
DeathFeb 12, 1875per JWH4
Occupation1880"seating chairs", a widow7
ResearchOnly MLM gives this marriage8
ParentsDSeth Twichell and Phoebe (Goddard) Twichell
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #667s.
  2. [S262] Winchendon MA VRs, p. 132.
  3. [S686] Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Twitchell Genealogy, p. 173.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 306; line 9, dwl 19-90.
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Winchendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 141, line 3, dwl 997-1226.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 35, ED 873, Sh 8, Ln 33, dwl 73-79.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 66.
  9. [S262] Winchendon MA VRs, p. 44.
  10. [S262] Winchendon MA VRs, p. 43.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 66, 108.

Manassah Houghton1,2

M, #8285, b. 1790

Family: Ann Chase b. Jun 1794, d. 7 Nov 1854

  • Marriage*: Manassah Houghton married Ann Chase.4

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Birth1790MA, USA, not in Ephraim's Pension Record; age 40-49 in 1840 census; age 60 in 1850 census; age 64 in 1855 census4
Marriage4
Residencecirca 1828Saratoga Co., NY, USA
Residencecirca 1828Verona, Oneida Co., NY, USA, for 28 years in 1855 census
1830 Census1830Verona, Oneida Co., NY, USA, 5 Total: 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800)// 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)5
Land Recrdbetween 1837 and 1852Oneida Land Records: Book 83 Page 218 Dec. 28, 1837 Sold to Barney Kelley
Book 121 Page 477 Nov. 12, 1845 Sold to Joseph Harden
Book 133 Page 392 Nov. 4, 1847 Sold to James Houghton
Book 161 Page 123 Aug. 26, 1851 Sold to James Houghton
Book 163 Page 181 March 2, 1852 Traded with Anson Palmes6
1840 Census1840Verona, Onieda Co., NY, USA, 4 Total: 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)7
Research1850Verona, NY, USA, next door to each other4
1850 Census1850Verona, Oneida Co., NY, USA, Manassah, age 60, a farmer, property $800; Elizabeth Chase, 82, RI (Ann's mother); next door to brother James4
Occupation1855Saratoga Co., NY, USA, farmer
ResearchVerona, NY, USA, Charles's son Charles and Manassah's daughter Catherine, son William, and wife Anne buried at West Verona Cemetery
ResearchOnly MLM gives this marriage; she married a different Manassah Houghton8
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #668.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83 #2456.
  3. [S16] CJV opinion, 2020 with research from Gail Clarke.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Verona, Oneida, New York; Roll: M432_564; Page: 167; line 20, dwl 654-669.
  5. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Verona, Oneida, New York; Roll: 99; Page: 438.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 24, 2020.
  7. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Verona, Oneida, New York; Roll: 315; Page: 419.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83.
  9. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Cephas Houghton1

M, #8286, b. circa 1791, d. after 1864

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Birthcirca 1791JWH: no date3,1
Deathafter 1864Saratoga Co., NY, USA4
BiographyCephas Houghton sold land in Corinth to Nathaniel M. Houghton. He was involved in a lawsuit vs.
George Bixby April 9, 1859. He was a retail dealer (storekeeper) and paid income taxes in 1862 totalling
$10.00.4
ResearchSaratoga County court and land records(Book 84, pp. 349-50);
Saratoga County lis pendens index A-K LDS film 561531
IRS Tax Records District 18, Saratoga county, NY 18624
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #669.
  2. [S16] CJV opinion, 2020 with research from Gail Clarke.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 21, 2020.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 24, 2020.

James Houghton1,2

M, #8287

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Duplicate1
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  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #670.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83 #2458.

Charles Houghton1,2

M, #8288, b. circa 1811, d. after 1884

Family: Anna (?) b. c 1816

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Birthcirca 1811MA, USA, MA, NH, NY all given; age 39, MA, in 1850 census; age 44, NH, in 1855 census; age 49, NH, in 1860 census; age 58, MA, in 1870 census; age 69, NY, in 1880 census; Dick Dutton: 1811, Sterling MA, but not in Sterling VRs4
1830 Census1830Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, 1830 census: Charles Houghton: 20-30 male; 60-70 female; and next door is Lucius Turner: 1 male under 5; 1 male 20-30; 2 females 5-10; 1 female 20-30; Lucius is Catherine's husband5
Marriage6,4
1840 Census1840Fowler, St. Lawrence Co., NY, USA, Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:      1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:      1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:      2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:      1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:      1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:      17
Land Recrdbetween 1849 and 1884Land Records (Oneida County)
Book 144 p. 195 Sept. 9, 1849 Sold land
Book 224 p. 475- Nov. 26, 1860 Bought land from Gerrit Smith
Book 225 p. 102 - Oct. 15, 1860 Sold land to Henry White
Book 227 p. 314 April 16, 1861 Bought land
Book 247 p. 359 - Jan. 5, 1864 Sold to William Houghton
Book 257 p. 223 Jan. 4, 1865 Sold land
Book 361 p. 380-383 Dec. 20, 1873 Bought land from Gerrit Smith
Book 306 p. 286 Oct. 17, 1870 Bought land from Esther Swinton
Book 379 p. 232 Aug. 23, 1878 Sold land
Book 385 p. 129 March 15, 1879 Sold land
Book 431 p. 485 May 5, 1884 Sold land8
1850 Census1850Verona, Oneida, NY, USA, age 39, a laborer, property $900; 3 houses apart from brothers Manassah and James4
1855 Census1855Verona, Oneida Co., NY, USA, age 44, farmer9
1860 Census1860Verona, Oneida Co., NY, USA, age 49, farmer10
1870 Census1870Verona, Oneida Co., NY, USA, age 58, a farmer, property $2760-70011
1880 Census1880Vienna, Oneida Co., NY, USA, age 69, a laborer12
Deathafter 1884Vienna, NY, USA13
BiographyCharles Houghton lived very close to his sister, Catharine Houghton Turner in Antwerp, Jefferson, NY and Fowler, St. Lawrence, NY. In 1830, the only members of the household were Charles and a woman who was between 60-70. One would assume that he was unmarried, and that his widowed mother was living with him. Another Houghton in Antwerp at the time was a first cousin, Elijah Houghton.
He moved to Verona, Oneida, NY by 1850 and was a farmer and a laborer. He had a 46 acre farm in State Bridge, Oneida, NY on lot # 93. His land was valued at $900 in 1850; $2030.00 in 1860; and $2460 in 1870. He lived close to his brother, James, in Verona.13
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #672.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83 #2460.
  3. [S16] CJV opinion, 2020 with research from Gail Clarke.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Verona, Oneida, New York; Roll: M432_564; Page: 167; line 3, dwl 658-673.
  5. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Antwerp, Jefferson, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 92; Page: 85; Family History Library Film: 0017152.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Verona, Oneida Co., NY, Roll 1057, p. 461, line 31, dwl 803-853.
  7. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Fowler, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 334; Page: 5; Family History Library Film: 0017204.
  8. [S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 24, 2020.
  9. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  10. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Verona, Oneida, New York; Roll: M653_824; Page: 805; sheet 161; line 30, dwl 714-704.
  11. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Verona, Oneida Co., NY, Roll 1057, p. 461, line 31, dwl 803-853.
  12. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Vienna, Oneida, New York; Roll: T9_904; Family History Film: 1254904; Page: 366C; Enumeration District: 151; sheet 15, line 169-171.
  13. [S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 23, 2020.

Catherine Houghton1,2

F, #8289, b. 30 January 1799, d. 15 January 1885

Family: Lucius Turner b. 1 Jun 1802, d. 23 Oct 1875

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BirthJan 30, 1799MA, USA, not in Sterling VRs; age 51 in 1850 census; age 61 in 1860 census; Gail Clarke: 17994,5
MarriageJan 26, 1824Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA2
1830 Census1830Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, 1830 census: Charles Houghton: 20-30 male; 60-70 female; and next door is Lucius Turner: 1 male under 5; 1 male 20-30; 2 females 5-10; 1 female 20-30; Lucius is Catherine's husband6
1830 Census1830Antwerp, Oneida Co., NY, USA, Lucius Turner: 1 male under 5; 1 male 20-30; 2 females 5-10; 1 female 20-30; Lucius is Catherine's husband; her brother Charles is next door6
1850 Census1850Fowler, St. Lawrence Co., NY, USA5
1860 Census1860Summerhill, Cayuga Co., NY, USA, age 59, farmer7
DeathJan 15, 1885Moravia, Cayuga Co., NY, USA8
BurialGroton Rural Cemetery, Grton, Tompkins Co., NY, USA8
Research1820 US Census of Hadly, Saratoga NY, p. 77/178
1830 US Census of Antwerp, Jefferson, NY, p. 85
1840 US Census of Fowler, St. Lawrence, NY, p. 5
1850 US Census of Fowler, St. Lawrence, NY, p. 475/238
1860 US Census of Summerhill, Cayuga, NY, p. 3
1870 US Census of Summerhill, Cayuga, NY, p. 701
1880 US Census of Locke, Cayuga, NY4
BiographyCatharine Houghton married Lucius Turner (1802 - ) on January 26, 1824 in Corinth, Saratoga, NY. Lucius was born in Chester, Windsor, VT. While living in Hadley, the Turner family lived very close to RICHARDSON HOUGHTON'S family. Lucius was a farmer. Catharine and Lucius lived in Antwerp, Jefferson, NY in 1830 and Fowler, St. Lawrence, NY in 1840-50. While living in Antwerp and In 1840 in Fowler, they lived next door to Charles Houghton. In 1850, their farm in Fowler was valued at $1000. Charles had moved away by this time. They lived in Summerhill, Cayuga, NY in 1860-70. In 1860 their real estate was valued at $1100, and their personal effects valued at $1320. In 1870, they were retired and lived with daughter Polly and her family; their real estate was valued at $2000, and their personal estate valued at $200. Lucius died after 1870, and Catharine, who became paralyzed, lived with her daughter Martha and family in 1880 in Locke, Cayuga, NY.4
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #673.
  2. [S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 206.
  3. [S16] CJV opinion, 2020 with research from Gail Clarke.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 24, 2020.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Fowler, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 589; Page: 238a.
  6. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Antwerp, Jefferson, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 92; Page: 85; Family History Library Film: 0017152.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Summerhill, Cayuga, New York; Page: 3; Family History Library Film: 803728.
  8. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144064644/…

Lucy Houghton1,2

F, #8290

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  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #674.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83 #2461.
  3. [S16] CJV opinion, 2020 with research from Gail Clarke.

Sarah Bennett1

F, #8291, b. 15 September 1799, d. 1872

Family 1: Richardson Houghton b. 1795, d. 15 Mar 1848

Family 2: James Houghton b. c 1796, d. a 1870

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BirthSep 15, 1799Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 51 in 1850 census; age 55 in 1855 census; age "50" in 1860 census; age 70 in 1870 census;2,3
MarriageOct 15, 1817Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Not in VRs4,5,6
OriginConstableville, Lewis Co., NY, USA7
MarriageSep 26, 1848West Turin, Lewis Co., NY, USA, by A. L. Chapin8,9
1850 Census1850Verona, Oneida Co., NY, USA, age 54, a farmer, property $500; next door to brother Manassah8
1855 Census1855Verona, Oneida Co., NY, USA, James, age 59, farmer; resident for 18 years; native voter; Sarah, age 55, 4 years resident10
1860 Census1860Verona, Oneida Co., NY, USA, age 63, farmer11
Census1865Verona, NY, USA, age 67, farmer; 8 children; both twice married; both born MA
1870 Census1870Verona, Oneida Co., NY, USA, age 74, a farmer, property $1000-40012
Death1872State Bridge, Oneida Co., NY, USA13
BiographyGail Clarke: After Richardson's death, Sarah married JAMES HOUGHTON, whom I am pretty sure was his brother, on Sept. 26, 1848 in West Turin, Lewis, NY (He was called "John Houghton" in the marriage record, but census records confirmed his name was James.) The ceremony was performed by A.L. Chapin. Sarah and her sons, WILLIAM and JAMES HOUGHTON, and her new husband, James, a widowed farmer, all moved to James' 12 acre farm in State Bridge, Verona, Oneida, NY on lot # 26. It was valued at $300 in 1850, $1200.00 in 1860, and $7000 in 1870. She lived there for decades. Her sons, William and James, moved west to Iowa and Missouri.14
ParentsDThomas Bennett Jr. and Isabell Phillips of Lancaster MA6
ResearchDick Dutton's Master File Updated: 2006-07-06 Contact: Richard A. Dutton

Name: Sarah BENNETT Note: AFN: 41R1-22 She was a homemaker and is mentioned as weaving in Josiah Houghton's diary in 1848-49.

Father: Thomas Jr. BENNETT b: 31 JAN 1769 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Mother: Isabel PHELPS b: 1 MAR 1772 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Marriage 1 Richardson HOUGHTON b: 1795/96 in Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts Married: 15 OCT 1817 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

     
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #671s.
  2. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Vienna, Oneida, New York; Roll: T9_904; Family History Film: 1254904; Page: 365B; Enumeration District: 151; sheet 14, line 26, dwl 162-163.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 198.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  7. [S1015] John T. Fitch Descendants of the Rev. James Fitch, p. 265.
  8. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Verona, Oneida, New York; Roll: M432_564; Page: 167; line 16, dwl 653-668.
  9. [S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 23, 2020.
  10. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  11. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Verona, Oneida, New York; Roll: M653_824; Page: 805; sheet 161; line 15, dwl 711-701.
  12. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Verona, Oneida Co., NY, Roll 1057, p. 462, line 26, dwl 810-861.
  13. [S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 24, 2020.
  14. [S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 21, 2020.
  15. [S1015] John T. Fitch Descendants of the Rev. James Fitch, p. 266.
  16. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 397 #1256, 512.
  17. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 397.

Nancy Houghton1,2

F, #8292, b. 20 December 1798, d. 18 October 1875

Family 1: Abel Burpee b. 30 Nov 1795, d. 17 Jan 1852

Family 2: Silas Reed

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BirthDec 20, 1798Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
MarriageDec 14, 1821Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2nd wife3,5,6
Marriage7
DeathOct 18, 1875Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA8
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 77 2d w/o Silas8
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #675.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189 #2500.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355.
  4. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
  5. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Gail LaGoy, Apr. 25, 2006.
  8. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 180.

Heman Houghton1,2

M, #8293, b. 30 October 1800, d. 1 June 1824

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BirthOct 30, 1800Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5
DeathJun 1, 1824Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA6
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 23 Section K
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355 #676.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189 #2501.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355.
  4. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189.
  6. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 120.

Eunice Houghton1,2,3

F, #8294, b. 17 December 1802, d. 18 June 1885

Family: Dea. Samuel Sawyer b. 13 Nov 1800, d. 29 Dec 1869

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BirthDec 17, 1802Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 47 in 1850 census; age 78 in 1880 census5,4,6,7
MarriageNov 20, 1823Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,8,9,7
1850 Census1850Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 49, a farmer, property $5500; Martha Sawyer, 75, living with them10
DeathJun 18, 18854,7
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #677.
  2. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 190.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189 #2502.
  4. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 190.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  6. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189.
  8. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 136, 190.
  9. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 99.
  10. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 180-181; line 41, dwl 35-35.
  11. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 137.
  12. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 140.

Manassah Houghton Jr1,2,3

M, #8295, b. 6 October 1804, d. 1877

Family: Eliza Barnard b. 1807, d. 1899

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BirthOct 6, 1804Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 43 in 1850 census4,5,6
MarriageSep 20, 1830Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,8
1840 Census1840Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2 Total: 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)9
1850 Census1850Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 43, a carpenter; mother in law Anna Barnard, age 78, living with them10
1870 Census1870Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 64, a carpenter, property $900-$1503
Death1877Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA11
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Section K
Administr1877Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #3108812,8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #678.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189 #2503.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, Box 656, p. 18, line 6, dwl 319.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  5. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189.
  7. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 189.
  9. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 199; Page: 24.
  10. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 198;
    line 35, dwl 364-377.
  11. [S886] Unknown compiler address, MA Death Index 1841-1895, 22, #167: p. 294/367.
  12. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.

Eli Houghton1,2

M, #8296, b. 21 January 1807, d. 30 October 1846

Family: Mary Anne Kilburn b. 27 Jun 1807, d. 1899

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BirthJan 21, 1807Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 30-40 in 1840 census; JWH, MLM: 26 Jan3,4,5
MarriageMar 26, 1832Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA6
1840 Census1840Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 6 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)7
DeathOct 30, 1846Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: also Oct. 313,5
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 39 Section G
Administr1846Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 309568,5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #679.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 126 #2502, 189 #2504.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  4. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 126, 189.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 126.
  7. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 199; Page: 23.
  8. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA.
  9. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 398.

Merrick Houghton1,2

M, #8297, b. 24 December 1809, d. 5 March 1897

Family: Sally Eusebia Gerry b. 27 Feb 1811, d. 26 Jan 1867

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BirthDec 24, 1809Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40 in 1850 census; age 50 in 1860 census; age 60 in 1870 census; age 73 in 1880 census3,4,5
MarriageApr 6, 1837Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: also Apr. 63,6,5
1840 Census1840Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 6 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 female 60 to 70 (1770-1779)7
1850 Census1850Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40, a chairmaker8
1860 Census1860Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 50, farmer9
Immigration1865Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
1870 Census1870Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 60, a woodworker, property $30010
DeathMar 5, 1897Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,5
ResearchMLM: states children born in Sterling, MA, but not in VRs
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #680.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 126 #2505, 189.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  4. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 126, 189.
  6. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.
  7. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 199; Page: 19.
  8. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 191;
    line 31, dwl 225-231.
  9. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 330, line 5, dwl 2733-2709.
  10. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, Reel 658, p. 95, line 18, dwl 336-521.
  11. [S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 507.

Torrey Houghton1,2,3

M, #8298, b. 13 July 1813, d. 5 October 1846

Family: Merriam Fairbank b. 10 Dec 1817

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BirthJul 13, 1813Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,2,5
MarriageApr 6, 1837Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
1840 Census1840Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 6 Total: 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 2 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)6
Research1840Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 houses apart
DeathOct 5, 1846Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 33 Section G
Administr1846Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #312027,8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #681.
  2. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 26.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 127, 189 #2506.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127, 189.
  6. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 199; Page: 70.
  7. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 127, 189.

James Houghton1,2

M, #8299, b. 18 February 1816, d. 7 April 1862

Family 1: Louisa Yale Smith b. 30 Dec 1818

Family 2:

Family 3: Harriet C. (?) b. c 1830

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BirthFeb 18, 1816Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 34 in 1850 census; age 41 in 1860 census; MLM: Feb. 23,4,2
MarriageApr 7, 1841Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
1850 Census1850Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 34, a chairmaker; living with them was L. B. Smith, 64, a chairmaker6
Occupationa chair manufacturer
Marriage7
Residenceafter 1857Mishawaka, IN, USA, opposite South Bend, IN3
1860 Census1860Mishawaka, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA, age 41, a chair manufacturer, property $400-5008
Milit-BegAug 20, 1861Mishawaka, IN, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. I, 9th IN Infantry, a captain, IN9,10,11,3
DeathApr 7, 1862Shiloh, TN, USA, on the 2nd day of the Battle of Shiloh; GS = Apr 8, 18623,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #682.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  4. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
  5. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 196
    line 20, Dwl 317-329.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: M653_295; Page: 235; Image: 235; Family History Library Film: 803295; line 14, dwl 593-594.
  8. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , 4th Ward, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, IN, p. 235, line 14, dwl 593-594.
  9. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  10. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  11. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.

Abel Burpee1

M, #8300, b. 30 November 1795, d. 17 January 1852

Family: Nancy Houghton b. 20 Dec 1798, d. 18 Oct 1875

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BirthNov 30, 1795Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageDec 14, 1821Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2nd wife2,3,4
DeathJan 17, 1852Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Silas A., ae 315
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 14.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355.
  3. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189.
  5. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 180.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Gail LaGoy, Apr. 25, 2006.

Dea. Samuel Sawyer1,2,3

M, #8301, b. 13 November 1800, d. 29 December 1869

Family: Eunice Houghton b. 17 Dec 1802, d. 18 Jun 1885

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BirthNov 13, 1800Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 49 in 1850 census4,5,6
Occupationa farmer
MarriageNov 20, 1823Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,4,8,6
ResidenceSterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA
1850 Census1850Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 49, a farmer, property $5500; Martha Sawyer, 75, living with them9
DeathDec 29, 18696
BurialJan 1, 1870Sterling, MA, USA6
ParentsSEzra and Martha (Sawyer) Sawyer6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #677s.
  2. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 40.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 190.
  4. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 136, 190.
  5. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 41.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  8. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 99.
  9. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 180-181; line 41, dwl 35-35.
  10. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 137.
  11. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 140.

Sally Eusebia Gerry1,2

F, #8302, b. 27 February 1811, d. 26 January 1867

Family: Merrick Houghton b. 24 Dec 1809, d. 5 Mar 1897

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BirthFeb 27, 1811MA, USA, age 38 in 1850 census; age 49 in 1860 census; MLM: also Jul. 275,6,3
Origin1837Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA7
MarriageApr 6, 1837Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: also Apr. 65,7,3
1850 Census1850Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40, a chairmaker4
DeathJan 26, 1867Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 55, wife of Merrick Houghton, formerly of Sterling8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #680s.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 126.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 126, 189.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 191;
    line 31, dwl 225-231.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Sterling, Worcester, MA, Box 343, p. 191.
  7. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.
  8. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , NewEnglandAncestors.org: Records of First Unitarian Church of Weorcester, 1785-1919.

Dr. Nathaniel M. Houghton1,2,3

M, #8303, b. 22 January 1816, d. 1888

Family: Christie Dayton b. May 1826, d. 1902

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BirthJan 22, 1816NY, USA, age 34 in 1850 census; age 44 in 1860 census; age 48 in 1870 census; age 63 in in 1880 census; JWH, GS: Jan. 22, 18165,4,6
Educationcirca 1840Saratoga Co., NY, USA, at age of 24, studied medicine with his uncle Dr. Mitchel4
Occupationbetween 1843 and 1853Saratoga Co., NY, USA, practiced medicine for 10 years and then entered the lumber and farming business4
MarriageJan, 18465
1850 Census1850Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 34, an MD7
1860 Census1860Cornith, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 44, physician8
1870 Census1870Cornith, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, N. M., age 48, a farmer, property $12000, and 2 servants9
1880 Census1880Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 63, a farmer10
ResidenceCorinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, for many years4
Death1888Saratoga Co., NY, USA, GS: 1888; JWH: Dec 23 18695
Burial1888Corinth Rural Cemetery, Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 72 years6
BiographyHx of Saratoga Co., NY: "The most prominent of the business men of the town is Dr. Nathaniel M. Houghton, who resides at Jessup's Landing. He owns upwards of four hundred acres of farming lands, and two thousand two hundred acres of forest lands, besides having a half-interest in other lands of considerable extent. He contracts and furnishes about two thousand cords of hemlock-bark every year. He has two steam saw-mills in the southwest part of the town that turn off an annual product of from one million to two million feet of spruce and hemlock lumber. This is shipped from South Corinth station, where large piles of lumber are kept constantly on hand ready for shipment when the market is favorable. The mills furnish employment for from ten to one hundred men, who are engaged in felling, peeling, drawing, and sawing the logs. Upwards of fifty teams are kept busy through the winter hauling logs to the mills. Dr. Houghton is a son of Tilley and Lucy Houghton, who came from Vermont and settled in the western part of the town of Corinth in 1815. None of his brothers or sisters are living here now. He has been quite prominent in public affairs, has served as supervisor, and went twice to the Legislature, in 1862 and 1863...
Portrait of N.M. Houghton
He was born in Corinth, Saratoga Co., on the 23d of January, 1816. His father was a native of Worcester, Mass., a farmer and stock-dealer. His mother, whose maiden name was Mitchell, was born and reared in Proctorsville, Vt. His early educational advantages were very limited, - in fact, nothing but the energies of an educated mother enabled him to overcome the difficulties then existing, in the midst of small means and consequent discouragements; but with ambition unrivaled he obtained not only a common school education, fitting him for a teacher in districts about the town at eighteen, but subsequently, at about twenty-four, commenced the study of medicine with his uncle, Dr. Mitchell, completing the same in Castleton Medical College, of Vermont, from which he graduated in 1843. He then settled in his native town, where he practiced as a physician for many years with marked success; but alas! his constitution was not adequate to the unceasing labors of a country practice, and ten years brought impaired health, compelling him to relinquish his chosen life-work. After recuperating sufficiently, he entered with the same zeal into the laborious life of lumbering and farming. Much might be said of his management in both callings instructive and admonitory to the present and rising generation, viz., that to succeed one cannot leave business to itself, but in all points integrity and perseverance will bring the possessor its reward. His rye-field of sixty acres that waves in the breeze to-day, which, his friends tell him, is the pride of the county, came not by chance, but by well-directed labor and careful cultivation. If in the panic that has visited this land his coffers are not well filled, many have found employment in his timber lands that had elsewhere sought for work without effect. And we find the subject of this sketch wearing his sixty years lightly. He has a jovial face and overflowing vivacity of spirits in abundance. In 1846 he married Christy Dayton, who is still living. Of his family, one daughter married Rev. George Craig, yet living. Dr. N.M. Houghton's life has been a successful one.

Dr. Houghton was a Whig until the organization of the Republican party, and has since been a firm and uncompromising Republican. Being always active and thoroughly reliable in his political attachments, he has frequently been selected to fill important offices. He has held the office of superintendent of schools of his town four or five times, and has also been supervisor at different times. He at present holds that office. He has represented his district four times as member of Assembly, his majorities ranging from nine hundred and sixty-nine to fourteen hundred and thirty in 1862-63 and 1872 and 1874. His course in the Assembly has been exceedingly satisfactory to his constituents, by whom he is held in the highest regard."3,11
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #683.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127 #2517.
  3. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, History of Saratoga Co., NY, by Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester, 1878, July 17, 2002.
  4. [S1129] Unknown agency, Saratoga Co. NY Hx II, p. 451.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  6. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nysarato/Bixby_CorRurAK.html
  7. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Corinth, Saratoga, New York; Roll: M432_593; Page: 288B; line 38, dwl 147-147.
  8. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Corinth, Saratoga, New York; Roll: M653_856; Page: 0; line 24, dwl 677-681.
  9. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Cornith, Saratoga Co., NY, Roll 1088, p. 102B, line 5, dwl 332-363.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Corinth, Saratoga, New York; Roll: T9_928; Family History Film: 1254928; Page: 82A; Enumeration District: 67; sheet 29, line 22, dwl 304-332.
  11. [S1176] Nathaniel Bartlett Sylveater, Saratoga Co. NY Hx, p. 391.

Dr. James Solomon Houghton1,2

M, #8304, b. 5 July 1817

Family 1: Philomela Pettibone b. c 1830

Family 2: Viola (?) b. c 1823

  • Marriage*: Dr. James Solomon Houghton married Viola (?)9

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BirthJul 5, 1817NY, USA, age 30 in 1850 census; age 39 in 1860 census; age 51 in 1870 census; age 61 in 1880 census; Jul 1817, age 82 in 1900 census3,4
1850 Census1850Owen, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 30, farmer4
MarriageApr 12, 1852Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, Book I; JWH: 18495,6,3
1860 Census1860Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA7
1870 Census1870Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 51, a physician, personal property $300; and Henry Billings, clergyman, 50, NY8
Marriage9
1880 Census1880Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 61, a farmer9
1900 Census1900Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 82, widower10
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #684.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127 #2518.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Owen, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: M432_134; Page: 414; line 34, dwl 53-58.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, 2nd Ward, Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, Reel 294, p. 68, line 8, dwl 784-828.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 405, line 8, dwl 2950-2989.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , 2nd Ward, Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, Reel 294, p. 68, line 8, dwl 784-828.
  9. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: T9_261; Family History Film: 1254261; Page: 221B; Enumeration District: 229; sheet 54, line 23, dwl 101-512-523.
  10. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Rockford, Ward 7, Winnebago Co., Illinois; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 145; Sheet: 19A; line 1, dwl 1509-418-442.

James Houghton1

M, #8305

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Research
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  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #685.

John R. Houghton1,2

M, #8306, b. between 1826 and 1828

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Birthbetween 1826 and 1828NH, USA, age 22 in 1850 census; age 29 in 1855 census2
Pedigree

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  1. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, History of the Villages and Towns of Saratoga County. Corinth, Rootsweb.com/~nysarato/sylvester/chap40.html, July 17, 2002.
  2. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nysarat: 1855 Corinth NY Census.

Cephas Houghton1

M, #8307, b. circa 1832

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Birthcirca 1832NY, USA, age 18 in 1850 census2
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #687.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Corinth, Saratoga, New York; Roll: M432_593; Page: 288A; line 4, dwl 133-133.

Tilly Houghton Jr1

M, #8308, b. 1820, d. 12 February 1869

Family: Charlotte Dayton b. 1832, d. 1890

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Birth1820Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 30 in 1850 census; age 31 in 1855 census; age 40 in 1860 census; 1910 census of son James gives CT2,3
Occupationa lumberman
Marriage18542,4
Census1855Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA
1860 Census1860Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 40, merchant; next door to brother Nathaniel5
Office1864Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, town clerk6
DeathFeb 12, 1869Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 48y 10m 22d2,7
BurialCorinth Rural Cemetery, Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, Remains removed from Jessup's Landing Cem.7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #688.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  3. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nysarat
  4. [S1129] Unknown agency, Saratoga Co. NY Hx II, p. 514.
  5. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Corinth, Saratoga, New York; Roll: M653_856; Page: 0; line 28, dwl 678-682.
  6. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, History of the Villages and Towns of Saratoga County. Corinth, Rootsweb.com/~nysarato/sylvester/chap40.html, July 17, 2002.
  7. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nysarato/Bixby_CorRurAK.html
  8. [S1336] Unknown author, Hudson-Mohawk Gen. & Family Memoirs, Vol. IV, p. 1767.
  9. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nysarato/Bixby_Corinth.html

Lucy Mitchell Houghton1

F, #8309, b. 25 April 1823, d. 31 March 1905

Family 1: (?) Dayton d. b 1855

  • Marriage*: Lucy Mitchell Houghton married (?) Dayton.

Family 2: Mr. (?) Glasgow

Biography

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BirthApr 25, 1823Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 27 in 1850 census; age 32 in 1855 census;2
Note1844Wesleyan Methodist Church, Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, were among the first members
Church1844Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, History of the Villages and Towns of Saratoga County. Hadley. Wesleyan Methodist Church of Hadley.
The Wesleyan Methodist church was organized in 1844. Walter R. Sutliff was class-leader. Among the first members were Walter and Sarah Sutliff, Riel Loveless, Anna Johnson, Dennis Townsend, Mrs. Joseph Smith, Mrs. Dennis Townsend, Mrs. Tilly Houghton, Laney Gray, Lucy Houghton, Ira Gray, and Robert Johnson. There was a class of about twenty-five members. This church is one of a circuit, and the ministers in charge at its organization were Rev. S.H. Foster, Rev. James Dayton, and Rev. William H. Hawkins.3
Marriage
Marriage18642
ResidenceCanandaigua, Ontario Co., NY, USA
DeathMar 31, 1905
BurialWoodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario Co., NY, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #689.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  3. [S1176] Nathaniel Bartlett Sylveater, Saratoga Co. NY Hx.

Lydia Houghton1

F, #8310, b. 17 September 1825

Family: Dr. Simon N. Dayton b. 1822

Biography

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BirthSep 17, 1825Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 29 in 1855 census; age 34 in 1860 census2,3
ResidenceCorinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA
MarriageDec 31, 18462,4
Census1855Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 33, boarding house5
1860 Census1860Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 37, a physician, personal property $10003
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356 #690.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 356.
  3. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 216, line 32, dwl 1551-1557.
  4. [S831] Unknown author, Progressive Men of Iowa, p. 147.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.