Houghton Surname Project

Nellie Torrance¹

F, #823

Father*: William Torrance b. 31 Oct 1832, d. 10 Aug 1906
Mother*: Mary Ellen Houghton b. 7 Jan 1833, d. 3 Jan 1905

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jay, Essex, NY, USA

Death

Jay, Essex, NY, USA, young

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #315.

Lydia E. Torrance^1,2

F, #824, b. 28 July 1860

Father*: William Torrance b. 31 Oct 1832, d. 10 Aug 1906
Mother*: Mary Ellen Houghton b. 7 Jan 1833, d. 3 Jan 1905

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 28, 1860

Jay, Essex, NY, USA³

Death

Jay, Essex, NY, USA, unmar.

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #316.
[S1399] Unknown subject.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181.

Luella Torrance¹

F, #825, b. 8 January 1863, d. before 1953

Father*: William Torrance b. 31 Oct 1832, d. 10 Aug 1906
Mother*: Mary Ellen Houghton b. 7 Jan 1833, d. 3 Jan 1905

Family: Martin Howard d. 19 Sep 1953

Marriage*: Luella Torrance married Martin Howard on May 12, 1906.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 8, 1863

Jay, Essex, NY, USA²

Marriage

May 12, 1906

No Childrn

Death

before 1953

Jay, Essex, NY, USA²

Burial

Jay Cemetery, Jay, Essex, NY, USA²

Biography

Born and lived in Aaron Houghton's home in 1920.

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #317.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181.

Martin Howard¹

M, #826, d. 19 September 1953

Family: Luella Torrance b. 8 Jan 1863, d. b 1953

Marriage*: Martin Howard married Luella Torrance, daughter of William Torrance and Mary Ellen Houghton, on May 12, 1906.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

May 12, 1906

No Childrn

Death

Sep 19, 1953

Jay, Essex, NY, USA, V.I. Uran: alive in 1953, lost speech³

ParentsS

Levi Howard

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #322.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 182.

Maria Torrance¹

F, #827, b. 15 January 1865, d. October 1936

Father*: William Torrance b. 31 Oct 1832, d. 10 Aug 1906
Mother*: Mary Ellen Houghton b. 7 Jan 1833, d. 3 Jan 1905

Family: Rev. George H. Wrigley b. Nov 1861, d. Feb 1934

Marriage*: Maria Torrance married Rev. George H. Wrigley on Nov 2, 1892.²

Mozella Ella Wrigley+ b. 23 Aug 1893, d. 11 Feb 1967

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 15, 1865

Jay, Essex, NY, USA²

Marriage

Nov 2, 1892

Death

Oct, 1936

Jay, Essex, NY, USA²

Burial

Lakeside Cemetery, Erie, PA, USA, section A lots 21 & 23

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #318.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181.

Rev. George H. Wrigley¹

M, #828, b. November 1861, d. February 1934

Family: Maria Torrance b. 15 Jan 1865, d. Oct 1936

Marriage*: Rev. George H. Wrigley married Maria Torrance, daughter of William Torrance and Mary Ellen Houghton, on Nov 2, 1892.²

Mozella Ella Wrigley+ b. 23 Aug 1893, d. 11 Feb 1967

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov, 1861

PA, USA

Occupation

Baptist minister

Marriage

Nov 2, 1892

Death

Feb, 1934

Erie, PA, USA

Research

family letter that one of his sisters (Rose) was married to Gilbert Raynolds Combs, Founder of the Broad Street Conservatory Of Music in Philadelphia Pa.

Burial

Lakeside Cemetery, Erie, PA, USA, section A lots 21 & 23

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #323.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181.

Mozella Ella Wrigley¹

F, #829, b. 23 August 1893, d. 11 February 1967

Father*: Rev. George H. Wrigley b. Nov 1861, d. Feb 1934
Mother*: Maria Torrance b. 15 Jan 1865, d. Oct 1936

Family: Allison Jay Olin b. 29 Apr 1895, d. 16 Dec 1972

Marriage*: Mozella Ella Wrigley married Allison Jay Olin on Apr 8, 1917 at Falconer, NY, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 23, 1893

VT, USA, Uran: Jay, NY
Death Certif: August 22,1894^2,1

Marriage

Apr 8, 1917

Falconer, NY, USA¹

Death

Feb 11, 1967

Eden, NY, USA

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Eden, NY, USA¹

Grandchild

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Pietro A. DeCaro, Sep 22, 2009.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181.
[S415] E-mail from Pietro A. DeCaro, Jan 10, 2011.

William Adonirum Torrance^1,2

M, #830, b. 16 September 1868, d. 23 February 1948

Father*: William Torrance b. 31 Oct 1832, d. 10 Aug 1906
Mother*: Mary Ellen Houghton b. 7 Jan 1833, d. 3 Jan 1905

Family: Jennie Ann Clark b. 15 Nov 1868, d. 9 Apr 1935

Marriage*: William Adonirum Torrance married Jennie Ann Clark on Jul 2, 1901 his second.⁴

Calvin Clark Torrance b. 13 Apr 1902, d. 6 Jun 1979
Rhoda Taylor Torrance b. 2 Sep 1903
(?) Torrance b. 1920
Nellie Torrance

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 16, 1868

Jay, Essex, NY, USA³

Occupation

a teacher

Marriage

Jul 2, 1901

his second⁴

Residence

Jamestown, Chautauqua, NY, USA, Country home. Died there.

Death

Feb 23, 1948

Jamestown, Chautauqua, NY, USA⁵

Burial

Bemus Point Cemetery, Ellery, Chautauqua, NY, USA, Clark family burial plot at Bemus Point in the town of Ellery which is outside of Jamestown on the shore of Chautauqua lake.

Uran: Jamestown Cemetery, Jamestown, NY⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #319.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4870135/person/-971808222
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181-2.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 182.

Betty Sawyer¹

F, #831, b. 24 August 1711

Family: Aholiab Sawyer b. c 1703

Marriage*: Betty Sawyer married Aholiab Sawyer, son of William Sawyer Sr. and Mary Houghton, second cousins.^3,4

Joshua Sawyer³ b. 9 Sep 1732
Sylvanus Sawyer⁶ b. 8 Jun 1734, d. Aug 1796
Submit Sawyer b. 17 Jun 1736
Elizabeth Sawyer b. 25 Sep 1737
Mary Sawyer b. 30 Sep 1738
Aholiab Sawyer⁴ b. 27 May 1742, d. 4 Jan 1823
Sibyl Sawyer b. 8 Mar 1744/45, d. 12 Dec 1834
Betty Sawyer b. 29 May 1747, d. 8 Feb 1832
Ephraim Sawyer+ b. 20 Nov 1749
Israel Sawyer b. 9 Sep 1751, d. 1832
Susannah Sawyer b. 15 Feb 1754
George Sawyer b. 25 Nov 1757, d. 1842

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Aug 24, 1711

Mansfield, CT, USA²

Marriage

second cousins^3,4

Church

May 6, 1733

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, unpon letter of recommendation by Rev. Thomas Clapp, pastor, Windham First Church⁵

Children+

Sawyer: 12 children at Lancaster and Bolton, MA²

ParentsD

Ephraim Sawyer and Elizabeth George

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 110.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 12.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 272.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 61.

Calvin Clark Torrance^1,2

M, #832, b. 13 April 1902, d. 6 June 1979

Father*: William Adonirum Torrance b. 16 Sep 1868, d. 23 Feb 1948
Mother*: Jennie Ann Clark² b. 15 Nov 1868, d. 9 Apr 1935

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 13, 1902

Jamestown, NY, USA²

Death

Jun 6, 1979

Fullerton, CA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 182 #328.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4870135/person/-1169222646

Jennie Ann Clark^1,2

F, #833, b. 15 November 1868, d. 9 April 1935

Family: William Adonirum Torrance b. 16 Sep 1868, d. 23 Feb 1948

Marriage*: Jennie Ann Clark married William Adonirum Torrance, son of William Torrance and Mary Ellen Houghton, on Jul 2, 1901 his second.³

Calvin Clark Torrance⁴ b. 13 Apr 1902, d. 6 Jun 1979
Rhoda Taylor Torrance b. 2 Sep 1903
(?) Torrance b. 1920
Nellie Torrance

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 15, 1868

Ellery, NY, USA²

Marriage

Jul 2, 1901

his second³

Death

Apr 9, 1935

ParentsD

Calvin Weed Clark
1820 – 1876 &
Phebe Ann Barnes
1830 – 1888²

Biography

Clark, Jennie Ann. b. Aug. 15, 1868 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 4, 1935. bd. Apr. 13, 1935 Lot 239 G - 9. Age 66. d/o Calvin W. & Phoebe Ann (Barnes) Clark. md. July 2, 1901 - William A. Torrance. b. Sept. 16, 1868 Jay, NY, Essex County. d. Feb. 25, 1948 at his home 39 E. Falconer St., after a long illness. bd. Feb. 28, 1948 Lot 239 G - 10. Age 79. s/o William & Mary (Houghton) Torrance. William md. 2nd Mrs. Drusilla L. Hudson.

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #326.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4870135/person/-971808217
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181-2.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4870135/person/-1169222646

Rhoda Taylor Torrance¹

F, #834, b. 2 September 1903

Father*: William Adonirum Torrance b. 16 Sep 1868, d. 23 Feb 1948
Mother*: Jennie Ann Clark b. 15 Nov 1868, d. 9 Apr 1935

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 2, 1903

Jamestown, NY, USA, Uran: Sep 1902²

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 182 #329.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 182.

(?) Torrance¹

?, #835, b. 1920

Father*: William Adonirum Torrance b. 16 Sep 1868, d. 23 Feb 1948
Mother*: Jennie Ann Clark b. 15 Nov 1868, d. 9 Apr 1935

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1920

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #367.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 182.

Nellie Torrance¹

F, #836

Adoptive father*: William Adonirum Torrance b. 16 Sep 1868, d. 23 Feb 1948
Mother*: Jennie Ann Clark b. 15 Nov 1868, d. 9 Apr 1935

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Adoption

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #366.

Martin Torrance^1,2

M, #837, b. 4 July 1871, d. 24 March 1919

Father*: William Torrance b. 31 Oct 1832, d. 10 Aug 1906
Mother*: Mary Ellen Houghton b. 7 Jan 1833, d. 3 Jan 1905

Family: Grace Blanchard

Marriage*: Martin Torrance married Grace Blanchard on Oct 6, 1902 1st.^2,3

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 4, 1871

Jay, Essex, NY, USA³

Marriage

Oct 6, 1902

1st^2,3

Death

Mar 24, 1919

Jay, Essex, NY, USA^2,3

Biography

Married twice; no children from 2nd marriage. Born in Aaron Houghton's home.

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #320.
[S22] E.V. Uran, Family Genealogy, p. 4.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181.

Grace Blanchard^1,2

F, #838

Family: Martin Torrance b. 4 Jul 1871, d. 24 Mar 1919

Marriage*: Grace Blanchard married Martin Torrance, son of William Torrance and Mary Ellen Houghton, on Oct 6, 1902 1st.^2,3

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Oct 6, 1902

1st^2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181 #330.
[S22] E.V. Uran, Family Genealogy, p. 4.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 181.

Grace Torrance¹

F, #839

Father*: Martin Torrance b. 4 Jul 1871, d. 24 Mar 1919
Mother*: Grace Blanchard

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 182 #332.

Gertrude Torrance^1,2

F, #840

Father*: Martin Torrance b. 4 Jul 1871, d. 24 Mar 1919
Mother*: Grace Blanchard

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 182 #333.
[S22] E.V. Uran, Family Genealogy, p. 4.