Person Page - 441

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 102: 90.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25 #481, 56 #1440.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25, 56.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 308.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 104.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 105.

Harvey Rice

M, #13202

Family: Arathusa Houghton b. 10 Sep 1793

Marriage*: Harvey Rice married Arathusa Houghton, daughter of Capt. Asa Houghton Jr and Dorcas Moore, on May 8, 1814 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,2

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Origin

circa 1814

Marriage

May 8, 1814

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 97.

Anna Jewett¹

F, #13203, b. 23 September 1729, d. 5 October 1821

Father*: William Jewett¹ b. 15 Jul 1705
Mother*: Hanna Pickard

Family: Capt. Asa Houghton b. 28 Jan 1726/27, d. 14 Mar 1808

Marriage Bann: Anna Jewett and Capt. Asa Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 1, 1802 Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,4
Marriage*: Anna Jewett married Capt. Asa Houghton, son of Henry Houghton Jr and Elizabeth Rand, on Nov 2, 1802 at Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Int. given as Nov. 7 [sic].³

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Birth

Sep 23, 1729

Littleton, MA, USA

Marriage

1756

Anna Jewett Wife of Stephen Pingry — married 17 Feb 1756 [location unknown]
Wife of Moses Sanderson — married Sep 1797 in Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Wife of Joseph Haywood — married about 1800 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Wife of Asa Houghton — married 2 Nov 1802 in Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Origin

circa 1802

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^2,3

Marriage

Nov 2, 1802

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Int. given as Nov. 7 [sic]³

Death

Oct 5, 1821

Littleton, MA, USA

ParentsD

Daughter of William Jewett and Hannah (Pickard) Jewett

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA²

Citations

[S1477] WikiTree, online unknown url.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 243.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 55.

Iza Warner¹

F, #13204, b. between 1810 and 1819

Family: Capt. Asa Houghton Jr b. 14 Feb 1758, d. 1856

Marriage Bann: Iza Warner and Capt. Asa Houghton Jr declared their intentions of marriage on Sep, 1832 Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA; Mrs. Ize Wheeler.^2,5
Marriage*: Iza Warner married Capt. Asa Houghton Jr, son of Capt. Asa Houghton and Elisabeth Rand, on Oct 2, 1832 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Mrs. Ize Wheeler.^3,1

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Birth

between 1810 and 1819

age 20-30 in 1840 census

Marriage

1st Abraham Wheeler¹

Residence

circa 1832

Marriage

Oct 2, 1832

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Mrs. Ize Wheeler^3,1

Research

MLM gives this marriage; Int. Harvard, Sept. 1832⁴

Citations

[S660] Albert Gallatin Wheeler Jr., Wheeler Family, p. 675.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 55.

Jabez Fairbank

M, #13205, b. 26 August 1768, d. 11 March 1813

Family: Betsy Houghton

Marriage*: Jabez Fairbank married Betsy Houghton on Feb 15, 1791 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^3,2

Polley Fairbank⁵ b. 6 Sep 1791
Salley Fairbank⁵ b. 1 Oct 1793
John Fairbank¹ b. 10 Aug 1797, d. 20 Dec 1875

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Birth

Aug 26, 1768

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2

Marriage

Feb 15, 1791

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,2

Death

Mar 11, 1813

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 44y 7 m 15 d^4,2

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 36.
[S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 396.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 264.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 37.

Betsy Houghton

F, #13206

Family: Jabez Fairbank b. 26 Aug 1768, d. 11 Mar 1813

Marriage*: Betsy Houghton married Jabez Fairbank on Feb 15, 1791 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,2

Polley Fairbank³ b. 6 Sep 1791
Salley Fairbank³ b. 1 Oct 1793
John Fairbank⁴ b. 10 Aug 1797, d. 20 Dec 1875

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Marriage

Feb 15, 1791

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2

Pepperell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 396.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 37.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 36.

Benjamin Sawin

M, #13207

Family: Betsy Houghton

Marriage*: Benjamin Sawin married Betsy Houghton on May 7, 1828 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²

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Residence

circa 1828

Marriage

May 7, 1828

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 264.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.

Betsy Houghton

F, #13208

Family: Benjamin Sawin

Marriage*: Betsy Houghton married Benjamin Sawin on May 7, 1828 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

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Marriage

May 7, 1828

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.

Augusta H. Houghton^1,2

F, #13209, b. 6 September 1826

Father*: Jacob Houghton 3d³ b. c 1802
Mother*: Abigail Warner¹ b. c 1795

Family: Benjamin M. Davidson b. 6 Mar 1821

Marriage Bann: Augusta H. Houghton and Benjamin M. Davidson declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 4, 1843 Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.⁵
Marriage*: Augusta H. Houghton married Benjamin M. Davidson on Nov 25, 1843 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^7,6

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Birth

Sep 6, 1826

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 55 in 1880 census^1,4

Residence

circa 1843

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,6

Marriage

Nov 25, 1843

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^7,6

1880 Census

1880

Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 59, a farmer³

ParentsS

parents born in MA

Research

MLM equates these two and gives marriage; gives Augusta as male, son of Jacob, married to Eliza Roper⁴

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5689.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_539; Family History Film: 1254539; Page: 461A; Enumeration District: 375; sheet 1, line 29, dwl 6-6.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.
[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 164.
[S96] NEHGR, 75 [1921]: 210.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.

Benjamin M. Davidson

M, #13210, b. 6 March 1821

Family: Augusta H. Houghton b. 6 Sep 1826

Marriage Bann: Benjamin M. Davidson and Augusta H. Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 4, 1843 Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.⁴
Marriage*: Benjamin M. Davidson married Augusta H. Houghton, daughter of Jacob Houghton 3d and Abigail Warner, on Nov 25, 1843 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,1

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Birth

Mar 6, 1821

MA, USA, age 59 in 1880 census¹

Residence

before 1843

Marriage

Nov 25, 1843

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,1

1880 Census

1880

Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 59, a farmer³

ParentsS

Heman Davidson and Elizabeth Withington of Stow MA

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁵

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 75 [1921]: 210.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_539; Family History Film: 1254539; Page: 461A; Enumeration District: 375; sheet 1, line 29, dwl 6-6.
[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 164.

Experience Willard¹

F, #13211, b. 2 February 1728

Father*: James Willard² b. 1691, d. 11 Oct 1769
Mother*: Hannah Houghton² b. c 1688, d. 20 Nov 1754

Family: Daniel Houghton Jr. b. 19 Sep 1731

Marriage*: Experience Willard married Daniel Houghton Jr., son of Daniel Houghton and Lydia (?), on Mar 5, 1750/51 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^{6,7,5,2,8,3,4}

Abel Houghton+¹⁰ b. 18 Sep 1751
Silence Houghton¹¹ b. 17 Dec 1752, d. 17 Dec 1752
Daniel Houghton¹² b. 16 Aug 1755, d. 22 Mar 1775
James Houghton+¹³ b. 3 Jul 1758, d. 1811
Asa Houghton+ b. 2 Nov 1760
Rebecca Houghton+ b. 8 Sep 1765, d. 17 Dec 1800
Susa Houghton¹¹ b. 8 Sep 1765
Pamela Houghton+¹⁴ b. 1 Jun 1769

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Birth

Feb 2, 1728

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3,4

Origin

circa 1751

Marriage

Mar 5, 1750/51

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^{6,7,5,2,8,3,4}

Warnings

Sep 3, 1776

Douglas, MA, USA⁹

Citations

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8 #64.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
[S1086] Joseph Willard, Simon Willard Memory, p. 422.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 314.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 5/12/1926 - 3959.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 42.
[S596] Blake, Worcester Co. Warnings, p. 14.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.

Mary Conant

F, #13212, b. between 1822 and 1823, d. 8 January 1853

Family: Daniel Page Houghton b. 5 Dec 1819, d. 20 Oct 1866

Marriage Bann: Mary Conant and Daniel Page Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on May 5, 1849 Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,6
Marriage: Mary Conant married Daniel Page Houghton, son of Daniel Houghton and Betsy Wetherbee, on May 29, 1849 at Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.⁵

Mary Ellen Houghton b. c Jun 1850, d. 19 Jan 1854

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Birth

between 1822 and 1823

MA, USA, age 27 in 1849; age 27 in 1850 census¹

Origin

1849

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁴

1850 Census

Aug 14, 1850

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 30, a farmer; also living with them: Sullivan A. Houghton? (ditto marks), age 12; Sarah Conant, 17³

Death

Jan 8, 1853

Burial

Harvard Center Burial Ground Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 30 widow of Daniel P.

ParentsD

Benjamin Conant⁵

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 29; line 30, dwl 105-188.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 29; line 30, dwl 165-188.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 69.
[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 164.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146, 174.

Jonathan Moore¹

M, #13213

Family: Deborah Houghton b. 24 Apr 1759

Marriage Bann: Jonathan Moore and Deborah Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 13, 1778 Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage Bann*: Jonathan Moore and Deborah Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 14, 1778 Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,3,4

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Origin

circa 1778

Marriage Bann

Nov 14, 1778

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3,4

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Citations

[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 164.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 55.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 323.

Susannah Farnsworth

F, #13214, b. 28 April 1720, d. 27 January 1803

Family: Ebenezer Houghton b. 1714, d. 13 May 1790

Marriage*: Susannah Farnsworth married Ebenezer Houghton, son of Robert Houghton Jr and Deborah Wilder, on Jan 9, 1751/52 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^3,2,1

Ebenezer Houghton Jr.+⁵ b. 16 Nov 1752, d. 16 Aug 1826
Susanna Houghton⁶ b. 10 Jun 1754, d. 25 May 1840
Ruth Houghton+⁶ b. 30 Apr 1756, d. Apr 1829
Robert Houghton+⁶ b. 10 Apr 1758, d. 23 Jun 1843
Esther Houghton⁶ b. 25 Aug 1760, d. 4 Mar 1824
Hannah Houghton⁶ b. 22 Jul 1766

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Birth

Apr 28, 1720

Origin

circa 1752

Marriage

Jan 9, 1751/52

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,2,1

Death

Jan 27, 1803

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "Wid. Susannah, a. 83. Worn out with old age."^4,1

Research

Farnsworth Family Memorial by Moses F. Farnsworth, p. 328

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 32.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 325.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 76.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 77.

John Wright

M, #13215

Family: Elizabeth Houghton b. 21 Apr 1731, d. 25 Jul 1822

Marr ???*: It is unclear whether John Wright married Elizabeth Houghton.^2,1

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Origin

1762

Marr ???

Feb 24, 1762

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,1

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.

Elisabeth Rice

F, #13216

Family: Elisha Houghton b. 5 Jun 1748, d. 18 Nov 1826

Marriage Bann*: Elisabeth Rice and Elisha Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 28, 1781 Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,1
Marriage: Elisabeth Rice married Elisha Houghton, son of Ephraim Houghton and Sarah Sawyer, on Dec 13, 1781 at Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^3,4

Timothy Houghton+ b. c 1784, d. 8 May 1831

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Residence

circa 1781

Marriage Bann

Sep 28, 1781

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,1

Boxford, Essex Co., MA, USA

Citations

[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 103.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S162] Princeton MA VRs, p. 108.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 344.

Lois White¹

F, #13217, b. 1721

Family 1: Joshua Peirce

Marriage*: Lois White married Joshua Peirce on 1738.

Family 2: Benjamin Rogers

Marriage*: Lois White married Benjamin Rogers.

Asa Rogers

Family 3: Ephraim Houghton b. c 1702, d. 15 May 1777

Marriage*: Lois White married Ephraim Houghton, son of James Houghton Sr. and Mary (?), on Dec 31, 1761 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, widow Lois Rogers ( widow of Benj. Rogers, d. Mar. 1761); MLM: Lois Houghton nee Perus.^2,3,4,5,6,7

Eunice Houghton+ b. 24 Apr 1763, d. 14 Jun 1855

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Birth

1721

Lancaster, MA, USA

Marriage

1738

Marriage

Residence

circa 1761

Marriage

Dec 31, 1761

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, widow Lois Rogers ( widow of Benj. Rogers, d. Mar. 1761); MLM: Lois Houghton nee Perus^2,3,4,5,6,7

Note

1762

quit claim her dower by Ephraim and Lois Houghton to Jonathan and Joshua Peirce; from estate of Joshua Peirce⁸

ParentsD

John White & Eunice Wilder

Citations

[S1536] Interview, unknown informant, from Marina Cole, May 26, 2019.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S293] Boxford MA VRs, p. 158.
[S663] M.V.B. Perley, Perley Genealogy, p. 43.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
[S681] Will: of Ephraim Houghton, Case 30969, Vol. 14, p. 54.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 341.
[S1536] Interview, unknown informant, from Marina Cole, May 26, 2019: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZH-P8NL

Mary Jane Bacon¹

F, #13218, b. before 1815

Family: George Houghton

Marriage Bann*: Mary Jane Bacon and George Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Oct 4, 1828 Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA; Lynn VR: Oct 5, 1828, Int.^1,2

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Birth

before 1815

Marriage Bann

Oct 4, 1828

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lynn VR: Oct 5, 1828, Int^1,2

Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA²

Citations

[S69] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 191.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.

George Houghton¹

M, #13219

Family: Mary Jane Bacon b. b 1815

Marriage Bann*: George Houghton and Mary Jane Bacon declared their intentions of marriage on Oct 4, 1828 Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA; Lynn VR: Oct 5, 1828, Int.^1,2

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Origin

circa 1828

Marriage Bann

Oct 4, 1828

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lynn VR: Oct 5, 1828, Int^1,2

Citations

[S69] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 191.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.

John Peirce¹

M, #13220, b. 1716, d. 1779

Family 1: Hannah Stone d. b 1747

Marriage*: John Peirce married Hannah Stone on 1744.^1,2,3

Hannah Peirce⁶ b. 18 Aug 1745, d. 21 Oct 1745

Family 2: Hannah Houghton b. 12 Dec 1728, d. 17 Apr 1811

Marriage Bann*: John Peirce and Hannah Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Mar 10, 1746/47 Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA; w/2.^4,1,5

Moriah Peirce+ b. 19 Oct 1748, d. 12 Apr 1781
Hannah Peirce⁶ b. 1750, d. 1750
Hannah Peirce⁶ b. 25 Aug 1751
John Peirce⁷ b. 15 Jul 1753
Thomas Peirce⁶ b. 2 Oct 1754, d. 14 Jun 1757
Sarah Peirce⁷ b. 9 May 1756
John Peirce+⁶ b. 22 May 1759, d. 1828
Luther Peirce⁶ b. 16 Jun 1764, d. 1832
Calvin Peirce+⁶ b. 1 Mar 1766, d. 1832

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Birth

1716

Snow: 1727^1,2,3

Biography

1744

fifth generation of Thomas Peirce of Watertown MA

Marriage

1744

^1,2,3

Marriage Bann

Mar 10, 1746/47

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2^4,1,5

Residence

Harvard, Bolton

Death

1779

Snow: 1811^1,2,3

Citations

[S153] Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, p. 274.
[S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 108.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 13.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8, 13.
[S153] Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, p. 281.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 78.

Hannah Hapgood

F, #13221, b. 14 May 1815

Family: Hiram Houghton b. 16 Mar 1814, d. 2 Jan 1853

Marriage*: Hannah Hapgood married Hiram Houghton, son of Thomas Houghton 2d and Polly Whitney, on Apr 14, 1836 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^4,1,2

(?) Houghton⁵ b. 26 Apr 1837, d. 26 Apr 1837

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Birth

May 14, 1815

MA, USA, age 35 in 1850 census^1,2,3

Marriage

Apr 14, 1836

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,1,2

1850 Census

1850

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 35, listed with Joel, 63, and Charlotte, 58, Hapgood; parents?; her husband Hiram is listed separately with his parents³

Residence

1898

Jamaica Plain, MA, USA⁵

Biography

Dau. of Sally Fairbank and Joel Hapgood; she married second Davis Gamage of Boston.

Citations

[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 77.
[S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 204.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 22;
line 29, dwl 84-103.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 78.

Betty Houghton¹

F, #13222, b. 29 October 1756

Father*: Benjamin Houghton² b. c 1715, d. b 9 Jan 1764
Mother*: Mary Ball d. b 1764

Family: Sgt. Oliver Jewet b. 24 Feb 1747, d. 22 Aug 1829

Marriage*: Betty Houghton married Sgt. Oliver Jewet on Jan 23, 1772 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^6,4

Oliver Jewett b. 3 Nov 1772
Jonathan Jewet⁷ b. 2 Apr 1775

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Birth

Oct 29, 1756

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3,4

Guardiansp

Mar 7, 1771

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Joshua Johnson was made guardian of Betty Houghton.⁵

Marriage

Jan 23, 1772

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^6,4

Research

Oliver remarried in 1780

Duplicate

MLM: md Tucker⁴

Citations

[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 308.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA, Case 31910.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 48.

Sarah Priest¹

F, #13223, b. 10 October 1744

Family: Jonathan Priest Houghton b. 13 Aug 1744, d. 1808

Marriage*: Sarah Priest married Jonathan Priest Houghton, son of John Houghton and Hepzibah Priest, on Mar 23, 1768 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Mar. 23, 1763.^4,2,5,6

Jonathan Priest Houghton Jr+⁷ b. 25 Jul 1767, d. 1838

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Birth

Oct 10, 1744

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3

Marriage

Mar 23, 1768

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Mar. 23, 1763^4,2,5,6

Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 55.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 81.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 23, 55.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 306.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.

Esther Taylor¹

F, #13224, d. before 1762

Family: Jotham Houghton b. 19 Dec 1740, d. 1806

Marriage Bann: Esther Taylor and Jotham Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 12, 1759 Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA; DAR correction: 1.12.1750.^1,5,6
Marriage*: Esther Taylor married Jotham Houghton, son of Simeon Houghton and Jerusha Taylor, on Dec 19, 1759 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Dec. 17.^2,1,3,4

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Origin

circa 1759

Marriage

Dec 19, 1759

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Dec. 17^2,1,3,4

Death

before 1762

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁴

Citations

[S70] Vital Records of Petersham MA, p. 111.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 42, 76.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 314.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 76.
[S1481] Mrs. M. E. Woodward, DAR Library version of 1912 Houghton Gen. by JWH, p. 332.

Levi Houghton^1,2

M, #13225, b. 5 July 1789

Father*: Jacob Houghton² b. 7 Dec 1757, d. 26 Dec 1836
Mother*: Olive Houghton² b. 14 Aug 1761, d. 1825

Family: Anna Warner b. 18 Oct 1790

Marriage*: Levi Houghton married Anna Warner, daughter of Calvin Warner and Anna Houghton, on Mar 3, 1817 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, VR Harvard: Int.^5,4

Herbert Houghton¹⁰ b. c 1827
Jerussia K. Houghton b. c 24 Apr 1828, d. 3 Oct 1830
Solon W. Houghton+¹⁰ b. May 1828

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Birth

Jul 5, 1789

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3

Origin

circa 1817

Marriage

Mar 3, 1817

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, VR Harvard: Int^5,4

1820 Census

1820

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 3 Individuals: 1 male 0-10, 1 male 26-45; 1 female 26-45⁶

1830 Census

1830

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 6 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 40 to 50 (1781-1790)// 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)^7,8

1840 Census

1840

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 6 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 2 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 male 50 to 60 (1780-1789) // 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)⁹

Duplicate

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 85 #2816.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 85.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S235] U.S. Census, Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_54; Page: 54.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1830 US Census, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Box 68, p. 90.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 90.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 201; Page: 95.
[S16] CJV opinion.

Anna Warner¹

F, #13226, b. 18 October 1790

Father*: Calvin Warner¹ b. 7 Sep 1763
Mother*: Anna Houghton¹ b. 22 May 1769

Family: Levi Houghton b. 5 Jul 1789

Marriage*: Anna Warner married Levi Houghton, son of Jacob Houghton and Olive Houghton, on Mar 3, 1817 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, VR Harvard: Int.^3,2

Herbert Houghton⁶ b. c 1827
Jerussia K. Houghton b. c 24 Apr 1828, d. 3 Oct 1830
Solon W. Houghton+⁴ b. May 1828

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Birth

Oct 18, 1790

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 58 in 1850 census; age 67 in 1860 census; age 78 in 1870 census¹

Residence

circa 1817

Marriage

Mar 3, 1817

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, VR Harvard: Int^3,2

1850 Census

1850

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 58⁴

Research

MLM gives this marriage, int. Mar. 3, 1817⁵

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA³

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 104.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 36;
line 32, dwl 271-319.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.
[S16] CJV opinion.

Reuben Hayward Jr.¹

M, #13227, b. 30 April 1797, d. 3 February 1866

Family: Lucy Whitcomb Houghton b. 26 Jan 1804, d. 24 Jul 1881

Marriage Bann: Reuben Hayward Jr. and Lucy Whitcomb Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Dec 30, 1824 Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^1,4
Marriage*: Reuben Hayward Jr. married Lucy Whitcomb Houghton, daughter of Jacob Houghton and Sarah Whitcomb, on May 26, 1825 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.³

Mary Jane Hayward+² b. 27 Apr 1826
Reuben Hayward+² b. 22 Jun 1828
Lois Conant Hayward+² b. 15 Apr 1831
Lucy Whitcomb Hayward+² b. 18 Jun 1839, d. 15 Sep 1909
Russell S. Hayward² b. 6 Jun 1842
Elizabeth M. Hayward² b. 30 Dec 1846
Laura Hayward² b. 17 Feb 1849

Biography

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Birth

Apr 30, 1797

Origin

circa 1824

Marriage

May 26, 1825

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Death

Feb 3, 1866

Citations

[S341] Concord MA VRs, p. 391.
[S415] E-mail from Jane House, May 8, 2002.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.

Ruth Houghton¹

F, #13228, b. 30 November 1718

Family: Daniel Rugg

Marriage*: Ruth Houghton married Daniel Rugg.¹

Nathan Rugg

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Marriage

Baptism

Nov 30, 1718

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, after owning the covenant. [listed with Nahtan Rugg and Ruth and Mary Houghton]¹

Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA²

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 276.

George Walcott¹

M, #13229, b. circa 1823

Family: Lurina H. Houghton b. 6 Jul 1830

Marriage Bann: George Walcott and Lurina H. Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Apr 22, 1848 Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage*: George Walcott married Lurina H. Houghton, daughter of Jacob Houghton 3d and Abigail Warner, on Jul 16, 1848 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 25 and 17 years; Stow VR: Aug. 13.^2,1,3

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Birth

circa 1823

Origin

1848

Marriage

Jul 16, 1848

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 25 and 17 years; Stow VR: Aug. 13^2,1,3

Citations

[S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 165.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148.

Samuel Worster

M, #13230, b. 19 October 1743

Family: Lydia Houghton b. 24 Nov 1755

Marriage Bann*: Samuel Worster and Lydia Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Mar 31, 1781 Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,3

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Birth

Oct 19, 1743

Marriage Bann

Mar 31, 1781

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3