William Houghton1

M, #13261, b. 9 June 1734

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BaptismJun 9, 1734Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
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  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 283.
  2. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 341.

Hephzibah Fairbank

F, #13262, b. 13 June 1735, d. 1757

Family: Micah Bush b. 1731

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BirthJun 13, 1735Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageAug 28, 1753Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Death17572
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  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 62.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Joseph Neil Fairbanks, Oct. 26, 2002.

Thomas Houghton1

M, #13263, b. 3 April 1737

Family: Phebe Gerry b. 4 May 1730

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BaptismApr 3, 1737Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
MarriageMay 5, 1757Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5
DeedAug 15, 1757Worcester Co., MA, USA, giving land to his beloved son Thomas Houghton Jr of Harvard: (Worcester Co. Mass Deeds vol 40 1758-1759 page 215. Film No. at the SLC family history library is FHL 843,175): The entry reads: "I Ephraim Houghton of Harvard in the County of Worcester and Provence of the Massachusetts By in New England yeoman. For and in consideration of the love and goodwill I have for my son Thomas Houghton Jr. of said Harvard Husbandman..."; Ephraim grants Thomas Jr. 20 acres of his Homestead in Harvard Mass. The Deed was written 15 Aug 1757. The official recording date is July 3, 1758.6
Residence1765Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA7
Research1776
Immigration1787Norridgewock-Seven Mile Brook area, ME, USA8
1790 Census1790between Norridgewick and Seven Mile Brook, Woolwich, Lincoln Co., ME, USA, 2 males 16+, 1 female9,10
ContributnIra finally solved the long standing genealogical puzzle of the parentage of Thomas Houghton, by finding the 1757 deed which cites the parentage. DNA data on two Ralph Houghton descendants confirm this genealogy.
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Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 286.
  2. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 341.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142-3.
  4. [S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 5.
  5. [S1052] Joseph Crook Anderson II Maine Families in 1790 - Vol. 7, p. 235.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Ira Terry, Oct. 1, 2002.
  7. [S596] Blake, Worcester Co. Warnings, p. 74.
  8. [S1052] Joseph Crook Anderson II Maine Families in 1790 - Vol. 7, p. 236.
  9. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , between Norridgewock and Seven Mile Brook, Lincoln, ME, p. 53.
  10. [S1016] Unknown compiler, Maine 1790 Census, p. 52.
  11. [S459] Marita Houghton Savage, Dinsmore Genealogy, p. 125.
  12. [S187] Unknown author, "unknown short article title", 4 [1951]: 85: T-7, Mrs. Naomi Nebeker Terry.
  13. [S187] Unknown author, "unknown short article title", 5 [1951]: 92: T-13, Mrs. Naomi Nebeker Terry.
  14. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 574.
  15. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.

John Houghton1,2

M, #13264, b. 14 September 1739, d. 1807

Family: Keziah Ross b. 11 Mar 1741/42

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BirthSep 14, 1739Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,1,5,6,7
MarriageJun 14, 1763Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Sudbury VRs: John Houghton of Bolton and Kezia Ross; Bolton VRS: John Houghton and Keziah Ross of Sudbury, at Sudbury4,7,8,9
Research1776
Milit-Begbetween 1776 and 1783Whitcomb (gives John Houghton, b. 1739, son of John Houghton, not Lt. John Houghton, son of Jonas): Service S & S Vol 8, p. 301; BHist: Lexington Alarm; BHist: Siege of Boston; BRR: Resolve Jun 1776 5 mos 12 L; BRR: 5 mos NY July 1776; BRR: service in RI 1781 as Lt.10,7,11
1790 Census1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, (unclear which John, prob. Lt. John): 1 male 16+; 2 females; listed next to James and Simon Houghton12
1800 Census1800Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 00001-00001; 1 male 45+; 1 female 45+13
Death1807Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA14,10
BiographyBT: "This shows that the oldest son, John, born in Bolton, Sept. 14, 1739, was living in 1801, and makes it probable that he was the John who married Keziah Ross in 1763, and was also the John who died in Bolton in 1807."15
Alertmarriage
ResearchBailey, Early MA Marriages, gives John of Bolton marrying Ross; MLM gives same dd16,17
ProblemUnclear which John married Keziah Ross and had 4 children; 3 children are clearly listed as John 3d's (but not Judee)
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Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 23 #419.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 288.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1926.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 23.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 306.
  7. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 36.
  8. [S474] Sudbury MA VRs, p. 219 and 263.
  9. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  10. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  11. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 8, p. 301.
  12. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, MA, p. 214.
  13. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 220.
  14. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.
  15. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1926, #2248.
  16. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  17. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 95.
  18. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.

Eunice Fairbank

F, #13265, b. 10 December 1739, d. 8 March 1826

Family: Stephen Greenleaf b. Oct 1735, d. 8 Jun 1802

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BirthDec 10, 1739Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageJun 11, 1758Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
DeathMar 8, 18261
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  1. [S415] E-mail from Joseph Neil Fairbanks, Oct. 26, 2002.

Abigail Houghton1

F, #13266, b. 29 June 1740

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BaptismJun 29, 1740Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
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  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 289.
  2. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 341.

Lois Beaman1,2

F, #13267, b. 10 August 1740

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CovenantAug 10, 1740Nourse: upon their owning ye Covenant were both of them baptized [with Lois]3
BaptismAug 10, 1740Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,1,4
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  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16a #261.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 289.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16a.

Sarah Houghton1

F, #13268, b. 31 July 1743

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BaptismJul 31, 1743Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
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  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 289.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 292.
  3. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 341.

Abigail Houghton1

F, #13269, b. 19 December 1758

Family: Joab Wetherbee b. 1759, d. 1843

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BirthDec 19, 1758Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5
MarriageDec 9, 1779Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,7,4,5
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  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34 #654.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 300.
  3. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 76.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 310.
  6. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 19.
  7. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 216.

Rachel Houghton

F, #13270, b. 11 October 1761

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BaptismOct 11, 1761Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,3,4
Guardiansp1769Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #311395
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Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 302.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 309.
  5. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.

Sarah Houghton

F, #13271, b. 11 October 1761

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BaptismOct 11, 1761Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Guardiansp1770Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #311713
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Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 302.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34.
  3. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.

Kezia Houghton

F, #13272, b. 11 October 1761

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BaptismOct 11, 1761Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,3
Guardiansp1770Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a Kezia Houghton, W.P. Case #310504
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Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 302.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34.
  3. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 309.
  4. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.

James Houghton

M, #13273, d. 9 August 1770

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DeathAug 9, 1770Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
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  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 325.

(?) Albert1

?, #13274, d. between 1748 and 1770

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Birth
Deathbetween 1748 and 1770Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, child of Dan. Albert Jr.1
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  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 325.

Tyrus Houghton1

M, #13275, b. 31 October 1762

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BaptismOct 31, 1762Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
1830 Census1830Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1 male 60 to 70 (1761-1770)2,3
Researchonly other Tyrus Houghton; Relationship?
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Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 385.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 US Census, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, Box 68, p. 55.
  3. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 55.

Mehitabel Eager1

F, #13276, b. 21 August 1764

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BirthAug 21, 1764Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
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  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 92.

Winslow Eager1

M, #13277, b. 14 February 1767

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BirthFeb 14, 1767Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
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  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 95.

Elisabeth Whetcomb1

F, #13278, b. circa October 1674, d. 10 May 1755

Family: Lieut. Jabez Fairbank Sr b. 8 Nov 1670, d. Mar 1758

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Birthcirca Oct, 1674
MarriageMar 25, 1719Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
DeathMay 10, 1755Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Nourse: gravestone of husband: 'Mrs Elizabeth his Second Wife, died May ye 11th, 1755. Aged 80 years 7 months.2'
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  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 17.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 404.

Joseph Brown1

M, #13279

Family: Grace Fairbank b. 27 Feb 1711/12

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MarriageMar 27, 1733Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
DeathLancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA
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  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 25.

Mary M. Houghton1

F, #13280, b. circa 1827, d. 2 March 1829

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Birthcirca 1827dd calc
DeathMar 2, 1829Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 2, lung fever3,4
BurialOld Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, aet. 2 yrs2
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  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146 #5696 &5697.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 431.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 364, 431.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98, 146.