Abel Houghton1,2,3,4,5

M, #13925, b. 18 September 1751

Family 1: Rachel Coolidge

Family 2:

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BirthSep 18, 1751Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, <1755 in 1800 census7,8,4
Duplicate18101810 census, NH
ResearchMLM confuses these two Abels, and attributes the marriage and children of Abel, son of Lt. John (of John line) to Abel, son of Daniel Jr. (of Ralph line)
; dd 25 Mar 1844?, Lynn, MA; MLM attributes this dd, identical to Abel of Harvard and Lynn MA.9
Research21 nov 1778 md; Only MLM gives this marriage9

Citations

  1. [S1074] Town Records: Springfield, Hampden, VT, Book D, p. 366: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
  2. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 18.
  3. [S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 181.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 314.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 42.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  7. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 42, 80.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80, 92.
  10. [S1074] Town Records: Springfield, Windsor Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  11. [S1074] Town Records: Springfield, Windsor Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  12. [S1074] Town Records: Springfield, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  13. [S1074] Town Records: Springfield, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  14. [S1074] Town Records: Springfield, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  15. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.

Ira Barns

M, #13926

Family: Abby Eliza Houghton b. 18 Sep 1808

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MarriageMay 13, 1827Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 114.

Simon D. Cunningham1

M, #13927

Family: Cyrene Houghton b. 17 Nov 1808

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MarriageJul 25, 1831Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 73.

Isabella Colburn

F, #13928, b. 10 May 1820

Family 1: Edward E. Houghton b. c 1819, d. 1855

Family 2: Robert Sloper b. c 1807

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BirthMay 10, 1820Boston, MA, USA, age 29 in 1850 census
MarriageJun 4, 1845Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, he, age 271,2
1850 CensusAug 28, 1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 31, a shoemaker3
MarriageJun 9, 1859Brookfield, MA, USA, Woonsocket also given
DeathMN, USA

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, P. 140.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 341, p. 12, line 18, dwl 171.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 341, p. 12.
  5. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 4, p. 54, number 514.

Stephen Houghton1,2,3

M, #13929, b. 13 November 1799, d. 3 December 1866

Family: Julia A. Houghton b. 22 Sep 1805, d. 12 Mar 1884

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BirthNov 13, 1799Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 51 in 1850 census; age 60 in 1860 census1,4
MarriageSep 13, 1821Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,4
1830 Census1830Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Total: 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810)// 2 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)6
1840 Census1840Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 9 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 2 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)7
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 51, a farmer; next door to brother Josephus8
1860 Census1860age 60, farmer; property $2000-$3009
DeathDec 3, 1866Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: 1861?10
BurialWest Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 63 [sic]
ResearchBolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, next door in 1850 census11
ResearchMLM: An administration of an estate for a Stephen Houghton, in Bolton, in 1861; #31188; this is Stephen with wife Mary10,12

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57 # 1515, 98 #3430.
  3. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 380.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57, 98.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141, 143.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 68, p. 98.
  7. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 201; Page: 134.
  8. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 341, p. 2, line 14, dwl 19-22.
  9. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 44, line 5, dwl 328-351.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57.
  11. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 2;
    line 18, dwl 21.
  12. [S950] George H. Harlow, Worcester MA Probate Index.
  13. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  14. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  15. [S16] CJV opinion.
  16. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  17. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Bolton, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA, Box 341, p. 2.
  18. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 8, number 97.
  19. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.

Julia A. Houghton

F, #13930, b. 22 September 1805, d. 12 March 1884

Family: Stephen Houghton b. 13 Nov 1799, d. 3 Dec 1866

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BirthSep 22, 1805Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 45 in 1850 census; age 66 in 1860 census; age 68 in 1870 census; MLM: Sep. 131,2,3
MarriageSep 13, 1821Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5
1850 Census1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 51, a farmer; next door to brother Josephus6
1860 Census1860age 60, farmer; property $2000-$3007
DeathMar 12, 1884Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
BurialWest Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 83y 5m [sic]

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA, Box 653, p. 194b, line 39, dwl 330.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141, 143.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57, 98.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 341, p. 2, line 14, dwl 19-22.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 44, line 5, dwl 328-351.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  9. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  10. [S16] CJV opinion.
  11. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  12. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Bolton, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA, Box 341, p. 2.
  13. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 8, number 97.

Paul Sawyer1

M, #13931, b. circa 1738

Family: Ephah Houghton b. 19 Aug 1731

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Birthcirca 1738p. 120, 17302
MarriageJul 3, 1755Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: June 23,4,5
ParentsSMoses Sawyer6
ResearchWeis gives marriage to Paul Moore7

Citations

  1. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 184.
  2. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 120, 246.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  4. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 164, 184.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 13.
  6. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 178.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 293.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 76.

William Woodbury

M, #13932, b. 15 August 1763

Family 1: Eunice Houghton b. 25 Mar 1769, d. 23 Oct 1817

Family 2: Susan Lamb b. 17 Apr 1784

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BirthAug 15, 1763Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Milit-BegRev. War2,3
MarriageApr 1, 1791Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, also Apr. 104,5
MarriageDec 6, 1818Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, married 2nd, Mrs. Susan Haven of Phillipston, wid. Elijah6,7
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Biographyson of Samuel and Edith (Wood) Woodbury

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 101.
  2. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 82.
  3. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 17, p. 803 & 819.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 47.
  6. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 135, 190.
  7. [S690] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VI, p. 765.
  8. [S438] Phillipston MA VRs, p. 69.

George Houghton1,2

M, #13933, b. 6 June 1806

Family: Sophia Morse

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BirthJun 6, 1806Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Quaker Church record; MLM: June 21,3
Marriage BannMay 25, 1845Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA4
ReligionQuaker

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80 #2306, 92.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80, 92.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  5. [S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 164.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146.

Sophia Morse

F, #13934

Family: George Houghton b. 6 Jun 1806

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Residencecirca 1845Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1
Marriage BannMay 25, 1845Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
ResearchMLM gives this marriage; same dates2
Duplicatesame md

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146.
  3. [S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 164.

Jacob Houghton Jr1,2

M, #13935, b. 25 October 1787

Family: Hannah Chambers

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BirthOct 25, 1787Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 75 in 1860 census3,4
MarriageJan 16, 1814Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6
1820 Census1820Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, unclear which7
Children+before 1824death of a ch., Jacob, Jr. 18248
ResearchOnly MLM gives this daughter (clearly daughter of Sanford and Emily Houghton; see birthdate); not in Bolton VRs6
DuplicateMA, USA, similar bd

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 85 #2815.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 85.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189a.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 54.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 209.
  9. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  10. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 46.
  11. [S1136] Ph.D., Brian J. L. Berry, Sission Ancestry, p. 293.

Hannah Chambers

F, #13936

Family: Jacob Houghton Jr b. 25 Oct 1787

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MarriageJan 16, 1814Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189a.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 46.
  6. [S1136] Ph.D., Brian J. L. Berry, Sission Ancestry, p. 293.

James Houghton1,2

M, #13937, b. 3 July 1758, d. 1811

Family: Rebecca Dunton

  • Marriage Bann*: James Houghton and Rebecca Dunton declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 8, 1789 Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA; An asterisk after a marriage indicates that the intention is not found recorded, and in many cases this is accounted
    for by the fact that neither party belonged in Bolton, and consequently publishment was made elsewhere.6,7

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BirthJul 3, 1758Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,3,4
Milit-Beg1781service in RI; James Haten: West Point Exp 1781; Butts Hill 17815
Marriage BannSep 8, 1789Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, An asterisk after a marriage indicates that the intention is not found recorded, and in many cases this is accounted
for by the fact that neither party belonged in Bolton, and consequently publishment was made elsewhere.6,7
1790 Census1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1 male 16+, 2 females; unclear which James8
1800 Census1800Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 20010-20010 (6 total); 2 male 1-9, 1 male 26-44 (1756-1774); 2 female, 1 female 26-449
Death1811Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA10,11
Administr1811Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3100910
ProblemWhitecomb, p. 36, gives James Houghton, s/o John and Keziah Ross as Rev. soldier and husband of Dunton, and father of all listed children; p. 32, gives James Haten, birth listed as Houghton, son of Daniel and Experience11
BiographyWhitcomb: "James Houghton and Rebecca Dunton were married in September of 1789, and probably started to build a house at once. He built on Houghton land which had belonged to his father, John. James and Rebecca had a large family, eleven in all, of which four died young. In 1811, at the age of forty-seven, James died. The house and all the property had to be sold and soon the Town was putting the older children into homes to earn their keep."
Bolton Historical Website:

374 Harvard Rd

Formerly called the Houghton/Weatherbee House, current research has resulted in a name change to the James Houghton House.
A large tract of land on Golden Run, Harvard, and Bare Hill Roads stretching north into Harvard was owned by members of the Houghton family from the early days of the town of Lancaster. When petitions were presented to set off new towns in the 1720's and 1730's, many of the most active proponents were the farmers in this north part of what ultimately became Bolton. At least four of the five members of the first Board of Selectmen in 1738 lived in this section of town, and three of them were Houghtons. Over the years, parcels of the huge original landgrants were divided out to provide farms for later generations. James Houghton (1764-1811), a Revolutionary soldier and first owner of this house, married Rebecca (Becky) Dunton in 1789, and it is believed that this house was built around the time of their wedding on land they received from his father, John Houghton
In a fashion typical of the most prolific rural families of their era, over a twenty year period James and Becky had eleven children, four of whom died young. The lives of the Houghtons illustrated another sad trend when James died at the age of 47, and the older children were "put out" to other households to earn their keep. The house and farm were sold, to William Coolidge (1758-1826), in 1812.12,13
BiographyA large tract of land on Golden Run, Harvard, and Bare Hill Roads stretching north into Harvard was owned by members of the Houghton family from the early days of the town of Lancaster. When petitions were presented to set off new towns in the 1720's and 1730's, many of the most active proponents were the farmers in this north part of what ultimately became Bolton. At least four of the five members of the first Board of Selectmen in 1738 lived in this section of town, and three of them were Houghtons. Over the years, parcels of the huge original landgrants were divided out to provide farms for later generations. James Houghton (1764-1811), a Revolutionary soldier and first owner of this house, married Rebecca (Becky) Dunton in 1789, and it is believed that this house was built around the time of their wedding on land they received from his father, John Houghton

In a fashion typical of the most prolific rural families of their era, over a twenty year period James and Becky had eleven children, four of whom died young. The lives of the Houghtons illustrated another sad trend when James died at the age of 47, and the older children were "put out" to other households to earn their keep. The house and farm were sold, to William Coolidge (1758-1826), in 1812. He was also a Revolutionary veteran, and farmed the land here for about ten years.13

ResearchMarriage to Rebecca; same dd
ResearchOnly MLM gives a marriage of this James to Betsy Stowell14
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 42 #975, 80.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 42, 80.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
  5. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 18, p. 301; Vol. 7 p. 507.
  6. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80.
  8. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, MA, p. 214.
  9. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 207.
  10. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co.
  11. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 36.
  12. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 348.
  13. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 42.
  15. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.
  16. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 46.
  17. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  18. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  19. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  20. [S1074] Town Records: Chester, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Rebecca Dunton1

F, #13938

Family: James Houghton b. 3 Jul 1758, d. 1811

  • Marriage Bann*: Rebecca Dunton and James Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 8, 1789 Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA; An asterisk after a marriage indicates that the intention is not found recorded, and in many cases this is accounted
    for by the fact that neither party belonged in Bolton, and consequently publishment was made elsewhere.2,3

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Marriage BannSep 8, 1789Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, An asterisk after a marriage indicates that the intention is not found recorded, and in many cases this is accounted
for by the fact that neither party belonged in Bolton, and consequently publishment was made elsewhere.2,3
Problemmarriage to which James Houghton?

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  6. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 46.
  7. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  9. [S1074] Town Records: Chester, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Mary Ball1

F, #13939, d. before 1764

Family: Benjamin Houghton b. c 1715, d. b 9 Jan 1764

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MarriageBolton VRs: Mary ?2,1
Deathbefore 1764Benjamin left no widow at admin. of his estate.
ParentsDThomas Ball and Experience (Joslin-Snow) Ball of Bolton. MLM: Their grandfather, Thomas Ball, mentioned the following grandchildren in his will (W.P., Ser. A., Vol. 1 & 2, Jul. 2, 1781, p. 73, case 3135, dated 1768: Josiah Coolidge, Sr. (md. his dau. Molly). But Thomas Ball died before any marriages, Who added these?1

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.

Joseph Houghton1,2,3

M, #13940, b. circa 14 March 1719, d. 27 November 1788

Family: Susanna Brooks b. c 1739, d. 19 Sep 1809

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Birthcirca Mar 14, 1719c 1720 per dd calc; MLM, p.11: b. ca. 1720 (Wor. Deeds. lib. 37, p. 567) [Burr and Gage's data for Henry's daughter Hepzibah]; MLM, p. 25: ca. Mar. 14, 1719, gs calc.3,5,6
MarriageJun 23, 1767Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,8,5,9,10
DeathNov 27, 1788Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 68y 9m 13d11,12,10
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 69th y; buried in same plot as Henry and his son Sanderson;Burr & Gage: Worcester Deeds, lib. 39, p. 18913,2,4
GuardianspMay 19, 1789Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, the last 3 children of his brother, signed by John Whitney, Simon Houghton, and Sanderson Houghton ( W.P. #31042)14,15
AdministrJul 20, 1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, listing Susannah, widow; Sanderson, Jr., eldest son, Joseph, Henry, Marcy, (and their Uncle Sanderson, as guardian of latter 3 children), and Calvin and Anna Warner16
AdministrNov 17, 1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Sanderson Houghton was named as administrator on May 19, 1790. Judge of Probate orders him to distribute 56 pounds pounds to Susannah Houghton widow of his brother Joseph, and lists children Marcy, Joseph, Henry, and "of age" Sanderson and Anna.16
ResearchJoseph was fifth child; age 46 when Henry born; Burr: gives a Joseph as 9th child of Henry and Anna, no bd; note similarly of 4 children (Sanderson, Anna, Mercy, Henry) to children of Henry and Anna; MLM: son of Henry7,2,17
ResearchMLM gives marriage to Susanna Brooks to Joseph, son of Henry Jr. and Elizabeth Rand, at age 35; "The parentage of this Joseph will probably never be known: born 1728, April 22nd, was apparently the Joseph who D. Lancaster 1785. Adm. of Estate #31042, 1785." Md. as Joseph Jr. of Bolton, Nov. 29 1770 at Lancaster Mrs. Lois Ross.18
ResearchMarriages ??; Weis and MLM give marriage of Joseph, son of Henry and Hannah, to both M. Snow and S. Brooks, as well as children Lucretia, Luther, and Lucy. Probate clearly mentions S. Brooks, but no mention of children of M. Snow. Although Joseph is 48 when he marries S. Brooks4,10

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 395.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 11 #118, 25.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25.
  5. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 290, 307.
  7. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec. 27, 1934 - 9539 GRTB.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 11, 25, 56.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 307.
  11. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 208.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25, 55, 56.
  13. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 89.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25, 55.
  15. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31042.
  16. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31044.
  17. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 11, 25.
  18. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56.
  19. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  20. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  21. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.

Susanna Brooks1

F, #13941, b. circa 1739, d. 19 September 1809

Family: Joseph Houghton b. c 14 Mar 1719, d. 27 Nov 1788

Biography

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Birthcirca 1739dd calc2
MarriageJun 23, 1767Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5,6,2
1800 Census1800Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 00020-00001 (3 total); 2 male 26-44;1 female 45+7
DeathSep 19, 1809Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1808, a. 703,8,1,2
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA8

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25, 56.
  2. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 307.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec. 27, 1934 - 9539 GRTB.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  5. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 11, 25, 56.
  7. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 215.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 209.
  9. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  10. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  11. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  12. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.

Joseph Houghton 3d1,2,3

M, #13942, b. 19 June 1772, d. 7 November 1847

Family: Mrs. Mary Ray b. c 1769, d. 31 Jul 1834

Biography

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BirthJun 19, 1772Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 50-60 in 1840 census1,4,5,6
MarriageApr 22, 1798Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM: April 27,8,9,10
1800 Census1800Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 11010-01010; 1 male 1-9, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44; 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-443
1810 Census1810Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Joseph Houghton Jr, 5 total, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 45+11
1820 Census1820Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 4 Individuals: 1 male 45+; 1 female 0-10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 26-4512
1830 Census1830Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Joseph Houghton 2; 3 Total: 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 50 to 60 (1771-1780)// 1 female 60 to 70 (1761-1770)13,14
Note1831Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, owner of the house on 159 Golden Run Rd, built by his grandfather Henry Houghton; this house next was owned by Quincy Houghton15
1840 Census1840Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Total: 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 50 to 60 (1780-1789) // 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)16
Will1847Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #3104617
DeathNov 7, 1847Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, dysentery; a. 75y 3m 10d18,19
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 75
BiographyBolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, A Joseph Houghton of Bolton who had a will dated 1847 whose children attended the Fry School. He provided for a high school for Bolton by giving the town a piece of land and directed that a building be erected (costing $2,400). He also bequeathed $12,000 to the town, to be used for school purposes. According to the terms of the will, nine men were named, whose descendants for one hundred years were not to be allowed to attend this school, Houghton High School. The town took the case to the MA Supreme Court, which set aside this clause. The nine men had all been tax assessors (including Thomas Houghton.)

It is Joseph Houghton (1772-1847) who is the owner shown on the Bolton map of 1831. Although Esther Whitcomb says he never married, she also reports he sent his children to the Fry School on Berlin Road. Evidence indicates that he was married to Mary Ray of Stow, in 1798, and in the 1820's divided out 33 acres for a farm for his eldest son, Stephen, on Sugar Road. He was a cooper as well as a farmer, and had a cooper shop on the property near the house. Some distance to the north, near the Harvard line, he had a cider mill, as well. During his lifetime the farm still extended north to Harvard and east to Sugar Road. He owned a large amount of property elsewhere in Bolton, as well as a house at the center at 715 Main St. and the lot which he left to the town in his will for a high school.20
ResearchMLM: same marriage and dd; MLM also gives Nov. 7, 1847, aged 75 y 3 m 10 d, for both21
ResearchBolton, MA; MLM confuses these two Josephs as the same22

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25 #483, 56 #1442, 57 #483.
  3. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 217.
  4. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25, 56, 57.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 308.
  7. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  8. [S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 164.
  9. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16, 98.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57.
  11. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 22; Page: 808.
  12. [S235] U.S. Census, Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_54; Page: 54.
  13. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 68, p. 98.
  14. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 98.
  15. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.
  16. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 201; Page: 131.
  17. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  18. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 208.
  19. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 25.
  20. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 369.
  21. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56, 98.
  22. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
  23. [S16] CJV opinion.
  24. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.

Joseph Houghton Jr1,2,3

M, #13943, b. 29 September 1772, d. 7 December 1832

Family: Mary (?) b. c Sep 1768, d. 30 Jul 1834

  • Marriage*: Joseph Houghton Jr married Mary (?)6

Biography

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BirthSep 29, 1772Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,4,5
Marriage6
1810 Census1810Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Total; 1 male 10-15,1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44//1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-443
1820 Census1820Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA7
1830 Census1830Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a Joseph Houghton; 5 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 50 to 60 (1771-1780)// 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1781-1790)8,9
DeathDec 7, 1832Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 60 y. 2 m. 8 d; MLM: Nov. 7, 1847, aged 75 y 3m 19 d6,10,11
BurialBolton Pan Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 60 y 2 m 8 d6
Administr1833Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #3104512
Researchsame dd
ResearchMLM: same marriage and dd; MLM also gives Nov. 7, 1847, aged 75 y 3 m 10 d, for both5
ResearchBolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, later owned the house of

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56, 98 #1518.
  3. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 22; Page: 808, sheet 174.
  4. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56, 98.
  6. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 208.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 54.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 68, p. 98.
  9. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 98.
  10. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 100.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98.
  12. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.

Mary Gould

F, #13944, b. circa September 1768, d. 30 July 1834

Family: Joseph Houghton Jr b. 3 Mar 1766, d. b 1834

Biography

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Birthcirca Sep, 17681
Residencecirca 1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
MarriageSep 30, 1790Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA2,3
DeathJul 30, 1834Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 651,3
BurialBolton Pan Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 65y. 10 m1

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 208.
  2. [S282] Boxborough MA VRs, p. 45.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.

Josephas Houghton1,2,3

M, #13945, b. 18 March 1799, d. 2 September 1863

Family: Sally Bruce b. bt 1788 - 1790

Biography

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BirthMar 18, 1799Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40-50 in 1840 census2,5
MarriageJan 11, 1826Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Jan. 11, 18286,5
1840 Census1830Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 3 males (-5, -5, 20-30), 2 females (-5, 20-30)7
Residencecirca 1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA8
Deedcirca 1850Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Sold 2 lots to Caleb Johnson.8
DeathSep 2, 1863Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 64 y 6 m4
ResearchBolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, later owned the house of
ProblemNot with family in 1850 census; unclear if given death date is for this Josephas
ResearchBolton Historical Website: Gives Joseph Houghton III and Sally Bruce as parents of Quincy, "their eldest son"9

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57 # 1502.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  3. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 201; Page: 131.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 7, number 24.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57.
  6. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 68, p. 98.
  8. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 347.
  9. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.

Mrs. Mary Ray

F, #13946, b. circa 1769, d. 31 July 1834

Family: Joseph Houghton 3d b. 19 Jun 1772, d. 7 Nov 1847

Biography

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Birthcirca 1769Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, a 65 in 18341
MarriageApr 22, 1798Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM: April 21,2,3,4
DeathJul 31, 1834Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, a. 65; MLM: Boxboro, Feb. 11, 1803?5,6,4

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  2. [S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 164.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16, 98.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57.
  5. [S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 250.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
  7. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.

Sally Bruce1

F, #13947, b. between 1788 and 1790

Family: Josephas Houghton b. 18 Mar 1799, d. 2 Sep 1863

Biography

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Birthbetween 1788 and 1790MA, USA, age 60 in 1850 census; age 72 in 1860 census2
MarriageJan 11, 1826Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Jan. 11, 18281,3

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 341, p. 2.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57.

Judith Houghton1

F, #13948, b. 6 August 1774, d. 18 October 1849

Family: John Kimmens b. 26 Aug 1774, d. 7 Nov 1821

Biography

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BirthAug 6, 1774Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, d. John & Keziah Houghton3,4,5
MarriageMar 19, 1794Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Juda (Judeth in int.)6,4,5
EstateThe administrators of his estate gave his widow, Judith (Houghton) Kimmens, the use of the shop during her life time.
DeathOct 18, 1849Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 75y 2m 12d; influenza7

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #811.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43, 50.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  6. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141, 147.
  7. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 211.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 50.

John Kimmens1

M, #13949, b. 26 August 1774, d. 7 November 1821

Family: Judith Houghton b. 6 Aug 1774, d. 18 Oct 1849

Biography

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BirthAug 26, 1774Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Quaker Ch2
Occupationa cooper3
MarriageMar 19, 1794Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Juda (Judeth in int.)4,5,6
DeathNov 7, 1821Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA7
ChurchQuaker
EstateThe administrators of his estate gave his widow, Judith (Houghton) Kimmens, the use of the shop during her life time.

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 50.
  3. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 232.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141, 147.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  7. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 211.

John Kimmens

M, #13950, b. 4 August 1799

Family: Dinah (?) b. 13 Nov 1797

  • Marriage*: John Kimmens married Dinah (?) on before 1825.1

Biography

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BirthAug 4, 1799Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Marriagebefore 18251

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 50.