Houghton Surname Project

Jonathan Houghton¹

M, #14821

Family: Mary Davisson

Marriage*: Jonathan Houghton married Mary Davisson on Jan 21, 1768 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

Jonathan Houghton b. 7 Jan 1770
Mary Houghton b. 29 Jul 1771
John Houghton b. 9 Oct 1773
James Houghton b. 9 Jul 1777, d. 31 Dec 1800
Thomas Houghton b. 25 Oct 1784
Sally Houghton b. 8 Sep 1786

Biography

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Marriage

Jan 21, 1768

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Duplicate

Res: Boston MA

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 65.

Mary Davisson¹

F, #14822

Family: Jonathan Houghton

Marriage*: Mary Davisson married Jonathan Houghton on Jan 21, 1768 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

Jonathan Houghton b. 7 Jan 1770
Mary Houghton b. 29 Jul 1771
John Houghton b. 9 Oct 1773
James Houghton b. 9 Jul 1777, d. 31 Dec 1800
Thomas Houghton b. 25 Oct 1784
Sally Houghton b. 8 Sep 1786

Biography

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Marriage

Jan 21, 1768

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 65.

Sarah Houghton¹

F, #14823

Family: Thomas Waldron

Marriage*: Sarah Houghton married Thomas Waldron on May 5, 1796 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

May 5, 1796

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 134.

Thomas Waldron¹

M, #14824

Family: Sarah Houghton

Marriage*: Thomas Waldron married Sarah Houghton on May 5, 1796 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

May 5, 1796

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 134.

Sarah Houghton¹

F, #14825

Family: Henry Ivolt

Marriage*: Sarah Houghton married Henry Ivolt on Jun 24, 1802 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Jun 24, 1802

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 255.

Henry Ivolt¹

M, #14826

Family: Sarah Houghton

Marriage*: Henry Ivolt married Sarah Houghton on Jun 24, 1802 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Jun 24, 1802

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 255.

Elijah Brigham^1,2

M, #14827, b. 19 July 1776, d. 8 May 1861

Family 1: Sophia Houghton b. 15 Jun 1775, d. 25 Jan 1816

Marriage*: Elijah Brigham married Sophia Houghton, daughter of Capt. Elijah Houghton and Mary Allen, on Apr 9, 1808 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Joslyn: 3/27/1803 (Int?); MLM: int. May 27, 1816, Charlestown.^5,1,2,6

Seluccus Brigham⁴ b. 21 Aug 1805, d. 31 Mar 1806
Mary Sophia Brigham⁴ b. 27 Jan 1809, d. 30 Dec 1888
Adaliza Brigham⁴ b. 16 Oct 1811, d. 21 Nov 1835
Elijah Sparhawk Brigham+³ b. 20 Apr 1813, d. 11 Jul 1863

Family 2: Jane Fiske d. Mar 1852

Marriage*: Elijah Brigham married Jane Fiske.⁴

Angelina A. Brigham⁴ b. 19 Nov 1819
Rosalinda M. Brigham⁷ b. 19 Nov 1819

Biography

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Birth

Jul 19, 1776

^3,4

Origin

circa 1808

Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA²

Marriage

Apr 9, 1808

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Joslyn: 3/27/1803 (Int?); MLM: int. May 27, 1816, Charlestown^5,1,2,6

Milit-Beg

1812

⁴

Marriage

⁴

Death

May 8, 1861

^3,4

Biography

He kept a store and a tavern in Southboro and then the "Black House" tavern on Union St., Boston. He was engaged for some time in the "forwarding business."⁴

ParentsS

Lt. Elijah Brigham ( son of Lt. Nathan Brigham, son of Capt. Nathan Brigham, son of Thomas Brigham, son of Thomas Brigham, constable of Cambridge MA) and Ruth Taylor of Southboro, MA^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 215.
[S176] Vital Records of Charlestown, p. 515.
[S522] Mrs. Edward J. Merkle, Lineages Sons/Daug Pilgrims II, p. 131.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 92.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 22, p. 194.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 49, 92.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 92 #3079.

Sophia Houghton¹

F, #14828, b. 1788, d. 1869

Family: Savel Thayer b. 1784, d. 1856

Marriage*: Sophia Houghton married Savel Thayer on May 12, 1807 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, DAR: 1808.^1,3,2

David M. Thayer+¹ b. 1832, d. 1889

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Birth

1788

^1,2

Marriage

May 12, 1807

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, DAR: 1808^1,3,2

Death

1869

^1,2

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 76: 241.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 157.
[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 276.

Savel Thayer¹

M, #14829, b. 1784, d. 1856

Family: Sophia Houghton b. 1788, d. 1869

Marriage*: Savel Thayer married Sophia Houghton on May 12, 1807 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, DAR: 1808.^2,1,3

David M. Thayer+² b. 1832, d. 1889

Biography

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Birth

1784

^2,3

Marriage

May 12, 1807

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, DAR: 1808^2,1,3

Death

1856

^2,3

Biography

son of Joel Thayer and Susannah (or Sabra) Cheney, m. 1783⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 276.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 76: 241.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 157.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 76.

Stephen Houghton Jr¹

M, #14830

Family: Margaret McCoy

Marriage*: Stephen Houghton Jr married Margaret McCoy on Apr 4, 1804 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Residence

circa 1804

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA

Marriage

Apr 4, 1804

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Will

1839

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA²

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 484.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Norfolk County, MA Probate Index 1793-1900, Sep. 25, 2001.

Margaret McCoy¹

F, #14831

Family: Stephen Houghton Jr

Marriage*: Margaret McCoy married Stephen Houghton Jr on Apr 4, 1804 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

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Marriage

Apr 4, 1804

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 484.

Thomas Houghton^1,2

M, #14832

Family: Betsey Eckley

Marriage Bann: Thomas Houghton and Betsey Eckley declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 1, 1806 Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA.²
Marriage*: Thomas Houghton married Betsey Eckley on Feb 17, 1806 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

Elizabeth Taylor Houghton+ b. 7 Jun 1811, d. 14 Nov 1901

Biography

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Birth

Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA

Marriage

Feb 17, 1806

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Duplicate

Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA

Duplicate

Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 253.
[S298] Andover MA VRs II, p. 186.

Betsey Eckley

F, #14833

Family: Thomas Houghton

Marriage Bann: Betsey Eckley and Thomas Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 1, 1806 Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA.²
Marriage*: Betsey Eckley married Thomas Houghton on Feb 17, 1806 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹

Elizabeth Taylor Houghton+ b. 7 Jun 1811, d. 14 Nov 1901

Biography

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Marriage

Feb 17, 1806

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 253.
[S298] Andover MA VRs II, p. 186.

Thomas Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #14834, b. 7 May 1768, d. circa 7 December 1816

Father*: Thomas Houghton⁵ b. 31 Jul 1738, d. 1790
Mother*: Mrs. Charity Liscomb⁵ b. 9 Feb 1740/41, d. 14 Nov 1798

Family 1: Mercy Lovejoy

Marriage: Thomas Houghton married Mercy Lovejoy at Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA.^2,10

Sarah Houghton² b. 14 Feb 1798

Family 2: Nancy Creech

Marriage*: Thomas Houghton married Nancy Creech on Oct 29, 1801 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.^9,10

Biography

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Birth

May 7, 1768

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, FWH: May 8^6,5,7,8

Marriage

Oct 29, 1801

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^9,10

Death

circa Dec 7, 1816

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 48^11,12

Duplicate

Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 113 #321.
[S297] Andover MA VRs I, p. 212.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21 #413, 38.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 55 #139 (Genealogy of Francis Walter Houghton).
[S32] Milton VRs, p. 36.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 113.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21, 38.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 55 (Genealogy of Francis Walter Houghton).
[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 478.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21.
[S864] David C. Young and Elizabeth Keene Young, Newspaper VRs of ME, p. 299.
[S1487] American Antiquarian Society, Mass. Deaths Index.

Nancy Creech

F, #14835

Family: Thomas Houghton b. 7 May 1768, d. c 7 Dec 1816

Marriage*: Nancy Creech married Thomas Houghton, son of Thomas Houghton and Mrs. Charity Liscomb, on Oct 29, 1801 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.^1,2

Biography

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Marriage

Oct 29, 1801

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 478.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 21.

Jesse Houghton¹

M, #14836

Family: Mary (?)

Marriage*: Jesse Houghton married Mary (?)

Eliza Ann Houghton b. 17 Jan 1819
Francis Houghton b. 17 Nov 1822
Jesse Houghton b. 9 May 1824
(?) Houghton d. 1825

Biography

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Marriage

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 309.

Eliza Ann Houghton¹

F, #14837, b. 17 January 1819

Father*: Jesse Houghton
Mother*: Mary (?)

Biography

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Birth

Jan 17, 1819

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^1,2

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 309.
[S52] Dorchester Births, Marriages, p. 309.

Isaac Smith Houghton^1,2,3

M, #14838, b. 14 March 1790, d. 17 February 1883

Father*: Jesse Houghton^4,5 b. 31 May 1761, d. 19 Jun 1847
Mother*: Abigail Ross⁶ b. 6 Apr 1765

Family: Zebral Adams Hill b. c 1793

Marriage Bann: Isaac Smith Houghton and Zebral Adams Hill declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 20, 1809 Roxbury, MA, USA.³
Marriage Bann: Isaac Smith Houghton and Zebral Adams Hill declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 30, 1809 Canton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA.⁹
Marriage*: Isaac Smith Houghton married Zebral Adams Hill on Mar 18, 1810 at Canton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA.^2,10,11

James Houghton+ b. 31 Dec 1811, d. 11 Oct 1875
Ellis Houghton²² b. c 1812
Elizabeth Houghton b. c 1813, d. 13 Aug 1838
Mary Houghton b. c 1818
Zelia Adams Houghton²³ b. c 1820, d. 8 Jun 1835
Pamela Crane Houghton+ b. 1820
Abigail Ross Houghton b. 18 Feb 1820
Zebiah Adams Houghton b. 28 Jan 1821, d. 11 Jun 1835
Isaac Smith Houghton II+⁷ b. 13 Oct 1822, d. 22 Jan 1909
William A. Houghton+¹⁶ b. c Jul 1825
Jane Houghton¹⁶ b. c 1828
(?) Houghton b. 7 Mar 1829, d. 9 Mar 1829
Emma Houghton+ b. c 1831, d. b 1909
Jesse Franklin Houghton+¹⁶ b. bt 1834 - 1836
Dr. Henry Clarke Houghton M.D.^4,16 b. 22 Jan 1837, d. 1 Dec 1901

Biography

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Birth

Mar 14, 1790

Dorchester, MA, USA, age 50-60 in 1840 census; age 59 in 1850 census; age 70 in 1860 census; age 80 in 1870 census; age 90 in 1880 census^7,8

Origin

circa 1809

Roxbury, MA, USA⁹

Marriage

Mar 18, 1810

Canton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA^2,10,11

1820 Census

1820

Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, 9 Individuals: Males 2= 0-9, 1= 16-25,1= 26-44, Females 3=0-9, 1=10-15, 1= 16-25, 3 in agriculture^12,13

1830 Census

1830

Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, 14 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800), 1 male 40 to 50 (1781-1790) // 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 2 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 2 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)¹⁴

1840 Census

1840

Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, 12 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 2 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799), 1 male 50 to 60 (1780-1789) // 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 2 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)¹⁵

1850 Census

1850

Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 59, a farmer, property $8000¹⁶

Census

1855

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 65, farmer¹⁷

1860 Census

1860

Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 70, farmer, property $3500-$8000¹⁸

Widowed

1880

and a retired farmer¹⁹

Death

Feb 17, 1883

Spring Park St., Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 92, of old age, farmer, father Jesse of Milton and Abigail of Boston Houghton as parents^5,20

Research

Biog Dict: gives Jesse Houghton of Boston MA as grandfather of Henry Clarke Houghton

Research

MLM gives grandfather Isaac Houghton as father, with bapt. Feb 18, 1820²¹

Contributn

Wendy Houghton Lamoy found Isaac's death certificate identifying his parents

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 317.
[S112] Who Was Who I, p. 591.
[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 213.
[S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., V, p. 359.
[S415] E-mail from Wendy Houghton Lamoy, Oct. 26, 2010.
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 34.
[S415] E-mail from Wendy Houghton Lamoy, Oct. 26, 2010: 14 Mar 1790 as per a hand-written note passed down in my family.
[S315] Stoughton/Canton MA VRs, p. 220.
[S315] Stoughton/Canton MA VRs, p. 237.
[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 312.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 90.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_52; Page: 90.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA, Box 60, p. 230.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Roxbury, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 191; Page: 120.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_329; Page: 34;
line 4, del 412-536.
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/search/image/…
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 252, line 25, dwl 1767-2618.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_561; Family History Film: 1254561; Page: 508B; Enumeration District: 767; sheet 6, line 43, dwl 12-54-61.
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/search/image/…; Volume/Page/Certificate Number:      v 348 p 46
Film Number:      960225
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number:      4223249
Image Number:      55.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 0.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_329; Page: 34;
line 20, dwl 414-538.
[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 558.

Mary Houghton¹

F, #14839, b. circa 1818

Father*: Isaac Smith Houghton b. 14 Mar 1790, d. 17 Feb 1883
Mother*: Zebral Adams Hill b. c 1793

Biography

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Birth

circa 1818

MA, USA, age 32 in 1850 census; age 65 in 1880 census²

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 312.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 12.

Abigail Ross Houghton

F, #14840, b. 18 February 1820

Father*: Isaac Smith Houghton b. 14 Mar 1790, d. 17 Feb 1883
Mother*: Zebral Adams Hill b. c 1793

Biography

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Baptism

Feb 18, 1820

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 312.
[S52] Dorchester Births, Marriages, p. 312.

James Houghton¹

M, #14841, b. 31 December 1811, d. 11 October 1875

Father*: Isaac Smith Houghton b. 14 Mar 1790, d. 17 Feb 1883
Mother*: Zebral Adams Hill b. c 1793

Family: Merriam Carter b. c 1815

Marriage Bann: James Houghton and Merriam Carter declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 26, 1834 Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.¹⁷
Marriage*: James Houghton married Merriam Carter on Dec 11, 1834 at Roxbury, MA, USA.^1,6

James Houghton Jr+¹⁰ b. 9 May 1836, d. 16 Sep 1903
Edmund Wright Houghton+¹⁴ b. 17 Jun 1839, d. 16 Apr 1909
Howard Houghton+¹⁴ b. 7 Oct 1841
Miriam C. Houghton¹⁴ b. 22 Oct 1844
Mary E. Houghton¹⁴ b. 15 Nov 1849, d. 4 Dec 1907
Zebiah H. Houghton¹⁵ b. Aug 1854
Charles Ellis Houghton+¹⁶ b. c 1858
Charlotte A. Houghton¹⁵ b. Mar 1858

Biography

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Birth

Dec 31, 1811

Dorchester, MA, USA, age 20-30 in 1840 census; age 39 in 1850 census; age 48 in 1860 census; age 59 in 1870 census; Dorchester MA given on death record; Wendy Houghton: Roxbury, MA^2,3,4,5

Origin

circa 1834

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 11, 1834

Roxbury, MA, USA^1,6

Newspaper

Dec 17, 1834

Columbian Centenial: marriage⁷

1840 Census

1840

Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, 8 Total: 2 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 3 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)⁸

1850 Census

1850

Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 39, a farmer, property $15000, next door to parents^9,10

1860 Census

1860

Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 48, farmer; property $1700-$2000¹¹

1870 Census

1870

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 59, a farmer, property $21,000-$5000¹²

Death

Oct 11, 1875

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, of carcinoma of stomach; age 62 y 9 m 17 d¹³

Pedigree

Citations

[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 213.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 34.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Ward 16, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Reel 649, p. 509b, line 4, dwl 948.
[S415] E-mail from Wendy Houghton Lamoy, Oct. 26, 2010.
[S30] Massachusetts Archives, Deaths Registered in Boston, MA, Reg. 10590.
[S617] MA Centinel Marriage Index 2, p. 1893.
[S616] MA Centinel Marriage Index 4,.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 191; Page: 20.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 34, line 1, dwl 413.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_329; Page: 34;
line 11, del 413-537.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 251, line 27, dwl 1760-2011.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Ward 16, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Reel 649, p. 509b, line 4, dwl 948-1174.
[S30] Massachusetts Archives, Deaths registered in city of Boston MA; researched by Eric Williams, Nov 1, 2012.
[S370] Dorchester MA VRs V36, p. 41.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 82, E.D. 1533, Sh. 17, Ln. 68.
[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 64, number 8.
[S370] Dorchester MA VRs V36, p. 146.

Elizabeth Houghton^1,2

F, #14842, b. circa 1813, d. 13 August 1838

Father*: Isaac Smith Houghton b. 14 Mar 1790, d. 17 Feb 1883
Mother*: Zebral Adams Hill b. c 1793

Biography

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Birth

circa 1813

MA, USA, dd calc

Death

Aug 13, 1838

Roxbury, MA, USA, a. 25 y; Dorchester VRs, Tolman: Aug 14; reported in Columbian Centinel, Aug 18, 1838^2,3,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 312.
[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 557.
[S370] Dorchester MA VRs V36, p. 244.
[S904] Houghton Family Records;, Letter to Francis W. Houghton from Eben Tolman, Town Clerk, Dorchester, MA, 1853.
[S1494] American Antiquarian Society, ndex of Deaths in Mass. Centinel & Columbian Cent.

Ellis Houghton^1,2

M, #14843, b. circa 1812

Father*: Isaac Smith Houghton² b. 14 Mar 1790, d. 17 Feb 1883
Mother*: Zebral Adams Hill² b. c 1793

Family: Abigail (?) b. c 1810

Marriage*: Ellis Houghton married Abigail (?)²

Biography

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Birth

circa 1812

MA, USA, age 20-30 in 1840 census; age 38 in 1850 census²

Marriage

1840 Census

1840

Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, 4 Total: 1 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 2 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819); next door to brother James³

1850 Census

1850

Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 38, a farmer, property $7000, next door to brother James and 2 houses from parents²

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 312.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_329; Page: 34;
line 20, dwl 414-538.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 191; Page: 20.

Pamela Crane Houghton¹

F, #14844, b. 1820

Father*: Isaac Smith Houghton b. 14 Mar 1790, d. 17 Feb 1883
Mother*: Zebral Adams Hill b. c 1793

Family: Edmund M. Fowler Jr. b. 1820

Marriage Bann: Pamela Crane Houghton and Edmund M. Fowler Jr. declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 29, 1841 Roxbury, MA, USA; CJV: mar [sister also married in Roxbury].⁶
Marriage*: Pamela Crane Houghton married Edmund M. Fowler Jr. on Oct 1, 1841 at Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.^2,3

Edmund Fowler⁵ b. c 1843

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Birth

1820

MA, USA, age 30 in 1850 census

Marriage

Oct 1, 1841

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^2,3

1850 Census

1850

Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 312.
[S370] Dorchester MA VRs V36, p. 146.
[S904] Houghton Family Records;, Letter to Francis W. Houghton from Eben Tolman, Town Clerk, Dorchester, MA, 1853.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 12, line 40.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 12.
[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 213.

Zebiah Adams Houghton¹

F, #14845, b. 28 January 1821, d. 11 June 1835

Father*: Isaac Smith Houghton b. 14 Mar 1790, d. 17 Feb 1883
Mother*: Zebral Adams Hill b. c 1793

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Christening

Jan 28, 1821

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Jun 11, 1835

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, a. 15 y.²

Alert

Note similarity with wife of Henry Clarke, her brother ?

Research

dd and presence in 1850 census

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 313.
[S370] Dorchester MA VRs V36, p. 244.

Francis Houghton¹

M, #14846, b. 17 November 1822

Father*: Jesse Houghton
Mother*: Mary (?)

Biography

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Baptism

Nov 17, 1822

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^2,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 316.
[S52] Dorchester Births, Marriages, p. 316.

Mary (?)¹

F, #14847

Family: Jesse Houghton

Marriage*: Mary (?) married Jesse Houghton.

Eliza Ann Houghton b. 17 Jan 1819
Francis Houghton b. 17 Nov 1822
Jesse Houghton b. 9 May 1824
(?) Houghton d. 1825

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 316.

Zebral Adams Hill¹

F, #14848, b. circa 1793

Family: Isaac Smith Houghton b. 14 Mar 1790, d. 17 Feb 1883

Marriage Bann: Zebral Adams Hill and Isaac Smith Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 20, 1809 Roxbury, MA, USA.⁴
Marriage Bann: Zebral Adams Hill and Isaac Smith Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 30, 1809 Canton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA.¹²
Marriage*: Zebral Adams Hill married Isaac Smith Houghton, son of Jesse Houghton and Abigail Ross, on Mar 18, 1810 at Canton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA.^1,3,5

James Houghton+ b. 31 Dec 1811, d. 11 Oct 1875
Ellis Houghton⁸ b. c 1812
Elizabeth Houghton b. c 1813, d. 13 Aug 1838
Mary Houghton b. c 1818
Zelia Adams Houghton⁹ b. c 1820, d. 8 Jun 1835
Pamela Crane Houghton+ b. 1820
Abigail Ross Houghton b. 18 Feb 1820
Zebiah Adams Houghton b. 28 Jan 1821, d. 11 Jun 1835
Isaac Smith Houghton II+¹⁰ b. 13 Oct 1822, d. 22 Jan 1909
William A. Houghton+² b. c Jul 1825
Jane Houghton² b. c 1828
(?) Houghton b. 7 Mar 1829, d. 9 Mar 1829
Emma Houghton+ b. c 1831, d. b 1909
Jesse Franklin Houghton+² b. bt 1834 - 1836
Dr. Henry Clarke Houghton M.D.^11,2 b. 22 Jan 1837, d. 1 Dec 1901

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Birth

circa 1793

MA, USA, age 57 in 1850 census; age 68 in 1860 census²

Origin

circa 1809

Canton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA^3,4

Marriage

Mar 18, 1810

Canton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA^1,3,5

1850 Census

1850

Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 59, a farmer, property $8000²

Census

1855

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 65, farmer⁶

1860 Census

1860

Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 70, farmer, property $3500-$8000⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S112] Who Was Who I, p. 591.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_329; Page: 34;
line 4, del 412-536.
[S315] Stoughton/Canton MA VRs, p. 237.
[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 213.
[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 312.
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/search/image/…
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 252, line 25, dwl 1767-2618.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_329; Page: 34;
line 20, dwl 414-538.
[S339] Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths, p. 558.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 34.
[S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., V, p. 359.
[S315] Stoughton/Canton MA VRs, p. 220.

Jesse Houghton¹

M, #14849, b. 9 May 1824

Father*: Jesse Houghton
Mother*: Mary (?)

Biography

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Birth

May 9, 1824

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 319.
[S52] Dorchester Births, Marriages, p. 319.

Milley Houghton¹

F, #14850

Family: Ebenezer D. Tilestone b. b 1800

Marriage*: Milley Houghton married Ebenezer D. Tilestone on Sep 30, 1804 at Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.^2,3

Biography

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Residence

circa 1804

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA²

Marriage

Sep 30, 1804

Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^2,3

Newspaper

Oct 10, 1804

Dorchester, MA, USA, Columbian Centenial: Miss Houghton m. E. D. Tileston⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S73] Boston Marriages, Vol. 30, p. 334.
[S52] Dorchester Births, Marriages, p. 334.
[S617] MA Centinel Marriage Index 2, p. 1892.
[S616] MA Centinel Marriage Index 4,.