Celia Maria Houghton1,2

F, #15121, b. 17 June 1835, d. 11 June 1926

Family: Warren Elisha Powers

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BirthJun 17, 1835Pomfret, VT, USA, age 15 in 1850 census3,2
MarriageDec 29, 1859Lake Co., IL, USA, Lic. 93M0862, Book B, p. 1791,2,4
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #, 57,318; parent's #57,3171
DeathJun 11, 1926Wauconda, Lake Co., IL, USA5
ObituaryObit Barrington Review June 17, 1926 (Excerpts by Bonnie Duresa)

Celia Maria Powers, passed away in her Wauconda home June 11, at nearly 91 years old. Mrs. Powers was the daughter of Amaziah and Minerva Houghton. Born in Pon(m)fret, Vermont, June 17, 1935.
In 1937 at 2 years old came with her parents to Chicago by boat, then by ox team to a farm in Wauconda, where they settled. She married Warren E. Powers January 1, 1960.

They had three children, Lyman A. of Barrington, Willis H. of Cuba and Mrs. Cora M. Bangs of Wauconda. The deceased also leaves six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Powers was nearly a life long resident of Wauconda.

She was a charter member of the Woman's Relief Corps. # 38. Services were held at the Federal Church of Wauconda.5
Relativegrandmother2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 119.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Fremont, Lake Co., IL, Box 114, p. 76.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/…

Warren Elisha Powers1

M, #15122

Family: Celia Maria Houghton b. 17 Jun 1835, d. 11 Jun 1926

Biography

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MarriageDec 29, 1859Lake Co., IL, USA, Lic. 93M0862, Book B, p. 1791,2,3
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #, 57,318; parent's #57,3171
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 119.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/…
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

James Elbert Houghton1

M, #15123, b. 26 September 1871, d. 7 December 1936

Family: Sarah Gertrude Bradway b. Apr 1873

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BirthSep 26, 1871CT, USA, age 8 in 1880 census; age 28 in 1900 census3
Marriagecirca 1890mar 10 years in 1900 census1,4
1900 Census1900Putnam, Windham Co., CT, USA, age 28, painter4
DeathDec 7, 1936
BurialGrove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Windham Co., CT, USA
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,325; parent's #45,0691
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Glocester, Providence Co., RI, Reel 5, Vol. 5, ED. 112, Sh. 9, Ln. 11.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Putnam, Windham Co., CT, Reel 11, Vol. 11, ED. 138, Sh. 51, Ln. 7.
  4. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Putnam, Windham Co., Connecticut; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 522; Page: 10A; line 12, dwl 121-193.

Sarah Gertrude Bradway1

F, #15124, b. April 1873

Family: James Elbert Houghton b. 26 Sep 1871, d. 7 Dec 1936

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BirthApr, 1873CT, USA, age 28 in 1900 census2
Marriagecirca 1890mar 10 years in 1900 census1,2
1900 Census1900Putnam, Windham Co., CT, USA, age 28, painter2
1910 Census1910Putnam, Windham Co., CT, USA, age 47, divorced, own income; living with her parents3
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,325; parent's #45,0691
ParentsDCharles W. and Emma F. Bradway, born in CT3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Putnam, Windham Co., Connecticut; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 522; Page: 10A; line 12, dwl 121-193.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Putnam Ward 2, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: T624_144; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 582;
    line 84, dwl 97-147-143.

Charles Alexander Houghton1

M, #15125, b. 9 November 1897, d. 25 March 1983

Family 1: Helen Mildred Williams b. c 1900

Family 2: Mary Clarke b. c 1908, d. 9 Aug 2002

  • Marriage*: Charles Alexander Houghton married Mary Clarke.8

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BirthNov 9, 1897Grosvenordale, CT, USA, Nov 1897, age 2 in 1900 census; age 12 in 1910 census; age 22 in 1920 census; age 32 in 1930 census; age 43 in 1940 census2,3
Marriage1
Mil. DraftSep 12, 1918Putnam, Windham Co., CT, USA, age 20, chauffeur for Mrs. Wicks4
1920 Census1920Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 22, Emery Works machinist; living with and son in law of Leroy W. Williams5,6
1930 Census1930Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 32, garage proprietor7
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,319; parent's #57,3251
Living1935Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA8
Marriage8
1940 Census1940Woodstock, Grafton Co., NH, USA, age 42, tourist camp proprietor8
SSN017-18-1760
1950 US Census1950Campton, Grafton Co., NH, USA, age 52, real estate salesman9
DeathMar 25, 1983Santa Clara, CA, USA, age 852
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Putnam, Windham Co., Connecticut; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 522; Page: 10A; line 12, dwl 121-193.
  4. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1570495.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 142, E.D. 202, Sh. 21, Ln. 50.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester Ward 1, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll 31109_4311574; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 202; line 50, dwl 10-305-457.
  7. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll 967; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 3; line 24, dwl 63-214-291.
  8. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Grafton, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2287; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 5-65; line 18, dwl 96.
  9. [S1554] 1950 U.S. Federal Census , Campton, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.
  10. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol.142, E.D. 202, Sh. 21, Ln. 52.
  11. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Helen Mildred Williams1

F, #15126, b. circa 1900

Family: Charles Alexander Houghton b. 9 Nov 1897, d. 25 Mar 1983

Biography

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Birthcirca 1900CT, USA, age 20 in 1920 census; age 30 in 1930 census
Marriage1
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,319; parent's #57,3251
1950 US Census1950Campton, Grafton Co., NH, USA, age 52, real estate salesman4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Worcester, Worcester Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 142, E.D. 202, Sh. 21, Ln. 53.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester Ward 1, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll 31109_4311574; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 202; line 50, dwl 10-305-457.
  4. [S1554] 1950 U.S. Federal Census , Campton, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol.142, E.D. 202, Sh. 21, Ln. 52.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Dorothy Houghton1

F, #15127

Family: Prescott Kittredge Bearce

Biography

Marriage1,2
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,320; parent's #11,629
Mayflower Ancestral Index: 18064; parent's 107371,2
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.
  2. [S109] Terry, Mayflower Ancestral Index, I, p. 323.

Prescott Kittredge Bearce1,2

M, #15128

Family: Dorothy Houghton

Biography

Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,320; parent's #11,629
Mayflower Ancestral Index: 18064; parent's 107371,2
Marriage1,2
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.
  2. [S109] Terry, Mayflower Ancestral Index, I, p. 323.

Ethel D. Houghton1

F, #15129

Family: Benjamin S. Read

Biography

Marriage1
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Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,321; parent's #11,6291
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.

Benjamin S. Read1

M, #15130

Family: Ethel D. Houghton

Biography

Marriage1
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Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,321; parent's #11,6291
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.

Walter Morse1,2,3

M, #15131, b. 29 December 1788, d. 26 September 1880

Family: Fanny Houghton b. 3 Mar 1791, d. 25 Sep 1849

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BirthDec 29, 1788Pomfret, Rutland Co., VT, USA, Peterson: 1 Jan. 1789, Pomfret2,4,5,6
Milit-Beg1812Pomfret, VT, USA, in the War of 18125
MarriageOct 22, 1815Pomfret, Rutland Co., VT, USA1,7,2,5,6,3
Immigration1836Ela Twp., Lake Co., IL, USA5
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,322; parent's #67,579
Mayflower Ancestral Index: 18066; parent's 287751,7
DeathSep 26, 1880Gilmer, IL, USA4
BurialFairfield Cemetery, Ela Twp., Lake Co., IL, USA5
BiographyWalter Morse was second cousin to Samuel Finley Breese Morse, inventor of the telegraph (S.F.B.M. was also a professional portrait painter, one of the early inventor/developers of the daggeureotype, and a mentor of Civil War photographer Mathew Brady). Walter
Morse's father Abial (Abiel) served extensively in the American Revolution out of Connecticut and Vermont.8
ParentsSAbial and Mary (Johnson) Morse5,6
Contributn
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.
  2. [S222] Henry Hobart Vail, Pomfret, Vermont, p. 544.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Pomfret, Rutland Co., VT, Vol. 1, Marriages,: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Roger Peterson, Oct. 17, 1999.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 119.
  6. [S1088] Paul Franklin Johnson, Geneaology of Capt. John Johnson, p. 127.
  7. [S109] Terry, Mayflower Ancestral Index, I, p. 323.
  8. [S415] E-mail from Roger Peterson, Oct. 26, 1999.

Helen Frances Houghton1

F, #15132, b. circa 1918, d. before 2002

Family: William Francis Farrell

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Birthcirca 1918CT, USA, age 1 4/12 in 1920 census; age 11 in 1930 census; age 21 in 1940 census
1940 Census1940Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 21, single; living with and niece of Malcolm and Catherine MacRae2
Marriage1
Deathbefore 2002
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,3241
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1712; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 23-17; line 52, dwl 6.

William Francis Farrell1

M, #15133

Family: Helen Frances Houghton b. c 1918, d. b 2002

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Marriage1
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,3241
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 397.

George S. Ryan1

M, #15134, b. 1875, d. 1952

Family: Martha Palmer Houghton b. 16 May 1877, d. 22 Mar 1956

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Birth18752
MarriageJun 17, 1903Denver, CO, USA1,3
Death1952Seattle, WA, USA
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,327; parent's #64,7931
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 398.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1042087/person/6851156693
  3. [S415] E-mail from LeAnn Boardman, Feb 9, 2004.

Worthington Smith Telford1,2,3,4

M, #15135, b. 22 June 1871, d. 13 January 1961

Family: Mary Emelia Houghton b. 14 Dec 1883, d. 28 Jun 1950

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BirthJun 22, 1871Louisville, KY, USA1,5
Graduation1892Yale College, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, Ph.B.5
Residence1897Duluth, MN, USA1,4,5
MarriageAug 7, 1918St. Albans, Franklin Co., VT, USA, age 341,2,6,7,8
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,328;Mayflower Ancestral Index: 18065; parent's 18063; PFDA: #37762,3,9,10
DeathJan 13, 1961VT, USA
Biographya son of Capt. John Gilmer Telford and his wife Elizabeth Little Smith, a daughter of the Rev. Worthington Smith, D.D., of St. Albans, President of the University of Vermont from 1849 to 1856; Teleford studied for admission to VT bar in office of Hogan & Royce, 1893-6; admitted to practice, 1896; removed to Duluth, MN and admitted to practice there, 1897. Local chmn. of Mil. Training Camps Assn., acting as recruiting agent for O.T.C., rank of civilian aide to adj. gen. during World War. Mem. SAR. St. Louis Co. Hist. Soc. Congregationalist. Republican. Residence: 126 33d Av. E. Duluth, MN1,11,5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]: 64.
  2. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 398.
  3. [S109] Terry, Mayflower Ancestral Index, I, p. 323.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 101.
  5. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 667.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 84, 100.
  7. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 667-668.
  8. [S1074] Town Records: St. Albans, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.
  9. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol.25, 1937, p. p. 265.
  10. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 668.
  11. [S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, V, p. 668.
  12. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 105, 1951, p. 64.

Maude Alice Houghton1,2,3

F, #15136, b. 19 March 1878

Family: Bertram Light b. 12 May 1876, d. 2 Apr 1948

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BirthMar 19, 1878Waterville, ME, USA, age 2 in 1880 census; age 41 in 1920 census4,5,6
Origin1900Sidney, ME, USA7
MarriageJan 10, 1900Sidney, ME, USA, Jan 10, 1900 also given1,2,3,8,7
1920 Census1920Waterville, Kennebec Co., ME, USA, age 43, second hand, pulp mill9,10
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,329; parent's #70,914;Mayflower Ancestral Index: #18070; parent's 32312; DFPA 28371,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 398.
  2. [S109] Terry, Mayflower Ancestral Index, I, p. 323.
  3. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 30, 1955, p. p. 74.
  4. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 30 [1955]: 74.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Sidney, Kess Co., ME, Reel 12, Vol. 6, ED. 104, Sh. 11, Ln. 19.
  6. [S1193] Wayne Clark Gilman ME Family Census 1900-1912; Kennebeck Region VIII, p. 153.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/me/marriage: Maine Marriage Records, 1892-1965, Houghton Surname.
  8. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, Oakland ME Area Historical Society, sites.rootsweb.com/~mecoakla/documents/vitals/bridesindex.html, Aug. 2, 2002.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Waterville, Kennebec Co., NH, Film 853, Box 27, Vol. 15, E.D. 79, Sh. 10, Ln. 87.
  10. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Waterville Ward 5, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T625_644; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 79; line 87, dwl 67 1/2-182-229.

Bertram Light1

M, #15137, b. 12 May 1876, d. 2 April 1948

Family: Maude Alice Houghton b. 19 Mar 1878

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BirthMay 12, 1876ME, USA, age 43 in 1920 census2
Origin1900Sidney, ME, USA
MarriageJan 10, 1900Sidney, ME, USA, Jan 10, 1900 also given1,3,2,4,5
1920 Census1920Waterville, Kennebec Co., ME, USA, age 43, second hand, pulp mill6,7
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Index: #57,329; parent's #70,914;Mayflower Ancestral Index: #18070; parent's 32312; DFPA 28371,3
DeathApr 2, 19482
ParentsSparents born in ME7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S108] Neff, Mayflower Index III, p. 398.
  2. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 30, 1955, p. p. 74.
  3. [S109] Terry, Mayflower Ancestral Index, I, p. 323.
  4. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, Oakland ME Area Historical Society, sites.rootsweb.com/~mecoakla/documents/vitals/bridesindex.html, Aug. 2, 2002.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/me/marriage: Maine Marriage Records, 1892-1965, Houghton Surname.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Waterville, Kennebec Co., NH, Film 853, Box 27, Vol. 15, E.D. 79, Sh. 10, Ln. 87.
  7. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Waterville Ward 5, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T625_644; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 79; line 87, dwl 67 1/2-182-229.

Grace Demma Houghton1

F, #15138, b. circa 1866

Family: Charles McKernon b. c 1866

  • Marriage*: Grace Demma Houghton married Charles McKernon on circa 1894 mar 16 y in 1910 census.1,3

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Birthcirca 1866MA, USA, age 4 in 1870 census; age 45 in 1910 census; age 54 in 1920 census2
Marriagecirca 1894mar 16 y in 1910 census1,3
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Ancestral Index: #18068; parent's 175751
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S109] Terry, Mayflower Ancestral Index, I, p. 323.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, New Marlboroush, Berkshire, MA, Reel 602, p. 475, line 40, dwl 261.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Pittsfield Ward 4, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_573; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 74; line 68, dwl 77-101-123.

Charles McKernon1

M, #15139, b. circa 1866

Family: Grace Demma Houghton b. c 1866

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Birthcirca 1866NY, USA, age 44 in 1910 census; age 54 in 1920 census2
Marriagecirca 1894mar 16 y in 1910 census1,2
1910 Census1910Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 44, treasurer, Mfg. Co; Mary Jane Houghton, age 72, aunt2
1920 Census1920Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 54, president, paper mill; Mary J. Houghton, age 85, single, aunt3,4
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Ancestral Index: #18068; parent's 175751
ParentsSfather born in NY, mother born in WI
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S109] Terry, Mayflower Ancestral Index, I, p. 323.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Pittsfield Ward 4, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_573; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 74; line 68, dwl 77-101-123.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA, Box 129, Vol. 4, E.D. 64, Sh. 10, Ln. 2.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Pittsfield Ward 4, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll T625_680; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 64; line 97, dwl 77-162-223.

Lucinda Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #15140, b. 15 September 1792

Family: Paul Smith b. 6 Aug 1781

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BirthSep 15, 1792Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA2,5
MarriageJul 9, 1807Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA1,6,5,4
Immigrationcirca 1816Jay, Essex Co., NY, USA5
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Ancestral Index: #18069; parent's 252321
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S109] Terry, Mayflower Ancestral Index, I, p. 323.
  2. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 189.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 68 #1847.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Marlboro, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 68.
  6. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 189, 247.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Jean Sanders, Nov. 12, 2002.

Paul Smith1,2

M, #15141, b. 6 August 1781

Family: Lucinda Houghton b. 15 Sep 1792

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BirthAug 6, 1781a twin3
Occupationa joiner and carpenter
MarriageJul 9, 1807Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA1,4,3,5
ResidenceMarlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA3
Immigrationcirca 1816Jay, Essex Co., NY, USA3
ParentsSIsaiah L. and Susanna Smith3
Gen. Soc.Mayflower Ancestral Index: #18069; parent's 252321
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S109] Terry, Mayflower Ancestral Index, I, p. 323.
  2. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 189.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 68.
  4. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 189, 247.
  5. [S1074] Town Records: Marlboro, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Jean Sanders, Nov. 12, 2002.

Dr. Henry Clarke Houghton M.D.1,2

M, #15142, b. 22 January 1837, d. 1 December 1901

Family 1: Mary Ella Pratt b. c 1845, d. 2 Apr 1898

  • Marriage*: Dr. Henry Clarke Houghton M.D. married Mary Ella Pratt on Dec 29, 1868 mar 32 years in 1900 census.2,7

Family 2: Katherine Bolton

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NotableY
BirthJan 22, 1837Roxbury, MA, USA, age 13 in 1850 census; age 32 & 33 in 1870 census; age 43 in 1880 census; Jan 1837, age 63 in 1900 census2,5,3,6
Educationbetween 1861 and 1863North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth, ME, USA3
Graduation1867New York University, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, M.D.5,3
Occupationbetween 1867 and 1869appointed resident physician to the Five Points House of Industry5,3
MarriageDec 29, 1868mar 32 years in 1900 census2,7
1870 Census1870New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 33, physician; and Dr. Thomas and Julia Allen8
1880 Census1880Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA, age 43, a doctor, with 2 boarders and 2 servants9
Note1887New York, New York Co., NY, USA, Social Register
NoteHe was individual relief agent in the Christian commission for two years. He was dean and professor in the College of New York ophthalmic hospital professor of clinical otology in New York homopathic medical college, president of the American homopathic ophthalmological and otological society since 1881, and president of the Homopathic medical societies of New York county and New York state. He is the author of "Lectures on Clinical Otology" (Boston, 1885).5
Author1888Lectures on clinical otology, Henry C. Houghton, M.D., New York Homeopathic Medical College, 265 pp
NewspaperApr 4, 1890New York Opthalmic Hospital & College, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, president of faculty10
1900 Census1900Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA, age 67, physician, widower; with a housekeeper, servant, and butler11
MarriageJul 26, 1901St. Ann's Church, Bayport, Long Island, NY, USA12
DeathDec 1, 1901New York, New York Co., NY, USA1,2,3
ObituaryDec 2, 1901New York, New York Co., NY, USA, NY Times: DR. HENRY C. HOUGHTON DEAD; The Well-Known Physician and Professor Expires Suddenly at His Home.
Dr. Henry Clarke Houghton died suddenly yesterday afternoon at his home, 7 West Thirty-ninth Street. Dr. Houghton was born in Roxbury, Mass., sixty-four years ago. He received his education in the Roxbury public schools and at the Ridgewater Normal School. His medical studies began in the Maine Medical SChool, after which he attended the Portland School of Medical Instruction. Later he received the degree of M. D. from New York University, where he was graduated in the Class of "67.
In 1865 he married Mary Ella Pratt, a daughter of Thomas and Mary Buckram Pratt of Yarmouth, Me. She died in April, 1898.
From 1861 to 1863 Dr. Houghton taught natural science in the North Yarmouth Academy, a fitting school for Bowdoin College. During the last two years of the civil war Dr. Houghton served in the United States Christian Comission. In 1868 he became surgeion to the New York Ophthalmic Hospital.
At the time of his death he was Professor of Physiology in the New York Homeopathic Medical College and of the New York Medical College and of the New York County Homeopathic Meidical Societies.
Dr. Houghton was the author of "Lectures on Clinical Otology" and various other brochures relating to his specialty as an aurist. He was a member of the Congregational and New York Medical Societies and of the New England Society.13
Notablewas a homeopathic medicine physician and professor
BiographyWho Was Who, p. 591: "Houghton, Henry Clarke, physician; b. Roxbury, Mass., Jan. 22, 1837; s. Isaac Smith and Zebral Adams (Hill) H; grad. Bridgewater Normal School, 1859; became instr. North Yarmouth (Me.) Acad; grad. New York Univ., M.D., 1867; m. Mary Ella Pratt, Dec. 29, 1868. Resident physician Five Points House of Industry, 1867-1869; prof. physiology New York Homoepathic Coll., 1868-70; prof. otology to present time; prof. physiology New York Coll. for Women, 1869-72; apptd. surgeon, 1868, New York Ophthalmic Hosp; he later became dean; mem. and officer of many homoepathic med. socs; specialist as oculist and aurist. Died 1901."

Biog Dict. of Notable Amer. V:
Physician, was born in Roxbury, Mass., Jan. 22, 1837; son of Isaac S. and Zebiah (Adams) Houghton, and grandson of Jesse Houghton, of Boston, Mass. He was graduated at Bridgewater Normal school in 1859, was post-graduate student there, 1859-61, and at North Yarmouth academy, Yarmouth, Maine, 1861-63; was relief agent for the U.S. Christian commission, 1863-65, and was graduated at the medical department, university of the City of New York in 1867. He was resident physician at the Five Points House of Industry, 1867-69; professor of physiology in the New York Homeopathic college, 1868-70, and in the New York College for Women, 1869-72; became surgeon of the New York Ophthalmic hospital in 1868; and was also made dean and professor in the New York Ophthalmic hospital; professor of clinical otology in the New York Homeopathic Medical college; president of the American Homoeopathic, Ophthalmological and Otological society, 1881; president of Homoeopathic Medical societies of New York City and state, and a senior of the Institute of Homoeopathy, 1892. He wrote Lectures on Clinical Otology (1885), and articles in medical journals. He died in New York city, Dec. 1, 1901.


Appletons Encyclopedia:

Henry Clark Houghton
HOUGHTON, Henry Clark, physician, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 22 January, 1837. He was graduated at Bridgewater normal school in 1859, where he was made instructor. He received his medical degree from the New York university in 1867, and in that year was appointed resident physician to the Five Points house of industry, which place he held till 1869. From 1868 till 1870 he was professor of physiology in the New York homeopathic college, and from 1869 till 1872 professor of physiology in the New York college for women. In 1868 he was appointed surgeon to the New York ophthalmic hospital, which post he now holds (1887). For two years he was individual relief agent in the Christian commission. He is now dean and professor in the College of New York ophthalmic hospital, professor of clinical otology in New York homeopathic medical college, president of the American homeopathic ophthalmological and otological society since 1881, and president of the Homeopathic medical societies of New York county and New York state. He is the author of "Lectures on Clinical Otology" (Boston, 1885).

NY Biog. Directory:

Physician and Aural Surgeon, 7 West 39th street, New York City. Born in Roxbury (now Boston), Mass., Jan 22, 1837. Educated in Roxbury public schools and at Ridgewater (Mass.) Normal School; also at Maine Medical School, Portland School of Medical Instruction and New York University Medical Department (M. D., '67). (Married Mary Ella, daughter of Thomas and Mary Bucknam Pratt of Yarmouth, Me., 1868; she died April 1898.) Taught natural science and physical culture in North Yarmouth (Me.) Academy (the fitting school for Bowdoin College), 1861-3; in service of United States Christian Commission during Civil War, 1863-5; surgeon to New York Ophthalmic Hospital, 1868. Now professor of physiology New York Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital for Women; professor of otology New York Ophthalmic Hospital; also dean of same; president New York State and New York County Homeopathic Medical Societies. Author of lectures on clinical otology and various other brochures relating to a specialty as an aurist. Member Congregational and New York Medical Clubs and New England Society.

Cleave's Biographical Cyclopædia of Homœopathic Physicians and Surgeons By Egbert Cleave
Copyright © Sylvain Cazalet 2002):

HOUGHTON, HENRY CLARK, M. D., of the city of New York, was born on the 22d day of January, 1837, in Roxbury (now Boston Highlands), Mass. He is the son of Isaac Smith Houghton and Zebiah Adams Hill, and traces his family name back to three brothers who settled near Boston in the latter part of 1600, having left their parents in England. He left high school at the age of eighteen years, and was engaged in business for two years ; then studying under the Rev. A. H. Quint, D. D., he entered the Normal School at Bridgewater, Mass., from which he graduated in 1860. He then engaged in teaching in Massachusetts and Maine for three years, studying during the time with private instructors. At the close of his duties as a teacher, he entered the service of the Christian Commission in March, 1863, and had charge of financial and sanitary matters of the Commission for one year in the Army of the Cumberland and one year and a half in the Army of the Potomac. At the close of the war he returned to study, and attended the University Medical College of New York city, under the Presidency of Professor J. W. Draper, M. D., LL. D., during the session of 1865-'66. He then took the spring course at Bowdoin College, the summer course at the Portland Medical School, and, returning to New York, the University for the session of 1866-'67, at the close of which he graduated. During the two sessions in the University Medical College he assisted Professor Roosa, and became interested in aural surgery, which interest has been continued by distinguished service at the Five Points House of Industry as Resident Physician for two years, and at the New York Ophthalmic Hospital, receiving the appointment of Aural Surgeon to the latter institution in December, 1868. He has also held the position of Professor of Physiology in the New York Homœopathic Medical College, and the New York Medical College for Women, which last he still holds ; also Treasurer of the New York Homœopathic Medical Society for three years, and Visiting Physician to the Five Points House of Industry. He was married on the 29th of December, 1869, to Miss M. Ella Pratt, daughter of Thomas Pratt, Esq., of Yarmouth, Me. Pratt, Esq., of Yarmouth, Me. Henry Clarke Houghton was a friend of William Wesselhoeft.

Henry Clarke Houghton wrote Lectures on Clinical Otology: Delivered Before the Senior Class in the New … , The Medical Ehtics of the Use and Abuse of Alcohol: An Address, and he contributed to the following journals Transactions of the … Session of the American Institute of Homœopathy, The American Journal of Homœopathic Materia Medica, American Observer Medical Monthly. Henry Clarke Houghton’s letters are held in the Rockefeller Family Archives and the Benjamin J Austin Collection:
Autograph collection 1885-1894 This small collection of letters was assembled by Benjamin W. Austin, often functioning as secretary of the Trinity Historical Society in Dallas, Texas, 1885-1894. The letters are from physicians, several of them eclectic or homeopathic, accepting honorary or non resident membership in the society and responding to Austin’s request for autographs, photographs, and pamphlets. Some biographical data is included.
Student of H. C. Allen (Yasgur's Homeopathic Dictionary. By Jay Yasgur)

Henry Clarke Houghton** **1837-1901** ** of the city of New York, was born on the 22d day of January, 1837, in Roxbury (now Boston Highlands), Mass. He is the son of Isaac Smith Houghton and Zebiah Adams Hill, and traces his family name back to three brothers who settled near Boston in the latter part of 1600, having left their parents in England. He left high school at the age of eighteen years, and was engaged in business for two years ; then studying under the Rev. A. H. Quint, D. D., he entered the Normal School at Bridgewater, Mass., from which he graduated in 1860 (BSC was founded by Horace Mann as a normal school styled Bridgewater Normal School. One of the first normal schools in the nation, its initial mission was to train school teachers). He then engaged in teaching in Massachusetts and Maine for three years, studying during the time with private instructors. At the close of his duties as a teacher, he entered the service of the Christian Commission in March, 1863, and had charge of financial and sanitary matters of the Commission for one year in the Army of the Cumberland and one year and a half in the Army of the Potomac. At the close of the war he returned to study, and attended the University Medical College of New York city, under the Presidency of Professor J. W. Draper, M. D., LL. D., during the session of 1865-‘66. He then took the spring course at Bowdoin College, the summer course at the Portland Medical School, and, returning to New York, the University for the session of 1866-‘67, at the close of which he graduated. During the two sessions in the University Medical College he assisted Professor Roosa, and became interested in aural surgery, which interest has been continued by distinguished service at the Five Points House of Industry as Resident Physician for two years, and at the New York Ophthalmic Hospital, receiving the appointment of Aural Surgeon to the latter institution in December, 1868.
He has also held the position of Professor of Physiology in the New York Homœopathic Medical College, and the New York Medical College for Women, which last he still holds ; also Treasurer (and President) of the New York Homœopathic Medical Society for three years, and Visiting Physician to the Five Points House of Industry.
He was married on the 29th of December, 1869, to Miss M. Ella Pratt, daughter of Thomas Pratt, Esq., of Yarmouth, Me.
Henry Clarke Houghton was a friend of William Wesselhoeft.
Henry Clarke Houghton wrote Lectures on Clinical Otology: Delivered Before the Senior Class in the New … , The Medical Ehtics of the Use and Abuse of Alcohol: An Address, and he contributed to the following journals Transactions of the … Session of the American Institute of Homœopathy, The American Journal of Homœopathic Materia Medica, American Observer Medical Monthly. Henry Clarke Houghton’s letters are held in the Rockefeller Family Archives and the Benjamin J Austin Collection:
Autograph collection 1885-1894 This small collection of letters was assembled by Benjamin W. Austin, often functioning as secretary of the Trinity Historical Society in Dallas, Texas, 1885-1894.

The letters are from physicians, several of them eclectic or homeopathic, accepting honorary or non resident membership in the society and responding to Austin’s request for autographs, photographs, and pamphlets. Some biographical data is included.

Mary Ella Pratt was born circa 1845 in ME, USA. She married Dr. Henry Clarke Houghton M.D., son of Isaac Smith Houghton and Zebral Adams Hill, in 29 December 1868. Mary Ella Pratt and Dr. Henry Clarke Houghton M.D. appeared in the census of 1870 of New York, New York Co., NY. Mary Ella Pratt and Dr. Henry Clarke Houghton M.D. appeared in the census of 1880 of Manhattan, New York Co., MA, USA. Mary Ella Pratt died in April 1898.2,3,14,15
ResearchAllibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature: A Supplement. British and American authors. Two volumes. By John Foster Kirk. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1891. (Alli SUP)
Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Six volumes. Edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1888- 1889. (ApCAB)
A Dictionary of American Authors. Fifth edition, revised and enlarged. By Oscar Fay Adams. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1904. Biographies are found in the 'Dictionary of American Authors' section which begins on page 1 and in the 'Supplement' which begins on page 441. (DcAmAu)
A Dictionary of North American Authors Deceased before 1950. Compiled by W. Stewart Wallace. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1951. (DcNAA)
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Brief biographies of authors, administrators, clergymen, commanders, editors, engineers, jurists, merchants, officials, philanthropists, scientists, statesmen, and others who are making American history. 10 volumes. Edited by Rossiter Johnson. Boston: The Biographical Society, 1904. (TwCBDA)
Who Was Who in America. A component volume of Who's Who in American History. Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co., 1943. (WhAm 1)
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Citations

  1. [S110] Marquis, Who's Who in America VI, p. 948.
  2. [S112] Who Was Who I, p. 591.
  3. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., V, p. 359.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_329; Page: 34;
    line 4, del 412-536.
  5. [S768] Unknown author Cyclopaedia of Amer. Biog. III, p. 272.
  6. [S779] Unknown author Encyclopedia of Amer. Biog., Herringshaw's, p. 500.
  7. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: April 5, 1898.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , New York Ward 21 District 20, New York, New York; Roll: M593_1010; Page: 588; line 27, dwl 192-193.
  9. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York; Roll: T9_880; Family History Film: 1254880; Page: 391D; Enumeration District: 295; sheet 20, line 9, dwl 35-44-106-110.
  10. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Apr 4 1890.
  11. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manhattan, New York Co., New York; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 320; Sheet: line 9, dwl 7-96-141.
  12. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: July 26, 1901.
  13. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Dec 2, 1901.
  14. [S768] Unknown author Cyclopaedia of Amer. Biog. III.
  15. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://homeopathy.wildfalcon.com/archives/2008/03/12/… Sue Young Homeopathy
    The website of a London based homeopath.

Frederick Lowell Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #15143, b. 24 August 1859, d. 19 December 1927

Family: Rosemarie MacCallum b. c 1871, d. 27 Feb 1899

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BirthAug 24, 1859Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 9/12 in 1860 census; age 11 in 1860 census; age 20 in 1880 census; Aug. 1859, age 40, in 1900 census; age 49 in 1910 census; Lowell Gen. : b. in Boston, 1861; Putney VRs: E. Boston, MA5,1,6,7,8,4
Notebetween 1880 and 1927He established a herd of Holstein cattle at Putney VT in 1880. He joined the Holstein-Friesian Association in 1881. Holstein-Friesian Register, a journal devoted to that breed of cattle, was established in 1886 and was published and edited by Mr. Houghton from Feb. 15, 1888 to 1927. He won control of the Holstein-Friesian Association in 1894, and was its secretary until Dec. 1927. He was the leading expert in the United States on this breed. He set up office in 1895 on his farm in Putney VT. In 1901 he started the Yearbook of the Holstein breed, publishing it until 1913. As secretary, he was editor of the annual editions of the Holstein-Friesian herd books. In 1903 he established an office in Brattleboro VT. When he became secretary in 1888, the membership was 422 with 76,717 registered animals; when he died in 1927, he had built up the membership to 28,000 and registered animals to 1,755, 187.5
Graduation1884Boston University, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Law School, LL.B.
Immigration1894Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA
MarriageJun 20, 18961
Author1897Holstein-Friesian Cattle, a History of the Breed and its Development in America
A complete list of all private and authenticated milk and butter yields; methods of breeding, handling, feeding and showing : Over one hundred illustrations of famous cattle and biographies of leading breeders, etc. etc. / By Frederick L. Houghton.
Imprint:      Brattleboro, Vt. : Press of the Holstein-Friesian register, 1897.
Description:      371 p. : ill., ports., 25 cm.5,9
1900 Census1900Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 40, a lawyer, widower; 2 boarders, 1 nurse, 1 housekeeper10,11
Occupationbetween 1900 and 1904VT. House of Repres.1
ResidencePutney, Windham Co., VT, USA, a lawyer, breeder, farmer12
1910 Census1910Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 49, single, farmer, and a servant13
DeathDec 19, 1927Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, from heart failure at his Association office; age 68-3-20, of acute cardiac dilitation and chronic myocarditis5,1,14,4
ObituaryDec 20, 1927FREDERICK L. HOUGHTON; Cattle Authority, Publisher, Lawyer and Legislator Dead at 68.

December 20, 1927, Tuesday
Brattleboro, Vt., Dec. 19. --Frederick L. Houghton, Secretary of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America, died suddenly today in his office at the Holstein-Friesian Building here. His age was 68. He was publisher of the Holstein-Friesian Register, a magazine devoted to that breed of cows, and author of a history of the breed and its development in America.
Mr. Houghton practised law in Boston from 1884 to 1895, and thereafter in Brattleboro. He was a director of several light and power companies. He sat in the lower house of the Vermont Legislature from 1900 to 1904.15
ResearchA Dictionary of North American Authors Deceased before 1950. Compiled by W. Stewart Wallace. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1951. (DcNAA)
Who Was Who in America. A component volume of Who's Who in American History. Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co., 1943. (WhAm 1)
BiographyWho Was Who, p. 591: "Houghton, Frederick Lowell; b. Brookline, Mas., Aug. 24, 1859; s. Charles and Edna Rebecca (Lowell) H; LL.B., Boston U. Sch. of Law, 1884; m. Rosemarie MacCallum, June 20, 1896 (died 1899). Admitted to Suffolk bar, Boston, 1884, and practiced there until 1895; admitted to Vt. Bar, 1896; in addition to law practice has given much attention to farming and breeding Holstein-Friesian cattle; sec. Holstein-Friesian Assn. America; editor Hostein-Friesian Register; trustee Vt. Savings Bank, Brattleboro; dir. Brattleboro Trust Co. Selectman and moderator, Putney, many yrs; mem. Vt. Ho. of Rep., 1900-04. Trustee New England Agrl. Society. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Author: Holstein-Friesian Year Book, 1900-12; Holstein-Friesian Herd Book, 1894-1923. Home: Putney, Vt. Died Dec. 19, 1927."

Who Was Who, Vol. 3, p. 1350: "pres. Newport Elec. Light Co., Central N.H. Power Co., Sunapee Electric Light & Power Co., Contoocook Electric Co., Canaan Enfield Electric Light Co., Raymond Electric Co., Central Light & Power Co., Antrine Bennington Electric Light & Power Co...v.p. Valley Fair Assn; trustee Pub. Library, Putney. Mem. Vt. Bar Assn., Brattleboro Bd. of Trade...Odd Fellows. Clubs: Vermont Wheel, Automobile of Vermont, Brattleboro Country. Author: Holstein Friesian Cattle-- a History of the Breed and Its Development in America, 1887...Office American Bldg, Brattleboro, VT."

Holstein-Friesian Register: He was an honorary member of the Canadian Holstein-Friesian Association; vice-president representing the Association at the World's Dairy Congress in 1923 and a delegate to the 5oth anniversary celebration of the Netherlands Herd Book at the Hague in 1925. He was a Republican, and twice represented the town of Putney VT in the VT legislature and served as the town moderator several years. He belonged to the Vermont Bar Association.16,1,2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S112] Who Was Who I, p. 591.
  2. [S114] Who Was Who, 3, p. 1350.
  3. [S943] Who's Who, Vol. 21, p. 1401.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.
  5. [S95] Newspaper, Holstein-Friesian World, June 30, 1928.
  6. [S372] Delmar R. Lowell, Lowell Geenealogy, p. 190.
  7. [S95] Newspaper, Holstein-Friesian Register, Jan. 1, 1928, p. 6.
  8. [S1074] Town Records: Putney, Vt, p. 1546 & 1566: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  9. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/
  10. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Vermont, Box 17, Vol. 12, E.D. 257, Sh. 6, Ln. 72.
  11. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Putney, Windham Co., Vermont; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 257; Sheet 6B; line 70, 145-134.
  12. [S563] Hamilton Child, Windham Co. VT Gazetteer, p. 465.
  13. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Putney, Windham, Vermont; Roll: T624_1618; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 256; line 22, 122-126.
  14. [S95] Newspaper, Holstein-Friesian Register, Jan. 1, 1928.
  15. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Dec 20, 1927.
  16. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 446.
  17. [S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 52.
  18. [S1074] Town Records: Putney, VT, p. 1546: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  19. [S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 53.
  20. [S1074] Town Records: Putney, Vt., p. 1566: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Edna Rebecca Lowell1,2

F, #15144, b. 4 July 1821, d. 5 March 1909

Family: Charles Houghton b. 14 Jan 1821, d. 18 May 1891

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BirthJul 4, 1821Drewsville, Walpole, NH, USA, age 28, NH, in 1850 census; age 37, VT, in 1860 census; age 48, VT, in 1870 census; age 57 in 1880 census; Brattleboro Phoenix: Jul 4, 18203,4,5
EducationAcademy, Chester, Windsor Co., VT, USA, and the Putney VT schools4
MarriageMay, 1847Chester, Windsor Co., VT, USA, Putney Hx: Edna R. Lovell, 18211,2,4,6,3
1850 Census1850Windsor, Windsor Co., VT, USA, age 28, a clerk; near his father5
1860 Census1860Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 37, lawyer; personal property $50007
1880 Census1880Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 57, lawyer; and 2 servants8
ResidencePutney, Windham Co., VT, USA3
ResidenceBoston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA4
DeathMar 5, 1909Jamaica Plain, MA, USA, 88 years, at home of her daughter, Mrs. F. A. Seaverns3
BurialWalnut Hill Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA3
BiographyA descendant of the famous Lowell Family of which James Russell Lowell was a member; she was a cousin of Carroll D. Wright of Worcester. She was the dau. of Ziba Wright Lowell and Rhoda (Farnum) Lowell.3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S112] Who Was Who I, p. 591.
  2. [S114] Who Was Who, 3, p. 1350.
  3. [S95] Newspaper, Brattleboro VT Phoenix, 3/12/1909.
  4. [S372] Delmar R. Lowell, Lowell Geenealogy, p. 189.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Windsor, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: M432_931; Page: 352; line 10, dwl 41-43.
  6. [S598] VT The Fortnightly Club of Putney, Putney VT Hx, p. 188.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 88, line 37, dwl 433-578.
  8. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 561; Family History Film: 1254561; Page: 489A; Enumeration District: 766; Image: 0039; line 37, dwl 58-92.
  9. [S372] Delmar R. Lowell, Lowell Geenealogy, p. 190.
  10. [S1074] Town Records: Windsor, Windsor Co., VT: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  11. [S1074] Town Records: Windsor, Windsor Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  12. [S1074] Town Records: Windsor, Windsor Co., VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
  13. [S1074] Town Records: Putney, VT, p. 1660: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  14. [S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.

Rosemarie MacCallum1,2

F, #15145, b. circa 1871, d. 27 February 1899

Family: Frederick Lowell Houghton b. 24 Aug 1859, d. 19 Dec 1927

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Birthcirca 1871Putney, VT, USA, dd calc; also Boston MA3
Origin1896Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA
MarriageJun 20, 18961
DeathFeb 27, 1899Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, 28 yrs1,4,5
ParentsDPeter and Margaret MacCallum5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S112] Who Was Who I, p. 591.
  2. [S114] Who Was Who, 3, p. 1350.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Putney, Vt, p. 1566: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  4. [S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 301.
  5. [S1074] Town Records: Putney, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30547, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  6. [S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 52.
  7. [S1074] Town Records: Putney, VT, p. 1546: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  8. [S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 53.
  9. [S1074] Town Records: Putney, Vt., p. 1566: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Mary Ella Pratt1,2

F, #15146, b. circa 1845, d. 2 April 1898

Family: Dr. Henry Clarke Houghton M.D. b. 22 Jan 1837, d. 1 Dec 1901

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Birthcirca 1845Yarmouth, ME, USA, age 25 & 26 in 1870 census; age 35 in 1880 census3
Education1868Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA
MarriageDec 29, 1868mar 32 years in 1900 census1,4
1870 Census1870New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 33, physician; and Dr. Thomas and Julia Allen5
1880 Census1880Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA, age 43, a doctor, with 2 boarders and 2 servants3
Note1887New York, New York Co., NY, USA, Social Register
DeathApr 2, 1898New York, New York Co., NY, USA2,4
ObituaryApr 5, 1898New York, New York Co., NY, USA, NY Times: Mary Ella Pratt, the wife of Prof. Henry C. Houghton, and the President of the American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless, died suddenly of cerebral apoplexy on Sunday night at her home, 7 West Thirty-ninth Street. Mrs. Houghton was born in Yarmouth, Me., fifty-three years ago, and was eduated at Mount Holyoke College. She left college in 1868 and married Dr. Houghton Dec. 29 of that year. Immediately after their marriage, Dr. and Mrs. Houghton settled in this city, and both joined the New England Church, in which Mrs. Houghton was baptized by immersion by the rEv. Henry Ward Beecher.
While in the New England Church, Mrs. Houghton formed a friendship that was lifelong with Helen E. Brown, the poetess, who interested her in the work of the American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless, of which organization Mrs. Houghton soon became one fo the Board of Managers. She was in succession a member of the Executive Committee, Vice President, and President.
After the disbandment of the New England Church, Mrs. Houghton joined the Church of the Disciples, and on the disruption of that church she reverted with her husband to the Broadway Tabernacle, where she was an active member up to the time of her death, and for many years associated with the Society for Women's Work. She was a member and one of the organizers of the New York and brooklyn Alumnae of Mount Holyoke College, and was instrumental in securing some large gifts for the building of the New Mount Holyoke College.
Her husband and a brother and sister survive her. Mrs. Houghton had a severe attack of nervous prostration about eight weeks ago, and was confined to her be up to Sunday night, when the final apoplectic stroke caused her death. The time of the funeral services which will be held in the Broadway Tabernacle has not been decided upon. The body will be shipped to Yarmouth, Me., for interment.4
BurialYarmouth, ME, USA4
ParentsDThomas and Mary Bucknam Pratt of Yarmouth ME; parents born in ME
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S112] Who Was Who I, p. 591.
  2. [S1347] Unknown compiler, NY Biog. Directory, p. 209.
  3. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York; Roll: T9_880; Family History Film: 1254880; Page: 391D; Enumeration District: 295; sheet 20, line 9, dwl 35-44-106-110.
  4. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: April 5, 1898.
  5. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , New York Ward 21 District 20, New York, New York; Roll: M593_1010; Page: 588; line 27, dwl 192-193.

Rev. Dr. William Henry Houghton1,2

M, #15147, b. 28 June 1887, d. 14 June 1947

Family 1: Adelaide Franks d. 1916

  • Marriage*: Rev. Dr. William Henry Houghton married Adelaide Franks on Jun, 1914.3

Family 2: Elizabeth Andrews b. 20 Mar 1885

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
BirthJun 28, 1887Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Jun 1887, age 12 in 1900 census; age 32 in 1920 census; age 44 in 1930 census; age 53 in 1940 census5,1,4
MarriageJun, 19143
Residence1917Canton, Bradford Co., PA, USA1
MarriageDec 14, 19186,3
1920 Census1920Bethlehem, Clarion Co., PA, USA, age 32, Baptist minister7
1930 Census1930Manhattan, NY, USA, age 44, Preaching clergyman8
Education1931received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Award from Wheaton College in 1931 and Bob Jones University awarded him a Doctor of Law Degree in 1942.
OccupationNov 1, 1934Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, Dr. Houghton became the fourth president of the Institute.
1940 Census1940Chicago, IL, USA, age 58, Bible School Executive9
Mil. Draft1942Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 55, Moody Bible Institute10
Living1942Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA
DeathJun 14, 1947Hollywood Receiving Hospital, Hollywood, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 596,5
ObituaryJun 15, 1947NY Times: Dr. Houghton Dies Suddenly On Coast
Moody Bible Institute Head, 60, Was Pastor Here at Calvary Baptist Church
June 15, 1947, Sunday

LOS ANGELES, June 14 -- The Rev. Will H. Houghton, president of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, and a former pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in New York City, died early today at the Hollywood Receiving Hospital after collapsing in his suite at the Ambassador Hotel.
Dr. Houghton had been on leave of absence from the institute, one of the world's largest theological schools, for a year because of heart and sinus trouble. After a stay in Arizona, he came to Los Angeles with Mrs. Houghton several weeks ago. He had delivered some talks here and was planning to return to Chicago tomorrow.
A police inquiry was started because of the presence of sedative tablets in his room. Dr. Samuel Benbrook, one of the doctors who had been attending him here, attributed his death to coronary occlusion, and said the sedatives had been prescribed in connection with sinus treatments. The coroner's office reported that an autopsy would be performed Monday.
Under his administration the institute, founded by the evangelist, Dwight L. Moody, grew until today it has 1,000 day students,
night classes and 30,000 correspondence students. It operates two radio stations.
Surviving are his widow, the forer Miss Elizabeth Andrews of New Bethlehem, Pa; two sons, Firman Houghton of Boston, and Everett Houghton, a member of the faculty of Miami University, Ohio, and a daughter, Mrs. R. B. Brown, wife of a Los Angeles minister.
Brief Career as Actor
Dr. Houghton was well known as a pulpit orator, receiving much of his training as an actor for four years between his high school and college years.
Born in Boston, he attended Nazarene College of Rhode Island. He held the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Wheaton College, Ill. Before coming to this city he had been pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle of Atlanta, Ga., one of the largest Baptist congregations in the South.
Dr. Houghton came to Calvary Baptist Church, 123 West Fifty-seventh Street, after the death of The Rev. Dr. John Roach Straton, he was outspoken on many subjects, including atheism, communism and nazism. After a trip to Germany in 1934 he reported that the Nazis were lsoing caste because of their attacks on the Jews.
Church Built Apartment Hotel
While Dr. Houghton was pastor the Calvary Baptist Church erected an apartment hotel on its site, with the church occupying a 1,000-seat auditorium on the ground floor. This move caused much controversy at the time. Some called it irreverent, but Dr. Houghton defended the action, saying that the church and the home were tow institutions bestowed directly by God and that their union was a natural one.
On many occasions Dr. Houghton opened his pulpit to guest preachers among them the famaous revivalist, Billy Sunday, and Walter Bannigan, an ex-convict who turned to religion after his release from prison.
In 1934, Dr. Houghton resigned his pastorate to succeed the Rev. Dr. James M. Gray as president of the Moody Bible Institute. He also was editor of the Moody Monthly, wrote the words and music to several religious songs and was the author of several books, including "The Living Christ" and "Back to the Bible."
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BurialJun 20, 1947New Bethlehem, PA, USA
NewspaperJun 28, 1947Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, Dr. Houghton's Death Accidental
Los Angeles, June 27 -- The death of Dr. Will H. Houghton, veteran Baptist minister and president of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, was ruled accidental today by Coroner Ben H. Brown. Dr. Houghton died June 14 after collapsing in his hotel room.2
ResearchObituaries on File. Two volumes. Compiled by Felice Levy. New York: Facts on File, 1979. (ObitOF)
Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 1: January, 1946-July, 1949. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1949. (BioIn 1)
Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 2: August, 1949-August, 1952. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1953. (BioIn 2)
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 34. New York: James T. White & Co., 1948. Use the Index to locate biographies. (NatCAB 34)
Who Was Who in America. A companion biographical reference work to Who's Who in America. Volume 2, 1943-1950. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co., 1963. (WhAm 2)
Religious Leaders of America. A biographical guide to founders and leaders of religious bodies, churches, and spiritual groups in North America. By J. Gordon Melton. Detroit: Gale Research, 1991. (RelLAm 1)
Religious Leaders of America. A biographical guide to founders and leaders of religious bodies, churches, and spiritual groups in North America. Second edition. By J. Gordon Melton. Detroit: Gale Group, 1999. (RelLAm 2)12
BiographyWho Was Who, p. 264: "Houghton, Will H., pres. Moody Bible Inst., ed. in Boston and Providence, R.I; D.D., Wheaton Coll; m. Elizabeth Andrews; children - Adelaide Maude, Everett Arthur, Firman Andrews. Formerly pastor Bapt. Tabernacle, Atlanta, Ga; pastor Calvary Bapt. Ch., N.Y. City, 1930-34; pres. Moody Bible Inst. since Nov. 1934; also editor of Moody Monthly. Author: The Living Christ; Let's Go Back to the Bible, 1939; Back to the Bible 1940. Address: 153 Institute Pl., Chicago, Ill. Died June 14, 1947."

* 1934-1947 Will H. Houghton

Dr. Will H. Houghton succeeded Dr. Gray in 1935. Dr. Houghton's leadership was marked by an expanding ministry that included construction of the 12-story Crowell Hall, a portion of Torrey-Gray Auditorium, and the founding of the Moody Institute of Science. During Houghton's tenure, the Bible Institute Colportage Association, founded by Moody, also merged with MBI and became Moody Publishers.

Elected. Dr. Will H. Houghton, pastor of Manhattan's Calvary Baptist Church: to be president of Chicago's Moody Bible Institute. During his Manhattan pastorate Dr. Houghton completed the $2,000,000 Salisbury Hotel which houses Calvary Church, managed to keep it 97% occupied since last autumn.



William Henry Houghton (28 June 1887 - 14 June 1947) was an evangelist and the fourth president of Moody Bible Institute. Biographer Wilbur Smith said of him: "Two primary passions possessed the soul of Will H. Houghton, from the beginning of his ministry to the end… evangelism, and the study of the word of God." Houghton was known for his fundamentalist Christianity. William was born in South Boston to John William Houghton and Carrie Maude Grant of Nova Scotia. He was converted to Christianity at the age of 14 during at evangelistic meeting in Lynn, Massachusetts. In June 1914, Houghton married Adelaide Franks and they had two children: Adelaide Maude and Everett Arthur. Mrs. Houghton died two years later, and Houghton remarried in December 1918 to Elizabeth Andrew. On 8 December 1919, they had a son: Firman Andrews. Houghton himself died of a heart attack in 1947 while still president of MBI.[1]
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Education

Initially interested in theatre and active in the Vaudeville Circuit, he became convinced in 1909 to give up drama and instead enrolled at the Pentecostal Collegiate Institute in North Scituate, Rhode Island, but soon left without finishing. He was later awarded an honorary doctor of divinity degree in 1931 by Wheaton College and an honorary doctor of law degree by Bob Jones University in 1942.[1]

Ministry

Houghton took his first pastorate at the First Baptist Church of Canton, Pennsylvania in 1915. After two years, Houghton left to pursue evangelistic work throughout New York and Pennsylvania. After a series of revivalistic meetings at a Baptist church in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the spring of 1918, he accepted their offer of the pastorate and stayed until he took a new pastorate at the First Baptist Church of Norristown, Pennsylvania in the fall of 1920. Houghton then pastored at the First Baptist Tabernacle of Atlanta from 1925 to 1928 and the Calvary Baptist Church in New York City, the headquarters of the New York Youth Christian Center, from 1930 to 1934. In 1932 he founded the New York Summer School of Theology.[1]

Presidency

In 1934, James Gray, then-president of Moody Bible Institute, visited Calvary Baptist and, impressed with Houghton, offered him the presidency of the Institute. The Board of Trustees extended an official offer on 16 August 1934, and Houghton succeeded Gray on 1 November 1934. Houghton was president at MBI for twelve years. During his first eleven years, enrollment increased 70%. He also directed the D. L. Moody Centenary Celebration that was held on 5 February 1937 and oversaw construction of a twelve-story administrative building at 820 North LaSalle Street, dedicated on 4 February 1939 (re-named Crowell Hall in 1945). In addition to the start of WMBI broadcasting regularly, Houghton established fundamentalist chain radio broadcasts and the Moody Institute of Science. In 1950, the Institute named a nine-story women's dormitory Houghton Hall after William Henry Houghton.[1]

Published works

* Houghton, William H. Back to the Bible: Let's Go Back to the Bible. New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., c1940.
* ____. The Living Christ and Other Gospel Messages. Chicago: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1936.
* ____. Problems of Youth: How Shall I Live, Think, Love? New York: Calvary Baptist Church, N.d.
* ____. Rhymes from a City Tower. Chicago: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1940.
* ____. Star and Sceptre. Chicago: Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1935.
* Houghton, William H. and Chas. T. Cook. Tell Me about Moody. Chicago: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1937.

[edit] Notes and references

1. ^ a b c d "William Henry Houghton". Library at Moody Bible Institute. http://mmm.moody.edu/GenMoody/default.asp?SectionID=1EE3BF9B575D4EFD90857B629BC8D5B0. Retrieved on 2008-11-11.

* Leuschner, Martin. "Meet the President." Baptist Standard (1 July 1935): 195 - 7.
* Smith, Wilbur. "The Man Who Built on the Bible." Moody Monthly 48 (June 1948): 715 - 6, 730, 768 - 9.
* ____. Will H. Houghton: A Watchman on the Wall. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1951.
* Stewart, Ralph. "Will H. Houghton: An Appreciation, Voicing the Feelings of the Members of the Baptist Tabernacle." Tabernacle Tidings (16 December 1928): 1 - 2.
* Wertheim, E. L. "Dr. Houghton to Become President of Moody." Western Recorder 108, no. 38 (20 September 1934): 4.
* Whitesell, Faris D. "Will H. Houghton, the Polished Personal Worker." The Sunday School Times (7 August 1954): 643 - 4.

Moody Bible College:

William Henry Houghton, fourth president of the Moody Bible Institute was born on 28 June 1887, in South Boston to John William Houghton and Carrie Maude Grant of Nova Scotia. In 1901 Houghton was converted at the age of fourteen in an evangelistic meeting in Lynn, Massachusetts. His interest in dramatics and theatre initially led him to spend two years with the Keith Vaudeville Circuit as an actor. However, at a 1909 revival service in Brooklyn, New York, he came under the conviction that he was leading a disobedient life. He surrendered himself absolutely to the will of God. This decision turned him away from his theatrical career, and he quickly enrolled in the Pentecostal Collegiate Institute (now known as Eastern Nazarene College) in North Scituate, Rhode Island. His commitment to serving Christ changed the whole course of his life.

After less than a year at Nazarene College, Mr. Houghton joined Mr. Reuben Torrey as a song leader. His relationship to Mr. Torrey greatly deepened Mr. Houghton's devotion to God's Word, a characteristic that he retained and evidenced throughout his ministry. Mr. Houghton, although noted for his pastoral and leadership accomplishments, was also a songwriter and poet. His booklet, Rhymes from a City Tower, contains seventeen poems that are dedicated to the people that he loved and served in four cities - Atlanta, New York, Chicago, and Boston. Elizabeth Houghton

Mr. Houghton married Adelaide Franks in June 1914. Unfortunately, Mrs. Houghton fell suddenly ill and died in 1916, leaving Mr. Houghton a widower and the father of two children, Adelaide Maude and Everett Arthur. However, on 14 December 1918, Mr. Houghton married Elizabeth Andrews and a year later, on 8 December 1919, Firman Andrews Houghton was born to the couple.

Mr. Houghton was called to his first pastorate at the First Baptist Church of Canton, Pennsylvania in 1915. This church also ordained him. He stayed there until the fall of 1917 when he resigned to begin an evangelistic work in New York and Pennsylvania. This brought him to New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the spring of 1918 where he led a month-long series of meetings at the local Baptist Church. The congregation was so impressed by Mr. Houghton's abilities that they extended a call to him. He accepted; and stayed in New Bethlehem for slightly more than two years before moving on to his next pastorate, the First Baptist Church of Norristown, Pennsylvania in the fall of 1920.

Ministry in Norristown flourished under his leadership. The same can be said of his next pastorate at First Baptist Tabernacle of Atlanta, one of the great evangelical churches of the South. During his four-year tenure in Atlanta (1925 - 8), the church there added two thousand people to its rolls. From 1930 - 4 he served as the pastor of the well-known Calvary Baptist Church in New York City. This church was a focal point for youth activities during his pastorate. It also served as the headquarters of the New York Youth Christian Center.

Mr. Houghton was a man full of ideas and energy. In addition to his pastoral responsibilities in Canton, New Bethlehem, Norristown, and Atlanta; he could be found speaking at Bible conferences, establishing Bible institutes, and even leading an evangelistic campaign in Ireland. His innovativeness and ambition are also evidenced through his establishment in 1932 of the New York Summer School of Theology. This school provided pastors of small churches with three weeks of quality theological instruction from eminent scholars and professors from around the country.

Mr. Houghton received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Award from Wheaton College in 1931 and Bob Jones University awarded him a Doctor of Law Degree in 1942.

Early in 1934, Dr. Houghton's career began again to take a different course. Dr. James Gray, then president of the Moody Bible Institute, held a Moody Bible Institute conference at the Calvary Baptist Church where Dr. Houghton was serving as pastor. During this conference, Dr. Gray heard Dr. Houghton preach and proclaimed of him, "There is the man to follow me at the Institute." Therefore, on 16 August 1934, the Institute's Board of Trustees extended an official offer to Dr. Houghton to be the Institute's next president. He accepted; and with the announcement of his acceptance, it was said that he was the only man in the nation who was qualified for the task.

Succeeding Dr. Gray on 1 November 1934, Dr. Houghton became the fourth president of the Institute. This was a position well suited for Dr. Houghton. First, he was a man who proclaimed and upheld the authority of Scripture. Second, he was a man who believed that soul winning was the real business of the church. Biographer Dr. Wilbur Smith wrote, "Two primary passions possessed the soul of Will H. Houghton, from the beginning of his ministry to the end…evangelism, and the study of the word of God." He brought to the Institute a strong commitment to the Word of God at a time when Neo-Orthodoxy and other liberal trends challenged fundamental doctrines.

President Houghton quickly acted to strengthen the faculty of the Institute. This contributed to it becoming one of the foremost Bible schools in North America. Enrollment swelled 70% during his first eleven years as president and circulation of Moody Monthly more than doubled to 75,000. The late 1930's was a time of significant events for MBI and Dr. Houghton. He directed the great D. L. Moody Centenary Celebration that was held in cities across America and Great Britain on 5 February 1937. He oversaw the construction of the twelve-story Administrative Building at 820 North LaSalle Street. This building was dedicated on 4 February 1939 (it was named Crowell Hall on 5 February 1945).

Dr. Houghton was also interested in expanding MBI into new ventures to promote the Gospel. One such venture was the "Let's Go Back to the Bible" chain radio broadcast. Through this ministry, each Sunday afternoon for twenty weeks in the fall of 1938, Dr. Houghton gave a thirty-minute message that stirred one third of America's radio listeners. In addition, he was responsible for encouraging Irwin A. Moon to join the Institute Extension Staff in 1938. This was the beginning of what would become the Moody Institute of Science and its famous "Sermons from Science" demonstrations. Other ventures included the formation of Moody Press through the merger of the Bible Institute Colportage Association and Moody Bible Institute. Also, radio station WMBI began broadcasting full day schedules on its own frequency. Dr. Houghton's 12-year presidency of MBI was relatively short, but its effects have been fruitful.

Dr. Houghton suffered a severe heart attack on 4 June 1946 and on 14 June 1947 entered the presence of the Lord. The funeral service for Dr. Houghton was held at Moody Memorial Church on 20 June 1947 and he was laid to rest in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In 1950, Moody Bible Institute named the new nine-story women's dormitory Houghton Hall in his honor, a building that remains to this day.
Houghton at First Baptist Church
The Major Writings of Dr. William H. Houghton

Houghton, William H. Back to the Bible: Let's Go Back to the Bible. New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., c1940.

____. The Living Christ and Other Gospel Messages. Chicago: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1936.

____. Problems of Youth: How Shall I Live, Think, Love? New York: Calvary Baptist Church, N.d.

____. Rhymes from a City Tower. Chicago: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1940.

____. Star and Sceptre. Chicago: Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1935.

Houghton, William H. and Chas. T. Cook. Tell Me about Moody. Chicago: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1937.
Synopsis of Houghton's Life

1887, June 28
Born in South Boston to John William Houghton and Carrie Maude Grant Houghton.
1901
Converted in an evangelistic meeting in Lynn, Massachusetts.
1909
Experienced God's conviction on his life, committed himself to serve Christ, and enrolled in the Pentecostal Collegiate Institute (now called Eastern Nazarene College).
1914, June
Married Adelaide Franks who in time gave birth to two children.
1915 - 7
Served as pastor of the First Baptist Church, Canton, Pennsylvania.
1916, Fall
Adelaide became ill and died.
1918, Spring
Began evangelistic campaign in Pennsylvania and New York.
1918 - 20
Served as pastor of First Baptist Church in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
1918, December 14
Married Elizabeth Andrews.
1919, December 8
Birth of son Firman Andrews Houghton.
1920 - 3
Served as pastor of First Baptist Church in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
1924
Conducted evangelistic campaigns in Europe.
1925 - 8
Served as pastor of First Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia.
1930 - 4
Served as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in New York City.
1930, September 30
The sixteen-story Hotel Salisbury that housed the church was dedicated.
1931
Inaugurated the New York Summer School of Theology.
1932
Received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Wheaton College.
1933
MBI conference held at Calvary Baptist Church during his pastorate.
1934, August 16
Received the official offer to become MBI's president.
1934, November 1
Became the fourth president of the Moody Bible Institute.
1937, February 5
Directed the Moody Centenary celebration in cities across America.
1938
Initiated Moody Institute of Science.
1939, February 4
The twelve-story MBI Administrative Building was dedicated.
1942
Awarded the Doctorate of Law Degree by Bob Jones University.
1945, February 5
Administrative Building renamed as Crowell Hall.
1946, June 4
Suffered severe heart attack.
1947, June 13
Passed away at the age of 59.
1947, June 20
Funeral service held at Moody Memorial Church, buried in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
1950
New dormitory named Houghton Hall in his honor.

Sources

Below are some of the major works about Dr. Houghton.

Leuschner, Martin. "Meet the President." Baptist Standard (1 July 1935): 195 - 7.

Smith, Wilbur. "The Man Who Built on the Bible." Moody Monthly 48 (June 1948): 715 - 6, 730, 768 - 9.

____. Will H. Houghton: A Watchman on the Wall. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1951.

Stewart, Ralph. "Will H. Houghton: An Appreciation, Voicing the Feelings of the Members of the Baptist Tabernacle." Tabernacle Tidings (16 December 1928): 1 - 2.

Wertheim, E. L. "Dr. Houghton to Become President of Moody." Western Recorder 108, no. 38 (20 September 1934): 4.

Whitesell, Faris D. "Will H. Houghton, the Polished Personal Worker." The Sunday School Times (7 August 1954): 643 - 4.


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Wikepeidia

William Henry "Will" Houghton (June 28, 1887 - June 14, 1947) was an evangelist and the fourth president of Moody Bible Institute, in Chicago. Biographer Wilbur Smith said of him: "Two primary passions possessed the soul of Will H. Houghton: From the beginning of his ministry to the end… evangelism, and the study of the word of God." Houghton was known for his fundamentalist Christianity.


Biographical details

William was born in South Boston, Massachusetts, to John William Houghton and Carrie Maude Grant of Nova Scotia, Canada. William Houghton was converted to Christianity at age 14, during at evangelistic meeting in Lynn, Massachusetts. In June 1914, Houghton married Adelaide Franks and they had two children, Adelaide Maude and Everett Arthur. Adelaide Franks Houghton died two years later, and William Houghton remarried in December 1918 to Elizabeth Andrews. On December 8, 1919, they had a son, Firman Andrews. William Houghton, himself, died of a heart attack in 1947, while still president of MBI.[1]
Education

Initially interested in theatre and active in the Vaudeville Circuit, Houghton became convinced in 1909 to give up drama and, instead, enrolled at the Pentecostal Collegiate Institute, in North Scituate, Rhode Island, but soon left without finishing. He was later awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree, in 1931, by Wheaton College and an honorary Doctor of Law degree by Bob Jones University, in 1942.[1]
Ministry

Houghton took his first pastorate at the First Baptist Church of Canton, Pennsylvania, in 1915. After two years, Houghton left to pursue evangelistic work throughout New York and Pennsylvania. After a series of revivalistic meetings at a Baptist church in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1918, he accepted their offer of the pastorate and stayed until he took a new pastorate at the First Baptist Church of Norristown, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 1920. Houghton then pastored at the First Baptist Tabernacle of Atlanta, from 1925 to 1928, and the Calvary Baptist Church in New York City, the headquarters of the New York Youth Christian Center, from 1930 to 1934. In 1932 he founded the New York Summer School of Theology.[1]
MBI presidency

In 1934, James M. Gray, then-president of Moody Bible Institute, visited Calvary Baptist and, impressed with Houghton, offered the evangelist the presidency of the Institute. The MBI Board of Trustees extended an official offer on August 16, 1934, and Houghton succeeded Gray on November 1, 1934. Houghton was president at MBI for 12 years. During his first 11 years, enrollment increased 70 percent. He also directed the "D.L. Moody Centenary Celebration" that was held on February 5, 1937 and oversaw construction of a 12-story administrative building at 820 North LaSalle Boulevard, which was dedicated on February 4, 1939 (renamed Crowell Hall in 1945). In addition to having WMBI radio begin broadcasting regularly, Houghton established fundamentalist chain radio broadcasts and the Moody Institute of Science. In 1950, the Institute named a nine-story women's dormitory Houghton Hall after William Henry Houghton.[1]
Published works

Houghton, William H. Back to the Bible: Let's Go Back to the Bible. New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., c1940.
____. The Living Christ and Other Gospel Messages. Chicago: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1936.
____. Problems of Youth: How Shall I Live, Think, Love? New York: Calvary Baptist Church, N.d.
____. Rhymes from a City Tower. Chicago: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1940.
____. Star and Sceptre. Chicago: Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1935.
Houghton, William H. and Chas. T. Cook. Tell Me about Moody. Chicago: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, c1937.

Notes

^ Jump up to: a b c d "William Henry Houghton". Library at Moody Bible Institute. Retrieved 2008-11-11.

References

Leuschner, Martin. "Meet the President." Baptist Standard (1 July 1935): 195 - 7.
Smith, Wilbur. "The Man Who Built on the Bible." Moody Monthly 48 (June 1948): 715 - 6, 730, 768 - 9.
____. Will H. Houghton: A Watchman on the Wall. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1951.
Stewart, Ralph. "Will H. Houghton: An Appreciation, Voicing the Feelings of the Members of the Baptist Tabernacle." Tabernacle Tidings (16 December 1928): 1 - 2.
Wertheim, E. L. "Dr. Houghton to Become President of Moody." Western Recorder 108, no. 38 (20 September 1934): 4.
Whitesell, Faris D. "Will H. Houghton, the Polished Personal Worker." The Sunday School Times (7 August 1954): 643 - 4.6
ParentsSfather born in MA, mother born in Nova Scotia
Notableminister, author, and 4th President of Moody Bible Institute
ResearchMoody Baptist Seminary, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, Another theologian.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1852860.
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  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  6. [S113] Who Was Who, 2, p. 264.
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Elizabeth Andrews1

F, #15148, b. 20 March 1885

Family: Rev. Dr. William Henry Houghton b. 28 Jun 1887, d. 14 Jun 1947

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Corresponded with author?
BirthMar 20, 1885New Bethlehem, PA, USA, age 34 in 1920 census; age 45 in 1930 census; age 58 in 1940 census2
MarriageDec 14, 19181,3
1920 Census1920Bethlehem, Clarion Co., PA, USA, age 32, Baptist minister4
1930 Census1930Manhattan, NY, USA, age 44, Preaching clergyman5
1940 Census1940Chicago, IL, USA, age 58, Bible School Executive6
Living1942Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA
ParentsDparents born in PA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S113] Who Was Who, 2, p. 264.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Bethlehem, Clarion, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1551; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 74;
    line.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Houghton
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Bethlehem, Clarion, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1551; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 74; line 33, dwl 294-294-330.
  5. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1553; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0392; FHL microfilm: 2341288.
  6. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01009; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 103-2806.

Adelaide Maude Houghton1

F, #15149, b. 15 March 1915, d. 15 September 1992

Family: Robert Beekman Brown b. 5 Oct 1913, d. 28 Apr 1990

Biography

Corresponded with author?
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
BirthMar 15, 1915Brooklyn, NY, USA, age 4 4/10 in 1920 census; age 15 in 1930 census
Marriage
DeathSep 15, 1992Seattle, WA, USA
BurialForest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, WA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S113] Who Was Who, 2, p. 264.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Houghton

Everett Arthur Houghton1

M, #15150, b. 27 September 1916, d. 18 October 1983

Family: Margaret Louise Meredith b. 12 Dec 1916, d. 4 May 2004

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Corresponded with author?
BirthSep 27, 1916Canton, PA, USA, age 3 3/10 in 1920 census; age 13 in 1930 census; age 23 in 1940 census1
DeathOct 18, 1983Palm Beach, FL, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S113] Who Was Who, 2, p. 264.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Houghton
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.