Margaret Reed Otis1

F, #17011, b. 1921

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Birth19211

Citations

  1. [S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 360.

Louise Elizabeth Otis1

F, #17012, b. 1927

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Birth19271

Citations

  1. [S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 360.

Anna Frances Berry1

F, #17028, b. 14 July 1867, d. 1 December 1925

Family: Arthur Whitmore Smith Ph.D. b. 11 May 1874, d. 1 Dec 1954

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BirthJul 14, 1867Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA2,1,3,4
MarriageDec 26, 1900Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA, 1/w2,1,3,4
Residence1925Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA
DeathDec 1, 1925Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA2,3,4
BiographyNEGHR: dau. of Jacob Warren and Anna Josephine (Clement) Berry

Virkus: "Studied at Abbott Acad., Andover, Mass., and Miss Lucy Wheelock's Kindergarten School, Boston. Kindergartener at Lawrence, Mass., and Middletown, Conn. Mem. D.A.R...."1
Gen. Soc.DAR

Citations

  1. [S189] Virkus, Abridged Compendium of Am. Gen. II, p. 206.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 111 [1957]: "Memoirs", 239.
  3. [S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 401.
  4. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 692.

Cynthia Berry Smith1

F, #17029, b. 12 December 1905, d. 11 July 1931

Family: Harold Otho Reade

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BirthDec 12, 1905Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA2,1,3
Graduation1927University of Michigan, MI, USA, B.A.2
MarriageJul 23, 1928Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA2
DeathJul 11, 1931Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV, USA2

Citations

  1. [S189] Virkus, Abridged Compendium of Am. Gen. II, p. 206.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 111 [1957]: "Memoirs", 239.
  3. [S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 401.

Natalie Budd1

F, #17030, b. 24 April 1900

Family: Captain Henry Seymour Houghton b. 3 Jan 1896, d. 30 Apr 1970

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BirthApr 24, 1900New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 19 in 1920 census; Virkus: Apr 2, 19001,2
MarriageMay 13, 1918Presbyterian Church, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, Preston Gen. 13 Apr1,3,2,4
1920 Census1920Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA, age 24, adding machine salesman; and 2 servants5
Living1921Great Neck, Long Island, NY, USA2
ParentsDHenry Albert Budd and Julia Warren McClave1

Citations

  1. [S189] Virkus, Abridged Compendium of Am. Gen. II, p. 345.
  2. [S1208] "Preston Genealogy", p. 110.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 159.
  4. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: May 14, 1918.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Manhattan Assembly District 9, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1202; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 698; line 12, dwl 308-4-49.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Henry Seymour Houghton Jr.1,2

M, #17031, b. 29 August 1919, d. March 2003

Family 1: June P. Houghton b. c 1919, d. 28 May 1989

Family 2:

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BirthAug 29, 1919New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 4/12 & 5/12 in 1920 census; age 10 in 1930 census1,2,3
Mil. EnlsMay 4, 1944Dade, FL, USA, Name: Henry S Houghton Jr Birth Year: 1919 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: New York State: Florida County or City: Dade Enlistment Date: 4 May 1944 Enlistment State: Florida Enlistment City: Camp Blanding Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Electrician, Automotive* (Automotive electrician. ) or Automobile Mechanic* or Automobile Body Repairman* or Motorcycle Mechanic* or Automobile Radiator Man* (Radiator repairman.) or Tractor Mechanic or Motor Inspector Marital Status: Single, without dependents4
ResearchMay 4, 1944
Marriage
DeathMar, 2003Miami, FL, USA5
ObituaryMar 7, 2003Miami, FL, USA, Miami Herald, The (FL) - March 7, 2003
Deceased Name: Henry Seymour Houghton Jr.
FL United States

HOUGHTON, JR. HENRY SEYMOUR, always preferred to be called "Hank". Hank was (still is) a courageous and responsible "Spirit". An expert photographer, he was a loyal and hard worker for Eastern Airlines. Those of us fortunate enough to know him really well, did measure Hank not by his height, but by his heart. Hank leaves behind three sons, Major (Carol), Steve (Carol) and Craig (Barbara). Hank is the adoring grandfather of four grandchildren; Nina, Ashley, Brent and Emily. In edition he is survived by two brothers; Morton and Russell and sister, Harriette. Hank was given, "Angels on earth" in the earlier part of his life here. They were June and Peggy Belle and then Trudie to help June in her worst storm! And in the later part, he was given one more "Angel", Lily. "Today you will be with me in Paradise". Today! Hank! In Paradise! Alive and well with June. Friends may call on the family at the funeral home on Friday between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. A service will be held on Saturday, 11 a.m. at VAN ORSDEL - KENDALL DRIVE 11220 N Kendall Dr (305)279-6644 Family Owned Since 1924 To visit this Guest Book Online, go to www.herald.com/obituaries.5
BurialMiami Memorial Park Cemetery, Miami, FL, USA
ResearchLucius C Houghton
Brent S Houghton
Ashley S Houghton
Trudie D Houghton
Jr H s Houghton
Carolyn Y Houghton
Emily E Houghton

Citations

  1. [S189] Virkus, Abridged Compendium of Am. Gen. II, p. 345.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 159.
  3. [S1208] "Preston Genealogy", p. 110.
  4. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Carolyn Houghton, Dec. 3, 2008.

Joseph Hart1,2

M, #17033

Family: Catherine Houghton b. 31 Mar 1798, d. 1873

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MarriageSep 19, 1819Hunterdon, NJ, USA, Deats: Sept. 4, 1819, Vol. 2, p. 176 (Hastings)3,2,4

Citations

  1. [S143] Deats, Marriage Rec. of Hunterdon NJ, p. 143.
  2. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 59.
  3. [S143] Deats, Marriage Rec. of Hunterdon NJ, p. 145.
  4. [S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 4.

Sidney James Weinberg Jr1,2,3,4

M, #17034, b. 27 March 1923, d. 4 October 2010

Family: Elizabeth Houghton b. 13 Oct 1922

  • Engagement: Sidney James Weinberg Jr and Elizabeth Houghton were engaged on May 17, 1951; MRS. M'CORD AFFIANCED; Former Elizabeth Houghton to Be Bride of S.J. Weinberg Jr.
    Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. May 17, 1951, Thursday.
  • Marriage*: Sidney James Weinberg Jr married Elizabeth Houghton, daughter of Amory Houghton Sr and Laura DeKay Richardson, on Jun 30, 1951.1

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BirthMar 27, 1923Scarsdale, NY, USA3
MarriageJun 30, 19511
DeathOct 4, 2010Marion, MA, USA5
ObituaryOct 7, 2010NEW YORK — Sidney J. Weinberg Jr., a senior director of Goldman Sachs and a member of the family dynasty that had played a central role at the investment banking firm since 1907, died Monday at his home in Marion, Mass. He was 87.

Mr. Weinberg joined Goldman Sachs as a general partner in 1965 and led its investment banking services department from 1978 to 1988. He became a limited partner that year and had been a senior director since 1999.
ParentsSSidney Weinberg, senior partner at Goldman Sachs2

Citations

  1. [S146] Downs, Who's Who in New York, p. 602.
  2. [S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 260.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi;http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
  4. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times, 1951.
  5. [S95] Newspaper, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/business/06weinberg.html

Ruth Frances West1,2

F, #17035, b. 1 December 1928

Family: Hon. Amory Houghton Jr. b. 7 Aug 1926, d. Mar 2020

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BirthDec 1, 1928New York, New York Co., NY, USA3
MarriageJun 27, 1950St. James, NY, USA1,4,2
NewspaperJun 28, 1950Nuptials are held for Ruth F. West; She Is Married in St. James' to Amory Houghton Jr., Grandson of Late U.S. Ambassador Sister Is Honor Maid
The New York Times

June 28, 1950, Wednesday

Page 31, 546 words

Miss Ruth Frances West, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nias West of 520 East Eighty-sixth Street and Waccabuc, N.Y., was married to Amory Houghton Jr., grandson of the late Alanson Bigelow Houghton of Corning, N.Y.
Address197033 E 3 St., New York, New York Co., NY, USA5
Divorce19886
Address1993580 Park Ave., New York, New York Co., NY, USA7
ParentsDRobert Nias West8

Citations

  1. [S146] Downs, Who's Who in New York, p. 602.
  2. [S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Amory Houghton III, April, 1999.
  4. [S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, XCIX [1985]: 443.
  5. [S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, New York, 1970, Vol. LXXXIV #1, Nov. 1969, p. 406.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Amory Houghton III, Apr. 1999.
  7. [S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, CVII [1993]: 376.
  8. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times, June 28, 1950.

Amory Houghton III1

M, #17036, b. 12 August 1951

Family: Stephanie Taylor French b. c 1951

Biography

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BirthAug 12, 1951Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA2
Graduation1974Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, El C 70-71, 72-74 Mfg3,2
Address197533 E. Third St., Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA3
Education1979Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, School of Business Administration, MBA, mfg4,2
MarriageSep 8, 1979New York, New York Co., NY, USA, by Rev. Alanson B. Houghton, uncle2,5
Divorcecirca 19992
Occupation1999He works for the port authority of New York and New Jersey
ContributnApr, 1999
Residence2013NY, USA

Citations

  1. [S146] Downs, Who's Who in New York, p. 602.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Amory Houghton III, Apr. 1999.
  3. [S219] Unknown compiler, Harvard Alumni Directory, 1975, p. 595.
  4. [S219] Unknown compiler, Harvard Alumni Directory, 1975, 1986, p. 569.
  5. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1979.

Robert West Houghton1

M, #17037, b. 13 July 1954

Family 1: Sharen Kay Bowden

Family 2: Carrie Bolster

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BirthJul 13, 1954Elmira, NY, USA2
Graduationbetween 1973 and 1979Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, B.A; Physical & Social Anthropology3
MarriageAug 30, 1980Marion, MA, USA4
Divorce
Occupation1989Belmont Day School, Belmont, Middlesex Co., MA, USA,
Sixth Grade Teacher & Upper School Coordinator (grades 4-6)
Belmont Day School
September 1989 – June 2001 (11 years 10 months)Belmont, MA
Middle School Principal / Division Head (grades 5-8)
Belmont Day School
July 2001 – June 2012
Marriage7/14/8?3
Addressbetween 1999 and 202192 Martin St., Acton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, [email protected]3
EmailFeb 23, 2013Dear Charles, My name is Rob Houghton and I am the son of Amory Houghton Jr from Corning New York. I currently live in Acton MA and am a recently retired middle school school teacher & principal. I am also currently the head of my family council (located in Corning NY) and have been researching about our family's past. I have also started my own Ancerstry.com site called "USA Houghton Family Tree", though I am sure some of my information is incorrect and I have just scratched the surface of the information available. Your site and the Houghton Surname Project has most certainly the most information I have come across so far. Do you have a suggestion or how I can join your organization and efforts as well as see what you have discovered so far ( and that is not easily accessible on your web site).
Thanks for your help
Rob Houghton
Living2021Acton, MA, USA
DNA ProjectDec 9, 2021R-M269 haplogroup; through son Justice John and his son Jacob Houghton; kit number is 971262 and your password is 7908CA.
NoteHe has visited Hoghten Castle in Preston, England and met Baronet Bernard de Hoghton
BiographyOwner
Rob Houghton Photography
June 2012 – Present (1 year)Acton MA

www.robhoughtonphotography.com

Vice President
The Triangle Fund
1994 – Present (19 years)Upstate New York

The Triangle Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to establishing, facilitating, and supporting meaningful relationships among school, community, and family that will positively impact children and youth at risk in Steuben, Chemung, and Schuyler counties in upstate NY.

Co-chair
Extended Houghton Family Council
2011 – Present (2 years)

(11 years) Belmont, MA

Citations

  1. [S146] Downs, Who's Who in New York, p. 602.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Rob Houghton, 2013.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Amory Houghton III, Apr. 1999.
  4. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1980.
  5. [S601] Family Group Sheet, created by Robert West Houghton, 2021.

Sarah Richardson Houghton1

F, #17038, b. 7 September 1957

Family: Mark William Grayson b. 15 Jun 1957

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BirthSep 7, 1957Elmira, NY, USA2
GraduationUniversity of Vermont, Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT, USA2
Educationstudied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan and the Royal Academy of Art in London.3
Living1985Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA4
NewspaperApr 24, 1988Sarah R. Houghton to Marry Mark Grayson in December
Published: Sunday, April 24, 1988

Sarah Richardson Houghton, a daughter of Representative Amory Houghton Jr. of Corning, N.Y., and Washington, and Ruth Houghton of New York, plans to be married in December to Mark William Grayson, a son of Thomas D. Grayson of Fairfax, Va., and Suzanne M. Rowins of Hancock, Calif.

Their engagement has been announced by the bride's father, a Republican Congressman who is a former chairman of the Corning Glass Works, and her mother, a member of the New York State Council on the Arts.

Miss Houghton, a graduate of the Purnell School and the University of Vermont, studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan and the Royal Academy of Art in London. She is a granddaughter of Mrs. Amory Houghton of Corning and the late Mr. Houghton, a chairman of Corning Glass and an Ambassador to France in the Eisenhower Administration. The bride-to-be is a granddaughter also of Mrs. Robert N. West of Somers, N.Y., and the late Mr. West, a partner in the New York law firm of Shearman & Sterling.

Mr. Grayson, a cum laude graduate of Harvard University, received an M.B.A. from Columbia University. He is a staff assistant in the literary division of Triad Artists, talent and literary agents in Los Angeles. His father is a consultant for the National Education Foundation in Washington. His mother was the founding head of the middle school at St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Tex.

Photo of Mark W. Grayson and Sarah R. Houghton
A version of this article appeared in print on Sunday, April 24, 1988, on section 1 page 50 of the New York edition.
MarriageDec, 19882
Occupation1999She worked for the actor Christopher Reeves
AddressApr, 1999141 W. Norwalk Rd., Norwalk, CT, USA2

Citations

  1. [S146] Downs, Who's Who in New York, p. 602.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Amory Houghton III, Apr. 1999.
  3. [S95] Newspaper, http://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/24/style/…
  4. [S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, XCIX [1985]: 443.

Samuel Houghton1

M, #17039, d. before October 1696

Family: Elizabeth (?)

Biography

Occupationa bricklayer
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Marriage2
Livingbetween 1687 and 1696Burlington, Burlington Co., NJ, USA, p. 367: "1692-3 12 m (Feb)...of a lot on High St., Burlington...West of and next to Samuel Houghton..."; p. 368: "1689 6th m. (Aug.) Do. Do. Do. for Samuel Houghton, of I 1/2 a. on the Island of Burlington, a corner lot over against Christopher Weatherill's, 108 1/3 f. front on Hight St., 9 ch. 17 links on the street to the Graveyard."; p. 375: "1693 2d n. (April). Do. Do. for Thomas Clarke and Samuel Houghton, of 200 a. on the line of the old Indian purchase; incl. 12 a. of meadow adjoining Mathew Campion and John Chaddock."; p. 419: "1687 July 7. Do. Same to Samuel Houghton of Burlington, bricklayer, for 150 acres in the part, formerly called the Yorkshire or First Tenth."; p. 440, "1690"; p. 443, "1689 May 10. Do...to Samuel Houghton of the Town of Burlington, bricklayer, for I 1/2 acres in said town, a corner lot on the Westside of Hight St., over against Christopher Weatherhill."; p. 472, "1693 Nov. 29. Do. Samuel Houghton, bricklayer, to Thomas Clarke, carpenter, both of Burlington, for 150 acres in Burlington Co., long the line of the old Indian purchase..."; p. 488: "1696 16th d. 4th m. (June)"; p. 490: "1696 Oct. 19...Samuel Houghton. lately dec'd"; p. 526, "1700 Dec. 21...S.E. of Samuel Houghton"; p. 538-9: "1688 July 12. Will of Francis Beswick of Burlington. Wife Precilla, kinsman Aaron Beswick, kinswomen Ann, daughter of Arthur Dickason, and Ann, daughter of William Bland, both of Thurnam Brow [Probably Thornborough, a township in the parish of South Kilvington, Wapentake of Birdford, North Riding of York; or possibly Thornholm, near Bridlignton, East Riding of York.], Blackimore, Co. of York, England, joint heirs of his real estate; legacies to the Quaker Meetinghouse in Burlington, Thomas Budd, Joseph Pope, James Hill. Executors -- Joseph Pope and James Hill. Witnesses--Christopher Wetherill, John Smith, Samuel Houghton. Proved Feb. 9, 1688-9." [latter, West Jersey Records, Liber B, Part 2, p. 731].3
GuardianspDec 10, 1692Shrewsbury, NJ, USA, appoint of guardians for Samuel Hooten, a lunatic4
GuardianspFeb 15, 1692/93Shrewsbury, Monmouth, NJ, USA, by appointment of Andrew Hamilton, Governor of East and West Jersey. Also appointed guardians were Thomas Hilborne and his wife Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel. Guardianship was granted because Samuel being "rendered incapable to act through a distemper of lunancy." (Supra, E. Jersey Deeds, D., 372); "a lunatic"5
Deathbefore Oct, 1696Burlington, Burlington Co., NJ, USA6
ReligionQuaker7
RelativeNJ, USA
Research1687Burlington, Burlington Co., NJ, USA

Citations

  1. [S159] Nelson, NJ Patents and Deeds, p. 367.
  2. [S159] Nelson, NJ Patents and Deeds, p. 193-94.
  3. [S159] Nelson, NJ Patents and Deeds, p. 367, 368, 539.
  4. [S159] Nelson, NJ Patents and Deeds, p. 201.
  5. [S159] Nelson, NJ Patents and Deeds, p. 193-94, 440.
  6. [S159] Nelson, NJ Patents and Deeds, p. 490.
  7. [S159] Nelson, NJ Patents and Deeds, p. 539.

Egbert Mortimer Houghton1

M, #17040, b. 10 May 1872, d. 6 December 1946

Family: Althea O. Morris b. 1887, d. 1954

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BirthMay 10, 1872MI, USA, age 8 in 1880 census; age 49 in 1920 census; age 60 in 1930 census; age 67 in 1940 census1,2
Immigrationcirca 1897Millbrook Twp., Mecosta, MI, USA, both moved and purchased 40 acres of land.3
MarriageJan 28, 1902Newton, MI, USA, mar 8 y in 1910 census1
1910 Census1910Millbrook, Mecosta Co., MI, USA, age 40, farmer; 2 houses from brother Henry4
1920 Census1920Millbrook, Mecosta Co., MI, USA, age 49, farmer5
1930 Census1930Millbrook, Mecosta Co., MI, USA, age 60, widower, farmer, next door to mother and brother Henry6
DeathDec 6, 1946Stanwood, Mecosta Co, MI, USA1
BurialHillcrest Cemetery, Six Lakes, Montcalm Co, MI, USA

Citations

  1. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 18.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Woodstock Twp, Lenawee Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 15, E.D. 171, Sh. 13, Ln. 19.
  3. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 61.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Millbrook, Mecosta, Michigan; Roll: T624_663; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 130; line 85, dwl 8-9.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Millbrook, Mecosta, Michigan; Roll T625_784; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 248; line 76, dwl 85-89.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Millbrook, Mecosta Co., Michigan; Roll: 1011; Enumeration District: 22; page 260, sheet 7A; line 13, dwl 147.