Augustus E. Houghton1,2

M, #20701, b. 24 October 1808

Family 1: Harriett M. (?) b. c 1816

Family 2: Louisa Kelton b. 18 Jul 1815

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BirthOct 24, 1808NH, USA, In Ephraim's Pension Record; age 41, NH, in 1850 census; age 48, MA, in 1860 census; age 59 in 1870 census; 1910 census of son Herbert gives MA2
Marriage1
1850 Census1850Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 41, a laborer; also Joseph and Nancy A. Leavitt, 27 and 23, and Parmelia W. Conant, 65, NH1
Marriage3
1860 Census1860Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 48, a teamster, property $900-150; Louisa, property $600-1504
1870 Census1870Milford, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 59, a farm laborer, property $400-1005
DeathMilford, MA, USA, History of Ashburnham, Massachusetts
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Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 169, line 40, dwl 579-655.
  2. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Milford, Hillsborough Co., NH, Roll 844, p.62, line 2, dwl 427-558.
  4. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, sheet 32, line 12, dwl 247-246.
  5. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Milford, Hillsborough Co., NH, Roll 844, p.62, line 2, dwl 427-558.

Nathaniel Houghton1

M, #20702, b. 17 September 1811

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BirthSep 17, 1811Rindge, NH, USA, In Pension Record; age 39 in 1850 census1
Duplicate
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Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Emma M. Houghton1

F, #20703, b. 13 September 1814

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BirthSep 13, 1814Rindge, NH, USA, In Pension Record; age 35 in 1850 census2,3
1850 Census1850Leominster, MA, USA, age 34, comb maker; and grandmother Augusta M. Hale3
Living1852Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, with married daug. Mrs. Emma M. Hale; letter from William in her pension file, dated 18522
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
  2. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 197A; Image: 387.

William Houghton1,2,3,4,5

M, #20704, b. 5 April 1802, d. 15 December 1889

Family 1: Orilla Elmira Cornish b. 23 Apr 1809, d. 15 Sep 1853

Family 2: Clarissa (?) b. c 1822

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BirthApr 5, 1802Bakersfield, Franklin Co., VT, USA, age 49 in 1850 census; age 58 in 1860 census; age 68 in 1870 census; MLM: c 1794, Rockingham, VT7,8,9,10,5
MarriageSep 17, 1829La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, Orilla was first woman to marry in La Grange, WI7,8,11
1830 Census1830Bakersfield, Franklin Co., VT, USA, 8 Total: 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 2 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 70 to 80 (1751-1760) // 2 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800), 1 female 60 to 70 (1761-1770)12
Researchbetween 1830 and 1840next door to Josiah and Benjamin
LivingJul, 1833Franklin Co., VT, USA, aff'dt2
Immigration1838La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, with 4 children9,4,13
1840 Census1840Elkhorn, Walworth Co., WI, USA, 9 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 2 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 2 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)14
Land RecrdMar 25, 1841Walworth Co., WI, USA, Land Grant from President Harrison to William Houghton for 160 acres, section 14
Officeone of the first Post Masters of the town and he also served as Justice of the Peace for many years.15
1850 Census1850La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 49, farmer; all children given with surname Howton10
Marriage16
1860 Census1860La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 58, farmer; property $4400-200017
1870 Census1870La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 68, a farmer, property $5000-30018
1880 Census1880La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 78, lives without work, next door to son Horace19
DeathDec 15, 1889La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, Dec 16 on GS7,11
BurialRound Prairie Cemetery, La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA
Contributn
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 357 #695.
  2. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123 #2423.
  4. [S1332] Walworth Co., WI Ladies Aid Society La Grange, La Grange Pioneers of Walworth Co., WI.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 161.
  6. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 357.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 357.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123.
  9. [S36] Letter, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.
  10. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lagrange, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1007; Page: 372; line 41, dwl 564-580(574-588).
  11. [S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.
  12. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont; Roll: 183; Page: 65.
  13. [S1395] William D. Houghton, Memoirs of Orley Clifton Houghton, p. 4.
  14. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Elkhorn, Walworth, Wisconsin Territory; Roll: 580; Page: 202.
  15. [S1394] William D. Houghton, Houghton Ancestors:, p. 123.
  16. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, LaGrange, Walworth Co., WI, Box 1741, p. 169B, line 14, dwl 102-85.
  17. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , La Grange, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1434; Page: 419; sheet 28, line 16, dwl 181-180.
  18. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , LaGrange, Walworth Co., WI, Box 1741, p. 169B, line 14, dwl 102-85.
  19. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , La Grange Twp, Walworth Co., WI, Reel 18, Vol. 29, ED. 229, Sh. 9, Ln. 18, dwl 3-3.
  20. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 160.

Luther Mower1

M, #20705, b. 1793, d. 5 August 1850

Family: Elizabeth Houghton b. Feb 1793, d. 7 Sep 1884

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Birth1793Greene, ME, USA, age 56 in 1850 census1,2
Mil. Serv.1812
Marriagecirca 18163,1
1850 Census1850Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, age 56, farmer2
DeathAug 5, 1850Fairlee, VT, USA1
BurialFairlee, VT, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Susan Reed, Mar 14, 2008.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Fairlee, Orange, Vermont; Roll: M432_926; Page: 92A; Image: 184; line 30, dwl 22.
  3. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Stephen Fulton1

M, #20706

Family: Elvira Houghton b. 1 Jun 1805, d. 10 Jan 1891

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Marriage18291,2
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  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  2. [S1492] Fold3.com, online www.fold3.com, http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24004857/

Elizabeth Pitcher

F, #20707, b. 1767, d. 19 February 1842

Family: Shevah Houghton b. 1 May 1755, d. 8 Feb 1842

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Birth1767NY, USA, Mary Houghton Losey's death record and 1880 census stated her mother was born in CT; Martin: 17571
Origincirca 1785Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA2
MarriageApr 21, 1785Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, First Church3,2
Census1842Batavia, Genesee Co., NY, USA, a widow1
DeathFeb 19, 1842Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY, USA, probate file #001923,1
Probate1Wayne Co., NY, USA, #001921
ParentsSElijah Pitcher or Reuben Pitcher; Reuben was a Revol. soldier, bur. Martinsburg, NY
PensionInxJul 22, 1842Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA, aged 76. "S13449, MA Line...aged 76", lists 13 children, and widow Elizabeth; Certif. of Pension issued on Dec. 10, 1832, aged 76. Payment received Mar. 4, 1831: $113.33. Book D, Vol. 5, page 127
MLM: Pension Rolls, Wayne Co., NY, pvt., Lt., Connecticut Militia.3,4,5
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Martin, Dec. 12, 2001.
  2. [S494] Westfield MA VRs, no pages.
  3. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80.
  5. [S946] Unknown compiler, Rev. War Pension Application Index, p. 273.

Poena Houghton1

F, #20708, b. circa 1791

Family: David Sherman b. 1773, d. 11 Apr 1865

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Birthcirca 1791NY, USA, age 59 in 1850 census; age 69 in 1860 census
Marriage1
Living18421
1850 Census1850Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 76 and 59; also Zephaniah Sherman      45; Erminda Sherman      46; Sophia J Sherman     18; Jefferson Sherman      16
1860 Census1860Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 86 and 69
Researchmarried Shermans
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Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

David Sherman1

M, #20709, b. 1773, d. 11 April 1865

Family 1: Elizabeth Howell b. 1764, d. 25 Oct 1839

Family 2: Poena Houghton b. c 1791

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Birth1773Tiverton, RI, USA, GS
Marriage1794
Marriage1
1840 Census1840Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA
Living18421
1850 Census1850Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 76 and 59; also Zephaniah Sherman      45; Erminda Sherman      46; Sophia J Sherman     18; Jefferson Sherman      16
1860 Census1860Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 86 and 69
DeathApr 11, 1865Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA
BiographyHistory of the town of Marion, Wayne County, state of New York, 1795-1937: David Sherman came in 1790 at the age of seventeen to Palmyra with his brothers. He married Elizabeth Howell in 1796 and settled on a hundred acre farm in Marion, which was a gift of his brother Humphrey Sherman. This he rapidly cleared and when he could find no more forests to conquer, he sold to the first purchaser which was Samuel Caldwell. This farm is still known as the Caldwell Farm. He bought a tangled woodland and made of it the Sherman farm, where his descendants have lived until recently when it was purchased by Joseph De Nearing. His fame as a driver of oxen through the forest or as a teamster in long journeys was wide spread. When the Negus family wanted to come west, David went to Rhode Island on foot and brought the family to Wayne County. When the Howells wanted to come from New Jersey, he went after them on foot. When the Brown's wanted to go to the Mississippi River, he led the way for them, returning by foot. When sixty years old he went to Rhode Island and returned on foot, staying only two nights. When Captain Williamson wished to send a load of goods from Canandaigua to Pultneyville, he selected David Sherman. He took the goods on his sled and came to Marion the first day. From William Cogswell's (Witherden Farm), it was unbroken forest. In four days, without help, he made his own roads and got the load through. His marriage to Elizabeth Howell was the first one in town. In 1799, David Sherman registered his sheep mark in the town of Sodus. His grandson Jefferson Sherman was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1879. He also served as school commissioner in the Second District of Wayne County. David Sherman's great grandson, Orrin Sherman, was sheriff of Wayne County in 1910.
Elizabeth Howell and David Sherman were married in the winter of 1794-95, and this was the first marriage celebrated in the town. Miss Howell came to Marion in the family of David Sweezey. Mr. Sherman, a native of Rhode Island, came from Washington county, N.Y., to East Palmyra in 1791, but in the fall of that year returned east on foot. The next winter he moved to East Palmyra with two yoke of oxen, and early in 1796 came thence to this town, settling on 100 acres of the Caldwell farm. This he soon sold to Samuel O. Caldwell. He purchased and cleared another farm, upon which he died and upon which he was succeeded by his son, Zepheniah, and the father of Jefferson Sherman.
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Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Esther Houghton1

F, #20710

Family: John White

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Birth
Marriage1
Living18421
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  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

John White1

M, #20711

Family: Esther Houghton

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Marriage1
Living18421
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Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Lucy Houghton1

F, #20712, b. circa 1794

Family 1: Edward Sherman b. b 1795, d. b 1840

Family 2: David Cogswell

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Birthcirca 1794NY, USA, age 40-49 in 1840 census; age 56 in 1850 census
Marriage1
1840 Census1840Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:      2
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:      1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:      1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:      1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:      1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:      3
Free White Persons - Under 20:      3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:      2
Total Free White Persons:      6
Research1850 census?
1850 Census1850Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, Lucy Sherman, age 56; Minerva Houghton, age 34, living with Lucy Sherman and family; 2 houses down from Shevah Houghton, uncle of husband?2
1860 Census1860Allen, MI, USA, Stephen Sherman      28
Mary Sherman      28
Elizebeth Sherman      2
Edward Sherman      1
Edward Sherman      36
Lucy Sherman      66
ResearchArcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, Descendents of Shevah, i.e. James Houghton and Charles C., sons of Shevah, Jr; Georgiana Houghton, etc. are all living in
Researchmarried Shermans
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Arcadia, Wayne, New York; Roll: M432_612; Page: 236; line 37, dwl 1671-1762.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Arcadia, Wayne, New York; Roll: 612; Page: 236b.

David Cogswell1

M, #20713

Family: Lucy Houghton b. c 1794

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Marriage1
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  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Polly Houghton1

F, #20714, b. 6 June 1806, d. 10 May 1895

Family: Martin Losey b. 1802, d. bt 1850 - 1852

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BirthJun 6, 1806NY, USA, Silas's death certificate gives her bp as NY2
Marriagecirca 1822Oneida Co., NY, USA1,2
Living18421
1850 Census1850Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, house #2432
Land Recrd1852as Mary Losey, with Chauncey deeding land over to her2
Census1855Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, a widow, age 482
1860 Census1860Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA2
1880 Census1870Clinton Co., MI, USA, next door to son Silas; 13 year old Mary Locy living with her; property $1300-325; widowed; could not read2
DeathMay 10, 1895Bingham Twp, St. Johns, Clinton Co., MI, USA, at her son's Silas home, of heart failure; 88 y, 11 m, 4 d2
BurialMay 11, 1895Mt. Rest, St. Johns, Clinton Co., MI, USA, in a lot owned by Silas2
ObituaryMay 17, 1895in the Clinton Independent2
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Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Martin, Dec. 12, 2001.

Martin Losey1

M, #20715, b. 1802, d. between 1850 and 1852

Family: Polly Houghton b. 6 Jun 1806, d. 10 May 1895

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Birth1802NY, USA, Silas Losey's death certificate reported NY as bp of father1
Marriagecirca 1822Oneida Co., NY, USA2,1
Census1840Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA1
Living18422
1850 Census1850Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, house #2431
Deathbetween 1850 and 1852Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Martin, Dec. 12, 2001.
  2. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Hannah Houghton1

F, #20716

Family: Tillness Simmons

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Birth
Marriage1
Living18421
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  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Tillness Simmons1

M, #20717

Family: Hannah Houghton

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Marriage1
Living18421
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

John Houghton1

M, #20718

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  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Israel Houghton1

M, #20719

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  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Margaret Houghton1

F, #20720, b. circa 1790

Family 1: William S. Collins b. c 1785, d. 1848

Family 2: Marcus Mehollen

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Birthcirca 17902
Marriage1
Living18421
ResidenceCattaraugus Co., NY, USA, lived for many years
Marriage2
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Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Whitney Hicks, Oct. 3, 2012.

William S. Collins1,2

M, #20721, b. circa 1785, d. 1848

Family: Margaret Houghton b. c 1790

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Birthcirca 1785NY, USA2
Marriage1
Living18421
Death1848Great Valley, NY, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Whitney Hicks, Oct. 3, 2012.

Rebecca Houghton1,2

F, #20722, b. between 1811 and 1815

Family: Daniel Crippen

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Birthbetween 1811 and 1815NY, USA
Marriage1
Living1857Chautauqua, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA1,2
BurialMaryville Cemetery3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  2. [S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 117.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15.

Daniel Crippen1,2

M, #20723

Family: Rebecca Houghton b. bt 1811 - 1815

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Marriage1
Living1857Chautauqua, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA1,2
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Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  2. [S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 117.

Polly (?)1

F, #20724, b. circa 1761

Family: Simeon Houghton b. 9 Nov 1757, d. 25 Feb 1837

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Birthcirca 1761aged 59 in 18201
Marriage1
Living1837survived husband1
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  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.