Houghton Surname Project

Asa Wilder¹

M, #21731, b. 28 May 1778, d. 29 May 1865

Father*: Rufus Wilder¹ d. 27 Oct 1837
Mother*: Vashti Prescott¹ b. 24 May 1753, d. 27 Nov 1838

Family: Sally (?)

Marriage*: Asa Wilder married Sally (?) on before 1816.¹

Polly Wilder¹ b. 23 Feb 1816
John R. Wilder¹ b. 10 Sep 1819
Edward Wilder¹ b. 15 Aug 1821

Biography

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Birth

May 28, 1778

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Occupation

a farmer

Marriage

before 1816

Death

May 29, 1865

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, of cancer, a. 87 y²

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 247.

Josiah Wilder¹

M, #21732, b. 26 April 1792, d. 18 August 1879

Father*: Rufus Wilder¹ d. 27 Oct 1837
Mother*: Vashti Prescott¹ b. 24 May 1753, d. 27 Nov 1838

Family: Susan Flint

Marriage*: Josiah Wilder married Susan Flint on Dec 2, 1817 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.²

Ivers H. Wilder+¹ b. 28 Feb 1819
Myron Wilder² b. c 1835

Biography

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Birth

Apr 26, 1792

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Occupation

a farmer

Marriage

Dec 2, 1817

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

Death

Aug 18, 1879

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, widowed, of old age, a. 87y 3m 19d³

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 185.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 247.

Mary Wilder¹

F, #21733, b. 3 December 1783, d. 19 February 1792

Father*: Rufus Wilder¹ d. 27 Oct 1837
Mother*: Vashti Prescott¹ b. 24 May 1753, d. 27 Nov 1838

Biography

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Birth

Dec 3, 1783

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Feb 19, 1792

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 248.

Sally (?)¹

F, #21734

Family: Asa Wilder b. 28 May 1778, d. 29 May 1865

Marriage*: Sally (?) married Asa Wilder, son of Rufus Wilder and Vashti Prescott, on before 1816.¹

Polly Wilder¹ b. 23 Feb 1816
John R. Wilder¹ b. 10 Sep 1819
Edward Wilder¹ b. 15 Aug 1821

Biography

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Marriage

before 1816

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.

Edward Wilder¹

M, #21735, b. 15 August 1821

Father*: Asa Wilder¹ b. 28 May 1778, d. 29 May 1865
Mother*: Sally (?)¹

Biography

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Birth

Aug 15, 1821

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.

John R. Wilder¹

M, #21736, b. 10 September 1819

Father*: Asa Wilder¹ b. 28 May 1778, d. 29 May 1865
Mother*: Sally (?)¹

Biography

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Birth

Sep 10, 1819

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.

Meriam Wilder¹

F, #21737, b. 23 June 1776

Father*: Rufus Wilder¹ d. 27 Oct 1837
Mother*: Vashti Prescott¹ b. 24 May 1753, d. 27 Nov 1838

Family: Samuel Brooks

Marriage*: Meriam Wilder married Samuel Brooks on Aug 11, 1801 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.²

Biography

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Birth

Jun 23, 1776

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Aug 11, 1801

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 185.

Polly Wilder¹

F, #21738, b. 23 February 1816

Father*: Asa Wilder¹ b. 28 May 1778, d. 29 May 1865
Mother*: Sally (?)¹

Biography

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Birth

Feb 23, 1816

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.

Rufus Wilder¹

M, #21739, b. 12 April 1781

Father*: Rufus Wilder¹ d. 27 Oct 1837
Mother*: Vashti Prescott¹ b. 24 May 1753, d. 27 Nov 1838

Biography

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Birth

Apr 12, 1781

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.

Sarah Wilder¹

F, #21740, b. 6 January 1786

Father*: Rufus Wilder¹ d. 27 Oct 1837
Mother*: Vashti Prescott¹ b. 24 May 1753, d. 27 Nov 1838

Family: Daniel Barton

Marriage*: Sarah Wilder married Daniel Barton on Jan 7, 1808 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.²

Biography

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Birth

Jan 6, 1786

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Jan 7, 1808

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 185.

Vashti Wilder¹

F, #21741, b. 26 August 1788

Father*: Rufus Wilder¹ d. 27 Oct 1837
Mother*: Vashti Prescott¹ b. 24 May 1753, d. 27 Nov 1838

Family: Benjamin Allen

Marriage*: Vashti Wilder married Benjamin Allen on Aug 16, 1849 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.²

Biography

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Birth

Aug 26, 1788

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Aug 16, 1849

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

Death

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 185.
[S415] E-mail from Janice Farnsworth, 16 Jan 2001.

Susan Flint¹

F, #21742

Family: Josiah Wilder b. 26 Apr 1792, d. 18 Aug 1879

Marriage*: Susan Flint married Josiah Wilder, son of Rufus Wilder and Vashti Prescott, on Dec 2, 1817 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.¹

Ivers H. Wilder+² b. 28 Feb 1819
Myron Wilder¹ b. c 1835

Biography

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Marriage

Dec 2, 1817

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 185.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.

Samuel Brooks¹

M, #21743

Family: Meriam Wilder b. 23 Jun 1776

Marriage*: Samuel Brooks married Meriam Wilder, daughter of Rufus Wilder and Vashti Prescott, on Aug 11, 1801 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Residence

1801

Westminster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Aug 11, 1801

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 185.

Myron Wilder¹

M, #21744, b. circa 1835

Father*: Josiah Wilder¹ b. 26 Apr 1792, d. 18 Aug 1879
Mother*: Susan Flint¹

Family: Mary Gates b. 1 Oct 1841

Marriage*: Myron Wilder married Mary Gates on Dec 26, 1878 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 2nd mar.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1835

a. 43 y. in 1878

Occupation

a carpenter

Marriage

Dec 26, 1878

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 2nd mar¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 185.

Mary Gates¹

F, #21745, b. 1 October 1841

Family: Myron Wilder b. c 1835

Marriage*: Mary Gates married Myron Wilder, son of Josiah Wilder and Susan Flint, on Dec 26, 1878 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 2nd mar.¹

Biography

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Birth

Oct 1, 1841

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

Marriage

Dec 26, 1878

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 2nd mar¹

Biography

d. Howard and Clarissa

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 185.
[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 31.

Daniel Barton¹

M, #21746

Family: Sarah Wilder b. 6 Jan 1786

Marriage*: Daniel Barton married Sarah Wilder, daughter of Rufus Wilder and Vashti Prescott, on Jan 7, 1808 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Residence

1808

New Ipswich, NH, USA¹

Marriage

Jan 7, 1808

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 185.

Benjamin Allen¹

M, #21747

Family: Vashti Wilder b. 26 Aug 1788

Marriage*: Benjamin Allen married Vashti Wilder, daughter of Rufus Wilder and Vashti Prescott, on Aug 16, 1849 at Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Aug 16, 1849

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 185.

Helen Amanda Wilder¹

F, #21748, b. 21 June 1844, d. before 1846

Father*: Ivers H. Wilder¹ b. 28 Feb 1819
Mother*: Amanda Eliza Houghton¹ b. 18 Feb 1819

Biography

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Birth

Jun 21, 1844

Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Death

before 1846

sister of same name born

Pedigree

Citations

[S271] Ashby MA VRs, p. 90.

Eliza Woodman¹

F, #21749, b. 1809

Family: Dr. Charles Houghton b. 19 Mar 1804, d. Jan 1870

Marriage*: Eliza Woodman married Dr. Charles Houghton, son of Capt. Nahum Houghton and Lovisa Howe, on May 27, 1830 at Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: iii. 918.^5,1,6,7,8,9

Sarah S. Houghton² b. 1831
Ellen M. Houghton⁵ b. c Sep 1832, d. 20 Feb 1835
Susan E. Houghton² b. 1834
Dr. Charles W. Houghton+² b. Mar 1837
Edward Houghton^5,11 b. c Sep 1839, d. 16 Mar 1847
Frederick Houghton^5,12 b. c Jun 1843, d. 22 Apr 1847

Biography

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Birth

1809

VT, USA, age 41 in 1850 census; age 52, NH, in 1860 census; age 60 in 1870 census; age 70 in 1880 census²

Origin

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA^1,3,4

Marriage

May 27, 1830

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: iii. 918^5,1,6,7,8,9

1850 Census

1850

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, a physician, age 45²

1860 Census

1860

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, USA, age 56, M. L.¹⁰

Relative

married two brothers; sisters?

Pedigree

Citations

[S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 187.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bennington, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: M432_921; Page: 202; line 41, dwl 334-340.
[S1174] Hiel Hollister, Pawlet (VT) One Hundred Years.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, 22, 1830: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2112, Index to Brattleboro VRs, Marriages.
[S273] Margaret R. Jenks, Pawlet VT Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 6.
[S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 467.
[S1174] Hiel Hollister, Pawlet (VT) One Hundred Years, p. 205.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, 22, 1830/#160: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2112, Index to Brattleboro VRs, Marriages.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, , p. 647, line 17, dwl 1312-1435.
[S1074] Town Records: Pawlet, Rutland Co. VT, Book 1, p. 107; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Pawlet, Rutland Co., VT: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Frederick Houghton^1,2

M, #21750, b. circa June 1843, d. 22 April 1847

Father*: Dr. Charles Houghton^1,2 b. 19 Mar 1804, d. Jan 1870
Mother*: Eliza Woodman^1,2 b. 1809

Biography

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Birth

circa Jun, 1843

dd calc

Death

Apr 22, 1847

Pawlet, Rutland Co., VT, USA, age 3 y 10 m^1,2

Burial

Meltown Valley Cemetery, Pawlet, Rutland Co., VT, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S273] Margaret R. Jenks, Pawlet VT Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 6.
[S1074] Town Records: Pawlet, Rutland Co., VT: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.