Aaron Orin Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #32163, b. 11 July 1845, d. 12 January 1926

Family 1: Belle Pratt b. c 1848, d. 1884

Family 2: Sarah Ellen Plunkett b. Feb 1862, d. 1918

  • Marriage Bann: Aaron Orin Houghton and Sarah Ellen Plunkett declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 28, 1886 Topsham, ME, USA; marriage, 1856 given (error.)3
  • Marriage Bann: Aaron Orin Houghton and Sarah Ellen Plunkett declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 14, 1886 Lisbon, ME, USA.2
  • Marriage Bann: Aaron Orin Houghton and Sarah Ellen Plunkett declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 22, 1886 Topsham, ME, USA; Aaron, a. 41 y; Sarah, a. 32 y.14
  • Marriage License: Aaron Orin Houghton and Sarah Ellen Plunkett obtained a marriage license on Sep 27, 1886 at Topsham, ME, USA.14
  • Marriage*: Aaron Orin Houghton married Sarah Ellen Plunkett on Jul 12, 1887 at Harpswell, ME, USA.14

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BirthJul 11, 1845ME, USA, age 5 in 1850 census; age 12 in 1860 census; age 24 in 1870 census; age 34 in 1880 census; Jul 1846, age 53 in 1900 census; age 62 in 1910 census; age 70 in 1920 census5,6
Mil. EnlsMar 24, 1865Oxford, ME, USA, in the Union Army, Unassigned Maine Infantry, a private, age 197,8,9,10
ResearchMar 24, 1865ME, USA
Marriage5
1870 Census1870Bridgton, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 24, works in a woolen mill; with Elizabeth Stuart family11
1880 Census1880Oxford, Oxford Co., ME, USA, age 34, canvaseur for trus?12,13
Origincirca 1886Lisbon, ME, USA2,14
MarriageJul 12, 1887Harpswell, ME, USA14
1900 Census1900Auburn, Androscoggin Co., ME, USA, age 53, spinner1,15
1910 Census1910Auburn, Androscoggin Co., ME, USA, age 62, cotton mill spinner16
1920 Census1920Auburn, Androscoggin Co., ME, USA, age 70, widowed, shoe factory lacer; and sister in law Etta M. Hunter, widowed17,18
DeathJan 12, 19265
BurialTopsham, ME, USA5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Maine, Box 31, Vol. 1, E.D. 2, Sh. 12, Ln. 74.
  2. [S645] Lisbon ME VRs, p. 294.
  3. [S650] Topsham ME VRs I, p. 97.
  4. [S988] King, Annals of Oxford ME.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Chris Pottle, July 29, 2000.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Oxford, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M432_263; Page: 73; line 17, dwl 76-77.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  8. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  9. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
  10. [S1354] Janett Hewett, Union Soldiers Roster ME and NH, p. 188.
  11. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Bridgton, Cumberland Co., ME, p. 27, line 8, dwl 177-199.
  12. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Oxford, Oxford Co., ME, Reel 12, Vol. 8, ED. 133, Sh. 18, Ln. 21.
  13. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Oxford, Oxford Co., ME, Reel 12, Vol. 8, ED. 133, Sh. 18, Ln. 21, dwl 159-179.
  14. [S651] Topsham ME VRs II, p. 136.
  15. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: T623_587; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 2; line 74, dwl 34-213-335.
  16. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Auburn Ward 4, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: T624_536; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 7; line 90, dwl 155-170-221.
  17. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., ME, Film 853, Box 27, Vol. 1, E.D. 2, Sh. 2, Ln. 26.
  18. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Auburn Ward 1, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: T625_637; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 2; line 26, dwl 20-26-42.

Sarah Ellen Plunkett1,2

F, #32164, b. February 1862, d. 1918

Family: Aaron Orin Houghton b. 11 Jul 1845, d. 12 Jan 1926

  • Marriage Bann: Sarah Ellen Plunkett and Aaron Orin Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 28, 1886 Topsham, ME, USA; marriage, 1856 given (error.)6
  • Marriage Bann*: Sarah Ellen Plunkett and Aaron Orin Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 14, 1886 Lisbon, ME, USA.1
  • Marriage Bann: Sarah Ellen Plunkett and Aaron Orin Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 22, 1886 Topsham, ME, USA; Aaron, a. 41 y; Sarah, a. 32 y.7
  • Marriage License: Sarah Ellen Plunkett and Aaron Orin Houghton obtained a marriage license on Sep 27, 1886 at Topsham, ME, USA.7
  • Marriage: Sarah Ellen Plunkett married Aaron Orin Houghton, son of Aaron Houghton and Betsy Farris, on Jul 12, 1887 at Harpswell, ME, USA.7

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BirthFeb, 1862MA, USA, age 32 in 1886 marriage; age 38 in 1900 census; age 64 in 1910 census3
Origincirca 1886Topsham, ME, USA1
Marriage BannSep 14, 1886Lisbon, ME, USA1
1900 Census1900Auburn, Androscoggin Co., ME, USA, age 53, spinner3,4
1910 Census1910Auburn, Androscoggin Co., ME, USA, age 62, cotton mill spinner5
Death19182
ParentsDfather born in England, mother born in Canada
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S645] Lisbon ME VRs, p. 294.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Chris Pottle, July 29, 2000.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Maine, Box 31, Vol. 1, E.D. 2, Sh. 12, Ln. 74.
  4. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: T623_587; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 2; line 74, dwl 34-213-335.
  5. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Auburn Ward 4, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: T624_536; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 7; line 90, dwl 155-170-221.
  6. [S650] Topsham ME VRs I, p. 97.
  7. [S651] Topsham ME VRs II, p. 136.

Charles Houghton1

M, #32167

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Association1832Paris, ME, USA, Maine Temperance Society1,2
Residence1832Weld, Franklin Co., ME, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S647] Wm. B. Lapham and Silas P. Maxim, History of Paris, Maine, p. 314.
  2. [S785] William Berry Lapham, Norway, Oxford Co., ME Hx, p. 292.

Ella Gertrude Houghton1,2

F, #32168, b. 25 October 1859, d. 15 December 1889

Family 1: James Mellen

Family 2: Charles Reno

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BirthOct 25, 1859West Gardiner, ME, USA, age 9/12 in 1860 census; age 10 in 1870 census1
Marriage2
DeathDec 15, 18892
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S649] West Gardiner Me VRs, p. 22.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Naomi Jackson, May 9, 2000.

Ellen M. Houghton1

F, #32169

Family: Francis W. Bran

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Origincirca 1858Lee, MA, USA1
Marriage BannMay 10, 1858West Gardiner, ME, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S649] West Gardiner Me VRs, p. 54.

Francis W. Bran1

M, #32170

Family: Ellen M. Houghton

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Marriage BannMay 10, 1858West Gardiner, ME, USA1
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  1. [S649] West Gardiner Me VRs, p. 54.

Nahum Houghton1,2,3

M, #32171, b. between 1783 and 1785

Family: Dinah Rogers b. 1 Apr 1781

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Birthbetween 1783 and 1785ME, USA, age 27 in 1810; age 50-60 in 1840 census; age 67, NH, in 1850 census; age 75 in 1860 census3,2
Church1803Topsham, ME, USA, the parish4
Residencecirca 1812Brunswich, Cumberland Co., ME, USA1
Marriage LicenseMar 3, 1812Phippsburg, ME, USA5,1
1820 Census1820Brunswich, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, 10 Individuals: 1 male 0-10, 1 male 16-18, 3 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45; 2 female 0-10, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-45

101310-20110-0001 (1 manufacturing, age 26-45)6
1830 Census1830Brunswich, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, 0201101-00100017
1840 Census1840Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, 5 Total: 1 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 50 to 60 (1780-1789) // 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 female 50 to 60 (1780-1789)8
1850 Census1850Brunswich, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 67, carpenter2
1860 Census1860Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 75, property $12003
DuplicateDavid Baker: note there is a Nahum Houghton who marries a Dinah Rogers in Maine in 1812, whose line cannot be connected to any other Houghton, but is about the right age: 78 in the 1860 Census.
But, his place of birth is listed as Mass. when it should be New York or
Canada to be the correct Nahum.9
DuplicateME, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S651] Topsham ME VRs II, p. 136.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M432_251; Page: 239; line 34, dwl 603-671.
  3. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M653_437; Page: 118, line 34, dwl 904-945.
  4. [S771] George Augustus Wheeler M.D. and Henry Warren Wheeler, Brunswick, Topsham ME Hx, I, p. 421.
  5. [S790] Phippsburg ME VRs, p. 243.
  6. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M33_34; Page: 394; line 13.
  7. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, Page: 10; NARA Roll: M19-46; Family History Film: 0009700.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1840 US Census, Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME, p. 567.
  9. [S415] E-mail from David Baker, Oct 25, 2020.
  10. [S771] George Augustus Wheeler M.D. and Henry Warren Wheeler, Brunswick, Topsham ME Hx, I, p. 416.
  11. [S771] George Augustus Wheeler M.D. and Henry Warren Wheeler, Brunswick, Topsham ME Hx, II, p. 850.

Dinah Rogers1,2

F, #32172, b. 1 April 1781

Family: Nahum Houghton b. bt 1783 - 1785

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BirthApr 1, 1781Topsham, ME, USA, age 68 in 1850 census3,4
Residencecirca 1812Topsham, ME, USA2
Marriage BannJan 12, 1812Topsham, ME, USA2,3
1850 Census1850Brunswich, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 67, carpenter4
ParentsDCapt. John Rogers and Jane Potter3,1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S790] Phippsburg ME VRs, p. 243.
  2. [S651] Topsham ME VRs II, p. 136.
  3. [S771] George Augustus Wheeler M.D. and Henry Warren Wheeler, Brunswick, Topsham ME Hx, II, p. 850.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M432_251; Page: 239; line 34, dwl 603-671.
  5. [S771] George Augustus Wheeler M.D. and Henry Warren Wheeler, Brunswick, Topsham ME Hx, I, p. 416.

Blanche Audrey Morrill1

F, #32173, b. 24 October 1867, d. 8 April 1944

Family: Walter Henry Adams b. Dec 1863, d. 2 Jun 1946

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BirthOct 24, 18671
MarriageDec 8, 1897Somerset/Boston, MA, USA2,3,4
BurialRural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
DeathApr 8, 1944Clinton, MA, USA5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 330.
  5. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.

Mira J. Adams1

F, #32174, b. 23 February 1860, d. 1932

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BirthFeb 23, 18601
Death1932a. 72 y.
BurialHope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.

Minnie F. Adams1

F, #32175, b. 18 November 1868, d. 1938

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BirthNov 18, 18681
Death1938Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 691
BurialHope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.

Lydia Ann Houghton1

F, #32176, b. 10 January 1830, d. 8 October 1845

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BirthJan 10, 18303,4
DeathOct 8, 1845Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 15 y. (Wor. p. 487)3
BurialHope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142 #5478b.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Jan 1, 2003.

Lyman Jewett Houghton1,2

M, #32177, b. 4 August 1839, d. 29 September 1841

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BirthAug 4, 1839Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5
DeathSep 29, 18412 y.5
BurialHope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142 #5484.
  3. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Clifford C. Fifield, from "Early Vital Records of Worcester County, Mass. to about 1850" CD; Worcester Births, p. 140.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.

Francis Chester Houghton1,2

M, #32178, b. 22 January 1842, d. 7 March 1843

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BirthJan 22, 1842Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Dec. 18411,4,5
DeathMar 7, 1843age 15 m5
BurialHope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142 #5483.
  3. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Clifford C. Fifield, from "Early Vital Records of Worcester County, Mass. to about 1850" CD; Worcester Births, p. 140.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.

Elizabeth F. Adams1

F, #32179, b. 23 January 1858, d. 1933

Family: Otis Allen Gates b. c 1847, d. 1907

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BirthJan 23, 18581
Marriage1
Death193375 y.1
BurialHope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

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  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.

Otis Allen Gates1

M, #32180, b. circa 1847, d. 1907

Family: Elizabeth F. Adams b. 23 Jan 1858, d. 1933

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Birthcirca 1847
Marriage1
Death1907a. 60 y. 10 m. 19 d.1
BurialHope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.

(?) Adams1

F, #32181, b. 23 December 1901

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BirthDec 23, 1901MA, USA1
Deathyoung1
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  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.

Elizabeth Adams1

F, #32182, b. 24 October 1904

Family: Daniel Joseph Reed

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BirthOct 24, 1904Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageApr 26, 1930Milwaukee, WI, USA1
Pedigree

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  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.

Daniel Joseph Reed1

M, #32183

Family: Elizabeth Adams b. 24 Oct 1904

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MarriageApr 26, 1930Milwaukee, WI, USA1
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  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.

Walter Adams Fifield1

M, #32184, b. 24 August 1945

Family: Jeanne Buzzell b. 11 May 1947

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BirthAug 24, 1945Clinton, MA, USA1
MarriageJun 15, 1968Canaan, NH, USA2
Pedigree

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  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Clifford Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1989.

Julia Golden1

F, #32185

Family: Clifford Crane Fifield b. 12 Oct 1902, d. Feb 1978

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Marriageafter 19591
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  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.

Helen Gustafson1

F, #32186

Family: George Clark Fifield b. 17 Apr 1927

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Marriage1
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  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.

George Clark Fifield Jr.1

M, #32187, b. 17 April 1950

Family: Susanna Chou b. 22 Feb 1947

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BirthApr 17, 1950Milwaukee, WI, USA2
MarriageJun 9Bangkok, Thailand, 09 Jun 19??3
AlertGeorge Clark does not want any dates for his family printed
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Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Clifford Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.
  2. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Clifford Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.
  4. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Clifford Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1989.

Peter Derby Fifield1

M, #32188, b. 14 January 1953

Family: Liberta Marie Thompson b. 17 Dec 1952

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BirthJan 14, 1953Misawa, Japan1
MarriageJul 28, 1989Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
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  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Clifford Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1989.

Nancy Crane Fifield1

F, #32189, b. 28 November 1956

Family: Eric Shellabarger Jeppson

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BirthNov 28, 1956Fort Sill, OK, USA1
MarriageJun 26, 1982Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Pedigree

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  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Clifford Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1989.

Janet Fifield1

F, #32190, b. 30 May 1959

Family: Daniel George Billings

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BirthMay 30, 1959Wurzburg, Germany1
MarriageMay 23, 1993Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
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  1. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Clifford Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1989.