Houghton Surname Project

Richard Houghton¹

M, #37981

Father*: Daniel Houghton¹
Mother*: Sarah (?)¹

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Occupation

1847

the San Francisco trade¹

Residence

circa 1854

Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, USA¹

Church

Nov 1, 1854

Uxbridge, MA, USA, cert. of clear.¹

1860 Census

1860

Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, USA, a Richard Houghton²

Pedigree

Citations

[S818] Unknown author Enc. of Am. Quaker Gen - 3, p. 169.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, p. 739.

Hugo Houghton¹

M, #37982, b. 14 November 1885

Father*: Hugo Houghton¹
Mother*: Clementine (?)¹ d. Nov 1885

Family: Martha E. S. Willets

Marriage*: Hugo Houghton married Martha E. S. Willets on Oct 17, 1916 at Liberty, NY, USA, at Jacie P. Willets.¹'

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Birth

Nov 14, 1885

NY, USA¹

Marriage

Oct 17, 1916

Liberty, NY, USA, at Jacie P. Willets¹'

Pedigree

Citations

[S818] Unknown author Enc. of Am. Quaker Gen - 3, p. 211.

Clementine (?)¹

F, #37983, d. November 1885

Family: Hugo Houghton

Marriage*: Clementine (?) married Hugo Houghton w/1.¹

Hugo Houghton¹ b. 14 Nov 1885

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Marriage

w/1¹

Death

Nov, 1885

at birth of Hugo²

Pedigree

Citations

[S818] Unknown author Enc. of Am. Quaker Gen - 3, p. 211.
[S818] Unknown author Enc. of Am. Quaker Gen - 3, p. 169.

Hugo Houghton¹

M, #37984

Family 1: Clementine (?) d. Nov 1885

Marriage*: Hugo Houghton married Clementine (?) w/1.¹

Hugo Houghton¹ b. 14 Nov 1885

Family 2: Lucy J. (?)

Marriage*: Hugo Houghton married Lucy J. (?) w/2.¹

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Marriage

w/1¹

Marriage

w/2¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S818] Unknown author Enc. of Am. Quaker Gen - 3, p. 211.

Lucy J. (?)¹

F, #37985

Family: Hugo Houghton

Marriage*: Lucy J. (?) married Hugo Houghton w/2.¹

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Marriage

w/2¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S818] Unknown author Enc. of Am. Quaker Gen - 3, p. 211.

Martha E. S. Willets¹

F, #37986

Family: Hugo Houghton b. 14 Nov 1885

Marriage*: Martha E. S. Willets married Hugo Houghton, son of Hugo Houghton and Clementine (?), on Oct 17, 1916 at Liberty, NY, USA, at Jacie P. Willets.¹'

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Marriage

Oct 17, 1916

Liberty, NY, USA, at Jacie P. Willets¹'

ParentsD

Robert R. and Tacie P. Willets

Pedigree

Citations

[S818] Unknown author Enc. of Am. Quaker Gen - 3, p. 211.

William Clapp¹

M, #37989, b. July 1685

Father*: Ezra Clapp¹ b. 22 May 1640, d. 23 Jan 1718
Mother*: Experience Houghton¹ b. 1 Aug 1659, d. 17 Dec 1717

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Birth

Jul, 1685

Pedigree

Citations

[S820] James Savage, Gen. Dict. of NE Settlers, I, p. 391.

Jane Clapp¹

F, #37990, b. 12 March 1687

Father*: Ezra Clapp¹ b. 22 May 1640, d. 23 Jan 1718
Mother*: Experience Houghton¹ b. 1 Aug 1659, d. 17 Dec 1717

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Birth

Mar 12, 1687

Pedigree

Citations

[S820] James Savage, Gen. Dict. of NE Settlers, I, p. 391.

Nehemiah Clapp¹

M, #37991

Father*: Ezra Clapp¹ b. 22 May 1640, d. 23 Jan 1718
Mother*: Experience Houghton¹ b. 1 Aug 1659, d. 17 Dec 1717

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Birth

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Citations

[S820] James Savage, Gen. Dict. of NE Settlers, I, p. 391.

Harvey Stearns¹

M, #37992

Family: Rebecca Brown b. 23 Mar 1804

Marriage*: Harvey Stearns married Rebecca Brown, daughter of Jacob Brown and Joanna Houghton.¹

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Marriage

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Citations

[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 18.

Ira Emery¹

M, #37993, b. 16 April 1801, d. 19 January 1864

Family: Rebecca Brown b. 23 Mar 1804

Marriage*: Ira Emery married Rebecca Brown, daughter of Jacob Brown and Joanna Houghton.¹

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Birth

Apr 16, 1801

Emery Gen. 344¹

Marriage

Death

Jan 19, 1864

Burial

Village Cemetery, Walpole, NH, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 18.

Dollie Jane Houghton¹

F, #37994, b. March 1886, d. 25 December 1978

Father*: Chester Houghton² b. 20 Aug 1820, d. 12 Jun 1903
Mother*: Martha Gay Seybert² b. 30 Nov 1848, d. 1 Sep 1927

Family: Ross Hubert Davis b. 2 May 1880, d. 23 Feb 1962

Marriage*: Dollie Jane Houghton married Ross Hubert Davis on Jul 10, 1903 at Falls City, NE, USA.¹

Gerald Hubert Davis¹ b. 22 Mar 1905, d. Dec 1975
Edith Felecia Davis¹
Eugene Chester Davis¹ b. 9 Sep 1913, d. 26 Dec 1957
Audrey Eunice Davis¹ b. 3 Aug 1918, d. 7 Jan 1993
Ronald Houghton Davis¹ b. 12 Mar 1927

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Birth

Mar, 1886

Falls City, NE, USA, age 14 in 1900 census²

Marriage

Jul 10, 1903

Falls City, NE, USA¹

Residence

Encinitas, CA, USA

Death

Dec 25, 1978

Long Beach, CA, USA

Obituary

Jan 2, 1979

From Hiawatha Daily World, published in Hiawatha, KS:
"DAVIS -- Mrs. Ross Davis, 92, of Encinitas, Calif., formerly of Hiawatha, died December 25, 1978 in Long Beach, Calif. Mrs. Davis had resided at 508 Kansas Ave., in Hiawatha for many years, before moving to Encinitas. Survivors include one son, Ronald Davis, of Rancho La Costa, Calif; three daughters, Florence Davis of Encinitas, Calif., Edith Kriner of Long Beach, Calif., and Audrey Matthews of Los Altos, Calif; 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and nine great-great- grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 27, in Long Beach, Calif., with interment in Melrose Abbey Cemetery in Santa Ana, Calif."

Burial

Jan, 1979

Santa Ana, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 144.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Hiawatha Co., KS, Box 52, Vol. 5, E.D. 23, Sh. 10, Ln. 50.

Ross Hubert Davis¹

M, #37995, b. 2 May 1880, d. 23 February 1962

Family: Dollie Jane Houghton b. Mar 1886, d. 25 Dec 1978

Marriage*: Ross Hubert Davis married Dollie Jane Houghton, daughter of Chester Houghton and Martha Gay Seybert, on Jul 10, 1903 at Falls City, NE, USA.¹

Gerald Hubert Davis¹ b. 22 Mar 1905, d. Dec 1975
Edith Felecia Davis¹
Eugene Chester Davis¹ b. 9 Sep 1913, d. 26 Dec 1957
Audrey Eunice Davis¹ b. 3 Aug 1918, d. 7 Jan 1993
Ronald Houghton Davis¹ b. 12 Mar 1927

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Birth

May 2, 1880

Hiawatha, Brown, KS, USA¹

Marriage

Jul 10, 1903

Falls City, NE, USA¹

Death

Feb 23, 1962

Pedigree

Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 144.

Gerald Hubert Davis¹

M, #37996, b. 22 March 1905, d. December 1975

Father*: Ross Hubert Davis¹ b. 2 May 1880, d. 23 Feb 1962
Mother*: Dollie Jane Houghton¹ b. Mar 1886, d. 25 Dec 1978

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Birth

Mar 22, 1905

Death

Dec, 1975

Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 144.

Edith Felecia Davis¹

F, #37997

Father*: Ross Hubert Davis¹ b. 2 May 1880, d. 23 Feb 1962
Mother*: Dollie Jane Houghton¹ b. Mar 1886, d. 25 Dec 1978

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Birth

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Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 144.

Eugene Chester Davis¹

M, #37998, b. 9 September 1913, d. 26 December 1957

Father*: Ross Hubert Davis¹ b. 2 May 1880, d. 23 Feb 1962
Mother*: Dollie Jane Houghton¹ b. Mar 1886, d. 25 Dec 1978

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Birth

Sep 9, 1913

KS, USA^1,2

SSN

512-10-0729

Death

Dec 26, 1957

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 144.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.

Audrey Eunice Davis¹

F, #37999, b. 3 August 1918, d. 7 January 1993

Father*: Ross Hubert Davis¹ b. 2 May 1880, d. 23 Feb 1962
Mother*: Dollie Jane Houghton¹ b. Mar 1886, d. 25 Dec 1978

Family: (?) Matthews

Marriage*: Audrey Eunice Davis married (?) Matthews.²

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Birth

Aug 3, 1918

KS, USA²

Marriage

SSN

509-09-7003

Death

Jan 7, 1993

Santa Clara Co., CA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 144.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.

Ronald Houghton Davis¹

M, #38000, b. 12 March 1927

Father*: Ross Hubert Davis¹ b. 2 May 1880, d. 23 Feb 1962
Mother*: Dollie Jane Houghton¹ b. Mar 1886, d. 25 Dec 1978

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Birth

Mar 12, 1927

Pedigree

Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 144.

Burnis Lyle Hubbart¹

M, #38001, b. 19 November 1900

Family: Elizabeth Mae Houghton b. 27 Mar 1905

Marriage*: Burnis Lyle Hubbart married Elizabeth Mae Houghton, daughter of Edward Houghton and Josephine McIntosh, on Jul 6, 1924 at Ames, Story Co., IA, USA.¹

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Birth

Nov 19, 1900

Ames, Story Co., IA, USA¹

Marriage

Jul 6, 1924

Ames, Story Co., IA, USA¹

Retirement

1967

a salesman¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 166.

Elizabeth Mae Houghton¹

F, #38002, b. 27 March 1905

Father*: Edward Houghton¹
Mother*: Josephine McIntosh¹

Family: Burnis Lyle Hubbart b. 19 Nov 1900

Marriage*: Elizabeth Mae Houghton married Burnis Lyle Hubbart on Jul 6, 1924 at Ames, Story Co., IA, USA.¹

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Birth

Mar 27, 1905

Canby, OR, USA¹

Marriage

Jul 6, 1924

Ames, Story Co., IA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 166.

Edward Houghton¹

M, #38003

Family: Josephine McIntosh

Marriage*: Edward Houghton married Josephine McIntosh.¹

Elizabeth Mae Houghton+¹ b. 27 Mar 1905

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Marriage

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Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 166.

Josephine McIntosh¹

F, #38004

Family: Edward Houghton

Marriage*: Josephine McIntosh married Edward Houghton.¹

Elizabeth Mae Houghton+¹ b. 27 Mar 1905

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Marriage

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Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 166.

Richard Hubbart¹

M, #38005

Father*: Burnis Lyle Hubbart¹ b. 19 Nov 1900
Mother*: Elizabeth Mae Houghton¹ b. 27 Mar 1905

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Birth

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Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 166.

Karol Jo Hubbart¹

F, #38006

Father*: Burnis Lyle Hubbart¹ b. 19 Nov 1900
Mother*: Elizabeth Mae Houghton¹ b. 27 Mar 1905

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Birth

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Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 166.

David Lyle Hubbart¹

M, #38007

Father*: Burnis Lyle Hubbart¹ b. 19 Nov 1900
Mother*: Elizabeth Mae Houghton¹ b. 27 Mar 1905

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Birth

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Citations

[S821] Lynn C. Harper and Sylvia Hulce Huce/Hulse Families I, p. 166.

Nathaniel Millet¹

M, #38008, b. 9 February 1786

Father*: George Millett¹ b. c 1753, d. 28 May 1800
Mother*: Mary Annabelle Houghton¹ b. 23 Dec 1753, d. 1827

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Birth

Feb 9, 1786

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from John Cardinal, 2/1999 from Chester Township Book - Births.

Carrie Eliza Houghton¹

F, #38009, b. 13 February 1853, d. 1925

Father*: Royal Lafayette Houghton^2,3 b. 12 Aug 1824, d. 27 Jun 1878
Mother*: Eliza Jane Wyman^2,3 b. 26 Jul 1829

Family: Prof. William Henry Harrison Phillips PhD b. 25 Jul 1841, d. 21 Jan 1925

Marriage*: Carrie Eliza Houghton married Prof. William Henry Harrison Phillips PhD on Jul 19, 1871 at Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, she age 18.^2,3

Edward Cutts Phillips⁷ b. 9 Sep 1874
Florence Phillips+¹ b. 24 Jun 1881
Louise Phillips¹ b. 4 Dec 1882

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Birth

Feb 13, 1853

White Creek, NY, USA, age 7, NY, in 1860 census; age 13, VT, in 1870 census^4,5,6,3

Marriage

Jul 19, 1871

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, she age 18^2,3

Death

1925

⁷

Residence

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, A photograph in the possession of Dave Wolfe identifies Carrie's mother as "Grandma Houghton" taken in Bennington, VT¹

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Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Wolfe, Feb. 1999.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S1074] Town Records: Bennington, VT, p. 144; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, Box 1615, p. 351, line 38, dwl 190.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, Box 1316, p. 739, line 8, dwl 750-785.
[S415] E-mail from David Wolfe, Oct 16, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from David Emerson Wolfe, Mar 27, 2006.

Prof. William Henry Harrison Phillips PhD¹

M, #38010, b. 25 July 1841, d. 21 January 1925

Family: Carrie Eliza Houghton b. 13 Feb 1853, d. 1925

Marriage*: Prof. William Henry Harrison Phillips PhD married Carrie Eliza Houghton, daughter of Royal Lafayette Houghton and Eliza Jane Wyman, on Jul 19, 1871 at Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, she age 18.^2,3

Edward Cutts Phillips⁵ b. 9 Sep 1874
Florence Phillips+¹ b. 24 Jun 1881
Louise Phillips¹ b. 4 Dec 1882

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Birth

Jul 25, 1841

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Education

University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Ph.D. in Mathematics

Marriage

Jul 19, 1871

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, she age 18^2,3

Occupation

professor of mathematics at South Dakota Agricultural College, now SD State University

Note

1905

Brookings, Brookings Co., SD, USA, W.H.H.Phillips' biography, completed at 40th reunion of class of 1865 Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, June 27, 1905.

Death

Jan 21, 1925

Washington, DC, USA, of apoplexy⁴

Biography

Biography of William Henry Harrison Phillips
Born July 25, 1841, near Kingston, Canada, of American parents, hence an American citizen by birth. Mother's family came from Durham, Conn., father's from Massachusetts. They were among the earliest settlers of Oswego County, N.Y. Their town was first called Phillipsville, which is now a part of Fulton. Prepared for college at Falley Seminary, New York, and after teaching a year, entered Wesleyan University.

Aug. 5, 1865, Sailed for England, traveled a short time, then went to Germany and entered Berlin University, to study Mathematics, Astronomy, and Physics.
1865-68, Studied in Universities of Berlin and Heidelberg.
1868, Ph.D. Heidelberg University. Vacations were spent in traveling through Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy and Austria.
1868-9, Teacher of Mathematics in Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass.
1870, Professor of Natural Sciences, Genesee College, Lima, N.Y.
1871, Teacher and Acting Principal, Providence Conference Seminary, East Greenwich, R.I.
1871-83, Teacher of Mathematics in Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass. Elected President of Albert College, Canada, but decided not to accept.
1884, Elected to a position in South Dakota Agricultural College when first opened.
1890, Elected Professor of Mathematics in same.
1895, Vice President in same. Director and Lecturer for Farmers' Institutes for several years.
1874, Published a Geometry, and "Elements of Modern Geometry," which was used in many leading colleges. It was the first departure from the old forms of geometry.
At present engaged in looking after real estate in the Dakotas and Minnesota.
Married, July 19, 1871, Miss Carrie E. Houghton, of Bennington, Vt.
Children: Edward C., born Sept. 9, 1874.
Florence H., born June 24, 1881.
C. Louise, born Dec. 4, 1882.
Address: Brookings, South Dakota.

Source: History of Class of 1865 Wesleyan University, Fortieth Reunion, Middletown Connecticut, June 27, 1905.

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Wolfe, Feb. 1999.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S1074] Town Records: Bennington, VT, p. 144; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S415] E-mail from David Wolfe, Aug 22, 2006.
[S415] E-mail from David Emerson Wolfe, Mar 27, 2006.