Frederica O. Houghton1

F, #46321, b. circa 1911

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Birthcirca 1911MA, USA, age 9 in 1920 census1
DuplicateAnn is not in 1920 census; Frederica is.
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Boston, Suffolk Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 127, E.D. 229, Sh. 6, Ln. 10.

George Houghton1,2

M, #46322, b. circa 1867

Family: Agnes Mclellan b. c 1867

  • Marriage*: George Houghton married Agnes Mclellan on circa 1890 mar 20 y in 1910 census.1,2

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Birthcirca 1867England, age 53 in 1920 census1
Marriagecirca 1890mar 20 y in 1910 census1,2
Immigration1893
Naturalization1907
1910 Census1910Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 44, private family coachman3
1920 Census1920Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 53, ship building quarterman1,4
ParentsSparents born in England
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Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Boston, Suffolk Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 125, E.D. 586, Sh. 25, Ln. 74.
  2. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 6, p. 22, number 7.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 11, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_618; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 1423; line 1, dwl 334-175-215.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 25, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll T625_741; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 586; line 74, dwl 713.

Agnes Mclellan1

F, #46323, b. circa 1867

Family: George Houghton b. c 1867

  • Marriage*: Agnes Mclellan married George Houghton on circa 1890 mar 20 y in 1910 census.2,1

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Birthcirca 1867Scotland, age 53 in 1920 census2
Marriagecirca 1890mar 20 y in 1910 census2,1
Immigration18963
1910 Census1910Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 44, private family coachman4
1920 Census1920Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 53, ship building quarterman2,3
ParentsDparents born in Scotland
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Citations

  1. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 6, p. 22, number 7.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Boston, Suffolk Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 125, E.D. 586, Sh. 25, Ln. 74.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 25, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll T625_741; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 586; line 74, dwl 713.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 11, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_618; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 1423; line 1, dwl 334-175-215.

George Houghton1

M, #46324, b. 3 April 1888, d. 18 February 1970

Family: Ada Howard b. c 1893

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BirthApr 3, 1888Blackburn, Lancashire, England, age 22 in 1910 census; age 31 in 1920 census; age 42 in 1930 census3
Immigration1900
MarriageNov 24, 1910New Bedford, MA, USA, age 22 and 181
Mil. DraftJun 5, 1917New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 29, master carpenter3
Mil. EnlsJun 9, 1919
1920 Census1920New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, USA1
1930 Census1930Orlando, Orange Co., FL, USA, age 42, motor lines carpenter; and mother in law Elizabeth Howard, 58, Eng4
1940 Census1940Orlando, FL, USA, age 52, building carpenter; and mother in law Elizabeth Howard, 68
1950 US Census1950Orlando, FL, USA, age 62, carpenter
DeathFeb 18, 1970Orlando, FL, USA
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 16, E.D. 161, Sh. 2, Ln. 81.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , New Bedford Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_578; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0186; FHL microfilm: 1374591.
  3. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1674424.
  4. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Orlando, Orange Co., Florida; Roll: 326; Enumeration District: 16; Sheet 41B; line 59, dwl 408-938-1139.

Ada Howard1,2

F, #46325, b. circa 1893

Family: George Houghton b. 3 Apr 1888, d. 18 Feb 1970

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Birthcirca 1893England, age 27 in 1920 census; age 38 in 1930 census1
Immigration1900
MarriageNov 24, 1910New Bedford, MA, USA, age 22 and 181
1920 Census1920New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, USA1
1940 Census1940Orlando, FL, USA, age 52, building carpenter; and mother in law Elizabeth Howard, 68
1950 US Census1950Orlando, FL, USA, age 62, carpenter
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 16, E.D. 161, Sh. 2, Ln. 81.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Orlando, Orange Co., Florida; Roll: 326; Enumeration District: 16; Sheet 41B; line 59, dwl 408-938-1139.

Winifred Mooney1,2

F, #46326, b. 28 November 1891, d. 7 January 1979

Family: George Augusta Houghton b. 28 May 1886, d. 21 Oct 1921

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BirthNov 28, 1891MA, USA, age 28 in 1920 census; age 38 in 1930 census; age 63 in 1940 census1
MarriageApr 29, 1912Fitchburg, MA, USA, age 25 and 201,4
1920 Census1920Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 33, comb shop cutter1,5
1930 Census1930Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Winifred, 38, a widow, a servant for a private family; Samuel Mooney, 71, a confectionary candy maker3
1940 Census1940Leominister, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 63, widow, private family house keeper6
1950 US Census1950Fitchburg, MA, USA, age 58, plastic stamper
Last LocFitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Zip 014207
DeathJan 7, 1979Leominster, MA, USA7,8
BurialJan 10, 1979Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Leominster, Worcester Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 137, E.D. 108, Sh. 10, Ln. 60.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/29/2004.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_964; Enumeration District: 215; page ; sheet 1B; line 65, dwl 228-10-18.
  4. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-13035-22652-92
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T625_747; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 108; line 60, dwl 42-193-236.
  6. [S1234] Richard D. Pierce, Boston First Church Records, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1651; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 14-161; line 69, dwl 228.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
  8. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Hazel E. Houghton1

F, #46327, b. circa 1913, d. before 2004

Family: (?) Gray

  • Marriage*: Hazel E. Houghton married (?) Gray.2

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Birthcirca 1913MA, USA, age 7 in 1920 census; age 17 in 1930 census1
Marriage2
Deathbefore 20042
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Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Leominster, Worcester Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 137, E.D. 108, Sh. 10, Ln. 60.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/29/2004: Obituary of Alice L. Houghton.

Alice L. Houghton1

F, #46328, b. 10 January 1914, d. 19 June 2004

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BirthJan 10, 1914Leominster, MA, USA, age 6 in 1920 census; age 16 in 1930 census; age 27 in 1940 census1,2
1940 Census1940Leominister, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 63, widow, private family house keeper3
1950 US Census1950Fitchburg, MA, USA, age 58, plastic stamper
DeathJun 19, 2004Fitchburg, MA, USA, age 904
ObituaryJun 29, 2004Fitchburg, MA, USA, Alice Houghton      
FITCHBURG -- Alice “Allie” L. Houghton, 90, formerly of Leominster and Gerard Drive, Fitchburg died Saturday, June 19, in Hillcrest Nursing Center.

Miss. Houghton was born in Leominster on Jan.10, 1914, the daughter of George and Winifred (Mooney) Houghton.

She had worked as a timekeeper at the former Foster Grant Co. in Leominster for 46 years before retiring in 1977. She was a member of the Rollstone Congregational Church in Fitchburg and the 25-Year Club at Foster Grant.

She is survived by six nieces and nephews, including Betty J. Yager of Fitchburg, with whom she lived for 22 years. She had three sisters Eleanor Cascio, Bertha Severens, and Hazel Gray, who all predeceased her.

HOUGHTON -- On June 19, Alice L. Houghton, 90, of Fitchburg. The funeral service will be held Thursday, July 8, at 10 a.m. in the Silas F. Richardson & Son Funeral Home, 106 West St., Leominster. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster. A calling hour will be held Thursday, July 8, from 9 to 10 a.m. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rollstone Congregational Church Steeple Fund, 199 Main St., Fitchburg, MA 01420.

Published in the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/29/2004.2
BurialJul 8, 2004Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA, USA4
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Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Leominster, Worcester Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 137, E.D. 108, Sh. 10, Ln. 60.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/29/2004.
  3. [S1234] Richard D. Pierce, Boston First Church Records, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1651; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 14-161; line 69, dwl 228.
  4. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/29/2004: Obituary of Alice L. Houghton.

Bertha N. Houghton1

F, #46329, b. circa 1915, d. before 2004

Family: Edward M. Severens b. 20 Mar 1910, d. 14 May 1999

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Birthcirca 1915MA, USA, age 4 4/12 in 1920 census; age 14 in 1930 census2
Marriage3
Deathbefore 20043
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Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_964; Enumeration District: 215; page ; sheet 1B; line 65, dwl 228-10-18.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Leominster, Worcester Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 137, E.D. 108, Sh. 10, Ln. 60.
  3. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/29/2004: Obituary of Alice L. Houghton.

Eleanor V. Houghton1,2

F, #46330, b. 1919, d. 7 December 1955

Family: (?) Cascio

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Birth1919MA, USA, age 4/12 in 1920 census; age 10 in 1930 census1
Marriage3
DeathDec 7, 1955Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA, USA3
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Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Leominster, Worcester Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 137, E.D. 108, Sh. 10, Ln. 60.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_964; Enumeration District: 215; page ; sheet 1B; line 65, dwl 228-10-18.
  3. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/29/2004: Obituary of Alice L. Houghton.

James Ward1

M, #46331, b. circa 1880

Family: Gertrude L Houghton b. Dec 1891

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Birthcirca 1880MA, USA, age 40 in 1920 census1
Marriage1
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Somerville, Middlesex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 79, E.D. 419, Sh. 2, Ln. 49.

James Ward Jr.1

M, #46332, b. circa 1909

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Birthcirca 1909MA, USA, age 11 in 1920 census1
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Somerville, Middlesex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 79, E.D. 419, Sh. 2, Ln. 49.

George F. Houghton1

M, #46333, b. circa 1853

Family: (?) Hatch

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Birthcirca 1853MA, USA, age 67 in 1920 census1
Marriage1
1920 Census1920Needham, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, with mother in law Annie M. Hatch1,2
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Needham, Norfolk Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 89, E.D. 210, Sh. 25, Ln. 25.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_723; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 210.

Anniel M. Hatch1

F, #46334

Family:

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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Needham, Norfolk Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 89, E.D. 210, Sh. 25, Ln. 25.

(?) Hatch1

F, #46335

Family: George F. Houghton b. c 1853

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Marriage1
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Needham, Norfolk Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 89, E.D. 210, Sh. 25, Ln. 25.

Phillip Schade Houghton1

M, #46336, b. 1913, d. 8 June 1929

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Birth1913MA, USA, age 6 in 1920 census2
DeathJun 8, 1929Beverly, MA, USA
BurialNorth Beverly Cemetery, Beverly, Essex Co., MA, USA
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Beverly, Essex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 21, E.D. 18, Sh. 8, Ln. 100.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Beverly Ward 3, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_689; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 18; line 100, dwl 40-141-210.

H. Hogdon1

M, #46337, b. circa 1881

Family: Mary R. Johnson b. c 1880

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Birthcirca 1881MA, USA, age 39 in 1920 census1
Marriage1
Census1920Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, USA1
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Glucester, Essex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 23, E.D. 39, Sh. ?, Ln. 50.

Mary R. Johnson1

F, #46338, b. circa 1880

Family: H. Hogdon b. c 1881

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Birthcirca 1880MA, USA1
Marriage1
Census1920Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, USA1
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Glucester, Essex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 23, E.D. 39, Sh. ?, Ln. 50.

Muriele Hogdon1

F, #46340, b. circa 1905

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Birthcirca 1905MA, USA, age 15 in 1920 census1
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Glucester, Essex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 23, E.D. 39, Sh. ?, Ln. 50.

Elna M. Hogdon1

F, #46341, b. circa 1906

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Birthcirca 1906MA, USA, age 14 in 1920 census1
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Glucester, Essex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 23, E.D. 39, Sh. ?, Ln. 50.

Cathrinet Hogdon1

M, #46342, b. circa 1909

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Birthcirca 1909MA, USA, age 11 in 1920 census1
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Glucester, Essex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 23, E.D. 39, Sh. ?, Ln. 50.

George H. Hogdon1

M, #46343, b. circa 1911

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Birthcirca 1911MA, USA, age 9 in 1920 census1
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Glucester, Essex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 23, E.D. 39, Sh. ?, Ln. 50.

Harriett L. Hogdon1

F, #46344, b. circa 1916

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Birthcirca 1916MA, USA, age 3 6/12 in 1920 census1
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Glucester, Essex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 23, E.D. 39, Sh. ?, Ln. 50.

George Hamilton Houghton1

M, #46345, b. 24 November 1874

Family: Angie Porter Pease b. 10 Dec 1874, d. 5 Sep 1959

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BirthNov 24, 1874Dummerston, VT, USA, age 5 in 1880 census; age 45 in 1920 census; age 55 in 1930 census; age 65 in 1940 census1
MarriageJan 14, 1903Ashfield, MA, USA, both age 282
1910 Census1910Springfield, MA, USA, age 35, house carpenter3
Mil. DraftSep 12, 1918Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 39, foreman carpenter, Flint Building and Construction Co.4
1920 Census1920Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 45, carpenter2,5
1930 Census1930Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 55, construction firm carpenter6
1940 Census1940Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 65, automobile factory mill wright mechanic7
ParentsSparents born in VT
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Citations

  1. [S1074] Town Records: Dummerston, VT, p. 1242: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Springfield, Hampden Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 5?, E.D. 108, Sh. ?, Ln. ?
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_592; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0658; FHL microfilm: 1374605.
  4. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1674457.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll T625_704; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 168; line 1, dwl 132-95-318.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_910; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 0990; line 42, dwl 102-266-434.
  7. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1709; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 22-120; line 19, dwl 917.

Angie Porter Pease1,2

F, #46346, b. 10 December 1874, d. 5 September 1959

Family: George Hamilton Houghton b. 24 Nov 1874

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BirthDec 10, 1874Ashfield, MA, USA, age 45 in 1920 census; age 55 in 1930 census; age 65 in 1940 census3
MarriageJan 14, 1903Ashfield, MA, USA, both age 283
1910 Census1910Springfield, MA, USA, age 35, house carpenter4
1920 Census1920Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 45, carpenter3,5
1940 Census1940Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 65, automobile factory mill wright mechanic6
1950 US Census1950Springfield, MA, USA, age 75, married, no occup
DeathSep 5, 1959Indian Orchard, MA, USA
ParentsDparents born in MA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_910; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 0990; line 42, dwl 102-266-434.
  2. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1674457.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Springfield, Hampden Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 5?, E.D. 108, Sh. ?, Ln. ?
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_592; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0658; FHL microfilm: 1374605.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll T625_704; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 168; line 1, dwl 132-95-318.
  6. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1709; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 22-120; line 19, dwl 917.

Roger Pease Houghton1,2

M, #46347, b. 24 August 1904, d. 18 October 1988

Family 1: Elizabeth Regina Otto b. 12 Dec 1899, d. 4 Nov 1975

Family 2: Ruth Louise Hudson b. 30 Dec 1911, d. 2 Mar 2005

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BirthAug 24, 1904Springfield, MA, USA, age 15 in 1920 census; age 25 in 1930 census; age 35 in 1940 census2,4
MarriageOct 10, 1925Hill, NH, USA, age 21 and 254
1930 Census1930Rutherford, Bergen Co., NJ, USA, age 25, A.J.J. Co. radio operator4
1940 Census1940Rutherford, Bergen Co., NJ, USA, age 35, telephone comp. technical supervisor; and brother in law Harold Otto, 28, MA5
SSNNY, USA, 090-03-39302
Marriage19781
DeathOct 18, 1988Clifton, NJ, USA2
BiographyCliff Otto, 2020: " Betty and Roger lived at 46 Vanderburg Avenue in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Indeed, my mother and I lived with them for a while during WW II. They later moved to 89 Orchard Drive, Clifton, NJ, ca 1960. They had a summer home not far from where I lived in Hill. Roger was a serious photographer and I know that he photographed some celebrities. He also managed to become acquainted with people who were not on the "beaten track." Around the time of the movie, The Greatest Show on Earth, they took me to the circus, not exactly close to E. Rutherford, where we spent some time visiting with a couple of the Flying Wallendas and their baby in their trailer in the circus yard before the show started. I also recall visiting poet Donald Hall in New Hampshire with them when I was perhaps around 12 years old. Hall was the 14th U.S. Poet Laureate and there is a stanza in his poem, Letter After a Year, which is part of a memoriam to his wife:


Ruth Houghton had a stroke.
Her daughter sent me an album
of photographs Roger took
in his documentary passion ---
inside and outside our house,
every room, every corner ---
one day in September 1984.
I howled as I gazed at that day
intact. Our furniture
looked out of place, as if vandals
had shoved everything awry.
There were pictures on the walls
we put away long ago.
The kitchen wallpaper shone
bright red in Roger's Kodacolor;
it faded as we watched
not seeing it fade.

Roger worked for Bell/AT&T in New York City but there were occasions he was sent out in the field. I can recall their occasionally having to go to Houlton, Maine (which in my youth, I heard as Houghton but eventually learned was where a long-wave transmitting facility of AT&T was located). He was also an avid mineral collector. He along with the husband of Betty's sister Elsie, who also summered in Hill but lived in northern NJ, took me on many expeditions to old mines both in NH and NJ."
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  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, Ruth Goldsmith Houghton - Asheville Citizen-Times, The (Mar/10/2005), NC.
  2. [S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Springfield, Hampden Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 5?, E.D. 108, Sh. ?, Ln. ?
  4. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Rutherford, Bergen Co., New Jersey; Roll: 1316; Enumeration District: 218; sheet 14B, line 68, dwl 270-350-372.
  5. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Rutherford, Bergen, New Jersey; Roll: T627_2314; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 2-312; line 69, dwl 46.

Barbara Houghton1,2

F, #46348, b. 11 January 1915, d. 23 May 2007

Family: George Rudolph Baacke b. 12 Aug 1907, d. 29 Mar 2004

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BirthJan 11, 1915Springfield, MA, USA, age 4 in 1920 census; age 15 in 1930 census1
Marriage3
DeathMay 23, 2007DeLand, FL, USA
ParentsDparents born in MA2
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Springfield, Hampden Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 5?, E.D. 108, Sh. ?, Ln. ?
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_910; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 0990; line 42, dwl 102-266-434.
  3. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, Ruth Goldsmith Houghton - Asheville Citizen-Times, The (Mar/10/2005), NC.

George W. Haughton1

M, #46349, b. circa 1850

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Birthcirca 1850ME, USA, age 70 in 1920 census1
1920 Census1920Monson, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 70, widowed, a patient in the Monson State Hospital1,2
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Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Monson, Hampden Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 45, E.D. 79, Sh. 8, Ln. 53.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_701; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 79.

Constance Houghton1

F, #46350, b. 20 March 1901, d. 7 November 1983

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
BirthMar 20, 1901Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 9 in 1910 census; age 18 in 1920 census; age 39 in 1940 census; age 45 in 1950 census1,2
1930 Census1930Belmont, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 29, none3
1940 Census1940Belmont, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 68, widowed4
Occupation1940college secretary
SSNMA, USA, 013-26-0682
Last LocBoston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Zip 021102
DeathNov 7, 1983Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA2,5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 119, E.D. 478, Sh. 3, Ln. 95.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_914; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 1045; line 44, dwl 22-163-210.
  4. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1603; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 9-67; line 68, dwl 22.
  5. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.