Elizabeth Warren Houghton1

b. June 9, 1819
  • Last Edited: 25 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SC-16X : 4 December 2014), Elizabeth Warren Houghton, 09 Jun 1819; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.
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Esther Houghton1

b. March 7, 1803, d. March 31, 1803
  • Last Edited: 29 Aug 2015

Citations

  1. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 258-259.
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Florence Elsada Houghton1

b. March 15, 1846
  • Last Edited: 7 Oct 2016

Citations

  1. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SZ-HJR : 4 December 2014), Florence Elsada Houghton, 15 Mar 1846; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.
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Frank H. Houghton1

b. 1842 or 1843
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. John Wesley Houghton, The Houghton Genealogy. Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton, , at http://www.archive.org/stream/houghtongenealog00houg . New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock Pub. Co., (1912) , p. 372.
  2. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 260.
  3. 1860 United States. Census Office. 8th census, Population schedules of the eighth census of the United States, 1860, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1950, 1967) , Census Place: Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_522; Page: 803; Image: 808. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.)
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Harriet H. Houghton1

b. July 21, 1804, d. September 3, 1804
  • Last Edited: 29 Aug 2015

Citations

  1. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 258-259.
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Deacon Henry Houghton1

b. December 5, 1791
  • Reference: 0240ee
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2016

Family 1: Melinda Bryant b. June 14, 1799, d. May 12, 1834

Family 2: Susan J. Brown b. 1806 or 1807

Citations

  1. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 259.
  2. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 258-259.
  3. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SZ-DTY : 4 December 2014), Henry Houghton, 05 Dec 1791; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.
  4. "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X7-VJT : 4 December 2014), Henry Houghton and Melinda Bryant, 26 Oct 1819; citing Civil, Waterford, Oxford, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,625.
  5. Robert Safford Hale, Genealogy of descendants of Thomas Hale of Watton, England, and of Newbury, Mass., , at https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00hale . Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company, printers, (1889) , p. 337-8.
  6. John Wesley Houghton, The Houghton Genealogy. Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton, , at http://www.archive.org/stream/houghtongenealog00houg . New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock Pub. Co., (1912) , p. 338.
  7. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SC-R53 : 4 December 2014), Mary Ann Houghton, 03 Jun 1820; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.
  8. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SZ-X6N : 4 December 2014), Henry Lewis Houghton, 25 Jul 1823; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.
  9. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SC-R5W : 4 December 2014), Melinda Houghton, 16 Aug 1825; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.
  10. John Wesley Houghton, The Houghton Genealogy. Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton, , at http://www.archive.org/stream/houghtongenealog00houg . New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock Pub. Co., (1912) , p. 372.
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Henry Lewis Houghton1

b. July 25, 1823, d. before 1879
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SZ-X6N : 4 December 2014), Henry Lewis Houghton, 25 Jul 1823; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.
  2. Maine Genealogical and Historical Register, , IX [1898], 4: 108.
  3. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 260.
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Henry Luther Houghton

b. April 20, 1841, d. April 20, 1901
  • Henry Luther Houghton was born on April 20, 1841 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.1,2,3
  • He was the son of Capt. Luther Houghton.
  • The census of 1850 shows:
    Henry L. Houghton, 9, attending school; in the household of
    Luther Houghton, 41, a landlord with $1200 real estate; and
    Mary Houghton, 47;
    living at Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.4

  • He lived with his father till he was twenty-one years of age, and was educated in the common schools. In 1862 he went to Boston to learn the baker's trade, but stayed only three months enlisted in the Sixth Massachusetts regiment, a nine months' organization, raised in Lowell. He served his term of enlistment and returned to Waterford, where he was drafted, but did not go into the service. He was again drafted at the next conscription, and that time sent a substitute.
  • Henry married Harriet Elizabeth Hale, daughter of Oliver Hale Jr. and Harriet Waite, on September 3, 1863 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine. They were second cousins once removed.5
  • About 1865 he became a clerk of William Deering in Portland, who at that time was manufacturing cloth for the government to make into soldiers' uniforms.
  • After leaving that place he was a clerk for the Eatern Express Company, in the fall of 1866 became a teamster for Haines & Smith.
  • Henry Luther Houghton lived at Bowdoin Street, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.
  • The census of 1880 shows: Henry L. Houghton, a hardware dealer; and Harriet E. Houghton listed with Annie P. Houghton
    living at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.
    They had a servant, Ella M. Billings, 23.6

  • The census of 1900 shows: Henry L. Houghton, age 41, a hardware merchant;
    living at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.7

  • Henry died on April 20, 1901 at age 60 He was buried at sea two days out from Jamaica.2,8
  • Last Edited: 19 Sep 2016

Family: Harriet Elizabeth Hale b. August 23, 1843

Citations

  1. John Wesley Houghton, The Houghton Genealogy. Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton, , at http://www.archive.org/stream/houghtongenealog00houg . New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock Pub. Co., (1912) , p. 430.
  2. Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs George Thomas Little, Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, (1909) , p. 904.
  3. Marshall L. McClanahan, John & Beatrix (Joselyn) Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts, Seal Beach, Calif.: (1973) , p. 172A, 185.
  4. 1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Waterford, Sweden and Denmark, Oxford, Maine; Roll M432_262; Page: 179; Image: 346.. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.)
  5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake Temple, IGI reference to Sealings for the dead, couples and children (includes some living spouses and children) 1943-1970; heir indexes, 1943-1965, Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, (1959, 1975, 1980.)
  6. 1880 United States. Census Office. 10th census, 1880 federal population census, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Service, ([19--]) , FHL Film 1254479; National Archives Film T9-0479; Page 176C.
  7. 1900 United States. Census Office. 12th census, 1900 population census schedules, Washington, District of Columbia: Bureau of the Census Micro-Film Laboratory, ([197-]) , Maine; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 72; Sheet 14B; line 71, dwl 36-245-290.
  8. Marshall L. McClanahan, John & Beatrix (Joselyn) Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts, Seal Beach, Calif.: (1973) , p. 172A, 195.
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Jacob Houghton1

b. February 15, 1777
  • Last Edited: 22 Sep 2016

Citations

  1. Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Worchester, MA: Franklin P. Rice, (1910) , p. 43.
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Deacon Jonathan Houghton1

b. June 14, 1786, d. December 30, 1862
  • Reference: 0240eb
  • Last Edited: 12 Aug 2016

Family 1: Tirzah Flint b. about 1782, d. January 12, 1823

Family 2: Susan Littlefield b. about 1783, d. June 19, 1863

Citations

  1. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 259.
  2. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 258-259.
  3. Robert Safford Hale, Genealogy of descendants of Thomas Hale of Watton, England, and of Newbury, Mass., , at https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00hale . Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company, printers, (1889) , p. 338.
  4. 1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Waterford 420/435. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.)
  5. 1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Waterford, Sweden and Denmark, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M432_262; Page: 178B; Image: 348.
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Major Jonathan Houghton1

b. February 28, 1761, d. January 10, 1840
  • Major Jonathan Houghton was born on February 28, 1761 in Harvard, Massachusetts, son of John and Esther (Tarbell) Houghton.2,3
  • Major Jonathan Houghton was a cooper and farmer.4
  • On October 17, 1777 Major Jonathan Houghton served in the Rev. War in tbe campaign against Burgoyne.5
  • Jonathan married Rachel Hale, daughter of Corporal Benjamin Hale and Mary Taylor, on June 26, 1783 in Harvard, Massachusetts.5
  • In or before 1795, Major Jonathan Houghton and Rachel Hale moved to what was afterward Waterford, Oxford County, Maine. He was a petitioner for the incorporation of that town in 1795, and appeared as a taxpayer on its first roll in 1797. He was a leading man in the town, had the title of "Major." He was selectman in 1805 and 1807.5
  • Between 1805 and 1807 Major Jonathan Houghton was a selectman.4
  • On January 21, 1822, He married secondly, Mary Bryant of Waterford, on 21 Jan 1822 in Waterford, by whom he had no additional children..
  • Jonathan died on January 10, 1840 at age 78.6
  • He was buried in Elm Vale Cemetery, Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.6
  • Last Edited: 29 Aug 2015

Family: Rachel Hale b. August 2, 1765

Citations

  1. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 258-259.
  2. Thomas W. Baldwin, Vital records of Harvard, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Boston: Wright & Potter, (1917) , p. 63.
  3. Unknown author, Houghton Genealogy (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), p. 342.
  4. Robert Safford Hale, Genealogy of descendants of Thomas Hale of Watton, England, and of Newbury, Mass., , at https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00hale . Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company, printers, (1889) , p. 337-8.
  5. Robert Safford Hale, Genealogy of descendants of Thomas Hale of Watton, England, and of Newbury, Mass., , at https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00hale . Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company, printers, (1889) , p. 337.
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  7. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SC-RZJ : accessed 29 August 2015), Betsy Houghton, 01 Jun 1797; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.
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Josiah Houghton1

b. November 3, 1790
  • Last Edited: 22 Sep 2016

Citations

  1. Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Worchester, MA: Franklin P. Rice, (1910) , p. 43.
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Rev. Josiah Houghton

b. March 16, 1790, d. May 22, 1838
  • Reference: 0240ed
  • Last Edited: 9 Dec 2016

Family 1: Joanna Richards b. January 6, 1799, d. July 7, 1822

Family 2: Lona Richards b. 1795 or 1796, d. January 13, 1864

Citations

  1. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 258-259.
  2. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SZ-DT5 : 4 December 2014), Josiah Houghton, 16 Mar 1790; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.
  3. Robert Safford Hale, Genealogy of descendants of Thomas Hale of Watton, England, and of Newbury, Mass., , at https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00hale . Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company, printers, (1889) , p. 338.
  4. Everett Schermerhorn Stackpole, History of Winthrop, Maine, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=zwc1AAAAIAAJ . Press of Merrill & Webber Company, (1925) , p. 426.
  5. Winthrop (Maine). Town Clerk, Town and vital records, 1772-1890, Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, (1953) , Batch number: M503202, Source Call No. 0012299.
  6. "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-S651 : 16 April 2015), Amanda Houghton, 1839; citing Burial, Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,769,795.
  7. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC2W-N68 : 4 December 2014), William Richards Houghton, 23 Jun 1824; citing NEWBURYPORT,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874030 IT 1-2.
  8. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC2W-682 : 4 December 2014), Josiah Merrill Houghton, 24 Jul 1828; citing NEWBURYPORT,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874030 IT 1-2.
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Josiah Merrill Houghton1

b. July 24, 1828, d. February 17, 1829
  • Last Edited: 18 Dec 2016

Citations

  1. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC2W-682 : 4 December 2014), Josiah Merrill Houghton, 24 Jul 1828; citing NEWBURYPORT,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874030 IT 1-2.
  2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-G9GB : 13 July 2016), Josiah Merrill Houghton, 17 Feb 1829; citing Death, , 154, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 890,256.
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Levi Howard Houghton1

b. November 20, 1813, d. January 1, 1877
  • Reference: 0240ead
  • Last Edited: 6 Dec 2016

Citations

  1. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SZ-V9N : 4 December 2014), Levi Howard Houghton, 20 Nov 1813; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.
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Lewis Willard Houghton1

b. June 1, 1806, d. October 25, 1870
  • Last Edited: 29 Aug 2015

Family: Mary Ann Nourse b. about December, 1804, d. March 9, 1841

Citations

  1. General Catalogue of Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine ... 1794/1889, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=O2jOAAAAMAAJ . Brunswick Maine: Published by the College, (1889) , p.98.
  2. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 258-259.
  3. Robert Safford Hale, Genealogy of descendants of Thomas Hale of Watton, England, and of Newbury, Mass., , at https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00hale . Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company, printers, (1889) , p. 339.
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Louisa Houghton

b. September 10, 1814, d. November, 1856
  • Last Edited: 23 Sep 2007
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Lucy Houghton1

b. March 7, 1803, d. March 26, 1803
  • Last Edited: 29 Aug 2015

Citations

  1. The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, , at http://books.google.com/books?id=Qwg1AAAAIAAJ . Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, & Donham, (1879) , p. 258-259.
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Lurancy Houghton1

b. March 22, 1813, d. 1825
  • Last Edited: 1 Nov 2012

Citations

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