Houghton Surname Project

Samuel Houghton Jr^1,2,3

M, #6961, b. 15 October 1781, d. 18 July 1868

Father*: John Houghton 3d⁴ b. 7 Jun 1727, d. 11 Jun 1826
Mother*: Susannah Dodge d. b 1798

Family: Polly Chamberlain b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Marriage*: Samuel Houghton Jr married Polly Chamberlain on 1801 at Templeton, MA, USA, not in VR; MLM: also Guilford, VT.^9,5,7,10

Harriet A. Houghton+²³ b. 21 Oct 1802, d. 1887
David Houghton+²⁴ b. 30 Apr 1804, d. 14 Feb 1890
Roswell Houghton+²³ b. 28 Jul 1806, d. 26 Jul 1887
Martha Houghton^25,26 b. 2 Dec 1808, d. 13 Jun 1894
Samuel Houghton Jr., Esq.^27,28 b. 24 Dec 1810
Harvey Houghton+²⁹ b. 16 Nov 1812, d. 25 Sep 1900
Helena Houghton b. 20 Feb 1815, d. 11 Feb 1854
Benjamin Wheelock Houghton+³⁰ b. 14 Jul 1817, d. 29 Apr 1864
Whitefield Houghton b. 14 Sep 1819, d. 24 Oct 1830
John Houghton b. Oct 1821, d. 1830
Gilbert Houghton³¹ b. 10 Jun 1823, d. 31 Jul 1873
Amos Houghton b. 13 Jun 1826, d. 20 Sep 1827
Ellen A. Houghton b. 24 Nov 1827
Joseph Merari Houghton+³² b. 24 Nov 1830, d. 30 Jun 1903

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 15, 1781

West Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, MLM: Oct. 13 & 15; age 66 in 1850 census; age 77, VT, in 1860 census; NH per 1880 census of son Harvey; JWH: 15 Oct 1781^4,5,6,7,8

Occupation

a farmer

Marriage

1801

Templeton, MA, USA, not in VR; MLM: also Guilford, VT^9,5,7,10

1810 Census

1810

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 4 Total; 10100-10100; 1 male <10, 1 male 16-25// 1 female <10, 1 female 16-25¹¹

Warnings

Feb 18, 1811

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA¹²

Warnings

Oct 13, 1814

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, [p. 220, Brattleboro Records]¹³

1820 Census

1820

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, 13 Individuals: 4 male = 0-10 (1810-1820), 1 male = 10-16 (1804-1810), 1 male = 16-18 (1802-1804), 1 male =16-26 (1794-1804), 1 male =26-45 (1774-1794)// 1 female = 0-10 (1810-1820), 1 female =10-16 (1810-1804), 1 female = 16-18 (1802-1804), 1 female =16-26 (1794-1804), 1 female =26-45 (1774-1794), 1 female = 45+ (bef. 1775)¹⁴

1830 Census

1830

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, 11 Total: 2 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 2 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 40 to 50 (1781-1790) // 1 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 40 to 50 (1781-1790), 1 female 50 to 60 (1771-1780)¹⁵

1840 Census

1840

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, 6 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 male 50 to 60 (1780-1789) // 2 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 female 50 to 60 (1780-1789)¹⁶

1850 Census

1850

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 66, a brickmaker⁸

1860 Census

1860

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 77, farmer¹⁷

Death

Jul 18, 1868

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 86-8-8, a farmer, of bowel influenza; father "John"^{4,5,18,7,10,19}

Burial

Christ Church Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, Next to Mary^20,19

Research

J.W. Houghton gives father of same name and same birthdate; Off. Hist. of Guiford, VT, 1961, p. 467 and VT Families, p. 119 give this Samuel as son of John
Houghton (grandfather in J.W. Houghton). Off. Hist. of Guilford, VT, 1961, p. 468: same farm as father; p. 353, in 1819 land deeded to Samuel Houghton. Later owned by son Roswell
Brad Stauf, Wikitree, 2018:
Son of Sam? Or Son of John?
It has been proposed that this Samuel married to Polly Chamberlain was not the son of John "Tertius" Houghton and Susannah Dodge, but that he was the son of a Samuel born about 1759 to John Houghton and his first wife, Mary Goddard. While that may be possible and is being investigated, there are several points that argue against this extra generation of Samuel.

1. The only primary source found so far that explicitly list the father of this Samuel is his 1868 Vermont Vital Records death card lists his father as "John".[15] All others such as the Houghton Genealogy, DAR Lineage etc seem to be unsourced secondary sources.

2. The only birth record for a Samuel Houghton found (by this author) around that date in Leominster, MA is 30 Jul 1761 to Abiather & Millicent Houghton[16] He was actually the second of his name, MA Vital Records lists Saml son of Abiather & Millisent 18 Nov 1751 Leominster, MA along with 10 years later " Saml twin son of Abiather & Millisent b. 30 Jul 1761" also in Leominster with his twin sister Elisabeth. Presumably the first 1751 Samuel had died by 1761.

3. One of the most definitive Houghton genealogies, "Ralph and Jane (Stowe) Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts, and some descendants, ca. 1623-ca. 1939 by Marshall L. McClanahan[17] does not list a 1759 Samuel by first wife Mary Goddard but only the 1784 Samuel by second wife Susannah Dodge.

4. The summary of the argument below is this: The Samuel Houghton of Fairley/Fairlee, VT usually proposed as the father of this Samuel of Guilford, VT is NOT in fact his father. This is based on census data analysis falling into 2 parts combined with a Guilford land deed:
4A. The "Elder" Samuel of Fairley appeared on censuses there from 1790-1810 with a gradually growing family. He appears on the 1790 census with 1 male < 16, 1m >16, 3 females and is the only Houghton found in Fairlee. In 1800 he appears with 1m 10-15, 1m 26-44, 2fm < 10, 1fm 26-44 and again is the only Houghton. In 1810 he is the male 45+ meaning he was at least 35 but no more than 44 in 1800 so born between 1756 and 1765[18]. This does not contradict a birth of 1759-1761 in Leominster, Mass or elsewhere.

4B. Samuel (of Guilford) and his brother Eli sold land back to their father John Houghton on 20 Nov 1803[19] in Brattleboro (next to Guilford), at the same time as elder Samuel of Fairley was appearing on censuses 90 miles away. Though the land deeds (4 in total, Deeeds 60, 61, 305 and 416) do not state the relationship explicitly, their purpose was for sons Sam & John Jr. to buy the land from their father John Esquire to provide him with cash, then set up a mortgage for him to pay them back over his lifetime with a provision to pay John Sr.'s wife (Sarah) an annual stipend after John's death i.e. an early reverse mortgage. Eli bought out his brother John Jr.'s interest before, together with Sam, selling the farm back to their father in 1803 for $1,000.

Taken together, these data points are an indicator that we are talking about 2 different Samuels and the Samuel of Fairley was NOT a son of John "Tertius" Houghton of Brattleboro and Guilford.

4C. In the 1830 census in Fairley we see a new "Younger" Samuel Houghton appear and the old one vanishes (he may have died in 1819). Comparing the 1830 censuses of Guilford[20] (where we find the Samuel of this profile) and of Fairley, in Fairley we find only a single Samuel Houghton with only 3 children, all under 10 but this time the oldest male is 30-39 plus a 60-70 year old female).[21]

Based on this, the elder Samuel Houghton of Fairley probably had a son Samuel Jr. who lived in Fairley in 1830 with his (likely) widowed mother at the same time as the Samuel of Guilford (this profil)e lived in Guilford with his family of 11. Granted that this is not "proof" but it is accumulating evidence that the elder Samuel of Fairley and the Samuel of Guilford were not father and son. Instead, the elder Samuel of Fairley had his own son Samuel Jr. of Fairley who, in 1830 lived next to Roswell Houghton b.1784, the proven son of the elder Samuel of Fairley (see #5 below).

5. Samuel (the elder) of Fairley and Samuel of Guilford each had a son Roswell; these Roswells married different women and the life of Roswell of Guilford is shown below in detail. To begin with, Roswell of Fairley appeared on the 1830 census just above his (likely) younger brother Samuel Jr. of Fairley; Roswell already had a large family by that time and was born 14 Sep 1784 to Samuel and Sally Houghton in Norwich, 8 miles from Fairley[22]

5A. Apparently a DAR lineage listing a Samuel Houghton (1759-1819) married in 1784 to Sarah Cooke with a child Roswell (1785-1868, m. 1805 Percy Parker 1786-1865) may actually be discussing the Samuel of Fairley. Further research is needed. Apparently this Samuel enlisted in 1779 and served in Massachusetts and married Sally Cooke Keene in 1784 in New Hampshire (per NH Vital Records). The vital records source for Roswell above show this birth. So it seems more likely that the DAR lineage applies to Samuel of Fairley and mis-stated his wife's name as "Sarah" rather than "Sally", or she went by both.

5B. Regarding Roswell Houghton of Guilford and the Roswell Houghton of the DAR lineage, the Roswell of Guilford, son of this profile was born 28 Jul 1806 Brattleboro, VT of Samuel & Polly[23], married Juliann Fowler 23 Mar 1833 [24] and according to Massachusetts Death Records, died 26 Jul 1887 in Adams, MA;[25] son of Samuel & Mary, a laborer who died of dysentery, place of birth of parents unknown. There are matching census entries for Roswell as follows: -1840 census Guilford, VT (2mi from Brattleboro) likely match age 2 males, 3 fm, R. Haughton -1850 census Adams, MA matches with 8 children plus 3 Fowlers -1855 MA census matches with wife Julia A., 8 children including Amos -1860 Adams, MA census matches -1870 Adams, MA census matches (Rosevell) -1880 Adams, MA census matches, occupation street waterer, mother's birthplace CT, father VT (mother's birthplace was wrong but that is not unusual)

Taken all together, argument #5 shows that there were 2 different Samuel/Roswell father/son combos (Fairley and Guilford), that the DAR lineage in fact refers to the Fairley combo and NOT the Guilford combo and therefore cannot be used as a source for the Guilford branch of the Houghton family.

In summary, there is direct and circumstantial evidence that Samuel of Guilford was the son of John Tertius and there does not seem to be strong evidence that inserts an extra generation of Samuel between those 2, certainly not the Samuel of Fairley.

Sources
? 1.0 1.1 Source: #S162 Year: 1840; Census Place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 547; Page: 47; Image: 99; Family History Library Film: 0027442 Record for Jam Haughton
? 2.0 2.1 Source: #S185 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Page: 122; NARA Roll: M33_128; Image: 77 Record for Samuel Houghton
? 3.0 3.1 3.2 Source: #S146 Year: 1850; Census Place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 74B; Image: 150
? 4.0 4.1 4.2 Source: #S156 Year: 1860; Census Place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M653_1325; Page: 286; Image: 223; Family History Library Film: 805325
? 5.0 5.1 5.2 Source: #S163
? 6.0 6.1 6.2 Source: #S205 The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 148 page 247 The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 148 page 247 Mrs. Agnes A. Burnett Pritz.147780 Born in Wakefield, Kans. Wife of John C. Pritz. Descendant of Isaac Russell and of Benjamin Chamberlain, as follows: 1. James H. Burnet (1838-1905) m. 1876 Mary Jane Tubbs (b. 1855). 2. Jonathan Burnet (1799-1867) m. 1827 Augusta Russell (1801-80); Samuel Tubbs (1833-98) m. 1851 Elizabeth P. Haley (1832-83). 3. Isaac Russell m. Mary Green**** Nathan Tamer Haley (1800-60) m. 1826 Harriet Houghton (1802-87). 4. Samuel Houghton (1781-1867) m. 1801 Polly Chamberlain (1786-1847). 5. Benjamin Chamberlain m. 1780 Martha Wheelock. Isaac Russell (1758-1836) received a pension for service as private in the Massachusetts troops under Captain Smith and Colonel Wake. He died in Batavia, N. Y. Benjamin Chamberlain received a pension for service as private in the Massachusetts troops under Colonels Doolittle, Holman, Whitney and Jacobs. He was born, 1758, in Templeton, Mass; died in Dummerston, Vt. Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=drev&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=1&gss=ms_r_db&gsfn=Agnes+Burnett&gsln=Pritz&uidh=t15
? 7.0 7.1 Source: #S207 The Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusets by John W. Houghton, A.M. M.D. Wellington, Ohio Link: https://archive.org/details/houghtongenealog00houg
? 8.0 8.1 8.2 Source: #S1113
? 9.0 9.1 9.2 Source: #S1143 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 150 : 1919
? 10.0 10.1 Source: #S1138 1830; Census Place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Series: M19; Roll: 186; Page: 30; Family History Library Film: 0027452
? Source: #S151 Year: 1880; Census Place: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 533; Family History Film: 1254533; Page: 20D; Enumeration District: 243; Image: 0042 Record for Harriett Haley
? Source: #S134 Year: 1880; Census Place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 1349; Family History Film: 1255349; Page: 383B; Enumeration District: 228 Record for Joseph M. Houghton
? United States Census, 1800 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR7-3RQ
? United States Census, 1810 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY1-PLM
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Source: S205 DAR Lineage Book vol. 148 p. 247
Source: S207 The Houghton Genealogy^10,6

Biography

Off. Hist. of Guilford, VT, 1961, p. 468: same farm as father; p. 353, in 1819 land deeded to Samuel Houghton. Later owned by son Roswell; p. 284, in 1810, Eli [brother] conveyed property [of parents] to his brother Samuel. He remained on the farm until he died in 1868. By his Will six of his ten children were given $5.00 each. All his Real and Personal property was to be divided equally between his four remaining children. The heirs of Samuel quit-claimed the homestead place to Joseph Houghton, one of the sons, in 1874; p. 281, land sold to him in 1823.

Wikitree: Brad Stauf research (with me)
Note - Concentrated research was done working with Dr. Charles Vella (Houghton Surname Project) as to whether Samuel Houghton b.1781 was a child of John & Susannah Dodge, or whether he was a child of an earlier Samuel born in 1759 in MA to John Houghton and his first wife Mary Goddard. All evidence indicates that he was the son of John and Susannah Dodge; the 1759 Samuel Houghton (sourced from one of Marshall Loring McLanahan's works on the descendants of John & Ralph the immigrant Houghtons) was actually born in 1755 (the final 5 was smudged and originally was interpreted as a "9"), his lineage was (John, John, Jacob, Benjamin, Abijah), he appeared in Fairley(lee) VT censuses 1790-1810; he died in 1819, estate probated and after that point his widow Sarah aka Sally Cooke appeared on the 1820 census as head of household, in 1830 with son Samuel Jr., in 1840 with son Abiatha L. and died 13 Sep 1848, estate probated 5 Nov 1850 by Abiatha L.

Note 2 - while the Houghton Genealogy by J.W. Houghton (referenced below) is extremely helpful, it contains many errors and omissions and should always be crosschecked with later and well-researched works of Marshall Loring McClanahan (see source list).

Samuel Houghton appears on censuses 1820-1860, a DAR application and within several genealogical studies on the Houghton family.He was born 20 Oct 1781 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont (the VT vital records gives exact age 68 years, 8 months, 28 days at death.) Censuses from 1850 onwards say born about 1784; generally taken in the summer they would only be off by 2 years compared to his vital record entry. His birth state of Vermont is also listed in census entries of some of his children. [11] [3] [4] [12] [5] [6] [9] The "Houghton Genealogy" by John W. Houghton gives a birth date of 15 Oct 1781, also in Brattleboro.

Samuel first appeared as a teenager on the 1800 Brattleboro, VT census in the household of his father: 2 males 16-25 (Eli, Samuel) 1 m 45+ (John Sr) 1 female 10-15 (?) 1 fm 16-25 (Anna) 1 fm 45+ (Sarah Rice)[13]

Samuel married Polly "Mary" Chamberlain about 1801 based on birth of known children; a marriage record has not yet been found. She was buried as Mary Houghton; her son Roswell's VT Vital Records birth record said his mother was Polly and his death record said his mother was Mary but on that death record both parents birthplaces were listed as "Unknown" so the attestor might not have known the family well. Or, Polly just went by Mary sometimes which was not uncommon.

Children of Samuel Houghton Sr. and Polly "Mary" Chamberlain (children 1-3, 5 born in Brattleboro, VT, others in VT but exact location not proven):

Harriett HOUGHTON 1802–1887
David Houghton 1804–1890
Roswell Houghton 1806–1887
Martha Houghton 1808–
Samuel Houghton Jr. 1810–1902
Harvey Houghton 1812–
Benjamin W Houghton 1817–
Helena Houghton 1818–1854
Whitefield Houghton 1819–1830
John Houghton 1821–1830
Gilbert Houghton 1823–1873
Amos Houghton 1826–1827
Ellen A Houghton 1827–
Joseph M Houghton 1830–1903
A variety of sources exist for these children.

Note on "The Houghton Genealogy" by John W. Houghton (sourced below): there is a critical mistake on page 283 of this book. It lists the Samuel Houghton of this profile (person #221 who was married to Polly "Mary" Chamberlain) as HIS OWN FATHER along with a short list of children who actually belong to Samuel Houghton Sr. "of Fairlee". This entry is far out of sequence in the book in the section about descendants of Ralph. It lists his "son" as Samuel Jr., person #1837 but the birth and death and marriage dates are exactly the same as the "father", Samuel #221. It then goes on to list a "son" Roswell (#1838) born 1784 who actually seems to be the Roswell of Fairley (see "Son of Sam" section below) and other children Henry, Elizabeth, Elvira and Biather (Abiatha L of Fairlee), All of whom are correct children of Samuel of Fairlee although his son Samuel Jr. of Fairlee is missing from this list. On the next page, under the listing of "Samuel 1837" which is ACTUALLY SAMUEL #221, it gives the correct(ish) list of the children of Samuel #221 and Polly "Mary" Chamberlain. The end result is an incorrect extra generation of "Samuel Houghton" inserted into this family PLUS a co-mingling of Samuel Sr. of Fairlee and Samuel Sr. of Guilford unless the details are read carefully. Possibly J.W. Houghton meant to include this as an entry for Samuel Sr. of Fairlee who was actually a descendant of John the immigrant, not Ralph the immigrant (see Samuel Houghton Sr. of Fairlee for the DNA proof that immigrants Ralph and John were not "cousins" in any close way).

The 1810 census for this family is still a bit of a mystery; father Johnathan may have been living with one of his older children as might Samuel and others. Their residence in Guilford 1810 is proven by the birth there of son Samuel Jr. in that year but no Samuel Houghton appears on the census. A matching name appears in Brattleboro in 1810 but is missing at least one son and daughter Martha who lived until at least 1870 when she appeared on a census with father Samuel, brother Gilbert and brother Joseph M. & wife Elizabeth in Guilford. The census also lists the oldest male (Samuel) as 16-26 when he would have been 29. So this entry should be treated with suspicion.[14]

Samuel's 1820 census entry lists 4 males < 10, 1m 10-15, 1m 16-25, 1m 26-44; 1 female < 10, 1f 10-15, 1f 16-25, 1f 26-44, 1f 45+, 12 total in Guilford. [2] The female 45+ was likely his disabled sister Anna, she did not appear on the 1820 census with brother Eli.

In 1830 the census shows 2m 5-9, 1m 10-14, 2m 15-19, 1m 20-29, 1m 40-49; 1 fm 10-14, 1 15-19, 1 40-49, 1 50-59 (possibly mother or mother-in-law), 11 total still in Guilford, VT. [10]

The 1840 census shows other Houghtons including "R" likely son Roswell who started appearing in 1840, now 6 total, elderly female no longer with them, indexed as "Jam" Houghton. [1]

The Guilford, VT 1850 census shows names, Samuel b. 1784 VT, children Martha b.1814, Ameliea (possibly Helena?) b. 1817, Gilbert b. 1823, Joseph b. 1831, no wife matching Polly/Mary due to her 1847 death, no remarriage is evident. [3]

Samuel's 1860 census matches known children's names, now with Joseph M. & his wife Elizabeth (b. England) & their children plus Gilbert b. 1828, Martha b. 1818 although birth years for most of the family are wrong. [4]

Samuel died 18 Jul 1868 in Guilford, Windham County, Vermont and is buried in Christ Church Cemetery. Note that a Samuel Houghton (1759-1819) with son Roswell lived in Fairlee/Fairley, VT at the same time as the Guilford family but about 90 miles away in Orange County. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [8]

Son of Sam? Or Son of John?
It has been proposed that this Samuel married to Polly Chamberlain was not the son of John "Tertius" Houghton and Susannah Dodge, but that he was the son of a Samuel born about 1759 to John Houghton and his first wife, Mary Goddard. While that may be possible there are several points that argue against this extra generation of Samuel.

1. The only primary source found so far that explicitly list the father of this Samuel is his 1868 Vermont Vital Records death card lists his father as "John".[15] All others such as the Houghton Genealogy, DAR Lineage etc seem to be unsourced secondary sources.

2. The only birth record for a Samuel Houghton found (by this author) around that date in Leominster, MA is 30 Jul 1761 to Abiather & Millicent Houghton[16] He was actually the second of his name, MA Vital Records lists Saml son of Abiather & Millisent 18 Nov 1751 Leominster, MA along with 10 years later " Saml twin son of Abiather & Millisent b. 30 Jul 1761" also in Leominster with his twin sister Elisabeth. Presumably the first 1751 Samuel had died by 1761.

3. One of the most definitive Houghton genealogies, "Ralph and Jane (Stowe) Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts, and some descendants, ca. 1623-ca. 1939 by Marshall L. McClanahan[17] does not list a 1759 Samuel by first wife Mary Goddard but only the 1784 Samuel by second wife Susannah Dodge.

4. The summary of the argument below is this: The Samuel Houghton of Fairley/Fairlee, VT usually proposed as the father of this Samuel of Guilford, VT is NOT in fact his father. This is based on census data analysis falling into 2 parts combined with a Guilford land deed:
4A. The "Elder" Samuel of Fairley appeared on censuses there from 1790-1810 with a gradually growing family. He appears on the 1790 census with 1 male < 16, 1m >16, 3 females and is the only Houghton found in Fairlee. In 1800 he appears with 1m 10-15, 1m 26-44, 2fm < 10, 1fm 26-44 and again is the only Houghton. In 1810 he is the male 45+ meaning he was at least 35 but no more than 44 in 1800 so born between 1756 and 1765[18]. This does not contradict a birth of 1759-1761 in Leominster, Mass or elsewhere.

4B. Samuel (of Guilford) and his brother Eli sold land back to their father John Houghton on 20 Nov 1803[19] in Brattleboro (next to Guilford), at the same time as elder Samuel of Fairley was appearing on censuses 90 miles away. Though the land deeds (4 in total, Deeeds 60, 61, 305 and 416) do not state the relationship explicitly, their purpose was for sons Sam & John Jr. to buy the land from their father John Esquire to provide him with cash, then set up a mortgage for him to pay them back over his lifetime with a provision to pay John Sr.'s wife (Sarah) an annual stipend after John's death i.e. an early reverse mortgage. Eli bought out his brother John Jr.'s interest before, together with Sam, selling the farm back to their father in 1803 for $1,000.

Taken together, these data points are an indicator that we are talking about 2 different Samuels and the Samuel of Fairley was NOT a son of John "Tertius" Houghton of Brattleboro and Guilford.

4C. In the 1830 census in Fairley we see a new "Younger" Samuel Houghton appear and the old one vanishes (he may have died in 1819). Comparing the 1830 censuses of Guilford[20] (where we find the Samuel of this profile) and of Fairley, in Fairley we find only a single Samuel Houghton with only 3 children, all under 10 but this time the oldest male is 30-39 plus a 60-70 year old female).[21]

Based on this, the elder Samuel Houghton of Fairley probably had a son Samuel Jr. who lived in Fairley in 1830 with his (likely) widowed mother at the same time as the Samuel of Guilford (this profil)e lived in Guilford with his family of 11. Granted that this is not "proof" but it is accumulating evidence that the elder Samuel of Fairley and the Samuel of Guilford were not father and son. Instead, the elder Samuel of Fairley had his own son Samuel Jr. of Fairley who, in 1830 lived next to Roswell Houghton b.1784, the proven son of the elder Samuel of Fairley (see #5 below). -Followup to original research: see opening paragraph on Samuel "of Fairlee" and his wife Sarah aka Sally Cooke.

5. Samuel (the elder) of Fairley and Samuel of Guilford each had a son Roswell; these Roswells married different women and the life of Roswell of Guilford is shown below in detail. To begin with, Roswell of Fairley appeared on the 1830 census just above his (likely) younger brother Samuel Jr. of Fairley; Roswell already had a large family by that time and was born 14 Sep 1784 to Samuel and Sally Houghton in Norwich, 8 miles from Fairley[22]

5A. Apparently a DAR lineage listing a Samuel Houghton (1759-1819) married in 1784 to Sarah Cooke with a child Roswell (1785-1868, m. 1805 Percy Parker 1786-1865) may actually be discussing the Samuel of Fairley. Further research is needed. Apparently this Samuel enlisted in 1779 and served in Massachusetts and married Sally Cooke Keene in 1784 in New Hampshire (per NH Vital Records). The vital records source for Roswell above show this birth. So it seems more likely that the DAR lineage applies to Samuel of Fairley and mis-stated his wife's name as "Sarah" rather than "Sally", or she went by both.

5B. Regarding Roswell Houghton of Guilford and the Roswell Houghton of the DAR lineage, the Roswell of Guilford, son of this profile was born 28 Jul 1806 Brattleboro, VT of Samuel & Polly[23], married Juliann Fowler 23 Mar 1833 [24] and according to Massachusetts Death Records, died 26 Jul 1887 in Adams, MA;[25] son of Samuel & Mary, a laborer who died of dysentery, place of birth of parents unknown. There are matching census entries for Roswell as follows: -1840 census Guilford, VT (2mi from Brattleboro) likely match age 2 males, 3 fm, R. Haughton -1850 census Adams, MA matches with 8 children plus 3 Fowlers -1855 MA census matches with wife Julia A., 8 children including Amos -1860 Adams, MA census matches -1870 Adams, MA census matches (Rosevell) -1880 Adams, MA census matches, occupation street waterer, mother's birthplace CT, father VT (mother's birthplace was wrong but that is not unusual)

Taken all together, argument #5 shows that there were 2 different Samuel/Roswell father/son combos (Fairley and Guilford), that the DAR lineage in fact refers to the Fairley combo and NOT the Guilford combo and therefore cannot be used as a source for the Guilford branch of the Houghton family.

In summary, there is direct and circumstantial evidence that Samuel of Guilford was the son of John Tertius and there does not seem to be strong evidence that inserts an extra generation of Samuel between those 2, certainly not the Samuel of Fairley.²¹

Research

Contributn

"In summary, there is direct and circumstantial evidence that Samuel of Guilford was the son of John Tertius and there does not seem to be strong evidence that inserts an extra generation of Samuel between those 2, certainly not the Samuel of Fairley."

Alert

JWH & MLM give Samuel (husband of Polly Chamberlain) b. 1781 as son of John Houghton (husb. of Mary Goddard); CJV - see Brad Stauf's similar conclusions; also ck rev. pension (similar children)
Brad Stauf: Note on "The Houghton Genealogy" by John W. Houghton: there is a critical mistake on page 283 of this book. It lists the Samuel Houghton of this profile (person #221 who was married to Polly "Mary" Chamberlain) as HIS OWN FATHER along with a short list of children which is completely inaccurate. This entry is far out of sequence in the book in the section about descendants of Ralph. It lists his "son" as Samuel Jr., person #1837 but the birth and death and marriage dates are exactly the same as the "father", Samuel #221. It then goes on to list a "son" Roswell (#1838) born 1784 who actually seems to be the Roswell of Fairley (see "Son of Sam" section below) and other children Henry, Elizabeth, Elvira and Biather, none of whom belong to the "real Samuel #221" or his actual son Samuel #1847. On the next page, under the listing of "Samuel 1837" which is ACTUALLY SAMUEL #221, it gives the correct(ish) list of the children of Samuel #221 and Polly "Mary" Chamberlain. The end result is an incorrect extra generation of "Samuel Houghton" inserted into this family unless the details are read carefully.

My theory is that there is a real Samuel Houghton, possibly the one who lived in Fairley, who was the father of a real Samuel Jr. and Roswell but it was NOT SAMUEL #221 who lived in Guilford and had his own Samuel Jr. (#1847) and Roswell (#1845), proven to be different than the Fairley family.

Brad Stauf, Wikitree:
It is important to note that the Houghtons of Fairlee, VT and the Houghtons of Brattleboro/Guilford, VT were different families; those of Fairlee descended from immigrant John and those of Samuel of Guilford descended from the immigrant Ralph Houghton. Both families had a Samuel Sr. with sons Samuel Jr. and Roswell but a study of censuses, marriages and other data makes it clear that these were 2 different families.

Samuel Jr. was born about 1800 in Fairlee (also Fairley), Orance County, Vermont. Although a birth record hasn't been found yet, his age can be determined by census entries beginning in 1810 in that location and from a lack of appearance on his father's 1790[1] and 1800[2] census entries in Fairlee; Samuel was likely born just after that census.

His parents were Samuel Houghton Sr descended from John Houghton the immigrant (John, John, Jacob, Benjamin, Abijah)[3] and Sarah or Sally Cooke of Keene, New Hampshire (She was married as Sally and appeared in many later records as Sarah).

The 1790 census entry lists 1 male < 16 (older brother Roswell), 1 male > 16 (father Samuel Sr), 1 female (mother Sarah/Sally Cooke).

The 1800 census entry lists 1 male 10-15 (Roswell age 15/16), 1 male 26-44 (Samuel Sr. age 44/45), 2 females < 10 (Elizabeth and either another daughter who had died by 1810 or possibly a young relative), 1 female 26-44 (Sally/Sarah Cooke age 35).

Samuel Jr. first likely appears on the 1810 Fairlee census[4] as the under 10 male or the 10-15 male; his older brother Roswell was already married to Percy/Persis Parker by 1806[5] so no longer appears with the family.

Samuel's Siblings
In addition to brother Roswell, Samuel had an older sister Elizabeth born about 1793 appearing on the 1800[2] and 1810[4] census entries. She married Luther Mower in 1816 (marriage record not yet found but she is listed on her children's death records); she appeared beginning on the 1850[6] census in Fairlee with her family, died 7 Sep 1884 in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont[7] and was buried in Fairlee Village Cemetery. At her death she was listed as age 91 years, 7 months and widowed. The death record of her son Lewis L. Mower born about 1823 lists her maiden name as Houghton,[8] confirming the relationship.

Younger brother Abiatha L (Biather in J.W. Houghton) b~ 1803, appeared in 1865 MA census as married but wife does not appear on the census (her name was Sarah T. according to 1897 MA death record of their son Edward C 1838-18 May 1897 [9]. He married 30 Nov 1872 Mary Drake Stratton in Southwick, Hampden, MA; listing Samuel & Sarah Houghton as parents[10] Abiatha d. 3 Oct 1883, buried in Southwick Cemetery in Massachusetts [11] (parental information left blank). This is the Abiatha L. Houghton with whom the widowed Sally/Sarah Cooke Houghton lived on the 1840 Fairlee census[12].

Sister Elvira b. 1 Jun 1805 to Samuel Houghton, Sarah Cook[13] m. ~ 1829 Stephen Fulton based on records of their child James M. b. 1831 VT. Elvira died 10 Jan 1891 in Strafford, VT as Elvira Houghton Fulton.[14]

Brother Henry A. b. 23 Sep 1809, married Adaline P., first known child b~1845 appeared first in 1810 as < 10 years age on the Fairlee census.[4] Henry's death (d. 4 Nov 1886, age 77 yr, 1m, 12 days = birthdate 23 Sep 1809) record in Auburn, NH[15] lists his mother's maiden name as Sarah "Nimms" or similar and says birth place was Keene, NH which matches Sally Cooke's marriage place. However, the only likely Nimms candiate was a Sarah Nims who married Calvin Chapman 1 Jan 1795 in Keene, NH[16]. Sarah & Calvin had a child as late as 1820 (found death record of multiple children), she also appears as Sally in some records so was provably not married to Samuel Houghton Sr. This death record is somewhat of a mystery.

Back to Samuel
On 24 Aug 1819 his father died[17] and on 28 Sep 1819 his estate was probated when widow Sarah and son Samuel Jr. were assigned as administrators of his estate.[18]

Samuel Jr. then likely appeared on the 1820 Fairlee census[19] with widowed mother Sarah who was listed as the householder.

In 1821 he may have been the Samuel Houghton who married Mary Tibbets on 10 Jan 1821 in Wolfeboro Falls (now Wolfsboro), NH.[20] This was about 70 miles from Fairlee and was not anywhere near Keene, NH where his mother originated but no more likely marriage record has been found yet. Later census entries list his wife as Mary from NH, so this is at least a reasonable fit for a marriage.

In 1830 Samuel appears on the Fairlee census[21] with 2 males age 5-9 (William and Henry), 1 male 30-39 (Samuel), 1 female age 5-9 (Paulina b.1824), 1 female 30-39 (Mary) and 1 female 60-69 (widowed mother Sarah).

In 1840 Sarah lived with Samuel Jr.'s brother, Abiatha L. Houghton on the Fairlee census[12] as a woman of that age appears on Abiatha's census. Samuel may have been in the process of moving to Brownville, Jefferson Co, NY where he appeared with his own family on federal and state censuses in 1850-1865. Samuel's 1840 census has not been found yet so his location at this time is uncertain but his brother Roswell appears in Alexandria, Jefferson County, NY indexed as "Russel" or "Resie" "Holon" so Samuel may have been there too (he does not appear on Roswell's census entry, there are no males/females old enough to be Samuel & Mary).[22]

Regarding Sarah, her estate was probated 5 Nov 1850 in Fairlee, VT by son Henry A. Houghton.[23] She may or may not have been the Sarah Houghton, widow of Samuel the Revolutionary War Veteran on 13 Sep 1848 in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont.[24] A gap of over 2 years to probate a woman's estate is longer than usual but Sarah's daughter Elizabeth Houghton Mower appeared in Lyndon, VT about 9 miles from St. Johnsbury in the 1850 census[6] so Sarah may have been living with her daughter's family.

From 1850 onward Samuel appears in Jefferson County, New York in censuses as did his brother Roswell (see that profile for sourcing). In 1850 [25] he, Mary and daughter Paulina appear in Brownville as they do in 1860 [26] and 1865 [27]

In 1870 he appears in Brownville as a carpenter living with Timothy Shaw and his apparent wife Mary N. Shaw, reporting as born 1797 in Massachusetts so somebody else in the household may have filled out his census.[28] Wife Mary does not appear and presumably had died by this time. Their daughter Paulina had moved to NJ, appeared on the 29 Aug 1870 census in Jersey City living with a "Cook" family of uncertain relation[29] and married James Watson 2 weeks later on 16 Nov 1870;[30] possibly Mary's death was connected to this move. It's also possible that Mary had not died as no record of her past 1865 has been found yet.

In 1880 Samuel is in nearby Ellisburgh, Jefferson County living with son William A. Houghton and his family as an 82-year old widowed carpenter & joiner, now reporting born in VT as were his mother and father.[31]

Samuel's death record or burial has not yet been found nor any record of him past 1880 in NY, NJ, VT or MA.

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Houghton Surname Project link https://www.houghtonsurnameproject.com/g1/p1465.htm#i43949 (this link may change as the HSP undergoes updates)
Find A Grave: Memorial #130695078 for Elizabeth Houghton Mower
The Houghton genealogy : the descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts; with an introduction giving the Houghton families in England from the time of William the Conqueror, 1065, to Lord Henry Bold Houghton, 1848 by Houghton, John W. (John Wesley), 1834- https://archive.org/details/houghtongenealog00houg/page/n13²²

Problem

obit of Harvey says 13 children

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 105 #221, 283 #1837, 284.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15 #277.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 283, #1837.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 148.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 467.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15, 26.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 74; line 37, dwl 254-254.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 105, 283.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 65; Page: 237.
[S724] Alden M. Rollins Vermont Warnings Outs II, p. 201.
[S724] Alden M. Rollins Vermont Warnings Outs II, p. 162.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M33_128; Page: 122.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 186; Page: 30.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 547; Page: 47.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M653_1325; Page: 286; line 22, dwl 727-760.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 389, 467.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT, p. 703; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 389.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 468.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 22 #123/367: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 22 #124/368: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
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Roswell Houghton^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #6962, b. 14 September 1784, d. 1868

Father*: Samuel Houghton^6,7 b. Sep 1755, d. 24 Aug 1819
Mother*: Sarah Cook⁶ b. 1765, d. 13 Sep 1848

Family: Persis Parker b. 4 Jan 1786, d. 29 Jan 1875

Marriage*: Roswell Houghton married Persis Parker on Apr 20, 1806 at Sharon, Windsor Co., VT, USA, DAR: 1805.^9,13,14

Alba P. Houghton+ b. Mar 1808, d. 24 Apr 1882
James Houghton+ b. 10 Aug 1810
Elvina Houghton+ b. Sep 1812, d. 4 Feb 1893
Hamilton R. Houghton+ b. Oct 1814, d. 8 Feb 1883
Sarah Houghton b. Aug 1818
Joseph P. Houghton+ b. 24 Jan 1820, d. 6 Jul 1904
Hiram M. Houghton+²⁰ b. 24 Oct 1822, d. 19 Jun 1895
William Harrison Houghton²⁰ b. 24 Dec 1824, d. 9 Aug 1879
Martha Houghton b. Oct 1830, d. 1875
Mary Houghton b. Nov 1833, d. 25 Oct 1878

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 14, 1784

Norwich, Windsor Co., VT, USA, age 66 in 1850 census; age 70 in 1855 census; age 75 in 1860 census; DAR: 1785; MLM: 1765, 1785; 1880 census of son Hamilton gives bp as NY^8,9,10,11,12

Marriage

Apr 20, 1806

Sharon, Windsor Co., VT, USA, DAR: 1805^9,13,14

1820 Census

1820

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, 8 Individuals: 2 male = 0-10 (1810-1820), 2 male = 10-16 (1804-1810), 1 male =26-45 (1774-1794)// 2 female = 0-10 (1810-1820), 1 female =16-26 (1794-1804); neighbor of mother^15,16

1830 Census

1830

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, 12 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 2 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 2 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810) // 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 40 to 50 (1781-1790)¹⁷

Residence

Alexandria Bay, Jefferson Co., NY, USA^8,11,18

1840 Census

1840

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, 7 Total: 2 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 50 to 60 (1780-1789) // 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 50 to 60 (1780-1789)¹⁹

1850 Census

1850

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, Rossel, 66; Persis, 64; a farmer^20,21

Census

1855

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 70, farmer²²

1860 Census

1860

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 75, a farmer²³

Death

1868

Fairlee, NY, USA, MLM: also 1848^9,12

Biography

Roswell came to Watertown, NY, from Fairlee, Orange Co., VT by ox-team and purchased a large tract of land about two mile up the river.

Jefferson County, NY Pioneers
JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW YORK
PIONEER ROSWELL HOUGHTON FAMILY

1. ROSWELL HOUGHTON, was born 14 Sept 1784 in Vermont, son of SAMUEL HOUGHTON and SARAH COOKE, of Fairlee, Orange Co., VT. Samuel Houghton served in the Revolutionary War; he and Sarah died in Vermont.

He married on 20 April 1806 at Sharon, Windsor Co., VT

PERSIS PARKER. She was born 4 January 1786 in VT and d 29 Jan 1875 in Alexandria Bay, NY. Roswell, Persis and their children moved to Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY about 1831 and in 1833 to the town of Orleans, Jefferson Co., where they established a farm.

CHILDREN, Roswell and Persis Parker Houghton:

2 ALBA (ALBY) P. HOUGHTON
3 JAMES HOUGHTON, son of Roswell and Persis, was born 10 August 1810.
4 ALVIRA HOUGHTON, daughter of Roswell and Persis, was born September 1812
5 HAMILTON R. HOUGHTON, son of Roswell and Persis, was born 1814 and died 8 Feb 1883
6 SARAH HOUGHTON, daughter of Roswell and Persis, born August 1818.
7 JOSEPH P. HOUGHTON, son of Roswell and Persis, was born 24 January 1820 and died in 1904.
8 HIRAM M. HOUGHTON, son of Roswell and Persis, born October 1822 d 1895. He married about 1865 HELEN J. GASKILL, born 1845 d 1912 at Alexandria Bay. Hiram owned a farm on Wells Island.
9 WILLIAM H. HOUGHTON, son of Roswell and Persis, was born 1824 and d 9 Aug 1879 at 55 years. Only the first name of his wife is known-NANCY____.
10 MARTHA HOUGHTON, daughter of Roswell and Persis, was born October 1830
11 MARY HOUGHTON, daughter of Roswell and Persis, was born November 1833.

2. ALBA (ALBY) P. HOUGHTON, son of ROSWELL & PERSIS (PARKER) HOUGHTON was born in March of 1808 and died 24 April 1882 at age 74.

He married In about 1835 at Brownville, Jefferson Co.

FIDELIA (DELIA) ARNOLD, who was born 10 March 1818 and d 1870 at 52 y/4 mo/8 days. Fidelia was of Lyme in Jefferson County. Of their five children, only three survived:

CHILDREN, Alba and Fidelia Arnold Houghton:

12 CAROLINE HOUGHTON
13 ROSELL HOUGHTON b 1841 and d 1921 in Alexandria Bay, buried in the Walton St. Cem.
14 MALINDA HOUGHTON

5. HAMILTON R. HOUGHTON, son of ROSWELL & PERSIS (PARKER) HOUGHTON, was born 1814 and died 8 Feb 1883.

He married about 1837 at Brownville, Jefferson Co.

MARIA ARNOLD. She was born 4 January 1823 and died 4 January 1892. Maria is buried in the Freeman Cemetery at Brownville.

CHILDREN, Hamilton R. and Maria Arnold Houghton

15 CHARLES E. HOUGHTON bc 1838 d 3 May 1853 at 15 yr/2mo at Brownville
16 ARTEMISIA S. HOUGHTON bc 1843
17 MINERVA A. HOUGHTON b Aug 1845 d 21 Mar 1919 married ROLAN A. REED
18 JAMES A. HOUGHTON b 20 Jan 1850 d 13 April 1940 at Lyme
19 IDA I. HOUGHTON b 12 May 1853 d 4 May 1896 married JOHN PETTIT
20 ADELINE HOUGHTON b 12 May 1852 d 4 May 1896
21 CAROLINE HOUGHTON bc 1859
22 CHARLES E. HOUGHTON b May 1862 d 29 Aug 1937

7. JOSEPH P. HOUGHTON, son of ROSWELL & PERSIS (PARKER) HOUGHTON, was born 24 January 1820 at Fairlee, VT and died in 1904. He moved from Orleans to Alexandria Bay about 1835.

He married 1 January 1846

JANE CLARK, daughter of DANIEL CLARK, of Thetford, VT. Joseph and Jane lived on their homestead for 43 years and had nine children, but only five reached adulthood.

CHILDREN, Joseph P. and Jane Clark Houghton:

23 ALMON H. HOUGHTON son of Joseph and Jane, b 1849 d 1930 at Alexandria Bay.
24 ALBERT D. HOUGHTON, son of Joseph and Jane.
25 MARTHA M. HOUGHTON, bc 1 Aug 1847, d 1886 @ 38 y/5mo/21 days
26 HARRISON HOUGHTON, son of Joseph and Jane, born 10 June 1849
27 JENNETT S. (SADIE) HOUGHTON born 1866 and d 1918, daughter of Joseph and Jane, m WILLIAM KEPLER, of Wells Island and left a son. She is buried in Riverside Cemetery on Wells Island.
28 ELVIRA C.HOUGHTON, daughter of Joseph and Jane.

13. ROSELL HOUGHTON, son of ALBA (ALBY) P. & FIDELIA /DELIA (ARNOLD) HOUGHTON was born 1841 and d 1921 in Alexandria Bay, buried in the Walton St. Cem. ROSELL plied his trade as a carpenter and served three years in the Civil War, having mustered in at age 20 at Orleans on 12 Aug. 1862. His unit was 10th NY HA.

In 1865 he married

ELIZA RUSSELL, daughter of JOSEPH and SALLY RUSSELL who was born 1849 and died 1917; she is also buried in the Walton St. Cemetery. ROSELL and ELIZA had four children:

CHILDREN, Rosell and Eliza Russell Houghton:

29 FIDELIA (DELIA) HOUGHTON b 1866 d Feb 1875 at 8 years
30 GEORGE A. HOUGHTON b 12 June 1874 d 20 May 1949
31 FRED U. HOUGHTON born 26 Jan 1876 d 13 June 1941
32 EDSON J. HOUGHTONb 12 Oct 1883

23. ALMON H. HOUGHTON, son of JOSEPH P. & JANE (CLARK) HOUGHTON, was born 1849 d 1930 at Alexandria Bay. At age 23, he married

CANDACE L. RAUGHT, born 1852, d 1925. She was the daughter of ABRAM RAUGHT of Orleans. Almon and Candace had four children, but only three who survived:

CHILDREN, Almon H. and Candace L. Raught Houghton:

33 NORRIS A. HOUGHTON 1874 - 1930 married LOUISE WATSON 1874 - 1973
34 LILLIAN J. HOUGHTON
35 LINNIE M. HOUGHTON 1877 - 1913

25. MARTHA M. HOUGHTON, daughter of JOSEPH P. & JANE (CLARK) HOUGHTON was born 1 Aug 1847, d 1886 @ 38 y/5mo/21 days

She married

ALLEN RUSSELL, b 1840 and d 1927 When Martha died, she left six children; two of them:

37 ALBERT EDWIN RUSSELL son of Martha and Allen, bc 1875, married MAUD ETHEL SMITH, bc 1884, on 15 June 1904 at Trenton, Hastings, CA . Albert was of Alexandria Bay at the time of the marriage, and a grocer.
38 DOLLIE E. RUSSELL, daughter of Martha and Allen, bc 1872 and married 10 October 1889 to WILLIAM HENRY ISLES, bc 1865, son of ALVAH ISLES and SARAH ELIZA HICKS. The marriage took place at Gananoque, Canada but both parties were of Alexandria Bay, NY

30. GEORGE A. HOUGHTON, son of ROSELL & ELIZA (RUSSELL) HOUGHTON was born 12 June 1874 and died 20 May 1949

He married

MINNIE POLLOCK on 4 Jan 1893 at Clayton, Jefferson Co. MINNIE was b 12 June 1874 at Hammond, St. Lawrence Co., NY and d 20 May 1949.

CHILDREN, George A. and Minnie Pollock Houghton:

39 DR. PAUL ROSWELL HOUGHTON b 15 Mar 1896 d 7 April 1876
40 CAMILLA HOUGHTON b Oct 1898

31. FRED U. HOUGHTON, son of ROSELL & ELIZA (RUSSELL) HOUGHTON, born 26 Jan 1876 d 13 June 1941

He married

ADDIE S. GOULD, born 20 June 1876 and died 18 Aug 1947. He and Addie are buried in the Omar Cemetery at Orleans.

CHILDREN, Fred U. and Addie S. Gould Houghton:

41 LEAH M. HOUGHTON
42 RAYMOND G. HOUGHTON b 15 Feb 1909 d 26 Feb 1989

42 RAYMOND G. HOUGHTON b 15 Feb 1909 d 26 Feb 1989.

He married

GRACE A. FREDENBURG, who was b 1915, on 4 July 1931. Both are buried in the Omar Cemetery.

CHILD, Raymond G. and Grace A. Fredenburg Houghton:

43 KENT G. HOUGHTON b Feb 1934 d 1997

UPDATES FOR ROSWELL HOUGHTON PIONEER PAGE:

ROSWELL HOUGHTON, was the son of SAMUEL HOUGHTON, b 1759 at Leominster, MA and died on 24 August 1819 in Fairlee, Vermont. His wife was SARAH COOKE and she filed a widow's pension application on Samuel's Revolutionary War Service, which was granted. She was born in 1765 and died on 13 September 1848 in Vermont. Their marriage was on 25 March 1784, in The Town of Keene, New Hampshire, by Rev. Aaron Hall.

Roswell Houghton was born 14 September 1784/5 and died 12 April 1868; Persis, his wife was born as stated and died 29 January 1875. (source: DAR records)

PERSIS PARKER, wife of Roswell, was born 4 January 1787, according to the actual town records of Sharon, Vermont. She was the daughter of Amos and Polly Parker of Sharon. Amos and Polly were originally of Coventry, Connecticut and removed to Sharon, Vermont. When Persis married Roswell on 20 April 1806 in Sharon, her uncle, Rev. James Parker, performed the ceremony.

Her father, Amos Parker, was born 30 October 1757 in Coventry, Tolland Co., CT and died in 1836 in Vermont. Polly, his wife, was born 1757 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA and died in 1845. They were married in Coventry,14 February 1782. The town records of Sharon, VT note that their oldest child, Amos, was born 5 November 1782 in Coventry. HIRAM M. HOUGHTON, son of Roswell and Persis, was married first to RHODA BARKER. She died on 30 July 1863, per the records of the Dutch Reformed Church in Alexandria Bay. (source: Lois Houghton) and second to HELEN J. GASKILL on 22 January 1865 at Depauville, New York. (source the 1865 special census records of marriages during the year of 1865.) In the 1855 census of Alexandria, NY, Hiram and Rhoda stated that they had been residents for 10 years. When Hiram married Helen J. Gaskill, he was age 40 and Helen was 21. She was the daughter of LORENZO GASKILL and MINERVA BEDELL. Hiram was bc 1821 and died in 1895. Helen J., his wife, was born April; died 1912. Both are buried in the Omar Cemetery in Jefferson Co.

Helen's parents: Lorenzo Gaskill b 1815 and died 1900 in Jefferson County. Minerva Bedell Gaskill was born 1814 and died in 1894. In 1840, Lorenzo was of Willsboro, Essex Co., NY and Helen was born in Westville, Franklin Co., NY.

Helen's sister, MYRA L. GASKILL, married LEVI BOWEN, son of FRANCIS BOWEN and ELIZABETH COMSTOCK of Jefferson County.

For those who are searching for Houghton information on the internet, check HOTEN as an alternate spelling for HOUGHTON, census records often used HOTEN.
JAMES HOUGHTON Addendum

This is an addendum for JAMES HOUGHTON, son of Roswell Houghton and Persis Parker, supplied by Penny James, a descendant from the UK. James is child No. 3 on the Roswell Houghton pioneer page.

3. James Houghton was born about 1811 in Vermont and married Lydia Arnold, who was born about 1820 in the state of New York. Lydia died in 1854 at 34 years and 8 months and is buried in the Freeman Cemetery in Jefferson County.
Their children were:

Leonora bc 1837
Fidelia bc 1839
Elvina bc 1843
Lydia bc 1845
Marietta bc 1850

3. James Houghton as a widower married Nancy___ for his second wife and by her had the following children:

Augusta born 1855
James J. born 1863
George W. born 1866

Daughter Leonora Houghton born 1837 and died 23 April 1883 at 46 years and 6 months; she married Daniel Cossleman as his first wife. Daniel was the son of Frederick Cossleman, Jr. and wife Elizabeth Getman. Elizabeth German was the daughter of Jacob and Laney Getman. Frederick Cossleman, Sr., was an early resident of Lyme. He died on the Cossleman farm on Road 34, at 88 years, and was a Revolutionary War soldier. He was the father of four known children: Richard, Joseph, Annie and Frederick, Jr. Frederick Cossleman and Laney Getman had: Fred, Christopher, Rensselaer, James, Catharine, Margaret, Mary, Sarah, Emeline, Caroline, Eleanor, Delia, Betsey and Daniel. Frederick Jr. died in 1870 at age 85 and Laney died in 1863 at 65 years.
Daniel and Leonora Cossleman's children were:

Harrison; he ws born 1855 and died 1895.
Alvin
Charles
Adelbert
Marietta
Bert; he died 29 Dec. 1870 at 2 years, 8 months.
Ferdinand

Daniel Cossleman as a widower married as his second wife, Adaline, daughter of Fred and Matilda Levanchard, of Carthage, NY. Daniel was born 1 January 1827 and died 11 Dec. 1902.
Their child was:

George J.

Daughter Lydia Houghton born 1845, married on 21 October 1863 to Recellus (H) Johnson who was born in 1844. The Vital Records of Jefferson county for the marriage show that he was of Depauville and Lydia was of Lyme. He served in the Civil War from Jefferson County. He had an invalid pension filed 13 July 1875. Lydia M. filed for the widow's pension on 15 September 1890. Penny James states that Lydia died in 1913 in Buffalo, NY.
Their children were:

Elmina Elilah born 1866
Mattie M. born 1871.

Elmina Elilah Johnson, born 1866, married about 1885 to William J. Elliott. They were of Chaumont, NY. William James Elliott was born 1856 in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada, son of William Elliott.
Their children were (Elliott):

Maude
William
Mabel Lorraine b 1889 Chaumont, NY; she married William Lloyd Beel, born 1890 in Oxford, Ontario.

The lineage of William Elliott is as follows:

John Diamond was a native of Ireland, where he died at age 80. He and his wife, Elizabeth, were the parents of eight children. One of the children was Robert Diamond.

Robert Diamond married:

1)Sarah; they had six children
2)Eliza Lemon; they had 7 children

Robert Diamond had a daughter Elizabeth with his first wife, Sarah. This Elizabeth married William Elliott of Ireland, with whom she emigrated to Canada in 1846. In 1861 they located in Lyme, Jefferson Co., where he died on 4 March 1886 at 63 years. Elizabeth survived William and lived in Chaumont, NY. She died in 1895 at 72 years. Both are buried in the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Jefferson Co.
The ten children of William Elliott and Elizabeth Diamond were:

Sarah
Robert D. - b 1855- married Mary M., daughter of Henry and Jane (Rogers) Dennie of Brownville; they resided in the village of Limerick. Robert was employed by the railroad.
John
Berman - b 1863
WILLIAM J. - married Elmina, daughter of Rasselas Johnson, above.
Lowella – b 1860
Elizabeth (Libbie) – b 1861
Anna – b 1858
Minna – b 1865
Mary P. - b 1875

William Elliott, who died in 1886, above, was the son of Thomas and Sarah (Murphy) Elliott. He was born in County Longford Ireland.

Copyright 2019 Jefferson County NYGenWeb — a member of the NYGenWeb Project²⁴

Research

MLM places Roswell in John Houghton line (Samuel6, Abijah5, Benj.4, Jacob3, Jno2-1); DNA of descendant Lance Ronald Houghton confirms this line²⁴

Descendant

Haplogroup R-M269; descendant of John Houghton of Lancaster MA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 283 #1838.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 103: 183.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 353.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91 #3050, 137.
[S1074] Town Records: Norwich, VT, Book 1; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91, #3050.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 283.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 102: 137.
[S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1850, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Box 515, p. 32, line 25, dwl 462.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91, 137.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 103.
[S1074] Town Records: Sharon, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, p. 297.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , East Fairlee, Orange, Vermont; Roll: M33_127; Page: 224.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Fairlee, Orange, Vermont; Roll: 185; Page: 92.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 20.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson, New York; Roll: 292; Page: 698.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_515; Page: 32; line 25, dwl 462-480.
[S1093] "Genalogical Journal of Jefferson Co. NY", p. 480.
[S235] U.S. Census, New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 151, line 16, dwl 1074-1135.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137.

Henry A. Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #6963, b. 4 November 1808, d. 4 November 1886

Father*: Samuel Houghton b. Sep 1755, d. 24 Aug 1819
Mother*: Sarah Cook b. 1765, d. 13 Sep 1848

Family: Adaline P. (?) b. 15 Aug 1811

Marriage*: Henry A. Houghton married Adaline P. (?)²

Henrietta Houghton² b. c 1845
Lucy Ellen Houghton² b. c 1848

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 4, 1808

VT, USA, age 40 in 1850 census; age 71 in 1880 census; Brad Stauf: 23 Sep 1809^5,6

Marriage

1850 Census

1850

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, age 40; living 3 housess from Alanson Houghton^7,8

Estate

Nov 5, 1850

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, Henry was adm'r of wid's estate³

1880 Census

1880

Auburn, Rockingham Co., NH, USA, age 71, a farmer⁶

Death

Nov 4, 1886

North Auburn, NH, USA, age 77 yr, 1m, 12 days (= birthdate 23 Sep 1809); lists his mother's maiden name as Sarah "Nimms" or similar and says birth place was Keene, NH which matches Sally Cooke's marriage place. However, the only likely Nimms candiate was a Sarah Nims who married Calvin Chapman 1 Jan 1795 in Keene, NH[16]. Sarah & Calvin had a child as late as 1820 (found death record of multiple children), she also appears as Sally in some records so was provably not married to Samuel Houghton Sr. This death record is somewhat of a mystery; MLM gives this for Henry A. Houghton who married Hellen Smith⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1839.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, Box 926, p. 96.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91 #3052.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Auburn, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: T9_767; Family History Film: 1254767; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 197; line 9; dwl 106-116.
[S752] VT 1850 Census Index, p. 117.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, Box 926, p. 96, line 35, dwl 87.

Elizabeth Houghton^1,2

F, #6964, b. February 1793, d. 7 September 1884

Father*: Samuel Houghton b. Sep 1755, d. 24 Aug 1819
Mother*: Sarah Cook b. 1765, d. 13 Sep 1848

Family: Luther Mower b. 1793, d. 5 Aug 1850

Marriage*: Elizabeth Houghton married Luther Mower on circa 1816.^4,5

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb, 1793

VT, USA, age 53 in 1850 census; 1793 on death record³

Marriage

circa 1816

^4,5

1850 Census

1850

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, age 56, farmer³

Death

Sep 7, 1884

Lyndon, VT, USA, age 91 y, 7 m

Burial

Fairlee, VT, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1840.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91 #3053.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Fairlee, Orange, Vermont; Roll: M432_926; Page: 92A; Image: 184; line 30, dwl 22.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S415] E-mail from Susan Reed, Mar 14, 2008.

Elvira Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #6965, b. 1 June 1805, d. 10 January 1891

Father*: Samuel Houghton⁴ b. Sep 1755, d. 24 Aug 1819
Mother*: Sarah Cook^2,4 b. 1765, d. 13 Sep 1848

Family: Stephen Fulton

Marriage*: Elvira Houghton married Stephen Fulton on 1829.^2,5

James M. Fulton b. 1831

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 1, 1805

West Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA⁴

Marriage

1829

^2,5

Death

Jan 10, 1891

Strafford, VT, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1841.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91 #3054.
[S1074] Town Records: Strafford, Orange Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1492] Fold3.com, online www.fold3.com, http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24004857/

Abiather L. Houghton^1,2

M, #6966, b. between 1801 and 1803, d. 3 October 1883

Father*: Samuel Houghton^3,1,4 b. Sep 1755, d. 24 Aug 1819
Mother*: Sarah Cook³ b. 1765, d. 13 Sep 1848

Family 1: Sarah T. (?)

Marriage*: Abiather L. Houghton married Sarah T. (?)⁷

William W. Houghton¹⁵ b. 19 Sep 1825, d. 11 Mar 1850
Eliza Ann Houghton+¹⁶ b. 14 Feb 1838, d. 14 Oct 1890
Edward C. Houghton+^7,17 b. c 1838, d. 18 May 1897
Benjamin F Houghton¹⁸ b. 14 Feb 1845, d. 22 Oct 1846
Charles F. Houghton¹⁹ b. 27 Sep 1846, d. Aug 1847
Frank Pierce Houghton+¹¹ b. Jan 1847, d. 1930

Family 2: Wealthy Dibble b. c 1816, d. 28 Oct 1869

Marriage*: Abiather L. Houghton married Wealthy Dibble on Jan 31, 1854 at Southwick, Hampden Co., MA, USA, ages 49 and 47; his and her second marriage.^11,6

Family 3: Mary Drake

Marriage*: Abiather L. Houghton married Mary Drake on Nov 30, 1872 at Southwick, Hampden Co., MA, USA, his third, her second; age 69 and 62.^12,13,3

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

between 1801 and 1803

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, dd calc^5,3,6

Marriage

⁷

1830 Census

1830

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, 6 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810) // 2 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)⁸

1840 Census

1840

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, 9 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 2 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 2 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809), 1? female 70 to 80 (1760-1769)^9,10

Residence

1854

Holyoke, MA, USA⁶

Marriage

Jan 31, 1854

Southwick, Hampden Co., MA, USA, ages 49 and 47; his and her second marriage^11,6

Research

1860

CJV: Reviewed all 200 pages of 1850 census of Chicopee, MA & 78 pages of Holyoke MA, and no Abiather or Frank Houghton; Reviewed all of Southwick, MA 1860 census: no Abiather or Wealthy

Census

1865

Southwick, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 62, farmer, married, living with John and Antoniette Holcomb

Marriage

Nov 30, 1872

Southwick, Hampden Co., MA, USA, his third, her second; age 69 and 62^12,13,3

Death

Oct 3, 1883

Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, widowed, age 82; GS aged 83^14,5

Burial

Southwick Cemetery, Southwick, Hampden Co., MA, USA, Aged 83¹⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1842.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Marriage of Abiatha L. Houghton: http://interactive.ancestry.com/2495/…
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91, #3050.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Marriages in Southwick, MA; line 2
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook): line 32.
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915": https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWWY-8FW
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Fairlee, Orange, Vermont; Roll: 185; Page: 92.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, 1790-1870 VT Census Index, Pensioners List, p. 66.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Fairlee, Orange, Vermont; Roll: 543; Page: 150.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Westfield MA Marriages, Frank P. Houghton: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1042249/photo/…
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://interactive.ancestry.com/2495/…
[S30] Massachusetts Archives, Southwick, MA VRs, Marriage, Vol. 245, p. 37.
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915"; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N72B-KJQ
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, Abiather L. Houghton in entry for Eliza Ann Manning, "Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950": https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F86S-W3R
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCD5-YKS
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915"; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7KJ-9FW
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915";https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXWT-SQN

Polly Chamberlain^1,2,3,4,5

F, #6967, b. 16 December 1786, d. 23 November 1847

Family: Samuel Houghton Jr b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868

Marriage*: Polly Chamberlain married Samuel Houghton Jr, son of John Houghton 3d and Susannah Dodge, on 1801 at Templeton, MA, USA, not in VR; MLM: also Guilford, VT.^8,6,9,4

Harriet A. Houghton+¹³ b. 21 Oct 1802, d. 1887
David Houghton+¹⁴ b. 30 Apr 1804, d. 14 Feb 1890
Roswell Houghton+¹³ b. 28 Jul 1806, d. 26 Jul 1887
Martha Houghton^15,16 b. 2 Dec 1808, d. 13 Jun 1894
Samuel Houghton Jr., Esq.^17,18 b. 24 Dec 1810
Harvey Houghton+¹⁹ b. 16 Nov 1812, d. 25 Sep 1900
Helena Houghton b. 20 Feb 1815, d. 11 Feb 1854
Benjamin Wheelock Houghton+ b. 14 Jul 1817, d. 29 Apr 1864
Whitefield Houghton b. 14 Sep 1819, d. 24 Oct 1830
John Houghton b. Oct 1821, d. 1830
Gilbert Houghton²⁰ b. 10 Jun 1823, d. 31 Jul 1873
Amos Houghton b. 13 Jun 1826, d. 20 Sep 1827
Ellen A. Houghton b. 24 Nov 1827
Joseph Merari Houghton+²¹ b. 24 Nov 1830, d. 30 Jun 1903

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 16, 1786

CT, USA, NH per 1880 census of son Harvey; MA per census of son David; VT per census of son Samuel^1,2,6,7

Origin

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA³

Marriage

1801

Templeton, MA, USA, not in VR; MLM: also Guilford, VT^8,6,9,4

Warnings

Oct 13, 1814

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, [p. 220, Brattleboro Records]⁵

Death

Nov 23, 1847

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 61; JWH erroneously gives her dd as 18 Jul 1868, which is the dd of her husband Samuel Houghton^{6,10,3,4,11,8}

Burial

Christ Church Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, Next to Samuel; (Buried as Mary Houghton)^12,11

ParentsD

Alfred Benjamin CHAMBERLAIN Sr and Martha Patty WHEELOCK, m. 1780; Benjamin b. Templeton, MA; d. Dummerston, VT⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 283.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 467.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S724] Alden M. Rollins Vermont Warnings Outs II, p. 162.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 148.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , North Adams, Berkshire, MA, Box 28, Vol. 2, ED 54, SD 60, Sh 24, Ln 37, dwl 124-193: son Roswell's.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 105, 283.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15, 26.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 389, 467.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 389.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 22 #123/367: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 22 #124/368: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 22 #124/370: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 23 #124/371: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 15530?; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT, p. 1228: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 232: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Harriet A. Houghton^1,2

F, #6968, b. 21 October 1802, d. 1887

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr³ b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain³ b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Family: Nathan Tanner Haley b. 24 Nov 1800, d. 25 Jun 1860

Marriage*: Harriet A. Houghton married Nathan Tanner Haley on Oct 3, 1822 at Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, Stauf: Middlesex, MA.^5,9,10,11,12

Elizabeth P. Haley+⁵ b. 23 Oct 1831, d. 1883
Ellen Haley+⁹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 21, 1802

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, VT Families: Guilford, VT^4,5,6,7,8,3

Marriage

Oct 3, 1822

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, Stauf: Middlesex, MA^5,9,10,11,12

Death

1887

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, DAR: 1887^5,13,9

Burial

Christ Church Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA¹³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1843.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26 # 711.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 22 #123/367: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 148.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S1260] New England Ancestors Website, online http://www.newenglandancestors.org, http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/…; Brattleboro, VT birth records.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 150.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Book D, p. 237; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S415] E-mail from Brad Stauf, Dec 12, 2018: pdf file of his ancestry.
[S1543] Unknown subject unknown record type, by unknown photographer, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8MN-Y6D
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 389.

David Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

M, #6969, b. 30 April 1804, d. 14 February 1890

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr⁶ b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain⁶ b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Family: Abigail Marsh b. c 1804

Marriage*: David Houghton married Abigail Marsh on Nov 25, 1827 at Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA.^10,11

Abigail J. Houghton¹⁸ b. c Jun 1828, d. 31 Jan 1831
Frederick Houghton+¹⁴ b. Aug 1829, d. 14 Dec 1909
William Houghton¹⁴ b. c 1832
Martha Houghton¹⁴ b. c 1834
Sarah Houghton¹⁴ b. c 1835
John M. Houghton+¹⁴ b. Jul 1836, d. b 1930
Calista Houghton¹⁴ b. c 1843
David Edgar Houghton+¹⁴ b. 1 Jun 1845, d. 27 Nov 1910

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 30, 1804

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 46, MA, in 1850 census; age 56, VT, in 1860 census; age 66, VT, in 1870 census; age 76, VT, in 1880 census; Sara Ann Houghton: 1 Apr 1804; VT Families: Guilford VT; JWH, MLM: 20 Apr 1804^7,8,9,4,5

Marriage

Nov 25, 1827

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA^10,11

Deed

1828

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, property sold to David Houghton¹²

Residence

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA

1830 Census

1830

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, 5 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810) // 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)¹³

1850 Census

1850

Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 46, farmer; entire family given as born in MA¹⁴

1860 Census

1860

Trenton, Dodge Co., WI, USA, age 56, farmer; property $2500-450¹⁵

1870 Census

1870

Trenton, Dodge Co., WI, USA, age 66, farmer; and William Bell, 16, OH; property $7290, $1535¹⁶

1880 Census

1880

Elgin, Wabasha Co., MN, USA, age 76, a farmer, two houses from son David¹⁷

Death

Feb 14, 1890

Elgin, Wabasha Co., WI, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1844.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 389.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26 # 712.
[S1260] New England Ancestors Website, online http://www.newenglandancestors.org, http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/…; Brattleboro, VT birth records.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 23 #124/368: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 22 #124/368: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Adams, Berkshire, MA, Box 305, p. 72.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Book D, p. 249: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 293.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 186; Page: 30.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_305; Page: 72;
line 14, dwl 900-900.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Trenton, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1406; Page: 967; sheet 131, line 19, dwl 940-926.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Trenton, Dodge Co., WI, Reel 1711, p. 529, line 19, dwl 147-158.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Elgin Twp, Wasbasha Co., MN, Roll: T9_636; Family History Film: 1254636; Page: 562B; Enumeration District: 189; Reel 13, Vo. 15, ED. 189, Sh. 14, Ln. 34, dwl 126.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.

Roswell Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #6970, b. 28 July 1806, d. 26 July 1887

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr⁴ b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain⁴ b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Family: Juliann Fowler b. c 1808, d. 17 Nov 1892

Marriage*: Roswell Houghton married Juliann Fowler on Mar 21, 1833 at Guilford, VT, USA.^10,11,12

Amos Russell Houghton+¹⁴ b. Jan 1834, d. 1914
Harriet A. Houghton¹⁸ b. Dec 1835, d. 2 Mar 1838
June Houghton¹⁴ b. c 1836
Helena Houghton¹⁴ b. c 1838
Augusta Houghton¹⁵ b. c 1842
Warren Balch Houghton+¹⁵ b. Nov 1845
Amelia Houghton¹⁴ b. c 1846
Electa Houghton+¹⁴ b. c 1847
Ella Houghton¹⁹ b. c 1852

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 28, 1806

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 44, MA, in 1850 census; age 53 in 1860 census; age 64 in 1870 census; age 73, VT, in 1880 census; VT Families: Guilford VT^5,6,7,8,9

Marriage

Mar 21, 1833

Guilford, VT, USA^10,11,12

Deed

1838

deeded land by father; lived there until 1838, when he sold property to John H. Rudd of Hailforce, CT²

1840 Census

1840

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, R. Houghton; next door to Samuel Houghton; 5 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)¹³

1850 Census

1850

Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, Roswell, 44, a laborer; Juliann, 42; also Electa Fowler, 44; Rebecca Fowler, 35; and Frederick Fowler, 21¹⁴

1860 Census

1860

Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 53, cotton mill watchman¹⁵

1870 Census

1870

Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 64, teamster, property $2000-$300¹⁶

1880 Census

1880

North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 73, a street waterer^11,17

Death

Jul 26, 1887

North Adams, MA, USA, a laborer who died of dysentery

Research

2 doors apart in 1860 census

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1845.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 353.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26 # 713.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 22 #123/367: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S1260] New England Ancestors Website, online http://www.newenglandancestors.org, http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/…; Brattleboro, VT birth records.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 23 #124/369: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Adams, Berkshire, MA, Box 305, p. 30.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, North Adams, Berkshire, MA, Box 28, Vol. 2, ED 54, Sh 24, Ln 37.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT, Book D., p. 271; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 547; Page: 47.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_305; Page: 30; line 15, dwl 256-256.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Adams, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 232, line 40, dwl 1872-1878.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Adams, Berkshire, MA, Reel 601, p. 38b, line 28, dwl 522.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , North Adams, Berkshire, MA, Box 28, Vol. 2, ED 54, SD 60, Sh 24, Ln 37, dwl 124-193.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Adams, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 232, line 40, dwl 1872-1878.

Martha Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #6971, b. 2 December 1808, d. 13 June 1894

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr^5,6 b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain^5,6 b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 2, 1808

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, dd calc; age 36 in 1850 census; age 42 in 1860 census; age 68 in 1880 census' age 61 in 1870 census; VT Families: Guilford VT^{7,8,2,9,10,6,4}

Death

Jun 13, 1894

Guilford, VT, USA, age 85-6-11, of old age⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1846.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26 # 714?
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT, p. 1275: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 22 #124/370: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S1260] New England Ancestors Website, online http://www.newenglandancestors.org, http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/…; Brattleboro, VT birth records.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 23 #124/370: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.

Samuel Houghton Jr., Esq.^1,2,3,4,5

M, #6972, b. 24 December 1810

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr^3,4 b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain^3,4 b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Family 1: Cora Arabella Field b. 30 Dec 1810

Marriage*: Samuel Houghton Jr., Esq. married Cora Arabella Field on Aug 15, 1836 at Guilford, VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: v. pt. 3, 78.^11,7,5

Family 2: Anna (?) b. Sep 1829

Marriage*: Samuel Houghton Jr., Esq. married Anna (?) on circa 1887 mar 13 years in 1900 census.¹⁶

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 24, 1810

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 39 in 1850 census; age 49 in 1860 census; age 59 in 1870 census; age 69 in 1880 census; Dec 1810, age 89 in 1900 census; VT Families: Guilford, VT^6,7,8,9,3,4

1820 Census

1820

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA¹⁰

Marriage

Aug 15, 1836

Guilford, VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: v. pt. 3, 78^11,7,5

1850 Census

1850

Clifton, Greene Co., OH, USA, age 39, grocer; and Gertrude Bigelow, 11, IN¹²

1860 Census

1860

Springfield, Clark Co., OH, USA, age 49, grocer¹³

1870 Census

1870

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 59, a merchant, property $1000-$5000; and Pamelia Field, 87, MA¹⁴

Residence

Springfield, OH, USA, no children⁶

1880 Census

1880

Springfield, Clarke Co., OH, USA, age 69, grocery store, a widower, with Charles Stewart in hotel¹⁵

Marriage

circa 1887

mar 13 years in 1900 census¹⁶

1900 Census

1900

Springfield, Clark Co., OH, USA, age 89¹⁶

Living

Sep, 1900

Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA, Mentioned in brother Harvey's obit

Death

MLM: 7 Mar 1875⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1847.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26 # 715.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 1, p. 23 #124/371: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2110, Index to Brattleboro VRs.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT, Book D, p. 287; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S1260] New England Ancestors Website, online http://www.newenglandancestors.org, http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/…; Brattleboro, VT birth records.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 61.
[S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 466.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Clifton, Greene, Ohio; Roll: M432_683; Page: 352; line 40, dwl 8.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Clark, Ohio; Roll: M653_943; Page: 448; Sheet 155, line 24, dwl 1108-1207.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Box 1627, p. 456b, line 11, dwl 97.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield Twp, Clark Co., OH, Roll: T9_999; Family History Film: 1254999; Page: 255A; Enumeration District: 44; sheet 37, line 48, dwl 123-314-371.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 22; Sheet: 1B; line 85, dwl 19-15-21.

Harvey Houghton^1,2,3

M, #6973, b. 16 November 1812, d. 25 September 1900

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr³ b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain³ b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Family 1: Mary Ann Esterbrook b. 8 Nov 1810, d. 18 Mar 1861

Marriage*: Harvey Houghton married Mary Ann Esterbrook on Aug 15, 1838 at Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 'Harvey Wife Mary A. Esterbrook dau. of James, p. 133'; also Jul 4, 1938.^5,11,6,12,13

James Samuel Houghton+¹⁵ b. 6 Mar 1839, d. 18 Apr 1876
Mary Jane Houghton²³ b. 10 Feb 1841, d. 4 Apr 1877
Henry F. Houghton²⁴ b. 6 Jan 1845, d. 9 Sep 1862
Ella Stuart Houghton+²⁵ b. 22 May 1846, d. 12 May 1889
Edward Everett Houghton²⁶ b. 22 Jun 1849, d. 20 Jan 1864

Family 2: Louisa A. Wood b. 27 Dec 1831, d. 15 Sep 1904

Marriage*: Harvey Houghton married Louisa A. Wood on Oct 13, 1861 at Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, he aged 49, 2nd.^8,17

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 16, 1812

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 36 in 1850 census; age 48 in 1860 census; age 68 in 1880 census; Nov. 1812, age 87, in 1900 census; MLM: Brattleboro, VT; GS: 14 Nov 1812; Brattleboro VT VRs & Obit: Marlboro, VT^{4,5,6,7,8,9,3}

Church

1835

a Universalist since about 1835/8. The church was organized May 24, 1843. He was an original member.¹⁰

Marriage

Aug 15, 1838

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 'Harvey Wife Mary A. Esterbrook dau. of James, p. 133'; also Jul 4, 1938^5,11,6,12,13

1840 Census

1840

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 3 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)¹⁴

Living

1843

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 'Harvey Brattleboro, VT 1843, p. 158¹¹'

1850 Census

1850

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 36, carpenter; and Elissa Millen, 17, VT¹⁵

1860 Census

1860

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 48, a master carpenter, property $1400-200¹⁶

Marriage

Oct 13, 1861

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, he aged 49, 2nd^8,17

Residence

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, a carpenter; VT Gazetteer Index: v. 179^4,18,19

Occupation

1880

a carpenter²⁰

1900 Census

1900

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 87, carpenter joiner^8,21

Death

Sep 25, 1900

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 87-8-12, of senile decay; GS: Sep 26; MLM: 18 Mar 1861 wife's dd)^5,9,3,22

Obituary

Sep 28, 1900

Vermont Phoenix: Harvey Houghton, one ot the oldest and most highly respected citizens of Brattleboro, died Wednesday morning about 9 o'clock. He had been ill three or four weeks, suffering from jaundice and the general weakness due to old age. He would have been 83 years old had he lived until
the 11th of (November. Mr. Houghton was born on Ames hill in Marlboro. The family moved from there to Guilford when he was a child. He
came to Brattleboro to learn the carpenter's trade ot Stephen Gregory, a well known builder of that day, Mr, Houghton became an expert workman
and many of tbe houses of this village were constructed under his direction. He continued to work actively until this last summer and retained
all of his faculties periectly until within a few days of his death. His home had been in the house on Canal street where he died for more than 45 years.
Mr. Houghton's first wife was a sister of George Esterbrook and the late William Ester brook. Five children were born to them, but none are
now living. Mr. Houghton married 87 years ago Mrs. Louisa Carley, widow of Dr Carley, and daughter of the late Dr Wood of West Brattleboro.
He is survived by his wife and by two brothers out of a family or 13 children Joseph M. Houghton of this place and Samuel Houghton
ot Columbus, Ohio, now nearly 90 years ot age. Mr. Houghton was the last original member of the Universalist church, having become a member
upon the organization of the society in this village in 1843. He was a man who never participated in public affairs, but he had been a good
citizen In all relations ot life, industrious, devoted to his family, and a man whose honesty and sincerity were never questioned.
The funeral was held at the house this afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Marvin officiating. In accordance with Mr. Houghton's request, four of
his grandsons acted as bearers: Frank II. Foster of Clarement, Harry Foster ot Manchester, N. H., George 8. Foster of this village, who has lived
with his grandparents for several years, and Henry Houghton of Westfleld, Mass. Mr. Houghton has also five other grandchildren: Louise B. Foster, Carl II. Foster and Giace A. Foster all of Manchester, N. II., Mrs. Harrison Mansfield and Walter Houghton of Springfield, Mass. Mrs. Mansfield and ber mother, Mrs. James Houghton, Walter Houghton, and Mlss Louise B. Foster and Miss Fannie W. Currier of Brighton, Mass., were present at tbe funeral.

Burial

Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1848, 433 #1706.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26 # 716, 50.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 15530?; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284, 433.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 76.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26, 50.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Vermont, Box 17, Vol. 12, E.D. 245, Sh. 2(7), Ln. 20.
[S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 52.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51.
[S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 95.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, 52, 1838: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-2112, Index to Brattleboro VRs, Marriages.
[S1475] Mary R. Cabot, Brattleboro VT Annals, p. 474.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 547; Page: 32.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 176; line 6, dwl 562-633.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , 1860 US Census, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Roll 1325, p. 217, line 13, dwl 1190-1267.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 597; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S563] Hamilton Child, Windham Co. VT Gazetteer, p. 356.
[S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 467.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: T9_761; Family History Film: 1254761; Page: 111A; Enumeration District: 53; sheet 28, line 48, dwl 256-323.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 245; Sheet 2A; line 20, dwl 24-17-36.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 50.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1213: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 1067; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Dummerston, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co. VT, p. 1055; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Helena Houghton^1,2

F, #6974, b. 20 February 1815, d. 11 February 1854

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 20, 1815

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 33 in 1850 census^3,4,5

Death

Feb 11, 1854

^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1849.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26 # 717.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.

Benjamin Wheelock Houghton^1,2,3

M, #6975, b. 14 July 1817, d. 29 April 1864

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr⁴ b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Family: Mary Ann Tyler b. 1 Jun 1820, d. 3 May 1913

Marriage*: Benjamin Wheelock Houghton married Mary Ann Tyler, daughter of Nathaniel Tyler and Urata Houghton, on Dec 4, 1837 at Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA.^9,6,4,10

Dr. Francis H. Houghton+^14,8 b. 12 Jan 1840, d. 20 Aug 1921
Albert W. Houghton+⁸ b. 1841, d. 20 May 1864
Irving B. Houghton+^14,15 b. Jul 1842, d. c 1909
Mary L. Houghton⁸ b. 1848
Nathaniel T. Houghton¹⁴ b. c 1851
William Bigelow Houghton¹⁶ b. 23 Mar 1859, d. 9 Aug 1861
(?) Houghton⁴ d. b 1901

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 14, 1817

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 33 in 1850 census; age 43 in 1860 census; MLM: or Brattleboro, VT^5,6,7,8

Marriage

Dec 4, 1837

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA^9,6,4,10

1840 Census

1840

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, 3 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)¹¹

1850 Census

1850

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 33, farmer^12,8

1860 Census

Jul, 1860

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 43¹³

Death

Apr 29, 1864

^14,4

Research

Ham. Child's Hist. of Windham Co., VT, p. 133¹⁴

Burial

Green River Cemetery, Greenfield, VT, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1850.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 353.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26 # 718, 51.
[S36] Letter, from Michael Sekeres, Nov. 1, 2001, from Centennial Biographical History of OH, p. 544-547.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26, 51.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 75; line 30, dwl 260-263.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Box 929, p. 75.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 547; Page: 47.
[S752] VT 1850 Census Index, p. 117.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham Co., Vermont; ; Sheet 25; line 6, dwl 732-765.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 51.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 1087: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT, p. 619; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Whitefield Houghton^1,2

M, #6976, b. 14 September 1819, d. 24 October 1830

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 14, 1819

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, MLM: 14 Sep 1817^3,4,5

Death

Oct 24, 1830

^3,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1851.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26 # 719.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.

John Houghton^1,2

M, #6977, b. October 1821, d. 1830

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct, 1821

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA^3,4,5

Death

1830

^3,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1852.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26 # 720.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.

Gilbert Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #6978, b. 10 June 1823, d. 31 July 1873

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr³ b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain³ b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 10, 1823

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 27 in 1850 census; age 32 in 1860 census; age 46 in 1870 census^5,6,7,4

Occupation

1850

a brick maker⁴

1870 Census

1870

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, Gilbert, age 46, a farmer, and Joseph, 39, a farmer, both had property valued at $2500-$500^8,9

Death

Jul 31, 1873

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, of consumption^5,10,6,3

Burial

Christ Church Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA¹⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1853.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 27 # 721.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT, p. 1228: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 74; line 37, dwl 254-254.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 27.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S549] A Surname Guide to the Heads of Families and Landownerss of Windham County, Vermont in the year 1870, p. 28.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Box 1627, p. 457, line 31, dwl 111-114.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 389.

Amos Houghton^1,2

M, #6979, b. 13 June 1826, d. 20 September 1827

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jun 13, 1826

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA^3,4,5

Death

Sep 20, 1827

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, 10 m^3,5,4

Burial

Blanchard Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, 1825 given⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1854.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 27 # 722.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 27.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 384.

Ellen A. Houghton^1,2

F, #6980, b. 24 November 1827

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 24, 1827

^3,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1855.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 27 # 723.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.

Joseph Merari Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #6981, b. 24 November 1830, d. 30 June 1903

Father*: Samuel Houghton Jr⁵ b. 15 Oct 1781, d. 18 Jul 1868
Mother*: Polly Chamberlain⁵ b. 16 Dec 1786, d. 23 Nov 1847

Family: Elizabeth Rudd b. 18 Nov 1827, d. 16 Dec 1907

Marriage*: Joseph Merari Houghton married Elizabeth Rudd on May 2, 1854 at Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA.^6,7,8,4

George Edward Houghton+¹⁷ b. 3 Aug 1855, d. 25 Apr 1925
Jennie Maria Houghton¹⁸ b. 2 Mar 1859, d. 22 May 1926
Alice Allenah Sophia Houghton+^10,19 b. 17 Sep 1865, d. 18 Nov 1901

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 24, 1830

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, youngest child of Samuel; age 19 in 1850 census; age 26 in 1860 census; age 40 in 1870 census; age 49 in 1880 census; Nov 1830, age 69 in 1900 census^6,7,8,9,10

Marriage

May 2, 1854

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA^6,7,8,4

1860 Census

1860

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 77, farmer¹¹

Residence

1870

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, a merchant¹²

1880 Census

1880

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 49, a farmer¹³

Occupation

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, a farmer and brick manufacturer¹⁴

Newspaper

Mar 9, 1900

Guilford, VT, USA, Vermont Phoenix: He was shot through the head while on horseback by 3 highwaymen. His buildings were burned three or four years ago, and Mr. Houghton and his family have been living this winter In Brattleboro with Julius Leach, clerk at the post office who is Mr. Houghton's son in law.

Death

Jun 30, 1903

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 72-6-2, of heart disease; Guilford VT Hx: Guilford VT^6,7,8,5

Burial

Christ Church Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA¹⁵

Biography

JWH: "Lived on same farm where his grandfather, John, had lived." [J.W. Houghton gives Samuel, Samuel, John as antecedents.]

Off. Hist. of Gardiner, VT, 1961, p. 468: "While Joseph M. was on his way to Brattleboro on the main highway with his team, he was fired upon by three young men from Greenfield, Mass. A ball passed through his cheek and out at the opposite ear. He was not seriously injured. The men were pursued, tried and served sentences in the state prison at Windsor."

Off. Hist. of Guilford, VT, 1961, p. 284: "The heirs of Samuel quit-claimed the homestead place to Joseph Houghton, one of the sons, in 1874. For many years during the ownerships of Samuel and Joseph Houghton a brick yard was operated in the basin near the present buildings, now used as a calf
pasture. Many of the older residents still remember seeing the old white horse making its endless journey around the mixer. Brick, delivered in Brattleboro, sold for $7.00 a thousand. Much of the brick used in the Brattleboro Retreat was made on this farm. Fire destroyed the buildings in 1897. Then Joseph M. moved to Brattleboro. His son, George E., then purchased the property and erected the present set of buildings in early 1900's."

Same family farm as grandfather^6,16

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1856.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 285.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 27 # 725.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Book E, p. 418; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 232: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 468.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT, p. 1247: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M653_1325; Page: 286; line 22, dwl 727-760.
[S549] A Surname Guide to the Heads of Families and Landownerss of Windham County, Vermont in the year 1870, p. 28.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: T9_1349; Family History Film: 1255349; Page: 383B; Enumeration District: 228; sheet 18, line 39, dwl 203-216.
[S563] Hamilton Child, Windham Co. VT Gazetteer, p. 550.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 389.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 284, 468.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT; p. 1513: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 619; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1247: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Elizabeth Rudd^1,2,3

F, #6982, b. 18 November 1827, d. 16 December 1907

Family: Joseph Merari Houghton b. 24 Nov 1830, d. 30 Jun 1903

Marriage*: Elizabeth Rudd married Joseph Merari Houghton, son of Samuel Houghton Jr and Polly Chamberlain, on May 2, 1854 at Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA.^7,4,8,2

George Edward Houghton+¹⁰ b. 3 Aug 1855, d. 25 Apr 1925
Jennie Maria Houghton⁶ b. 2 Mar 1859, d. 22 May 1926
Alice Allenah Sophia Houghton+^5,3 b. 17 Sep 1865, d. 18 Nov 1901

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 18, 1827

Bough, England, age 26 in 1860 census; age 40 in 1870 census; age 50 in 1880 census; Nov 1827, age 72 in 1900 census; Braugh also given^4,5,6

Marriage

May 2, 1854

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA^7,4,8,2

Death

Dec 16, 1907

Gardiner, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 80 y, 27 d; Brattleboro VT VRs: Dec. 15, 1907, Brattleboro, VT^7,4,8,9

Burial

Christ Church Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA

ParentsD

Thomas and Elizabeth H. Rudd; born in VT; 1900 census: parents born in England⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1856s.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Book E, p. 418; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1247: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 468.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT, p. 1247: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 619; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1297: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT; p. 1513: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Alba P. Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #6983, b. March 1808, d. 24 April 1882

Father*: Roswell Houghton b. 14 Sep 1784, d. 1868
Mother*: Persis Parker b. 4 Jan 1786, d. 29 Jan 1875

Family 1: Phydelia Arnold b. 10 Mar 1818, d. 28 Jul 1870

Marriage*: Alba P. Houghton married Phydelia Arnold on 1835 at Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA.^8,9

Caroline Houghton⁷ b. c 1837
Morris Houghton+⁷ b. c 1838
Roswell Houghton+⁷ b. Dec 1843, d. 1921
Melinda Houghton+⁷ b. 1845, d. 1926
Lucy Ette Houghton¹⁹ b. c 1856

Family 2: Fydelia (?) b. 10 Feb 1827, d. 28 Jun 1879

Marriage*: Alba P. Houghton married Fydelia (?)¹⁴

Family 3: Esther L. Badcliffe b. Nov 1821

Marriage*: Alba P. Houghton married Esther L. Badcliffe.¹⁵

Biography

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Birth

Mar, 1808

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, age 42, VT, in 1850 census; age 47 in 1855 census; age 52, NY, in 1860 census; age 62 in 1870 census; age 72, VT, in 1880 census; MLM: Alexandria, NY^5,6,7

Marriage

1835

Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA^8,9

1840 Census

1840

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, 4 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)¹⁰

1850 Census

1850

Lyme, Jefferson, NY, USA, Alba P., 42, a farmer⁷

1855 Census

1855

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 47, farmer¹¹

1860 Census

1860

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 52, a farmer, property $300-125¹²

1870 Census

1870

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 62, a carpenter, near his brother Hamilton¹³

Marriage

¹⁴

Marriage

¹⁵

1880 Census

1880

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 72, a carpenter¹⁵

Death

Apr 24, 1882

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, GS: 24 Apr 1888; Ae. 74 y; DAR: 1882^16,17

Burial

Freeman Cemetery, Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, Burial ID 97237¹⁴

Research

MLM places this family in John Houghton line: Roswell, Samuel6, Abijah5, Benj.4, Jacob3, Jno.2-1)¹⁷

Residence

Claremont, NY, USA¹⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1857.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 103: 178.
[S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1850, Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, Box 514, p. 358.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137 #5310, 171.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137, 171.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_514; Page: 358;line 20, dwl 145-145.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 103, p. 178.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Annabelle P. Le Clare.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson, New York; Roll: 292; Page: 644.
[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, p. 256, line 34, dwl 1139-1128.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, Roll 945, p. 475B, line 1, dwl 126-125.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Town of Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, Cemetery Incriptions H, Rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer, June 12 2002.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson, New York; Roll: T9_838; Family History Film: 1254838; Page: 103C; Enumeration District: 103; sheet 3, line 28, dwl 8-8.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 103, p. 177.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 171.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, Rol 945, p. 475B, line 1, dwl 126-125.

James Houghton^1,2

M, #6984, b. 10 August 1810

Father*: Roswell Houghton b. 14 Sep 1784, d. 1868
Mother*: Persis Parker b. 4 Jan 1786, d. 29 Jan 1875

Family 1: Lydia Arnold b. c Apr 1820, d. 31 Dec 1854

Marriage*: James Houghton married Lydia Arnold on circa 1836 at Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA.^4,6

Leonara Houghton¹⁴ b. c 1837
Fidelia Houghton+⁴ b. 1840, d. 26 Jan 1870
Elvina Houghton⁴ b. c 1843
Lydia Houghton¹⁵ b. c 1845
Marietta Houghton¹⁵ b. 1850
Helen Houghton¹⁰ b. c 1853

Family 2: Nancy Thum b. c 1833

Marriage*: James Houghton married Nancy Thum.⁹

Annette Houghton¹⁰ b. c 1858
George Houghton+⁹ b. Oct 1862, d. 1942
James Houghton Jr⁹ b. c 1863

Biography

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Birth

Aug 10, 1810

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, JWH, MLM: Claremont, NY; 1850 Census: VT; age 46 in 1855 census; age 50 in 1860 census; age 69 in 1880 census^3,4,5

Marriage

circa 1836

Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA^4,6

1850 Census

1850

Lyme, Jefferson, NY, USA, a farmer⁷

1855 Census

1855

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 46, farmer⁸

Marriage

⁹

1860 Census

1860

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 50, farmer¹⁰

1870 Census

1870

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 59, a farmer, property $750-300¹¹

City Dirct

Chaumont, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, a farmer¹²

1880 Census

1880

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 69, a farmer¹³

Note

Feb 20, 1901

Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, He voted at age "98".

Residence

Claremont, NY, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1858.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137 #5311.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1850, Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, Box 514, p. 358, line 39, dwl 148.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137.
[S415] E-mail from Cheryl King, Dec 31, 2003.
[S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1850, Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, Box 514, p. 358, line 38, dwl 148.
[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, Rol 945, p. 475, line 2, dwl 119-118.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_762; Page: 255; line 23, dwl 1131-1120.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, Rol 945, p. 475, line 2, dwl 119-118.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/chbusly.htm: City of Lyme, NY.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson, New York; Roll: T9_839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 131; sheet 15, line 30, dwl 145-154.
[S16] CJV opinion.
[S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1850, Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, Box 514, p. 359.

Elvina Houghton¹

F, #6985, b. September 1812, d. 4 February 1893

Father*: Roswell Houghton b. 14 Sep 1784, d. 1868
Mother*: Persis Parker b. 4 Jan 1786, d. 29 Jan 1875

Family: Chauncey Conant b. 10 May 1808, d. 17 Jun 1875

Marriage*: Elvina Houghton married Chauncey Conant.⁴

Jane Conant b. 1834
Archibald Conant⁵ b. c 1841
Elizabeth Conant⁵ b. c 1843, d. 1904
Anna Conant⁵ b. c 1846, d. 1897
Alba Conant⁵ b. c 1850
Harvey Conant⁵ b. c 1852

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep, 1812

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, age 42 in 1855 census^2,3

Marriage

⁴

1855 Census

1855

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 47, laborer; next door to her parents⁵

Death

Feb 4, 1893

Jefferson Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1696708/person/-1893266501
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1696708/person/-1825273465
[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Hamilton R. Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #6986, b. October 1814, d. 8 February 1883

Father*: Roswell Houghton b. 14 Sep 1784, d. 1868
Mother*: Persis Parker b. 4 Jan 1786, d. 29 Jan 1875

Family: Maria Arnold b. 4 Jan 1823, d. 4 Jan 1892

Marriage*: Hamilton R. Houghton married Maria Arnold on circa 1837 at Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA.^8,9

Charles E. Houghton⁷ b. c 1838, d. 3 May 1853
Artemisia S. Houghton⁷ b. 5 Feb 1843, d. 29 Mar 1863
Minerva Aurelia Houghton+⁷ b. Aug 1845, d. 21 Mar 1919
James A. Houghton+⁷ b. Jan 1848, d. 29 Nov 1925
Joseph H. Houghton+⁷ b. 20 Jan 1850, d. 13 Apr 1940
Ida I. Houghton+¹⁵ b. 12 May 1852, d. 4 May 1896
Adeline Houghton¹⁶ b. c 1856, d. 28 Dec 1882
Caroline Houghton¹² b. c 1859
Charles E. Houghton+¹⁶ b. 29 May 1861, d. 29 Aug 1937

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct, 1814

Fairlee, VT, USA, age 36 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1855 census; age 55 in 1870 census; age 62 in 1880 census; JWH: Oct. 1812; MLM: Oct. 1816^5,6,3,7

Residence

1830

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, Also Chaumont, Jefferson Co., NY³

Marriage

circa 1837

Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA^8,9

1840 Census

1840

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, 3 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)¹⁰

1850 Census

1850

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 36, laborer; and Polly Rogers⁷

1855 Census

1855

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 40, farmer; gives Jefferson Co. NY as bp of all children¹¹

1860 Census

1860

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 45, farmer, property $4000, $700; and Rossel Hoten, 18, NY¹²

1870 Census

1870

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 55, a farmer, property $3150-990¹³

1880 Census

1880

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 62, a farmer¹⁴

Death

Feb 8, 1883

Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 68⁴

Burial

1883

Freeman Cemetery, Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, Burial ID 136585⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1860.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137 #5313.
[S689] John A. Haddock, Jefferson Co. NY Hx, p. 587.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.nnygenealogy.com/pages/cemetery/…
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_514; Page: 360;
line 15, dwl 171-173.
[S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1850, Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, Box 514, p. 360.
[S415] E-mail from LuAnn Tanner Dobson , Nov. 12, 2002.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson, New York; Roll: 292; Page: 644.
[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_762; Page: 256; line 5, dwl 1135-1124.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, Rol 945, p. 475, line 15, dwl 122-121.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lyme, Jefferson, New York; Roll: T9_839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 131; sheet 6/14; line 5, dwl 151-160.
[S415] E-mail from LuAnn Tanner Dobson, 19 July 2001.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, Rol 945, p. 475, line 15, dwl 122-121.

Sarah Houghton^1,2

F, #6987, b. August 1818

Father*: Roswell Houghton b. 14 Sep 1784, d. 1868
Mother*: Persis Parker b. 4 Jan 1786, d. 29 Jan 1875

Family: James Hoadley b. 1816

Marriage*: Sarah Houghton married James Hoadley.⁵

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug, 1818

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA^3,4

Marriage

⁵

Children+

Jared Hoadley 1836 –
Charles Hoadley 1838 –
James Hoadley 1840 –
Lydia Hoadley 1844 –
Alvira A Hoadley 1846 –
Percy Lovina Hoadley 1850 –
Joseph Hoadley 1854 –⁵

Descendant

Sarah Houghton b. c. 1818 (daughter of Roswell Houghton and Persis/Percy Parker) and James Hoadley were my 4th great-grandparents.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284 #1861.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137 #5314.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1696708/person/-1890294262

Joseph P. Houghton¹

M, #6988, b. 24 January 1820, d. 6 July 1904

Father*: Roswell Houghton b. 14 Sep 1784, d. 1868
Mother*: Persis Parker b. 4 Jan 1786, d. 29 Jan 1875

Family: Jane Clark b. 26 May 1828, d. 1919

Marriage*: Joseph P. Houghton married Jane Clark on Jan 1, 1846.^2,3,5,7

Martha M. Houghton⁸ b. 1 Aug 1847, d. 6 Jan 1886
Almon Harrison Houghton+⁸ b. 10 Jun 1849, d. 26 Sep 1930
Jennette Houghton¹⁷ b. 14 Apr 1852, d. 29 Aug 1900?
Louisa Houghton⁹ b. c Jul 1860, d. 1862
Albert D. Houghton+ b. 8 Aug 1862
Elvia Candace Houghton+ b. 15 Jul 1871, d. 1953

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 24, 1820

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, age 30 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1860 census; age 50 in 1870 census; age 60 in 1880 census; Jan 1820, age 80 in 1900 census^2,3,4,5,6,7

Immigration

1834

Alexandria Bay, Jefferson Co., NY, USA⁶

Marriage

Jan 1, 1846

^2,3,5,7

1850 Census

1850

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 30, a farmer, property $1000⁸

1860 Census

Aug 22, 1860

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 40, farmer⁹

1870 Census

1870

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 50, a farmer, property $5250-3194¹⁰

1880 Census

1880

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 60; a farmer; and a grandson Clarence Kepler, 2, NY^11,12

Grandfathr

1880

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, parents born in NY; Child of Jospeh's daughters Martha or Jennette?¹²

Residence

Alexandria Bay, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, a farmer^2,13

1900 Census

1900

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 80, retired farmer; 9 children bork, 3 living¹⁴

Death

Jul 6, 1904

Alexandria Bay, Jefferson Co., NY, USA^3,15,1,7

Burial

Walton St. Cemetery, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA⁷

Biography

MLM: "He attended common schools until age 13; his parents moved to Watertown, NY, 2 years later, about 1833 to Orange Co., and to Alexandria, NY on 400 acre farm on the St. Lawrence River in 1835."; Phyllis Jean Howarth Musscolino: Joseph Houghton received a US land grant and settled at Point Vivian, cleared the land, made a dock and sold wood to the wood burning ships that sailed the waters of the Saint Lawrence River. He mad e a large home. People in those days had very large kitchens. This kitchen was paneled on four sides. The space behind was deep enough for a barrel of grain or a slave who was escaping. Once the y could get to Canada they were free. This was one of the ends of the Underground Railroad. The original house was torched by someone who discovered and resented the escaping.

Luella Mae White Howarth told her son John Houghton Howarth that the Whites and Houghton's, who came to Northern New York State before the War of 1812. There was some skirmishes between some forces , sailing ships, small, but having 3" to 6" diameter cannon balls, the American forces were victorious because they knew the channels in the Thousand Island area, particularly that known as Lake of th e Isles, where there were so many narrow channels that war ships could not navigate and the St. Lawrence river knew well. The Canadian and American people were relatives or friends and went about the re business or farming as though the war was not going on.
So apparently these families were early settlers, it seems as though the government opened new land.

Page 88 Personal References: OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE: JEFFERSON COUNTY 1898
He moved from Orleans to Alexandria Bay about 1853. He and Jane lived on their homestead for 43 years and had 9 children, only 5 lived to adulthood.^15,16

Pedigree

Citations

[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Town of Alexandria, Cemetery Incriptions, June 12 2002.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 284.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 102: 137.
[S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1850, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Box 515, p. 32.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91, 137, 171.
[S689] John A. Haddock, Jefferson Co. NY Hx, p. 581.
[S1103] A. E., Ellen Bartlett Rogers, Alexandria NY Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 84.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_515; Page: 32; line 24, dwl 471-489.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 128, line 40, dwl 1056-1116.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Rol 944, p. 77B, line 25, dwl 542-558.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 27, ED. 104, Sh. 2, Ln. 1.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Roll: T9_838; Family History Film: 1254838; Page: 102A; Reel 72, Vol. 27, ED. 104, Sh. 2, Ln. 1, dwl 10-10.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Child's Business Directory, Town of Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, June 12 2002.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Dist. 4, Jefferson Co., New York; Roll: T623 1041; Enumeration District: 4; Sheet 7A; line 44, dwl 143-143.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 171.
[S415] E-mail from Phyllis Jean Howarth, Dec. 13, 2011.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 171 #8082.

Hiram M. Houghton^1,2,3

M, #6989, b. 24 October 1822, d. 19 June 1895

Father*: Roswell Houghton⁴ b. 14 Sep 1784, d. 1868
Mother*: Persis Parker⁴ b. 4 Jan 1786, d. 29 Jan 1875

Family 1: Rhoda J. Barker b. c 1827

Marriage*: Hiram M. Houghton married Rhoda J. Barker.⁴

Selina Houghton⁴ b. c 1848
Sarah Edytha Houghton+⁴ b. 23 Mar 1850
Viola Houghton¹⁰ b. c 1852
Cinderella Houghton+¹⁰ b. 1854, d. 7 Aug 1930
Selina Evina Houghton¹⁷ b. 14 Mar 1856, d. 12 Jan 1947
Catherine Houghton¹⁷ b. c 1858
Hiram H. Houghton+⁶ b. 27 Aug 1860, d. 1936

Family 2: Helen J. Gaskill b. Apr 1845, d. 11 Nov 1912

Marriage*: Hiram M. Houghton married Helen J. Gaskill on 1865.^2,6,7

Fannie Houghton⁶ b. c 1866
William Harrison Houghton+⁶ b. 17 Jul 1867, d. 25 Apr 1950
Percy Houghton+⁶ b. 17 Aug 1871, d. 30 Sep 1953
Charles Lorenzo Houghton+⁶ b. 24 Feb 1874, d. 4 Aug 1941
Grace E. Houghton+⁶ b. May 1877, d. 1958
Walter Gaskill Houghton+¹⁸ b. 4 Dec 1880, d. 11 Sep 1952
Rupert Houghton+¹⁸ b. Sep 1883

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 24, 1822

Fairlee, Orleans Co., VT, USA, GS: 1821; age 29 in 1850 census; age 32 in 1855 census; age 39 in 1860 census; age 47 in 1870 census; age 58 in 1880 census;
1920 census of son Walter gives England^5,2,6,7,4,8

Marriage

⁴

1855 Census

1855

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 32; next door to parents⁹

1860 Census

1860

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 39, farmer¹⁰

Marriage

1865

^2,6,7

1870 Census

1870

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 47, a farmer, proeprty $915-1678¹¹

1880 Census

1880

Alexandria Bay, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 58, a farmer^6,12

Residence

Omar, Jefferson Co., NY, USA¹³

Death

Jun 19, 1895

Orleans, Jefferson Co., NY, USA^14,15,16,8

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285 #1863.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 103: 183.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137 #5316, 171.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_515; Page: 32; line 25, dwl 462-480.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 27, ED. 104, Sh. 19, Ln. 16.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137, 171.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1696708/person/-1898609915
[S235] U.S. Census, New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 151, line 7, dwl 1073-1134.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Rol 944, p. 82, line 12, dwl 608-627.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Roll: T9_838; Family History Film: 1254838; Page: 111C; Reel 72, Vol. 27, ED. 104, Sh. 19, Ln. 16, dwl 3-4.
[S415] E-mail from Cynthia Garlock Kozlowski , Jan 3, 2003.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 103.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 171.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Town of Orleans, Jefferson Co., NY, Cemetery Incriptions H-L, Rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/barorhl.htm, June 12 2002.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Rol 944, p. 82, line 12, dwl 608-627.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson Co., New York; Roll: T623 1041; Enumeration District: 5; Sheet 2B; line 92, dwl 41-43.

William Harrison Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

M, #6990, b. 24 December 1824, d. 9 August 1879

Father*: Roswell Houghton⁶ b. 14 Sep 1784, d. 1868
Mother*: Persis Parker⁶ b. 4 Jan 1786, d. 29 Jan 1875

Family 1: Mercy A. Morgan b. c 1828, d. c 1852

Marriage*: William Harrison Houghton married Mercy A. Morgan on Jan 19, 1850 at Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 26.⁹

Family 2: Nancy Miranda Bruce b. Sep 1833

Marriage*: William Harrison Houghton married Nancy Miranda Bruce.¹⁰

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 24, 1824

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, age 26 in 1850 census; age 31 in 1855 census; age 36 in 1860 census; age 46 in 1870 census^7,8,6,5

Marriage

Jan 19, 1850

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 26⁹

Marriage

¹⁰

1855 Census

1855

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 31, farmer; next door to parents¹¹

1870 Census

1870

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 46, a farmer, property $5220-1342, and a Daniel Waltz, age 13; 3 houses from brother Joseph and next door to nephew Roswell¹²

Death

Aug 9, 1879

Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 55^4,3

Burial

Houghton Cemetery / Point Vivian, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, USA^4,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , 1870 US Census, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Rol 944, p. 78, line 5, dwl 545-562.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 151, line 16, dwl 1074-1135.
[S1103] A. E., Ellen Bartlett Rogers, Alexandria NY Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 84.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Town of Alexandria, Cemetery Incriptions, June 12 2002.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1696708/person/-1893262871
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_515; Page: 32; line 25, dwl 462-480.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 285.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Vital Records of Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, 1847-1849, Rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/vrecalex.htm, June 12, 2002.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Rol 944, p. 78, line 5, dwl 545-562.
[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY, Rol 944, p. 78, line 5, dwl 545-562.