Houghton Surname Project

Lucy Heywood Houghton^1,2

F, #10021, b. 7 January 1830, d. 1 March 1911

Father*: Rufus Houghton³ b. 28 Nov 1796, d. 1 May 1846
Mother*: Martha Pollard³ b. 12 Jun 1803, d. 17 Dec 1835

Family: Lawson Valentine d. 5 May 1891

Marriage*: Lucy Heywood Houghton married Lawson Valentine.^4,8,5

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Birth

Jan 7, 1830

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,3,5,6

1850 Census

1850

Troy, 2nd Ward, Rensselaer, NY, USA, Lucy H. Houghton, 20, MA, attending Willard Female Seminary⁷

Marriage

^4,8,5

Death

Mar 1, 1911

^4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431 #1693.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5642, 172A.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 209.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145, 172A.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 330.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Troy Ward 2, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: M432_584; Page: 56; line 19.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 19.

Solon Bridgeman Houghton^1,2

M, #10022, b. 9 January 1832, d. 17 October 1853

Father*: Rufus Houghton^3,4 b. 28 Nov 1796, d. 1 May 1846
Mother*: Martha Pollard³ b. 12 Jun 1803, d. 17 Dec 1835

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Birth

Jan 9, 1832

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 17 in 1850 census^5,3,6,7

Death

Oct 17, 1853

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, of consumption, age 21⁴

Burial

Philadephia, PA, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431 #1694.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5643.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 209.
[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 4, p. 177, number 365.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 330.

Georgianna Houghton^1,2

F, #10023, b. 9 March 1834, d. 9 November 1839

Father*: Rufus Houghton³ b. 28 Nov 1796, d. 1 May 1846
Mother*: Martha Pollard³ b. 12 Jun 1803, d. 17 Dec 1835

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Birth

Mar 9, 1834

dd calc: Mar 1839^4,5

Death

Nov 9, 1839

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: infant of Rufus Houghton, 8 mo. Consumption; JWH: 9 Jan 1839^4,6,5

Burial

Old Common BG Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, with father³

Research

MLM: gives Georgiana Belle, twin of Solon, d. pre 1846; "on grave of father."; and a child, b. Mar. 1834, D. Nov. 9, 1834.⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431 #1695.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5644.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 413.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 367.

Lawson Valentine¹

M, #10024, d. 5 May 1891

Family: Lucy Heywood Houghton b. 7 Jan 1830, d. 1 Mar 1911

Marriage*: Lawson Valentine married Lucy Heywood Houghton, daughter of Rufus Houghton and Martha Pollard.^2,3,4

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Origin

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

Occupation

Lawson Valentine Varnish Co; philanthropist

Note

between 1854 and 1857

a dealer in paint oils and varnish. He joined Union Glass in 1857.

Marriage

^2,3,4

Guardiansp

Sep, 1870

Lawson Valentine⁵

Note

1887

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, listed with Henry O. Houghton at H.O. Houghton & Co.⁶

Residence

New York, New York Co., NY, USA²

Death

May 5, 1891

^2,7

Biography

JWH: 'He was a varnish manufacturer and known through that product all over the United States. He became very wealthy; was a philanthropist and in every way a very honorable man.²'

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431 #1693s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 19.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145, 172A.
[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34648, FHC #0481283.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Cambridge, Massachusetts Directories, 1887-90, Sep. 25, 2001.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172A.

Joanna Chaplin Houghton^1,2

F, #10025, b. 8 September 1833, d. 29 June 1900

Father*: Moses Barnard Houghton³ b. 24 Sep 1804, d. 3 Sep 1870
Mother*: Almira Pollard³ b. 25 Dec 1808, d. 26 Sep 1846

Family: Alfred Pickering Clark b. 9 Dec 1826, d. 12 May 1899

Marriage*: Joanna Chaplin Houghton married Alfred Pickering Clark on Jun 2, 1853 at Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^4,7,5,8

Alice Sargeant Clark b. 27 May 1854, d. 1927
Dr. Arthur Wellington Clark M.D.¹¹ b. 7 Dec 1859, d. 21 Jul 1927
Alfred Houghton Clark b. 10 Dec 1868, d. 27 Sep 1936

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Birth

Sep 8, 1833

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 17 in 1850 census; age 27 in 1860 census; age 47 in 1880 census; JWH: 8 Sep 1832; her son Arthur states she was born in Lancaster, MA^4,3,5

Residence

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA⁶

Marriage

Jun 2, 1853

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^4,7,5,8

1860 Census

1860

Ward 6, Lawrence, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 33, paymaster⁹

Residence

Sep, 1870

Lawrence, Essex Co., MA, USA⁷

1880 Census

1880

Lawrence, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 50, paymaster cotton mill¹⁰

Death

Jun 29, 1900

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA

Burial

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431 #1696.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5644.
[S289] Cambridge MA VRs I, p. 373.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 432.
[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34648, FHC #0481283.
[S415] E-mail from Hayward S. Houghton, Mar 26, 2004: Notes of Dr. Arthur Wellington Clark, critiques of JWH's Houghton Genealogy of 1912.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lawrence Ward 2, Essex, Massachusetts, Roll: M653_498, Page: 125, line 22, dwl 636-876.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_530; Family History Film: 1254530; Page: 295A; Enumeration District: 192; sheet 5, line 6, dwl 7-40-48.
[S826] Unknown author, Sons of Amer. Revol., #949.

George Washington Wright Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

M, #10026, b. 12 August 1850, d. 1 April 1891

Father*: Moses Barnard Houghton⁵ b. 24 Sep 1804, d. 3 Sep 1870
Mother*: Mary Augusta Wright⁵ b. 28 Feb 1818, d. 9 Sep 1897

Family: Ellen Cabot Jackson Russell b. Aug 1866, d. 24 Dec 1944

Marriage*: He married Ellen Cabot Jackson Russell on Feb 13, 1887 age 20.^6,8

Russel Channing Houghton+ b. 13 Feb 1887, d. 23 Aug 1973
Helen Wetmore Houghton b. 1 Dec 1890

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Notable

Birth

Aug 12, 1850

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 10 in 1860 census; age 30 in 1880 census^6,3,7,8

Education

1868

Cambridge High School, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA⁶

Occupation

after 1868

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, He became editor of the Hub, a trade paper published in⁶

Residence

Sep, 1870

New York City, NY, USA²

Notable

was one of the incorporators of the society of Sons of the Revolution, and was its second secretary.³

Gen. Soc.

1876

NY, USA, N.Y. SAR via Jonathan Houghton; He helped to incorporate the NY SAR and was secretary from 1884-1886⁹

1880 Census

1880

Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA, age 30, editor and publisher, boarding with Eliza Forshee¹⁰

Author

Feb, 1885

Poem about his ancestor Jonathon Houghton of Bolton, Mass., delivered at SAR meeting, quoted in The Spirit of '76, Jan. 1897:
Three riders out of Boston Town,
In Bolton, mid his thrifty fields,
With fourteen mouths to feed,
Hard working, but at peace with all,
And knowing naught of need,
Dwelt farmer Jonathan.

In all King George's colony,
That girdled Boston's bay,
No heart more loyal or more staunch,
Gave thanks to God each day,
Than Goodman Jonathan.

And ever, while the harvest toil,
Clipt summer suns too short,
Whatever else his wains might lack,
Contentment still they bought,
To farmer Jonathan.

Hark You! the clash of iron hoofs,
Startles the midnight air,
Three riders out of Boston town,
Sit in their saddles there!
"Oho! Squire Jonathan."

"Read this good yoeman! ponder that! (two parcels
smothe his door)"
"A seventh day hence we count on you; but, for this time,
no more"
"Godspeed Squire Jonathan", etc.

Marriage

Feb 13, 1887

age 20^6,8

Death

Apr 1, 1891

Yonkers, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, of typhoid pneumonia, aged 41^6,11,7,8,12

Burial

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹²

Research

Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature: A Supplement. British and American authors. Two volumes. By John Foster Kirk. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1891. (Alli SUP)
American Authors and Books. 1640 to the present day. Third revised edition. By W.J. Burke and Will D. Howe. Revised by Irving Weiss and Anne Weiss. New York: Crown Publishers, 1972. (AmAu&B)
Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Six volumes. Edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1888- 1889. (ApCAB)
Biographical Dictionary and Synopsis of Books Ancient and Modern. Edited by Charles Dudley Warner. Akron, OH: Werner Co., 1902. (BiD&SB)
Childhood in Poetry. A catalogue, with biographical and critical annotations, of the books of English and American poets comprising the Shaw Childhood in Poetry Collection in the Library of the Florida State University. First edition. By John Mackay Shaw. Detroit: Gale Research, 1967. (ChhPo)
A Dictionary of American Authors. Fifth edition, revised and enlarged. By Oscar Fay Adams. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1904. Biographies are found in the 'Dictionary of American Authors' section which begins on page 1 and in the 'Supplement' which begins on page 441. (DcAmAu)
A Dictionary of North American Authors Deceased before 1950. Compiled by W. Stewart Wallace. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1951. (DcNAA)
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 4. New York: James T. White & Co., 1891. Use the Index to locate biographies. (NatCAB 4)¹³

Biography

George Washington Wright Houghton
HOUGHTON, George Washington Wright, author, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 12 August, 1850. After leaving the Cambridge high school in 1868, he became editor of the "Hub," a trade paper, published in New York city. He was one of the incorporators of the society of Sons of the Revolution, and was its second secretary. He is the author of "Legend of St. Olaf's Kirk" (Boston, 1881), and "Niagara, and other Poems" (1883).
Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske and Stanley L. Klos. Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889 and 1999.

Author

Author: George Washington Wright Houghton was the author of [ 1 ]      Houghton, G. W. W. (George Washington Wright), 1850-1891      Coaches of colonial New York / a paper read on the evening of March 4th, 1890, before the New York historical society, by George W.W. Houghton.      New York : Hub publishing co., 1890.     Call Number: 978N48 H81
[ 2 ]      Houghton, G. W. W. (George Washington Wright), 1850-1891      Drift from York-Harbor, Maine / by George Houghton.      Boston : A. Williams & co., 1879.     Call Number: 812H813 L
[ 3 ]      Houghton, G. W. W. (George Washington Wright), 1850-1891      New York coach-maker's magazine.      New York, N.Y. : E.M. Stratton, 1858-Call Number: AB N48
[ 4 ]      Houghton, G. W. W. (George Washington Wright), 1850-1891      Niagara, and other poems, by George Houghton.      Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1882.      Call Number: 812H813 S
[ 5 ]      Houghton, G. W. W. (George Washington Wright), 1850-1891      Niagara, and other poems [microform] / by George Houghton.      Boston : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1882 between 1879 and 1890.¹⁴
Author: He was the author of Songs from Over the Sea; Album Leaves; Drift from York Harbor, Maine; Legend of St. Olaf's Kirk (Boston, 1881) and Niagara, and other Poems (1883.)^3,7

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 432 #1697.
[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34648, FHC #0481283.
[S768] Unknown author Cyclopaedia of Amer. Biog. III, p. 272.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5645.
[S1000] Kenneth Scott, NYC Name Changes, p. 41.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 432.
[S779] Unknown author Encyclopedia of Amer. Biog., Herringshaw's, p. 500.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.
[S309] James Mortimer Montgomery, Yearbook of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, p. 155, 483.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York; Roll: T9_884; Family History Film: 1254884; Page: 285B; Enumeration District: 356; sheet 26, line 3, dwl 138-86-250.
[S309] James Mortimer Montgomery, Yearbook of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, p. 155.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Apr 3, 1891.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Columbia University Libraries Online Catalog: Houghton Surname search, Nov. 2003.

Hadwin Houghton^1,2,3

M, #10027, b. 11 November 1855, d. 26 August 1919

Father*: Moses Barnard Houghton¹ b. 24 Sep 1804, d. 3 Sep 1870
Mother*: Mary Augusta Wright¹ b. 28 Feb 1818, d. 9 Sep 1897

Family 1: Margaret Castle b. Oct 1844, d. 7 Jan 1918

Marriage*: Hadwin Houghton married Margaret Castle on Sep 25, 1878 mar 33 years in 1900 census.^4,5

David Skaats⁹ b. Aug 1865
Marguerite Houghton b. 5 Oct 1882

Family 2: Carolyn Wells b. 1869, d. 1942

Marriage*: Hadwin Houghton married Carolyn Wells on Apr 1, 1918 at New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age "42."^3,10

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Birth

Nov 11, 1855

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, CJV: prob. Cambridge, MA; age 4 in 1860 census; age 14 in 1870 census; age 25 in 1880 census; Nov 1855, age 44 in 1900 census^4,5,6

Residence

Sep, 1870

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA⁷

Guardiansp

Sep, 1870

Lawson Valentine⁷

Marriage

Sep 25, 1878

mar 33 years in 1900 census^4,5

1880 Census

1880

North Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a William H. Houghton, age 25, a hostler, with Louis H. Cheney⁸

1900 Census

1900

Riversdale, New York Co., NY, USA, age 44, paint mfg; 2 children born and living⁹

Marriage

Apr 1, 1918

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age "42"^3,10

Death

Aug 26, 1919

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, at his home⁶

Obituary

Aug 27, 1919

NY Times: Hadwin Houghton, for many years superintendent of Valentine & Co., varnishes, and son of the late Bernard Houghton, who was with the publishing firm of Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, died yesterday in his apartment at the Hotel d"artistes, after an illness of some time. Mr. Houghton was born in Cambridge, Mass., in 1855, and was educated in that place. In April of last year Mr. Houghton, who was a widower, was married to Miss Carolyn Wells, the author, who survices him.⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1000] Kenneth Scott, NYC Name Changes, p. 41.
[S943] Who's Who, Vol. 21, p. 1401.
[S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 432.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Aug 27, 1919.
[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34648, FHC #0481283.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_566; Family History Film: 1254566; Page: 100B; Enumeration District: 859; sheet 2, line 12, dwl 8-16.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Bronx, New York Co., New York; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 1048; Sheet: 1A, line 48, dwl 8-8.

[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Apr 1, 1918.

Alfred Pickering Clark¹

M, #10028, b. 9 December 1826, d. 12 May 1899

Family: Joanna Chaplin Houghton b. 8 Sep 1833, d. 29 Jun 1900

Marriage*: Alfred Pickering Clark married Joanna Chaplin Houghton, daughter of Moses Barnard Houghton and Almira Pollard, on Jun 2, 1853 at Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^4,5,3,6

Alice Sargeant Clark b. 27 May 1854, d. 1927

Dr. Arthur Wellington Clark M.D.⁹ b. 7 Dec 1859, d. 21 Jul 1927

Alfred Houghton Clark b. 10 Dec 1868, d. 27 Sep 1936

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Dec 9, 1826 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 33 in 1860 census; age 50 in 1880 census^2,3
Residence Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²
Origin circa 1853 Lawrence, Essex Co., MA, USA²
Marriage Jun 2, 1853 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^4,5,3,6
1860 Census 1860 Ward 6, Lawrence, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 33, paymaster⁷
1880 Census 1880 Lawrence, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 50, paymaster cotton mill⁸
Death May 12, 1899 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA
Burial Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA
ParentsS Elijah Clark (1781 - 1845)
Mary Wellington Lane Clark (1791 - 1868)²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431 #1696s.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 432.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 431.

[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34648, FHC #0481283.

[S415] E-mail from Hayward S. Houghton, Mar 26, 2004: Notes of Dr. Arthur Wellington Clark, critiques of JWH's Houghton Genealogy of 1912.

[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lawrence Ward 2, Essex, Massachusetts, Roll: M653_498, Page: 125, line 22, dwl 636-876.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_530; Family History Film: 1254530; Page: 295A; Enumeration District: 192; sheet 5, line 6, dwl 7-40-48.

[S826] Unknown author, Sons of Amer. Revol., #949.

Ellen Cabot Jackson Russell¹

F, #10029, b. August 1866, d. 24 December 1944

Family: George Washington Wright Houghton b. 12 Aug 1850, d. 1 Apr 1891

Marriage*: Ellen Cabot Jackson Russell married George Washington Wright Houghton, son of Moses Barnard Houghton and Mary Augusta Wright, on Feb 13, 1887 age 20.^3,4

Russel Channing Houghton+ b. 13 Feb 1887, d. 23 Aug 1973

Helen Wetmore Houghton b. 1 Dec 1890

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Aug, 1866 OH, USA, age 34 in 1900 census; age 45 in 1910 census; age 64 in 1930 census²
Marriage Feb 13, 1887 age 20^3,4
1900 Census 1900 Yonkers, Westchester Co., NY, USA, age 34, widow; and sister Sarah Russell, Sep 1857⁵
1910 Census 1910 Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, age 45⁶
Death Dec 24, 1944 Keene, NH, USA, age "80"⁷
Obituary Dec 26, 1944 New York, New York Co., NY, USA, NY Times⁷
ParentsD Prof. Russell of Cornell University; father born in RI, mother born in NY; parents born in NY in 1910 census

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 432 #1697s.

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Yonkers, Ward 3, Westchester Co., New York; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: ; Sheet 9A; line 48, dwl 179-255-309.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 432.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 189; Sheet: 18A, line 48, dwl 179-255.

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Northampton Ward 2, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_593; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 698; line 6, dwl 35-53-55.

[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Houghton.

Margaret Castle¹

F, #10030, b. October 1844, d. 7 January 1918

Family: Hadwin Houghton b. 11 Nov 1855, d. 26 Aug 1919

Marriage*: Margaret Castle married Hadwin Houghton, son of Moses Barnard Houghton and Mary Augusta Wright, on Sep 25, 1878 mar 33 years in 1900 census.^3,4

David Skaats² b. Aug 1865

Marguerite Houghton b. 5 Oct 1882

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Oct, 1844 NY, USA, age 56 in 1900 census²
Origin circa 1878 River Dale, New York, New York Co., NY, USA³
Marriage Sep 25, 1878 mar 33 years in 1900 census^3,4
1900 Census 1900 Riversdale, New York Co., NY, USA, age 44, paint mfg; 2 children born and living²
Death Jan 7, 1918 New York, New York Co., NY, USA, at home, age 72⁵
Burial Jan 9, 1918 ⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 432 #1698s.

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Bronx, New York Co., New York; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 1048; Sheet: 1A, line 48, dwl 8-8.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 432.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Jan 8, 1918.

[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Jan 9, 1918.

Marguerite Houghton^1,2

F, #10031, b. 5 October 1882

Father*: Hadwin Houghton b. 11 Nov 1855, d. 26 Aug 1919

Mother*: Margaret Castle b. Oct 1844, d. 7 Jan 1918

Family: Richard Foster

Marriage*: Marguerite Houghton married Richard Foster 'M. the secretary of the Lawson Valentine Varnish Co.^4,3'

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Oct 5, 1882 France, Oct 1882, age 17 in 1900 census^3,2
Occupation 1900 dressmaker
Residence 1911 Paris, France³
Marriage 'M. the secretary of the Lawson Valentine Varnish Co.^4,3'

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 432 #1698c.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 432.

[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Jan 9, 1918.

Caroline Sophronia Houghton^1,2

F, #10032, b. 1 July 1840, d. 16 January 1845

Father*: Amory Houghton Sr³ b. 26 Aug 1812, d. 20 Feb 1882

Mother*: Sophronia Mann Oakes³ b. 18 Feb 1814, d. 19 Mar 1880

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Jul 1, 1840 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^4,5,6
Death Jan 16, 1845 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, a. 4y 6m 15d. Scarlet fever^4,7,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1700.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5655.

[S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 64.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.

[S289] Cambridge MA VRs I, p. 373.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

[S295] Cambridge MA VRs II, p. 609.

Katherine Sophronia Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #10033, b. 6 December 1844, d. 3 June 1908

Father*: Amory Houghton Sr⁴ b. 26 Aug 1812, d. 20 Feb 1882

Mother*: Sophronia Mann Oakes⁴ b. 18 Feb 1814, d. 19 Mar 1880

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Dec 6, 1844 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 15 in 1860 census; age 25 in 1870 census; age 35 in 1880 census; age 55 in 1900 census^5,6,7
1900 Census 1900 Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA, age 55, teacher, single, boarder⁸
Death Jun 3, 1908 ⁹
Burial Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1701.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5656.

[S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 64.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.

[S289] Cambridge MA VRs I, p. 373.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn, Ward 1, Kings Co., New York; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: ; Sheet ; line 94, dwl 31-60-161.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx

Charles Frederick Houghton¹

M, #10034, b. 20 May 1846, d. 29 March 1897

Father*: Amory Houghton Sr² b. 26 Aug 1812, d. 20 Feb 1882

Mother*: Sophronia Mann Oakes² b. 18 Feb 1814, d. 19 Mar 1880

Family: Helen H. Hall b. 1 Aug 1853, d. 27 Dec 1935

Marriage*: Charles Frederick Houghton married Helen H. Hall on Jul 2, 1878.^3,5,9,10

Laura Houghton+ b. 20 May 1879, d. 31 Aug 1925

Florence Houghton b. 24 Dec 1880, d. 18 Feb 1888

Mabelle Houghton+ b. 22 Nov 1882, d. 1953

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth May 20, 1846 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 4 in 1850 census; age 14 in 1860 census; age 24, MA, in 1880 census; Cambridge MA VRs: 20 May 1846; Charles Fredericks's SAR application, JWH: 1 Jun 1846; Jane Preziosi: 1 June 1846^3,4,5,6
1870 Census 1870 Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 26, glass merchant⁷
Office Aug, 1872 selected as a delegate to the Republican State Convention. He was called the Hon. C. F. Houghton.⁸
Note 1875 reorganized the company and incorporated it as the Corning Glass Works, with Amory Jr. as president and treasurer and Charles F. as manager of sales. Over the next 3 decades they would specialize in producing glass for railroad globes, lightbulbs for the electric industry, and developing speciality glassware. In 1880 the company began making lightbulb blanks for Thomas Edison, making 3,684 bulbs in 1880. This created Corning's business for several decades.⁸
Marriage Jul 2, 1878 ^3,5,9,10
1880 Census 1880 Corning, Steuben, NY, USA, age 34, a glass manufacturer^11,12
Residence 1896 Corning, Steuben, NY, USA²
Death Mar 29, 1897 Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, by two self inflicted shots to the head in the sand shed of Corning Glass; NY Times: 30 Mar 1897^3,13,14,5,15
Burial Apr 1, 1897 Hope Cemetery Annex, Corning, NY, USA¹⁶
Obituary Apr 1, 1897 New York, New York Co., NY, USA, NY Times: On March 30, Charles F. Houghton of Corning, N.Y., age 50 years and 10 Months.¹⁵
Gen. Soc. SAR¹⁴
Biography Hakes, p. 65-66: "Charles Fredric Houghton was born in Cambridge, Mass., on June 1, 1846. He attended the public schools at Cambridge until he was fourteen years of age, and then went to Edward Hall's boarding school at Ellington, Conn., where he remained for three years. His business career began in 1863 at the Union Glass Works, Somerville, Mass., where, under his father's direction he laid the foundation of a technical and practical knowledge of the glass business, which in later years contributed so largely to the success of the establishment located in Corning. In 1864 he went with his father to Brooklyn, N.Y., and was engaged in the office of the Brooklyn Flint Glass Co. In 1866 he was a clerk in the wholesale drug business in New York city, which position he held until 1869, when he came to Corning, and was engaged in his father's business in various capacities. During the changes which occurred from that time until the organization of the present Company in 1875, he served in all the various departments, and thus acquired a practical knowledge of the business. He then became a stockholder, and later vice-president which position he has since held. In the autumn of 1873 Mr. Houghton was elected to the Assembly as the candidate of the Republican party of the Second District of Steuben county. This is the only public office he has held; but his interest in political matters has continued unabated. In 1878, on July 2, Mr. Houghton was married to Helen, daughter of Judge Benjamin F. Hall, of Auburn, N. Y. Of this marriage three children have been born, two of whom are now living. Since 1888 he has been a vestryman of Christ church. Mr. Houghton has always been interested in the welfare of Corning and has contributed liberally to all public and charitable enterprises."

JWH: "He was Vice-president of the Corning Glass Works. Moved from Cambridge to Brooklyn in 1864; in 1869 went to Corning, N.Y."

Matthews: Elected in 1878 to NY Assembly.

B. Leaming, p. 9: Even Charlie, so much more resilient than Fred, could hardly bear to work with Amory and briefly left the firm in 1866, when he was twenty; p. 62-63: he suffered a major depression, with compulsions and a irrational fears of poisoning; he, like his brother Fred, committed suicide in 1897.

Matthews, p. 25: he began suffering strange phobias in 1897, including fear of water and horse-drawn carriages. He was discovered by his nephews Alanson and Arthur lying in a factory storage shed, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Steuben Co. NY Hx: officer 1878 of Corning Lodge of Perfection A & A S. Rite

Charles F. was clearly the junior partner in the firm. He was in charge of sales and did a lot of traveling. He was popular among workers and customers. He disliked traveling, feared riding in horse-drawn carriages, and eating food prepared by others.

Charles Frederick Houghton was Vice President of the Corning Glass Works and was active in government affairs in New York State and the State Assembly, as summarized in the brief biography that follows. Several years following his death on March 30, 1897, the Charles Frederick Houghton Professorship in Chemistry was established. In 1925 Mrs. Helen Vail, his widow, generously donated the funds for the Endowed Chair in memory of her late first husband. Mrs. Vail's gift was part of the Greater University Campaign conducted in 1924 with an eye towards the purchase of the River Campus and the expansion of the University of Rochester from a small school on the Prince Street campus to a great university. According to the Treasurer's Endowment Sheet at that time, it was stated "This fund is to establish a professorship in Chemistry to be always known as The Charles Frederick Houghton Professorship." Correspondence between Mrs. Vail and President Rush Rhees shows that the original amount of her endowment was $100,000. According to an account of Mrs. Vail’s gift in the Democrat & Chronicle (November 25, 1924) this gift was the last $100,000 pledged of a $10,000,000 campaign. The following is part of the account: "Mrs. Vail made her gift....out of a general feeling of friendliness for Rochester, and a particular friendliness for the University which had its beginnings in the fortuitous sequel to a brief course in quantitative and qualitative chemical analysis which she and Mr. Houghton took under the late Professor Samuel A. Lattimore in about 1883. The sequel to this brief course in chemistry....was her discovery, in experiments she and her husband conducted together of a method of coloring glass which had an important effect on the success of the business (Corning Glass)."

Some of the most distinguished professors in the history of the Chemistry Department have held the position of Charles F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry:

Victor John Chambers 1925-1939 W. Albert Noyes 1939-1960 D. Stanley Tarbell 1961-1967 Marshall D. Gates, Jr. 1968-1981 Andrew S. Kende 1981-present (now Emeritus) William D. Jones 2002-present

Charles F. Houghton, son of the founder of Corning Glass Works, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 1, 1846. He attended public schools in Cambridge until he was fourteen, and then attended Edward Hall's boarding school in Ellington, Connecticut where he remained for three years.
His business career began in 1863 at the Union Glass Works in Somerville, Massachusetts, where under his father's direction he learned the foundation of the technical and practical knowledge of the glass business, which in later years contributed so largely to the success of the establishment located in Corning, New York.
In 1864 he moved with his father to Brooklyn, New York and was engaged in the office of the Brooklyn Flint Glass Co. In 1866 he was a clerk in the wholesale drug business in New York City, a position he held until 1869, when he moved to Corning, and was engaged in his father's business in various capacities. During the changes that occurred from 1869 until the organization of the present company in 1875, he served in all of the various departments, and thus acquired a practical knowledge of the business. He became a stockholder, and later, Vice-President. He is credited with laying the foundation for a large business in railroad signal lenses by patenting an improvement in the lens design in 1877.
In the autumn of 1873 he was elected to the Assembly as the candidate of the Republican party of the Second District of Steuben County. This is the only public office he held but his interest in political matters continued unabated.
On July 2, 1878 he married Helen Hall, daughter of Judge Benjamin F. Hall of Auburn. They had three children. Charles was a vestryman of Christ Church. He was intensely interested in the welfare of Corning and contributed liberally to all public and charitable enterprises.^{3,17,18,19,20}

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , https://urresearch.rochester.edu/retrieve/8570/…

[S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 64.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.

[S289] Cambridge MA VRs I, p. 373.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx

[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Steuben, New York; Roll: M593_1095; Page: 56A; Image: 116; Family History Library Film: 552594; line 19, dwl 340-353.

[S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 46.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 66.

[S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 66.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Corning, Steuben Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 93, ED. 170, Sh. 37, Ln. 40.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Steuben Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 93, ED. 170, Sh. 37, Ln. 40, dwl 286-305.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 63.

[S826] Unknown author, Sons of Amer. Revol., #5398.

[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Apr 1, 1897.

[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Mar 31, 1897.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 62.

[S1139] Prof. W. W. Clayton, Steuben Co. NY Hx, p. 268.

[S1301] Jeffrey J. Matthews, Alanson B. Houghton: Ambassador of the New Era, p. 25.

[S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 75.

Nellie Maria Houghton^1,2,3

F, #10035, b. 8 September 1854, d. 10 August 1924

Father*: Amory Houghton Sr⁴ b. 26 Aug 1812, d. 20 Feb 1882

Mother*: Sophronia Mann Oakes⁴ b. 18 Feb 1814, d. 19 Mar 1880

Family: George Lansing Abbott b. 7 Oct 1854, d. 23 Jun 1923

Marriage*: Nellie Maria Houghton married George Lansing Abbott on Feb 9, 1882.^5,6,4

Alfred H. Abbott b. 5 Jan 1883

Olive C. Abbott b. 30 Jul 1886, d. 18 Apr 1958

Amory O. Abbott b. 24 Dec 1889, d. 23 May 1890

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Sep 8, 1854 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 6 in 1860 census; age 15 in 1870 census; age 25 in 1880 census; CJV: bp^5,6
Marriage Feb 9, 1882 ^5,6,4
Residence 1896 Corning, Steuben, NY, USA⁴
Death Aug 10, 1924 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, Jane Preziosi: 1928; Moser: 1923; GS: 1924^7,8
Burial Lakeside Memorial Park Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie Co., NY, USA, Plot: Section E

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1704.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5659.

[S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 64.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx

[S1519] Dr Margaret Houghton Hooker PhD, Then and Now : A Family History, p. 39.

Annie Frances Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #10036, b. 15 December 1857, d. 15 January 1892

Father*: Amory Houghton Sr⁴ b. 26 Aug 1812, d. 20 Feb 1882

Mother*: Sophronia Mann Oakes⁴ b. 18 Feb 1814, d. 19 Mar 1880

Family: William A. Tuttle

Marriage*: Annie Frances Houghton married William A. Tuttle.^5,6,4

Amory H. Tuttle b. 6 Dec 1887, d. 4 Aug 1888

Annie H. Tuttle b. 7 Jan 1892

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Dec 15, 1857 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, JWH: Dec. 15, 1851; age 3 in 1860 census; age 12 in 1870 census; age 25 in 1880 census^5,6
Marriage ^5,6,4
Death Jan 15, 1892 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, died in childbirth⁵
Burial Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1705.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5660.

[S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 64.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

Helen H. Hall^1,2

F, #10037, b. 1 August 1853, d. 27 December 1935

Family 1: Charles Frederick Houghton b. 20 May 1846, d. 29 Mar 1897

Marriage*: Helen H. Hall married Charles Frederick Houghton, son of Amory Houghton Sr and Sophronia Mann Oakes, on Jul 2, 1878.^7,8,9,10

Laura Houghton+ b. 20 May 1879, d. 31 Aug 1925

Florence Houghton b. 24 Dec 1880, d. 18 Feb 1888

Mabelle Houghton+ b. 22 Nov 1882, d. 1953

Family 2: Charles D. Vail b. 1 Feb 1837, d. 24 Jul 1921

Marriage*: Helen H. Hall married Charles D. Vail on 1901.¹²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Aug 1, 1853 NY, USA, age 25 in 1880 census; aug 1856, age 43 in 1900 census^3,4,5,6
Marriage Jul 2, 1878 ^7,8,9,10
1880 Census 1880 Corning, Steuben, NY, USA, age 34, a glass manufacturer^4,11
1900 Census 1900 Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 43, widow; 2 servants; 3 children born, 2 living⁵
Marriage 1901 ¹²
Note 1925 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA, She endowed the Charles Frederick Houghton Professorship in Chemistry chair, at the
University of Rochester , Dept. of Chemistry
Death Dec 27, 1935 ⁶
Burial Hope Cemetery Annex, Corning, NY, USA
Gen. Soc. DAR: 12133: Mrs. Helen Hall Houghton.
DAR ID Number: 12133
Born in New York.
Wife of Charles Frederick Houghton.
[p.50] Descendant of Capt. Eliab Farnam and of Lieut. William Hall, of Connecticut.
Daughter of Benjamin Franklin Hall and Abigal Farnam Hagaman, his wife.
Granddaughter of John I. Hagaman and Sarah Frye, his wife; Asbury Hall and Nancy Foster, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Abiel Frye and Abigal Farnam, his wife; Zalmon Hall and Elizabeth Botsford, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Eliab Farnam and Abigal Killum, his wife; William Hall and Sarah Peck, his wife.
Eliab Farnam (1731-1806), was captain of the Eighth company, Col. Zebulon Butler's regiment of militia.
Also Nos. 4230, 5749, 6975, 9986.
William Hall (1741-1831), served at the defence of Danbury and in the “Coast Guards.”¹³
ParentsD Judge Benjamin F. Hall, of Auburn NY; both parents born in NY
Biography Houghton House The beauty of Houghton House and its grounds is an especially appropriate setting for the Department of Art . Yet this is a relatively recent use, dating to 1970. The property itself has a history going back to the origins of Geneva and its various buildings have served as a residence and a successful boy's boarding school called Walnut Hill. The present house, an up-to-date Victorian mansion, dates to 1880 and was built by William J. King, Jr. of Buffalo. King added to the property, put up new service buildings, and created a deer park. After his death, his wife, Helen Gould, remarried and moved to London. She re-opened the house in 1912 as a summer resort, "King's Inn." It operated only one summer and was purchased in 1913 by Mrs. Helen Hall Houghton Vail. The houses owes its name and distinctive character to her, the widow of Charles F. Houghton, vice president of Corning Glass, who developed red signal glass used by railroads for lanterns and signal lights. Through the marriage, she acquired her wealth. After her husband's death, she married Professor Charles Vail, a professor of English at the Colleges and the librarian and registrar. From the time she bought it until the Vails moved into the house in 1917, Helen Vail made the extensive changes that transformed the estate into the house and grounds we know today. She made the Carriage House and the Sunken Garden. She increased the grounds from 13 to 50 acres and rerouted the driveway to the west of the house, which turned the back of the house into the front entrance. While the outside is Victorian and eclectic, made up of medieval, Tudor, and Italianate elements, the interior is classical. Its glory is the entrance hall with its Corinthian columns and pilasters, grand staircase and cut-away ceiling. Helen Houghton Vail lived in the house until 1928 and then her daughter, Mrs. Plumb, and family lived there from 1929 until 1934. It sat empty until 1943 when Mrs. Plumb and her three nephews gave it to the Colleges. It was immediately transformed into a much-coveted William Smith residence hall, with 40 or more students and their own dining room, which later had Hobart men for waiters. In 1970, Houghton House became the Colleges' Art and Music Center, but four years later the Music department rejoined main campus and the house became the home of the Art department. Today, Houghton House hosts several art exhibition openings a year in its first-floor galleries and exhibition spaces. The second floor is a labyrinth of studios and classrooms, and a slide library. The third floor has more offices. The Carriage House next door houses the Studio Art department that is used by students and professors for drawing, painting, sculpture, and design courses. The adjoining Sunken Garden is fully-wired for outdoor concerts and events.

History of Houghton The beauty of Houghton House and its grounds is an especially appropriate setting for the Colleges' Art Department. Yet this is a relatively recent use, dating to 1970. The property itself has a history going back to the origins of Geneva; while its various buildings have served as a residence, private school, inn, and college dormitory.

The house takes its name from Helen Houghton, who acquired it in l9l3 and gave it the appearance we know today. She did not build it, however, nor is this the first house on the site.

1793-1875

The property was originally owned by Charles Williamson, land agent for the Pulteney Associates. When Williamson laid out Geneva in 1793, he terminated Main Street a mile south of its origin (near Seneca Street) at Mile Point. A large plot of lakefront and interior land south of that was set aside as Pulteney property. Called Mile Point Farm, it extended from Mile Point to where Belhurst Castle and Snell Road now stand (Two Mile Point). Houghton House property was part of that historic estate.

At the head of Mile Point Farm, Williamson built an elegant mansion. Begun in 1796, Mile Point House was the first great house to be erected in Geneva. It was occupied only briefly, however, and later burned. In 1829 material from it was used to construct an adjacent house for Charles Williamson, Jr., now 839 South Main, opposite the drive to Houghton.

In 1832 Andrew Burns, an Irish immigrant, purchased an acre of lake property at Mile Point Farm and opened a brewery. Four years later, he bought 17 additional acres and built a house for himself and his Scottish wife, Mary. The Burns House stood roughly where Houghton House now is. It was the first house on the site.

Mary stayed on after Andrew's death. In 1852 she leased the property to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Reed, a former professor at Union College. Reed opened a boys school by or before 1856, when he purchased the property and added wings to the rear of the Burns house. He called the school "Walnut Hill," which continued as the estate name until the 1940s. Old maps suggest that a small orchard stood east of the house; perhaps they were walnut trees.

"Dr. Reed's Walnut Hill School" flourished. In 1862 it boasted 50 boarding students, additional day students, and five faculty members, including three professors of English and professors of music and German. The school was later enlarged by the construction of a second building. Though Walnut Hill School enjoyed a national reputation, it existed only until 1875.

1880-1913

The present house dates to 1880. It was built by William J. King, Jr., of Buffalo, who demolished the Burns-Reed structures to replace them with his up-to-date Victorian mansion. It was King who put in the present drive off South Main Street, but his carriage road curved around the east side of the house and then to a southern entrance where the South Gallery now stands. The front of King's house was the east side, facing the lake. The twin turrets originally on the third floor, and the verandah (also called a piazza then), were clearly designed with views of the lake and grounds in mind.

King added to the property, put up new service buildings and created a deer park. Larry Burns, landscape gardener of Glenwood Cemetery next door, laid out the grounds. In 1884, President Chester Arthur and New York Governor Grover Cleveland both stopped to visit King at Walnut Hill while in the area.

After King's death (between 1904-08), his wife, Helen Gould, remarried and moved to London. She returned in 1912 to open the house as "King's Inn, a summer resort. Advertisements boasted of its amenities and lakeviews, its twelve guest rooms, and the modern convenience of both an automobile garage and a stable. King's Inn operated only the one summer; the following June it was purchased by Mrs. Houghton.

It is to Helen Hall Houghton that the house owes its name and its distinctive character. She was the widow of Charles F. Houghton, vice- president of Corning Glass, who developed red signal glass used by railroads for lanterns and signal lights. Through this marriage, Helen Hall acquired her wealth and her eventual position as a great-aunt of Katharine Hepburn.

1913-1943

In 1913, when she bought Walnut Hill, Mrs. Houghton was in fact Mrs. Vail. After her husband's death, she married Professor Charles Vail, a distinguished professor of English at Hobart College, and the librarian and registrar. In 1901, the year of their marriage, she bought as their house 624 South Main Street, now Sigma Phi fraternity. Three years later she purchased a "beach house" on Lochland Road, called "Fairfield" (now the American Legion home). She and her husband used it as a summer house. In l9l3, shortly after acquiring Walnut Hill, the South Main house was sold and the Vails moved to Fairfield, where they lived until 1916. It was only at that point, late in 1916 or perhaps in 1917, that they took up residence at Walnut Hill.

It must have taken the better part of 1913-16 to make the extensive changes that transformed King's estate into the house and grounds we know today. To Helen Houghton we owe the Carriage House and the Sunken Garden. She also increased the grounds from 13 to 50 acres, and rerouted the driveway to the west of the house. This turned the back of the house into the front entrance. There, she put in a porte-cochere, vestibule, reception hall and stairs. She removed the Victorian towers and enlarged the north side of the house and the southwest corner. And most significantly, she recast the interior.

The glory of Houghton House is its classical entrance hall. The Corinthian columns and pilasters, grand staircase and cut-away ceiling give the building its drama and elegance - but also its eccentricity. For nothing on the exterior prepares you for the interior. The outside of King's house is Victorian and eclectic, made up of medieval, Tudor, and Italianate elements; whereas the interior of Mrs. Houghton's house is classical, indeed, a deliberate return to Federal style. This style, which flourished between 1790-1830, forms the basis of Geneva's earliest buildings, including 624 South Main. In refashioning the interior of Houghton House, Mrs. Houghton modeled its high style on her previous home in town and the South Main Street tradition of Geneva's aristocratic past.

Professor Vail lived until 1921; Mrs. Houghton, until 1935. She remained at Walnut Hill until 1928, at which point her youngest daughter, MaBelle Houghton Plumb, and family, took up residence. The Plumbs left in 1934, and the house sat empty until 1943, when Mrs. Plumb and her three nephews gave it to the Colleges.

1943-present

Walnut Hill was immediately transformed into a William Smith dormitory. At the time, the Navy had taken over Blackwell, Comstock, and Miller to use for Navy V-12 training, and the need for student housing was urgent. Yet long after the World War II ended, until 1970, Houghton remained a coveted William Smith residence hall, accomodating 40 or more students and their own dining room.

In the fall of 1970, Houghton House became the Art and Music Center for the Colleges. After four years, the Music Department rejoined main campus, and the house became the home of the Art Department.

In this latest role, Houghton House honors two historical legacies. On the one hand, there is the tradition, begun in 1796 by Williamson, of stately homes at Mile Point Farm. Social prestige has always clung to this part of Geneva, as seen in some of the city's grandest houses: Williamson (Jr.) House, Clark-Best House (859 South Main), Nester Villa (now Geneva-on-the-Lake), Elizabeth Miller's house (now Lochland School), Belhurst Castle, Fairfield and, of course, Houghton House.

On the other hand, the site had ties to education even before Walnut Hill School. In 1821, when Bishop Hobart's plan to reopen Geneva Academy and make it a college was formally accepted, its location needed to be settled. The Bishop's choice of South Main Street was countered by Robert Troup, Williamson's successor, who offered to donate eight acres of Mile Point Farm. Hobart's plan meant raising money to buy a village lot, whereas Troup's offer was free. The trustees surely made the right decision. Yet, thanks to the Houghton family, Troup's vision of a college at Mile Point, situated on a large country estate, was finally realized in 1943.

Today, current use and local history come together at Houghton House, in a part of Geneva where grand homes and educational purpose are a tradition.

Dan Ewing (8/97)

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1702s.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 13: 50.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Corning, Steuben Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 93, ED. 170, Sh. 37, Ln. 40.

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Ward 3, Steuben Co., New York; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 75; Sheet: 12B, line 74, dwl 205-226-266.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 66.

[S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 66.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Steuben Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 93, ED. 170, Sh. 37, Ln. 40, dwl 286-305.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 13, p. 50.

Mary Frances Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #10038, b. 25 August 1873, d. 10 July 1951

Father*: Alfred Augustus Houghton b. 6 Mar 1851, d. 28 Oct 1892

Mother*: Olive Chestnutwood b. 12 Aug 1852, d. 19 Nov 1873

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Aug 25, 1873 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 7 in 1880 census; Aug 1873, age 26 in 1900 census; age "26" in 1920^5,3,6
1880 Census 1880 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 7, with her grandparents Levi and Chestnutwood^7,8
1900 Census 1900 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 26, niece of Mary F. Linen⁹
1920 Census 1920 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 26, living with and niece of Mary F. Linen, 67; and cousin Sabin Perkins, 37¹⁰
Residence East Aurora, NY, USA, lived with Chestnutwood cousins¹¹
1930 Census 1930 Aurora, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 56, single; head, with lodger Harriett Garrett, and cousins Sabin Perkins and Sue Churchill¹²
1940 Census 1940 Aurora, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 66, single, none; with lodger Harriett Garrett, and cousins Sabin Perkins and Sue Churchill¹³
1950 US Census 1950 East Aurora, NY, USA, age 76, single, no occupation; head, with foster child Harriett Garrett, and cousins Sabin Perkins and Sue Churchill
Death Jul 10, 1951 NY, USA^14,15
Burial Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie Co., NY, USA
Biography She lived in Buffalo, NY. She was raised by her grandfather Levi Chestnutwood and aunt, Frankie Linen. Her uncle William Tuttle was named her guardian at her father's death.¹⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498 #2706.

[S57] Hepburn, Me, Stories of My Life, p. 9.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 11.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 175 #8471.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 498.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 175.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 22, ED. 261, Sh. 16, Ln. 36.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 831; Family History Film: 1254831; Page: 85D; Enumeration District: 161; line 36, dwl 33.

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Buffalo, Ward 24, Erie Co., New York; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 1997; Sheet 17B; line 66, dwl 308-289-341.

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Florida Death Index, 1Buffalo Ward 25, Erie, New York; Roll: T625_1108; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 244; Image: 55177-1998; dwl 88, dwl 308.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 512.

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Aurora, Erie, New York; Roll: 1421; sheet 7B; Enumeration District: 366; line 95; dwl 162-184-192.

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Aurora, Erie, New York; Roll: T627_2526; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 15-19; line 15, dwl 162.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 13.

George Lansing Abbott^1,2,3

M, #10039, b. 7 October 1854, d. 23 June 1923

Family: Nellie Maria Houghton b. 8 Sep 1854, d. 10 Aug 1924

Marriage*: George Lansing Abbott married Nellie Maria Houghton, daughter of Amory Houghton Sr and Sophronia Mann Oakes, on Feb 9, 1882.^4,5,6

Alfred H. Abbott b. 5 Jan 1883

Olive C. Abbott b. 30 Jul 1886, d. 18 Apr 1958

Amory O. Abbott b. 24 Dec 1889, d. 23 May 1890

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Oct 7, 1854
Marriage Feb 9, 1882 ^4,5,6
Death Jun 23, 1923 Erie Co., NY, USA
Burial Lakeside Memorial Park Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie Co., NY, USA, Plot: Section E
Biography He was a business associate of Amory Houghton.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1704s.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5659s.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

[S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 64.

William A. Tuttle^1,2

M, #10040

Family: Annie Frances Houghton b. 15 Dec 1857, d. 15 Jan 1892

Marriage*: William A. Tuttle married Annie Frances Houghton, daughter of Amory Houghton Sr and Sophronia Mann Oakes.^3,4,5

Amory H. Tuttle b. 6 Dec 1887, d. 4 Aug 1888

Annie H. Tuttle b. 7 Jan 1892

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Marriage ^3,4,5
Origin Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433 #1705s.

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 433.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

[S1092] Hon. Harlo Hakes, Landmarks of Steuben County New York, p. 64.

Charlotte I. Houghton^1,2,3

F, #10041, b. circa 1856

Father*: Francis Houghton⁴ b. 8 Jan 1821, d. 2 Aug 1879

Mother*: Martha Richardson Oakes b. 23 Jun 1823, d. 14 Feb 1909

Family: Dr. Frederick W. Taylor b. c 1857, d. b 1920

Marriage*: Charlotte I. Houghton married Dr. Frederick W. Taylor on circa 1891 mar 19 y in 1910 census.^4,5

Dr. John Houghton Taylor M.D.³ b. c 1892

Warren O. Taylor³ b. c 1894

Martha Taylor³ b. c 1897

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth circa 1856 MA, USA, age 5 in 1860 census; Bella, age 14 in 1870 census; age 22 in 1880 census; age 54 in 1910 census; age 64 in 1920 census; JWL, MLM: 1837^4,5
Residence between 1880 and 1890 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, a teacher; and Somerville, MA⁶
Marriage circa 1891 mar 19 y in 1910 census^4,5
1920 Census 1920 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Charlotte I. Taylor, age 64, widow, none^7,8

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1707.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148 #5708.

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge Ward 10, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_596; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 782; line 73, dwl 735-196.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148.

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Cambridge, Massachusetts Directories, 1887-90, Sep. 25, 2001.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 128, Vol. 59, E.D. 92, Sh. 15, Ln. 29.

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge Ward 10, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_708; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 92; line 25, dwl 1733-307-372.

Francis Houghton^1,2,3

M, #10042, b. circa 1847

Father*: Francis Houghton³ b. 8 Jan 1821, d. 2 Aug 1879

Mother*: Martha Richardson Oakes³ b. 23 Jun 1823, d. 14 Feb 1909

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth circa 1847 MA, USA, age 3 in 1850 census; age "18" in 1860 census³
Death Bermuda^4,5
Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1708.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148 #5709.

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 92; line 16, dwl 1295-1470.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148.

Joseph Warren Houghton^1,2

M, #10043, b. 28 February 1858, d. 10 January 1906

Father*: Francis Houghton b. 8 Jan 1821, d. 2 Aug 1879

Mother*: Martha Richardson Oakes b. 23 Jun 1823, d. 14 Feb 1909

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Feb 28, 1858 Somerville, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, JWH: Mar. 1859; MLM: Mar. 1839; age 3 in 1860 census; age 12 in 1870 census; age 23 in 1880 census; Mar 1857, age 43 in 1900 census^3,4,5,6
Occupation 1887 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, a shipping clerk⁷
Residence 1890 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA⁸
Death Jan 10, 1906 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, unmar., late lumberman^3,6
Burial Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1709.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148 #5710.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 39, E.D. 725, Sh. 9, Ln. 67.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148.

[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Cambridge, Massachusetts Directories, 1887-90, Sep. 25, 2001.

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Boston, Massachusetts Directory, 1890, Sep. 26, 2001.

Augusta Mann Houghton^1,2,3

F, #10044, b. May 1852

Father*: Francis Houghton b. 8 Jan 1821, d. 2 Aug 1879

Mother*: Martha Richardson Oakes b. 23 Jun 1823, d. 14 Feb 1909

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth May, 1852 MA, USA, age 8 in 1860 census; age 18 in 1870 census; age 48 in 1900 census; age 68 in 1920 census; age 78 in 1940 census^4,5
Residence 1912 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, unmarried⁶
1930 Census 1930 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 78, roomer, with Nellie B. Millett⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Cambridge, Massachusetts Directories, 1887-90, Sep. 25, 2001.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_546; Family History Film: 1254546; Page: 343A; Enumeration District: 487; sheet 33, line 10, dwl 251-336.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: Jane Preziosi; JPrez123):http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 39, E.D. 725, Sh. 9, Ln. 67.

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 128, Vol. 59, E.D. 92, Sh. 15, Ln. 29.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_916; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 0931; line 52, dwl 26-86-262.

Dr. Frederick W. Taylor^1,2

M, #10045, b. circa 1857, d. before 1920

Family: Charlotte I. Houghton b. c 1856

Marriage*: Dr. Frederick W. Taylor married Charlotte I. Houghton, daughter of Francis Houghton and Martha Richardson Oakes, on circa 1891 mar 19 y in 1910 census.^3,4

Dr. John Houghton Taylor M.D.² b. c 1892

Warren O. Taylor² b. c 1894

Martha Taylor² b. c 1897

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth circa 1857 MA, USA, age 53 in 1910 census²
Origin Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA³
Marriage circa 1891 mar 19 y in 1910 census^3,4
1910 Census 1910 Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 53, physician, own office²
Death before 1920 wife a widow
ParentsS father born in NH, mother born in MA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1707s.

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge Ward 10, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_596; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 782; line 73, dwl 735-196.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148.

Reuben Newhall Houghton^1,2,3

M, #10046, b. 8 March 1814, d. 26 June 1844

Father*: Capt. Reuben Houghton b. 10 Sep 1784, d. 1856

Mother*: Elizabeth Mead b. 1 Sep 1789, d. 21 Oct 1817

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth Mar 8, 1814 Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^2,4
Education 1834 Westford Academy, Middlesex Co., MA, USA⁵
Death Jun 26, 1844 Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Reuben N., aged 30, of consumption^6,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1711.

[S282] Boxborough MA VRs, p. 17.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5672.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb. Com, Alumni Lists, Houghton Surname, Jan. 28, 2002.

[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 395.

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

M, #10047, b. 20 June 1816, d. 30 January 1894

Father*: Capt. Reuben Houghton^6,7 b. 10 Sep 1784, d. 1856

Mother*: Elizabeth Mead^6,7 b. 1 Sep 1789, d. 21 Oct 1817

Family 1: Abbie Frances Goodridge b. c 1826, d. 2 Jun 1854

Marriage*: William Stevens Houghton married Abbie Frances Goodridge on Apr 12, 1849.^8,6,9,11,7

Elizabeth Goodrich Houghton^9,7 b. 15 May 1851, d. 22 Jan 1934

Family 2: Sarah Jane Topliff b. 4 May 1834, d. 30 Dec 1886

Marriage*: William Stevens Houghton married Sarah Jane Topliff on May 19, 1859.^8,6,15,7

Clement Stevens Houghton+²⁰ b. 16 Dec 1860, d. 21 Aug 1949

William Topliff Houghton b. 4 Jun 1862, d. Feb 1871

Samuel Topliff Houghton⁶ d. b 1897

Edwin Arnold Houghton b. 6 Jan 1865, d. 1865

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Notable Y
Birth Jun 20, 1816 Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 45 in 1860 census; age 62 in 1880 census; JWH & NEGHR: Roxboro MA; NEGHR, 1934: Roxbury 20 June 1806^8,6,9,10,11
Occupation Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, a member of the firm of Houghton and Coolidge, a firm prominent on Pearl and High Streets for 40 years⁶
Marriage Apr 12, 1849 ^8,6,9,11,7
1850 Census 1850 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, William, age 36, a shoe store, and Abba F., 23; also Elizabeth Emerson, 56, and Rosanna Emerson, 49¹²
Residence 1856 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^13,14
Administr Oct 14, 1856 Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, William S. Houghton of Boston, exor.¹⁴
Marriage May 19, 1859 ^8,6,15,7
1860 Census 1860 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 45, boot and shoe merchant; with Abigail Rogers¹⁶
Gen. Soc. Jun 1, 1870 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, NEHGS^13,3,6
1880 Census 1880 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 62, a boot and shoe dealer¹⁷
Death Jan 30, 1894 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, NE States: Jan. 3^8,6,9,15,7
Biography NE States: In 1835, at the age of 18, he went to Boston and bought a shoe store in Court St. He became a shoe jobber and, with John S. Fogg of South Weymouth, MA, a manufacturer with a shoe factory in Weymouth and a store in Pearl St. The business was carried on under the firm name of Fogg, Houghton & Co., later becoming Fogg, Houghton & Coolidge until 1878, when it became Houghton, Coolidge & Co. Albert L. Coolidge died in 1891. George D. Clapp and Harry Seaver were other members of the firm. William S. Houghton retired in 1892. In the fire of 1872 there was a fire which burned out the company. At his retirement, his company was the largest wholesale shoe business in New England. He established a fund for the public library in Littleton MA. In compliance with his request, his son and daughter contributed $100,000 for the erection of the Houghton Memorial Chapel at Wellesley College. He was a Republican. He was a director of the Webster National Bank, a trustee of Wellesley College, a member of the Bostonian Society, NEHGS, and the Congregational Club. He attended the Central Congregational Church in Boston, and was a deacon.

JWH: "He recently gave a Houghton Memorial Chapel to Wellesley College."

NEHGR: on board of deacons of the Central Congregational Church of Boston, trustee of Wellesley College and the Northfield Schools; member of the corporation of the General Theological Library, and director of the Webster bank

"Arkansas City Republican, May 17, 1884. W. S. Houghton and wife, of Boston, are in the city visiting their nephew, C. S. Houghton, and J. C. Topliff. Mr. Houghton is one of the wealthiest merchants of Boston, and also owns large railroad interests. He has considerable money invested in real estate in this city, and since his visit here, is so well impressed with the prospects of Arkansas City that he anticipates building a large business house on the two lots adjoining the Hasie and Commercial block on the south. He expressed himself as really surprised to see the rapid advancement made the last few months."

"Arkansas City Republican, May 24, 1884. W. S. Houghton and wife, who were visiting in this city several days of this and last week, returned Wednesday to their home in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Houghton invested some money in stock while here, and will probably build some houses on lots that he owns in this city. Their son, C. S. Houghton, who came here about three months ago to recover his health, which failed while he was attending school at Howard University, returned home with them."

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
By Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters:
"William Stevens Houghton, Esq., elected a resident member June 1, 1870, and made a life member the same year, was born in Boxboro, June 20, 1816, and died in Boston, Jan. 3, 1894. His grandparents were Asa Houghton of Harvard and Dea. Oliver Mead of Boxboro. He was son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Mead) Houghton. In 1849 he married Abba Frances Goodridge daughter of Joseph Goodridge of Boston, and in 1859, Sarah Jane Topliff, daughter of Samuel Topliff, of Boston, became his second wife. The name of his children are Elizabeth Goodridge, William Topliff (deceased), Samuel Topliff, Clement Stevens, and Edwin Arnold. In early life he went into business in Boston, and became a member of the firm Houghton and Coolidge. This firm was prominent on Pearl and High streets for 40 years. For 30 years he was one of the board of deacons of the Central Congregational Church in Boston. He was a trustee of Wellesley College and of the Northfield schools; a member of the corporation of the General Theological Library; and a director of the Webster Bank, and of several benevolent institutions. Although very generous toward churches and institutions of learning in all parts of the country, he preferred that his name should not be mentioned as the donor of his gifts.
by the Rev. B. M. Fullerton, D.D. of Brocton, Mass."^{8,6,7,18,19,5}
Notable donated the Houghton Memorial Chapel at Wellesley College
Research JWH gives wrong mother for 3 sons

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434, #1712.

[S96] NEHGR, 49: 347.

[S96] NEHGR, 103 [1949]: 314.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5673, 173 #5675.

[S1459] Lowe Family, John Lowe Family, p. 127.

[S96] NEHGR, 49 [1895]: 357.

[S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 297.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.

[S96] NEHGR, 88 [1934]: 294.

[S282] Boxborough MA VRs, p. 17.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147, 173.

[S415] E-mail 1850 US Census, Boston, Ward 3, Suffolk, MA, Box 334, p. 284, line 24, dwl 577.

[S96] NEHGR, 45 [1891]: 46.

[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 34650, FHC #0481283.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.

[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Ward 8, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 128, line 38, dwl 161.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_555; Family History Film: 1254555; Page: 52B; Enumeration District: 659; sheet 14, line 29, dwl 63-70.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/wortman/…, Index to Historical Resources from Mary Ann and Richard Kay Wortman on the History of Cowley County, Kansas, p. 80.

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
By Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters, p. 357
; http://books.google.com/books,M1.

[S824] Unknown author, Important Men of 1913, p. 255.

Abbie Frances Goodridge^1,2,3

F, #10048, b. circa 1826, d. 2 June 1854

Family: William Stevens Houghton b. 20 Jun 1816, d. 30 Jan 1894

Marriage*: Abbie Frances Goodridge married William Stevens Houghton, son of Capt. Reuben Houghton and Elizabeth Mead, on Apr 12, 1849.^4,5,6,7,3

Elizabeth Goodrich Houghton^6,3 b. 15 May 1851, d. 22 Jan 1934

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project Y
Birth circa 1826 dd calc
Marriage Apr 12, 1849 ^4,5,6,7,3
1850 Census 1850 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, William, age 36, a shoe store, and Abba F., 23; also Elizabeth Emerson, 56, and Rosanna Emerson, 49⁸
Death Jun 2, 1854 age 28⁶
ParentsD Joseph Goodridge and Abigail Emerson of Boston, MA^5,9,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1711s, 499.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.

[S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 297.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.

[S96] NEHGR, 49 [1895]: 357.

[S96] NEHGR, 88 [1934]: 294.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147, 173.

[S415] E-mail 1850 US Census, Boston, Ward 3, Suffolk, MA, Box 334, p. 284, line 24, dwl 577.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.

Sarah Jane Topliff^1,2

F, #10049, b. 4 May 1834, d. 30 December 1886

Family: William Stevens Houghton b. 20 Jun 1816, d. 30 Jan 1894

Marriage*: Sarah Jane Topliff married William Stevens Houghton, son of Capt. Reuben Houghton and Elizabeth Mead, on May 19, 1859.^3,7,4,8

Clement Stevens Houghton+^6,7 b. 16 Dec 1860, d. 21 Aug 1949

William Topliff Houghton² b. 4 Jun 1862, d. Feb 1871

Samuel Topliff Houghton⁷ d. b 1897

Edwin Arnold Houghton b. 6 Jan 1865, d. 1865

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Birth May 4, 1834 MA, USA, age 26 in 1860 census; age 46 in 1880 census^3,4,5
Residence circa 1859 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^6,7
Marriage May 19, 1859 ^3,7,4,8
1860 Census 1860 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 45, boot and shoe merchant; with Abigail Rogers⁹
1880 Census 1880 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 62, a boot and shoe dealer⁵
Death Dec 30, 1886 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, JWH: Dec. 20^3,4,8
ParentsD Samuel Topliff of Boston and Jan Sisson Blackstock, both born in MA^8,7
Note Jocelyne B. Houghton: "The town of Houghton WA was established in the 1880s on the east shore of Lake Washington, south of the city of Kirkland WA, into which it was absorbed. The town was called Pleasant Bay before being named Houghton in honor of Mrs. Sarah Jane Houghton, of Boston, who donated thee bell for their church, the First Church of Christ. (see Our Founding Fathers by Arline Ely, a history of Kirkland - 979.72 EL910)¹⁰"

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1712s.

[S96] NEHGR, Vol. 49, 1895, p. 357.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_555; Family History Film: 1254555; Page: 52B; Enumeration District: 659; sheet 14, line 29, dwl 63-70.

[S96] NEHGR, 103 [1949]: 314.

[S96] NEHGR, 49 [1895]: 357.

[S1049] Unknown author NE States - I, p. 297.

[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Ward 8, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 128, line 38, dwl 161.

[S415] E-mail from Jocelyne B. Houghton, Jul 16, 2005 (Hoghton American Association bulletin).

Harriet Chadwell Houghton^1,2,3

F, #10050, b. 10 September 1818, d. 29 July 1839

Father*: Cyrus Houghton b. 22 Apr 1790, d. 25 May 1881

Mother*: Elizebeth Sargeant Martin b. 16 Jul 1792, d. 26 Sep 1884

Family: Harris Otis Chadwell b. 3 Jul 1812

Marriage*: Harriet Chadwell Houghton married Harris Otis Chadwell, son of Harris Chadwell Jr and Polly Houghton.^4,6,5

Joseph Harris Chadwell b. 15 Apr 1835

William Otis Chadwell b. 11 Oct 1836

Windsor Chadwell b. 10 Jul 1839

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Sep 10, 1818 Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA^4,2,5
Marriage ^4,6,5
Death Jul 29, 1839 Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1850; Lynn VR gives death of a Harriett, w. Harris Otis, July 29, 1839. (a. 25 y. P.R.1)^4,7
Alert last two children or dd

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434 #1714.

[S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 198.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144 #5620.

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 434.

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.

[S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 97.

[S69] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 451.