Houghton Surname Project

Philip Houghton^1,2

M, #11731, b. 7 May 1893

Father*: Eugene Coolidge Houghton b. 11 Mar 1844, d. 28 Apr 1919
Mother*: Emma Puffer Bigelow b. 27 Apr 1854, d. 1926

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Birth

May 7, 1893

^3,4

Note

Not in census with family

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508 #2808.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 181 #8784.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 181.

Dorothy Taylor Houghton^1,2

F, #11732, b. 11 March 1894

Father*: Eugene Coolidge Houghton b. 11 Mar 1844, d. 28 Apr 1919
Mother*: Emma Puffer Bigelow b. 27 Apr 1854, d. 1926

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Birth

Mar 11, 1894

MA, USA, age 6 in 1900 census; age 16 in 1910 census; age 25 in 1920 census; age 35 in 1930 census^3,4,5

1920 Census

1920

North Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 65, widow^6,7

Occupation

1920

public school teacher

1930 Census

1930

Queens, Queens Co., NY, USA, age 35, a high school teacher, living with Arthur L. and Annie R. W. Yoder⁸

1940 Census

1940

New York, Queens Co., NY, USA, age 46, single, high school teacher⁹

1950 US Census

1950

Westborough State Hosptital for Mental Patients, Westborough, MA, USA, age 56, patient

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508 #2809.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 181 #8785.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 23, E.D. 427, Sh. 4, Ln. 24.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 181.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 35, E.D. 236, Sh. 10, Ln. 13.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_696; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 236; line 13, dwl 106-208.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 1609; Enumeration District: 565; page 131, sheet 25A; line 29, dwl 8411-337-496.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , New York, Queens, New York; Roll: T627_2749; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 41-1623C; line 43, dwl 8326.

Daniel Farrand Houghton^1,2,3

M, #11733, b. 16 December 1869

Father*: Capt. Fred Prescott Houghton⁴ b. 4 Feb 1847, d. 1913
Mother*: Anna Marie Keeley b. Jul 1846, d. 1909

Family: Maggie (?) b. Aug 1876

Marriage*: Daniel Farrand Houghton married Maggie (?) on circa 1892.⁷

Frank Houghton⁹ b. Jul 1895
Jane Houghton⁷ b. Nov 1899

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Birth

Dec 16, 1869

Racine, Racine Co., WI, USA, JWH: 16 Dec 1869; age 7/12 in 1870 census; age 10 in 1880 census; Dec 1878 given, age "28" in 1900 census^5,6

Marriage

circa 1892

⁷

1900 Census

1900

Racine, Racine Co., WI, USA, age 28, house painter⁷

1920 Census

1920

Racine, Racine Co., WI, USA, age 49, divorced, business partner of Charles Foster, hotel proprietors⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508 #2810.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182 #8796.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 516 #3030.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Racine, Racine Co., WI, Reel 18, Vol. 23, ED. 162, Sh. 22, Ln. 1.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Racine Ward 6, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: 1814; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1241814.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Racine Ward 1, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2011; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 45; line 89, dwl 203-158-253.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508 #2810c.

Emilie Jacques Houghton¹

F, #11734, b. 21 October 1871, d. 18 September 1872

Father*: Capt. Fred Prescott Houghton b. 4 Feb 1847, d. 1913
Mother*: Anna Marie Keeley b. Jul 1846, d. 1909

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Birth

Oct 21, 1871

Racine, WI, USA²

Death

Sep 18, 1872

Racine, WI, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508 #2811.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508.

Fred Prescott Houghton Jr^1,2,3

M, #11735, b. 1 March 1875

Father*: Capt. Fred Prescott Houghton⁴ b. 4 Feb 1847, d. 1913
Mother*: Anna Marie Keeley b. Jul 1846, d. 1909

Family: Laverna E. Gillies b. c 1878

Marriage*: Fred Prescott Houghton Jr married Laverna E. Gillies on circa 1912 age 37 and 35.⁸

Marian Gillies Houghton+⁸ b. c 1916, d. 3 Feb 2003
Ruth Hitchcock Houghton+⁸ b. 7 May 1917, d. 25 Jan 2008

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Birth

Mar 1, 1875

Racine, Racine Co., WI, USA, age 5 in 1880 census^5,6

Residence

Duluth, MN, USA, Board of Trade Bldg.^7,6

Marriage

circa 1912

age 37 and 35⁸

Mil. Draft

Sep 12, 1918

Duluth, St. Louis Co., MN, USA, age 43⁹

Residence

Sep 12, 1918

Duluth, St. Louis Co., MN, USA⁹

1930 Census

1930

Duluth, St. Louis Co., MN, USA, age 55, board of trade broker⁸

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508 #2813.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182 #8797.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 517 #3031.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Racine, Racine Co., WI, Reel 18, Vol. 23, ED. 162, Sh. 22, Ln. 1.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508, 517.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota; Roll: 1126; Enumeration District: 43; Sheet 11B; line 84, dwl 1830, dwl 280-278.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, 1675464.

Eugene Harvey Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #11736, b. 21 November 1877, d. 18 January 1949

Father*: Capt. Fred Prescott Houghton⁵ b. 4 Feb 1847, d. 1913
Mother*: Anna Marie Keeley b. Jul 1846, d. 1909

Family: Mary Phillips

Marriage*: Eugene Harvey Houghton married Mary Phillips on Feb 21, 1901.⁸

(?) Houghton⁸

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Birth

Nov 21, 1877

Racine, Racine Co., WI, USA, age 2 in 1880 census; Aug 1876, age 24 in 1900 census; age 41 in 1921 census; MLM: 1878^6,7

Education

Racine, WI, USA, in the public schools⁸

Occupation

1892

a mariner on the Great Lakes⁸

Research

Milit-Beg

between 1897 and 1900

in the U.S. Navy on ocean vessels and in active service in the Spanish American War, with Admirals Sampson and Schley.⁸

1900 Census

1900

USS Newport, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD, USA, age 23, yeoman 2 class⁹

Marriage

Feb 21, 1901

⁸

Immigration

1905

Naturalization

1909

Association

Carleton, Adnac, Manitoba, Jocker, Canadain Indians, and the Ft. Garry Gun Clubs. A conservative and an Episcopalian.⁸

1921 Canadian Censu

1921

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, age 41, oil ??¹⁰

Death

Jan 18, 1949

18 Jun may have been given^1,11

Obituary

Jan 19, 1949

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, New York Times, Jan 20, 1949
Eugene H. Houghton
Rescuer of Troops

Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 19 (Candian Press) -- Eugene H. Houghton, colonel of the United States Army in the first World War, who previously had risen to a captaincy in the Little Black Devils of Winnipeg (Now the Royal Winnipeg Rifles), died Monday in Miami, Fla., after an illness lasting ten years, according to word received here. He was 69 years old.
He came here in 1906 and in 1914, although 34 years old, enlisted as a private in the Eighth Battalion, Little Black Devils, and became a machine gunner captain. In 1917 he transferred to the United States forces as major.
While here he was a vessel broker on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Before coming to Winnipeg, he had been a sailor on the Great Lakes and a soldier in the Spanish-American War. His wodow survives. She resides in New Orleans.
A funeral service and burial will take place at his birthplace, Racine, Wis.
In October, 1918, Lieutenant Colonel Houghton led an attack that rescued a battalion of American soldiers which was surrounded by German troops on the western edge of the Argonne Forest. The Americans had gone without food for thirty-six hours while the target of enemy artillery and machine guns.

Burial

Jun, 1949

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA, USA, Section 11 Site 789¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.: Houghton surname.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 517 #3034.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182 #8800, 185.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508 #2814.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Racine, Racine Co., WI, Reel 18, Vol. 23, ED. 162, Sh. 22, Ln. 1.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182, 185.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 185.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , USS Newport, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: Navy; Page: 8B; line 70.
[S1507] Ancestry.com, 1921 Canadian Census, RG 31; Folder Number: 29; Census Place: Winnipeg (City), Winnipeg Centre, Manitoba; Page Number: 42.
[S1391] Unknown author, US Veterans Gravesites ca 1775-2005.

George Emmett Houghton^1,2,3

M, #11737, b. 5 October 1880, d. 14 January 1968

Father*: Capt. Fred Prescott Houghton⁴ b. 4 Feb 1847, d. 1913
Mother*: Anna Marie Keeley^5,4 b. Jul 1846, d. 1909

Family: Elizabeth Winifred McGraw b. c 1882

Marriage*: George Emmett Houghton married Elizabeth Winifred McGraw on Jan 6, 1911 at Superior, WI, USA, age 32.⁹
Marriage: George Emmett Houghton married Elizabeth Winifred McGraw on Jan 1, 1912 at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1912-001415.¹⁴

Charles George Houghton¹³ b. 7 Jan 1911, d. 22 Dec 1960
George Emmett Houghton Jr¹¹ b. 20 Dec 1913, d. 21 Apr 1987
Jean Houghton¹¹ b. c 1917

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Birth

Oct 5, 1880

Racine, WI, USA, JWH: Oct. 7; Oct 1880, age 19 in 1900 census; age 41 in 1920 census; age 40 in 1921 census; age 49 in 1930 census; age 59 in 1940 census^6,7,5,8

Immigration

1905

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, after being in Manitoba with the R. R. Muir Co. grain dealers.⁷

Residence

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Grain Exchange⁴

Association

Winnipeg Golf and Society, A. F. & A.M.⁷

Occupation

1907

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, manager, Commission, Dept. British-American Elevator Co., Grain Exchange⁹

Marriage

Jan 6, 1911

Superior, WI, USA, age 32⁹

Mil. Draft

Jun 5, 1917

Racine, Racine Co., WI, USA⁸

1921 Canadian Censu

1921

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, age 40, automobile ??¹⁰

1930 Census

1930

San Leandro, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 49, a trucking company manager; and aunt Kitty Howard, 64, IL¹¹

1940 Census

1940

San Leandro, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 59, widowed, brewery salesman¹²

SSN

573-18-0228

Death

Jan 14, 1968

Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 87⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 517 #3033.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508 #2815.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182 #8799, 185 #8893.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 517.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 185.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1674889.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182, 185.
[S1507] Ancestry.com, 1921 Canadian Census, RG 31; Folder Number: 31; Census Place: Winnipeg (City), Winnipeg South, Manitoba; Page Number: 9.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, Roll 109, ED 239, page 95, sheet 3A, line 37, Dwl 230-12-12.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , San Leandro, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_184; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 1-40; line 66, dwl 535.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Manitoba, Marriage Index, 1879-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Vital Statistics. Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs. http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php: accessed 2 April 2012.

Charles Gilbert Houghton^1,2,3

M, #11738, b. 22 December 1885, d. 13 April 1959

Father*: Capt. Fred Prescott Houghton b. 4 Feb 1847, d. 1913
Mother*: Anna Marie Keeley b. Jul 1846, d. 1909

Family: Aleta Juanita Booth b. c 1892

Marriage*: Charles Gilbert Houghton married Aleta Juanita Booth on circa 1915 he 29, she 21.⁶

Charles Gilbert Houghton Jr.+^6,11 b. 7 Dec 1914, d. 7 Apr 1993
Barbara Houghton+⁹ b. c 1923, d. 3 Nov 2007

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Birth

Dec 22, 1885

Racine, WI, USA, Dec 1885, age 14 in 1900 census; age 34 in 1920 census; age 45 in 1930 census; age 54, MN, in 1940 census^4,3

Residence

Dixon, IL, USA, 303 Galena St.⁵

Marriage

circa 1915

he 29, she 21⁶

Mil. Draft

Jun 5, 1917

Brighton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 30, brokerage salesman⁷

1920 Census

1920

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 34, proprietor, brokerage company^6,8

1930 Census

1930

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 45, a stocks and bonds broker⁹

1940 Census

1940

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 54, Broker firm executive¹⁰

Residence

1942

1950 US Census

1950

Newton, MA, USA, age 64, broker firm salesman

Death

Apr 13, 1959

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 517 #3035.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508 #2816.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: Roll: 1685064.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 508.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 517.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 125, E.D. 583, Sh. 7, Ln. 2.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: Roll: Roll: 1685064.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 25, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll T625_741; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 583; line 2, dwl 33-74-125.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_927; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 386; Image: 0046; line 87, dwl 62-454-519.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1616; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 9-448; line 27, dwl 19.
[S1074] Town Records: Burlington, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-31352, VT Vital Records 1955-1979.

Charles Judson Platt¹

M, #11739, b. 24 June 1885, d. 17 September 1887

Father*: Charles D. Platt b. 29 Jan 1850
Mother*: Adaline Aurilla Bishop b. 15 Aug 1866

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Birth

Jun 24, 1885

Stratford, Graf/Coos, NH, USA²

Death

Sep 17, 1887

Stratford, NH, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2817.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.

Frank Bishop Platt¹

M, #11740, b. 16 November 1887

Father*: Charles D. Platt b. 29 Jan 1850
Mother*: Adaline Aurilla Bishop b. 15 Aug 1866

Biography

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Birth

Nov 16, 1887

Stratford, Graf/Coos, NH, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2818.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.

Maribel Bishop Platt¹

F, #11741, b. 18 October 1889

Father*: Charles D. Platt b. 29 Jan 1850
Mother*: Adaline Aurilla Bishop b. 15 Aug 1866

Biography

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Birth

Oct 18, 1889

Stratford, Graf/Coos, NH, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2819.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.

Roxanna Platt¹

F, #11742, b. 9 October 1890, d. 5 January 1891

Father*: Charles D. Platt b. 29 Jan 1850
Mother*: Adaline Aurilla Bishop b. 15 Aug 1866

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Birth

Oct 9, 1890

Stratford, Graf/Coos, NH, USA²

Death

Jan 5, 1891

Stratford, NH, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2820.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.

Mahala Platt¹

F, #11743, b. 1 December 1892, d. 20 February 1893

Father*: Charles D. Platt b. 29 Jan 1850
Mother*: Adaline Aurilla Bishop b. 15 Aug 1866

Biography

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Birth

Dec 1, 1892

Stratford, Graf/Coos, NH, USA²

Death

Feb 20, 1893

Stratford, NH, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2821.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.

Charles Grandison Platt¹

M, #11744, b. 6 October 1899

Father*: Charles D. Platt b. 29 Jan 1850
Mother*: Adaline Aurilla Bishop b. 15 Aug 1866

Biography

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Birth

Oct 6, 1899

Stratford, Graf/Coos, NH, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2822.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.

Marcellus Houghton^1,2

M, #11745, b. 20 September 1819, d. 17 December 1895

Father*: Rev. Josiah Houghton b. 16 Mar 1790, d. 22 May 1838
Mother*: Joanna Richards b. 6 Jan 1799, d. 7 Jul 1822

Family: Catherine Charlotte Fogg b. 18 Jul 1822, d. 17 Jul 1891

Marriage*: Marcellus Houghton married Catherine Charlotte Fogg on Nov 25, 1841 at Winthrop, Kennebec, ME, USA, MLM: Nov. 28.^3,4,5

Frances Emogene Houghton+⁸ b. 7 Jun 1842, d. 25 Jun 1899
Josiah Houghton⁸ b. 25 Jul 1845, d. 12 May 1864
Melvina Amanda Houghton+¹² b. 22 Jul 1847
Marcellus Howard Houghton+⁸ b. 12 May 1850, d. b 1900
George Edmond Houghton+ b. 15 Apr 1853, d. 18 Jun 1922
Catherine Alice Houghton+ b. 3 May 1856
Marietta Houghton+ b. 15 Sep 1858
Herbert Lincoln Houghton+ b. 7 Nov 1860, d. b 1920
Eugenia G. Houghton b. 14 Dec 1862

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Birth

Sep 20, 1819

Winthrop, Kennebec, ME, USA, age 29 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1860 census; age 50 in 1870 Census; age 60 in 1880 census; JWH, MLM: Hallowell, ME, 21 Sep^3,4,5

Occupation

an overseer in Lowell, MA, and as a carpenter in the East Winthrop records of his early life.^6,7

Marriage

Nov 25, 1841

Winthrop, Kennebec, ME, USA, MLM: Nov. 28^3,4,5

Residence

Winthrop, ME, USA³

1850 Census

1850

Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 29, a farmer; living with her parents, Samuel Fogg, 60 and Charlotte Fogg, 56, of NH; and Joseph and Abby Esty, ME⁸

1860 Census

1860

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40, farmer; property $4000-$1000⁹

1870 Census

1870

Manchester, Williboro Co., NH, USA, age 50, a table manufacturer, property $6000-5000; and Charlotte Fogg, age 76, NH¹⁰

1880 Census

1880

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 60, a farmer¹¹

Death

Dec 17, 1895

Medford, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^3,7

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2823.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144 #5616, 172.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.
[S648] Everett S. Stackpole History of Winthrop Maine II, p. 426.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144, 172.
[S306] Lowell MA VRs I, p. 19.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_327; Page: 348;
line 17, dwl 1439-1789.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 56, line 1, dwl 425-448.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Merrimack, Hillsborough Co., NH, Roll 844, p.22, line 30, dwl 62-59.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_538; Family History Film: 1254538; Page: 201C; Enumeration District: 362; sheet 59, line 28, dwl 544-606.
[S306] Lowell MA VRs I, p. 191.

Catherine Charlotte Fogg¹

F, #11746, b. 18 July 1822, d. 17 July 1891

Family: Marcellus Houghton b. 20 Sep 1819, d. 17 Dec 1895

Marriage*: Catherine Charlotte Fogg married Marcellus Houghton, son of Rev. Josiah Houghton and Joanna Richards, on Nov 25, 1841 at Winthrop, Kennebec, ME, USA, MLM: Nov. 28.^2,4,5

Frances Emogene Houghton+⁶ b. 7 Jun 1842, d. 25 Jun 1899
Josiah Houghton⁶ b. 25 Jul 1845, d. 12 May 1864
Melvina Amanda Houghton+¹⁰ b. 22 Jul 1847
Marcellus Howard Houghton+⁶ b. 12 May 1850, d. b 1900
George Edmond Houghton+ b. 15 Apr 1853, d. 18 Jun 1922
Catherine Alice Houghton+ b. 3 May 1856
Marietta Houghton+ b. 15 Sep 1858
Herbert Lincoln Houghton+ b. 7 Nov 1860, d. b 1920
Eugenia G. Houghton b. 14 Dec 1862

Biography

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Birth

Jul 18, 1822

Thomaston, Knox, ME, USA, age 27 in 1850 census; age 37 in 1860 census; age 48 in 1870 Census; age 58 in 1880 census^2,3

Marriage

Nov 25, 1841

Winthrop, Kennebec, ME, USA, MLM: Nov. 28^2,4,5

Residence

Winthrop, ME, USA²

1850 Census

1850

Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 29, a farmer; living with her parents, Samuel Fogg, 60 and Charlotte Fogg, 56, of NH; and Joseph and Abby Esty, ME⁶

1860 Census

1860

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40, farmer; property $4000-$1000⁷

1870 Census

1870

Manchester, Williboro Co., NH, USA, age 50, a table manufacturer, property $6000-5000; and Charlotte Fogg, age 76, NH⁸

1880 Census

1880

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 60, a farmer⁹

Death

Jul 17, 1891

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM: Jul. 7^2,3

ParentsD

Rev. Samuel and Charlotte Fogg of E. Winthrop, ME. Rev. Fogg came to E. Winthrop in 1832 as successor to Rev. John Butler, remaining for 14 years, living in the house owned and occupied by W. H. Parlin. Pastor of the Baptist Church for 4 years. The remainder of his stay was occupied with missionary work and in supplying other churches. He died Sept. 17, 1868, aged 81. His wife Charlotte, d. Apr. 20, 1880, aged 86/7.^2,4,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2823s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S648] Everett S. Stackpole History of Winthrop Maine II, p. 426.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144, 172.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_327; Page: 348;
line 17, dwl 1439-1789.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 56, line 1, dwl 425-448.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Merrimack, Hillsborough Co., NH, Roll 844, p.22, line 30, dwl 62-59.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_538; Family History Film: 1254538; Page: 201C; Enumeration District: 362; sheet 59, line 28, dwl 544-606.
[S306] Lowell MA VRs I, p. 191.

Frances Emogene Houghton¹

F, #11747, b. 7 June 1842, d. 25 June 1899

Father*: Marcellus Houghton² b. 20 Sep 1819, d. 17 Dec 1895
Mother*: Catherine Charlotte Fogg² b. 18 Jul 1822, d. 17 Jul 1891

Family: Ephraim Whitcomb Houghton b. 10 Oct 1831

Marriage*: Frances Emogene Houghton married Ephraim Whitcomb Houghton, son of Benjamin Houghton and Betsey Whitcomb, on May 16, 1860 2nd cousins, 1 x removed; MLM: also May 15.^3,5,1

Emmoginet Houghton⁶ b. c 1861
Hattie M. Houghton⁶ b. c 1865

Biography

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Birth

Jun 7, 1842

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 8 in 1850 census; age 25, MA, in 1870 census; age 37 in 1880 census; JWH, MLM: Lowell, MA, not in VR; 1850 census gives ME as bp;^3,4,1

Marriage

May 16, 1860

2nd cousins, 1 x removed; MLM: also May 15^3,5,1

1870 Census

1870

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 38, a farmer, property $8000-$1000; and Charlotte Newhall, 38, MA^6,7

1880 Census

1880

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 48, a farmer⁸

Death

Jun 25, 1899

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 63.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_327; Page: 348;
line 17, dwl 1439-1789.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146, 172.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Box 653, p. 140, line 2, dwl 130-145.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_653; Page: 140A; Image: 284; Family History Library Film: 552152; line 2, dwl 130-145.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 244D; Enumeration District: 810; sheet 16, line 12, dwl 152-171.

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

M, #11748, b. 25 July 1845, d. 12 May 1864

Father*: Marcellus Houghton⁵ b. 20 Sep 1819, d. 17 Dec 1895
Mother*: Catherine Charlotte Fogg⁵ b. 18 Jul 1822, d. 17 Jul 1891

Biography

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Birth

Jul 25, 1845

ME, USA, age 6, ME, in 1850 census; age 16, ME, in 1860 census; age 18 in 1863 enlistment^6,7,5

Mil. Enls

Jul 28, 1862

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in the Union Army, a private, age 18, 36 Mass Inf⁸

Research

Jul 28, 1862

MA, USA

Death

May 12, 1864

near, Spotsylvania, VA, USA, in the Battle of the Wilderness; US Veterans Gravesites: 8 May 1864^6,7,9,10

Burial

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania Nmp, Fredericksburg, VA, USA, Maintenance Division 207 Freedom Court Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Buried At: Site 4778¹⁰

Research

Battle of the Wilderness was May 5-7, 1864, and the battle at Spotsylvania, VA was May 8-12, 1864⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2825.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172 #8101.
[S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
[S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 88.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_327; Page: 348;
line 17, dwl 1439-1789.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S16] CJV opinion.
[S1391] Unknown author, US Veterans Gravesites ca 1775-2005.

Melvina Amanda Houghton^1,2

F, #11749, b. 22 July 1847

Father*: Marcellus Houghton³ b. 20 Sep 1819, d. 17 Dec 1895
Mother*: Catherine Charlotte Fogg³ b. 18 Jul 1822, d. 17 Jul 1891

Family: Fredrick Wetherbee

Marriage*: Melvina Amanda Houghton married Fredrick Wetherbee on Jan 22, 1868 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^4,1

Mabel Gertrude Wetherbee b. 30 Oct 1871
Mona Wetherbee b. 22 Jul 1873
Ralph Houghton Wetherbee b. 12 Mar 1886
Fredrick Wetherbee Jr b. 19 Feb 1889

Biography

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Birth

Jul 22, 1847

Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 3, ME, in 1850 census^4,3,5,1

Marriage

Jan 22, 1868

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 56, line 1, dwl 425-448.
[S306] Lowell MA VRs I, p. 191.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , 1850 US Census, Lowell, Middlesex, MA, Box 327, p. 348.

Marcellus Howard Houghton^1,2

M, #11750, b. 12 May 1850, d. before 1900

Father*: Marcellus Houghton³ b. 20 Sep 1819, d. 17 Dec 1895
Mother*: Catherine Charlotte Fogg³ b. 18 Jul 1822, d. 17 Jul 1891

Family: Caroline E. Parker b. Nov 1850

Marriage*: Marcellus Howard Houghton married Caroline E. Parker, daughter of Margaret J. Parker, on May 22, 1870 mar 28 y in 1900.^4,6

Margaret Parker Houghton+⁸ b. May 1873

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 12, 1850

Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 1, MA, in 1850 census; age 10, MA, in 1860 census; age 20, MA,in 1870 census; age 30 in 1880 census^4,5,6

Occupation

1870

in a cabinet shop

Marriage

May 22, 1870

mar 28 y in 1900^4,6

Occupation

1880

a provision dealer⁷

Death

before 1900

wife is a widow

Residence

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2827.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172 #8103.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_327; Page: 348;
line 17, dwl 1439-1789.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Lowell, Middlesex, MA, Box 327, p. 348.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_538; Family History Film: 1254538; Page: 172B; Enumeration District: 362; sheer 21, line 24, dwl 23-24.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 15, ED 362, Sh 2, Ln 34.

George Edmond Houghton^1,2,3

M, #11751, b. 15 April 1853, d. 18 June 1922

Father*: Marcellus Houghton b. 20 Sep 1819, d. 17 Dec 1895
Mother*: Catherine Charlotte Fogg b. 18 Jul 1822, d. 17 Jul 1891

Family 1: Amy Frances Bean b. 8 Jun 1858, d. 4 Nov 1892

Marriage*: George Edmond Houghton married Amy Frances Bean on Apr 28, 1880.^4,8,9,7

Ruth Houghton b. 18 Oct 1882
Donald Marcellus Houghton+ b. 23 Apr 1886, d. Apr 1962
Chesley Bean Houghton b. 29 Dec 1887, d. 10 Feb 1964

Family 2: Mary A. Brown b. 21 Apr 1870, d. 30 May 1962

Marriage*: George Edmond Houghton married Mary A. Brown on circa 1895 mar 5 y in 1900; mar 16 y in 1910 census.⁵

Philip Brown Houghton b. 18 Aug 1897, d. 30 Jul 1899
George Edmond Houghton Jr b. 14 Aug 1900, d. 30 Apr 1981
Helen Jordan Houghton b. 24 Apr 1904, d. Jan 1972

Biography

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Birth

Apr 15, 1853

Warwick, Franklin Co., MA, USA, age 7 in 1860 census; age 17 in 1870 census; age 27 in 1880 census; Apr. 1853, age 47, in 1900 census; age 53 in 1910 census; age 66 in 1920 census; MLM: Apr. 5^4,5,6,7

Occupation

1870

in a cabinet shop

Occupation

Waltham, MA, USA, a tailor in town records⁷

Marriage

Apr 28, 1880

^4,8,9,7

1880 Census

1880

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 27, provision dealer¹⁰

Marriage

circa 1895

mar 5 y in 1900; mar 16 y in 1910 census⁵

1900 Census

1900

Ward 6, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 47, general manager for beef company^5,11

1910 Census

1910

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 53, packing plant assist. manager¹²

1920 Census

1920

Natick, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, George E. & Mary A., ages 66 and 49, none^6,13

Death

Jun 18, 1922

Burial

Newton Cemetery, Newton, MA, USA, with 2 sons

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2828.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 99 #4803.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172 #8104.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 49, E.D. 910, Sh. 13, Ln. 73.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Natick, Middlesex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 75, E.D. 350, Sh. 9, Ln. 47.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 99.
[S660] Albert Gallatin Wheeler Jr., Wheeler Family, p. 71.
[S235] U.S. Census, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_538; Family History Film: 1254538; Page: 202A; Enumeration District: 362; sheet 61, line 49, dwl 561-639.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Ward 6, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 664; Enumeration District: 910; Sheet 13B; line 73, dwl 48-209-256.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Newton Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_603; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 975; line 67, dwl 4-73-76.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_716; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 350; line 47, dwl 37-168-201.

Catherine Alice Houghton^1,2

F, #11752, b. 3 May 1856

Father*: Marcellus Houghton b. 20 Sep 1819, d. 17 Dec 1895
Mother*: Catherine Charlotte Fogg b. 18 Jul 1822, d. 17 Jul 1891

Family: Warren Herbert Fairbank b. 8 Jan 1852

Marriage*: Catherine Alice Houghton married Warren Herbert Fairbank, son of Andrew Fairbank and Ann Augusta Houghton, on Sep 14, 1876 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^3,5,4

Ethel Augusta Fairbank⁵ b. 14 Aug 1877, d. 2 Mar 1892
Alice Alfreda Fairbank⁵ b. 30 Jun 1884
Mildred Emogene Fairbank⁵ b. 19 Apr 1892

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

May 3, 1856

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 4 in 1860 census; age 14 in 1870 census^3,4

Origin

circa 1876

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA⁵

Marriage

Sep 14, 1876

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,5,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 510 #2829.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172 #8105.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 510.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 792.

Marietta Houghton^1,2

F, #11753, b. 15 September 1858

Father*: Marcellus Houghton b. 20 Sep 1819, d. 17 Dec 1895
Mother*: Catherine Charlotte Fogg b. 18 Jul 1822, d. 17 Jul 1891

Family: John Frank Turner Jr b. Aug 1857

Marriage*: Marietta Houghton married John Frank Turner Jr on May 15, 1879 at Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.^3,4

Arthur S. Turner⁶ b. Oct 1880

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 15, 1858

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 2 in 1860 census; age 12 in 1870 census; age 41 in 1900 census^3,4

Marriage

May 15, 1879

Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^3,4

1900 Census

1900

Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 42, banking; 2 children, 1 living^5,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 510 #2830.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172 #8106.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 510.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 42, E.D. 768, Sh. 2, Ln. 77.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 659; Enumeration District: 659; Sheet 2B; line 74, dwl 40-41.

Herbert Lincoln Houghton^1,2

M, #11754, b. 7 November 1860, d. before 1920

Father*: Marcellus Houghton b. 20 Sep 1819, d. 17 Dec 1895
Mother*: Catherine Charlotte Fogg b. 18 Jul 1822, d. 17 Jul 1891

Family: Agnes Cowperthwaite b. 7 Aug 1874, d. 25 Dec 1959

Marriage*: Herbert Lincoln Houghton married Agnes Cowperthwaite on Aug 29, 1902 at Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA.^3,5

Herbert Lincoln Houghton Jr+⁵ b. 23 Aug 1903, d. 16 Apr 1987
Agnes Cowperthwait Houghton⁷ b. c 1908

Biography

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Birth

Nov 7, 1860

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 9 in 1870 census; age 19 in 1880 census; Nov. 1861, age 38 in 1900 Census; age 49 in 1910 census^3,4,5

Occupation

1900

broker's clerk

Marriage

Aug 29, 1902

Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA^3,5

1910 Census

1910

Lexington, MA, USA, age 49, banking office cashier; with servant⁶

Death

before 1920

wife a widow

Residence

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, per MLM⁵

Research

Dr. Herbert Lincoln Houghton per JWH and MLM; but census says banking clerk

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 510 #2831.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172 #8107.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 510.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 42, E.D. 768, Sh. 2, Ln. 77.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_598; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 828; line 89, dwl 26-137-151.
[S415] E-mail from Richard Litchfield Houghton, Apr 8, 2006.

Eugenia G. Houghton^1,2,3

F, #11755, b. 14 December 1862

Father*: Marcellus Houghton b. 20 Sep 1819, d. 17 Dec 1895
Mother*: Catherine Charlotte Fogg b. 18 Jul 1822, d. 17 Jul 1891

Family: Charles D. Lurette

Marriage*: Eugenia G. Houghton married Charles D. Lurette on Dec 6, 1888 at Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^4,5

Biography

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Birth

Dec 14, 1862

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 7 in 1870 census; age 17 in 1880 census; MLM: 1861^4,5

Marriage

Dec 6, 1888

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 510 #2832.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172 #8108.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_538; Family History Film: 1254538; Page: 201C; Enumeration District: 362; sheet 59, line 28, dwl 544-606.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 510.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.

Ephraim Whitcomb Houghton^1,2

M, #11756, b. 10 October 1824, d. 15 November 1899

Father*: Daniel Houghton³ b. 31 Aug 1790, d. 7 Jan 1866
Mother*: Betsy Wetherbee³ b. 10 Nov 1795, d. 31 Oct 1887

Family 1: Caroline Louisa Willard b. 7 Nov 1828, d. 4 May 1861

Marriage*: Ephraim Whitcomb Houghton married Caroline Louisa Willard on Apr 11, 1850.^5,6

Ella G. Houghton b. c Sep 1852, d. 24 Feb 1861
Walter E. Houghton b. c Sep 1857, d. 17 Apr 1861
George Robert Houghton b. c Mar 1860, d. 12 May 1861

Family 2: Elizabeth (?) b. c 1842

Marriage: Ephraim Whitcomb Houghton married Elizabeth (?)¹⁵

Mary Houghton¹⁵ b. c 1877

Biography

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Birth

Oct 10, 1824

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Harvard VRs: Harvard, MA; age 25 in 1850 census; age 36 in 1860 census; age 56 in 1880 census^1,3,4

Marriage

Apr 11, 1850

^5,6

1850 Census

1850

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 25, a carpenter; living near brother Charles W.⁷

1860 Census

1860

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 36, stone cutter; property $3000-$150⁸

Occupation

1862

a carpenter⁹

Research

1862

MA, USA

Mil. Enls

Aug 13, 1862

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in the Union Army, a private, age 38. He was wounded. Also Corpl, Harvard MA, 38, carpenter; 8/13/62; wounded atCampbell's Station, TN-11/16/63; discharged with wounds-3/23/64, Camp Dennison, OH. Corporal, Comp. G, 36th MA Inf.¹⁰

PensionInx

Feb 6, 1866

as invalid¹¹

Association

Apr 21, 1868

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, signed Houghton Assoc.^12,13

Death

Nov 15, 1899

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹⁴

Burial

Harvard Central Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 75

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 63.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146 #5692.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 146.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 144.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Box 341, p. 29.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_341; Page: 29; line 32, dwl 158-180.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 14, line 20, dwl 106-117.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 66.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 8.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 28.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Prct. 3 & 4, Clay, Troy?, FL, Reel 6, Vol. 1, E.D. 17, S. 25, Ln. 48.

Fredrick Wetherbee

M, #11757

Family: Melvina Amanda Houghton b. 22 Jul 1847

Marriage*: Fredrick Wetherbee married Melvina Amanda Houghton, daughter of Marcellus Houghton and Catherine Charlotte Fogg, on Jan 22, 1868 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,1

Mabel Gertrude Wetherbee b. 30 Oct 1871
Mona Wetherbee b. 22 Jul 1873
Ralph Houghton Wetherbee b. 12 Mar 1886
Fredrick Wetherbee Jr b. 19 Feb 1889

Biography

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Origin

1868

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Jan 22, 1868

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.

Caroline E. Parker^1,2

F, #11758, b. November 1850

Mother*: Margaret J. Parker³ b. Apr 1824

Family: Marcellus Howard Houghton b. 12 May 1850, d. b 1900

Marriage*: Caroline E. Parker married Marcellus Howard Houghton, son of Marcellus Houghton and Catherine Charlotte Fogg, on May 22, 1870 mar 28 y in 1900.^5,4

Margaret Parker Houghton+³ b. May 1873

Biography

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Birth

Nov, 1850

Merrimack, NH, USA, age 49 in 1900 census; age 59 in 1910 census³

Origin

1870

Merrimack, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA^4,5

Marriage

May 22, 1870

mar 28 y in 1900^5,4

1900 Census

Jun, 1900

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 49; mother given as Margaret J. Houghton^3,6

ParentsD

Edward Pinkerton & Margaret Jane (McGraw) Parker

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509 #2827s.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Portland Ward 6, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: T624_539; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 86; line 99, dwl 174-54-65.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 40, E.D. 737, Sh. 4, Ln. 22.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 658; Enumeration District: 737; Sheet 4A; line 22, dwl 57-65.

Amy Frances Bean^1,2,3

F, #11759, b. 8 June 1858, d. 4 November 1892

Family: George Edmond Houghton b. 15 Apr 1853, d. 18 Jun 1922

Marriage*: Amy Frances Bean married George Edmond Houghton, son of Marcellus Houghton and Catherine Charlotte Fogg, on Apr 28, 1880.^4,3,2,5

Ruth Houghton b. 18 Oct 1882
Donald Marcellus Houghton+ b. 23 Apr 1886, d. Apr 1962
Chesley Bean Houghton⁷ b. 29 Dec 1887, d. 10 Feb 1964

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 8, 1858

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 22 in 1880 census; 1910 census of son Chesley gives France^4,3,2,5

Marriage

Apr 28, 1880

^4,3,2,5

1880 Census

1880

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 27, provision dealer⁶

Death

Nov 4, 1892

Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^4,3,2,5

ParentsD

Sarah Wheeler and Lemuel Willis Bean of NH

Pedigree

Citations

[S34] American Genealogical Biographical Index.
[S660] Albert Gallatin Wheeler Jr., Wheeler Family, p. 71.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 99.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 509.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.
[S235] U.S. Census, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_538; Family History Film: 1254538; Page: 202A; Enumeration District: 362; sheet 61, line 49, dwl 561-639.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.

Warren Herbert Fairbank¹

M, #11760, b. 8 January 1852

Father*: Andrew Fairbank¹ b. 13 Aug 1823
Mother*: Ann Augusta Houghton¹ b. 24 Oct 1830, d. 31 Jan 1890

Family: Catherine Alice Houghton b. 3 May 1856

Marriage*: Warren Herbert Fairbank married Catherine Alice Houghton, daughter of Marcellus Houghton and Catherine Charlotte Fogg, on Sep 14, 1876 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^4,3,5

Ethel Augusta Fairbank³ b. 14 Aug 1877, d. 2 Mar 1892
Alice Alfreda Fairbank³ b. 30 Jun 1884
Mildred Emogene Fairbank³ b. 19 Apr 1892

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 8, 1852

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Education

Massachusetts Instititue of Technology, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 2 years³

Occupation

a prosperous farmer

Marriage

Sep 14, 1876

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,3,5

Biography

He was a selectman for 3 years; assessor seven years; school committee 14 years; trustee of the Public Library 11 years.

Living

1898

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Family homestead

Pedigree

Citations

[S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 642.
[S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 642, 792.
[S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 792.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 510.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172.