Houghton Surname Project

Parley Houghton^1,2

M, #11971, b. 8 March 1789, d. 29 September 1795

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Biography

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Birth

Mar 8, 1789

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

Death

Sep 29, 1795

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 6 y. 6 m.^6,5

Burial

Old Burial Ground, Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, A. Parley Houghton given on GS; 29 Sep 1796⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520 #3073.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1875.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 33.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 116, 166.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Solomon Houghton^1,2,3

M, #11972, b. 7 November 1790, d. 9 September 1865

Father*: Benjamin Houghton⁴ b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Family: Elizabeth Pratt b. 29 Sep 1790, d. 10 Sep 1876

Marriage Bann: Solomon Houghton and Elizabeth Pratt declared their intentions of marriage on Jan 27, 1810 Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^17,6
Marriage*: Solomon Houghton married Elizabeth Pratt on Mar 16, 1810 at Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Bible: Mar 10, 1810; MLM: Northboro, MA per Northboro MA VRs.^9,6,7

Harriet Houghton¹⁴ b. 11 Nov 1811, d. 1 Jan 1812
Serena Houghton+¹⁵ b. 3 Feb 1813, d. 25 Dec 1891
William Pratt Houghton+¹⁵ b. 21 Feb 1815
(?) Houghton¹⁴ b. 11 May 1817
Richard Baxter Houghton¹⁵ b. 15 Oct 1818, d. 19 Dec 1818
Solomon Houghton Jr¹⁵ b. 28 Oct 1819, d. 10 Jan 1854
Elizabeth Houghton+¹⁴ b. 7 Feb 1822, d. 1 Jul 1857
Benjamin Franklin Houghton+⁷ b. 25 Apr 1825
Harriet Marie Houghton¹⁴ b. 29 Mar 1827, d. 4 Jul 1827
Marie Louisa Houghton¹⁴ b. 29 Mar 1827, d. 27 May 1827
Nahum Henry Houghton¹⁴ b. 29 Apr 1829, d. 18 Oct 1829
George Washington Houghton^16,7 b. 11 Jun 1831, d. 26 Feb 1881

Biography

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Birth

Nov 7, 1790

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,4,6,7

1810 Census

1810

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁸

Marriage

Mar 16, 1810

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Bible: Mar 10, 1810; MLM: Northboro, MA per Northboro MA VRs^9,6,7

1830 Census

1830

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 7 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800) // 1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)¹⁰

Church

Jan 23, 1832

discharged to Church in West Newton from Cong. Church in Berlin¹¹

1840 Census

1840

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 5 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 male 50 to 60 (1780-1789) // 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)¹²

Death

Sep 9, 1865

74 y, 10 months⁷

Biography

Berlin MA Hx: Solomon Houghton and wife, Betsey (Pratt), came here from Boylston in 1816; bought land opposite the Congregational Church and built what was the front part of the hotel; remained in town four or five years; he was a descendant of Robert. Thus Robert', Joshua', Solomon'. Had Serena, William Pratt, Solomon and Richard Baxter; no other record. [CJV: wrong lineage; Solomon's father was Benjamin]¹³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520 #3074.
[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 58, 378.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1876, 112.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 33.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70, 112.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records, 1526. Gen 1 P 230: Pratt Bible
[Typed transcription. These records are from the family Bible of Abijah and Sarah (Barnard) Pratt. The record sheets were preserved when the Bible itself was destroyed by their descendant, Grace Crafts Alden, sone years ago. She presented the sheets to Eleanor Crafts Bishop in 1948. Given by Mass. D.A.R., 8 March 1950.].
[S235] U.S. Census, 1810 US Census, Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, p. 178.
[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 378.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 67; Page: 133.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 188; Page: 282.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 392.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records, 1526. Gen 1 P 230: Pratt Bible [Typed transcription. These records are from the family Bible of Abijah and Sarah (Barnard) Pratt. The record sheets were preserved when the Bible itself was destroyed by their descendant, Grace Crafts Alden, sone years ago. She presented the sheets to Eleanor Crafts Bishop in 1948. Given by Mass. D.A.R., 8 March 1950.].
[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 58.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 21, ED 475, Sh 12, Ln 16.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 79.

Cynthia Houghton^1,2

F, #11973, b. 18 October 1792, d. 28 July 1880

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Family: Dr. John Andrews b. 3 Mar 1793, d. 7 Dec 1872

Marriage*: Cynthia Houghton married Dr. John Andrews on Feb 10, 1818 at Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^6,5

Edwin Andrews⁸ b. 25 Jul 1821
Laura Ann Andrews⁹ b. 21 Oct 1823, d. 11 Apr 1848
John Dudley Andrews⁹ b. 2 Dec 1825
Mary Russell Andrews⁹ b. 27 Feb 1828
Nahum Houghton Andrews⁹ b. 14 Jan 1830
Alfred Andrews⁸ b. 15 Mar 1834

Biography

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Birth

Oct 18, 1792

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

Marriage

Feb 10, 1818

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^6,5

Death

Jul 28, 1880

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁷

Burial

Pine Grove Cemetery, Boylston, MA, USA, Inscription:
CYNTHIA HOUGHTON
WIFE OF
DR. JOHN ANDREWS
BORN
IN BOYLSTON
OCT. 18, 1792
DIED
IN WORCESTER
JULY 28, 1880
AGED 87 YEARS
9 MONTHS.

Biography

Cynthia Houghton, the daughter of Benjamin & Eunice Houghton, was born 18 October 1792 at Boylston, Massachusetts [Boylston B/R, pg 166]

John Andrews of Wendell & Cynthia Houghton of Boylston married 10 February 1818 [Boylston MR]

Cynthia Andrews, age 87 yrs. 9 mos, a resident of Worcester, born in Boylston, the daughter of Benjamin Houghton and the spouse of John Andrews, died 28 July 1880 at Worcester, Massachusetts. Cynthia Andrews was interred in Boylston. [Boylston D/R, pg 14]

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520 #3075.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1877.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 32.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 79.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 14.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 11.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 12.

Sally Houghton^1,2,3

F, #11974, b. 15 June 1794

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Family: Pliny Billings

Marriage*: Sally Houghton married Pliny Billings on May 21, 1812 at Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^3,6

Biography

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Birth

Jun 15, 1794

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,6

Marriage

May 21, 1812

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520 #3076.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1878.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 79.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 33.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.

Allothina Houghton^1,2,3

F, #11975, b. 18 April 1796, d. 19 March 1876

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Family: Levi Flagg b. 21 Apr 1798, d. 20 Mar 1868

Marriage*: Allothina Houghton married Levi Flagg on Apr 12, 1820 at Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^6,5

Nahum Houghton Flagg+⁷ b. 9 Jan 1821
Ward Nicholas Flagg+⁷ b. 18 Jun 1823
Jane Salome Flagg⁸ b. 31 Oct 1829
Eunice Maroe Flagg⁸ b. 26 Jan 1834
Elliott Jerome Flagg⁸ b. 26 Nov 1838

Biography

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Birth

Apr 18, 1796

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,2,5

Marriage

Apr 12, 1820

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^6,5

Death

Mar 19, 1876

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, written in; a. 79 y. 11m⁶

Burial

Pine Grove Cemetery, Boylston, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520 #3077.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 33.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1879.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 78.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 26.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 25.

Parley D. Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #11976, b. 28 January 1798, d. 13 January 1805

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Biography

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Birth

Jan 28, 1798

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 28 Jun^5,6,7

Death

Jan 13, 1805

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Church Rec., p. 11

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520 #3078.
[S70] Vital Records of Petersham MA, p. 111.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1880.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 128, Vol. 91, E.D. 1692, Sh. 17, Ln. 70.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 33.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.

Prudence Houghton^1,2

F, #11977, b. 17 October 1799, d. 26 June 1817

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Biography

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Birth

Oct 17, 1799

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

Death

Jun 26, 1817

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^6,5

Burial

Old Burial Ground, Boylston, MA, USA

Research

Death Date discrepancy:

26th June 1817 - Boylston D/R, pg 229: Prudence Houghton daughter of
Benjamin Houghton & Eunice his wife, died on the 26th June 1817 at Boylston.

26th June 1817 - Lists of Deaths of Shrewsbury North Parish, now Boylston,
pg 20: Prudence, age 17 yrs, the daughter of Benjamin Houghton, died on the
26th June 1817 at Boylston

26th June 1817 - Ma V/R for Boylston, pg 116: Prudence Houghton, daughter of
Benjamin & Eunice, died June 26, 1817 at Boylston.

27th June 1817 - gravestone

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520 #3079.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1881.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 33.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 116, 229.

Eunice Houghton^1,2

F, #11978, b. 1 July 1801

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Family: Sylverster Hartshorn

Marriage*: Eunice Houghton married Sylverster Hartshorn on Jul 28, 1822 at Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^6,5

Rebeckah Morse Hartshorn⁷ b. 18 Aug 1822
Dolly Adams Hartshorn⁷ b. 29 Apr 1826
Nancy Elizabeth Hartshorn⁷ b. 22 Jul 1827
Eunice Augusta Hartshorn⁷ b. 24 Oct 1828
Benjamin Houghton Hartshorn⁷ b. 3 Jul 1830
Prudence Ellen Hartshorn⁷ b. 19 Mar 1832
Sally Naomi Hartshorn⁷ b. 3 Oct 1833, d. 3 Sep 1839
Harriet Sanford Hartshorn⁷ b. 19 Jul 1835
Mary Houghton Hartshorn⁷ b. 7 Jun 1839

Biography

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Birth

Jul 1, 1801

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

Marriage

Jul 28, 1822

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^6,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520 #3080.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1882.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 32.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 79.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 29.

Dorothy Houghton¹

F, #11979, b. 19 April 1803, d. 16 December 1888

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Family: Willard Andrews b. 6 Oct 1798, d. 23 Apr 1874

Marriage*: Dorothy Houghton married Willard Andrews on Jun 18, 1829 at Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,5,4,6

Albert Willard Andrews⁶ b. 19 Jul 1831
Theodore Andrews⁶ b. 11 Jan 1833, d. 1 Mar 1888
Julia Andrews⁶ b. 30 May 1835
Ferdinand Andrews b. 13 Dec 1838, d. 24 Nov 1864
William Henry Andrews b. 20 Nov 1840, d. 1841
Emma E. Andrews b. 13 Mar 1846

Biography

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Birth

Apr 19, 1803

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3,4

Marriage

Jun 18, 1829

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,5,4,6

Association

Apr 21, 1868

Boylston Centre, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Dolly H. Andrews⁷

Death

Dec 16, 1888

Northboro, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: Boylston, MA^8,6,9

Burial

Pine Grove Cemetery, Boylston, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1883, 112.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 32.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70, 112.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 79.
[S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 328.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 8.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 95.

Benjamin Houghton Jr.^1,2,3

M, #11980, b. 11 November 1804, d. before 1880

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Family: Lucy Ann Brigham b. 8 Dec 1811, d. 9 Sep 1896

Marriage*: Benjamin Houghton Jr. married Lucy Ann Brigham on Sep 20, 1832 at Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: also Sep. 29.^6,5

Henry Winslow Houghton² b. 13 Jul 1833
Elizabeth Houghton² b. 1 Apr 1835, d. 18 Sep 1838
George Francis Houghton² b. 14 Oct 1837
Elizabeth Brigham Houghton² b. 12 Mar 1839, d. 23 Dec 1874
Benjamin Wesley Houghton+⁸ b. 10 Jun 1841, d. 12 Jun 1897
Charles White Houghton² b. 9 Feb 1843, d. 1867

Biography

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Birth

Nov 11, 1804

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 30-40 in 1840 census; age 45 in 1850 census; age 55 in 1860 census; age 66 in 1870 census^4,2,5

Marriage

Sep 20, 1832

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: also Sep. 29^6,5

1840 Census

1840

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)⁷

1850 Census

1850

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 45, a carpenter⁸

Residence

Ashland, Middlesex Co., MA, USA⁹

1860 Census

1860

Ashland, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 55, boot maker¹⁰

1870 Census

1870

Ashland, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 66, a bootshop worker¹¹

Death

before 1880

wife a widow; MLM only: 9 sep 1896 (wife's dd)^12,13

Research

Hx of Brigham Family by W.I.T. Brigham, #575⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3082.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 32.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1884, 112.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70, 112.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 78.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 199; Page: 104.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 296;
line 5, dwl 87-104.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Ashland, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 353, line 2, dwl 2416-2910.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Ashland, Middlesex Co., MA, Reel 622, p. 99b, line 23, dwl 300-383.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Ashland, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_538; Family History Film: 1254538; Page: 52B; Enumeration District: 353; sheet 46, line 43, dwl 416-509.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.

Nahum Houghton^1,2

M, #11981, b. 11 November 1806, d. 22 April 1828

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Biography

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Birth

Nov 11, 1806

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

Death

Apr 22, 1828

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 21^6,5

Burial

Old Burial Ground, Boylston, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3083.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1885.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 33.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 116, 232.

Parney Houghton^1,2

F, #11982, b. 4 July 1808, d. 28 July 1810

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Biography

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Birth

Jul 4, 1808

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

Death

Jul 28, 1810

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 2^6,5

Burial

Old Burial Ground, Boylston, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3084.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1886.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 33.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 116.

Parney Parker Houghton^1,2

F, #11983, b. 7 December 1811, d. 4 February 1907

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Family: Montraville Flagg b. 31 Jan 1810, d. 1888

Marriage*: Parney Parker Houghton married Montraville Flagg on Dec 17, 1834 at Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^7,6,8

Lyman Munson Flagg¹⁰ b. 17 Mar 1836, d. 9 Dec 1841
Ellen Flagg⁹ b. 24 Dec 1837
Cornelia Ann Flagg b. 5 Oct 1839, d. 19 Dec 1841
Lyman Munson Flagg¹¹ b. c Jun 1841, d. 19 Dec 1841
Estes Abijah Flagg¹² b. 3 Sep 1841, d. 12 Jan 1842
Cornelia Flagg¹² b. 6 Jan 1843, d. 13 Sep 1844
Rebecca Moore Flagg¹³ b. 24 Feb 1845
Julietta Naomi Flagg¹⁴ b. 27 Sep 1846
Montraville Flagg+¹³ b. 24 Jan 1849, d. 1910
Charles Abijah Flagg¹⁵ b. 13 Oct 1850
Ellen Sanford Flagg⁴

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Birth

Dec 7, 1811

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 38 in 1850 census; DAR: 1810^3,4,5,6

Marriage

Dec 17, 1834

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^7,6,8

1850 Census

1850

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40, farmer⁹

Death

Feb 4, 1907

Boylston, MA, USA, DAR: 1888⁴

Burial

Pine Grove Cemetery, Boylston, MA, USA

Biography

Parney Parker Houghton, the daughter of Benjamin Houghton & Eunice (Moore) Houghton, was born 7 December 1811 at Boylston, Massachusetts. [Boylston B/R, pg 180]

Parney P. Houghton & Montraville Flagg married 17 December 1834 [Boylston MR]

Parney Parker Flagg, widow of Montraville Flagg, aged 95 yrs, 6 mo, 27 dys, born in Boylston, the daughter of Benjamin Houghton (Boylston) & Eunice Moore (Boylston), died 4 February 1907 in Boylston and was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery. [Boylston D/R; Mass VR 1841-1910, vol 1907/23, pg 81]

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3085.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1888.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 104.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 33.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 79.
[S1476] CHANDLER'S HISTORY OF SHIRLEY, Longley Genealogy, p. 12.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 291;
line 30, dwl 7.
[S1476] CHANDLER'S HISTORY OF SHIRLEY, Longley Genealogy, p. 22.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 113.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 112.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 26.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 25.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 24.

Rebecca Whitcomb Houghton^1,2

F, #11984, b. 9 December 1813, d. 11 October 1876

Father*: Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Feb 1768, d. 4 Jul 1837
Mother*: Eunice Moore b. 1 Dec 1771, d. 31 Jan 1834

Family: Deacon Henry Harding Brigham b. 21 Jun 1814, d. 19 Jun 1888

Marriage*: Rebecca Whitcomb Houghton married Deacon Henry Harding Brigham on Aug 1, 1837 at Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^6,5

Henriett Martyn Brigham⁷ b. 1 Apr 1838
Penniman Mason Brigham⁷ b. 2 Jun 1840
Calvin Henry Brigham⁸ b. 30 Jun 1845

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 9, 1813

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

Marriage

Aug 1, 1837

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^6,5

Residence

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁵

Death

Oct 11, 1876

Boylston, MA, USA, written in: dd, a. 62^6,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3086.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70 #1889.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 33.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 79.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 18.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 17.

Willard Andrews¹

M, #11985, b. 6 October 1798, d. 23 April 1874

Family: Dorothy Houghton b. 19 Apr 1803, d. 16 Dec 1888

Marriage*: Willard Andrews married Dorothy Houghton, daughter of Benjamin Houghton and Eunice Moore, on Jun 18, 1829 at Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^4,5,6,2

Albert Willard Andrews b. 19 Jul 1831
Theodore Andrews b. 11 Jan 1833, d. 1 Mar 1888
Julia Andrews b. 30 May 1835
Ferdinand Andrews b. 13 Dec 1838, d. 24 Nov 1864
William Henry Andrews² b. 20 Nov 1840, d. 1841
Emma E. Andrews b. 13 Mar 1846

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 6, 1798

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Origin

circa 1829

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Marriage

Jun 18, 1829

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,6,2

Death

Apr 23, 1874

^3,6,2

ParentsS

John Andrews²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3081s.
[S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 328.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 520.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 79.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 70, 112.

Albert Willard Andrews^1,2

M, #11986, b. 19 July 1831

Father*: Willard Andrews b. 6 Oct 1798, d. 23 Apr 1874
Mother*: Dorothy Houghton³ b. 19 Apr 1803, d. 16 Dec 1888

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 19, 1831

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3087.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112 #4184.
[S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 328.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 11.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.

Theodore Andrews^1,2

M, #11987, b. 11 January 1833, d. 1 March 1888

Father*: Willard Andrews b. 6 Oct 1798, d. 23 Apr 1874
Mother*: Dorothy Houghton³ b. 19 Apr 1803, d. 16 Dec 1888

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 11, 1833

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,6

Death

Mar 1, 1888

^4,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3088.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112 #4185.
[S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 328.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 12.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.

Julia Andrews^1,2

F, #11988, b. 30 May 1835

Father*: Willard Andrews b. 6 Oct 1798, d. 23 Apr 1874
Mother*: Dorothy Houghton³ b. 19 Apr 1803, d. 16 Dec 1888

Family: Samuel Rice

Marriage*: Julia Andrews married Samuel Rice.^4,6,3

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 30, 1835

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,6

Marriage

^4,6,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3089.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112 #4186.
[S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 328.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 12.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.

Ferdinand Andrews^1,2

M, #11989, b. 13 December 1838, d. 24 November 1864

Father*: Willard Andrews b. 6 Oct 1798, d. 23 Apr 1874
Mother*: Dorothy Houghton b. 19 Apr 1803, d. 16 Dec 1888

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 13, 1838

^3,4

Death

Nov 24, 1864

^3,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3090.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112 #4187.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.
[S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 328.

William Henry Andrews^1,2,3

M, #11990, b. 20 November 1840, d. 1841

Father*: Willard Andrews⁴ b. 6 Oct 1798, d. 23 Apr 1874
Mother*: Dorothy Houghton b. 19 Apr 1803, d. 16 Dec 1888

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 20, 1840

^5,6,4

Death

1841

Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. about 9 m.^5,2,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3091.
[S283] Boylston MA VRs, p. 106.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112 #4188.
[S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 328.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.

Emma E. Andrews^1,2

F, #11991, b. 13 March 1846

Father*: Willard Andrews b. 6 Oct 1798, d. 23 Apr 1874
Mother*: Dorothy Houghton b. 19 Apr 1803, d. 16 Dec 1888

Family: John A. Ware

Marriage*: Emma E. Andrews married John A. Ware.^3,4,5

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Mar 13, 1846

^3,4,5

Marriage

^3,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3092.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112 #4189.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.
[S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 328.

Samuel Rice¹

M, #11992

Family: Julia Andrews b. 30 May 1835

Marriage*: Samuel Rice married Julia Andrews, daughter of Willard Andrews and Dorothy Houghton.^2,3,4

Biography

Residence

Northborough, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

^2,3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3089s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.
[S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 328.

John A. Ware¹

M, #11993

Family: Emma E. Andrews b. 13 Mar 1846

Marriage*: John A. Ware married Emma E. Andrews, daughter of Willard Andrews and Dorothy Houghton.^2,3,4

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

^2,3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3092s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.
[S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 328.

Helen Augusta Houghton^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #11994, b. 9 August 1823, d. 17 December 1859

Father*: Henry Hamilton Houghton⁵ b. 1 Jan 1782, d. 21 Dec 1867
Mother*: Sally Perry⁵ b. 7 Jun 1788, d. 4 Dec 1859

Family: Alonzo Farr

Marriage*: Helen Augusta Houghton married Alonzo Farr at Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, Oct. 19.^9,2,7,8,6

Charley Farr⁶ b. c Jul 1851, d. 4 Oct 1851

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 9, 1823

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA^2,3,7,5

Residence

Dummerston, Windham Co., VT, USA⁸

Marriage

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, Oct. 19^9,2,7,8,6

Death

Dec 17, 1859

age 36⁶

Burial

Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3095.
[S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 8.
[S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 52.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 84 #2722.
[S1074] Town Records: Putney, Windham Co., VT, Book 2, p. 385; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 45.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 84.
[S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 182.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.

George Harper Houghton^1,2

M, #11995, b. 11 May 1826, d. 7 July 1870

Father*: Henry Hamilton Houghton³ b. 1 Jan 1782, d. 21 Dec 1867
Mother*: Sally Perry³ b. 7 Jun 1788, d. 4 Dec 1859

Family 1: Emma Rockwood Ward b. 6 Feb 1826, d. 5 Feb 1855

Marriage*: George Harper Houghton married Emma Rockwood Ward on Jul 20, 1846 at Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, w/1; Ward Gen. gives 27 Jul 1846.^6,5,7

George Frederick Houghton+¹⁸ b. 18 Sep 1847, d. 27 Mar 1928
Emma Adeline Houghton¹⁹ b. 13 Dec 1854, d. 13 Sep 1855

Family 2: Sarah Maria Thomas b. 25 Dec 1828, d. 9 Feb 1909

Marriage*: George Harper Houghton married Sarah Maria Thomas on Aug 13, 1855 w/2.^6,9,10

Carrie Belle Houghton^10,20 b. 7 Apr 1856, d. 26 Jan 1949
Frank Henry Houghton+^10,21 b. 19 Aug 1857, d. 6 May 1933
Bessie Louise Houghton+^9,22 b. 10 Feb 1862, d. 31 Aug 1904
Carrie C. Houghton¹³ b. 7 Apr 1865
Nellie A. Houghton²³ b. 6 May 1868, d. 20 Jul 1868

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Notable

Birth

May 11, 1826

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 25 in 1850 census; age 36, CT, in 1860 census; MLM: 1824^4,5,3

Marriage

Jul 20, 1846

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, w/1; Ward Gen. gives 27 Jul 1846^6,5,7

1850 Census

1850

Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 25, carpenter⁸

Marriage

Aug 13, 1855

w/2^6,9,10

Immigration

between Sep, 1857 and 1859

Kilbourn City, WI, USA¹¹

1860 Census

1860

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 36, an artist, property $1000¹²

Occupation

1865

an artist¹³

Death

Jul 7, 1870

The Dells, Kilbourne Falls, WI, USA^5,14,15

Biography

Thomas St. John, Brattleboro History Website: George Harper Houghton was born in Putney, Vermont on May 11, 1826.

His father was Henry Hamilton Houghton, who had served a seven-year apprenticeship in carpentry and mechanics in Montreal, Canada. Henry Houghton built the pulpit and some of the front pews for the Dummerston Meeting House in 1817.

His mother was Sarah "Sally" Perry, the daughter of Dr. William Perry of Putney, Brookline, and Newfane, Vermont.

George Harper Houghton married Emma Rockwood Ward of West Brattleboro on July 27, 1846 and their marriage lasted until her death of consumption eight years later, at the age of twenty nine, on February 5, 1855. Houghton was studying the daguerreotype art with John L. Lovell during the three years following 1852.

The rapidly succeeding deaths of his sister, his wife, his daughter, and finally his brother, all during 1854 to 1856, followed by the rippling effects of the Panic of 1857, sent George Houghton briefly to Kilbourn City, Wisconsin, now called Wisconsin Dells. He is remembered there for purchasing and setting up the first planing mill. Houghton lived by carpentry his entire life.

He returned to Brattleboro in November 1859 and established his photography studio in the Granite Block along the east side of Main Street. The first floor of the Granite Block now houses two emporia---Mystery On Main Street, and Delectable Mountain, at 119 and 125 Main Street, respectively.

Houghton's advertisements refer specifically to No. 2 Granite Block, which is the central portion of the original building. His studio was on the third floor, which at that time did not have the top brick front which is seen now. The great skylight on the third floor, which was so necessary for providing light for Houghton's photographic process, was added to the original building at some time before 1861.

The original Granite Block comprised the row of seven windows seen to the right in this engraving, with straight lintels, and two symmetrical chimneys perched above these seven windows. The north chimney was removed at some time between 1840 and September 1850.

George Harper Houghton arrived ten years after this engraving.Houghton bought a one-acre lot of land in Centreville on the south side of Western Avenue in 1862 and built a house on it. It was later owned by Carl Hopkins the Florist, with a greenhouse attached. This lot is now empty and wooded, three hundred feet or so west of the interstate highway.

Propping his camera in one of the higher windows on the north face of the Anthony Van Doorn house, George Houghton canted his appartus at an angle to his left for the long view along Main Street. His glassplate measures thirty-two by thirty-seven centimeters, or nine by ten and a half inches. The complete lack of long shadows in the photograph indicates that Houghton chose high noon.

George Harper Houghton is remembered for his photographs taken during the Peninsular Campaign in Virginia, in the War Between the States, following the 2nd Vermont Regiment to Camp Griffin in November 1861, and to Wolf Run Shoals in April 1863. Houghton photographed scores of veterans during June 1864 with the return of the 8th Vermont Regiment to Brattleboro.

Houghton entrusted his photographic establishment to J. M. Gilmore in May 1866.
He died in Kilbourn City, Wisconsin on July 7,1870.
George R. Lindsey, George Harper Houghton: The Civil War Photographer from Brattleboro, Vermont (Vermont History News, September-October 1986, Volume 37, Number 5), pp. 106-108. This remains the finest general orienting article for George Harper Houghton.¹¹

Notable

Noted Civil War Photographer

Contributn

Research

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, Biography at Vermont Historical Society Library at Barre VT

Note

From "The William Ward Genealogy", 1925, p.372: "He was a photographer during the Civil War, attached to the Vermont troops in Virginia, and he made a large collection of military views of all kinds. A set is in the possession of the Historical Society of the State of Vermont. After the war he opened a studio in Brattleboro, and employed a considerable staff for the printing, enlarging, and coloring of photographs and other pictures."¹⁴

Notable

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, George Harper Houghton, who was Ruth (Houghton) Barton's (43718) great grand uncle, was a photographer and went south during the Civil War and took pictures. Many of his pictures are in the VT Historical Society in Montpelier. Some of his photos were used by Ken Burns in his documentary of the Civil War.

? He is mentioned on pages 114/115 of Howard Coffin's "Full Duty" and has several photos in the book. George had a shop on Main Street, Brattleboro and became a highly respected photographer of war scenes. After peace came he went west and died in Minnesota 1870.

These 2 are father and son. Along with his cousin Geroge Bennett: both lived in Kilbourne WI and became famous for their photographs of the Dells of WI.^16,17

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://library.brattleboro.org/TLCScripts/interpac.dll,0,%26LimitsId=0%26StartIndex=0%26ItemsPerPage=100%26SortField=0%26PeriodLimit=0%26IdIsDataNumber=0%26DataNumber=150016208%26NotAddToHistory=1%26Count=15%26ItemField=4%26SearchAvailableOnly=0%26PeriodLimit=0&DataNumber=0&RecordNumber=66689&SearchAvailableOnly=0&FormId=-2&ItemField=4&Config=ysm&Branch=,0,.
[S415] E-mail from Thomas St. John, Sep. 25, 2010, based on most frequently used name.
[S1074] Town Records: Putney, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 2, p. 385; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 52.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 84, 128.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Book D, p. 471; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Rockingham, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 321; line 37, dwl 121-126.
[S813] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, Newcomb Genealogy, p. 704.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 128.
[S415] E-mail from Thomas St. John, Sep. 25, 2010.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Roll 1325, p. 227B, line 39, dwl 1307-1459.
[S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT, p. 1207: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MEMORY-LANE/…
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi.
[S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 16.
[S415] E-mail from Ruth (Houghton) Barton, Jan. 3, 2000.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1204: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co. VT, p. 1293 and 1470: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1666: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1201: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 691: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.

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

F, #11996, b. 20 June 1819, d. 10 April 1896

Father*: Henry Hamilton Houghton b. 1 Jan 1782, d. 21 Dec 1867
Mother*: Sally Perry b. 7 Jun 1788, d. 4 Dec 1859

Family: George Bennett b. 9 Jul 1810, d. 25 Jun 1894

Marriage*: Harriett A. Houghton married George Bennett on Mar 20, 1842.^5,2,6,4

Henry Hamilton Bennett+⁸ b. 15 Jan 1843, d. 1 Jan 1908
Don Alonzo Edgar Bennett+⁴ b. 1859, d. 1928

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 20, 1819

Putney, VT, USA⁴

Marriage

Mar 20, 1842

^5,2,6,4

Immigration

1844

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA⁷

Immigration

1857

Kilbourn City, WI, USA

Death

Apr 10, 1896

⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3097.
[S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 8.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 84 #2725.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, .http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 84.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://shutterbug.com/techniques/pro_techniques/…
[S415] E-mail from Thomas St. John, Sep. 25, 2010.

Benjamin Franklin Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #11997, b. 17 July 1832, d. 13 November 1856

Father*: Henry Hamilton Houghton³ b. 1 Jan 1782, d. 21 Dec 1867
Mother*: Sally Perry³ b. 7 Jun 1788, d. 4 Dec 1859

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 17, 1832

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA^5,6,7,3,8,4

Death

Nov 13, 1856

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, aged 24 y 3 m 26 d^5,7,9,4

Burial

Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3098.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 84 #2725.
[S1074] Town Records: Putney, Windham Co., VT, Vol. 3, p. 136: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 45.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 51.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 84.
[S1074] Town Records: Putney, Windham Co., VT, Vol.2, p. 385: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1074] Town Records: Putney, Windham Co., VT, p. 1264: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.

Alonzo Farr^1,2

M, #11998

Family: Helen Augusta Houghton b. 9 Aug 1823, d. 17 Dec 1859

Marriage*: Alonzo Farr married Helen Augusta Houghton, daughter of Henry Hamilton Houghton and Sally Perry, at Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, Oct. 19.^3,4,5,2,6

Charley Farr⁶ b. c Jul 1851, d. 4 Oct 1851

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, Oct. 19^3,4,5,2,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3095s.
[S71] Putney VT VRs, p. 182.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 8.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 84.
[S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 45.

Emma Rockwood Ward^1,2,3,4

F, #11999, b. 6 February 1826, d. 5 February 1855

Family: George Harper Houghton b. 11 May 1826, d. 7 Jul 1870

Marriage*: Emma Rockwood Ward married George Harper Houghton, son of Henry Hamilton Houghton and Sally Perry, on Jul 20, 1846 at Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, w/1; Ward Gen. gives 27 Jul 1846.^6,7,2

George Frederick Houghton+¹¹ b. 18 Sep 1847, d. 27 Mar 1928
Emma Adeline Houghton¹ b. 13 Dec 1854, d. 13 Sep 1855

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 6, 1826

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 24 in 1850 census^5,4

Marriage

Jul 20, 1846

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, w/1; Ward Gen. gives 27 Jul 1846^6,7,2

Death

Feb 5, 1855

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 20 [CJV: 28?]⁸

Burial

Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, ae 20, wife Geo. H; section 6-127⁹

ParentsD

George W. Ward and Emily Stockwell¹⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co. VT, p. 1293 and 1470: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Book D, p. 471; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3096s.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MEMORY-LANE/…
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Rockingham, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 321; line 37, dwl 121-126.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 84, 128.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co. VT, p. 1469: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 49.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1204: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Sarah Maria Thomas^1,2,3

F, #12000, b. 25 December 1828, d. 9 February 1909

Family 1: George Harper Houghton b. 11 May 1826, d. 7 Jul 1870

Marriage*: Sarah Maria Thomas married George Harper Houghton, son of Henry Hamilton Houghton and Sally Perry, on Aug 13, 1855 w/2.^6,2,4

Carrie Belle Houghton^4,12 b. 7 Apr 1856, d. 26 Jan 1949
Frank Henry Houghton+^4,13 b. 19 Aug 1857, d. 6 May 1933
Bessie Louise Houghton+^2,3 b. 10 Feb 1862, d. 31 Aug 1904
Carrie C. Houghton⁵ b. 7 Apr 1865
Nellie A. Houghton¹⁴ b. 6 May 1868, d. 20 Jul 1868

Family 2: Hiram Chauncey Aldrich

Marriage*: Sarah Maria Thomas married Hiram Chauncey Aldrich on Jun 27, 1877 at Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, she age 47, 2nd mar.¹⁰

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 25, 1828

Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT, USA, age 34, CT, in 1860 census; age 42 in 1870 census^4,5

Marriage

Aug 13, 1855

w/2^6,2,4

1860 Census

1860

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 36, an artist, property $1000⁷

1870 Census

1870

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 42, property $400-$150^8,9

Marriage

Jun 27, 1877

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, she age 47, 2nd mar¹⁰

Residence

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, Sarah, widow of Geo. H.¹¹

Death

Feb 9, 1909

Fitchburg, MA, USA⁴

ParentsD

Alden and Mary Thomas¹⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521 #3096s.
[S813] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, Newcomb Genealogy, p. 704.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 128.
[S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT, p. 1207: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 521.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Roll 1325, p. 227B, line 39, dwl 1307-1459.
[S549] A Surname Guide to the Heads of Families and Landownerss of Windham County, Vermont in the year 1870, p. 8.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Box 1627, p. 402b, line 17, dwl 637-799.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1266; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30547, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S563] Hamilton Child, Windham Co. VT Gazetteer, p. 356.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1666: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1201: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 691: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.