Houghton Surname Project

Joseph Bayley

M, #13051

Family: Rachel Houghton

Marriage Bann*: Joseph Bayley and Rachel Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 7, 1775 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Joshua Bayley² b. 25 Nov 1776
Sally Bayley² b. 16 Jun 1778
Polly Bayley² b. 9 Jul 1780

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Origin

circa 1775

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage Bann

Sep 7, 1775

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 136.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 114.

Eliphelet Whetney

M, #13052, b. before 1760

Family: Lois Houghton

Marriage Bann*: Eliphelet Whetney and Lois Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Jun 16, 1776 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

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Birth

before 1760

Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, no bd

Marriage Bann

Jun 16, 1776

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 136.

Lois Houghton

F, #13053

Family: Eliphelet Whetney b. b 1760

Marriage Bann*: Lois Houghton and Eliphelet Whetney declared their intentions of marriage on Jun 16, 1776 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

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Origin

1776

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Marriage Bann

Jun 16, 1776

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 136.

Samuel Barratt Jr¹

M, #13054

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Origin

circa 1776

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Research

Only MLM gives this marriage³

Research

Weis gives this marriage⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 136.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 323.

Mary Brigham¹

F, #13055, b. 1 March 1748/49, d. 4 January 1834

Family: Jonathan Prescott Jr b. 8 Jun 1750, d. 2 Nov 1805

Marriage Bann*: Mary Brigham and Jonathan Prescott Jr declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 10, 1776 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; Mary of Shrewsbury.^1,3,4

Levi Prescott+⁵ b. 1777, d. 1827
David Prescott b. c 28 Jan 1781, d. 12 Sep 1786
Jonathan Prescott+⁶

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Birth

Mar 1, 1748/49

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Origin

Shrewsbury, MA, USA³

Marriage Bann

Sep 10, 1776

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Mary of Shrewsbury^1,3,4

Death

Jan 4, 1834

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Burial

Cookshire Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 85y

ParentsD

Silas Brigham and Tabitha (Prescott) Sawyer⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 136.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 75.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 30 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 85.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 45.

Thomas Tucker¹

M, #13056, b. 25 July 1758

Family: Betty Houghton

Marriage Bann: Thomas Tucker and Betty Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Jan 17, 1784 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.⁵
Marriage*: Thomas Tucker married Betty Houghton on Mar 4, 1784 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^4,6

William Tucker⁸ b. 1 Aug 1784
Thomas Tucker⁸ b. 17 Feb 1786
Betsy Tucker⁸ b. 2 Jul 1788
Polly Tucker⁸ b. 27 Jan 1792
Nancy Tucker⁸ b. 2 Jul 1794

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Birth

Jul 25, 1758

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Research

MLM gives marriage to Thomas Tucker, but this Elizabeth's age (18 years older) seems improbable.³

Origin

circa 1784

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

Marriage

Mar 4, 1784

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,6

Biography

son of William and Mary Tucker²

Covenant

Jul 4, 1784

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 500.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 81.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 22.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 143.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 332.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 120.

Betty Houghton¹

F, #13057

Family: Thomas Tucker b. 25 Jul 1758

Marriage Bann*: Betty Houghton and Thomas Tucker declared their intentions of marriage on Jan 17, 1784 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage: Betty Houghton married Thomas Tucker on Mar 4, 1784 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^4,2

William Tucker³ b. 1 Aug 1784
Thomas Tucker³ b. 17 Feb 1786
Betsy Tucker³ b. 2 Jul 1788
Polly Tucker³ b. 27 Jan 1792
Nancy Tucker³ b. 2 Jul 1794

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Origin

circa 1784

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage Bann

Jan 17, 1784

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Duplicate

MLM: md Tucker²

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 143.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 120.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.

Ruth Houghton^1,2,3

F, #13058, b. 30 April 1756, d. April 1829

Father*: Ebenezer Houghton⁴ b. 1714, d. 13 May 1790
Mother*: Susannah Farnsworth⁴ b. 28 Apr 1720, d. 27 Jan 1803

Family: Jonathan Barrett

Marriage Bann*: Ruth Houghton and Jonathan Barrett declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 21, 1793 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.³
Marriage: Ruth Houghton married Jonathan Barrett on Dec 31, 1793 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^9,5

(?) Barrett⁷ b. c 1794, d. 22 Aug 1794
Joseph Barrett⁸ b. 19 Jul 1796
Polly Barrett⁸ b. 19 Jul 1796

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Birth

Apr 30, 1756

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5

Origin

1793

Leominister, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Marriage Bann

Sep 21, 1793

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Death

Apr, 1829

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 73; Lancaster VRs: p. 364, Mar. 30, 1829, age 72, pleurisy⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 77, 218.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 32 #593.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 147.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 77.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 32.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 176, 364.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 351.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 122.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 218.

Jonathan Barrett^1,2

M, #13059

Family 1: Phebe Warner d. c 1790

Marriage*: Jonathan Barrett married Phebe Warner on 1781.³

Jonathan Barrett Jr⁴ b. 5 Feb 1790

Family 2: Ruth Houghton b. 30 Apr 1756, d. Apr 1829

Marriage Bann*: Jonathan Barrett and Ruth Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 21, 1793 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage: Jonathan Barrett married Ruth Houghton, daughter of Ebenezer Houghton and Susannah Farnsworth, on Dec 31, 1793 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,6

(?) Barrett⁵ b. c 1794, d. 22 Aug 1794
Joseph Barrett⁴ b. 19 Jul 1796
Polly Barrett⁴ b. 19 Jul 1796

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Marriage

1781

Origin

circa 1793

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage Bann

Sep 21, 1793

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 147.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 218.
[S415] E-mail from Barbara Giffen, July 25, 2008.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 122.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 351.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 32.

Ephraim Sawyer¹

M, #13060

Biography

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Origin

1798

Templeton, MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 150.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 150, 163.

Sarah Houghton¹

F, #13061

Biography

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Origin

1798

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 150.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 150, 163.

Nancy Houghton¹

F, #13062

Family: James Robbins b. c 1749, d. 18 Jul 1828

Marriage Bann: Nancy Houghton and James Robbins declared their intentions of marriage on May 23, 1799 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage*: Nancy Houghton married James Robbins on Jun 13, 1799 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²

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Origin

1799

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Jun 13, 1799

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Duplicate

MLM gives Anna as married to James Robbins³

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 151.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 163.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 14.

James Robbins¹

M, #13063, b. circa 1749, d. 18 July 1828

Family: Nancy Houghton

Marriage Bann: James Robbins and Nancy Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on May 23, 1799 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²
Marriage*: James Robbins married Nancy Houghton on Jun 13, 1799 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.³

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Birth

circa 1749

Origin

1799

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Marriage

Jun 13, 1799

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Death

Jul 18, 1828

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 79, of lung fever⁴

Duplicate

same Marriage date; Nancy in VRs

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 163, 363.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 151.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 163.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 363.

Dr. Jonathan Fiske^1,2

M, #13064

Family: Prudence Houghton b. 10 Feb 1755

Marriage Bann: Dr. Jonathan Fiske and Prudence Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Jan 24, 1801 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage*: Dr. Jonathan Fiske married Prudence Houghton, daughter of Phinehas Houghton and Ruth Osgood, on Feb 22, 1801 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²

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Origin

Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA³

Marriage

Feb 22, 1801

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 151.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 164.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 151.

Mary Houghton

F, #13065, d. 13 May 1738

Biography

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Death

May 13, 1738

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 158.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 0.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 335.

Lucy May¹

F, #13066, b. circa 1785, d. 12 September 1831

Family: Salmon Houghton b. 5 Dec 1781, d. 28 May 1844

Marriage*: Lucy May married Salmon Houghton, son of Nathaniel Houghton and Mary Richardson, on Mar 5, 1807 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,3

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Birth

circa 1785

Sterling, MA, USA, dd calc²

Origin

1807

Sterling, MA, USA^1,2

Marriage

Mar 5, 1807

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,3

Death

Sep 12, 1831

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 46, tumor in the bowels; p. 365, Sep. 11^4,5

Burial

Old Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 46⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 166.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 48, 82, 89.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 365, 430.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 89.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 430.

Susan Buttrick¹

F, #13067, b. circa 1791, d. 11 May 1848

Biography

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Birth

circa 1791

dd calc; age 57 in 1848²

Origin

circa 1812

Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^1,3

Death

May 11, 1848

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Susan Houghton, wife of Benjamin, of dropsy, age 57; cancer^4,5,6,2

Burial

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁶

Relative

sisters?

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 327.
[S341] Concord MA VRs, p. 388.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 268, 396.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.
[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 4, p. 166, number 167.

Abel Houghton Jr^1,2,3

M, #13068, b. 1793, d. 19 November 1833

Father*: Abel Houghton⁴ b. 1756, d. 21 Apr 1823
Mother*: Rebecca Willard⁴ b. c 1758, d. 13 Jun 1822

Family: Lucretia Phelps b. 9 Oct 1791, d. 14 Oct 1882

Marriage Bann: Abel Houghton Jr and Lucretia Phelps declared their intentions of marriage on Mar 19, 1813 Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^14,4
Marriage Bann: Abel Houghton Jr and Lucretia Phelps declared their intentions of marriage on Mar 20, 1813 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^15,16
Marriage*: Abel Houghton Jr married Lucretia Phelps on Apr 12, 1813 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,6

Nancy S. Houghton b. c 1818, d. 22 Nov 1872
Julia Ann Houghton+ b. 15 Apr 1820, d. 7 Dec 1853
Augustus Houghton+ b. c 1823
Henry S. Houghton+^12,13 b. 26 Sep 1826
Franklin Augustus Houghton b. 24 May 1828

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Birth

1793

Princeton, MA, USA, MA in son Henry's 1880 census⁴

Origin

circa 1813

Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁵

Marriage

Apr 12, 1813

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,6

1820 Census

1820

Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 5 Individuals: 1 male 0-10, 1 male 16-26; 2 female 0-10, 1 female 26-45; next door to father^7,8

Death

Nov 19, 1833

Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 40^9,6

Burial

North Cemetery, Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, next to parents

Residence

Holden, MA, USA, per MLM¹⁰

Research

MLM: mixes bd and md dates for these two Abels¹¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168.
[S325] Holden MA VRs, p. 97.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137 #3021.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 90.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168, 171.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 90, 121, 137.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 101.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_54; Page: 101.
[S162] Princeton MA VRs, p. 170.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 137.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 121.
[S325] Holden MA VRs, p. 145.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39, 76.
[S162] Princeton MA VRs, p. 108.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 171.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 90, 137.

Lucretia Phelps¹

F, #13069, b. 9 October 1791, d. 14 October 1882

Family: Abel Houghton Jr b. 1793, d. 19 Nov 1833

Marriage Bann: Lucretia Phelps and Abel Houghton Jr declared their intentions of marriage on Mar 19, 1813 Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^9,10
Marriage Bann: Lucretia Phelps and Abel Houghton Jr declared their intentions of marriage on Mar 20, 1813 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^11,12
Marriage*: Lucretia Phelps married Abel Houghton Jr, son of Abel Houghton and Rebecca Willard, on Apr 12, 1813 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,4

Nancy S. Houghton b. c 1818, d. 22 Nov 1872
Julia Ann Houghton+⁵ b. 15 Apr 1820, d. 7 Dec 1853
Augustus Houghton+⁶ b. c 1823
Henry S. Houghton+^7,8 b. 26 Sep 1826
Franklin Augustus Houghton b. 24 May 1828

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Birth

Oct 9, 1791

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 57 in 1850 census; age 67 in 1860 census; age 78 in 1870 census; age 89 in 1880 census²

Origin

circa 1813

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Marriage

Apr 12, 1813

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

Death

Oct 14, 1882

Wife of Abel Houghton, jr. Died at home. Age 92

Burial

North Cemetery, Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA

ParentsD

Jacob and Prudence Phelps; parents born in MA, living in Lancaster MA; Jacob Phelps fought in Rev. War

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 119.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168, 171.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 90, 121, 137.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, Box 342, p. 262.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester Ward 7, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_342; Page: 262; line 34, dwl 70-82.
[S325] Holden MA VRs, p. 145.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39.
[S162] Princeton MA VRs, p. 108.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 90.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 171.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 90, 137.

Abigail Houghton

F, #13070, b. 10 February 1815

Father*: Oliver Houghton¹ b. bt 1775 - 1784
Mother*: Ruth Taylor¹ b. bt 1775 - 1784

Biography

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Birth

Feb 10, 1815

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208.

Mary Houghton^1,2

F, #13071, b. May 1808, d. 28 July 1808

Father*: Oliver Houghton³ b. 19 Jan 1765, d. 20 Sep 1836
Mother*: Abigail Houghton b. 19 Feb 1768, d. 4 Feb 1837

Biography

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Birth

May, 1808

Lancaster, MA, USA, dd calc

Death

Jul 28, 1808

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, p. 182, Aug 1808; p. 356, an infant, Jul 28, 1808, 2 mo., consumption⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91 #3065.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 182.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 182, 356.

Oliver Houghton^1,2

M, #13072, b. 26 November 1806, d. 3 October 1809

Father*: Oliver Houghton² b. 19 Jan 1765, d. 20 Sep 1836
Mother*: Abigail Houghton² b. 19 Feb 1768, d. 4 Feb 1837

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Birth

Nov 26, 1806

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

Death

Oct 3, 1809

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 3, of dysentery^5,3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91 #3064.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 326.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 182, 356.

Emeline Houghton^1,2

F, #13073, b. 23 July 1792, d. 18 December 1792

Father*: Oliver Houghton¹ b. 19 Jan 1765, d. 20 Sep 1836
Mother*: Abigail Houghton¹ b. 19 Feb 1768, d. 4 Feb 1837

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Birth

Jul 23, 1792

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,3,4

Death

Dec 18, 1792

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, aged 4 mo. 25 day^5,3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91 #3060.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 326.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 182.

Eliza Houghton^1,2

F, #13074, b. 22 May 1794

Father*: Oliver Houghton³ b. 19 Jan 1765, d. 20 Sep 1836
Mother*: Abigail Houghton³ b. 19 Feb 1768, d. 4 Feb 1837

Family: Ezra Sawyer b. 22 Jul 1794

Marriage*: Eliza Houghton married Ezra Sawyer, son of Capt. Thomas Sawyer and Elizabeth Houghton, on Feb 7, 1821 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,8,9,10,6

Edmund Houghton Sawyer+¹¹ b. 16 Nov 1821
Henry Hovey Sawyer¹² b. 18 Apr 1824, d. 30 Jan 1842
Ezra Thomas Sawyer^12,13 b. 4 Jan 1827, d. 29 Sep 1897
Francis Oliver Sawyer+¹² b. 30 Jun 1829, d. 1904
Nathaniel Chandler Sawyer¹² b. 15 Aug 1831
Sarah Elizabeth Sawyer¹² b. 7 Aug 1835
Eliza Ann Sawyer¹² b. 31 Dec 1838

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Birth

May 22, 1794

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,4,5,2,6

Author

circa 1810

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Main Author:      Houghton, Eliza.
Title:      Practical arithmetic ..., 1810?
Description:      1 v. (88 p.) ; folio.
Notes:      Susanna Haswell Rowson (1762-1824), novelist, actress, playwright, and educator, conducted a school for young ladies in or near Boston from 1797 until 1822. The academy was located from 1797 to 1800 at Federal Street in Boston, 1800 to 1803 in Medford, 1803 to 1807 in Newton, 1807 to 1811 at Washington Street in Boston, and 1811 to 1822 at Hollis Street in Boston. The academy was considered to be one of the most famous girls' schools in the country with the student body "... consisting of the daughters of some of the wealthiest and most famous families in the Boston area, as well as many from other states, Canada, and the West Indies."
Eliza Houghton was one of the academy's students ca. 1810.
This folio volume is entitled (in manuscript) "Practical Arithmetic Comprising all the rules for Transacting business Executed at Mrs Rowson's Academy by Eliza Houghton Boston. Rhonda Mitchel assistant & teacher of writing arithmetic and grammar." The entire text is in a variety of elegant calligraphic scripts, and follows the standard plan of the arithmetic textbooks of the day.
As is usual for such exercises (for the "textbook" layout of this volume is more an exercise than an actually useful book of instruction), the book contains instructions in the usual procedures of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, along with sections on weights (troy, avoirdupois, and apothecaries) and measures (cloth, long, square, solid, wine, ale or beer, dry, and time), the "Single Rule of Three," the "Double Rule of Three," "Rules of Exchange," "Reduction of Coins Rules," "Single Fellowship," "Double Fellowship," "Simple Interest," "Compound Interest," "Loss and Gain," "Tare and Tret," "Barter," "Commission and Brokerage," "Insurance," "Discount," "Equation of Payments," "Alligation Medial," "Buying & Selling Stocks," "Bills of Parcels," "Book Keeping," "Forms of Notes," and "Order." There is a two-page index at the end of the volume.

Accompanying the volume is a letter dated Albany, 7 October 1815, from Cyrus Athearn to Jeffery, concerning Jeffery's attempt to locate a Mr. A. Leonard, along with three leaves of manuscript prayers, one dated 1 January 1845.
Also accompanying the volume was a lithograph mourning print, removed to Graphic Arts [call # Lithf Pend BrowM Memo Copy 2], containing the manuscript names of Jeffrey A. Houghton (died 20 May 1826, age 30 years); Henry Hovey (died 21 June 1829, age 60 years); Oliver Houghton (died 20 September 1836, age 71 years); and Nabby Houghton (died 4 February 1837, age 66 years).⁷

Origin

circa 1821

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Feb 7, 1821

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,8,9,10,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 232.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91, 190.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 164.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 137.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 326.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 137, 197.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 24.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91, 189a, 190.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 129.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 137.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 220.

Cynthia Sawyer^1,2

F, #13075, b. 25 May 1800, d. 1 April 1815

Father*: Luther Sawyer b. 21 Aug 1762, d. 2 Sep 1824
Mother*: Zilpha Houghton b. 8 Jun 1766

Biography

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Birth

May 25, 1800

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

Death

Apr 1, 1815

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 15^1,3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 190.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91 #3058.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 176.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91.

Rebecca Harthran¹

F, #13076, b. circa 1769, d. 20 January 1839

Family: Stephen Houghton b. 8 May 1765, d. 17 Apr 1841

Marriage*: Rebecca Harthran married Stephen Houghton, son of Nathaniel Houghton and Mary Richardson.^3,4

Rebecca Houghton⁶ b. 16 Aug 1792
Stephen Houghton Jr.+⁶ b. 4 Jul 1794
Apollos Houghton¹ b. 29 Jun 1796, d. 16 Jun 1860
Foster Houghton⁴ b. 7 Jan 1804, d. 29 Dec 1889

Biography

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Birth

circa 1769

MA, USA, dd calc; bp in 1880 census of son Foster²

Marriage

^3,4

Death

Jan 20, 1839

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 70, numb palsy⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 3, number 83.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 298B; Enumeration District: 813; sheet 10, line 49, line 88, dwl 88-96.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 183.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 183, 368.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 26.

Salmon J. Houghton^1,2

M, #13077, b. circa October 1837, d. 26 August 1839

Father*: Salmon Houghton³ b. 5 Dec 1781, d. 28 May 1844
Mother*: Mrs. Frances Jones b. c 1807, d. 11 Sep 1839

Biography

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Birth

circa Oct, 1837

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, dd calc; MLM: July 1837⁴

Death

Aug 26, 1839

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 1y 9m, died of dysentery^5,6,2,7

Burial

Middle Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 1y 10m¹

Research

Old Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, CJV: 2002 visit to Old Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery): 11 y 10 m

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 430.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 89.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 183, 369.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 183, 369, 430.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 0.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 335.

Jeffery Atherton Houghton^1,2

M, #13078, b. 27 April 1796, d. 20 May 1826

Father*: Oliver Houghton¹ b. 19 Jan 1765, d. 20 Sep 1836
Mother*: Abigail Houghton¹ b. 19 Feb 1768, d. 4 Feb 1837

Biography

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Birth

Apr 27, 1796

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,3,4

Death

May 20, 1826

age 30⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91 #3062.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 326.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/

Edmund Winchester Houghton^1,2

M, #13079, b. 10 May 1798

Father*: Oliver Houghton¹ b. 19 Jan 1765, d. 20 Sep 1836
Mother*: Abigail Houghton¹ b. 19 Feb 1768, d. 4 Feb 1837

Family: Sarah Williams Yeager b. c 1808

Marriage*: Edmund Winchester Houghton married Sarah Williams Yeager on Jun 24, 1821 at Bibb Co., AL, USA.⁵

Biography

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Birth

May 10, 1798

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age male 30 to 40 in 1840 census; age 52 in 1850 census; age 62 in 1860 census^1,3,4

Marriage

Jun 24, 1821

Bibb Co., AL, USA⁵

1830 Census

1830

Bibb Co., AL, USA, 6 Total: 1 male <5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40; 1 female <5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30⁶

1840 Census

1840

Spring River Twp, Lawrence Co., AR, USA, 8 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)^7,8

1850 Slave Census

1850

Strawburg Twp, Lawrence Co., AR, USA, slave schedule: 2 males, ages 25, 15; 1 female, age 14⁹

1850 Census

1850

Spring River Twp, Lawrence Co., AR, USA, age 52, a farmer, property $1400^10,11

1860 Census

1860

Black River Twp, Lawrence Co., AR, USA, age 62, miller^12,13

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91 #3063.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 326.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Alabama Marriages to 1825, June 28, 2000.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Bibb Co., Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 160; line 4.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, AR 1840 Federal Census Index, Spring River Twp, Lawrence Co., AR, p. 11.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Lawrence Co., Arkansas; Roll: 19; Page: 11; line 18.
[S1320] 1850 U.S. Federal Slave Census , Arkansas 1850 Slave Schedule, St. Rawburg Twp, Lawrence Co, AR, p. 85.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Spring River Twp, Lawrence Co., AR, Box 456, p. 228, dwl 522-522.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, AR 1850 Federal Census Index, Spring River Twp, Lawrence Co., AR, p. 228.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, AR 1860 Federal Census Index, Black River Twp, Lawrence Co., AR, p. 159.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Black River, Lawrence, Arkansas; Roll: M653_45; Page: 159; sheet 49, line 2, dwl 342-353.
[S415] E-mail from George Houghton, Nov. 26, 2002.

Harriet Williams Houghton^1,2

F, #13080, b. 28 February 1824

Father*: Rufus Houghton¹ b. 28 Nov 1796, d. 1 May 1846
Mother*: Martha Pollard¹ b. 12 Jun 1803, d. 17 Dec 1835

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Feb 28, 1824

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 209.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145 #5640.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 330.