George Priest Igleheart1

M, #48241, b. 1 July 1893, d. May 1974

Family: Isabel Houghton b. 15 Oct 1893, d. 13 Mar 1990

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 1, 1893Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1
Graduation1917Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, mechanical engineering1
Occupationa V. P., Chief Mechanical Engineer, of a company in Rockaway, NJ, which made machines that made wooden boxes for fruit.1
MarriageAug 24, 19181
ResidenceBoonton, Mountain Lakes, NJ, USA, and Greensboro, VT1
DeathMay, 19741
BurialGreensboro, Orleans Co., VT, USA1
ParentsSWilliam Igleheart and Ruth Priest1

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Mary Lois Igleheart1

F, #48242, b. 25 August 1919

Family: Henry Merrill Jr. b. 1918

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 25, 1919Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1
MarriageJun 22, 1940Mountain Lakes, NJ, USA1

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

William Igleheart1

M, #48243, b. 7 March 1921

Family: Julia Mae Hackman b. 1925, d. 15 Apr 2000

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 7, 1921Phillipsburg, NJ, USA1
Marriage19461
Graduation1947Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Eleanor Igleheart Igleheart1

F, #48244, b. 25 July 1922, d. 3 March 1989

Family: Rev. Frederick Lee Broad Jr. b. 16 May 1920, d. 10 May 1992

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 25, 1922Phillipsburg, NJ, USA1
MarriageFeb 20, 1943Mountain Lakes, NJ, USA1
DeathMar 3, 1989Norfolk, VA, USA1
BurialGreensboro, Orleans Co., VT, USA1

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Kimball Igleheart1

M, #48245, b. 8 December 1923

Family: Margaret Dexter Armstrong b. 19 Jun 1926

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthDec 8, 19231
GraduationWesleyan University, Wellesley, MA, USA1
Marriage19511

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Professor Mansfield Freeman1,2

M, #48246, b. 16 September 1895, d. 17 November 1992

Family: Mary Louise Houghton b. 5 Feb 1896, d. 9 Oct 1983

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
NotableY
BirthSep 16, 1895Waltham, MA, USA, Alphine, NJ given by Christine Houghton1
Education1916Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA
Marriage19191
Authoran introduction to and translation of Preservation of Learning by Yen Yuan, a 17th century Chinese philosopher. In 1990, he co-authored Tai Chen and Mencius: Explorations in Words and Meaning with Annping Chin
DeathNov 17, 1992Greensboro, VT, USA3
BiographyMansfield Freeman was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on September 16, 1895, the son of Luther Freeman, a Methodist minister. He was one of original management group that started an insurance business in China that became the American International Group (AIG), a prominent scholar of Chinese philosophy, and a generous philanthropist. He died on November 17, 1992 at his farm in Greensboro, Vermont at the age of 97. He was also the founder of the Freeman Foundation. He was an alumnus of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, year of 1916. The Freeman Asian Scholarship was established at Wesleyan in his honor.

His published works include an introduction to and translation of Preservation of Learning by Yen Yuan, a 17th century Chinese philosopher. In 1990, he co-authored Tai Chen and Mencius: Explorations in Words and Meaning with Annping Chin, who is now a professor at Yale.

Mansfield Freeman (1895-1992), Class of 1916
by Patricia Stark

Mansfield Freeman made perhaps the most significant contribution to East Asian Studies at Wesleyan. He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on September 16, 1895, the son of Luther Freeman, a Methodist minister who had served in Shanghai. His grandfather was John Freeman, Wesleyan 1855. Mansfield Freeman graduated with the class of 1916, and went to Tsing Hua College, Peking, China to teach English and Philosophy from 1919-1924. He married Mary Houghton in 1919, shortly before going to China. One son, Houghton "Buck" Freeman, Wesleyan class of 1943, was Wesleyan's first Japanese major. A second son died in infancy.

In 1924, Freeman began what would be a distinguished career in the world of insurance, becoming the Peking Manager of the Asia Life Insurance Co., later American Life Insurance Co. Over the next seventeen years, he would move up the ranks to become President of the U.S. Life Insurance Co. from 1941-1947. Freeman returned to the U.S., serving as vice-chairman of C.V. Starr and Co., Inc., in New York from 1947 until his retirement in 1960.

Freeman earned a reputation as a scholar of Chinese philosophy and as a philanthropist, chiefly in famine relief. In 1972, three decades after leaving China, he published an introduction to and translation of Preservation of Learning by Yen Yuan, a 17th century Chinese philosopher. In 1990, he co-authored Tai Chen and Mencius: Explorations in Words and Meaning with Ann-Ping Chin, visiting assistant professor of religion at Wesleyan.

Mansfield Freeman died on November 17, 1992 at his farm in Greensboro, Vermont. He was 97 years old. In the two decades before his death, Freeman helped develop the study of East Asia through gifts that expanded the libraries and established the Mansfield Freeman East Asian Studies Center and the Mansfield Freeman professorship in East Asian Studies at Wesleyan.

After his father's death, Buck Freeman established the Freeman Foundation for the purpose of strengthening the bonds of understanding between the United States and China. Most of the Foundation's annual giving of nearly $30 million goes to organizations that foster greater Asian-American appreciation and understanding.




Mansfield Freeman, a native of Alpine, New Jersey and a 1916 graduate of Wesleyan University, was a longtime resident of Asia and a distinguished scholar of Chinese philosophy. His publications include a translation of the by Yan Yuan (1635-1704): , Monumenta Serica Monograph, no. 16 (Los Angeles: Monumenta Serica at the University of California, 1972); an exhibition catalogue of historical photographs, documents, and other mementos that provide vivid glimpses into late Qing and early Republican Chinese history, co-authored with Phillip B. Wagoner, (Middletown, Conn.: Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University, 1989); and (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1990), a translation of the by Dai Zhen (1724-1777), with a critical introduction by Ann-ping Chin and Mansfield Freeman.

After the death of Mansfield Freeman in 1992, the Freeman Foundation was established by his son Houghton “Buck” Freeman, who was born in Shanghai, graduated from Wesleyan University in 1943, and moved from Shanghai to Tokyo in 1949. The foundation is administered by members of the Freeman family: Houghton “Buck” Freeman, his wife Doreen, and their son, Graeme Freeman, a 1977 Wesleyan graduate.

"A very direct family connection ties the Freeman Foundation to the American International Group, the massive insurance company that's at the center of this month's global economic collapse.

One of the original founders of AIG was Mansfield Freeman, a former university teacher in China who in the early 1900s branched out into the insurance business. Freeman set up a charitable foundation funded in large part with AIG stock.

Mansfield Freeman had ties to Vermont; his son and grandson have lived part of the year in Stowe. They don't want to talk about the foundation's current health.

The Freeman Foundation reported assets in 2006 of $1.1 billion. It has literally helped maintain the architecture and the landscape of Vermont.

One of its main missions is to fund historic preservation and land conservation. The Preservation Trust of Vermont has been a major recipient. Paul Bruhn is executive director.3,4,5
ParentsSLuther Freeman, a Methodist minister who had served in Shanghai. His grandfather was John Freeman, Wesleyan 1855.5
Notable(1895-1992), husband of Mary Louise Houghton; One of founders of AIG insurance and Chinese scholar

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/…
  3. [S1370] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.macalester.edu/freemangrant/about_Freeman.html
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.library.yale.edu/div/colleges/wesleyan/bios/…

Houghton Freeman1

M, #48247, b. 1921, d. 1 December 2010

Family: Doreen S. Brown b. 1923

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1921Shanghai, China1
Mil. Enlsentered the U.S. Navy and attended the Japanese Language Schools in Berkeley, Calif., and Boulder, Colo.
Graduation1946Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA
Marriage1948London, England1
Note1992established Freeman Foundation; grants about $50 million every year to various organizations and institutions
DeathDec 1, 2010Stowe, VT, USA2
ObituaryDec 4, 2010Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT, USA, Houghton Freeman Stowe - Houghton "Buck" Freeman, dearly loved husband of Doreen for over 62 years, passed away in Stowe on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Buck Freeman was born in Peking, China, in 1921, the son of Professor Mansfield Freeman and his wife, Mary Houghton. He graduated from the Shanghai American School and then attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. After this, he entered the U.S. Navy and attended the Japanese Language Schools in Berkeley, Calif., and Boulder, Colo. He returned to Wesleyan and graduated in 1946. He began his insurance career with American International Underwriters Corporation. After training at Lloyds of London and marrying Doreen Brown in London in 1948, he was transferred to Shanghai, China, where his daughter, Linda, was born in 1949. Upon evacuation from Shanghai, they relocated to Tokyo, Japan. He was appointed Resident Vice President of AIU Japan in 1952; his son, Graeme, was born in St. Johnsbury in 1955; and he was appointed President of AIU Japan in 1956. He remained in Japan for 21 years before moving to New York. In 1983, he was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of American International Group (AIG). Upon his retirement in 1993, he remained an honorary Director of AIG. Upon his father's death in 1992, Mr. Freeman assumed position of Chairman of the Freeman Foundation which he ran with his wife and son until his death. He is deeply mourned by his beloved son, Graeme Freeman and his wife, Nancy, of Honolulu, HI; and daughter, Linda Post and her husband, Don, of Stowe. Equally loved were his grandchildren, Alec and Colin Freeman; Tyler, Alexi, and Graham Post; and stepgrandsons, David and Scott DeCristo. A memorial service will take place in early summer in Greensboro. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Lamoille Home Health and Hospice, 54 Farr Ave., Morrisville, VT, 05661; American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816; or to a charity of your choice.

Published in The Burlington Free Press on December 4, 20102

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/…

David Kelly1

M, #48248, b. 1899

Family: Katherine Houghton b. 15 Oct 1899

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1899Madison, NJ, USA1
Graduation1920Rutgers College, Newark, NJ, USA2
Occupation1927New York, New York Co., NY, USA, in law practice
MarriageJan 28, 1927College Club, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1,2
ParentsSWilliam P. Kelly of New Brunswick NJ2

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.
  2. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Jan 24, 1927.

David Kelly Jr.1

M, #48249, b. 1928

Family: Mary Woodford Potter

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth19281
Marriage19591

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Dana Kimball Kelly1

M, #48250, b. 1933

Family: Carol Ann Hanna b. 1935

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth19331
Marriage19551

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Henry Merrill Jr.1

M, #48251, b. 1918

Family: Mary Lois Igleheart b. 25 Aug 1919

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1918Newton, MA, USA1
MarriageJun 22, 1940Mountain Lakes, NJ, USA1
ParentsSHenry Merrill1

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Douglas B. Merrill1

M, #48252, b. 15 July 1941

Family: Constance Platan b. 25 Dec 1942

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 15, 1941Lima, Peru1
Marriage19671

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Constance Platan1

F, #48253, b. 25 December 1942

Family: Douglas B. Merrill b. 15 Jul 1941

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthDec 25, 19421
Marriage19671

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Richard Henry Merrill1

M, #48254, b. 26 May 1942, d. 29 May 1946

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMay 26, 1942Santiago, Chile1
DeathMay 29, 1946Lima, Peru1

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Robert Kimball Merrill1

M, #48255, b. 14 November 1945

Family: Phyllis Kay Garbe b. 16 Sep 1945

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 14, 1945Lima, Peru1
MarriageNov 25, 19721

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Phyllis Kay Garbe1

F, #48256, b. 16 September 1945

Family: Robert Kimball Merrill b. 14 Nov 1945

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 16, 19451
MarriageNov 25, 19721

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Mary Lee Merrill1

F, #48257, b. 30 December 1948

Family: Michael Metcalf b. 4 Apr 1946

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthDec 30, 1948Lima, Peru1
MarriageApr 4, 19701

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Michael Metcalf1

M, #48258, b. 4 April 1946

Family: Mary Lee Merrill b. 30 Dec 1948

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 4, 19461
MarriageApr 4, 19701
NoteHe was the runner-up for "Teacher in Space" program in which Christa McAuliffe died on the space shuttle disaster.1
OfficeVermont state senator for several years.

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Julia Mae Hackman1

F, #48259, b. 1925, d. 15 April 2000

Family: William Igleheart b. 7 Mar 1921

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1925Maplewood, NJ, USA1
Marriage19461
DeathApr 15, 2000Simsbury, CT, USA2
BurialGreensboro, VT, USA2

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Margaret R. Hackman, Jul 30, 2004.

Wendy Ann Igleheart1

F, #48260, b. 26 July 1947

Family: Paul Otavsky

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 26, 1947Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, USA1
Marriage1972Switzerland1

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Paul Otavsky1

M, #48261

Family: Wendy Ann Igleheart b. 26 Jul 1947

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthCzechslovakia1
Marriage1972Switzerland1

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Cynthia Priest Igleheart1

F, #48262, b. 10 March 1950

Family: Scott Dallmeyer b. 4 Jul 1949

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 10, 1950Norristown, NJ, USA1
Marriage19711

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Scott Dallmeyer1

M, #48263, b. 4 July 1949

Family: Cynthia Priest Igleheart b. 10 Mar 1950

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 4, 19491
Marriage19711

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Heidi Boorse Igleheart1,2

F, #48264, b. 1 November 1953

Family: Jeffrey Lyman b. 1952

  • Marriage*: Heidi Boorse Igleheart married Jeffrey Lyman on Aug 27, 1977.1

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 1, 1953Denville, NJ, USA1
MarriageAug 27, 19771

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Margaret R. Hackman, Jul 30, 2004.

Jeffrey Lyman1

M, #48265, b. 1952

Family: Heidi Boorse Igleheart b. 1 Nov 1953

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth19521
MarriageAug 27, 19771

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Melissa Manning Igleheart1

F, #48266, b. 26 September 1955

Family: Henry Gary Lipton b. 1953

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 26, 1955Denville, NJ, USA1
MarriageFeb 13, 19791

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Henry Gary Lipton1

M, #48267, b. 1953

Family: Melissa Manning Igleheart b. 26 Sep 1955

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth19531
MarriageFeb 13, 19791

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Rev. Frederick Lee Broad Jr.1

M, #48268, b. 16 May 1920, d. 10 May 1992

Family: Eleanor Igleheart Igleheart b. 25 Jul 1922, d. 3 Mar 1989

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 16, 1920Yonkers, NY, USA1
MarriageFeb 20, 1943Mountain Lakes, NJ, USA1
ResidenceGreensboro, Orleans Co., VT, USA, and Onancock, VA1
DeathMay 10, 1992Nassawadox, VA, USA1
BurialGreensboro, Orleans Co., VT, USA1
BiographyChristine Houghton: "He was a Congregrational minister and a fund raising consultant. During his career he served as the Executive Secretary of the Michigan Council of Churches and the Portland, Oregon Council of Churches, as well as being pastor of churches in Andover, CT, Cornwall, CT, and Millbury, MA; and was the Chaplain of the University of Pittsburgh YMCA. His fund raising jobs included Worcester Polytechnic Institute, The Higgins Armory in Worcester, MA, and Sturbridge Village, as well as several years on various assignments for a consulting agency. He was a grduate of the University of North Carolina, and the Hartford Seminary Foundation, and a naval officer in World War II. He was a Life Member of the Jamestowne Society (descendants of residents of colonial Jamestown [Robert Wynne], served as President of the Mountain View C. C., Greensboro VT for many years, and was a lifelong activist, sometime candidate, in the Democratic party."1
ParentsSFrederick Broad and Ethel Carter1

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

David Leslie Broad1

M, #48269, b. 19 November 1943

Family: Ann Bixby Averill b. 25 Oct 1944

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 19, 1943Charleston, Charleston Co., SC, USA1
MarriageNov 23, 1962Barre, Washington Co., VT, USA1
GraduationDec 31, 1964University of Massachusetts, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, B.B.A.1
BiographyHe graduated from high school in Millbury, MA, 1961. He was an Eagle Scout. He started college at the University of Miami, then Worcester Jr. College, then the Univ. of Massachusetts. He graduated with honors from the School of Business. He moved to Rochester, NY, and started work as a comptroller, then in advertising. He moved to Charlotte, NC, in Feb. 1970 to a sales territory covering half the Southeast; then moved to Pittsburgh, PA, in June, 1973; then to Derry, NH, in July, 1985, to sell in the Boston area. In Jan. 1991, returned to Rochester, NY, in the home office. They moved to Pittsford, NY in Aug. 1991. He was assigned to the Atlanta office in 1993 and moved to Roswell, GA in Aug. 1993. He is V.P. Customer Marketing for Eastman Kodak Company.1

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.

Ann Bixby Averill1

F, #48270, b. 25 October 1944

Family: David Leslie Broad b. 19 Nov 1943

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 25, 1944Barre, Washington Co., VT, USA1
MarriageNov 23, 1962Barre, Washington Co., VT, USA1

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Christine Houghton, Aug. 9, 2000, with descendancy chart of Alpheus Houghton.