Chris Hyatt1
M, #97621
- Father*: Larry Hyatt1
- Mother*: Joanne Earlene Houghton1 b. 3 Mar 1934, d. 5 Sep 2008
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Birth | 1 | |
| Marriage | 1 | |
| Living | 2008 |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Kelly (?)1
F, #97622
Family: Chris Hyatt
- Marriage*: Kelly (?) married Chris Hyatt, son of Larry Hyatt and Joanne Earlene Houghton.1
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Marriage | 1 |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Vicky Hyatt1
F, #97623
- Father*: Larry Hyatt1
- Mother*: Joanne Earlene Houghton1 b. 3 Mar 1934, d. 5 Sep 2008
Family: Eldon Holmes
- Marriage*: Vicky Hyatt married Eldon Holmes.1
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Birth | 1 | |
| Marriage | 1 | |
| Living | 2008 |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Eldon Holmes1
M, #97624
Family: Vicky Hyatt
- Marriage*: Eldon Holmes married Vicky Hyatt, daughter of Larry Hyatt and Joanne Earlene Houghton.1
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Marriage | 1 |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Tom Hyatt1
M, #97625
- Father*: Larry Hyatt1
- Mother*: Joanne Earlene Houghton1 b. 3 Mar 1934, d. 5 Sep 2008
Family: Dianne (?)
- Marriage*: Tom Hyatt married Dianne (?)1
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Birth | 1 | |
| Marriage | 1 | |
| Living | 2008 |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Dianne (?)1
F, #97626
Family: Tom Hyatt
- Marriage*: Dianne (?) married Tom Hyatt, son of Larry Hyatt and Joanne Earlene Houghton.1
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Marriage | 1 |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Wayne Houghton1
M, #97627, b. 11 December 1944, d. 11 September 2008
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Birth | Dec 11, 1944 | El Reno, OK, USA2 |
| Death | Sep 11, 2008 | Parkview Hospital, El Reno, OK, USA, age 631 |
| Obituary | Sep 12, 2008 | Oklahoma City, OK, USA, Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) - September 12, 2008 Deceased Name: HOUGHTON, Wayne HOUGHTON, Wayne, 63, died Thursday. Private services (Wilson, El Reno).1 |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
- [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
Richard G. Houghton1
M, #97629, b. circa 1979, d. 10 September 2008
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Birth | circa 1979 | |
| Death | Sep 10, 2008 | Seattle, WA, USA, age 291 |
| Obituary | Sep 17, 2008 | Seattle, WA, USA, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA) - September 17, 2008 Deceased Name: HOUGHTON, Richard G. HOUGHTON, Richard G., 29, of Seattle, Sept. 10.1 |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Elsie Houghton Hyson1
F, #97630, b. circa 1925, d. 30 September 2008
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Birth | circa 1925 | |
| Death | Sep 30, 2008 | Charlotte, Mecklenberg Co., NC, USA, age 831 |
| Obituary | Oct 2, 2008 | Charlotte, Mecklenberg Co., NC, USA, Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - October 2, 2008 Deceased Name: Elsie Houghton Hyson Oakboro NC United States OAKBORO -- Elsie Houghton Hyson, 83, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Service, Saturday 11am at Stanly Gardens of Memory. Hartsell Funeral Home - Albemarle, entrusted.1 |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Janice E. Wegner1
F, #97631, b. 17 October 1934, d. 12 November 2008
Family: Curtis C. Houghton b. c 1932
- Marriage*: Janice E. Wegner married Curtis C. Houghton on circa 1953.2
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Birth | Oct 17, 1934 | Vineland, NJ, USA1 |
| Marriage | circa 1953 | 2 |
| Death | Nov 12, 2008 | Stewartstown, PA, USA, age 741 |
| Obituary | Nov 13, 2008 | PA, USA, York Daily Record (PA) - November 13, 2008 Deceased Name: Obituary: Janice E. Houghton Janice E. Houghton STEWARTSTOWN Janice E. Houghton, 74, formerly of Elmer, N.J., died Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at her residence. She was the wife of Curtis Houghton to whom she was married 55 years. A funeral service will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at J.J. Hartenstein Mortuary, Inc., 19 S. Main St., Stewartstown, with the Rev. Michael G. Trimmer officiating. There will be a viewing from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Interment will be in Cross Roads United Methodist Cemetery. Born October 17, 1934, in Vineland, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Benard G. and Mary Ruth (Small) Wegner. Janice was a member of Cross Roads United Methodist Church. Having worked in all the different painting mediums, she was an award winning artist. She loved gardening, nature, houseplants, roses, and her cats. Janice enjoyed walks, had a very spiritual life, and a special relationship with Jesus. She liked reading her Bible quietly in her room, and her favorite pastime was going to church. In addition to her husband, Curtis, Janice is survived by two daughters, Valerie L. and Diane N. Houghton, both of Stewartstown; and a sister, Audrey Horoschak and her husband, John of Chambersburg. She was preceded in death by a brother, Benard F. Wegner. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Christian Children's Fund, P.O. Box 26507, Richmond, VA 23261- 6507.2 |
| Burial | Cross Roads United Methodist Cemetery, PA, USA | |
| ParentsD | Benard G. and Mary Ruth (Small) Wegner |
Citations
- [S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 3 Feb 1943; Birth County: Humboldt.
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Curtis C. Houghton1
M, #97632, b. circa 1932
Family: Janice E. Wegner b. 17 Oct 1934, d. 12 Nov 2008
- Marriage*: Curtis C. Houghton married Janice E. Wegner on circa 1953.1
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Birth | circa 1932 | |
| Marriage | circa 1953 | 1 |
| Living | 2008 | Stewartstown, PA, USA |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Valerie L. Houghton1
F, #97633
- Father*: Curtis C. Houghton1 b. c 1932
- Mother*: Janice E. Wegner1 b. 17 Oct 1934, d. 12 Nov 2008
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Birth | 1 | |
| Living | 2008 | Stewartstown, PA, USA |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Diane N. Houghton1
F, #97634
- Father*: Curtis C. Houghton1 b. c 1932
- Mother*: Janice E. Wegner1 b. 17 Oct 1934, d. 12 Nov 2008
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Birth | 1 | |
| Living | 2008 | Stewartstown, PA, USA |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Patricia Lee Wood1
F, #97635
- Father*: Robert T. Wood1 d. 1993
- Mother*: Roberta Houghton1 b. c 1918, d. 15 Nov 2008
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Birth | 1 | |
| Living | 2008 | Medford, MA, USA |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
Merith "Merry" L. Wood1
F, #97636
- Father*: Robert T. Wood1 d. 1993
- Mother*: Roberta Houghton1 b. c 1918, d. 15 Nov 2008
Family: James Cole
- Marriage*: Merith "Merry" L. Wood married James Cole.1
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Birth | 1 | |
| Marriage | 1 | |
| Living | 2008 | Jefferson, MA, USA |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
James Cole1
M, #97637
Family: Merith "Merry" L. Wood
- Marriage*: James Cole married Merith "Merry" L. Wood, daughter of Robert T. Wood and Roberta Houghton.1
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Marriage | 1 |
Citations
- [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
William Douglas Houghton1,2
M, #97638, b. 24 September 1951
- Father*: Bruce Robertson Houghton1 b. 29 Apr 1920
- Mother*: Louise Mary Dobrick b. 21 Feb 1919, d. 26 Jan 1983
Family: Ann Marie Jones b. 12 Aug 1961
- Marriage*: He married Ann Marie Jones on Apr 16, 1993 at Fairfax Co., VA, USA, Marriage 2: 01 Apr 2007, St. Agnes Catholic Church, Balston, VA..1
- Ian Douglas Houghton1 b. 25 Nov 1997
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | Y | |
| Corresponded with author | Y | |
| Birth | Sep 24, 1951 | Elkhorn, WI, USA1,2 |
| Marriage | Apr 16, 1993 | Fairfax Co., VA, USA, Marriage 2: 01 Apr 2007, St. Agnes Catholic Church, Balston, VA..1 |
| Author | 2010 | Houghton Ancestors: A 1,000 Year Historical Adventure. |
| DNA Project | Feb 5, 2010 | John Houghton, thru son Jonas |
| Address | Feb 5, 2010 | Sequim, WA, USA, houghton@nicola.com |
| Contributn | 2018 | Bill contributed copies of 4 documents of Ezra Houghton: I recently purchased four, original documents concerning Lt. Era Houghton (b. 1722--1789) and his father, Benjamin Houghton (1700—1774) and I thought you might be interested in seeing copies of them. |
| Correspond | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| Contributn | ||
| Biography | William D. Houghton: I'm a retired FBI guy. I spent 30 years in the FBI (and some at the CIA) catching Russian spies--both US citizens and Russian KGB. I retired in 2007 and now live in Washington State. My next book may be on my work at the FBI. It was exciting, but I'm glad to have retired! "Bill Houghton worked for the FBI for 30 years as a senior Intelligence Analyst who identified Russsian and American spies. He retired in 2007 and now lives on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state with his wife Anne and son Ian. He enjoys writing, teaching, and collecting artifacts from past generations." William Houghton Author, Historian, and Antiquities Collector & Dealer Greater Seattle Area Security and Investigations Current Ancient Civilizations Previous FBI, National Intelligence Council, Central Intelligence Agency Education University of Wisconsin-Whitewater www.linkedin.com/pub/william-houghton/20/b66/87a/ Summary SECURITY DIRECTOR Security manager with 30 years experience at the FBI, CIA, National Intelligence Council, and Office of Director of National Intelligence. Proven ability to enforce local and federal statutes that protect the lives and property of citizens and corporations. Managed teams of professionals that neutralized foreign spies and terrorists. Expertise in developing and managing programs that help protect the intellectual property of US corporations. Recognized expert in using business intelligence practices to find key performance indicators that will provide senior leaders with the best possible course of action. Energetic leader, strong motivator, excellent public speaker, and authority on counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and risk management operations. Specialties: Homeland Security, instructor, teacher, US Government, FBI, CIA, budgeting, business intelligence, contract management, leadership, legal, microsoft office, presentation skills, risk management, seminars, Experience President Ancient Civilizations June 2007 – Present (5 years 11 months) Washington State I am currently the President of "Ancient Civilizations," an online retail store that sells antiques, ancient artifacts, and fine collectables. As an author, historian, and antiquities collector for over 45 years, I am proud to have started my own small business that specializes in ancient treasures from around the world. I have published two, nonfiction books: "Orley Houghton Memoirs" and "Houghton Ancestors: A 1,000 Year Historical Adventure." Both books are on sale at Lulu.com and Amazon.com. FBI May 1977 – June 2007 (30 years 2 months) I worked at the FBI for 30 years on national security and counterterrorism investigations. I was also detailed to the CIA and the National Intelligence Council for almost 10 years. Most of my experience is in espionage investigations, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and countering the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). FBI Senior Program Manager, National Intelligence Council, September 2002 – May 2007 (4 years 9 months) The NIC was first under DCI George Tenet and is now part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Synchronize the efforts of US intelligence agencies to prepare a number of highly classified, national-level, threat and risk assessments on a variety of topical and country-specific issues. Subject matter expert for over $750 million of government contracts. As a result, these reports serve as the vital foundation for policy makers to make key decisions on the safety of our nation. Personally prepared classified reports on major world issues for the House and Senate Intelligence Committees, as well as for the Attorney General of the United States and the National Security Council. These reports are critical for an accurate understand on world situations and problems and have allowed senior US elected officials, including the President, to make informed decisions that in many cases have worldwide consequences. There is no room for error and the demand for excellence is preeminent. These reports were always finished on time and highly commend. Greatly increased the core knowledge of thousands of US intelligence analysts and leaders about deception practices and business intelligence methods for dealing with world crisis hotspots. In 2006, for example, 34 lectures were successfully presented to over 1,200 students at; and various other governments and private agencies. This training and certification has given the US intelligence community a more precise method of documenting worldwide risks and was highly praised by each host agency. National Counterintelligence Executive Central Intelligence Agency, January 1994 – January 1999 (5 years 1 month) Selected by senior FBI officials to serve on a seven-year, detailed assignment at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Successfully managed an Analytic Branch of the Office of the National Counter Intelligence Executive, a new federal agency that manages all counterintelligence investigations within the United States. Hired new staff and managed an office budget of $1.2 million to produce multi-disciplinary products at the national level, including several reports for Congress and the President. Reduced the damage caused by espionage, thereby saving lives and future expenditures for new, classified equipment. Neutralized the activities of dozens of American and foreign spies who were stealing classified, US intellectual property. Personally briefed DCI George Tenet and several other leaders within the U.S. Intelligence Community on the positive reasons to pass the Intellectual Property Protection Act and protect the estimated $5 trillion worth of intellectual property in the United States-or about one-half of all US exports. Without this key support, the bill may not have passed. After the law was passed by Congress and signed by the President, Mr. George Tenet, the former Director of Central Intelligence and the CIA, recognized these efforts by presenting an official Letter of Commendation. Education University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, BS in Education, History, Political Science, Education, 1969 – 1973 Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society University of Virginia Russian Studies3 | |
| Note | Analysis of Houghton Ancestors by CJV: Claims all houghtons descend from Herverus p 5: unproven Houghton was the most common given name in England and America for over 500 years Houghtons commissioned JWH to find Houghton properties p. 31; untrue List of famous European Houghtons: William, archbishop of Dublin Shakespeare and Houghtons St. John Houghton Houghton Coat of Arms 4 Houghton Properties in England Radcliffe theory of Ralph John on the Abigail, p. 47: error Ralph as being born in Lancashire England p. 52 The first Houghtons in US: Henry, William, Chris King George's War Timothy Houghton and Canada Houghtons in Rev. War: good Joab Houghton Douglass Houghton William Houghton Chester W. Houghton Albert C. Houghton (wrong dd; wife's) James Franklin Houghton Sherman Otis Houghton Jacob Houghton Jr. (2 diff. Houghtons) Georgianna Houghton of London Corning Houghtons: Amory Houghton Horace Houghton Orley C. Houghton Cecile Houghton Erroneous statements: Sir Ralph Houghton was indeed the son of Sir Richard Hoghton and that he chose to keep that fact a secret after to immigrated to America. John Houghton, (1593-1635) arrived in North America from England on June 20, 1635.41 John was born on May 19, 1593, in Bedfordshire, England, and was a passenger on the ship Abigail when it set sail from Plymouth, England, and ar-rived in Boston, Massachusetts. p. 47 The two cousins, John and Ralph Houghton, who settled in America with their families in 1647, were also descended from Sir Richard Hoghton, who was born in 1570. These Houghtons were descendants of Adam de Hoghton, the Bishop of St. David and Chancellor of England who died in 1389. Thus, both John and Ralph Houghton can trace their ancestors back to Roger de Busli, who as we have learned was one of the William the Conqueror‘s gen-erals in 1066. p. 47 On June 20, 1635, John Houghton (1593-1635) arrived at the Massachusetts Bay Colony from England. John was born on May 19, 1593, in Bedfordshire, England, and was a passenger on the ship Abigail when it set sail from Plymouth, England, and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts. and for future generations. John Houghton is listed as the 29th passenger on the manifest of the sailing ship Abigail, but a careless entry or perhaps just poor penmanship appeared to have listed John‘s age as four, when in fact it was 42. This error has caused a considerable amount of confusion for latter gene-alogists and historians, but the correct transcription for his age should have been 42 years-old. He listed the town of Bedford as the place he intended to inhabit, and listed his place of birth as "Eaton Bray, Co. Dedham." [a Joh, age 4, is 25th passenger] John‘s Houghton‘s parents were John and Catherine Houghton and he was married to Damarius Buckmaster (1593-1666). Church records report that this John Houghton was christened on May 19, 1593. In 1647, the next Houghton ancestors that came to America were two cousins, John and Ralph Houghton. Many of the thousands of Houghton families living in the United States today can trace their ancestors back to one of these two Houghtons. p. 68 [ not cousins via DNA] John and his wife Beatrix Joselyn (1625-1720) were married in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, and arrived on the sailing sloop Abigail, with their three children: John, Jacob, and Mary. John Houghton is listed as the Town Clerk of Lancaster, Massachusetts, but after the Indian massacre of 1675-1676, the Houghton family moved with his cousin Ralph‘s family to the safer location of Woburn, Massachusetts. p. 68 (CJV: town clerk is son Justice John Houghton; not Joselyn) Ralph Houghton was born in Lancashire, England, in 1623, and is believed to be the son of Sir Richard Hoghton, who as we have learned in the previous chapter, founded Hoghton Tower. Most genealogical sources do not site Ralph‘s relationship to Sir Richard Hoghton, as most Eng-lish records show no such relationship. But one source does cite this father-son relationship as correct. Although Sir Ralph Houghton was reportedly knighted by King Charles I of England, Ralph chose to fight on the side of Cromwell. In 1638, to avoid both political and religious prosecution, it appears he fled to America.54 Ralph and his wife, Jane Stowe, arrived in Boston aboard the Abigail in 1647 on the same ship with his cousin John Houghton. Ralph and Jane also came with their two sons, Ralph and James. Ralph and was one of the four English settlers who signed the Lancaster Covenant in 1652. p. 50 [ no evidence; not on Abigail] Ralph Houghton died in his beloved state of Massachusetts on June 10, 1700, at the age of 77. p. 51 (wrong date) Ralph Houghton‘s son James Houghton (unknown-1711) married Mary Sawyer and lived most of his life in Lancaster. p. 51 (not Sawyer) Based upon the above defined DNA testing, the laboratory found that this author has a Paternal, DNA Haplogroup type called ?R1b.? Therefore, by finding the author‘s ge-netic codes, all Houghtons who are ancestors or descendants of me, like my son Ian or any Houghton in the world, will contain this same genetic markers or codes. The 29 generations of Houghtons over the past 1,000 years would all have the same Haplogroup R1b DNA. It is now possible to trace the same paternal DNA back to the beginning of modern man—some 90,000 years ago! (CJV: not true, other haplogroups, i.e. Ralph line is I1) Exploring the New World as two, cousins John and Ralph Houghton, set sail from England on the ship Abigail and settled in the Colony of Massachusetts in 1647 [Abigail sailed in 1635; only Joh age 4, from Eaton Bay to Dedham MA; no Ralph] | |
| Research | 2010 | Houghton Ancestors; Desc. of William Houghton of WI |
Author
- Author: William Douglas Houghton was the author of The Memoirs of Orley Clifton Houghton by William D. Houghton
This short work contains the 40-page, memoirs of19th Century inventor and engineer Orley Clifton Houghton. The memoir was hand-written to his son Bruce Robertson Houghton, Sr. in the 1950s. Sadly, I believe that several pages of his autobiography have been lost or destroyed, as the document ends abruptly. It was meant to be a brief history of the heritage of the Houghton Farm in Wisconsin and an overview of Orley’s early work as an inventor, in designing and producing mechanized farm equipment. It certainly was never meant to be published, but just as an historical reference for his son. As one of Orley’s grandsons, I believe this document should be preserved and shared with future Houghton generations, as well as being a fascinating window into American 19th Century rural life. in 2009.4
Ian Douglas Houghton1
M, #97639, b. 25 November 1997
- Father*: William Douglas Houghton1 b. 24 Sep 1951
- Mother*: Ann Marie Jones1 b. 12 Aug 1961
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Birth | Nov 25, 1997 | Fairfax Co., VA, USA1 |
Citations
- [S1394] William D. Houghton, Houghton Ancestors:.
Bruce Robertson Houghton1
M, #97640
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Residence | 1940 | Cook Co., IL, USA |
| Mil. Enls | Jan 9, 1940 | Raleigh, NC, USA, Name: Bruce R Houghton Birth Year: 1892 Nativity State or Country: Wisconsin State: Illinois County or City: Cook Enlistment Date: 9 Jan 1940 Enlistment State: North Carolina Enlistment City: Raleigh Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Education: 2 years of high school Marital Status: Separated, with dependents1 |
Citations
- [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.
Robert Cushman1
M, #97641
Family: Nancy Faith Houghton b. 8 Oct 1932, d. 20 Oct 2000
- Marriage*: Robert Cushman married Nancy Faith Houghton, daughter of Orley Clifton Houghton and Faith Haines.1
- Christopher R. Cushman b. 1960, d. 1967
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Marriage | 1 | |
| Residence | La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA | |
| Death | Elkhorn, WI, USA |
Citations
- [S1395] William D. Houghton, Memoirs of Orley Clifton Houghton, p. 3.
George William Houghton
M, #97642, b. circa 1941, d. April 2009
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Birth | circa 1941 | |
| Death | Apr, 2009 | North Augusta, SC, USA, age 681 |
Citations
- [S93] Newspaper Obituary, HOUGHTON, George William; 68; North Augusta SC; Peterborough E (ON); 2009-4-2.
Louise Mary Dobrick1,2
F, #97643, b. 21 February 1919, d. 26 January 1983
Family: Bruce Robertson Houghton b. 29 Apr 1920
- Marriage*: Louise Mary Dobrick married Bruce Robertson Houghton, son of Orley Clifton Houghton and Marion Maude Robertson, on Mar 21, 1947 at Kenosha, WI, USA.1
- Bruce Robertson Houghton Jr+1 b. 28 Nov 1947
- William Douglas Houghton+ b. 24 Sep 1951
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Birth | Feb 21, 1919 | Juneau, WI, USA2 |
| Marriage | Mar 21, 1947 | Kenosha, WI, USA1 |
| Death | Jan 26, 1983 | La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA2 |
| Burial | Round Priaire Cemetery, Elkhorn, WI, USA | |
| ParentsD | William C. Dobrick and Mary O. Novak. |
Ann Marie Jones1,2
F, #97644, b. 12 August 1961
Family: William Douglas Houghton b. 24 Sep 1951
- Marriage*: Ann Marie Jones married William Douglas Houghton, son of Bruce Robertson Houghton and Louise Mary Dobrick, on Apr 16, 1993 at Fairfax Co., VA, USA, Marriage 2: 01 Apr 2007, St. Agnes Catholic Church, Balston, VA..1
- Ian Douglas Houghton1 b. 25 Nov 1997
Biography
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Birth | Aug 12, 1961 | Houston, TX, USA2 |
| Marriage | Apr 16, 1993 | Fairfax Co., VA, USA, Marriage 2: 01 Apr 2007, St. Agnes Catholic Church, Balston, VA..1 |
| ParentsD | Frederick Ernest Jones, Jr. and Sidonia Elizabeth Carter. |
Archbishop William Houghton1
M, #97645, d. 1298
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Death | 1298 | Dijon, France1 |
| Biography | William Houghton Archbishop of Dublin, date and place of birth unknown; d. at Dijon, 1298 ———— * Published by Encyclopedia Press, 1913. Houghton, WILLIAM (variously called DE HOTUM, DE HOTHUM, DE HOZUM, BOTHUM, DE HONDEN, HEDDON, HEDDONEM, according as his name was pronounced by those of different nationalities—in the ancient manuscripts of his order it is invariably written DE ODONE), Archbishop of Dublin, date and place of birth unknown; d. at Dijon, 1298. His great learning united to solid piety made him illustrious among the savants of his time, while his rare prudence in the management of affairs gave him no small distinction among the statesmen of the thirteenth century. It is not known in which convent in England he received the habit of St. Dominic—it is certain that he made his higher studies in the Convent of St. James in Paris—there he took his degrees and lectured with great success. In the general chapter of the order held in Vienna in 1282, he was chosen Provincial of England, and discharged the duties of this office with zeal and ability. His contemporaries all speak of a uniform sweetness and a singular charm and distinction of manner which won for him at once love and respect. He governed the English province for five years, when he was recalled to Paris to resume his public lectures on theology. His ability was recognized by the court of France, especially by the king, Philip IV. But the English Dominicans wished him to return home, and they elected him provincial, which office he filled for a term of seven years. He became a favorite of King Edward I, and received many marks of royal affection and esteem. Edward I sent Houghton to Rome as ambassador to propose to the Holy Father his royal desire to assist his Holiness in affording help to the Christians in the Holy Land. The king proposed the conditions of the Holy Siege and he did this through his minister, William Houghton, who was favorably received at Rome and obtained nearly all that he desired. He returned to England with a Brief from Nicholas IV, dated Rome, November 10, 1289. The See of Dublin had become vacant by the death of Archbishop John de Sandford. Thomas Chat-worth, the successor named by the chapter, was not acceptable to the king, so the see remained vacant from Oct—1294, to June, 1297. Edward I appealed to Pope Boniface VIII requesting the appointment of William Houghton. This wish was granted and Houghton was consecrated at Ghent by Anthony Beck, Bishop of Durham, in 1297. A bloody war was raging between France and England and the two monarchs, Philip IV of France and Edward I of England, were brought by the prudent mediatorship of Houghton to conclude a treaty of peace for two years. In 1298, Edward I sent Houghton to Boniface VIII as a legate to acquaint his Holiness with the conclusion of the treaty of peace. Having been received by the sovereign pontiff (June 20, 1298) Houghton set out for England but on the way fell sick at Dijon (France) and died there August 28, 1298. By command of Edward I the remains were brought to London and laid in the Church of the Friars Preachers. Notwithstanding the important public offices Houghton filled, he found time to write the following works: "Commentarii in Sententiarum Libros", "De immediata visione Dei tractatus", "De unitate formarum Tractatus" "Lecturae Scholastae", and a speech in French on the rights of the English king. ALBERT REINHART William Houghton (archbishop) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Houghton[1] (date and place of birth unknown; died at Dijon, 1298) was an English Dominican who became a diplomat and Archbishop of Dublin. Contents Life It is not known in which convent in England he received the habit of St. Dominic--it is certain that he made his higher studies in the Convent of St. James in Paris--there he took his degrees and lectured with great success. In the general chapter of the order held in Vienna in 1282 he was chosen Provincial of England. His contemporaries all speak of a uniform sweetness and a singular charm and distinction of manner which won for him at once love and respect. He governed the English province for five years, when he was recalled to Paris to resume his public lectures on theology. His ability was recognized by the court of France, especially by the king, Philip IV. But the English Dominicans wished him to return home, and they elected him provincial, which office he filled for a term of seven years. He became a favourite of King Edward I, and received many marks of royal affection and esteem. Edward I sent Houghton to Rome as ambassador to propose to the Pope his royal desire to assist his Holiness in affording help to the Christians in the Holy Land. The king proposed the conditions of the Holy Siege and he did this through his minister, William Houghton, who was favourably received at Rome and obtained nearly all that he desired. He returned to England with a Brief from Pope Nicholas IV, dated Rome, 10 Nov., 1289. The See of Dublin had become vacant by the death of Archbishop John de Sandford. Thomas Chatworth, the successor named by the chapter, was not acceptable to the king, so the see remained vacant from Oct., 1294, to June, 1297. Edward I appealed to Pope Boniface VIII requesting the appointment of William Houghton. This wish was granted and Houghton was consecrated at Ghent by Anthony Beck, Bishop of Durham, in 1297. A war was raging between France and England and the two monarchs, Philip IV of France and Edward I of England, were brought by the mediation of Houghton to conclude a treaty of peace for two years. In 1298, Edward I sent Houghton to Boniface VIII as a legate to acquaint his Holiness with the conclusion of the treaty of peace. Having been received by the sovereign pontiff (20 June, 1298) Houghton set out for England but on the way fell sick at Dijon (France) and died there 28 August, 1298. By command of Edward I the remains were brought to London and laid in the Church of the Friars Preachers. [edit] Works He found time to write the following works: "Commentarii in Sententiarum Libros", "De immediata visione Dei tractatus", "De unitate formarum Tractatus", "Lecturæ Scholasticæ", and a speech in French on the rights of the English king. [edit] References * David Knowles, The Religious Orders in England (1979), p. 168 [edit] Notes 1. ^ William of Hothum; De Hotum, De Hothum, De Hozum, Bothum, De Honden, Heddon, Heddonem; in the ancient manuscripts of his order it is written De Odone. This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. | |
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| Notable | Ralph Houghton (~1624-1705) was the founding ancestor of the Ralph Houghton line of Lancaster, MA. YDNA Haplogroup: I-M253; Genetically unrelated to John Houghton of Lancaster MA. | |
| Notable | John Houghton (~1624-1684) was the founding ancestor of the John Houghton line of Lancaster, MA. YDNA Haplogroup from descendants: R-M269: R-BY108230 -- | |
| Notable | 1629 | was the first Houghton to arrive in America |
| Notable | 1635 | On of the earliest Houghtons. |
| Notable | John Houghton (~1660-1709) was the founding ancestor of the John Houghton line of Stony Brooke, NJ. | |
| Notable | John Houghton (1668-?), in his legal testimony at the Salem witch trial, supported John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth, who were accused of witchcraft and were convicted; and John Proctor was hanged. | |
| Notable | Rowland Houghton (1678-1744) was a Boston mechanic who designed a new “theodolate,” a brass surveying instrument. He received a patent from the General Court of the Colony of Massachusetts in 1735. This was only the second patent for a mechanical invention issued in the British colonies of North America. It is the earliest brass surveying instrument to be patented and documented. One of only two extant is an incomplete version that is housed in the Smithsonian. | |
| Notable | Ezra Houghton (1722-1789) was a Tory loyalist in the American Revolutionary War. There were only 4 Houghtons (John Houghton 3d, Solomon Houghton, Nahum Houghton, and Ezra) to stay loyal to England. All had lands confiscated. | |
| Notable | Only known Houghton to be the victim of rape and murder in 1844 (by Thomas Barrett who was executed) | |
| Notable | Lt. Ralph Houghton (1729-1809) was one of the original Minutemen in the American Revolution from Milton, MA. | |
| Notable | Elijah Houghton (1746-1830) was the founding ancestor of the Elijah Houghton line of Virginia. | |
| Notable | Abijah Houghton Jr (1749-1831) was one of the original Minutemen in Rev. War and was wounded at Bunker Hill. | |
| Notable | Daniel Houghton (1755-1775) and William French were shot in mass as the first proto-martyrs of the Revolutionary War, dying as a result of wounds in a fray with the "Yorker" Royalists in which Vermonters fired no shots. | |
| Notable | 1850 | 1850 patent for mechanical dishwasher |
| Notable | Hon. Samuel Prentiss (1782-1857), husband of Lucretia Houghton, was a U.S. Senator from VT, 1831-1842 and a Supreme Court Judge of VT. | |
| Notable | John W. Houghton (1789-1851) was a noted Augusta, GA shoe manufacturer; he left money in his will to build a school for poor children (1st public school there) and freed his slaves and left money for them to go to Liberia. | |
| Notable | Andersonville Prison, near, Andersonville, Sumter Co., GA, USA, 1 of only 4 Houghtons | |
| Notable | Eli Houghton (1797-1865) was a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saint at Nauvoo, IL, whichJoseph Smith, Jr. founded. Blessed by Hiram Smith, older brother of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith. | |
| Notable | Elijah Houghton (1801-1868) was a New York mahogany wood and lumber yard owner and a widely published poet in his day. | |
| Notable | Mary Elizabeth Sawyer (1806-1889), daughter of Elizabeth Houghton, was the Mary of the poem "Mary had a little lamb". | |
| Notable | was a circus midget with Thumbiana & Lilliputian Opera Company run by Tom Thumb's widow; He was 31 inchs tall and travelled the country selling a little booklet about himself; Known as Major Samuel Edgar Houghton. He went overseas and performed for Queen Victoria. | |
| Notable | 1898 | A famous pastor of the "Church around the corner" in New York City |
| Notable | Canadian-born American who owned a real estate, insurance, and investment brokerage house, Mrs. Alice Houghton & Co. In her era, she had the distinction of being the only women in Spokane, Washington who was actively engaged as a real estate dealer. | |
| Notable | 1912 | Last person listed in 1912 J. W. Houghton genealogy in regular section; #31801 |
| Notable | 1915 | He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He played in one of the earliest professional basketball leagues in the United States – the New York State League |
| Notable | 1919 | Noted American author and settlement worker: Author, 'The Sabbath Month,' 1878; 'Fifine,' 1879; 'Faithful to the End,' 1880; 'Life of David Livingston,' 1882; 'The Bible in Picture and Story,' 1889; 'The Life of Christ in Picture and Story,' 1890; 'From Olivet to Patmos in Picture and Story,' 1891; 'Antipas and Other Children,' 1893; 'The Log of the Lady Gray,' 1896; 'The Life of the Lord Jesus,' 1896; 'The Cruise of the Mystery,' 1894; 'The Silent Highway,' 1901 (Telling Bible Stories, 1905; Hebrew Life and Thought, 1906; The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales, 1906; Our Debt to the Red Man, 1918; The Idealism of the French People, 1918; Handbook of French and Belgian Protestantism, 1919). Translator of 'Their Married Lives,' 1883 (from the French); 'Little Hans and his Bible Leaf,' 1884 (from German); 'Sabatier's St. Francis of Assisi,' 1894, (Outre-Mer, 1896) and 'Jesus Christ,' 3 volumes, 1898 (both from French) (Religions of Authority and the Religion of the Spirit (all from French); (The Parting of the Ways, 1911; Byways of Paris, 1911; Letters and Despatches of Napoleon, 3 vols., 1913; The House, 1914; You No Longer Count, 1918; The People of Action, 1918]. |
| Association | 1925 | Klu Klux Klan |
| Notable | American born British opera star, 1868-1928 | |
| Notable | Arthur A. Houghton, Sr. (1866–1928), son of Amory Houghton Jr, was a former president of Corning Glass. | |
| Notable | William J. Tully (1870–1930), son-in-law of Amory Houghton Jr; father of Alice Tully; New York State Senator 1905 to 1908 | |
| Notable | One of 11 soldiers who founded the American Legion. | |
| Notable | chief geologist of US Geological Survey | |
| Notable | Jesse Houghton Metcalf (1860-1942), grandson of Eunice Dench Houghton, wasan industrialist, philanthropist, and United States senator from RI. | |
| Notable | (1859-1944) Rider and Marksman in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show | |
| Notable | Alanson Bigelow Houghton (1863-1941) was the chief United States diplomat to Germany and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James's 1925-1929 (Britain) between the World Wars and was the only Houghton ever to be on the cover of Time Magazine. | |
| Notable | (1866-1948) Famous conservationist | |
| Notable | Prof. Dale Neely Houghton (1893-1975): professor emeritus and a distinguished scholar in marketing and sales at New York University and a pioneer in motivational research | |
| Notable | (1906-1924) A famous college coach; coached Thorpe; inducted into College Football Hall of Fame | |
| Notable | Katherine Martha Houghton (1878-1951) was a birth control and Suffrage movement leader and mother of Katharine Hepburn, the actress. She joined her friend Margaret Sanger in building the American Birth Control League (today it is Planned Parenthood Federation of America). | |
| Notable | (1887-1954) First American professor of physical anthropologist at Harvard | |
| Notable | A professor of vocal music at Boston University from 1927 until 1964. He was chairman of the voice department and conductor of the Boston University Glee Club, the University Chorus and the Seminary Singers, | |
| Notable | Amory Houghton, Sr (1899-1981) was president of Corning, Inc.,US ambassador to France, 1957-1961, and was a National President of the Boy Scouts of America. | |
| Notable | (1911-1987) President of Lockheed Aircraft Corp. | |
| Notable | (1959-1987) In 1987, he was murdered by Scott Hain, who was 17 at the time. Hain was last person ever executed in the USA for murder as a minor in 2003. | |
| Notable | Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. (1906–1990), philantropist, former president of Steuben Glass Co., a former division of Corning Glass.The Houghton Library of Harvard University was named after him. | |
| Notable | Alice Bigelow Tully (1902-1993), granddaughter of Amory Houghton Jr., a professional mezzo-soprano singer and philantrophist. Funded the Alice Tully Hall, a 1000 seat chamber music hall of Lincoln Center. | |
| Notable | 1836 | Among the most bizarre deaths: steamed to death by a quack doctor |
| Notable | John "Shorty" Haughton was a noted jazz trombonist; brother of Chauncey M. Haughton | |
| Notable | American jazz saxophonist (alto) and clarinetist, active from 1927 to 1958. : Cab Calloway And His Orchestra, Chick Webb And His Little Chicks, Chick Webb And His Orchestra, Don Redman And His Orchestra, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald And Her Famous Orchestra | |
| Notable | One of 3 Houghtons who are known to have been murdered | |
| Notable | (1916-2005) a noted labor mediator whose long career included mediating a dispute between the United Farm Workers and a major California grape grower in the 1960s and serving as chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority during the air-traffic controllers' strike in the 1980s | |
| Notable | Dr. John C. Houghton, PhD,(1948-) in 2006, worked in the Office of Biological and Environmental Reserach, U.S. Department of Energy. Prior to DOE, he was an office director at ARCO Oil and Gas Company’s corporate research laboratory; held several positions at the U.S. Geological Survey, including deputy assistant director for research; served as a senior policy analyst in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Carter White House; a research scientist in MIT’s Energy Laboratory, where he co-authored a text on he economics of depletable resources. | |
| Notable | Amory Houghton Jr (1926-) was president of Corning, Inc., and a member of the US House of Representatives, 1987-2005. | |
| Notable | Schuyler Grant (1971-), great niece of actress Katherine Hepburn, is an American actress best known for supporting roles in television and is studio director at the New York Kula Yoga Project | |
| Notable | (1969-) President, National Wildlife Refuge Association in 2016 | |
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| Notable | Arthur Amory Houghton was a noted numismatic scholar and novelist. | |
| Notable | Dr. Anne Houghton Hopkins, PhD (1942-2021): a political science professor; Served as the fourth president of the University of North Florida from 1999 to 2002. | |
| Notable | An American Historian and Director of NSA’s National Cryptologic Museum. He is the former Historian and Curator of the International Spy Museum. | |
| Notable | World famous climate scientist; lead editor of groundbreaking IPCC studies on climate change for the United Nations’ climate science advisory group when it won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 | |
| Notable | English novelist | |
| Notable | Apr, 2022 | Author of HOUGHTON Family, Commerce, Ships & Shipping |
| Notable | James Richardson Houghton (1936-) is the retired CEO and Chairman of the Board of Corning Inc. | |
| Notable | Mundy Hepburn is an American artist who designs and builds glass sculptures filled with luminous electrified inert gases. | |
| Notable | A mechanical engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; At least 5 published journal articles in laser fusion research in 1970s: J. W. Houghton, "Fiber Optic Systems for Multiple Beam Diagnostics with a Streak Camera," LPAR- 78, pp. 6-62 to 6-64 R. A. Lerche, L. W. Coleman, J. W. Houghton, D. R. Speck, and E. K. Storm, “ Laser fusion ion temperatures determined by neutron time-of-flight techniques,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 31, 645 (1977) | |
| Notable | Very first individual enumerated in JW Houghton's 1912 Houghton Genealogy2 | |
| Biography | Per grandson Eric Perkins, Robert was part of the team that designed the first ATM | |
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| Research | One of the weirdest divorce case | |
| Notable | An American Actress and niece of Katherine Hepburn | |
| Research | A selection of notable American Houghtons and Haughtons: The famous, infamous, and some just interesting by Charles J. Vella, PhD (C) Send suggestions for individuals to be included here to me at charlesvella@comcast.net While there were Houghtons/Haughtons who were really infamously black sheep (involved and convicted of bigamy, prostitution, embezzlement, fraud, pornography, bill engraving fraud, medical over prescription, poisoning, theft, lynching, bank robbery, and murder), the more notable are... Henry Haughton (~1629) was the first Haughton emigrant ot New England in 1629 to New Salem. William Houghton (~1635) was the first Houghton emigrant to New England in 1635 to CT. Ralph Houghton (~1624-1705) was the founding ancestor of the Ralph Houghton line of Lancaster, MA. John Houghton (~1624-1684) was the founding ancestor of the John Houghton line of Lancaster, MA. John Houghton (~1660-1709) was the founding ancestor of the John Houghton line of Stony Brooke, NJ. John Houghton (1668-?), in his legal testimony at the Salem witch trial, supported John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth, who were accused of witchcraft, convicted, and John was hanged. Rowland Houghton (1678-1744) was a Boston mechanic who designed a new theodolate, a brass surveying instrument. He received a patent from the General Court of the Colony of Massachusetts in 1735. This was only the second patent for a mechanical invention issued in the British colonies of North America. It is the earliest brass surveying instrument to be patented and documented. One of only two extant is an incomplete version that is housed in the Smithsonian. Ezra Houghton (1722-1789) was a Tory loyalist in the American Revolutionary War. There were only 4 Houghtons (John Houghton 3d, Solomon Houghton, Nahum Houghton, and Ezra) to stay loyal to England. All had lands confiscated. Lt. Ralph Houghton (1729-1809) was one of the original Minutemen in the American Revolution from Milton, MA. Elijah Houghton (1746-1830) was the founding ancestor of the Elijah Houghton line of Virginia. Abijah Houghton Jr (1749-1831) was one of the Minuteman in Rev. War and was wounded at Bunker Hill. Daniel Houghton (1755-1775) and William French were shot in mass as the first proto-martyrs of the Revolutionary War, dying as a result of wounds in a fray with the "Yorker" Royalists in which Vermonters fired no shots. Hon. Samuel Prentiss (1782-1857), husband of Lucretia Houghton, was a U.S. Senator from VT, 1831-1842 and a Supreme Court Judge of VT. John W. Houghton (1782-1851) was a noted Augusta, GA shoe manufacturer; he left money in his will to build a school for poor children (1st public school there) and freed his slaves and left money for them to go to Liberia. Joel Houghton (1792-?) held a 1850 patent for a wooden mechanical dishwasher. Eli Houghton (1797-1865) was a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saint at Nauvoo, IL, which Joseph Smith, Jr. founded. Elijah Houghton (1801-1868) was a New York mahogany wood and lumber yard owner and a widely published poet in his day. Mary Elizabeth Sawyer (1806-1889), daughter of Elizabeth Houghton, was the Mary of the poem "Mary had a little lamb" . Horace Hoskins Houghton (1808-1879) was a newspaper publisher in IL, author, and US Consul to Brazil and Hawaii. Dr. Douglass Houghton (1809-1845) was a mayor of Detroit, MI and the 1st state geologist of MI. David Houghton (1812-1874) and five of his sons served in the Union Army in the Civil War; the most soldiers from a single Houghton family. Amory Houghton Sr (1812-1882) was the founder of Corning Glass and the ancestor of the wealthiest Houghton family in American history. Lawrence J. Haughton (1819-b1900) was one of the wealthiest farmers & slave holders in Chatham Co., NC. Lawrence Haughton (1818-1898) was a North Carolina Haughton who owned the most slaves (99) of any Houghton/Haughton in any US census. Martha Maria Houghton (1819-1851) and her husband Rev. Joseph Woods Hancock were missionaries to the Sioux Indians. Rowland Hussey Macy, Sr (1822-1877), husband of Louisa Houghton, was the founder of Macy's Dept. Store. Henry Oscar Houghton (1823-1895) was the founder of the Riverside Press in 1852 and then the publishing company of Houghton, Mifflin Co. in 1880. His son Henry Oscar Houghton Jr was the second president of the firm. Marilla Houghton (1825-1894), sister of Henry Oscar Houghton, and wife of Dr. John Chester Gallup; she and her husband were noted abolitionists and temperance reformers and founded Houghton Seminary in Clinton, New York in 1861. Rev. Willard J. Houghton (1825-1896) was Methodist evangelist minister who founded the Houghton Seminary of Houghton, NY, which today is the Christian based Houghton College. George Harper Houghton (1826-1870) was a photographer and went south to photograph the Civil War. 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. Henry Ludovicus Houghton (1826-1904) was one of the Bath, ME Houghton Brothers firm of shipbuilders (along with brothers Levi Warren and John Reed Houghton, and founded by their father Levi Houghton). James Franklin Houghton (1827-1903) was a president of the Home Mutual Insurance Company in San Francisco, CA. Sherman Otis Houghton (1828-1914) was a member of the US House of Representatives from CA and Mayor of San Jose, CA and had the Naval ship USS Sherman Houghton named after him. He married two sisters, Mary Martha and Eliza Poor Donner, who were survivors of the infamous Donner Party who resorted to cannibalism in order to survive. Henry Stedman Nourse (1831-1903), grandson of Polly Houghton, was the author of Lancasteria; Lancaster MA VRs; and the Early Records of Lancaster, MA. Dr. John Wesley Houghton (1834-1924) was the author of the original Houghton Genealogy of 1912. Nathaniel Haughton (1834-1899) was the founder, in 1890, of the Haughton Elevator Co. of Toledo, OH. in 1867. Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (1837-1922), husband of Fannie Briggs Houghton, was a U.S. Senator; Governor of CT; President of Aetna Insurance; and the first president of the National Baseball League. John Houghton (1836-1906) was a Civil War Union prisoner at the infamous Confederate Prison at Andersonville, GA. Dr. Henry Clarke Houghton, MD (1837-1901) was physician and professor of homeopathic medicine. Rev. Ross Clark Houghton, DD, Lit.D.(1837-1904) was a Methodist minister and author of multiple books. Louise Seymour Houghton (1838-1929) was a prolific author of religious and historical subjects and a pioneer settlement worker. Thomas F. Houghton (1840-1903) was an Irish born American architect who designed 10 Catholic Churches in NY and MA. David J. M. Houghton (1840-1923) was a Union Army private in the Civil war who survived as a prisoner at the infamous Andersonville Prison in Georgia . Edward J. Houghton (1841-1865) was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for a Civil War Naval action. George L. Houghton (1841-1917) was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for a Civil War action in IL; his brother Daniel served in the Confederate Army. Bvt. Major Charles Henry Houghton (1842-1914) was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Civil War and was also arrested and fined for financial mismanagement as customs collector at Perth Amboy in 1882. Stella Houghton Scott (1844-1928), daughter of Stella Houghton. With husband, Arthur Gilman, was one of the originators of the Society for College Instruction of Women, which they helped develop into what was first called Harvard Annex, and which finally became Radcliffe College. Louis Albert Houghton (1846-?) graduated from Gallaudet College and was a professor at the Tennessee School for the Deaf. Merritt Dana Houghton (1846-1919) was a noted American painter. George Washington Wright Houghton (1850-1891) was an author and one of the incorporators of the society of Sons of the Revolution, and was its second secretary. William Addison Houghton, MA (1852-1917) was a philologist, author, and Winkley professor of Latin, language and literature Bowdoin College. Samuel Edgar Houghton (1852-1904) was a circus midget with Thumbiana & Lilliputian Opera Company. Known as Major Samuel Edgar Houghton, he was 31 inches tall. He performed before Queen Victoria. Edward Walker Houghton (1855-1927) was an English born Houghton who was a noted theater architect in the US. Frank Atherton Houghton (1855-?) supervised the building of Commander Peary's North Pole ship, the "Roosevelt" for the successful 1909 North Pole expedition. Albert Parker Houghton (1859-1944) was a rider and marksman in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Charles Newell Houghton (1859-1922) was a Winnebago Native American (maternally), who lived with the Winnabagos on their NE reservation most of his life, and authored multiple Native American mythological tales. Jesse Houghton Metcalf (1860-1942), grandson of Eunice Dench Houghton, was an industrialist, philanthropist, and United States senator from RI. Marquis Mills Converse (1861-1931), a John Houghton descendant, founded the Converse Rubber Co., the eventual maker of Converse shoes. Charles David White (1862-1935), husband of Mary Elizabeth Houghton, was a chief geologist of the US Geological Survey. Dr. Arthur D. Houghton (1861-1938) was and English born Houghton who was one of 11 soldiers, including Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., who founded the American Legion. It was formed in Paris on March 16, 1919 by veterans of the American Expeditionary Forces (A. E. F.) The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary veterans of World War I into one of the most influential nonprofit groups in the United States. Membership swiftly grew to over 1 million, and local posts sprang up across the country. Alanson Bigelow Houghton (1863-1941) was was the chief United States diplomat to Germany and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James's 1925-1929 (Britain) between the World Wars and was the only Houghton ever to be on the cover of Time Magazine. Augustus Seymour Houghton (1866-1949) was an American lawyer and wildlife conservation leader. August Seymour Houghton (1866-1948) was a noted conservationist. Dr. Elijah Mark Houghton, MD, PhC (1867-1937) was an internationally known pharmacologist and bacteriologist, and a director of medical research and biological labs of Parke, Davis & Co. Frederick M. Houghton (1869-1950) was an archealogical researcher of New York and pioneered English as a second language teaching in the US and Canada. Edward Rittenhouse Houghton (1871-1955) was a president and chairman of the board of Houghton Mifflin Company. Dr. Harris Ayers Houghton, MD (1874-1946) was a dedicated physician, author, and Houghton genealogist, but also is known for bringing about the English translation and publication in the US of the infamous anti-Jewish fraudulent plagiarism, the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Katherine Martha Houghton (1878-1951) was a birth control and Suffrage movement leader and mother of Katharine Hepburn, the actress. She joined her friend Margaret Sanger in building the American Birth Control League (today it is Planned Parenthood Federation of America). Dr. Henry Spencer Houghton, MD (1880-1975) was a graduate of Johns Hopkins and a medical missionary to China where he directed a number of medical schools. He was involved in the loss of original Peking Man Homo erectus fossils at beginning of WWII. Dr. Herbert Pierrepoint Houghton, PhD (1880-1964) received a doctorate in Greek and Sanskrit in 1907 from Johns Hopkins and was a priest, philologist/professor of classical languages, and president of Carroll College. Dr. Montafix Wilson Houghton, MD (1880-1951) was a US Public Health physician and surgeon. Tod Browning (1882-1962), husband of Alice Lillian Houghton, was the Hollywood director of the famous films Dracula (1930) and Freaks (1932). William Morris Houghton (1882-1960) was an journalist and editor for the New York Herald Tribune. Dr. James Tilly Houghton, MD (1885-1931) graduated from Harvard Medical School, was a physician, and survived the sinking of the RMS Lusitania on May 7, 1915 (along with a crew member Tom Johnson Houghton) Phillip Allen Houghton (1887-?) was founder of Houghton Chemical Company, whose president is now his grandson Bruce E. Houghton. Rev. Dr. William Henry Houghton (1887-1947) was Baptist minister, author, and 20th President of Moody Bible Institute. Junius Henry Houghton (1892-1980) was a graduate of West Point and a Brigadier General in USAF. Earnest Albert Hooton (1887-1954) was the first American professor of physical anthropologist at Harvard University. Very famous professor; his anthropological views are considered racist today. Brig. General Junius Henry Houghton (1892-1980) was aBrigadier General, U.S.A.F. Ernest Baker Houghton (1893-1941) played basketball for Union College, NY in 1914-1915 and was awarded The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year and was eventually inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Lt. Arthur Reginald Houghton (1893-1925), was an English born US Navy aviator who lost his life in the crash of the Shenandoah, the first dirigible built in the US. Mansfield Freeman (1895-1992), husband of Mary Louise Houghton, was one of the founders of American International Group (AIG) insurance and a noted Chinese scholar. Amory Houghton, Sr (1899-1981) was president of Corning, Inc., US ambassador to France, 1957-1961, and was a National President of the Boy Scouts of America. Ruth E. Houghton (1899-1967) was one of the first and only female presidents of a mutual fund in the US for decades; she and her husband Emerson Wirt Axe, both well-known economists, formed with him E. W. Axe & Co., and managed four Axe-Houghton mutual funds. William Henry Ernest Houghton (1900-1976) was a president of the Muzak Corp. Lessing Lanham Engelking (1902-1980), husband of Hess Pringle Houghton, was the legendary city editor of the New York Hearld Tribune for 39 years. Alice Bigelow Tully (1902-1993), granddaughter of Amory Houghton Jr., a professional mezzo-soprano singer and philantrophist. Funded the Alice Tully Hall, a 1000 seat chamber music hall of Lincoln Center. Dr. Walter Edwards Houghton, Jr, PhD (1904-1983) was a professor at both Harvard University and Wellesley College and a noted Victorian period scholar. Marshall Loring McClanahan (1904-1990), son of Ethel Maria Houghton, wrote the second most comprehensive Houghton Genealogy in 1957. Dr. Henry Garrett Houghton (1905-1987) was the chairman of Meterology Dept. of MIT for 35 years and a president of the American Meterological Society. Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. (1906–1990), was a philantropist, former president of Steuben Glass Co., a former division of Corning Glass.The Houghton Library of Harvard University was named after him. Percy Duncan Houghton (1906-1924) was a famous college coach; he coached Thorpe;was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame. Katherine Houghton Hepburn (1907-2003) was the noted American actress (of John Houghton line). The only winner of four academy awards, all for Best Actress. Charles Norris Houghton (1909-2001) was a noted Broadway stage director, author, and teacher. Dr. Karl Herbert Houghton, MD (1911-2008) survived the Bataan Death March in WWII and was on the Atomic Energy Commission. Daniel Jeremiah Haughton (1911-1987) was president of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Edith Grace Houghton (1912-2003) was a baseball prodigy, playing professional baseball from the age of 10 in 1922. She was the first woman Major League baseball scout and is in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Robert Allen Houghton (1913-1997) was LAPD Ass. Chief of Police and author who investigated the assassination of presidential candidate Robert Kennedy and the Charles Manson murders. George Shepard (Shep) Houghton (1914-2016) Film and TV actor and dancer, 1927-1975, including roles in Star Trek of 1966, I Love Lucy show from 1951 to 1957, and Wagon Train, Perry Mason, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, Mr. Lucky, The Untouchables, and The Twilight Zone, all in the 1950s. Archibald (Buck) Houghton (1915-1999) was an American TV and film producer; produced Rod Sterling's Twilight Zone TV series. Ronald W. Haughton (1916-2005) was a noted labor mediator whose long career included mediating a dispute between the United Farm Workers and a major California grape grower in the 1960s and serving as chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority during the air-traffic controllers' strike in the 1980s Proctor Willis Houghton (1916-2012) was the president of Houghton Chemical Company. Firman Andrews Houghton (1919-1985) was one of New England's best- known poets and playwrights. Major General Kenneth John Houghton (1920-2006) was a Marine Corp legend, distinguishing himself in three wars, in some of the most important campaigns in Marine Corps history. Mary Alice Murphy (1921-2002), wife of Junius Henry Houghton, Jr, was a chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project and witnessed the first atomic bomb blast. William R. Haughton (1923-1986) was one of the great horse harness race drivers. Charles Henry Houghton, Jr. (1924-2000) was an attorney and former Army colonel credited with capturing Nazi war criminals after World War II. Frederick Waldo Latrash (1925-2002), husband of Patricia Houghton, a daughter of Henry Oscar Houghton III, was a CIA operative; a station chief in Chile (1971-1973) during overthrow and assassination of democratically elected Salvador Allende. Florence Elaine Marshall (nee Houghton) (1925-) is a major genealogical author of Kalb Co., IL. Dr. Raymond Warren Houghton, PhD (1926-2010) was a noted professor of education of Rhode Island College and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland . Gerald Haines Houghton (1926-2002) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Cardinals. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1950 NFL Draft and played 14 games. Dr. Arthur Vincent Houghton III, PhD (1926-1992) was a professor of mechanic engineering at University of New Mexico. Amory Houghton Jr (1926-) was president of Corning, Inc., and a member of the US House of Representatives, 1987-2005. Benjamin Thomas Houghton (1935-2001) was a founder of Enidine, formerly known as Integrated Dynamics. Benjamin Thomas Houghton (1936-2001) helped found Enidine, formerly known as Integrated Dynamics. James Richardson Houghton (1936-) is the retired CEO and Chairman of the Board of Corning Inc. Dr. David Drew Houghton (1938-) is a noted professor of meterology, author, and ex-president of the American Meterological Society. Dr. Edward Francis Houghton (1938-) is a noted UCSF professor emeritus, Dept of Music, and was Dean of the Division of Arts, UCSC. Charles Lavelle Houghton Sr (1941-2003) received the 2002 award for the world's largest giant pumpkin; 1337 pounds. He is in the 2004 Guiness Book of World Records. Dr. George Gerald Houghton, ThD (1941-) and Dr. Myron James Houghton, Ph.D., ThD (1941-) are twin brothers who are both Baptist ministers and theology professors. Mary A. Houghton (1942-) serves as the President of the ShoreBank Corporation. Dr. Richard Arnold Houghton III, PhD (1943-) is a senior ecology scientist at the Woods Hole Research Center, an expert on the global carbon cycle and was part of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007 that won the Nobel Prize with ex-vice president Al Gore. Dr. Alan Nourse Houghton, Jr., MD (1947-) is a cancer immunology professor and researcher at the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. James Houghton (1948-) is an American actor and writer. He has appeared on The Young and the Restless and Knots Landing. Dr. Charlotte Marie Houghton, PhD (1950-) is an art history professor at Penn State University. William Douglas Houghton (1951-) worked for the FBI for 30 years as a senior Intelligence Analyst who identified Russian and American spies. He has written several Houghton books. Dr. John William Houghton, PhD (1953-) is a prize-winning medieval historian with degrees from Harvard, Yale, Indiana and Notre Dame universities. He is an Episcopal minister, medieval scholar, and Tolkien expert. Kris Khardasian (nee Houghton) (1955-) is ex-wife of Robert Khardasian, O.J. Simpson's trial lawyer, and wife of Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner, of Olympic fame. She is an American celebrity, author and reality television personality (Keeping Up With the Kardashians). James Houghton (1959-2016) is the founding artistic director of the New York's Signature Theater, and the director of the drama division at Juilliard. Michael William Houghton (1959-1987). In 1987, he was murdered by Scott Hain, who was 17 at the time. Hain was last person ever executed in the USA for murder as a minor in 2003. Radcliffe Franklin Haughton (1966-2012) was a Jamaican born U.S. mass murderer, having committed a murder-suicide, shooting 7 women and killing 3 and himself. David F. Houghton (1969-) was president, National Wildlife Refuge Association in 2016 Schuyler Grant (1971-) is the great niece of actress Katherine Hepburn, an American actress best known for supporting roles in television and is studio director at the New York Kula Yoga Project. Israel D. Houghton (1979-) is an American Christian music singer. Aaliyah Dana Haughton (1979-2001) was an African American musical rock star. Laura Mersini-Houghton (nee Mersini) (b. ?) is a cosmologist and theoretical physicist, and associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has developed (together with collaborators) a theory for the birth of the universe from the landscape multiverse that included five predictions proposed in 2006, four of which have since been observed. Daniel Houghton is the executive director of NC2 Media, which recently purchased the Lonely Planet guidebook company for $77 million. Christopher Colin Houghton (1988-) and Shane Michael Houghton (1985-), brothers, are Indie Comic book authors of Reed Gunther and the Steak-Snacking Snake. |
Citations
- [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 528 #3180.
- [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 19, #1.
Margaret Beekman1
F, #97647, b. circa 1821, d. 29 August 1835
- Father*: Abraham Christopher Beekman1 b. 29 Sep 1787, d. 24 Feb 1877
- Mother*: Elizabeth Houghton1 b. 13 Apr 1791, d. 24 Aug 1864
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Birth | circa 1821 | 1 |
| Death | Aug 29, 1835 | age 141 |
| Burial | Beekman Cemetery, Beetown, Grant Co., WI, USA |
Citations
- [S1397] A.M., Ph.D. William B. Aitken, Descended from Wilhemus Beekman & Jan T. Van Dyke, p. 69.
Matilda Beekman1
F, #97648, b. 2 December 1824, d. 30 March 1901
- Father*: Abraham Christopher Beekman1 b. 29 Sep 1787, d. 24 Feb 1877
- Mother*: Elizabeth Houghton1 b. 13 Apr 1791, d. 24 Aug 1864
Family: Dr. Lewis H. Mosher b. 17 Nov 1822, d. 29 Mar 1882
- Marriage*: Matilda Beekman married Dr. Lewis H. Mosher.1
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Birth | Dec 2, 1824 | 1 |
| Marriage | 1 | |
| Death | Mar 30, 1901 | 1 |
Citations
- [S1397] A.M., Ph.D. William B. Aitken, Descended from Wilhemus Beekman & Jan T. Van Dyke, p. 71.
Dr. Lewis H. Mosher1
M, #97649, b. 17 November 1822, d. 29 March 1882
Family: Matilda Beekman b. 2 Dec 1824, d. 30 Mar 1901
- Marriage*: Dr. Lewis H. Mosher married Matilda Beekman, daughter of Abraham Christopher Beekman and Elizabeth Houghton.1
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Birth | Nov 17, 1822 | 1 |
| Marriage | 1 | |
| Death | Mar 29, 1882 | 1 |
Citations
- [S1397] A.M., Ph.D. William B. Aitken, Descended from Wilhemus Beekman & Jan T. Van Dyke, p. 71.
William Benford Aitken PhD1
M, #97650, b. 21 July 1867
- Father*: William Benford Aitken1 b. 24 Dec 1810, d. 7 Aug 1880
- Mother*: Catharine Beekman1 b. 8 May 1826, d. 1906
Biography
| A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project | N | |
| Corresponded with author | N | |
| Birth | Jul 21, 1867 | New York City, NY, USA1 |
| Author | 1913 | Descended from Wilhemus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke2 |
| Biography | He graduated from Columbia University in 1888; entered the Law School and School of Political Science in the same year and received the degree of M.A. in 1889 and Ph.D. in 1890. In 1890 he was admitted to the Bar of the State of New York. He is a bank president. His writings are A History of the Treaties between England and the United States Concerning the North American Fisheries, and The Dominion of Canada, a Study of Annexation. He married on January 20, 1897, Edith Whitman Colfax, daughter of Albert E. Colfax. She died on November i, 1897, leaving a daughter: i. Edith Colfax Aitken. William B. Aitken married, second, on February 4, 1903, Nora Hamilton Coote, daughter of Captain C. W. M. Coote, hereinbefore mentioned.1 |