Houghton Surname Project

Mary Lou Benson

F, #113135

Family 1: Carroll W. Houghton b. c 1944

Marriage*: Mary Lou Benson married Carroll W. Houghton, son of Stephen. Willis Houghton and Edna Lindstead.

Christopher C. Houghton+ b. 27 Sep 1966, d. 24 Oct 2017
Jason W. Houghton

Family 2: Frederick Wilcox d. b 2017

Marriage*: Mary Lou Benson married Frederick Wilcox.

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Christopher J. Houghton¹

M, #113136

Father*: Christopher C. Houghton¹ b. 27 Sep 1966, d. 24 Oct 2017
Mother*: Melissa A. Daniels¹

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NY, USA¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesunion-albany/…

Corinne A. Houghton Houghton

M, #113137

Father*: Christopher C. Houghton b. 27 Sep 1966, d. 24 Oct 2017
Mother*: Melissa A. Daniels

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Birth

NY, USA

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Frederick Wilcox

M, #113138, d. before 2017

Family: Mary Lou Benson

Marriage*: Frederick Wilcox married Mary Lou Benson.

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before 2017

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Debra Boyd (Surry)

F, #113139

Family: Richardson Houghton b. 28 Aug 1950, d. 21 Oct 2017

Partner*: Debra Boyd (Surry) was the long term partner of Richardson Houghton.

Brianna Houghton

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Brianna Houghton

F, #113140

Father*: Richardson Houghton b. 28 Aug 1950, d. 21 Oct 2017
Mother*: Debra Boyd (Surry)

Family: Jon Richardson

Marriage*: Brianna Houghton married Jon Richardson.

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2017

League City, TX, USA

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Jon Richardson

M, #113141

Family: Brianna Houghton

Marriage*: Jon Richardson married Brianna Houghton, daughter of Richardson Houghton and Debra Boyd (Surry).

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Mikaela Houghton

F, #113142

Father*: Matthew P. Houghton b. 14 Jun 1961, d. 24 Oct 2017

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Birth

NH, USA

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Jacob Houghton

M, #113143

Father*: Matthew P. Houghton b. 14 Jun 1961, d. 24 Oct 2017

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Birth

NH, USA

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Michael Drew Houghton

M, #113144, b. 29 July 1943, d. 29 October 2017

Father*: (?) Houghton

Family: Karen Mundell b. c 1949

Marriage*: Michael Drew Houghton married Karen Mundell.

Emily Houghton b. c 1984

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Birth

Jul 29, 1943

Richmond, VA, USA

Marriage

Death

Oct 29, 2017

Nyack, NY, USA

Obituary

Nov 2, 2017

Houghton, Michael D.

Michael Houghton, a used and rare bookseller, died Sunday at his home in Nyack. He was 74 and suffered from pulmonary and heart disease. His store, The Ben Franklin Bookshop, was a favorite destination for book lovers throughout the Metropolitan area for over 30 years. His knowledge and love of books as well as his easy going, humorous and entertaining personal style made his shop a pleasure to visit.

Born in 1943 and raised in Circleville Ohio, he tagged along in the company of his bookselling father. He graduated from Antioch College and spent his early life living briefly in NYC, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco before settling down in Seattle, Washington where he established himself as a film editor and independent film maker. He met his wife, Karen Mundell Houghton and they each established their own respective businesses in what was then a backwater and forgotten city. They lived in Seattle for over 10 years before returning to her family in Nyack, NY, where after a brief period working as a film editor in NYC, he managed and then bought The Ben Franklin Bookshop. It was originally located in Upper Nyack, in the building Edward Hopper painted in "7 A.M.", and later moved to North Broadway in downtown Nyack. To quote from his unpublished memoir: "I lived through what was perhaps the golden time of second hand bookshops. Shops crammed with books from before the Great Depression, very low prices on everything, a browser's dream. My shop was part of that heyday, even as the whole thing was approaching its end. If you count my early memories, I cover a large part of the Twentieth Century used book selling history, with another ten years' experience trading in the present century."

When he wasn't buying, selling or reading books, Michael enjoyed listening to jazz, especially live jazz, and especially while drinking Bushmills Irish Whisky. His self-published essay "The Office: A Nyack Nightclub 1975-1987" is considered a local classic, one might even say, a "rare book". His friendships with regional jazz musicians combined with his extensive knowledge of jazz history, made the column he wrote for many years in The Nyack Villager a popular monthly event. His regular attendance at local jazz clubs was always met with enthusiasm, especially by the players and the bartender.

After his retirement from the used book business, he returned to an early interest in sketching and keeping visual diaries of his everyday life. Drawings, cartooning, collaging and recording whatever tickled him or struck his interest. He also spent 3-4 months every year for the past eight years traveling the country with his wife in their Airstream trailer. They logged an average of 10,000 miles a year visiting every major region in the country including many of the National and State Parks. They never made a reservation anywhere.

A cancer survivor, he was treated successfully for throat and lung cancer at Mt. Sinai. He is survived by his wife Karen and his daughter Emily Houghton of Philadelphia; a brother, Tim Houghton; and a sister, Tina Gibson of Ohio.

In keeping with his wishes, no flowers or donations please. A private remembrance will be held at a later date.

Emily and Karen will forever miss his love, his companionship, his cooking, his humor, his storytelling and the fine example he set for living a good life and enjoying it too.

Hannemann Funeral Home, Inc.

88 South Broadway Nyack, NY

(845) 358-0573
Published in the The Journal News on Nov. 2, 2017

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Karen Mundell

F, #113145, b. circa 1949

Family: Michael Drew Houghton b. 29 Jul 1943, d. 29 Oct 2017

Marriage*: Karen Mundell married Michael Drew Houghton, son of (?) Houghton.

Emily Houghton b. c 1984

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circa 1949

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Emily Houghton

F, #113146, b. circa 1984

Father*: Michael Drew Houghton b. 29 Jul 1943, d. 29 Oct 2017
Mother*: Karen Mundell b. c 1949

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Birth

circa 1984

NY, USA

Living

2017

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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(?) Houghton

M, #113147

Family:

Michael Drew Houghton+ b. 29 Jul 1943, d. 29 Oct 2017
Tim Houghton
Tina Houghton

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Tim Houghton

M, #113148

Father*: (?) Houghton

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Tina Houghton

F, #113149

Father*: (?) Houghton

Family: (?) Gibson

Marriage*: Tina Houghton married (?) Gibson.

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2017

OH, USA

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(?) Gibson

M, #113150

Family: Tina Houghton

Marriage*: (?) Gibson married Tina Houghton, daughter of (?) Houghton.

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Steven Earl Johnson¹

M, #113151, b. 10 May 1959

Family: Linda Charlotte Stone

Marriage*: Steven Earl Johnson married Linda Charlotte Stone, daughter of George Martin Stone II and Celia Ann Walker, on Dec 20, 1992 at Portsmouth, VA, USA.¹

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Birth

May 10, 1959

Elizabeth City, NC, USA

Marriage

Dec 20, 1992

Portsmouth, VA, USA¹

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Citations

[S415] E-mail from Linda Stone Johnson, 3/15/2021.