Sarah Gates

F, #3306, b. 21 September 1771, d. 9 October 1851

Family: Capt. Cyrus Houghton b. 24 Jul 1768, d. 4 Apr 1843

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 21, 1771Harvard, MA, USA, age 78 in 1850 census1
MarriageApr 4, 1799Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
Will1851Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Sarah Houghton, W.P. Case #311734
DeathOct 9, 1851Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 80y2m18d;
MLM: June 16, 1820, aged 511,5
BurialHarvard Center Burial Ground Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, widow of Capt. Cyrus, dau. of Capt.Isaac & Submit Gates ae 80y 19d1

Citations

  1. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 48.
  2. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57, 96.
  4. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 96.

Nancy Butterick1

F, #3309, b. 22 August 1794

Family: Obed Houghton b. 30 Jul 1795

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthAug 22, 1794Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Origincirca 1822Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1
Relativesisters?

Citations

  1. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
  2. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 22.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: St. Albans, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  5. [S282] Boxborough MA VRs, p. 45.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 97, 147.

Mary Ann Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #3318, b. 8 April 1820, d. 1884

Family 1: Massereen Augustus Houghton b. 20 Mar 1821, d. 28 Jan 1864

Family 2: Timothy J. Fairbanks b. 20 Jun 1805, d. 5 Mar 1879

Biography

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BirthApr 8, 1820Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 30 in 1850 census; age 35 in 1860 census5,6,7
Guardiansp1838Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 311048
MarriageSep 29, 1841Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,2,9
1850 Census1850Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 30, a carpenter10
ChurchJun, 1852Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Mary Ann, Mrs., dis. to ch. in Lancaster11
1860 Census1860Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 35, carpenter12
MarriageApr 5, 1866Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, his 2nd, to Mrs. Mary Ann Houghton5,13,4,14
Death1884Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA15,16

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 390 #1175.
  2. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 113 #4212.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 13, number 7.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 390.
  6. [S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 58.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 113.
  8. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester Co., MA.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 113, 116.
  10. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 174; line 21, dwl 270-287.
  11. [S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 378.
  12. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lancester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 113, line 4, dwl 898-917.
  13. [S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 654.
  14. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 389.
  15. [S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 654.
  16. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 340.
  17. [S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 195.
  18. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 116.

Warren P. Clark1,2

M, #3319

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Origincirca 1839North Providence, RI, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.

Jemima Southworth1,2

F, #3320, b. 3 April 1753, d. 1 September 1840

Family: Pharas Houghton b. 26 Jul 1751, d. 13 Feb 1790

Biography

NotableY
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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 3, 1753Ashford Twp, Windham Co., CT, USA, also Mansfield, CT3
Marriage BannJan 2, 1775Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,1,5
1880 Census1800Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 00100-02201; 1 male 16-25; 2 female 10-15, 2 female 16-25, 1 female 45+6
DeathSep 1, 1840Petersham, MA, USA3,7
Notablea descendant of John Alden of the Mayflower
ParentsDJohn Southworth and Sarah Higgins; John 5, Nathaniel, Rebecca PABODIE, Elizabeth ALDEN, John ALDEN 13,7

Citations

  1. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  2. [S255] Duane Hamilton Hurd, Otsego Co., NY Hx, p. 307.
  3. [S36] Letter, from David C. Wolff, Dec. 11, 2001, citing Alfred A. Windsor data.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 111.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 42, 78/79.
  6. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Petersham, Worcester Co, MA, p. 277.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.alden.org/aldengen/pafg156.htm#42745
  8. [S70] Vital Records of Petersham MA, p. 32.

Sarah Fairbank1,2

F, #3321, b. 28 May 1770, d. January 1813

Family: Abel Houghton b. 5 Sep 1766, d. 25 Mar 1844

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMay 28, 1770Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
MarriageNov 29, 1787Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Congreg. church4,5
DeathJan, 1813Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA, wife of Abel Houghton, a. 426
BurialOld North Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA, Sarah Houghton - d. 1813 ae 42 yrs. Wife of Abel Houghton7
ResearchBoth married Abel Houghton

Citations

  1. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 92.
  3. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 37.
  4. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57, 80.
  6. [S96] NEHGR, 92 [1938]: 279.
  7. [S1210] Unknown compiler, NEHGS Manuscript Collections Cemet. Transcriptions, NewEnglandAncestors.org: Houghton Surname: GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE OLD NORTH CEMETERY
    CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1642 -- 1934 Compiled By Priscilla Hammond Concord, N. H.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  9. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  10. [S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 191.
  11. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  12. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.

Alvin W. Houghton1,2

M, #3322, b. 28 February 1813, d. 8 October 1899

Family: Esther H. Runnels b. c 1815, d. 1892

Biography

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BirthFeb 28, 1813Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 37 in 1850 census; age 47 in 1860 census3,1,4
Occupationcirca 1835a manufacturer5
Origincirca 1835Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA6
Marriage BannOct 3, 1835Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA6,7
1840 Census1840Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 2 Total: 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)8
1850 Census1850Manchester, Hillsborough, NH, USA, Alvin, age 37, a spinner9
1860 Census1860Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 47, trader, property $1000-10010
Divorcebefore 187011
DeathOct 8, 1899San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, a. 851,12
BiographyHe was occupied in the cotton factories of Lowell, then he moved to Manchester, NH where he was overseer in the spinning dept. of the Amoskeag mills. He then was in the furniture business for 5 years. He went to CA for the gold rush. He went to CA 3 times, once with his son, and rounded Cape Horn. He was then in the furniture business in CA.1

Citations

  1. [S713] Ezra S. Stearns NH State Gen. & Family Hx III, p. 1073.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5684, 172A, 173.
  3. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147, 172A, 173.
  5. [S306] Lowell MA VRs I, p. 19.
  6. [S305] Lowell MA VRs II, p. 438.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 173.
  8. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Lowell, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 187; Page: 20.
  9. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M432_432; Page: 30; line 31, dwl 1407-1562.
  10. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Manchester Ward 1, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_674; Page: 680; sheet 234, line 34, dwl 1293-1674.
  11. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH, Reel 6, Vol. 4, ED. 127, Sh. 21, Ln. 34, dwl 288-188-249.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172A, 173.

Almira Houghton1,2

F, #3323, b. 6 March 1815

Family: Warren P. Clark

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 6, 1815Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,1,4
MarriageMar 17, 1839Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5677.
  3. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.
  5. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.

Rebecca Smith1

F, #3324, b. January 1789, d. 27 July 1874

Family: Jabez Houghton b. 4 Nov 1790, d. 30 Jul 1842

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan, 1789Marlborough, MA, USA, dd calc2
Origincirca 1813Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA3
DeathJul 27, 1874Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 85 y 6 m2
BurialLancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
ParentsDWilliam and Eunice Smith, of Marlborough2
ResearchOnly Weis gives marriage to "Rebecca", same bd and dd4

Citations

  1. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62, 181.
  2. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 23, number 12.
  3. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 328.
  5. [S457] Stow MA VRs, p. 165.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 97, 147.

Abraham Houghton1,2

M, #3330, b. 23 January 1771, d. 27 July 1773

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJan 23, 1771Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5,6
DeathJul 27, 1773Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2y.6m.4d7,5,6

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 104 #199.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 13 #242.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 104.
  4. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 61.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 13.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 343.
  7. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 279.