Mary Alice Packard1

F, #13951, b. 16 April 1848

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BirthApr 16, 1848Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 66.

Levina Bailey1

F, #13952, b. 18 July 1790, d. circa April 1834

Family: Capt. Martin Houghton b. 28 Nov 1779, d. 19 Jun 1833

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BirthJul 18, 1790Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, also recorded Northborough1,2
Origin1824Northborough, VT/MA, USA3
Deathcirca Apr, 1834Northborough, MA, USA, widow, age 45, in C.C. Apr 26, 18344
Probate11834Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Levina B. Houghton, W.P. Case #3100615
ParentsDMaj. Silas Bailey and Lavina Bartlett6

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  2. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 3.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 114.
  4. [S1494] American Antiquarian Society, ndex of Deaths in Mass. Centinel & Columbian Cent.
  5. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  6. [S1362] Hollis R. Bailey, Bailey Genealogy, p. 347.
  7. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  8. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 259.

Mary Houghton

F, #13953

Family: Daniel Nichoais

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MarriageDec 5, 1754Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.

Daniel Nichoais

M, #13954

Family: Mary Houghton

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MarriageDec 5, 1754Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.

Mary Houghton

F, #13955, b. circa 1719, d. 3 October 1800

Family: Thomas Sawyer b. 1710, d. 31 Mar 1797

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Birthcirca 1719
MarriageMar 25, 1762Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/21,2
DeathOct 3, 1800Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a 813

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  2. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 165.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 221.

Thomas Sawyer

M, #13956, b. 1710, d. 31 March 1797

Family: Mary Houghton b. c 1719, d. 3 Oct 1800

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Birth1710MA, USA1
MarriageMar 25, 1762Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/22,1
Milit-Beg1776Lex Alarm; Dorchester Hghts3,4
DeathMar 31, 1797Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in 87th yr.3,1
Biographyson of Joseph Sawyer and Abigail Wilder; m1 Elizabeth Osgood 21 Oct 1736 Lancaster (d. 28 My 1761 ae 52); 6 children by her1

Citations

  1. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 165.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  3. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 67.
  4. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 13 p. 886.

Mary Houghton1,2

F, #13959, b. between 1791 and 1799

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Birthbetween 1791 and 1799Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, census calc1
ReligionQuaker

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80 #2299, 92.

Mary Houghton

F, #13960

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BirthBolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.

Mary Houghton1,2

F, #13961, b. 4 May 1818

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BirthMay 4, 1818Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, twin1,2

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 189a.

Mary Ann Houghton1,2

F, #13962, b. 20 September 1813

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BirthSep 20, 1813Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Jan. 7, 18132,3
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57 # 1508.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57.

Mary Louisa Houghton1,2

F, #13963, b. 11 February 1847

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BirthFeb 11, 1847Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 13 in 1860 census2,1

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.

Mary Sawyer Houghton1,2

F, #13964, b. 27 August 1837

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BirthAug 27, 1837Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 11 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1860 census1,3
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Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115 #4290.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115.

William Middledick

M, #13965

Family: Mary Houghton b. 6 Sep 1757

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OriginShrewsbury, MA, USA1
Residencecirca 1778Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
MarriageMay 19, 1778Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3,4,1

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 36.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  3. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
  4. [S888] Michigan Genealogical Council, Michigan Surname Index - I, p. 314.

Mary Ann Houghton

F, #13966, b. between 1826 and 1830

Family: Martin R. Hunting

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Birthbetween 1826 and 1830Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
Residencecirca 1845Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
MarriageMar 20, 1845Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,3
BiographyMartin R. Hunting, from Marlboro, m. ___, dau..

of Stephen —. Houghton of Bolton; he lived in the south part in 1858 in the house now of Edward P.Hastings; was a wheelwright and worked in Wheeler's mill; rem. to Gardner. Had a s. Stephen in the late war, who was killed in a battle near Petersburg, Va.3

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  2. [S324] Grafton MA VRs, p. 229.
  3. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 404.

Martin R. Hunting

M, #13967

Family: Mary Ann Houghton b. bt 1826 - 1830

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Residencecirca 1845Grafton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageMar 20, 1845Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  2. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 404.
  3. [S324] Grafton MA VRs, p. 229.

Mary Ann Houghton

F, #13968

Family: William H. Gibson

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MarriageMay 16, 1833Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.

William H. Gibson

M, #13969

Family: Mary Ann Houghton

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MarriageMay 16, 1833Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.

Molly Houghton1,2

F, #13970, b. 18 July 1743

Family: Josiah Coolidge Jr b. 6 Sep 1744

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BirthJul 18, 1743Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3,4,5
MarriageMay 22, 1772Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,7,4
ImmigrationMay 22, 1772Windsor, Windsor Co., VT, USA4

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26 #490.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  3. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 38 (Family Bible of Oscar Eastman).
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 26.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 308.
  6. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, 77 [1923]: 293.

Nancy Houghton1

F, #13971, b. circa 1784, d. 14 September 1847

Family: Moses Dickinson Jr b. 26 Mar 1776

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Birthcirca 1784age 63 in 1847; dd calc
Origin1812Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
DeathSep 14, 1847Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, wife of Moses, 63. Ship fever, at alms house.5

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 56.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 267, 396.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 203.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 171.

Moses Dickinson Jr

M, #13972, b. 26 March 1776

Family: Nancy Houghton b. c 1784, d. 14 Sep 1847

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BirthMar 26, 1776Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Origin1812Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Marriage BannNov 15, 1812Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
Biographyson of Moses and Rebecca Dickenson1

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 119.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 168.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 203.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 171.

Jonas Snow1

M, #13973, b. 7 November 1749, d. 23 October 1813

Family: Mary Graham b. 10 Oct 1756, d. a 1836

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BirthNov 7, 1749Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageNov 13, 1777Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA2
DeathOct 23, 1813LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY, USA2

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 79.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Kathy Snow Hulbert, Jan. 31, 2001.

Silas Snow1

M, #13974, b. 13 November 1753

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BirthNov 13, 1753Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 79.

James Houghton1

M, #13975, b. 25 August 1764, d. 1811

Family: Rebecca Dunton

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BirthAug 25, 1764Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, s. John 3d & Keziah Houghton2,4,3
Marriage BannSep 8, 1789Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
1790 Census1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1 male 16+, 2 females; unclear which James6
Death1811Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 477
Problemsee note for Rebecca Dunton; ? which James
BiographyWhitcomb: "James Houghton and Rebecca Dunton were married in September of 1789, and probably started to build a house at once. He built on Houghton land which had belonged to his father, John. James and Rebecca had a large family, eleven in all, of which four died young. In 1811, at the age of forty-seven, James died. The house and all the property had to be sold and soon the Town was putting the older children into homes to earn their keep."
Bolton Historical Website:

374 Harvard Rd

Formerly called the Houghton/Weatherbee House, current research has resulted in a name change to the James Houghton House.
A large tract of land on Golden Run, Harvard, and Bare Hill Roads stretching north into Harvard was owned by members of the Houghton family from the early days of the town of Lancaster. When petitions were presented to set off new towns in the 1720's and 1730's, many of the most active proponents were the farmers in this north part of what ultimately became Bolton. At least four of the five members of the first Board of Selectmen in 1738 lived in this section of town, and three of them were Houghtons. Over the years, parcels of the huge original landgrants were divided out to provide farms for later generations. James Houghton (1764-1811), a Revolutionary soldier and first owner of this house, married Rebecca (Becky) Dunton in 1789, and it is believed that this house was built around the time of their wedding on land they received from his father, John Houghton
In a fashion typical of the most prolific rural families of their era, over a twenty year period James and Becky had eleven children, four of whom died young. The lives of the Houghtons illustrated another sad trend when James died at the age of 47, and the older children were "put out" to other households to earn their keep. The house and farm were sold, to William Coolidge (1758-1826), in 1812.7,8
ResearchMarriage to Rebecca; same dd

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38 #808.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  3. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  5. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 36.
  6. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, MA, p. 214.
  7. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 348.
  8. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.

Rebecca Liscomb Houghton1,2

F, #13976, b. 29 May 1795, d. 1833

Family: Amasa Snell b. 1794, d. 1881

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BirthMay 29, 1795Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,2
MarriageJun 13, 1817Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5
Death18333

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80 #2313.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 67, p. 135.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80.

Amasa Snell

M, #13977, b. 1794, d. 1881

Family: Rebecca Liscomb Houghton b. 29 May 1795, d. 1833

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Birth17941
Origincirca 1817Chester, Windsor Co., VT, USA2
MarriageJun 13, 1817Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2,3
Death18811
ParentsSElisha Snell and Deborah Dunton1

Citations

  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 67, p. 135.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80.

Sally Houghton1

F, #13978, b. 7 August 1788, d. 26 April 1869

Family: Stephen Pope b. 11 Jan 1784, d. 2 Jul 1870

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BirthAug 7, 1788Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Aug. 7, 17802,3
ResidenceBolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
MarriageSep 4, 1806Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Quaker Meeting House4
DeathApr 26, 1869Hudson, MA, USA5
ContributnMrs. Sally Roberts contributed some of the genealogy of Sally Houghton5

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80 #2297, 92.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80, 92.
  4. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  5. [S36] Letter, from Sally W. Roberts, 10/1998.

Stephen Pope

M, #13979, b. 11 January 1784, d. 2 July 1870

Family: Sally Houghton b. 7 Aug 1788, d. 26 Apr 1869

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BirthJan 11, 1784Salem, MA, USA1
Residencecirca 1806Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA2
MarriageSep 4, 1806Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Quaker Meeting House2
DeathJul 2, 1870Hudson, MA, USA1
ReligionQuaker

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Sally W. Roberts, 10/1998.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.

Stephen Nurse Jr

M, #13980, b. 20 March 1793

Family: Sally Houghton

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BirthMar 20, 1793Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
MarriageOct 22, 1820Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.