Houghton Surname Project - Person Page

Harry Belmont Houghton^1,2

M, #29221, b. 2 August 1901, d. 17 February 1982

Father*: Harry Benjamin Houghton^1,3 b. 5 Aug 1876, d. 14 Jun 1961
Mother*: Grace F. Gauthier¹ b. 11 Mar 1881, d. 6 Mar 1977

Family: Virginia Dart Elliott b. c 1908, d. 3 Sep 1977

Marriage*: Harry Belmont Houghton married Virginia Dart Elliott on Dec 26, 1931 at Worcester, MA, USA.^2,8

Peter Elliott Houghton² b. 6 Jan 1937, d. 6 Jan 1937
Timothy Elliott Houghton² b. 20 Sep 1938, d. Oct 1973

Biography

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Birth

Aug 2, 1901

Barre, Washington Co., VT, USA, age 17 in 1920 census; age 38 in 1940 census; Barre, VT per his SAR application; SS: Williamstown, VT^4,5,1,6,7

Education

Spaulding High School³

Occupation

civil engineer of U.S. Department of Commerce

Gen. Soc.

Nov 30, 1926

District of Columbia Society, National Society, Sons of the American Revolution

Residence

1929

Washington, DC, USA³

Marriage

Dec 26, 1931

Worcester, MA, USA^2,8

Residence

1935

1940 Census

1940

Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, USA, age 38, laundry manager, 4 years of college; and mother in law Ruth Elliott, 61, CT⁹

1950 US Census

1950

Montpellier, Washington Co., VT, USA, age 48, laundry and dry cleaner; and mother inlaw Ruth D. Elliott, 71, CT

Last Loc

Barre, Washington Co., VT, USA, Zip 05641¹⁰

SSN

VT, USA, 009-09-4797

Death

Feb 17, 1982

Berlin, Washington Co., VT, USA^4,10,11,7

Obituary

Feb 18, 1982

Barre, VT, USA, H. Belmont Houghton, 80, 6 Richardson St., Montpelier, died Wednesday at the Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Barre, Aug. 2, 1901, the son of Harry and Grace (Gauthier) Houghton. He was educated in the Barre schools, and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1919. Mr. Houghton attended Dartmouth College and graduated from the University of Vermont, class of 1923, with a degree in civil engineering. He was married on Dec. 26, 1931, in Worcester, Mass, to Virginia Elliott. Mrs. Houghton died in 1977. He had been employed by the Bureau of Standards in Washington, D.C., and worked in the White House Reconstruction during the Coolidge Administration. Later, he worked on the Panama Canal, as a civil engineer. He had also studied law at George Washington University during his employment in Washington. Mr. Houghton moved to Montpelier in 1935, were he owned and operated the Barre-Montpelier Steam Laundry. He was member of the Masonic Lodge, Mt. Sinai Temple, No. 3 Shine, the Lake Mansfield Trout Club, the Montpelier Elks Club, and the Sons of the American Revolution. He is survived by nieces, nephews and cousins. Two sons, Peter and Timothy, are deceased. The body will be cremated at the Mt. Pleasant Crematory, St. Johnsbury. Commital services for the ashes will be conducted at the Hope Cemetery, Barre, in the spring.

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Williamstown, VT, p. 995; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Montpelier, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.
[S572] Arthur F. Stone, The Vermont of Today, p. 629.
[S98] Social Security Administration.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Barre, Washington Co., VT, Film 878, Box 13, Vol. 12, E.D. 73, Sh. 14, Ln. 64.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Vermont Department of Health. Vermont Death Index 1981-2001. Burlington, VT, USA: Vermont Department of Health, 2001.
[S1074] Town Records: Berlin, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-31352, VT Vital Records 1955-1979.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Montpelier, Washington, Vermont; Roll: T627_4238; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 12-30; line 50, dwl 99-160.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 286, p. 134.

Henry V. Lovell^1,2

M, #29222, b. 13 January 1830, d. 19 March 1865

Father*: Elijah Lovell Jr¹ b. 21 Sep 1783
Mother*: Caroline Houghton¹ b. 2 Oct 1799

Family: Emeline P. Brown

Marriage*: Henry V. Lovell married Emeline P. Brown.²

Biography

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Birth

Jan 13, 1830

Lyndon, NH, USA, age 21 in 1850 census; Lovell Genealogy: 13 Dec. 1830¹

Marriage

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Death

Mar 19, 1865

Pittsfield, Rutland Co., VT, USA, age 35-36, of consumption¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 123.
[S1072] Elisabeth Lovell Bowman C.G., Alexander Lovell Genealogy, p. 318.

Joseph Darling^1,2,3

M, #29227, b. 29 October 1746, d. 9 November 1824

Family: Sarah Houghton b. 24 Nov 1756, d. 21 Jan 1846

Marriage*: Joseph Darling married Sarah Houghton, daughter of John Houghton 3d and Mary Goddard, on Apr 7, 1778 at Northboro, MA, USA, w/2.^3,2,4,5

Vinal Darling⁷ b. 2 Feb 1779, d. 17 Mar 1780
John Darling⁷ b. 1 Apr 1781, d. 29 Jun 1791
Joel Darling+⁷ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Levi Darling⁷ b. 24 Aug 1792
Elijah Darling+⁷ b. 21 Feb 1795, d. 12 Apr 1879

Biography

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Birth

Oct 29, 1746

Framingham, MA, USA, MLM: Jul. 26, 1782 (Win. 26); VT Families II: Jul 26 1762, Winchendon, MA^1,3,2,4,5

Marriage

Aug 19, 1773

Marborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Eunice Flagg⁵

Milit-Beg

1776

private in Capt. Aaron Gardiner's Co., Col. Brooks' Regt. and maybe who enlisted in Middleboro as a private in Capt. William Tapper's Co., Col. Ebenezer white's Regt. to an alarm in Rhode Island.^2,6

Marriage

Apr 7, 1778

Northboro, MA, USA, w/2^3,2,4,5

Immigration

1781

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, near his father-in-law John Houghton.⁷

Office

1795

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, surveyor of highways

Freeman

1803

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Residence

Apr 12, 1823

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA, He bought a farm two miles northwest of the Catlin settlement, not far from the 20 acres of John Houghton^3,7

Death

Nov 9, 1824

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA^8,2

Biography

John Darling, VT Families I: son of Amos (Thomas, John) and Hepsabah (Bruce) Darling; MLM (error): son of John and Ruth Darling of Winchenden, MA^3,2,5

Citations

[S196] Framingham MA VRs, p. 521.
[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 49.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 118.
[S1045] Lou Ella J. and William A. Martin Martin, George Darling Descendants, p. 350.
[S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 4: p. 438.
[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.
[S161] Marlborough MA VRs, p. 353.

Joel Darling¹

M, #29228, b. 9 January 1784, d. 1854

Father*: Joseph Darling¹ b. 29 Oct 1746, d. 9 Nov 1824
Mother*: Sarah Houghton^1,2 b. 24 Nov 1756, d. 21 Jan 1846

Family: Lovenia Wales b. 12 Jan 1783

Marriage*: Joel Darling married Lovenia Wales on Dec 18, 1803.¹

Sarah Darling¹ b. 5 Jan 1805
Polly Darling¹ b. 11 May 1806
Joel Marvin Darling¹ b. 15 Jan 1808
Electa Darling¹ b. 15 Apr 1810
Levi Wilkins Darling¹ b. 20 Dec 1811
Daniel Tomkins Darling¹ b. 23 Apr 1813
Electa Lovenia Darling¹ b. 12 Jun 1815
Annis Darling¹ b. 25 Feb 1817
John Lincklaen Darling¹ b. 11 Nov 1818
Amanda Darling¹ b. 8 Jul 1820
Elijah Darling¹ b. 5 Mar 1822
Joseph Darling¹ b. 19 Jul 1824
Eliza Darling¹ b. c 1825
Charlotte Elizabeth Darling¹ b. 4 Mar 1828

Biography

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Birth

Jan 9, 1784

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 18, 1803

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Immigration

1804

German, Chenango, NY, USA, after he sold property by warrant to Moses Hurd.¹

Death

1854

Casanovia, Chenango Co., NY, USA, DAR records give Nov 2 1854^1,2

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.
[S1385] "Diary of Rev. Royal Houghton,", p. 12.

Vinal Darling¹

M, #29229, b. 2 February 1779, d. 17 March 1780

Father*: Joseph Darling¹ b. 29 Oct 1746, d. 9 Nov 1824
Mother*: Sarah Houghton¹ b. 24 Nov 1756, d. 21 Jan 1846

Biography

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Birth

Feb 2, 1779

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA¹

Death

Mar 17, 1780

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

John Darling¹

M, #29230, b. 1 April 1781, d. 29 June 1791

Father*: Joseph Darling¹ b. 29 Oct 1746, d. 9 Nov 1824
Mother*: Sarah Houghton¹ b. 24 Nov 1756, d. 21 Jan 1846

Biography

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Birth

Apr 1, 1781

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA¹

Death

Jun 29, 1791

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Lovenia Wales¹

F, #29231, b. 12 January 1783

Family: Joel Darling b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854

Marriage*: Lovenia Wales married Joel Darling, son of Joseph Darling and Sarah Houghton, on Dec 18, 1803.¹

Sarah Darling¹ b. 5 Jan 1805
Polly Darling¹ b. 11 May 1806
Joel Marvin Darling¹ b. 15 Jan 1808
Electa Darling¹ b. 15 Apr 1810
Levi Wilkins Darling¹ b. 20 Dec 1811
Daniel Tomkins Darling¹ b. 23 Apr 1813
Electa Lovenia Darling¹ b. 12 Jun 1815
Annis Darling¹ b. 25 Feb 1817
John Lincklaen Darling¹ b. 11 Nov 1818
Amanda Darling¹ b. 8 Jul 1820
Elijah Darling¹ b. 5 Mar 1822
Joseph Darling¹ b. 19 Jul 1824
Eliza Darling¹ b. c 1825
Charlotte Elizabeth Darling¹ b. 4 Mar 1828

Biography

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Birth

Jan 12, 1783

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 18, 1803

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Living

Dec 1, 1856

Chenango Co., NY, USA, as a widow; uncited DAR records give Sep. 16 1867¹

ParentsD

Levine Wales and Molly Durkee

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Sarah Darling¹

F, #29232, b. 5 January 1805

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

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Birth

Jan 5, 1805

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Polly Darling¹

F, #29233, b. 11 May 1806

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

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Birth

May 11, 1806

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Joel Marvin Darling¹

M, #29234, b. 15 January 1808

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

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Birth

Jan 15, 1808

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Electa Darling¹

F, #29235, b. 15 April 1810

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

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Birth

Apr 15, 1810

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Levi Wilkins Darling¹

M, #29236, b. 20 December 1811

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

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Birth

Dec 20, 1811

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Daniel Tomkins Darling¹

M, #29237, b. 23 April 1813

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

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Birth

Apr 23, 1813

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Electa Lovenia Darling¹

F, #29238, b. 12 June 1815

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

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Birth

Jun 12, 1815

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Annis Darling¹

F, #29239, b. 25 February 1817

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

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Birth

Feb 25, 1817

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

John Lincklaen Darling¹

M, #29240, b. 11 November 1818

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

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Birth

Nov 11, 1818

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Amanda Darling¹

F, #29241, b. 8 July 1820

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Jul 8, 1820

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Elijah Darling¹

M, #29242, b. 5 March 1822

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Corresponded with author

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Birth

Mar 5, 1822

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Joseph Darling¹

M, #29243, b. 19 July 1824

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

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Birth

Jul 19, 1824

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Eliza Darling¹

F, #29244, b. circa 1825

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

circa 1825

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Charlotte Elizabeth Darling¹

F, #29245, b. 4 March 1828

Father*: Joel Darling¹ b. 9 Jan 1784, d. 1854
Mother*: Lovenia Wales¹ b. 12 Jan 1783

Biography

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Birth

Mar 4, 1828

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Levi Darling¹

M, #29246, b. 24 August 1792

Father*: Joseph Darling¹ b. 29 Oct 1746, d. 9 Nov 1824
Mother*: Sarah Houghton^1,2 b. 24 Nov 1756, d. 21 Jan 1846

Family: Mary Comstock

Marriage*: Levi Darling married Mary Comstock.¹

Biography

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Birth

Aug 24, 1792

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA¹

Marriage

¹

Biography

He went west.²

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.
[S1385] "Diary of Rev. Royal Houghton,", p. 12.

Mary Comstock¹

F, #29247

Family: Levi Darling b. 24 Aug 1792

Marriage*: Mary Comstock married Levi Darling, son of Joseph Darling and Sarah Houghton.¹

Biography

Biography

dau. of John Comstock

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Marriage

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Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.

Elijah Darling¹

M, #29248, b. 21 February 1795, d. 12 April 1879

Father*: Joseph Darling¹ b. 29 Oct 1746, d. 9 Nov 1824
Mother*: Sarah Houghton^1,2 b. 24 Nov 1756, d. 21 Jan 1846

Family: Sophia Ryneck d. 6 Mar 1858

Marriage*: Elijah Darling married Sophia Ryneck.¹

(?) Darling¹ b. bt 1820 - 1825
(?) Darling b. bt 1825 - 1830
John Darling¹ b. 1830
Charles J. Darling³ b. c 1837
Maria Darling³ b. c 1840
Lewis E. Darling³ b. c 1843
Miron F. Darling³ b. c 1846

Biography

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Birth

Feb 21, 1795

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA¹

Marriage

¹

Death

Apr 12, 1879

Chenango Co., NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.
[S1385] "Diary of Rev. Royal Houghton,", p. 12.
[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 51.

Sophia Ryneck¹

F, #29249, d. 6 March 1858

Family: Elijah Darling b. 21 Feb 1795, d. 12 Apr 1879

Marriage*: Sophia Ryneck married Elijah Darling, son of Joseph Darling and Sarah Houghton.¹

(?) Darling¹ b. bt 1820 - 1825
(?) Darling b. bt 1825 - 1830
John Darling¹ b. 1830
Charles J. Darling² b. c 1837
Maria Darling² b. c 1840
Lewis E. Darling² b. c 1843
Miron F. Darling² b. c 1846

Biography

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Marriage

¹

Death

Mar 6, 1858

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Biography

dau. of William Ryneck

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.
[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 51.

(?) Darling¹

F, #29250, b. between 1820 and 1825

Father*: Elijah Darling¹ b. 21 Feb 1795, d. 12 Apr 1879
Mother*: Sophia Ryneck¹ d. 6 Mar 1858

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

between 1820 and 1825

Lincklaen, Chenango, NY, USA¹

Citations

[S573] Scott A. Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - I, p. 50.