Houghton Surname Project

Fannie G. Houghton¹

F, #44431, b. October 1859, d. 8 February 1928

Father*: Andrew Houghton² b. 20 Sep 1817
Mother*: Amanda (?)² b. c 1829

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Birth

Oct, 1859

MA, USA, age 10 in 1870 census; age 20 in 1880 census; age 40 in 1900 census;
age 50 in 1910 census; age 60 in 1920 census²

1910 Census

1910

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 50, single, servant to Ernest Boyden³

Death

Feb 8, 1928

Newton, MA, USA

Burial

Feb 10, 1928

Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 89, E.D. 1646, Sh. 12, Ln. 33.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, Box 654, p. 290, line 34, dwl 492.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Newton Ward 2, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_603; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 960; line 53, dwl 957.

Flora C. Carroll

F, #44432, b. November 1865

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Birth

Nov, 1865

MA, USA, age 34 in 1900 census¹

1900 Census

1900

Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Flora C. Houghton, age 34, divorced, daughter of and living with Almond E. and Fannie M. Carroll^1,2

ParentsD

parents born in MA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 92, E.D. 1727, Sh. 11, Ln. 3.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Winchendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 695; Enumeration District: 1707; Sheet 11A; line 1, dwl 192-230.

Florence G. Houghton¹

F, #44433, b. January 1873

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Birth

Jan, 1873

ME, USA, age 27 in 1900 census; age 39 in 1910 census; age 47, MA, in 1920 census^1,2

1900 Census

1900

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 27, school teacher; a boarder with Stephen A. and Mary Tucker family^1,3

1910 Census

1910

Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 39, public school teacher, boarder, with Stephen and Mary Tucker⁴

1920 Census

1920

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 47, unemployed teacher; a lodger with John A. Crowley^2,5

ParentsD

parents born in ME in 1920, in MA in 1910⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 57, E.D. 1050, Sh. 24, Ln. 64.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 124, E.D. 571, Sh. 6, Ln. 32.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Milton, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 670; Enumeration District: 1050; Sheet 24B; line 64, dwl 381-402.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_609; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 1125; line 7, dwl 387-427.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 24, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll T625_740; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 57; line 32; dwl 6-62-100.

Frances C. Houghton¹

F, #44434, b. March 1840

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Birth

Mar, 1840

MA, USA, age 60 in 1900 census; age 79 in 1920 census¹

1900 Census

1900

Williamsburg, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, age 60, widow²

1920 Census

1920

Williamsburg, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, age 79, widow³

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 35, E.D. 654, Sh. 10, Ln. 100.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Williamsburg, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 654; Enumeration District: 654; Sheet 10B; line 100, dwl 222-245.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Williamsburg, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll T625_705; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 193; line 62, dwl 14-27-33.

Bertha Francis Belcher¹

F, #44435, b. April 1849

Family: Josiah Stearns Houghton b. 20 Dec 1847, d. b Aug 1899

Marriage*: Bertha Francis Belcher married Josiah Stearns Houghton, son of Levi Richardson Houghton and Harriet Newell Hadley.³

Thomas Houghton³ b. c 1868
Albert Houghton³ b. c 1873
William Horace Houghton+³ b. Oct 1876
Alice M. Houghton+² b. May 1879, d. 31 Mar 1922
Addie L. Houghton+⁷ b. 1881, d. b 1920
George Augusta Houghton+² b. 28 May 1886, d. 21 Oct 1921

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Birth

Apr, 1849

MA, USA, age 29 in 1880 census; age 51 in 1900 census; age 71 and 72 in 1920 census²

Marriage

1880 Census

1880

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 31, a fireman O. C. R. R.^3,4

PensionInx

Aug 21, 1899

MA, USA, as a widow⁵

Widow

1900

8 children born, 6 living

1900 Census

1900

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 51^2,6

ParentsD

parents born in MA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-13035-22652-92
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 88, E.D. 1645, Sh. 22, Ln. 31.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 35, ED 874, Sh 48, Ln 23.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 35, ED 874, Sh 48, Ln 23, dwl 457-447.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 12; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 484.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 692; Enumeration District: 1645; Sheet 22A; line 31, dwl 38-345-495.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T625_747; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 107; line 15, dwl 42-52.

George Augusta Houghton¹

M, #44436, b. 28 May 1886, d. 21 October 1921

Father*: Josiah Stearns Houghton b. 20 Dec 1847, d. b Aug 1899
Mother*: Bertha Francis Belcher² b. Apr 1849

Family: Winifred Mooney b. 28 Nov 1891, d. 7 Jan 1979

Marriage*: George Augusta Houghton married Winifred Mooney, daughter of Samuel J. Mooney, on Apr 29, 1912 at Fitchburg, MA, USA, age 25 and 20.^4,3

Hazel E. Houghton⁴ b. c 1913, d. b 2004
Alice L. Houghton^4,6 b. 10 Jan 1914, d. 19 Jun 2004
Bertha N. Houghton⁴ b. c 1915, d. b 2004
Eleanor V. Houghton⁴ b. 1919, d. 7 Dec 1955

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Birth

May 28, 1886

MA, USA, May 1886, age 14 in 1900 census; age 33 in 1920 census¹

Occupation

1912

Leominister, MA, USA, combmaker³

Marriage

Apr 29, 1912

Fitchburg, MA, USA, age 25 and 20^4,3

Mil. Draft

Sep 12, 1918

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 32, comb maker¹

1920 Census

1920

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 33, comb shop cutter^4,5

Death

Oct 21, 1921

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Burial

Oct 23, 1921

Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1684562.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 88, E.D. 1645, Sh. 22, Ln. 31.
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-13035-22652-92
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Leominster, Worcester Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 137, E.D. 108, Sh. 10, Ln. 60.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T625_747; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 108; line 60, dwl 42-193-236.
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/29/2004.

Alice M. Houghton¹

F, #44437, b. May 1879, d. 31 March 1922

Father*: Josiah Stearns Houghton² b. 20 Dec 1847, d. b Aug 1899
Mother*: Bertha Francis Belcher¹ b. Apr 1849

Family 1: (?) Macey

Marriage*: Alice M. Houghton married (?) Macey.

Henry Macey¹ b. Apr 1898

Family 2: Frederick W. Schrieter d. 12 Nov 1946

Marriage*: Alice M. Houghton married Frederick W. Schrieter on Nov 29, 1905 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.

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Birth

May, 1879

MA, USA, age 1 in 1880 census; age 21 in 1900 census¹

Marriage

Nov 29, 1905

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Death

Mar 31, 1922

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 88, E.D. 1645, Sh. 22, Ln. 31.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 35, ED 874, Sh 48, Ln 23.

(?) Macey

M, #44438

Family: Alice M. Houghton b. May 1879, d. 31 Mar 1922

Marriage*: (?) Macey married Alice M. Houghton, daughter of Josiah Stearns Houghton and Bertha Francis Belcher.

Henry Macey¹ b. Apr 1898

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 88, E.D. 1645, Sh. 22, Ln. 31.

Henry Macey¹

M, #44439, b. April 1898

Father*: (?) Macey¹
Mother*: Alice M. Houghton¹ b. May 1879, d. 31 Mar 1922

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Birth

Apr, 1898

MA, USA, age 2 in 1900 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 88, E.D. 1645, Sh. 22, Ln. 31.

Francis Houghton¹

M, #44440, b. April 1885

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Birth

Apr, 1885

England, age 15 in 1900 census²

1900 Census

1900

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, a servant for James O'Connell¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 73, E.D. 1364, Sh. 9, Ln. 8.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Ward 14, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 682; Enumeration District: 1364; Sheet 9A; line 8, dwl 819-92-66.

Francis Houghton¹

F, #44441, b. August 1889

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Birth

Aug, 1889

MA, USA, age 10 in 1900 census¹

1900 Census

1900

Wellesley, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 10, a student at the Academy of the Assumption^1,2

ParentsS

father born in NJ, mother born in Canada

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 59, E.D. 1030, Sh. 12, Ln. 68.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T623_672; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 1078; line 68.

Mabel F. Houghton¹

F, #44442, b. August 1891

Father*: Francis Joseph Houghton¹ b. 28 Mar 1871, d. 1956
Mother*: Letitia May Hurd¹ b. 23 Dec 1871, d. 1934

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Birth

Aug, 1891

MA, USA, age 8 in 1900 census; age 18 in 1900 census¹

Occupation

1910

dressmaker, works out

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 59, E.D. 1080, Sh. 3, Ln. 89.

Raymond Ellis Houghton^1,2

M, #44443, b. 24 March 1893, d. October 1966

Father*: Francis Joseph Houghton¹ b. 28 Mar 1871, d. 1956
Mother*: Letitia May Hurd¹ b. 23 Dec 1871, d. 1934

Family: Lillian E. (?) b. 9 Mar 1888, d. 19 Feb 1986

Marriage*: Raymond Ellis Houghton married Lillian E. (?) on circa 1923 he 30, she 34.⁴

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Birth

Mar 24, 1893

MA, USA, age 7 in 1900 census; age 17 in 1910 census; age 37 in 1930 census^1,3

Mil. Draft

Jun 5, 1917

Norwood, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 24, farming²

Residence

1918

Westwood, MA, USA

Marriage

circa 1923

he 30, she 34⁴

SSN

MA, USA, 010-28-9556

Residence

1942

Westwood, Norfolk Co., MA, USA

1950 US Census

1950

Westwood, MA, USA, age 57, raise plants, plantman, garden worker

Last Loc

Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, Zip 02191³

Death

Oct, 1966

Burial

Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 59, E.D. 1080, Sh. 3, Ln. 89.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1684748.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Westwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_937; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 1062; line 51, dwl 98-103.

Jessie M. Houghton¹

F, #44444, b. 1 June 1894, d. 23 February 1912

Father*: Francis Joseph Houghton¹ b. 28 Mar 1871, d. 1956
Mother*: Letitia May Hurd¹ b. 23 Dec 1871, d. 1934

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Birth

Jun 1, 1894

Westwood, MA, USA, June 1894, age 5 in 1900 census; age 15 in 1910 census¹

Death

Feb 23, 1912

Framingham, MA, USA

Burial

Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 59, E.D. 1080, Sh. 3, Ln. 89.

Bernard Harris Houghton^1,2

M, #44445, b. 2 June 1896, d. 12 September 1986

Father*: Francis Joseph Houghton¹ b. 28 Mar 1871, d. 1956
Mother*: Letitia May Hurd¹ b. 23 Dec 1871, d. 1934

Family: Doris J. Mitchell b. 18 Oct 1902, d. 23 Jun 1997

Marriage*: Bernard Harris Houghton married Doris J. Mitchell.⁸

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Birth

Jun 2, 1896

Dedham, MA, USA, age 3 in 1900 census; age 13 in 1910 census; age 23 in 1920 census; age 33 in 1930 census; age 44 in 1940 census^1,2,3

Mil. Draft

Jun 5, 1917

Medway, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 21

1920 Census

1920

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 23 & 19, grocery store stockman, lodgers with Elizabeth Estey^4,5

1930 Census

1930

Everett, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 33, a boarder, a shipper for a confectionary business with Elvina Nelson⁶

1940 Census

1940

Billerica, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 44, candy factory receiver; and mother in law Dora Mitchell, 73, widow & sister in law Dora H. Mitchell, 34⁷

Marriage

⁸

Residence

1942

Billerica, Middlesex Co., MA, USA

1950 US Census

1950

Billerica, MA, USA, age 52, candy factory, receiving clerk; and mother and sister in law Dora, 83, and Dora H., 44, Mitchell

Death

Sep 12, 1986

Billerica, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^3,9

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 59, E.D. 1080, Sh. 3, Ln. 89.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1684747.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 107, E.D. 203, Sh. 14, Ln. 94.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll 31109_4311557; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 203; line 94, dwl 88-139-223.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_918; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 218; Image: 0830; line 55, dwl 405-161.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1587; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 5-289; line 34, dwl 34.
[S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942", National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; ; State Headquarters: Massachusetts; Microfilm Series: M2090; Microfilm Roll: 72.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Frank J. Houghton¹

M, #44446, b. August 1861

Father*: John Houghton² b. Feb 1830, d. 1905
Mother*: Julia P. (?) b. Dec 1835, d. 1903

Family: Minnie (?) b. May 1864

Marriage*: Frank J. Houghton married Minnie (?) on circa 1882 mar 18 years in 1900 census.¹

Julia Houghton+¹ b. Nov 1887
Joseph Henry Houghton+¹ b. 25 Feb 1892
Francis M. Houghton+¹ b. 17 Nov 1894, d. Jul 1968

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Birth

Aug, 1861

MA, USA, age 18 in 1880 census; age 38 in 1900 census; age 50 in 1910 census; age 58 in 1920 census; age 69 in 1930 census^1,3

Marriage

circa 1882

mar 18 years in 1900 census¹

1900 Census

1900

Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 38, day laborer; 7 children born, 3 living^1,4

1910 Census

1910

Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 50, shoe shop puller over⁵

1920 Census

1920

Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 58, shoe factory shoe maker^6,7

ParentsS

parents born in England

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 72, E.D. 1700, Sh. 24, Ln. 76.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 566; Family History Film: 1254566; Page: 344D; Enumeration District: 868; Image: 0505; line 25, dwl 121-184.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 46, E.D. 185, Sh. 2, Ln. 92.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Webster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 695; Enumeration District: 1700; Sheet 24B; line 76, dwl 246-463.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_630; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 1836;
line 12, dwl 9-241-527.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Webster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 141, E.D. 175, Sh. 85, Ln. 86.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T625_749; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 175; line 86, dwl 69-239-493.

Minnie (?)¹

F, #44447, b. May 1864

Family: Frank J. Houghton b. Aug 1861

Marriage*: Minnie (?) married Frank J. Houghton, son of John Houghton and Julia P. (?), on circa 1882 mar 18 years in 1900 census.¹

Julia Houghton+¹ b. Nov 1887
Joseph Henry Houghton+¹ b. 25 Feb 1892
Francis M. Houghton+¹ b. 17 Nov 1894, d. Jul 1968

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Birth

May, 1864

Canada (French), age 36 in 1900 census; age 48 in 1910 census; age 55 in 1920 census^1,2

Immigration

1864

Marriage

circa 1882

mar 18 years in 1900 census¹

1900 Census

1900

Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 38, day laborer; 7 children born, 3 living^1,3

1910 Census

1910

Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 50, shoe shop puller over⁴

Note

1910

7 children born, 3 living

ParentsD

parents born in French Canada

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 72, E.D. 1700, Sh. 24, Ln. 76.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 46, E.D. 185, Sh. 2, Ln. 92.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Webster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 695; Enumeration District: 1700; Sheet 24B; line 76, dwl 246-463.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_630; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 1836;
line 12, dwl 9-241-527.

Julia Houghton¹

F, #44448, b. November 1887

Father*: Frank J. Houghton¹ b. Aug 1861
Mother*: Minnie (?)¹ b. May 1864

Family: Henry Falke b. c 1886

Marriage*: Julia Houghton married Henry Falke on circa 1910 age 24 and 22.³

Howard F. Falke³ b. c 1913
Charles Falke³ b. c 1918
Raymond Falke³ b. c 1922
Eerl B. Falke³ b. c 1926
Ernest Falke³ b. c 1928

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Birth

Nov, 1887

MA, USA, age 12 in 1900 census;age 31 in 1920 census; age 42 in 1930 census^1,2

Marriage

circa 1910

age 24 and 22³

1930 Census

1930

Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 44, a spinner in a woolen mill³

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 72, E.D. 1700, Sh. 24, Ln. 76.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 46, E.D. 185, Sh. 2, Ln. 92.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_966; Enumeration District: 290; page 31-32; sheet 21B; line 48, dwl 2-295-514.

Joseph Henry Houghton¹

M, #44449, b. 25 February 1892

Father*: Frank J. Houghton² b. Aug 1861
Mother*: Minnie (?)² b. May 1864

Family: Minnie A. Rosentreter b. 5 Nov 1894, d. 25 Apr 1976

Marriage*: Joseph Henry Houghton married Minnie A. Rosentreter on circa 1919 age 27 and 25.⁵

Kenneth Warren Houghton+⁵ b. 3 Dec 1923, d. 5 Dec 2007
Edna Houghton⁵ b. c 1925

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Birth

Feb 25, 1892

Webster, MA, USA, age 8 in 1900 census; age 18 in 1910 census; age 27 in 1920 census; age 38 in 1930 census; age 48 in 1940 census^2,3,4

Occupation

1910

shoe shop puller over

Mil. Draft

Jun 5, 1917

Putnam, Windham Co., CT, USA, age 25, chauffeur⁴

Marriage

circa 1919

age 27 and 25⁵

1930 Census

1930

Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 38, a chauffeur⁵

1940 Census

1940

Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 48, Bus co. driver; with father in law Gustave Rosentreter, 71, Germany; and sister Wanda Nehring, 63, single, Germany; next door to Hugo Rosentreter, 47, MA⁶

Residence

1942

Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942", National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; ; State Headquarters: Massachusetts; Microfilm Series: M2090; Microfilm Roll: 72.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 72, E.D. 1700, Sh. 24, Ln. 76.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 46, E.D. 185, Sh. 2, Ln. 92.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1570495.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_966; Enumeration District: 293; page 109; sheet 6A; line 4, dwl 28-71-118.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1655; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 14-304; line 54, dwl 28.

Francis M. Houghton¹

M, #44450, b. 17 November 1894, d. July 1968

Father*: Frank J. Houghton² b. Aug 1861
Mother*: Minnie (?)² b. May 1864

Family: Marie Lena Dupre b. c 1898, d. 10 Sep 1993

Marriage*: Francis M. Houghton married Marie Lena Dupre on circa 1923.⁶

Arline Dorothy Houghton⁶ b. 15 Apr 1924, d. 26 Apr 1990
Rita Hilda Houghton⁶ b. 10 Nov 1925, d. 24 Sep 1997
Myron Houghton b. c 1928

Biography

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Birth

Nov 17, 1894

Webster, MA, USA, age 5 in 1900 census; age 15 in 1910 census; age 25 in 1920 census; age 35 in 1930 census; age 45 in 1940 census; SSDI: 17 Nov 1894; WWI Draft: 17 Dec 1893^2,3,4,5

Mil. Draft

Jun 5, 1917

Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 23, truck driver⁴

Occupation

1920

fruit truck chauffeur

Marriage

circa 1923

⁶

1930 Census

1930

Dudley, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 35, a truck driver for a truck company; and Myron Houghton, age 2, a female, a relative⁶

1940 Census

1940

Dudley, MA, USA, age 45, highway dept. truck driver

SSN

MA, USA, 031-40-0486

Residence

1942

Dudley, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁵

Last Loc

Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Zip 01570⁷

Death

Jul, 1968

Webster, MA, USA⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 72, E.D. 1700, Sh. 24, Ln. 76.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 46, E.D. 185, Sh. 2, Ln. 92.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1684524.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: Massachusetts; Microfilm Series: M2090; Microfilm Roll: 72.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_962; Enumeration District: 156; page 263; sheet 28A; line 36, dwl 37-289-368.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.

Frank Houghton¹

M, #44451, b. August 1846, d. before 1910

Father*: (?) Houghton

Family: Lizzie M. (?) b. Feb 1851

Marriage*: Frank Houghton married Lizzie M. (?) on circa 1872 Mar 28 y in 1900 census.^1,2

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Aug, 1846

MA, USA, age 23 in 1870 census; age 33 in 1880 census; age 53 in 1900 census¹

Occupation

1870

working in a shoe factory

Marriage

circa 1872

Mar 28 y in 1900 census^1,2

PensionInx

Nov 4, 1890

MA, USA

1900 Census

1900

Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 53, leather cutter^1,2

Death

before 1910

wife a widow

ParentsS

of parents born in MA³

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 21, E.D. 387, Sh. 13, Ln. 65.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 645; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 387; FHL microfilm: 1240645; line 65, dwl 83-175-254.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 9, ED 216, Sh 42, Ln 14, dwl 25-395-451.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 32, E.D. 178, Sh. 17, Ln. 47.

Lizzie M. (?)^1,2

F, #44452, b. February 1851

Family: Frank Houghton b. Aug 1846, d. b 1910

Marriage*: Lizzie M. (?) married Frank Houghton, son of (?) Houghton, on circa 1872 Mar 28 y in 1900 census.^1,3

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb, 1851

MA, USA, age 29 in 1880 census; age 49 in 1900 census; age 59 in 1910 census; age 67 in 1920 census¹

Marriage

circa 1872

Mar 28 y in 1900 census^1,3

1900 Census

1900

Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 53, leather cutter^1,3

PensionInx

Oct 6, 1909

MA, USA, as widow⁴

Note

1910

2 children born, 1 living

1910 Census

1910

Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 59, widow⁵

ParentsD

father born in MA, mother born in NY

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 21, E.D. 387, Sh. 13, Ln. 65.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Lynn, Essex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 9, ED 216, Sh 42, Ln 14.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 645; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 387; FHL microfilm: 1240645; line 65, dwl 83-175-254.
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_584; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 394; line 84, dwl 831-82-157.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 32, E.D. 178, Sh. 17, Ln. 47.

Charles Warren Houghton^1,2

M, #44453, b. 14 July 1877

Father*: Frank Houghton¹ b. Aug 1846, d. b 1910
Mother*: Lizzie M. (?)¹ b. Feb 1851

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 14, 1877

Lynn, MA, USA, age 3 in 1880 census; Jul 1877, age 22 in 1900 census; age 42 in 1920 census; age 52 in 1930 census^1,3,4

Occupation

1900

store salesman

Relative

1918

Lynn, MA, USA²

Mil. Draft

Sep 12, 1918

Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 41, salesman

1920 Census

1920

Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, listed as brother of Jessie L. Brown³

1930 Census

1930

Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, Janet H. Brown, 65; single; Charles W. Houghton, 52, widowed, brother in law, a merchandise salesman⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 21, E.D. 387, Sh. 13, Ln. 65.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1674354.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 32, E.D. 178, Sh. 17, Ln. 47.
[S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942", 2115.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_900; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 166; page 95, line 15, dwl 101-221-421.

Frank Houghton¹

M, #44454, b. June 1877

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jun, 1877

MA, USA, age 22 in 1900 census¹

1900 Census

1900

Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, USA, age 22, shoe cutter, a lodger with William P. Drew^1,2

ParentsS

parents born in MA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 60, E.D. 1092, Sh. 20, Ln. 59.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Brockton, Ward 2, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 673; Enumeration District: 1097; Sheet 20B; line 59, dwl 17-309-402.

Frank Houghton¹

M, #44455, b. September 1863

Family: Augusta M. (?) b. Mar 1865

Marriage*: Frank Houghton married Augusta M. (?) on circa 1897 mar 3 y in 1900.²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep, 1863

NH, USA, age 36 in 1900 census¹

Marriage

circa 1897

mar 3 y in 1900²

1900 Census

1900

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 36, painter, boarders with Mary Biglow^3,2

ParentsS

parents born in NH

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 76, E.D. 1423, Sh. 10, Ln. 96.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Ward 18, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 684; Enumeration District: 1423; Sheet 10B; line 95, dwl 18-137.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 76, E.D. 1423, Sh. 10, Ln. 95.

Frank Houghton¹

M, #44456, b. August 1857

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Aug, 1857

VT, USA, age 42 in 1900 census¹

1900 Census

1900

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 42, single, life insurance agent; a boarder with William H. Tyler^1,2

ParentsS

parents born in VT

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 49, E.D. 911, Sh. 12, Ln. 91.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Newton, Ward 6, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 664; Enumeration District: 911; Sheet 12B; line 91, dwl 27-214-59.

Michael John Houghton¹

M, #44457, b. 1972

Father*: William Robert Houghton b. 23 Jul 1948
Mother*: Arlene Ruth Buch b. Jun 1944

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1972

Sonoma Co., CA, USA

Living

2015

Sebastopol, CA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Feb. 28, 2000.

Muir Ethan Houghton^1,2

M, #44458, b. 15 July 1976

Father*: William Robert Houghton¹ b. 23 Jul 1948
Mother*: Arlene Ruth Buch^1,2 b. Jun 1944

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 15, 1976

Sonoma Co., CA, USA²

Residence

between 2008 and 2015

Sebastopol, Sonoma Co., CA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Feb. 28, 2000.
[S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 15 Jul 1976; Birth County: Sonoma.

Edwin Walker Houghton¹

M, #44459, b. 6 August 1855, d. 17 May 1927

Father*: Thomas Houghton² b. 23 Jan 1818
Mother*: Eliza Augusta Brown² b. c 1824

Family: Margaret Ann Crudge b. 25 Jul 1859, d. 27 Mar 1944

Marriage*: Edwin Walker Houghton married Margaret Ann Crudge on circa 1885 mar 25 y in 1910 census.

Gordon Thomas Augustus Houghton+⁹ b. 20 Jan 1886, d. 17 Jan 1943

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Notable

Birth

Aug 6, 1855

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England, 1854, age 46 in 1900 census; age 54 in 1910 census; age 64 in 1920 census^2,3,4

Graduation

King Edward's College, B.S.

Emigration

1884

England^1,5

Marriage

circa 1885

mar 25 y in 1910 census

City Dirct

between 1888 and 1890

Pasadena, CA, USA, architect, office 11 Hopkins Block; Downey Ave.⁶

Naturalization

1890

⁵

Immigration

1890

Seattle, King Co., WA, USA¹

1900 Census

1900

Seattle, King Co., WA, USA, age 56, architect⁷

1910 Census

1910

Seattle, King Co., WA, USA, age 54, architect³

1920 Census

1920

Seattle, King Co., IL, USA, age 64, house architect⁵

Death

May 17, 1927

Seattle, King Co., WA, USA, age 71 of heart disease; Scoles: May 16^1,8

Biography

a noted theater architect who emigrated from England in 1884 to Texas and settled in Seattle in 1890, dying there in 1927; a Seattle pioneer and architect of more than 80 theaters in the Western States

Architects
Houghton, Edwin
ID:      1561
Full Name:      Edwin Walker Houghton
Occupation:      Architect
Gender:      M
Nationality:      UK/US
Birth Date:      08/05/1856
Death Date:      05/16/1927
Family:      Spouse: Houghton married Margaret Ann Crudge in 1884.
Parents: His father was Thomas Houghton (born c. 1818 in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, UK), who in 1861 at the time of the English Census worked as a grocer in the town of Hartley Wintney. His mother was Eliza Augusta Brown Houghton (born c. 1824 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, UK). His family had been involved in architecture and surveying in England; he apprenticed in the architecture firm of an uncle and of his older brother, Thomas Marcus Houghton (born c. 1846 in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, UK). In 1861, the Houghton Household included Thomas Marcus (born c. 1846), Eliza Augusta (born c. 1848), Catherine (born c. 1851), Albert (born c. 1853), Arthur Henry (born c. 1858) and Miriam Sarah (born c. 1860). All of the Houghton children were born in the Hartley Row Neighborhood of Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, UK. Thomas Marcus, Edwin, Arthur, and Miriam lived in with their parents in Crookham Common, Hampshire in 1871. Thomas worked as a farmer on 14 acres of his own land, while Eliza operated a "ladies school." Thomas Marcus Houghton was recorded working as an unemployed joiner.
Children: Edwin W. Houghton practiced architecture with his sons between 1913-1927; in 1900, the Houghtons had had two children, only one of whom was alive, according to the sometimes accurate US Census of that year.
Relocation: Born in Hartley Wintney, a town in the northeast of Hampshire, England, UK, Edwin Walker Houghton's family lived there in 1861, the year of an English Census. Two servants and a boarder also lived with them at this time. In 1881, Edwin lived with his brother Albert H. Houghton, his wife and son on Shaw Lane in the city of Shaw-cum-Donnington, West Berkshire, Berkshire, England. He and his brother were reported to have been working as joiners. Houghton immigrated to the US in 1884; he worked as a farmer in El Paso, TX, and as an architect in Pasadena, CA, before moving north. He arrived in Port Townsend, WA, in early 1889, and to Seattle soon thereafter, drawn to the city after the Great Fire of that year. Margaret and Edwin Houghton lived in the Occidental Hotel, in the center of Seattle's Pioneer Square, in 1900. Houghton died in Seattle, WA.
Biographical Information:      Education: Houghton received an education in public and private schools in Birmingham, England; B.S., King Edward's College,
Work History: Apprentice, Thomas M. Houghton, Chelsea, London, UK, c. 1872 (Thomas Houghton was his brother); Farmer, El Paso, TX, c. 1880; Principal, Edwin Walker Houghton, Architect, Pasadena, CA, c. 1885-1889; Partner, Saunders and Houghton, Architects, Seattle, WA, 09/1889-1891; Principal, E.W. Houghton, Architect, Seattle, 1889, 1892-1912; Partner, E.W. Houghton and Son, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1913-1920; Partner, E.W. Houghton and Sons, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1913-1927;
Miscellaneous: A City of Seattle web site on the Maud Building, (see Web Sites), indicated that Houghton and Saunders may have met each other in California before incorporating with each other in Seattle, WA. In his obituary of 1927, the writer for the Washington State Chapter American Institute of Architects Monthly Bulletin, stated: "During his active career many of the older buildings on Seattle were designed by Mr. Houghton and he was particularly distinguished as a designer of theatres. A genial personality and never failing optimism, were characteristic of the man and it seemed fitting that this should continue to the end, which came suddenly while at his office desk." (See "Edwin Walker Houghton," Washington State Chapter American Institute of Architects Monthly Bulletin, vol VII no 5, May 1927, n.p.)
Countries:      United Kingdom
United States
Structures:      Arcade Building #2, Downtown, Seattle, WA - 1901-1903 (4492)
Bailey, William Elder, Office Building, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA - 1889-1892 (5003)
Beck's Theatre, Bellingham, WA - (13391)
Berkshire Hotel Building, Seattle, WA - 1902-1903 (13397)
Brown Building, Seattle, WA - c. 1900 (6382)
Cascade Laundry Company, Building #2, Seattle, WA - 1900-1901 (13388)
City of Seattle, Fire Department, Headquarters #3, First Hill, Seattle, WA - (6642)
Colonial Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT - 1907-1908 (16762)
Cort Theatre, Chicago, IL - 1908-1909 (11874)
Curtis Building, Seattle, WA - (13378)
Estabrook Building, Seattle, WA - 1901-1902 (6142)
Fifth Avenue Row House Project, Downtown, Seattle, WA - c. 1900 (6383)
Grand Opera House, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA - 1898-1900 (6078)
Grand Theatre, Aberdeen, WA - 1905-1906 (13395)
Heilig Theatre, Downtown, Portland, OR - 1909-1910 (14719)
Helena Theatre, Helena, MT - (13394)
Hoeffler, J., Building Project, Seattle, WA - 1907 (16763)
Kellogg, Orlo B., House, Denny Blaine, Seattle, WA - 1904-1905 (16244)
Lippy, Thomas, Building, Seattle, WA - 1901-1902 (4917)
Majestic Theatre, Downtown, Seattle, WA - 1909 (18403)
Manhattan Building Project, Downtown, Seattle, WA - 1889-1890 (18213)
Maud Building, Seattle, WA - 1889-1890 (4989)
Moore Theatre and Hotel, Downtown, Seattle, WA - 1907 (3108)
Olympic Hotel #1, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA - (6637)
Otis Building, Seattle, WA - (13389)
Pinney Theatre Building, Boise, ID - 1907-1908 (7254)
Rainier Hotel, Seattle, WA - 1889 (18212)
Riddle, Charles A. and Louise, House, Queen Anne, Seattle, WA - (12993)
Seattle Public Schools, Minor School, Seattle, WA - 1900 (6646)
Snoqualmie Electric Company, Power House, Snoqualmie, WA - (13398)
Spokane Theatre, Spokane, WA - 1900-1901 (13392)
Starr-Colman Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA - 1889-1891 (16705)
Sutton's Grand Opera House, Butte, MT - 1902 (13390)
Terry-Denny Building, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA - 1889-1891 (4915)
Thaggart House, Seattle, WA - 1890 (7689)
Union Building, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA - 1890 (16174)
Washington Territory Investment Company, Office Building, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA - 1889-1890 (14984)
Wing Hotel and Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada - (13396)
Locations:      Architect's Birth:
Hartley Wintney, Hampshire
UK
Architect's Death:
Seattle, WA
USA
Partners:      Houghton, Edwin W., Architect (1112)
Houghton, E.W., and Sons, Architects (2460)
Saunders and Houghton, Architects (1769)
Publications:      Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, Andersen, Dennis Alan, "Saunders and Houghton and the Patronage of William Bailey", Distant Corner, 173-175, 315, 2003.
Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, Andersen, Dennis Alan, "Saunders and Houghton and the Patronage of William Bailey", Distant Corner, 173-175, 315, 2003.
Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, Andersen, Dennis Alan, "Saunders and Houghton and the Patronage of William Bailey", Distant Corner, 173, 315, 2003.
Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, Andersen, Dennis Alan, "Saunders and Houghton and the Patronage of William Bailey", Distant Corner, 171-172, 315, 2003.
"Among the Plumbing and Heating Contractors: Washington", Domestic Engineering, 86: 13, 585, 03/29/1919.
Tobin, Caroline, "Polson Building", Downtown Seattle Walking Tours, 13, 1985.
Woodbridge, Sally, Montgomery, Roger, Guide to Architecture in Washington State, 121, 1980.
Woodbridge, Sally, Montgomery, Roger, "Moore Theatre and Hotel Building, 1908", Guide to Architecture in Washington State, 140, 1980.
Woodbridge, Sally, Montgomery, Roger, Guide to Architecture in Washington State, 115, 1980.
Woodbridge, Sally, Montgomery, Roger, Guide to Architecture in Washington State An Environmental Perspective, 113, 1980.
Crowley, Walt, National Trust Guide Seattle, 124, 1998.
"Realty and Building", Seattle Daily Times, 3, 11/19/1904.
Seattle of Today Architecturally, np, 1905.
Seattle of Today Architecturally, np, 1905.
Seattle of Today Architecturally, np, 1905.
Seattle of Today Architecturally, np, c. 1905.
Seattle of Today Architecturally, np, 1905.
Seattle of Today Architecturally, np, c. 1905.
Seattle of Today Architecturally, np, 1905.
Seattle of Today Architecturally, np, 1905.
Collins, James Madison, Seattle Then and Now, 70-71, 2000.
Brazier, Dorothy Brant, "213 Cherry St. and theaters past", Seattle Times, D3, 09/09/1970.
"Bailey Block completion", Seattle Times, 2, 03/26/1892.
Dorpat, Paul, "Now & Then: At Once, Classic and Cheap", Seattle Times Pacific Northwest, 22, 12/14/2008.
Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, Andersen, Dennis A., "Edwin W. Houghton", Shaping Seattle Architecture, 48, 1980.
Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, Andersen, Dennis A., "Edwin W. Houghton", Shaping Seattle Architecture, 49, 1994.
"Houghton, Edwin Walker", Sketches of Washingtonians, 201, 1906.
"Edwin Walker Houghton", Washington State Chapter American Institute of Architects Monthly Bulletin, VII: 5, np, 05/1927.
Websites:      1861 England Census Record for Edwin Walker Houghton (4336) 1871 England Census Record for Edwin Walker Houghton (4339) 1881 England Census about Edwin W. Houghton (4338) 1900 United States Federal Census about Charles A. Riddle (2635) 1900 United States Federal Census Record for Edwin W Haughton (4337) Assessor information for parcel number 0939000080 (3204) Assessor information for parcel number 0939000090 (3205) Assessor information for parcel number 0939000130 (3209) Assessor information for parcel number 1977201035 (3254) Fire burns Seattle's Grand Opera House on November 24, 1906. (3207) Hard Drive to the Klondike: Promoting Seattle during the Gold Rush (1087) Historical Sites for Summary for 153 Highland Drive (2634) Historical Sites Summary for 311 1st Ave (1437) Historical Sites Summary for 619 2nd AVE (3168) Historical Sites Summary for 619 2nd AVE (3167) Moore Theatre (Seattle) (4312) Now & Then: A Victorian delight in Pioneer Square (5695) Prosch Seattle Views Albums #PSE074 (3169)
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Dr. Vella, Please feel free to use the citation. Thank you very much for asking. Best regards, Alan

Alan Michelson
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An Illustrated History of Los Angeles Co., CA, p. 748
EDWIN WALKER HOUGHTON, architect, Pasadena, was born in Hartley Row, England, in 1856. His father was a business man, farmer and builder. After attending school until eighteen years of age, he associated himself with his brother at Elongate Hill, London, where he learned the art of architecture.
Studying this six years, he, in company with his brother, came to America. Two years subsequently he returned to England, and October 13, 1884, married Miss Margaret H. Crudge, daughter of Mrs. Crudge, of Tiverton, Devonshire. Soon afterward he came again to America and settled in El Paso, Texas, two years, and then came to Pasadena. His office is in the First National Bank Building. He has designed and superintended the construction of the following residences in Pasadena: James Hewitt's, $3,000; Mrs. Graham's, $5,000; J. G. Rust's, $3,500; T.Jones's, $4,000; Dr. Arthur's, $6,500;
Dr. McQuilling's, $6,500; Dr. Schultz's, $2,000; H. H. Rose's, $4,000; A. E. McBride's, $4,000; T. N. Harvey's, $4,000, and Mrs. E.B. Dexter's, $7,500. Mr. Houghton's charges are as follows: Preliminary studies, 1 per cent; working drawings and specifications, 2 per cent; working drawings and details, 3 percent; working drawings and superintending, 5 per cent.

Moore Theatre
1932 Second Avenue (Edwin W. Houghton, 1907)

The Moore is Seattle's oldest existing theater, and is managed by Seattle Theatre Group (STG). The building was designed by premiere Seattle architect Edwin W. Houghton (1856-1927), whose other theater projects included Seattle's Grand Opera House and Majestic Theatre, the Clemmer Theatre in Spokane, the New Whatcom Theatre in what became Bellingham, and the Grand Theatre in Aberdeen, among more than 70 theaters on the West Coast, in Salt Lake City, and in Boston. Named for its developer and original owner, James A. Moore (1861-1929), the Moore has been a stalwart workhorse among Seattle's theaters for more than a century, providing a constant, serviceable, poignantly atmospheric venue for live performance.

When it opened, the Moore was considered to be one of the finest theaters on the West Coast. The Moore was part of a larger building that incorporated a hotel and basement swimming pool. James Moore owned and operated the Washington Hotel (formerly called the Denny Hotel) on 3rd Avenue between Denny and Virginia streets on the summit of Denny Hill. That hotel was demolished to make way for the Denny Regrade project, which leveled Denny Hill and lowered Moore's land. The Moore Theatre/Moore Hotel building was constructed on that lowered site.

The Moore's enormous lobby -- reputedly the largest on the West Coast -- boasted wainscoting of Mexican onyx and lighting fixtures made of solid brass. The floor was constructed of marble set in a mosaic pattern. Houghton's design included gently sloping ramps rather than stairs connecting the lobby to the balcony level. The balcony was supported by massive steel girders that spanned the width of the house, negating the need for any vertical support posts. None of the Moore's seats had obstructed views, an almost unheard of situation in theaters at that time. The theater featured 26 large boxes high in the auditorium and three more at ground level. Multiple exits and a heavy asbestos curtain prompted theater publicity materials boasting that the house could be completely cleared in two minutes in the case of fire.⁴

Notable

a noted theater architect

Research

Arlene Houghton: Originally family from New York State; settled in Seattle WA. (I think I told you that one of them designed the first ramp for disabled persons for theatres. That theatre is still standing in Seattle, I believe)
One of them also had a dry-goods store there and traded with Native Americans.⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Dianne Houghton Scoles, Jan 14, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Jan 14, 2003.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Seattle Ward 4, King, Washington; Roll: T624_1659; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 104;
line 62, dwl 194.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/architects/…
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T625_1929; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 249; line 80, dwl 802-69-85.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, 1890 Census Subsitute: Los Angeles, California City Directories, 1888-90.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Seattle Ward 4, King, Washington; Roll: 1745; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 94; FHL microfilm: 1241745; line 94.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: May 18, 1927.
[S415] E-mail from Arlene Houghton, Feb. 28, 2000.

Thomas Franklin Houghton¹

M, #44460, b. 27 January 1862

Father*: Thomas O. W. Houghton^2,3 b. 1834, d. 15 Feb 1887
Mother*: Sarah Ann Newhall^2,3 b. Oct 1839, d. 1925

Family: Sarah A. Saunders b. Aug 1859

Marriage*: Thomas Franklin Houghton married Sarah A. Saunders on circa 1900 mar 0 years in 1900 census.⁴
Marriage*: Thomas Franklin Houghton married Sarah A. Saunders on Nov 12, 1904 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, first marriage: he 38, she 43; Boston Archives: he 43 (2nd), she 44 (1st.)^1,7

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 27, 1862

Saugus, MA, USA, age 8 in 1870 census; age 18 in 1880 census;
age 38 in 1900 census; age 48 in 1910 census; age 58 in 1920 census^4,5

Marriage

circa 1900

mar 0 years in 1900 census⁴

1900 Census

1900

Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 38, carpenter^4,6

Marriage

Nov 12, 1904

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, first marriage: he 38, she 43; Boston Archives: he 43 (2nd), she 44 (1st)^1,7

1910 Census

1910

Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 48, house carpenter⁸

1920 Census

1920

Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 58, house carpenter^5,9

1930 Census

1930

Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 68, a house carpenter¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_931; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 553; Image: 1071; line 3, dwl 43-18-25.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Saugus, Essex Co., MA, Reel 614, Pg. 816b, Ln. 18, dwl 266-304.
[S30] Massachusetts Archives, Yr 1904, Vol 549 Page 250.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 54, E.D. 1007, Sh. 2, Ln. 61.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 84, E.D. 546, Sh. 9, Ln. 30.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Woburn, Ward 6, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 668; Enumeration District: 1007; Sheet 2B; line 61, dwl 43-41-42.
[S30] Massachusetts Archives, Yr 1904, Vol 549 Page 250.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_607; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1076; line 64, dwl 43-13-16.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_720; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 546; line 30, dwl 160-176.