Houghton Surname Project

William Frederick Houghton^1,2,3

M, #22561, b. 1838, d. 12 September 1839

Father*: German Belmont Houghton³ b. 26 Mar 1811, d. b 1900
Mother*: Sarah Preston Hovey³ b. Dec 1818

Biography

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Birth

1838

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Sep 12, 1839

Douglas, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Sutton VRS: age 1^4,3,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 93.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 160 #6152.
[S363] Douglas MA VRs, p. 177.
[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 432.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 160.

Julia Ann Houghton¹

F, #22565, b. 15 April 1820, d. 7 December 1853

Father*: Abel Houghton Jr b. 1793, d. 19 Nov 1833
Mother*: Lucretia Phelps² b. 9 Oct 1791, d. 14 Oct 1882

Family: Samuel Wesson Jr. b. 1819, d. 1 Mar 1903

Marriage*: Julia Ann Houghton married Samuel Wesson Jr. on Nov 3, 1842 at Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Jane Wesson³ b. c 1844
Ostrander H. Wesson³ b. c 1846
Viola Augusta Wesson b. 13 Jun 1848, d. 11 Mar 1860

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Birth

Apr 15, 1820

MA, USA, age 30 in 1850 census^2,3,4

Marriage

Nov 3, 1842

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

1850 Census

1850

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 30, a carpenter³

Death

Dec 7, 1853

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 286.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, Box 342, p. 262.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester Ward 7, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_342; Page: 262; line 34, dwl 70-82.
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Samuel Wesson Jr.¹

M, #22566, b. 1819, d. 1 March 1903

Family: Julia Ann Houghton b. 15 Apr 1820, d. 7 Dec 1853

Marriage*: Samuel Wesson Jr. married Julia Ann Houghton, daughter of Abel Houghton Jr and Lucretia Phelps, on Nov 3, 1842 at Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Jane Wesson² b. c 1844
Ostrander H. Wesson² b. c 1846
Viola Augusta Wesson b. 13 Jun 1848, d. 11 Mar 1860

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Birth

1819

Thomsonville, CT, USA, age 30 in 1850 census^2,3

Origin

circa 1842

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Nov 3, 1842

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

1850 Census

1850

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 30, a carpenter²

Death

Mar 1, 1903

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

ParentsS

Samuel and Desire (Knowles) Wesson.

Burial

Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 286.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester Ward 7, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_342; Page: 262; line 34, dwl 70-82.
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Lucinda Young¹

F, #22567

Family: Ostrander Houghton b. c 26 Nov 1815, d. 26 Oct 1844

Marriage Bann*: Lucinda Young and Ostrander Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on May 29, 1842 Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,2

Biography

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Marriage Bann

May 29, 1842

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 286.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 109.

Rebecca W. Houghton

F, #22568, b. 22 March 1814, d. 5 December 1875

Father*: Willard Houghton b. 24 May 1787, d. 17 Dec 1862
Mother*: Lucretia (?)¹

Family: Leander Lackey b. 2 Oct 1812, d. 19 Jan 1870

Marriage Bann*: Rebecca W. Houghton and Leander Lackey declared their intentions of marriage on Apr 27, 1834 Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²
Marriage: Rebecca W. Houghton married Leander Lackey on May 13, 1834 at Grafton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^5,6

Alfred A. Lackey
Juliette Adah Lackey+ b. 19 Jul 1835, d. 7 Aug 1897
George A. Lackey b. 10 Oct 1837, d. 26 May 1911
Lansford Lackey b. 1843, d. 1843
Adalade Rebechah Lackey⁵ b. 22 Sep 1844, d. 16 Sep 1850
Azubah Lucretia Lackey⁵ b. 23 Mar 1849, d. 13 Aug 1849
Ella A. Lackey b. 30 Apr 1857, d. 1 Apr 1881

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Birth

Mar 22, 1814

Princeton, MA, USA, age 36 in 1850 census; age 46 in 1860 census; Princeton, MA, in death cert. & FAG; not in Princeton, MA VRs

Residence

circa 1834

Grafton, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Marriage Bann

Apr 27, 1834

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

1850 Census

Aug 13, 1850

Sutton, MA, USA, age 38, machinist³

1860 Census

1860

Sutton, MA, USA, age 47, machinist⁴

Death

Dec 5, 1875

Sutton, MA, USA, age 61y 8m 5d, of pneumonia¹

Burial

Lackey Cemetery, Northbridge, MA, USA, with all her children

Research

Rebecca W. Lackey's 1875 Sutton MA death certificate lists parents as Willard Houghton, b. Princeton MA & Lucretia Houghton, b. Lancaster MA;
Lucy Powers, b. 1807, cannot be Rebecca's mother, since Rebecca was born in 1814

Pedigree

Citations

[S5] Death Certificate, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 286.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_345; Page: 152B; Image: 66.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_531; Page: 895; Image: 604; Family History Library Film: 803531.
[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 104.
[S324] Grafton MA VRs, p. 229.

Leander Lackey¹

M, #22569, b. 2 October 1812, d. 19 January 1870

Family: Rebecca W. Houghton b. 22 Mar 1814, d. 5 Dec 1875

Marriage Bann*: Leander Lackey and Rebecca W. Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Apr 27, 1834 Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage: Leander Lackey married Rebecca W. Houghton, daughter of Willard Houghton and Lucretia (?), on May 13, 1834 at Grafton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^5,2

Alfred A. Lackey
Juliette Adah Lackey+ b. 19 Jul 1835, d. 7 Aug 1897
George A. Lackey b. 10 Oct 1837, d. 26 May 1911
Lansford Lackey b. 1843, d. 1843
Adalade Rebechah Lackey⁵ b. 22 Sep 1844, d. 16 Sep 1850
Azubah Lucretia Lackey⁵ b. 23 Mar 1849, d. 13 Aug 1849
Ella A. Lackey b. 30 Apr 1857, d. 1 Apr 1881

Biography

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Birth

Oct 2, 1812

Sutton, MA, USA, age 38 in 1850 census

Residence

circa 1834

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Marriage Bann

Apr 27, 1834

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

1850 Census

Aug 13, 1850

Sutton, MA, USA, age 38, machinist³

1860 Census

1860

Sutton, MA, USA, age 47, machinist⁴

Death

Jan 19, 1870

Sutton, MA, USA

Burial

Lackey Cemetery, Northbridge, Worcester Co., MA, USA

ParentsS

Joshua Lackey (1781 - 1829) & Azubah Davenport Lackey (1779 - 1861)

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 286.
[S324] Grafton MA VRs, p. 229.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_345; Page: 152B; Image: 66.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_531; Page: 895; Image: 604; Family History Library Film: 803531.
[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 104.

Rhoderick Houghton¹

M, #22570

Family: Polly Clark

Marriage Bann: Rhoderick Houghton and Polly Clark declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 16, 1800 Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²
Marriage*: Rhoderick Houghton married Polly Clark on May 19, 1801 at Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

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Residence

circa 1800

Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2

Marriage

May 19, 1801

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 286.
[S427] Oxford MA VRs, p. 181.

Polly Clark¹

F, #22571

Family: Rhoderick Houghton

Marriage Bann: Polly Clark and Rhoderick Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 16, 1800 Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²
Marriage*: Polly Clark married Rhoderick Houghton on May 19, 1801 at Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

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Marriage

May 19, 1801

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 286.
[S427] Oxford MA VRs, p. 181.

Sylvanus Houghton^1,2

M, #22572

Family: Sally Parker

Marriage Bann*: Sylvanus Houghton and Sally Parker declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 27, 1819 Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,2

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Marriage Bann

Aug 27, 1819

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 286.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 94.

Sally Parker¹

F, #22573

Family: Sylvanus Houghton

Marriage Bann*: Sally Parker and Sylvanus Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 27, 1819 Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,2

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Marriage Bann

Aug 27, 1819

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 286.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 94.

Adalade Rebechah Lackey¹

F, #22574, b. 22 September 1844, d. 16 September 1850

Father*: Leander Lackey¹ b. 2 Oct 1812, d. 19 Jan 1870
Mother*: Rebecca W. Houghton¹ b. 22 Mar 1814, d. 5 Dec 1875

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Birth

Sep 22, 1844

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Sep 16, 1850

Sutton, MA, USA, age 5

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 104.

Azubah Lucretia Lackey¹

F, #22575, b. 23 March 1849, d. 13 August 1849

Father*: Leander Lackey¹ b. 2 Oct 1812, d. 19 Jan 1870
Mother*: Rebecca W. Houghton¹ b. 22 Mar 1814, d. 5 Dec 1875

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Birth

Mar 23, 1849

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Aug 13, 1849

Sutton, MA, USA, age 4 m 20 d

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 104.

Mary (?)^1,2

F, #22579, b. circa 1745, d. 11 March 1799

Family: Jonathan Houghton

Marriage*: Mary (?) married Jonathan Houghton.^1,2

Biography

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Birth

circa 1745

dd calc

Marriage

^1,2

Death

Mar 11, 1799

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 54y^1,2,3

Biography

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, family from Boston

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 432.
[S1012] Ann S. Lainhart, Boston Deaths 1700-1799, p. 481.
[S1487] American Antiquarian Society, Mass. Deaths Index.

Jonathan Houghton¹

M, #22580

Family: Mary (?) b. c 1745, d. 11 Mar 1799

Marriage*: Jonathan Houghton married Mary (?)^1,2

Biography

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Marriage

^1,2

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 432.
[S1012] Ann S. Lainhart, Boston Deaths 1700-1799, p. 481.

Caroline Sawyer^1,2

F, #22581, b. September 1812, d. 1903

Family: Samuel M. Houghton b. 25 Dec 1808, d. 1889

Marriage: Caroline Sawyer married Samuel M. Houghton, son of Capt. Joel Houghton and Margaret Murdock, on Sep 11, 1832 at Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Grafton VR: Samuel and Caroline Houghton.^3,1,2

Ellen Jane Houghton² b. 5 May 1835
George Houghton+² b. 27 Jun 1837, d. 1868
Emma Jane Houghton+⁸ b. 20 Mar 1849

Biography

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Birth

Sep, 1812

MA, USA, age 39 in 1850 census; age 48 in 1860 census; age "38" in 1870 census; age 68 in 1880 census; age 87 in 1900 census^3,4

1860 Census

1860

Saugus, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 51, clerk, personal property $300⁵

1870 Census

1870

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 61, a flour and grain dealer (retired), property $12,000-$500^6,7

1880 Census

1880

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 71, city weigher⁴

Death

1903

ParentsD

Calvin Sawyer and Mary (Polly) Britton; Calvin b. Lancaster and died in Shrewsbury, MA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
[S324] Grafton MA VRs, p. 73.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 165.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Census Place: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_568; Family History Film: 1254568; Page: 326A; Enumeration District: sheet 16-17, lines 50-1, dwl 22-70-165.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Saugus, Essex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 16, line 16, dwl 44-63.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, Reel 659, p. 352, line 31, dwl 78-113.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester Ward 6, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_659; Page: 352A; Image: 187; Family History Library Film: 552158; line 31, dwl 78-113.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, Box 342, p. 235.

Ellen Jane Houghton¹

F, #22582, b. 5 May 1835

Father*: Samuel M. Houghton¹ b. 25 Dec 1808, d. 1889
Mother*: Caroline Sawyer¹ b. Sep 1812, d. 1903

Biography

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Birth

May 5, 1835

Grafton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S324] Grafton MA VRs, p. 73.

George Houghton¹

M, #22583, b. 27 June 1837, d. 1868

Father*: Samuel M. Houghton¹ b. 25 Dec 1808, d. 1889
Mother*: Caroline Sawyer¹ b. Sep 1812, d. 1903

Family: Hannah Louise Wood b. c 1840

Marriage*: George Houghton married Hannah Louise Wood on 1862.²

William Everett Houghton b. 27 Mar 1863
Georgia Houghton² b. c 1869

Biography

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Birth

Jun 27, 1837

Grafton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 13 in 1850 census; age 22 in 1860 census¹

Occupation

1860

a clerk

Marriage

1862

Death

1868

Pedigree

Citations

[S324] Grafton MA VRs, p. 73.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 165.