Houghton Surname Project

Polly Carlton¹

F, #20671, b. 23 January 1767, d. 19 January 1857

Family: Ephraim Houghton b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836

Marriage: Polly Carlton married Ephraim Houghton, son of Nathaniel Houghton and Mary Richardson, on Nov 16, 1794 at Rindge, NH, USA, Pension: Rindge, NH; MLM: at Sterling, MA.^1,13,14

Elizabeth Houghton+¹ b. 19 Aug 1795, d. 5 Jun 1873
Eunice Houghton¹ b. 20 Sep 1797
Ephraim Houghton¹ b. 8 Feb 1800
Dorithy Houghton+¹ b. 11 Aug 1802
Sally Houghton+^11,12,1 b. 5 Aug 1803, d. 13 Apr 1872
David R. Houghton¹ b. 1806
Augustus E. Houghton+¹ b. 24 Oct 1808
Nathaniel Houghton¹ b. 17 Sep 1811
Emma M. Houghton¹ b. 13 Sep 1814

Biography

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Birth

Jan 23, 1767

NH, USA, dd calc; Weis: 1768; age 82 in 1850 census²

Note

1832

Hadley, NY, USA, Letter from Abel in Polly's pension record³

PensionInx

Sep 6, 1832

Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, "W1284, BLW #14984-160-55-SS, MA Line": Children, all born in New Hampshire: Rebekkah, Dorithy, Eliza, Eunice (1797- ), Ephraim ( 1800 - ), Dorothy (1802 - ), Sally (1804 - ), David R. J? (1806 - ), Nathaniel (1811 - ), Emma/Ruhama (1814-); (possibly more but unreadable). None of children listed in JWH (Richardson, James, Catherine, Manassah and Charles) are listed in it.^1,4

Letter

Dec 20, 1848

Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, Tilly wrote letter in behalf of Polly Carlton Houghton for her pension file⁵

PensionInx

Apr 17, 1849

Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, W 1284; aged 80; very large documentation in her pension file; including letters from an F. W. Houghton of Fitchburg, MA in 1927 inquiring about the pension¹

Living

1852

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, with married daug. Mrs. Emma M. Hale; letter from William in her pension file, dated 1852¹

Administr

1857

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Polly Houghton, W.P. Case #31134⁶

Note

Jan 29, 1856

Polly granted 160 acres from pension; sold and assinged⁷

Death

Jan 19, 1857

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, wid of Ephraim, a. 89 y 11 m 27 d^8,9,2,10

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 335.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://interactive.ancestry.com/1995/…
[S946] Unknown compiler, Rev. War Pension Application Index, p. 273.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://interactive.ancestry.com/1995/…
[S409] Probate Records , of Phineas Houghton, 1797, case 31131.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://interactive.ancestry.com/1995/…
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 0.
[S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 4, p. 183, number 477.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.fold3.com: Final Payment Vouchers Index for Military Pensions, 1818-1864.
[S699] Viola A. Derby Bromley, Derby Genealogy, p. 50.
[S693] Daby-Dorby Data, p. 21.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 51, 83.

Polly Houghton^1,2

F, #20672, b. 16 April 1787, d. 2 June 1874

Father*: Ephraim Houghton² b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Prudence House³ d. a 29 Jul 1791

Family 1: John Parker Jenkins b. 29 Jan 1782, d. 22 Jun 1839

Marriage*: Polly Houghton married John Parker Jenkins on Sep 7, 1806 at Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.¹

Prudence Jenkins+⁸ b. 15 Nov 1806, d. 17 Dec 1882
Gordon Jenkins⁹
Joel Jenkins¹⁰
Henry S. Jenkins¹⁰
Silas J. Jenkins¹⁰
Edward Jenkins¹⁰ b. 1820, d. 21 Nov 1890
Solon Jenkins⁹
Polly Jenkins⁹

Family 2: Samuel Blodgett b. 25 Sep 1774, d. 4 Jul 1849

Marriage*: Polly Houghton married Samuel Blodgett on after 1840.^2,4

Biography

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Birth

Apr 16, 1787

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, twin; RWG: 10 Apr; gravestone: 1787^2,3

Marriage

Sep 7, 1806

Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

after 1840

^2,4

1850 Census

1850

Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, Polly Blodget, head of household; next to Jinkins (with granddaughter Maryett Loveless)⁴

1860 Census

1860

Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 70, living alone, next to the Jinkins⁵

Death

Jun 2, 1874

Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, age 87 years^6,7

Burial

Free-Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY, USA⁶

Research

Steve Ward: Prudence Jenkins (1806-1882), wife of Daniel D. Loveless, is reportedly the daughter of John Jenkins & Polly Houghton. The records you found support this. With respect to Polly Houghton, however, there is much evidence to support that John P. Jenkins was her first not third husband. She may never have had a "third" husband.
In 1826, the first Baptist denomination in Hadley, Saratoga Co. was formed and both John Loveless & John Jenkins were Deacons. The 1830 US Census shows John Loveless (50-60) & John Jenkins (40-50) living near each other in Hadley. John Jenkins has a wife (40-50) & seven children in the household.
The Cemetery at the Free-Will Baptist Church in Hadley has John P. Jenkins gravestone: Born 1783 & Died 6/22/1839 at age 56 yrs.
The 1840 US Census records show a Polly "Jinkins" for the first time as head of a household in the same vicinity as the Jenkins & Loveless families a decade before.
The Cemetery at the Free-Will Baptist Church in Hadley has Polly Jenkins gravestone: Born 1787 & Died 6/2/1874 at age 87 yrs.
She apparently did marry Samuel Blodget after 1840 who then died before 1850 since Polly "Blodget" (62) shows up in the 1850 US Census for the first time in the same neighborhood in Hadley as a head of the household, living next to who else but a "Jinkins" family AND Maryett Loveless (14), granddaughter of Polly Houghton Jenkins, is also living in the Jinkins household.
Polly Blodget is still living alone next to the Jinkins in the 1860 US Census as well.
Your Samuel Blodgett connection to Polly Houghton has been a great piece to fill in some gaps that I had and to bolster the connection to Prudence Jenkins Loveless!!

Pedigree

Citations

[S476] Shirley MA VRs, p. 139.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
[S415] E-mail from Steve Ward, Oct. 25, 2002.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Hadley, Saratoga, New York; Roll: M653_856; Page: 0; line 28, dwl 1101-1075.
[S415] E-mail from Mary McDonald Silva, Oct. 25, 2002.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 51: 209.
[S415] E-mail from P. M. House, 18 Oct 1999, Ancestry. Com, Houghton Surname Board.
[S415] E-mail from Ginny at e-mail address, Oct. 25, 2002, based on DAR data.
[S415] E-mail from P. M. House, Apr 18 2002, Rootsweb.com, Houghton Surname Board.

Prudence Houghton^1,2,3

F, #20673, b. 16 April 1787, d. 15 March 1828

Father*: Ephraim Houghton¹ b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Prudence House⁴ d. a 29 Jul 1791

Family: Ebenezer Rugg b. 14 Jul 1785, d. 14 Jun 1829

Marriage Bann*: Prudence Houghton and Ebenezer Rugg declared their intentions of marriage on Apr 23, 1808 Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^5,2,6

Emmeline Rugg+⁷ b. 1810, d. 1885
Mary E. Rugg+⁸

Biography

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Birth

Apr 16, 1787

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, In Pension Record; RWG: 10 Apr^1,4

Marriage Bann

Apr 23, 1808

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,2,6

Death

Mar 15, 1828

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^7,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 51 #1165, 83a.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 26.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 51, 83a.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 150: 300.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 51.

Samuel Blodgett^1,2

M, #20674, b. 25 September 1774, d. 4 July 1849

Family: Polly Houghton b. 16 Apr 1787, d. 2 Jun 1874

Marriage*: Samuel Blodgett married Polly Houghton, daughter of Ephraim Houghton and Prudence House, on after 1840.^1,2

Biography

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Birth

Sep 25, 1774

^3,4

Marriage

after 1840

^1,2

Death

Jul 4, 1849

^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S415] E-mail from Steve Ward, Oct. 25, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Ginny at e-mail address, Oct. 25, 2002, based on DAR data.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 51: 209.

Rebekkah Houghton¹

F, #20675, b. 15 October 1789

Father*: Ephraim Houghton^2,3 b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Prudence House¹ d. a 29 Jul 1791

Biography

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Birth

Oct 15, 1789

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, In Pension Record^2,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 26.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://interactive.ancestry.com/1995/…

Dorithy Houghton¹

F, #20676, b. 29 July 1791, d. 28 October 1791

Father*: Ephraim Houghton^1,2 b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Prudence House^3,4 d. a 29 Jul 1791

Biography

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Birth

Jul 29, 1791

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, In Pension Record; RWG: 27 Jul & died Nov. same year¹

Death

Oct 28, 1791

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://interactive.ancestry.com/1995/…
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 121.

Elizabeth Houghton^1,2

F, #20677, b. 19 August 1795, d. 5 June 1873

Father*: Ephraim Houghton³ b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Polly Carlton³ b. 23 Jan 1767, d. 19 Jan 1857

Family: John Rugg b. 15 Jul 1789, d. 1854

Marriage*: Elizabeth Houghton married John Rugg on Oct 18, 1818 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2 per MLM; MLM: Oct. 18, 1819.^4,3,5,2

Samuel Rugg⁵ b. 28 Nov 1819, d. 1 Feb 1902
Sewall T. Rugg⁶ b. 24 Jun 1821, d. 9 Jan 1892
Mary T. Rugg⁶ b. 25 Oct 1823, d. 15 Apr 1887
William Rugg⁶ b. 8 Nov 1825
John Rugg Jr.⁶ b. 8 Mar 1828, d. 28 Jul 1832
Lucy H. Rugg⁶ b. 21 May 1832
Elizabeth Ann Rugg⁵ b. 31 Jul 1838, d. 24 Aug 1906
Henry Howard Rugg⁵ b. 3 Aug 1839
Howard Rugg⁵

Biography

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Birth

Aug 19, 1795

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, In Pension Record^3,1

Marriage

Oct 18, 1818

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2 per MLM; MLM: Oct. 18, 1819^4,3,5,2

Death

Jun 5, 1873

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 51.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 218.

John Rugg^1,2

M, #20678, b. 15 July 1789, d. 1854

Family: Elizabeth Houghton b. 19 Aug 1795, d. 5 Jun 1873

Marriage*: John Rugg married Elizabeth Houghton, daughter of Ephraim Houghton and Polly Carlton, on Oct 18, 1818 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2 per MLM; MLM: Oct. 18, 1819.^4,1,3,2

Samuel Rugg³ b. 28 Nov 1819, d. 1 Feb 1902
Sewall T. Rugg⁵ b. 24 Jun 1821, d. 9 Jan 1892
Mary T. Rugg⁵ b. 25 Oct 1823, d. 15 Apr 1887
William Rugg⁵ b. 8 Nov 1825
John Rugg Jr.⁵ b. 8 Mar 1828, d. 28 Jul 1832
Lucy H. Rugg⁵ b. 21 May 1832
Elizabeth Ann Rugg³ b. 31 Jul 1838, d. 24 Aug 1906
Henry Howard Rugg³ b. 3 Aug 1839
Howard Rugg³

Biography

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Birth

Jul 15, 1789

^3,2

Marriage

Betsy Snow, w/1; dau. of Moses and Betsy (Colburn) Snow of Leominster, b. Jan. 15, 1796, D. Jan. 27, 1815²

Marriage

Oct 18, 1818

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2 per MLM; MLM: Oct. 18, 1819^4,1,3,2

Death

1854

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,2

Relative

John was Ebenezer's younger brother

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 51.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 218.

Eunice Houghton^1,2

F, #20679, b. 20 September 1797

Father*: Ephraim Houghton¹ b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Polly Carlton¹ b. 23 Jan 1767, d. 19 Jan 1857

Biography

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Birth

Sep 20, 1797

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, In Pension Record & Sterling VRs^1,2

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.

Ephraim Houghton¹

M, #20680, b. 8 February 1800

Father*: Ephraim Houghton¹ b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Polly Carlton¹ b. 23 Jan 1767, d. 19 Jan 1857

Biography

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Birth

Feb 8, 1800

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, In Pension Record & Sterling VRs^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.

Sally Houghton¹

F, #20681, b. 5 August 1803, d. 13 April 1872

Father*: Ephraim Houghton^2,3,4 b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Polly Carlton^2,3,4 b. 23 Jan 1767, d. 19 Jan 1857

Family: William Hale Derby b. 31 May 1802, d. 15 Apr 1870

Marriage*: Sally Houghton married William Hale Derby on Feb 3, 1831 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^1,2,3

George William Derby⁵ b. 19 Jul 1833, d. c 1864
Sarah Elizabeth Derby+⁵ b. 4 Aug 1838
Emeline Amelia Derby⁵ b. 15 Nov 1840, d. 1925
Theodore Augustus Derby⁵ b. 24 Aug 1846

Biography

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Birth

Aug 5, 1803

Rindge, NH, USA, In Pension Record; Rev. Pension: 21 Aug 1804, given by commisioner to F. W. Houghton^2,3,4

Marriage

Feb 3, 1831

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2,3

Death

Apr 13, 1872

Leominster, MA, USA^2,3

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 218.
[S699] Viola A. Derby Bromley, Derby Genealogy, p. 50.
[S693] Daby-Dorby Data, p. 21.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S699] Viola A. Derby Bromley, Derby Genealogy, p. 51.

David R. Houghton¹

M, #20682, b. 1806

Father*: Ephraim Houghton¹ b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Polly Carlton¹ b. 23 Jan 1767, d. 19 Jan 1857

Biography

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Birth

1806

In Pension Record; illegible date; listed after sister Sally; pension record commissioner response to F. W. Houghton gives month?, 3, 1806¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Augustus E. Houghton^1,2

M, #20683, b. 24 October 1808

Father*: Ephraim Houghton² b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Polly Carlton² b. 23 Jan 1767, d. 19 Jan 1857

Family 1: Harriett M. (?) b. c 1816

Marriage*: Augustus E. Houghton married Harriett M. (?)¹

Abby F. Houghton¹ b. c 1846

Family 2: Louisa Kelton b. 18 Jul 1815

Marriage*: Augustus E. Houghton married Louisa Kelton.³

Herbert W. Houghton+³ b. Aug 1852

Biography

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Birth

Oct 24, 1808

NH, USA, In Ephraim's Pension Record; age 41, NH, in 1850 census; age 48, MA, in 1860 census; age 59 in 1870 census; 1910 census of son Herbert gives MA²

Marriage

1850 Census

1850

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 41, a laborer; also Joseph and Nancy A. Leavitt, 27 and 23, and Parmelia W. Conant, 65, NH¹

Marriage

1860 Census

1860

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 48, a teamster, property $900-150; Louisa, property $600-150⁴

1870 Census

1870

Milford, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, age 59, a farm laborer, property $400-100⁵

Death

Milford, MA, USA, History of Ashburnham, Massachusetts

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 169, line 40, dwl 579-655.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Milford, Hillsborough Co., NH, Roll 844, p.62, line 2, dwl 427-558.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, sheet 32, line 12, dwl 247-246.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Milford, Hillsborough Co., NH, Roll 844, p.62, line 2, dwl 427-558.

Nathaniel Houghton¹

M, #20684, b. 17 September 1811

Father*: Ephraim Houghton¹ b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Polly Carlton¹ b. 23 Jan 1767, d. 19 Jan 1857

Biography

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Birth

Sep 17, 1811

Rindge, NH, USA, In Pension Record; age 39 in 1850 census¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Emma M. Houghton¹

F, #20685, b. 13 September 1814

Father*: Ephraim Houghton² b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Mother*: Polly Carlton² b. 23 Jan 1767, d. 19 Jan 1857

Biography

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Birth

Sep 13, 1814

Rindge, NH, USA, In Pension Record; age 35 in 1850 census^2,3

1850 Census

1850

Leominster, MA, USA, age 34, comb maker; and grandmother Augusta M. Hale³

Living

1852

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, with married daug. Mrs. Emma M. Hale; letter from William in her pension file, dated 1852²

Pedigree

Citations

[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 197A; Image: 387.

William Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

M, #20686, b. 5 April 1802, d. 15 December 1889

Father*: Jonas Houghton^2,6 b. 5 Aug 1760, d. 9 Dec 1835
Mother*: Phebe Rixford² b. c 18 Jan 1763, d. 26 Feb 1856

Family 1: Orilla Elmira Cornish b. 23 Apr 1809, d. 15 Sep 1853

Marriage*: William Houghton married Orilla Elmira Cornish on Sep 17, 1829 at La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, Orilla was first woman to marry in La Grange, WI.^7,8,11

Harriet E. Houghton¹⁰ b. 18 Jun 1830, d. 29 May 1894
Lucetta Houghton¹⁰ b. 24 Apr 1832, d. 29 Mar 1897
Horace Houghton+^20,10 b. 11 Jan 1833, d. 11 Feb 1918
Capt. Chester William Houghton¹⁰ b. 11 Nov 1835, d. 19 Nov 1865
Lucy E. Houghton¹⁰ b. 12 Oct 1839
(?) Houghton b. 16 Jun 1843, d. 16 Jun 1843

Family 2: Clarissa (?) b. c 1822

Marriage*: William Houghton married Clarissa (?)¹⁶

Biography

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Birth

Apr 5, 1802

Bakersfield, Franklin Co., VT, USA, age 49 in 1850 census; age 58 in 1860 census; age 68 in 1870 census; MLM: c 1794, Rockingham, VT^7,8,9,10,5

Marriage

Sep 17, 1829

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, Orilla was first woman to marry in La Grange, WI^7,8,11

1830 Census

1830

Bakersfield, Franklin Co., VT, USA, 8 Total: 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 2 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 70 to 80 (1751-1760) // 2 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800), 1 female 60 to 70 (1761-1770)¹²

Research

between 1830 and 1840

next door to Josiah and Benjamin

Living

Jul, 1833

Franklin Co., VT, USA, aff'dt²

Immigration

1838

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, with 4 children^9,4,13

1840 Census

1840

Elkhorn, Walworth Co., WI, USA, 9 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 2 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819), 1 male 30 to 40 (1800-1809) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 2 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)¹⁴

Land Recrd

Mar 25, 1841

Walworth Co., WI, USA, Land Grant from President Harrison to William Houghton for 160 acres, section 14

Office

one of the first Post Masters of the town and he also served as Justice of the Peace for many years.¹⁵

1850 Census

1850

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 49, farmer; all children given with surname Howton¹⁰

Marriage

¹⁶

1860 Census

1860

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 58, farmer; property $4400-2000¹⁷

1870 Census

1870

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 68, a farmer, property $5000-300¹⁸

1880 Census

1880

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 78, lives without work, next door to son Horace¹⁹

Death

Dec 15, 1889

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, Dec 16 on GS^7,11

Burial

Round Prairie Cemetery, La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 357 #695.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123 #2423.
[S1332] Walworth Co., WI Ladies Aid Society La Grange, La Grange Pioneers of Walworth Co., WI.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 161.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 357.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 357.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123.
[S36] Letter, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lagrange, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1007; Page: 372; line 41, dwl 564-580(574-588).
[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont; Roll: 183; Page: 65.
[S1395] William D. Houghton, Memoirs of Orley Clifton Houghton, p. 4.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Elkhorn, Walworth, Wisconsin Territory; Roll: 580; Page: 202.
[S1394] William D. Houghton, Houghton Ancestors:, p. 123.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, LaGrange, Walworth Co., WI, Box 1741, p. 169B, line 14, dwl 102-85.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , La Grange, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1434; Page: 419; sheet 28, line 16, dwl 181-180.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , LaGrange, Walworth Co., WI, Box 1741, p. 169B, line 14, dwl 102-85.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , La Grange Twp, Walworth Co., WI, Reel 18, Vol. 29, ED. 229, Sh. 9, Ln. 18, dwl 3-3.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 160.

Luther Mower¹

M, #20687, b. 1793, d. 5 August 1850

Family: Elizabeth Houghton b. Feb 1793, d. 7 Sep 1884

Marriage*: Luther Mower married Elizabeth Houghton, daughter of Samuel Houghton and Sarah Cook, on circa 1816.^3,1

Biography

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Birth

1793

Greene, ME, USA, age 56 in 1850 census^1,2

Mil. Serv.

1812

Marriage

circa 1816

^3,1

1850 Census

1850

Fairlee, Orange Co., VT, USA, age 56, farmer²

Death

Aug 5, 1850

Fairlee, VT, USA¹

Burial

Fairlee, VT, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Susan Reed, Mar 14, 2008.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Fairlee, Orange, Vermont; Roll: M432_926; Page: 92A; Image: 184; line 30, dwl 22.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Stephen Fulton¹

M, #20688

Family: Elvira Houghton b. 1 Jun 1805, d. 10 Jan 1891

Marriage*: Stephen Fulton married Elvira Houghton, daughter of Samuel Houghton and Sarah Cook, on 1829.^1,2

James M. Fulton b. 1831

Biography

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Marriage

1829

^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S1492] Fold3.com, online www.fold3.com, http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24004857/

Elizabeth Pitcher

F, #20689, b. 1767, d. 19 February 1842

Family: Shevah Houghton b. 1 May 1755, d. 8 Feb 1842

Marriage*: Elizabeth Pitcher married Shevah Houghton, son of Simeon Houghton and Jerusha Taylor, on Apr 21, 1785 at Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, First Church.^3,2

Plutarch Houghton+³ b. c 1789
Margaret Houghton+³ b. c 1790
Poena Houghton³ b. c 1791
Phineas Houghton³ b. 1791
Simeon Houghton+ b. 1793, d. b 1850
Lucy Houghton+³ b. c 1794
Esther Houghton³
Hannah Houghton³
Jotham Houghton+³ b. 26 Feb 1802, d. 24 Jul 1891
John Houghton³
Israel Houghton³
Polly Houghton+³ b. 6 Jun 1806, d. 10 May 1895

Biography

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Birth

1767

NY, USA, Mary Houghton Losey's death record and 1880 census stated her mother was born in CT; Martin: 1757¹

Origin

circa 1785

Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA²

Marriage

Apr 21, 1785

Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, First Church^3,2

Census

1842

Batavia, Genesee Co., NY, USA, a widow¹

Death

Feb 19, 1842

Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY, USA, probate file #00192^3,1

Probate1

Wayne Co., NY, USA, #00192¹

ParentsS

Elijah Pitcher or Reuben Pitcher; Reuben was a Revol. soldier, bur. Martinsburg, NY

PensionInx

Jul 22, 1842

Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA, aged 76. "S13449, MA Line...aged 76", lists 13 children, and widow Elizabeth; Certif. of Pension issued on Dec. 10, 1832, aged 76. Payment received Mar. 4, 1831: $113.33. Book D, Vol. 5, page 127
MLM: Pension Rolls, Wayne Co., NY, pvt., Lt., Connecticut Militia.^3,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Barbara Martin, Dec. 12, 2001.
[S494] Westfield MA VRs, no pages.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 80.
[S946] Unknown compiler, Rev. War Pension Application Index, p. 273.

Poena Houghton¹

F, #20690, b. circa 1791

Father*: Shevah Houghton¹ b. 1 May 1755, d. 8 Feb 1842
Mother*: Elizabeth Pitcher¹ b. 1767, d. 19 Feb 1842

Family: David Sherman b. 1773, d. 11 Apr 1865

Marriage*: Poena Houghton married David Sherman.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1791

NY, USA, age 59 in 1850 census; age 69 in 1860 census

Marriage

Living

1842

1850 Census

1850

Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 76 and 59; also Zephaniah Sherman 45; Erminda Sherman 46; Sophia J Sherman 18; Jefferson Sherman 16

1860 Census

1860

Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 86 and 69

Research

married Shermans

Relative

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

David Sherman¹

M, #20691, b. 1773, d. 11 April 1865

Family 1: Elizabeth Howell b. 1764, d. 25 Oct 1839

Marriage*: David Sherman married Elizabeth Howell on 1794.

Family 2: Poena Houghton b. c 1791

Marriage*: David Sherman married Poena Houghton, daughter of Shevah Houghton and Elizabeth Pitcher.¹

Biography

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Birth

1773

Tiverton, RI, USA, GS

Marriage

1794

Marriage

1840 Census

1840

Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA

Living

1842

1850 Census

1850

Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 76 and 59; also Zephaniah Sherman 45; Erminda Sherman 46; Sophia J Sherman 18; Jefferson Sherman 16

1860 Census

1860

Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 86 and 69

Death

Apr 11, 1865

Marion, Wayne Co., NY, USA

Biography

History of the town of Marion, Wayne County, state of New York, 1795-1937: David Sherman came in 1790 at the age of seventeen to Palmyra with his brothers. He married Elizabeth Howell in 1796 and settled on a hundred acre farm in Marion, which was a gift of his brother Humphrey Sherman. This he rapidly cleared and when he could find no more forests to conquer, he sold to the first purchaser which was Samuel Caldwell. This farm is still known as the Caldwell Farm. He bought a tangled woodland and made of it the Sherman farm, where his descendants have lived until recently when it was purchased by Joseph De Nearing. His fame as a driver of oxen through the forest or as a teamster in long journeys was wide spread. When the Negus family wanted to come west, David went to Rhode Island on foot and brought the family to Wayne County. When the Howells wanted to come from New Jersey, he went after them on foot. When the Brown's wanted to go to the Mississippi River, he led the way for them, returning by foot. When sixty years old he went to Rhode Island and returned on foot, staying only two nights. When Captain Williamson wished to send a load of goods from Canandaigua to Pultneyville, he selected David Sherman. He took the goods on his sled and came to Marion the first day. From William Cogswell's (Witherden Farm), it was unbroken forest. In four days, without help, he made his own roads and got the load through. His marriage to Elizabeth Howell was the first one in town. In 1799, David Sherman registered his sheep mark in the town of Sodus. His grandson Jefferson Sherman was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1879. He also served as school commissioner in the Second District of Wayne County. David Sherman's great grandson, Orrin Sherman, was sheriff of Wayne County in 1910.
Elizabeth Howell and David Sherman were married in the winter of 1794-95, and this was the first marriage celebrated in the town. Miss Howell came to Marion in the family of David Sweezey. Mr. Sherman, a native of Rhode Island, came from Washington county, N.Y., to East Palmyra in 1791, but in the fall of that year returned east on foot. The next winter he moved to East Palmyra with two yoke of oxen, and early in 1796 came thence to this town, settling on 100 acres of the Caldwell farm. This he soon sold to Samuel O. Caldwell. He purchased and cleared another farm, upon which he died and upon which he was succeeded by his son, Zepheniah, and the father of Jefferson Sherman.

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Esther Houghton¹

F, #20692

Father*: Shevah Houghton¹ b. 1 May 1755, d. 8 Feb 1842
Mother*: Elizabeth Pitcher¹ b. 1767, d. 19 Feb 1842

Family: John White

Marriage*: Esther Houghton married John White.¹

Biography

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Birth

Marriage

Living

1842

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

John White¹

M, #20693

Family: Esther Houghton

Marriage*: John White married Esther Houghton, daughter of Shevah Houghton and Elizabeth Pitcher.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Marriage

Living

1842

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Lucy Houghton¹

F, #20694, b. circa 1794

Father*: Shevah Houghton¹ b. 1 May 1755, d. 8 Feb 1842
Mother*: Elizabeth Pitcher¹ b. 1767, d. 19 Feb 1842

Family 1: Edward Sherman b. b 1795, d. b 1840

Marriage: Lucy Houghton married Edward Sherman.

Gilbert Sherman b. 15 Apr 1814, d. 8 Feb 1904
Almira Sherman b. c 1819, d. 10 Apr 1894
Susan Sherman b. 5 Apr 1821, d. 16 Jan 1899
Henry Sherman³ b. c 1824
Elizabeth Sherman³ b. c 1827
Stephen David Sherman³ b. c 1832
Wesley Sherman³ b. c 1834

Family 2: David Cogswell

Marriage*: Lucy Houghton married David Cogswell.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1794

NY, USA, age 40-49 in 1840 census; age 56 in 1850 census

Marriage

1840 Census

1840

Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:      2
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:      1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:      1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:      1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:      1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:      3
Free White Persons - Under 20:      3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:      2
Total Free White Persons:      6

Research

1850 census?

1850 Census

1850

Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, Lucy Sherman, age 56; Minerva Houghton, age 34, living with Lucy Sherman and family; 2 houses down from Shevah Houghton, uncle of husband?²

1860 Census

1860

Allen, MI, USA, Stephen Sherman      28
Mary Sherman      28
Elizebeth Sherman      2
Edward Sherman      1
Edward Sherman      36
Lucy Sherman      66

Research

Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, Descendents of Shevah, i.e. James Houghton and Charles C., sons of Shevah, Jr; Georgiana Houghton, etc. are all living in

Research

married Shermans

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Arcadia, Wayne, New York; Roll: M432_612; Page: 236; line 37, dwl 1671-1762.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Arcadia, Wayne, New York; Roll: 612; Page: 236b.

David Cogswell¹

M, #20695

Family: Lucy Houghton b. c 1794

Marriage*: David Cogswell married Lucy Houghton, daughter of Shevah Houghton and Elizabeth Pitcher.¹

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Polly Houghton¹

F, #20696, b. 6 June 1806, d. 10 May 1895

Father*: Shevah Houghton¹ b. 1 May 1755, d. 8 Feb 1842
Mother*: Elizabeth Pitcher¹ b. 1767, d. 19 Feb 1842

Family: Martin Losey b. 1802, d. bt 1850 - 1852

Marriage*: Polly Houghton married Martin Losey on circa 1822 at Oneida Co., NY, USA.^1,2

Aurilla Losey² b. c 1823
Chauncey Losey+² b. c 1825
Marvin P. Losey² b. 25 Jan 1827, d. Feb 1909
Catherine Losey² b. c 1831
Hellen Losey² b. c 1834
Anson Losey² b. c 1836
Hannah Losey² b. c 1838
Orson Losey² b. c 1842
Silas Emerson Losey+² b. 20 Feb 1846, d. 28 Apr 1915

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 6, 1806

NY, USA, Silas's death certificate gives her bp as NY²

Marriage

circa 1822

Oneida Co., NY, USA^1,2

Living

1842

1850 Census

1850

Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, house #243²

Land Recrd

1852

as Mary Losey, with Chauncey deeding land over to her²

Census

1855

Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, a widow, age 48²

1860 Census

1860

Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA²

1880 Census

1870

Clinton Co., MI, USA, next door to son Silas; 13 year old Mary Locy living with her; property $1300-325; widowed; could not read²

Death

May 10, 1895

Bingham Twp, St. Johns, Clinton Co., MI, USA, at her son's Silas home, of heart failure; 88 y, 11 m, 4 d²

Burial

May 11, 1895

Mt. Rest, St. Johns, Clinton Co., MI, USA, in a lot owned by Silas²

Obituary

May 17, 1895

in the Clinton Independent²

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S415] E-mail from Barbara Martin, Dec. 12, 2001.

Martin Losey¹

M, #20697, b. 1802, d. between 1850 and 1852

Family: Polly Houghton b. 6 Jun 1806, d. 10 May 1895

Marriage*: Martin Losey married Polly Houghton, daughter of Shevah Houghton and Elizabeth Pitcher, on circa 1822 at Oneida Co., NY, USA.^2,1

Aurilla Losey¹ b. c 1823
Chauncey Losey+¹ b. c 1825
Marvin P. Losey¹ b. 25 Jan 1827, d. Feb 1909
Catherine Losey¹ b. c 1831
Hellen Losey¹ b. c 1834
Anson Losey¹ b. c 1836
Hannah Losey¹ b. c 1838
Orson Losey¹ b. c 1842
Silas Emerson Losey+¹ b. 20 Feb 1846, d. 28 Apr 1915

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1802

NY, USA, Silas Losey's death certificate reported NY as bp of father¹

Marriage

circa 1822

Oneida Co., NY, USA^2,1

Census

1840

Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA¹

Living

1842

1850 Census

1850

Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, house #243¹

Death

between 1850 and 1852

Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Barbara Martin, Dec. 12, 2001.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Hannah Houghton¹

F, #20698

Father*: Shevah Houghton¹ b. 1 May 1755, d. 8 Feb 1842
Mother*: Elizabeth Pitcher¹ b. 1767, d. 19 Feb 1842

Family: Tillness Simmons

Marriage*: Hannah Houghton married Tillness Simmons.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Marriage

Living

1842

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

Tillness Simmons¹

M, #20699

Family: Hannah Houghton

Marriage*: Tillness Simmons married Hannah Houghton, daughter of Shevah Houghton and Elizabeth Pitcher.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Living

1842

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.

John Houghton¹

M, #20700

Father*: Shevah Houghton¹ b. 1 May 1755, d. 8 Feb 1842
Mother*: Elizabeth Pitcher¹ b. 1767, d. 19 Feb 1842

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.