Houghton Surname Project

Walter J. Houghton Sr

M, #120481, b. circa 1964

Father*: Virgil Nute Houghton Jr b. 3 Jun 1940, d. 30 Aug 2019
Mother*: Janis C. Whippie b. Jul 1941

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Birth

circa 1964

NH, USA

Living

2023

Window Rock, AZ, USA

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Ernest C. Houghton

M, #120482, b. circa 1957, d. July 2008

Father*: Virgil Nute Houghton Jr b. 3 Jun 1940, d. 30 Aug 2019
Mother*: Janis C. Whippie b. Jul 1941

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Birth

circa 1957

NH, USA

Death

Jul, 2008

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Marcia D. Houghton

F, #120483, b. circa 1960

Father*: Virgil Nute Houghton Jr b. 3 Jun 1940, d. 30 Aug 2019
Mother*: Janis C. Whippie b. Jul 1941

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Birth

circa 1960

NH, USA

Living

2023

Antrim, NH, USA

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Grace Kennedy

F, #120484

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Samuel M. Houghton

M, #120485, b. December 1985

Father*: Dr. Richard Arnold Houghton III, Ph.D. b. Apr 1943
Mother*: Susan M. (?) b. Jan 1951

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Birth

Dec, 1985

Living

2023

East Falmouth, MA, USA

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Benjamin H. Houghton

M, #120486, b. March 1981

Father*: Dr. Richard Arnold Houghton III, Ph.D. b. Apr 1943
Mother*: Susan M. (?) b. Jan 1951

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Birth

Mar, 1981

Living

2023

Falmouth, MA, USA

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Ann M. Houghton

F, #120487, b. circa 1924

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Birth

circa 1924

NY, USA

1950 US Census

1950

Batavia, NY, USA, age 26, divorced, dry cleaning plant marker

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Archie Houghton

M, #120488, b. circa 1905

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Birth

circa 1905

NY, USA

1950 US Census

1905

Albany, NY, USA, age 45, divorced, roomer, brush factory binder

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Margaret Bayer

F, #120489, b. 15 January 1900, d. 4 August 1988

Family: Rev. Dr. Ernest John Houghton b. 16 Sep 1885, d. 16 Sep 1963

Marriage*: Margaret Bayer married Rev. Dr. Ernest John Houghton 1936 given.

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Birth

Jan 15, 1900

Marriage

1936 given

Death

Aug 4, 1988

Biography

Mother of:
Alan Taylor
Ann Taylor Wenk

Origiinally from Mount Vernon, New York. In the late 1940s Mrs. Taylor became a full-time Spencertown resident, active in the community, and opened her home, Strawberry Hill, as a guest house and tea room. She ran the tea room with her daughter Ann through the 1950s, and it seems into the 1960s.

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Doris Adelaide Plummer

F, #120490, b. 29 May 1911, d. 11 August 2010

Family: Herbert Whitney Houghton b. 26 May 1916, d. 26 Nov 1990

Marriage*: Doris Adelaide Plummer married Herbert Whitney Houghton, son of LaGrande Bennett Houghton M.A. and Ethel A. Whitney.

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Birth

May 29, 1911

Yates, NY, USA

Marriage

1950 US Census

1950

Guilderland, NY, USA, age 33, Education dept., Bureau of Guidance supervison

Death

Aug 11, 2010

Dade Co., FL, USA

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(?) Daggett

M, #120491

Family: Neila Denning Douglas b. 25 Feb 1944, d. 21 Oct 2023

Marriage*: (?) Daggett married Neila Denning Douglas.

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Margaret Burns

F, #120492, b. circa 1906

Family: Theodore E. Houghton b. 6 Nov 1908, d. 4 Jul 1982

Marriage*: Margaret Burns married Theodore E. Houghton, son of Erwin W. Houghton and Mabel G. Wedgemaker, on Oct 15, 1948 at Susquehanna, PA, USA.

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Birth

circa 1906

Gates, NY, USA

Marriage

Oct 15, 1948

Susquehanna, PA, USA

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Jack Remington

M, #120493

Family: Carole A. Houghton b. c 1933

Marriage*: Jack Remington married Carole A. Houghton, daughter of Theodore E. Houghton and Evelyn Esther Dugan.

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Dale T Houghton

M, #120494, b. 1945

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Birth

1945

NY, USA

1950 US Census

1950

LeRoy, NY, USA, age 5. living with and nephew of Anthony & Mary Longhany, 53, NY & 51, Scotland;

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Marie Houghton

F, #120495, b. circa 1915

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Birth

circa 1915

VA, USA

1950 US Census

1950

Eastchester, NY, USA, age 35, Negro, single, maid, with William Reiner family

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Edith Bradford Houghton

F, #120496, b. circa 1947

Father*: Walter St. John Houghton III b. 1 Jun 1908, d. 24 Apr 1984
Mother*: Edith Bradford Lomax b. c 1911, d. 24 Feb 1988

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Birth

circa 1947

NY, USA

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John Mueger

M, #120497, b. circa 1910

Family: Gladys Houghton b. c 1912

Marriage*: John Mueger married Gladys Houghton, daughter of Ralph Alfred Houghton and Louise Seizinger.

Edward Mueger b. c 1934
John Mueger b. c 1936
Robert Mueger b. c 1946
William Mueger b. c 1949

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Birth

circa 1910

NY, USA

Marriage

1950 US Census

1950

New York, NY, USA

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Edward Mueger

M, #120498, b. circa 1934

Father*: John Mueger b. c 1910
Mother*: Gladys Houghton b. c 1912

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Birth

circa 1934

NY, USA

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John Mueger

M, #120499, b. circa 1936

Father*: John Mueger b. c 1910
Mother*: Gladys Houghton b. c 1912

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Birth

circa 1936

NY, USA

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Robert Mueger

M, #120500, b. circa 1946

Father*: John Mueger b. c 1910
Mother*: Gladys Houghton b. c 1912

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Birth

circa 1946

NY, USA

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William Mueger

M, #120501, b. circa 1949

Father*: John Mueger b. c 1910
Mother*: Gladys Houghton b. c 1912

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Birth

circa 1949

NY, USA

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Arthur Herbert Meritt

M, #120502, b. 23 February 1863, d. 17 May 1912

Father*: Vinal Lafayette Meritt b. Mar 1834, d. 1911
Mother*: Emma Louise Tayntor b. 28 Apr 1842, d. 1927

Family: Cornelia Frances Dean

Marriage*: Arthur Herbert Meritt married Cornelia Frances Dean on Aug 22, 1891.

Benjamin Dean Meritt+ b. 31 Mar 1899, d. 7 Jul 1989

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Birth

Feb 23, 1863

West Eaton, NY, USA

Marriage

Aug 22, 1891

Occupation

1893

Trinity College, Durham, NC, USA

Death

May 17, 1912

Obituary

May 18, 1912

PROF. MERRITT PASSESAWAY
Head of Department of Greek At
Trinity Died Yesterday.
(Special to Daily News.)
Trinity College, May 17.—After a se- rious illness of a week’s duration. Prof. Arthur Herbert Merritt, head of the department of Greek at Trinity college, died at his home on Trinity campus this morning at 11.30 o’cloek. Professor Meritt’s death was due to a complica- tion of diseaser which proved too strong for his constitution, weakened as it was by the serious illness which he uffered a few years ago when he was operated on in Johms Hopkins hospital in Balti- more, Md. At his bedside when death came were his wife, his two sons, Ben- jamin, aged 13, and Herbert aged eight, together with his sister in-law, Mrs. Nellie Judson, and her daughter. Miss Helen.Professor Merritt had been teaching in Trinity college since 1393, two years after the college was removed to Dar- ham from Randolph county. During these 19 years, he has been one of the most prominent factors in the growth of the college, and much of the success which has come to the instituticn has been due to his wise advice and counsel. His life has been a part of the history of Trinity college, and no man connect- ed with the institution has ever left it who has been missed as will this much loved man. He was married August 22, 1891, to Miss Cornelia Frances Dean, who was with him at his death. The funeral exercises will be held to- morrow afternoon, and will probably be conducted from Memorial Methodist church, of which Professor Merritt was an active member. Bishop Kilgo will probably conduct the funeral if he can get back here from Greenville, S. C., where he is spending a few days with friends by Rev, G. F. Smith, pastor of Memorial church, and Dr. Franklin N. Parker, head of the department of Biblican literaure in Trinity college.

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Cornelia Frances Dean

F, #120503

Family: Arthur Herbert Meritt b. 23 Feb 1863, d. 17 May 1912

Marriage*: Cornelia Frances Dean married Arthur Herbert Meritt, son of Vinal Lafayette Meritt and Emma Louise Tayntor, on Aug 22, 1891.

Benjamin Dean Meritt+ b. 31 Mar 1899, d. 7 Jul 1989

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Marriage

Aug 22, 1891

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Vinal Lafayette Meritt

M, #120504, b. March 1834, d. 1911

Father*: Stephen Meritt b. 1803

Family: Emma Louise Tayntor b. 28 Apr 1842, d. 1927

Marriage*: Vinal Lafayette Meritt married Emma Louise Tayntor, daughter of Lorenzo Tayntor and Lisa Foster.

Arthur Herbert Meritt+ b. 23 Feb 1863, d. 17 May 1912

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Birth

Mar, 1834

Marriage

Death

1911

Eaton, NY, USA

Biography

Lafayette was the son of Stephen & Melinda Meritt and the husband of Emma and the father of six children.
His obituary from the Madison Leader:

"Lafayette Meritt, one of West Eaton's old and highly respected citizens, died at his home near this village Tuesday noon following an illness of many months. Beside his widow, he is survived by three sons, Ernest of Glvoersville, Erwin B. of Dorchester, Mass. and Arthur, who resides in one of the southern states; and two daughters, Miss Mertie, who lives at home, and Mrs. Percy Wadsworth of Cortland."

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Stephen Meritt

M, #120505, b. 1803

Family:

Vinal Lafayette Meritt+ b. Mar 1834, d. 1911

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Birth

1803

MA, USA

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Emma Louise Tayntor

F, #120506, b. 28 April 1842, d. 1927

Father*: Lorenzo Tayntor
Mother*: Lisa Foster

Family: Vinal Lafayette Meritt b. Mar 1834, d. 1911

Marriage*: Emma Louise Tayntor married Vinal Lafayette Meritt, son of Stephen Meritt.

Arthur Herbert Meritt+ b. 23 Feb 1863, d. 17 May 1912

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Birth

Apr 28, 1842

Eaton, NY, USA

Marriage

Death

1927

Burial

1927

Eaton Village Cemetery, Eaton, NY, USA

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Eliza Foster

F, #120507

Family: Benjamin Tayntor d. Jan 1855

Marriage*: Eliza Foster married Benjamin Tayntor, son of Benjamin Tayntor and Dinah Houghton.

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Residence

Sharon, NY, USA

Marriage

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Charles Root

M, #120508

Family: Olive Tayntor

Marriage*: Charles Root married Olive Tayntor, daughter of Benjamin Tayntor and Dinah Houghton.

Lorenzo Tayntor+

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Lorenzo Tayntor

M, #120509

Father*: Charles Root
Mother*: Olive Tayntor

Family: Lisa Foster

Marriage*: Lorenzo Tayntor married Lisa Foster on Jul 9, 1832.

Emma Louise Tayntor+ b. 28 Apr 1842, d. 1927

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Birth

Eaton, NY, USA

Adoption

(141) Olive Tayntor; m. Charles Root; died, leaving one son, who was adopted by his grandfather, taking the name of Lorenzo Tayntor.

Marriage

Jul 9, 1832

Biography

Of Eaton, N. Y., owns a good farm and manages it well. He is a good economist, and has a peculiar faculty to turn every thing to the best account He lives independent, and owes no man, makes butter, raises cattle, sheep and working oxen for market, and grows grain, fruit and garden vegetables to some extent He has quite a numerous family of respectable and intelligent children, and every thing around him indicates thrift and prosperity
He married Louisa Foster, of Russia, N. Y., July 9, 1832.

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Lisa Foster

F, #120510

Family: Lorenzo Tayntor

Marriage*: Lisa Foster married Lorenzo Tayntor, son of Charles Root and Olive Tayntor, on Jul 9, 1832.

Emma Louise Tayntor+ b. 28 Apr 1842, d. 1927

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Marriage

Jul 9, 1832

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