Houghton Surname Project - Person Page

Asa Houghton

M, #8071, b. 8 January 1795, d. 2 March 1875

Father*

Jonathan Houghton b. 8 Mar 1752, d. 30 Aug 1831

Mother*

Joanna Burgh b. 6 Jun 1755, d. 19 Nov 1841

Biography

Birth

Jan 8, 1795

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 75 in 1870 census; MLM: Jan 8; JWH: 6 Jan

1820 Census

1820

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA

Marriage

Feb 3, 1824

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, JWH, MLM: Feb 1822; MLM gives md. (1) 1822, then Abigail as md (2) Feb. 2, 1824

1830 Census

1830

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 5 Total: 2 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800) // 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)

1840 Census

1840

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 10 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 2 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799), 1 female 60 to 70 (1770-1779), 1 female 80 to 90 (1750-1759)

1850 Census

1850

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 55, a farmer, property $4000

Marriage

Nov 19, 1861

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 66, 2nd marriage

1870 Census

1870

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 75, a farm laborer, property $1000-$1100

Death

Mar 2, 1875

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 80 y 2 m, of old age; JWH, MLM, Lowell: 28 Mar; Harrington: Putney VT

Burial

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA

Family 1

Abigail Lowell b. 27 Feb 1796, d. 10 Jun 1856

Marriage*

Asa Houghton married Abigail Lowell on Feb 3, 1824 at Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, JWH, MLM: Feb 1822; MLM gives md. (1) 1822, then Abigail as md (2) Feb. 2, 1824.

Children

James Keyes Houghton+ b. 23 Feb 1825, d. 25 Jun 1897
George Burgh Houghton+ b. 30 Dec 1826, d. 12 Dec 1893
Rufus Asa Houghton+ b. 16 Jul 1829, d. 14 Apr 1910
Freeman Jonathan Houghton+ b. 12 Aug 1831, d. 3 Apr 1905
Sarah Elizabeth Houghton+ b. 21 Sep 1833, d. 4 Mar 1923
Joanna Lucy Houghton+ b. 23 Dec 1835
Henry Homer Houghton+ b. 26 Feb 1842

Family 2

Maria L. Farnham b. 1809, d. 13 Apr 1867

Marriage*

Asa Houghton married Maria L. Farnham on Nov 19, 1861 at Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 66, 2nd marriage.

Lucy Houghton

F, #8072, b. 17 June 1799, d. 6 January 1867

Father*

Jonathan Houghton b. 8 Mar 1752, d. 30 Aug 1831

Mother*

Joanna Burgh b. 6 Jun 1755, d. 19 Nov 1841

Biography

Birth

Jun 17, 1799

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA

Marriage

Sep 9, 1819

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA

Death

Jan 6, 1867

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA

Burial

Westminster West Cemetery, Westminster West, VT, USA, 69 yrs, 6 mos, 13 dys: wife of Ebenezer Clark

Family

Ebenezer Clarke

Marriage*

Lucy Houghton married Ebenezer Clarke on Sep 9, 1819 at Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA.

Betsey Houghton

F, #8073, b. 12 October 1799, d. before 1840

Father*

Jonathan Houghton b. 8 Mar 1752, d. 30 Aug 1831

Mother*

Joanna Burgh b. 6 Jun 1755, d. 19 Nov 1841

Biography

Birth

Oct 12, 1799

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, JWH, MLM: 12 Oct 1802 (CJV: 17?? on document)

Marriage

Sep 25, 1823

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA

Death

before 1840

Timothy Black married as second wife Almira Baldwin in 1840, a niece

Family

Marriage*

Betsey Houghton married Timothy Black on Sep 25, 1823 at Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA.

Jemima Marshall

F, #8074, b. 29 March 1784, d. 26 November 1870

Biography

Birth

Mar 29, 1784

Rensselar, NY, USA, age 68, MA, in 1850 census; age 71, NY, in 1855 census; age 76, NY, in 1860 census; 1880 census of son William gives bp as NY

Marriage

Sep 3, 1804

1855 Census

1855

Fairfield, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, age 77, farmer

Death

Nov 26, 1870

Little Falls, NY, USA

Burial

Church Street Cemetery, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, Plot: 303

Family

Samuel Houghton b. 5 Feb 1778, d. 14 Nov 1859

Marriage*

Jemima Marshall married Samuel Houghton, son of Jonathan Houghton and Joanna Burgh, on Sep 3, 1804.

Children

Volney A. Houghton+ b. 21 Oct 1805
William B. Houghton+ b. 18 Sep 1808, d. 18 Sep 1884
Sally A. Houghton+ b. 3 May 1812
Jonathan G. Houghton b. 29 Feb 1816

Persis Pauline Cobb

F, #8075, b. circa 1795, d. 12 June 1867

Biography

Birth

circa 1795

NY, USA, age 55 in 1850 census; dd calc; age 65, MA, in 1855 census; 1880 and 1900 census of son Clark gives bp as VT

Marriage

Jun 1, 1815

1840 Census

1840

Herkimer, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, 12 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 3 male 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 3 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 2 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)

1855 Census

1855

Herkimer, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, age 65

Death

Jun 12, 1867

Herkimer Co., NY, USA, age 72 y

Burial

Eaton's Bush Cemetery, Eatonville, Herkimer, Herkimer Co., NY, USA

Family

John Houghton b. 21 Oct 1787, d. 29 Apr 1839

Marriage*

Persis Pauline Cobb married John Houghton, son of Jonathan Houghton and Joanna Burgh, on Jun 1, 1815.

Children

Sophia Houghton b. 16 Dec 1815, d. 1844
Parker L. Houghton b. Dec 1817, d. 18 Sep 1834
Clark Houghton+ b. 4 Nov 1818, d. 10 Mar 1909
Leavitt R. Houghton+ b. 15 Jan 1821, d. 7 Dec 1850
Lovell R. Houghton+ b. 15 Jun 1821, d. 3 May 1874
Charles Houghton+ b. 15 Jan 1823, d. Feb 1866
Volney A. Houghton+ b. 7 Feb 1825
Diantha Houghton+ b. 2 Dec 1827
Amanda Houghton+ b. 2 Dec 1827, d. 5 Dec 1912
Mary Ann Houghton+ b. 1 Aug 1830
Louisa Maria Houghton+ b. 24 Sep 1832, d. 10 Jul 1876
Annette Houghton+ b. 27 Jul 1834
Gilbert Houghton b. c 1837
Elizabeth Houghton b. Jun 1839
Ellen E. Houghton b. 16 Jun 1839, d. 29 Oct 1839

Abigail Lowell

F, #8076, b. 27 February 1796, d. 10 June 1856

Biography

Birth

Feb 27, 1796

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 55 in 1850 census; 1880 census of son James gives MA

Marriage

Feb 3, 1824

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, JWH, MLM: Feb 1822; MLM gives md. (1) 1822, then Abigail as md (2) Feb. 2, 1824

1850 Census

1850

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 55, a farmer, property $4000

Death

Jun 10, 1856

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 60; WH: : 6,10, 1818; MLM: June, 1858

Burial

West Parish Cemetery, Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA

Family

Asa Houghton b. 8 Jan 1795, d. 2 Mar 1875

Marriage*

Abigail Lowell married Asa Houghton, son of Jonathan Houghton and Joanna Burgh, on Feb 3, 1824 at Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, JWH, MLM: Feb 1822; MLM gives md. (1) 1822, then Abigail as md (2) Feb. 2, 1824.

Children

James Keyes Houghton+ b. 23 Feb 1825, d. 25 Jun 1897
George Burgh Houghton+ b. 30 Dec 1826, d. 12 Dec 1893
Rufus Asa Houghton+ b. 16 Jul 1829, d. 14 Apr 1910
Freeman Jonathan Houghton+ b. 12 Aug 1831, d. 3 Apr 1905
Sarah Elizabeth Houghton+ b. 21 Sep 1833, d. 4 Mar 1923
Joanna Lucy Houghton+ b. 23 Dec 1835
Henry Homer Houghton+ b. 26 Feb 1842

Rufus Houghton

M, #8077, b. 2 May 1772, d. 1834

Father*

Rufus Houghton Jr b. 14 May 1751, d. 1777

Mother*

Elizabeth Whitcomb b. 9 Nov 1752, d. 8 Feb 1818

Biography

Birth

May 2, 1772

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1769; MLM: Carter Genealogy gives Nov. 5, 1773

Marriage

Jun 25, 1795

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Annett: Jan. 25

1800 Census

1800

Jaffrey, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, 10010-10100; 1 male 1-9, 1 male 26-44; 1 female 1-9, 1 female 16-25

1810 Census

1810

Keene, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, 12 Total: 1 male <10, 1 male 10-15, 2 male 26-44, 2 male 45+//3 female <10, 1 female 10-15, 2 female 26-44

Mil. Serv.

Feb 6, 1813

a Rufus Houghton, Pvt, 23 USD, 6 foot 1 inches, age 45, farmer, born NH, Feb 6, 1813 or Apr 22, 1814;
in the War of 1812, Rayen's Regiment, OH Militia, a private; and probably 3rd Regiment (King's) OH Militia

1820 Census

1820

Andover, Ashtabula Co., OH, USA, 8 Individuals: 2 male 0-10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-26; 1 mae >45+; 1 female 0-10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 26-45; ? 1 slave

1830 Census

1830

Andover, Ashtabula Co., OH, USA, 6 Total: 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 50 to 60 (1771-1780)//1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 50 to 60 (1771-1780)

Death

1834

based on GS; JWH: 26 Aug 1853; MLM: Feb. 23, 1834; CJV: given OH residence, unlikely dd, given Bolton, MA

Burial

Maple Grove Cemetery, Andover, OH, USA

Family

Dolly Richardson b. 21 Jan 1775, d. 4 Dec 1816

Marriage*

Rufus Houghton married Dolly Richardson on Jun 25, 1795 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Annett: Jan. 25.

Children

Rufus Houghton Jr+ b. 19 Sep 1796
Dorothy Houghton b. 4 Jul 1799
Damaris Richardson Houghton+ b. 18 Jul 1801
Betsey Houghton b. 29 Apr 1803, d. 8 Aug 1804
Abigail Houghton+ b. 22 Mar 1805, d. 1893
Betsey Houghton b. 23 Feb 1807, d. Oct 1807
Sarah Houghton+
Loren Houghton+ b. 1811, d. 1891
Marion Houghton b. 1813, d. 1878
Mary Beaman Houghton

Abigail Barnard

F, #8078, b. 26 August 1777, d. 22 May 1869

Biography

Birth

Aug 26, 1777

Death

May 22, 1869

Pamela Chaplain

F, #8079

Father*

Joseph Chaplain b. 23 Jan 1742

Mother*

Lois Hastings b. 17 May 1743, d. 22 Aug 1801

Biography

Birth

George Washington Chaplain

M, #8080, b. 11 May 1777

Father*

Joseph Chaplain b. 23 Jan 1742

Mother*

Lois Hastings b. 17 May 1743, d. 22 Aug 1801

Biography

Birth

May 11, 1777

Samuel Chaplain

M, #8081, b. 31 December 1779

Father*

Joseph Chaplain b. 23 Jan 1742

Mother*

Lois Hastings b. 17 May 1743, d. 22 Aug 1801

Biography

Birth

Dec 31, 1779

Lois Chaplain

F, #8082, b. 10 November 1781

Father*

Joseph Chaplain b. 23 Jan 1742

Mother*

Lois Hastings b. 17 May 1743, d. 22 Aug 1801

Biography

Birth

Nov 10, 1781

Anna Chaplain

F, #8083, b. 3 September 1785

Father*

Joseph Chaplain b. 23 Jan 1742

Mother*

Lois Hastings b. 17 May 1743, d. 22 Aug 1801

Biography

Birth

Sep 3, 1785

Susanna Chaplain

F, #8084, b. 23 August 1788

Father*

Joseph Chaplain b. 23 Jan 1742

Mother*

Lois Hastings b. 17 May 1743, d. 22 Aug 1801

Biography

Birth

Aug 23, 1788

MLM: Aug. 23, 1768 (CJV: typo)

Orpha Hastings

F, #8085, b. 1780, d. 18 May 1807

Father*

Caleb Hastings b. 31 Mar 1749, d. 29 Mar 1826

Mother*

Biography

Birth

1780

Death

May 18, 1807

unmarried

Marshall Hastings

M, #8086, b. 1782

Father*

Caleb Hastings b. 31 Mar 1749, d. 29 Mar 1826

Mother*

Biography

Birth

1782

Marriage

Oct 25, 1806

Death

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Family

Marriage*

Marshall Hastings married Betsey Choate on Oct 25, 1806.

Children

Count Degrasse Hastings

M, #8087, b. 1784

Father*

Caleb Hastings b. 31 Mar 1749, d. 29 Mar 1826

Mother*

Biography

Birth

1784

Milit-Beg

1812

"He enlisted in the War of 1812 and was never heard of afterward.'

Naaman Hastings

M, #8088, b. 20 November 1787, d. 4 October 1864

Father*

Caleb Hastings b. 31 Mar 1749, d. 29 Mar 1826

Mother*

Biography

Birth

Nov 20, 1787

MLM: Nov. 20, 1789

Marriage

Aug 20, 1809

Death

Oct 4, 1864

Family

Lydia Whitney b. 14 Apr 1786, d. 23 Dec 1845

Marriage*

Naaman Hastings married Lydia Whitney on Aug 20, 1809.

Children

Hannah Hastings+ b. 1 Apr 1810
Lydia Hastings+ b. 1 Apr 1810
Betsey Marshall Hastings b. 25 Feb 1813
Thomas Hastings b. 14 Jan 1815, d. 28 Jul 1840
Naaman Hastings b. 4 Mar 1817, d. 17 Aug 1865
Sarah Hastings b. 8 Dec 1819, d. 14 Aug 1821
Charles Hastings+ b. 14 Aug 1822
William Hastings b. 28 Jul 1824, d. 9 Nov 1849
Henry J. Hastings+ b. 10 Apr 1830

Thomas Hastings

M, #8089, b. 1789, d. circa 1812

Father*

Caleb Hastings b. 31 Mar 1749, d. 29 Mar 1826

Mother*

Biography

Birth

1789

Death

circa 1812

d. unm., aged 23 yrs

Sophia Hastings

F, #8090, b. 29 September 1811, d. 2 July 1821

Father*

Caleb Hastings b. 31 Mar 1749, d. 29 Mar 1826

Mother*

Biography

Death

Jul 2, 1821

unm.

Lucinda Hastings

F, #8091, b. 1791, d. 29 September 1811

Father*

Caleb Hastings b. 31 Mar 1749, d. 29 Mar 1826

Mother*

Biography

Birth

1791

Death

Sep 29, 1811

Same dd as bd of sister Sophia

Clarissa Hastings

F, #8092, b. 1793

Father*

Caleb Hastings b. 31 Mar 1749, d. 29 Mar 1826

Mother*

Biography

Birth

1793

Marriage

Nov 28, 1816

her cousin

Family

Marriage*

Clarissa Hastings married John Hastings on Nov 28, 1816 her cousin.

Betsey Choate

F, #8093

Biography

Marriage

Oct 25, 1806

Family

Marshall Hastings b. 1782

Marriage*

Betsey Choate married Marshall Hastings, son of Caleb Hastings and Martha Pratt, on Oct 25, 1806.

Children

Mary Hastings

F, #8094

Father*

Marshall Hastings b. 1782

Mother*

Biography

Birth

Martha Hastings

F, #8095

Father*

Marshall Hastings b. 1782

Mother*

Biography

Birth

Albert Hastings

M, #8096

Father*

Marshall Hastings b. 1782

Mother*

Biography

Birth

Lydia Whitney

F, #8097, b. 14 April 1786, d. 23 December 1845

Biography

Birth

Apr 14, 1786

Marriage

Aug 20, 1809

Death

Dec 23, 1845

Family

Naaman Hastings b. 20 Nov 1787, d. 4 Oct 1864

Marriage*

Lydia Whitney married Naaman Hastings, son of Caleb Hastings and Martha Pratt, on Aug 20, 1809.

Children

Hannah Hastings+ b. 1 Apr 1810
Lydia Hastings+ b. 1 Apr 1810
Betsey Marshall Hastings b. 25 Feb 1813
Thomas Hastings b. 14 Jan 1815, d. 28 Jul 1840
Naaman Hastings b. 4 Mar 1817, d. 17 Aug 1865
Sarah Hastings b. 8 Dec 1819, d. 14 Aug 1821
Charles Hastings+ b. 14 Aug 1822
William Hastings b. 28 Jul 1824, d. 9 Nov 1849
Henry J. Hastings+ b. 10 Apr 1830

John Hastings

M, #8098

Biography

Marriage

Nov 28, 1816

her cousin

Family

Clarissa Hastings b. 1793

Marriage*

John Hastings married Clarissa Hastings, daughter of Caleb Hastings and Martha Pratt, on Nov 28, 1816 her cousin.

Oliver N. Goodridge

M, #8099, b. 31 January 1781, d. 4 November 1858

Father*

Oliver Goodridge b. 27 Oct 1749, d. 4 Oct 1814

Mother*

Elizabeth Hastings b. 14 Apr 1753, d. 25 Nov 1798

Biography

Birth

Jan 31, 1781

Death

Nov 4, 1858

Benjamin Goodridge

M, #8100, b. 3 January 1783, d. 3 January 1783

Father*

Oliver Goodridge b. 27 Oct 1749, d. 4 Oct 1814

Mother*

Elizabeth Hastings b. 14 Apr 1753, d. 25 Nov 1798

Biography

Birth

Jan 3, 1783

Death

Jan 3, 1783