Martha Davidson1,2

F, #10891

Family: Lewis A. Graham b. 13 Mar 1850, d. 27 Nov 1887

Biography

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MarriageJul 27, 1887Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2281s.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Clara Church1,2

F, #10892, b. 23 January 1846

Family: David A. Simpson

Biography

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Corresponded with author?
BirthJan 23, 1846Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
MarriageSep, 18813,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2283.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Anna Church1,2

F, #10893, b. 22 September 1847, d. 17 October 1879

Biography

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BirthSep 22, 1847Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
DeathOct 17, 1879Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2284.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Mary C. Church1,2

F, #10894, b. 14 January 1849

Biography

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Corresponded with author?
BirthJan 14, 1849Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2285.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

John S. Church1,2

M, #10895, b. 2 September 1850

Family: Elizabeth Pendergast

Biography

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BirthSep 2, 1850Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
MarriageNov 21, 18703,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2286.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Agnes C. Church1,2

F, #10896, b. 11 March 1852

Family: George Young

Biography

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Corresponded with author?
BirthMar 11, 1852Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
MarriageApr, 18743,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2287.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Ambrose Church1,2

M, #10897, b. 10 November 1853

Family: Esther Larthall

Biography

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BirthNov 10, 1853Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
MarriageOct 7, 18833,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2288.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

William H. Church1,2

M, #10898, b. 28 August 1855, d. 11 October 1867

Biography

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BirthAug 28, 1855Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
DeathOct 11, 18673,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2289.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Charles E. Church1,2

M, #10899, b. 19 April 1858, d. 17 October 1878

Biography

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BirthApr 19, 1858Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
DeathOct 17, 18783,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2290.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Helen P. Church1,2

F, #10900, b. 3 February 1860, d. 3 January 1862

Biography

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BirthFeb 3, 1860Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
DeathJan 3, 1862Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2291.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Bessie Church1,2

F, #10901, b. 4 June 1863, d. 3 August 1863

Biography

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BirthJun 4, 1863Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
DeathAug 3, 1863Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2292.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Florence Church1,2

F, #10902, b. 13 September 1865, d. 11 October 1890

Biography

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BirthSep 13, 1865Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
MarriageApr 17, 18853,2
DeathOct 11, 1890Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2293.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

David A. Simpson1,2

M, #10903

Family: Clara Church b. 23 Jan 1846

Biography

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MarriageSep, 18813,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2283s.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Elizabeth Pendergast1,2

F, #10904

Family: John S. Church b. 2 Sep 1850

Biography

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MarriageNov 21, 18703,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2286s.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

George Young1,2

M, #10905

Family: Agnes C. Church b. 11 Mar 1852

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Corresponded with author?
MarriageApr, 18743,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2287s.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Esther Larthall1,2

F, #10906

Family: Ambrose Church b. 10 Nov 1853

Biography

Corresponded with author?
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
MarriageOct 7, 18833,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475 #2288s.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 55.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 475.

Thomas L. Caldwell1,2

M, #10907, b. 24 October 1844

Biography

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Corresponded with author?
BirthOct 24, 1844Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2294.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

George O. Caldwell1,2

M, #10908, b. 18 January 1847

Family: Susan Finley

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
BirthJan 18, 1847Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
MarriageOct 19, 1870Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2295.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Daniel L. R. Caldwell1,2

M, #10909, b. 8 April 1849

Family 1: Nancy Foster

Family 2: Eva Crowe

Biography

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BirthApr 8, 1849Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
MarriageAug 13, 1873Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
MarriageAug 19, 1884Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2296.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Paurela A. Caldwell1

F, #10910, b. 20 December 1852

Family: Stephen Ilsley

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
BirthDec 20, 1852Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada2,1
MarriageSep 30, 18802,1

Citations

  1. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Charles P. Caldwell1,2

M, #10911, b. 29 January 1857

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Corresponded with author?
BirthJan 29, 1857Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2298.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Ambrose V. Caldwell1,2

M, #10912, b. 13 June 1861

Family: Antoinette Jordan

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
BirthJun 13, 1861Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
MarriageJun 2, 1885Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Canada3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2299.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Amy M. Caldwell1,2

F, #10913, b. 25 April 1865

Family: Frank L. Marble

Biography

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Corresponded with author?
BirthApr 25, 1865Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, Canada3,2
MarriageApr 20, 1887East Templeton, MA, USA3,2

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476 #2300.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 56.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 476.

Patty Fessenden1,2,3

F, #10914, b. 20 January 1793

Family: Noah Houghton b. 30 Oct 1789, d. 3 Aug 1873

Biography

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BirthJan 20, 1793Townshend, Windham Co., VT, USA3,1
MarriageOct 12, 1808Townshend, Windham Co., VT, USA, Vermont VR: by Silas Ball J.P; sister of Lucinda (Otis's)2,3,4
1810 Census1810Wardsboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 3 Total; 00100-10100; 1 male 16-25//1 female <10,1 female 16-25,2,5,6
Census1825Owego, Tioga, NY, USA7
1840 Census1840Woodstock Twp, Lenawee, MI, USA, 5 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)8,9
BiographyB.H.Houghton: 'Rosamond Houghton VanNoy, Otis Houghton's great granddaughter, gave us the name of Noah's first wife, Patty Fessenden. In the genealogy, NICHOLAS FESSENDEN, THE FOUNDER OF THE FESSENDEN FAMILY IN AMERICA, Patty is the daughter of John and Lucy Mellon Fessenden. John and Lucy settled in North Oxford, Massachusetts and later moved to Townshend in Vermont. Patty was their first child born on January 20, 1793 and married October 12, 1808 to Noah Houghton, Townshend, Vermont. Noah was 19 years old and Patty was 15. The record of their marriage is on file in the State of Vermont Public Records Division.10,3

Citations

  1. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 1.
  2. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 18.
  3. [S1046] Edwin Allan Fessenden, Fessenden Family in America, p. 15.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Townshend, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1810 US Census, Wardsboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 374.
  6. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 65; Page: 374.
  7. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 19, 22.
  8. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 19.
  9. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: 207; Page: 125.
  10. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 6.

Sarah Smith1

F, #10915, b. circa 1804

Family: Noah Houghton b. 30 Oct 1789, d. 3 Aug 1873

Biography

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Birthcirca 1804England, aged 46 in 1850 census; age 53 in 1860 census; age "53" in 1870 census2,3,4
Marriage4
1850 Census1850Woodstock Twp, Lenawee, MI, USA, age 60, a blacksmith, property $200; and Frederic Pesson, 522,4
1860 Census1860Woodstock Twp, Lenawee, MI, USA, age 69, farmer2,5

Citations

  1. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 1, 11.
  2. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 19.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Woodstock, Lenawee Co., MI, Roll 686, p. 590, line 1, dwl 191-189.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M432_355; Page: 17/p. 33, line 19, dwl 226-227.
  5. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M653_551; Page: 757; sheet 9, line 4, dwl 64-64.

Susannah Price Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #10916, b. 17 June 1801

Family: Joseph K. Brown

Biography

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Corresponded with author?
BirthJun 17, 1801Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, Rockingham VR (Vol. IV, pg. 230): gives Lyndon VT as bp2,5,4
MarriageMay 21, 1826Pittsford, Rutland Co., VT, USA6

Citations

  1. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 6.
  2. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 17, 20.
  3. [S358] Rockingham VT VRs, p. 76, 120.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Rockingham, VT, Vol 4., p. 230; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  5. [S358] Rockingham VT VRs, p. 120.
  6. [S1268] Lawrence Wash, VT Mar & Deaths In Middlebury Newspapers, Houghton Surname marriages.

Rosamond Nadine Houghton1,2

F, #10917, b. 26 March 1922

Family: John Delmar VanNoy b. 21 Oct 1922

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorY
BirthMar 26, 1922Maine, Broome Co., NY, USA, at home, Cooks Hill farm; age 7 in 1930 census; age 18 in 1940 census3
Research
Graduationbetween Oct 1, 1941 and Oct 24, 1944Nursing School of Edward J. Meyer Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, World War II Cadet Nursing Corps; In Jan, 1945, she became a registered nurse in NY state4,5
Milit-Begbetween 1944 and 1946Ft. Devens, MA, USA, in the Army Nurse Corps.4
MarriageDec 25, 1945Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, USA, Parsonage of the Methodist Church6
AuthorA Houghton Family, from Ralph Houghton of Lancaster MA., 1652 to Rosamond Houghton VanNoy of Conover, WI, 19927,8
Gen. Soc.Oct 14, 1993the DAR [# 755527; ancestor: Nehemiah Houghton, NH]9
Address19964700 Hwy. K East, Conover, WI, USA7,10
Contributn
ResidenceJan, 2004Whitney Point, NY, USA
BiographyAfter she graduated from nursing school, she did private duty work in Buffalo and Syracuse NY. She joined the Nurse Corps at Ft. Devens, MA; 2nd Lt., #N796025. She then went to Ft. Jackson, SC, then to New Orleans. She met John in Panama on her first voyage to an assignment. She was assigned to Ft. Robinson Hospital, Little Rock, AK. After her marriage, she was discharged at Ft. Dix, NJ in March, 1946. She and John lived at Portsmouth, VA, then Glen Aubrey NY in 1947 after Johnnie's discharge, then to Grand Rapids, MI for college. They moved to Lansing MI next, and then to Paul Smiths, NY (north of Saranac Lake). They lived at Elizabethtown, NY, while Johnnie worked on his teacher's credential in science and math. He taught science and math at Ausable Forks Central School, NY and they bought a house in Keene Valley, NY. They moved to Corinth NY where he taught and became the chairman of the Science department. All seven children attended and graduated from Corinth Central School. All the children were baptized at the St. Regis Presbyterian Church in Paul Smiths, NY, 1957-1960.
Rosamond worked as a staff nurse at Corinth Hospital, Glens Falls Hospital, and Saratoga Hospital. She attended Russell Sage College in Troy NY. She became the director of Nursing Service at Corinth General Hospital until 1969, when she became the Nursing Director of a 110 bed nursing home in Glens Falls, NY. In 1971 she became the coordinator of nursing services for this chain of nursing homes. In 1972 she attended Cornell University in Ithaca NY and received her nursing home administrator license. She then became the administrator for the Eden Park Nursing Home & Health Related Facility (210 beds) in Albany NY. Rosamond retired in 1975 but continued to work on a voluntary basis with the elderly.
After they both retired, they spent the next two winters in Florida in a R.V. and then settled in Hadlock, Jefferson Co., WA. for 11 years. She volunteered for the Senior Information and Assistance Program, and then was the Jefferson County coordinator for one and a half year. She served as Ombudsman for patients in nursing homes.
She took up genealogy and joined the Daughters of the American Revolution (chapter registrar). They went to Quartzsite, AZ, for the winters. In 1990 she had acute hemolytic anemia. They then moved to Conover, WI. She has published two books: The Houghton Family and a book of all the cemetery headstones of Vilas Co., WI.11
ResearchHoughton Genealogy of MI and NY Houghtons

Citations

  1. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, author.
  2. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 44.
  3. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 44, 69.
  4. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 47.
  5. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Cadet Nurse Corps Files, compiled 1943 - 1948, documenting the period 1942 - 1948; Box #: 253.
  6. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 44, 71.
  7. [S187] Unknown author, "unknown short article title", Jul/Aug, 1996, p. 128.
  8. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, 1.
  9. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 79.
  10. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family.
  11. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 69-79.
  12. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 71.

Adin Houghton1,2,3

M, #10918, b. between 1832 and 1834

Family: Eliza (?) b. bt 1832 - 1835

Biography

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Birthbetween 1832 and 1834NY, USA, age 28 in 1860 census; age 36 in 1870 census
Marriage4,5
1860 Census1860Woodstock, Lenawee Co., MI, USA, age 28, farmer; property $1000-2006
Milit-BegDec 17, 1862Woodstock, MI, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. I, 7th Michigan Cavalry, a private, age 272,7,3
ResearchDec 17, 1862
Occupationa farmer
1870 Census1870Woodstock Twp, Lenawee Co., MI, USA, age 36, a farmer, property $1600-7205,8
BiographyVanNoy: "Noah had a son Adin, probably from his first marriage. Adin deserted during the Civil War and fled to Canada and apparently was never heard of again. His desertion records are at the National Archives in Washington D.C."

B.H.Houghton: "We do know Noah had a son, Adin, who was born in New York. The family story was that Adin was a deserter in the Civil War. Supposedly, he came home because of marital difficulties. The authorities came after him. While taking him back by train, he escaped through a window, when the train stopped in the night. He came home again long enough to say good-bye to his family and fled into Canada and wasn't heard from again. A copy of his military record shows him as a Private in Company I, 7 Regiment Michigan Cavalry. The Company Muster-in Roll was dated February 19, 1863 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He joined for duty and enrolled on Dec 17, 1862 at the age of 27, in Woodstock County for a period of 3 years. The record also shows he deserted from Fairfax, Virginia on June 21, 1863. To add to Adin's story, there is a copy of a mortgage dated November 1, 1856 made by Adin Houghton and Eliza, his wife.

Contrary to the family stories about his disappearance, Adin appears in the 1870 census in Woodstock Township, Lenawee County, Michigan:

Houghton
Adrian (Adin) - Age 36 - Farmer - Real Estate
Owned 720 - Born New York
Eliza - Age 35 - Born New York
Frank - Age 13 - Born Michigan

Their names did not appear in the 1880 census in Woodstock Township, and no further information has been found on them."1,4
ResearchMI, USA

Citations

  1. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 19.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
  4. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 10.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Woodstock, Lenawee Co., MI, Reel 686, p. 588, line 31, dwl 164-163.
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M653_551; Page: 755; sheet 7, line 2, dwl 47-47.
  7. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; roll: M593_686; Page: 588B; Image: 555; Family History Library Film: 552185; line 31, dwl 164-163.

Eliza (?)1,2

F, #10919, b. between 1832 and 1835

Family: Adin Houghton b. bt 1832 - 1834

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Corresponded with author?
Birthbetween 1832 and 1835NY, USA, age 28 in 1860 census; age 35 in 1870 census3
Marriage1,3
1870 Census1870Woodstock Twp, Lenawee Co., MI, USA, age 36, a farmer, property $1600-7203,4

Citations

  1. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 10.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Woodstock, Lenawee, MI.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Woodstock, Lenawee Co., MI, Reel 686, p. 588, line 31, dwl 164-163.
  4. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan; roll: M593_686; Page: 588B; Image: 555; Family History Library Film: 552185; line 31, dwl 164-163.

Frank Houghton1,2

M, #10920, b. circa 1856

Family: Eliza (?) b. c 1854

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Birthcirca 1856MI, USA, age 13 in 1870 census; age 29 in 1885 census3

Citations

  1. [S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 10.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Woodstock, Lenawee, MI.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Woodstock, Lenawee Co., MI, Reel 686, p. 588, line 31, dwl 164-163.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.