Phinehas Whitcomb Houghton1,2,3

M, #12961, b. 13 May 1815, d. 5 December 1886

Family 1: Sarah S. Taylor b. c 1814, d. 12 May 1851

Family 2: Mary Ann Wetherbee b. Apr 1824, d. 25 Mar 1908

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BirthMay 13, 1815Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 35 in 1850 census; age 45 in 1860 census; age 55 in 1870 census; age 65 in 1880 census3,5
MarriageJun 21, 1840Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA6,5
1850 Census1850Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Phineas W., 35, a farmer, property $2000, and Sally L., 37; and Betsy T. Taylor, 73 and Mary Taylor, 33, and Sheldon Littlefield, 167
MarriageNov 25, 1851Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA8,4
1860 Census1860Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 45, farmer, property $3000-5009
1870 Census1870Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 55, keeps a pauper house, property $7500; with 10 paupers10
DeathDec 5, 1886Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, ae. 71 yrs.11
BurialHill Cemetery, Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA8

Citations

  1. [S76] Whitcomb, Whitcomb Family in America, p. 533 #1704, 550.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5675.
  3. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 64.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 4, p. 156, number 229.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.
  6. [S282] Boxborough MA VRs, p. 45.
  7. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boxborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_323; Page: 164; line 21, dwl 38-42.
  8. [S96] NEHGR, 124 [1970]: 207.
  9. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Boxborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 5, line 10, dwl 42-42.
  10. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, Reel 629, p. 472, line 40, dwl 235-293.
  11. [S96] NEHGR, 124 [1970]: "Inscriptions in the Hill Cemetery, Boxborough, Mass.", 207.
  12. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_541; Family History Film: 1254541; Page: 79C; Enumeration District: 403; sheet 39, line 15, dwl 237-359.

Sally Houghton1,2

F, #12962, b. 7 December 1787

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BirthDec 7, 1787Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5
ResearchOnly MLM gives this marriage.4

Citations

  1. [S76] Whitcomb, Whitcomb Family in America, p. 533 #1705.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98 #3420.
  3. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 65.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 328.

Sarah Houghton1,2,3

F, #12963, b. 1 August 1810, d. 3 June 1898

Family: James Gove Dow b. 25 Jun 1810, d. 31 Oct 1882

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BirthAug 1, 1810Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,4
MarriageOct 18, 1831Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
DeathJun 3, 18986

Citations

  1. [S76] Whitcomb, Whitcomb Family in America, p. 534 #1212s.
  2. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 65.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5683.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Jane House, May 8, 2002.
  7. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.

Sophia Houghton1,2

F, #12964, b. 26 August 1797

Family: Leonard Rice

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BirthAug 26, 1797Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: June 263,4,5
MarriageOct 8, 1820Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,4,5

Citations

  1. [S76] Whitcomb, Whitcomb Family in America, p. 534 #1706.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98 #3423.
  3. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 65.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 328.
  6. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
  7. [S432] Natick MA VRs, p. 157.

Alice Campbell1,2,3,4

F, #12965

Family: Israel Houghton b. 26 Feb 1741/42, d. 21 Apr 1801

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Residencecirca 1769Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Marriage BannApr 8, 1769Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Keene VT VR: Israel and Alice Houghton; MLM, Weis: md April 10, 17692,5,3,4,6,7,8
ParentsDJames Campbell of Ireland and Deborah Norwood of England9

Citations

  1. [S76] Whitcomb, Whitcomb Family in America, p. 534 #1707.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 42.
  3. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  4. [S412] Keene NH Vital Records, p. 37.
  5. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 14.
  6. [S718] Frank E. Walker, Walker Manuscript, p. 39.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 23, 53.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 305.
  9. [S718] Frank E. Walker, Walker Manuscript, p. 45.

Capt. Nathaniel Whitney1,2

M, #12966, b. 30 May 1749, d. 4 June 1829

Family: Molly Houghton b. 18 Jun 1752, d. 27 Sep 1844

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BirthMay 30, 1749Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,2,4,5
NoteNov, 1769Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA6
DeedApr 4, 1770Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, He and brother Samuel bought land from Charles Phelps Esq.6
MarriageJan 21, 1771Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: v. pt. 2, 445; MLM: 17732,7,4,8,9,5
Immigration1772Marlborough, Windham Co., MA, USA, the winter10
Milit-Begbetween Aug 16, 1777 and 1782Bennington, MA, USA, He was in the Rev. War at its start. At Bennington, VT., Aug. 16, 1777 as guard of prisoners of war. He was an ensign in 1779, in Capt. Abel Dimick's company; and in 1782, was a lieut. in Capt. Jonathan Warren's company of VT militia11,12,3
DeathJun 4, 1829Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, aged 80; GS: June 6, 1829, aged 803,13,5,14
BiographyHe built the first dwelling house erected in Marlborough VT; claimed to have killed 100 bears and 100 deer and 10 wolves; a staunch whig

History of the Town of Marlboro, from the "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, Vt., For 1724-1884," Compiled and Published By Hamilton Child. Published 1884. Page 248-255. :
Nathaniel WHITNEY was born in Shrewsbury, Mass., in June, 1749. He married Mary HOUGHTON of that place and moved to Marlboro in April, 1770, settling on a farm on what is known as "Lyman hill." About 1777 he removed to a farm in the east part of the town, where he resided till his death, June 6, 1829. His widow died September 22, 1844, aged ninety-three years.15
ResearchNew Marlborough was a county of Cumberland, province of New York5
BurialKing Cemetery, Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, on Fox Road14

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 44.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1934.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 60.
  4. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 261, 268.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 67.
  6. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 265.
  7. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
  8. [S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 467.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34.
  10. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 261.
  11. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 16.
  12. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 268.
  13. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 268.
  14. [S10] Gravestone, Picture sent by Helen Ringer, Sep 12, 2002.
  15. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 265-268.
  16. [S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 269.
  17. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1923 - 392.

James Houghton1

M, #12967

Family: Margaret Ball

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Origin1771Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Marriage BannFeb 12, 1771Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 44.

Margaret Ball1

F, #12968

Family: James Houghton

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Origin1771Paxton, MA, USA1
Marriage BannFeb 12, 1771Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 44.

Widow Margaret Houghton1

F, #12969

Family: Benjamin Houghton

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Origin1771Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Marriage BannSep 26, 1771Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 45.

Obediah Groce1

M, #12970, b. circa 1744, d. 9 December 1803

Family: Lucy Houghton b. 12 Oct 1754, d. 22 Mar 1827

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Birthcirca 1744dd calc
Origin1772Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
ChurchDec 25, 1774Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Chocksett Church3
DeathDec 9, 1803age 594

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 46, 103.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 46.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 378.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Whitney Gulbrandsonn, Nov. 22, 2002.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 111.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 390.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Whitney Gulbrandson, Nov. 22, 2002.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 103.

Samuel Parker1

M, #12971, b. 22 September 1682

Family: Sarah Gulliver b. 26 Oct 1691, d. 21 Aug 1760

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BirthSep 22, 1682Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA2
MarriageJan 18, 1724/25Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Groton VR: given as 18 Jan 1824-5 (typo)1,3,4
GuardianspFeb 3, 1736Worcester Co., MA, USA, requested her father in law Samuel Parker to be her guardian, to replace her previous guardian Ebenezer Wilder.5

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 19.
  2. [S126] Vital Records of Groton, I, p. 176.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]: 73.
  4. [S127] Vital Records of Groton, II, p. 91.
  5. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11931, FHC #397099.
  6. [S36] Letter, to Charles Vella from Susan J Smith, 6/9/1998.

Mary Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #12972, b. 2 August 1726

Family: Ebenezer Taylor

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BirthAug 2, 1726Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,5,3,7,8
MarriageMar 9, 1748/49Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
ResearchDec, 1753Only MLM gives this marriage. Oliver was married to her sister Silence7

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p 311 #112.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 21, 32, 86.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19 #301.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 53.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 301.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 21, 86.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 76.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 106.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32.

Jonathan Fairbank Jr1

M, #12973, b. 12 November 1732

Family: Ruth Houghton b. 3 Apr 1734

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BirthNov 12, 1732Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
MarriageFeb 3, 1755Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,2,3,5,6
Milit-Begcirca 1776Revol. War; Lexington Alarm2
Biographyson of Thomas Fairbank3

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 23.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 80.
  3. [S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 113.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 22.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 303.
  7. [S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 114.

Susanna Woods1

F, #12974

Family: John Houghton b. c 1689

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BirthLancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in Lancaster VRs
Note1718John Solendine m. Susanna Woods of Groton 1718; he died 17391,2
Marriage BannFeb 19, 1738/39Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Susanna Solendine3,4

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 60 [1906]: 367.
  2. [S613] Ethel Stanwood Bolton, Shirley Uplands and Intervales, p. 358.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9.

David Jewet1

M, #12975

Family: Esther Houghton b. 26 Mar 1729

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CommunionFeb 3, 1744/45Second Church, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 375.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 30.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 73.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 74.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 76.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 382.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 383.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16, 35.
  10. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/9/1915 #4554, ICC.

Betty Houghton1,2,3

F, #12976, b. 4 December 1725

Family: David Taylor b. 8 Apr 1721

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BirthDec 4, 1725Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 24 May3,4,6
Origincirca 1750Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,7
MarriageNov 29, 1750Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by Rev. Timothy Harrington; Mrs. Bettey Houghton of Lancaster8,9,10,11,6

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 33, 86.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8 #102.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 50.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 50, 280.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 339.
  7. [S340] Early Records of Lunenburg, MA, p. 239.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 86.
  9. [S340] Early Records of Lunenburg, MA, p. 262.
  10. [S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 421.
  11. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
  12. [S340] Early Records of Lunenburg, MA, p. 328.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 33.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 244.

Prudence Houghton1,2,3

F, #12977, b. 7 February 1734/35, d. 23 October 1793

Family: John Manning b. 1731, d. 16 Oct 1793

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BirthFeb 7, 1734/35Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,4,6,7,8
MarriageApr 28, 1753Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9,10,8
CovenantSep 2, 1753Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA11
DeathOct 23, 1793Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, typhus fever12

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 316 #157.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 34.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 23 #404.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 62.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 316.
  6. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 34 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 23.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 305.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 22.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17, 23.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 330.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 351.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 81.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 109.

John Manning1

M, #12978, b. 1731, d. 16 October 1793

Family: Prudence Houghton b. 7 Feb 1734/35, d. 23 Oct 1793

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Birth17312
Origin1753Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageApr 28, 1753Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5
CovenantSep 2, 1753Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6
CommunionMay 10, 1761Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church7
DeathOct 16, 1793Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, slow fever8

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 34.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Ken Newton, May 23, 2004.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 22.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17, 23.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 305.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 330.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 320.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 351.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 81.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 109.

Joshua Reed Jr1,2,3,4

M, #12979, b. 15 May 1730, d. 11 August 1798

Family: Susanna Houghton b. 3 Oct 1733, d. 11 Aug 1798

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BirthMay 15, 1730Lexington, MA, USA5,4,6
Origincirca 1753Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, USA7,8
MarriageNov 27, 1753Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9,10,8,6,11,12,4,13,14
Milit-BegApr 19, 1775priv. in Capt. Parker's company at Lexington Alarm15,6,4,3
DeathAug 11, 1798Lexington, MA, USA, ae. 6915,3,6
BurialOld Burying Ground, Lexington, MA, USA3,6
BiographyMLM: son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Russell) Reed. He protected the regicides, John Hancock and Samuel Adams (History of Lexington by Rev. A.B. Muzzy). His wife and dau. buried the family silver in the cellar to keep it from the British.6

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 34, 85.
  2. [S296] Mary Isabella Gozzaldi, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, p. 402.
  3. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 331.
  4. [S672] Mr. and Mrs. William Lawrence Proctor, Proctor Genealogy, p. 257.
  5. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 330-331.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 86.
  8. [S342] Lexington MA VRs, p. 124.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
  10. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 84: 306.
  11. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
  12. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 331, 366.
  13. [S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 711.
  14. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 339.
  15. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 120: 80.
  16. [S672] Mr. and Mrs. William Lawrence Proctor, Proctor Genealogy, p. 258.
  17. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 225.
  18. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 223.
  19. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 34.

Sarah Pearson1

F, #12980

Family: Joel Houghton b. 27 Sep 1737, d. 23 Jun 1816

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Origin1761Shrewsbury, MA, USA2
Marriage BannJan 28, 1761Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
AFNFQJ3-3J5
ChurchOct 2, 1763Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Nourse: a Joel Houghton and wife admitted to second church, Oct 2, 1763.

Nourse, Annals, p. 173, 185, 219: a Deacon Joel Houghton6,7

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 36, 98.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 98.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 36.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 41.
  5. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  6. [S178] Nourse, Military Annals of Lancaster, p. 173.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 377.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 99.
  9. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 41.

Anna Eveleth1

F, #12981, b. 7 January 1741/42

Family: James Houghton Jr. b. 31 Mar 1728, d. 1777

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BirthJan 7, 1741/42Sudbury, MA, USA2,3
Origincirca 1762Rutland, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs, 37: Rutland; p. 98, Prince Town (Princeton)1,4
MarriageSep 10, 1762Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,2,4,6
ParentsDJohn and Hannah (Hayes) Eveleth2

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37, 98.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 135 [1981]: 33.
  3. [S474] Sudbury MA VRs,.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 11.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 98.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 341.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 92.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 94.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 95.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 388.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37.
  12. [S288] Rutland MA VRs, p. 154.

William Brown1

M, #12982, b. 6 July 1741

Family: Elisabeth Houghton b. 24 Oct 1743

Biography

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BirthJul 6, 1741Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
CommunionMay 17, 1761Chocksett Church, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
MarriageOct 20, 1763Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4
Biographyson of Josiah and Prudence Brown5

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37, 98.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 47, 105.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 377.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 98.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 47.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37.

Henry Albert1

M, #12983, b. 1 May 1733

Biography

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BirthMay 1, 1733Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60, 282.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.

Daniel Albert Jr.1,2

M, #12984, b. 10 February 1730/31

Family: Rachel Warner

Biography

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BirthFeb 10, 1730/31Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
MarriageMay 11, 1757Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA4
DeedLeominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in which Henry Houghton of Leominster deeded land to Frederick and Daniel Albert.2

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 59.
  4. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 224.

Abigail Albert1,2

F, #12985, b. 21 February 1735

Family: Edmond Larkin b. 11 Mar 1733/34

Biography

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BirthFeb 21, 1735Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
CommunionFeb 29, 1756Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
MarriageMay 21, 1760Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 63.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 320.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 99.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 302.

Peninah Albert1,2

F, #12986, b. 8 May 1741, d. 18 June 1824

Family: Stanton Carter b. 15 Feb 1738/39, d. 1823

Biography

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BirthMay 8, 1741Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs, p. 74, MLM: 18 May4,5
DeathJun 18, 1824Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA5

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 67, 99.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 67.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 67, 74.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20, 45.
  6. [S96] NEHGR, 87 [1933]: 201.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 45 #1028.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 45 #1029.
  9. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 316.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 45 #1030.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 45 #1031.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 45 #1032.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 36.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 99.

Benjamin Roper1

M, #12987, b. 7 January 1750, d. 1 November 1826

Family 1: Azubah Willard b. 15 Aug 1753, d. 2 Sep 1824

Family 2: Mrs. Anna Paramenter b. c 1752, d. 16 Dec 1829

Biography

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BirthJan 7, 1750Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Princeton Hx: Sterling2,3
MarriageAug 25, 1774Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Nourse: p. 105 Mar, 135 Int4,5,3,6
MarriageMay 21, 1826Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,7
DeathNov 1, 1826Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 763,8
BiographyIn 1790 bought a farm in Princeton, MA, near West Sterling.

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39 #927.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 77, 78.
  3. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 247.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 105, 135.
  5. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 63, p. 131.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39.
  7. [S162] Princeton MA VRs, p. 131.
  8. [S162] Princeton MA VRs, p. 186.
  9. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 248.

Manasseh Roper1

M, #12988, b. 26 May 1752, d. 16 June 1831

Family: Lucy Livermore

Biography

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BirthMay 26, 1752Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Princeton Hx: Sterling2,1
Milit-Begcirca 1776no date; served in the Revol. War, in the expedition to Bennington, Vt.2
Occupationa farmer on old homestead
MarriageNov 25, 1790Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
DeathJun 16, 1831Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 78.
  2. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 250.
  3. [S162] Princeton MA VRs, p. 131.
  4. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 251.

Silas Roper1

M, #12989, b. 20 January 1754

Family: Elizabeth Burpee

Biography

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BirthJan 20, 1754Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Marriage2

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 78.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39.

Elisabeth Brooks1,2

F, #12990, b. 12 March 1756

Family: (?) Butler

Biography

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BirthMar 12, 1756Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Marriage3

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 49 #1136.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 79.
  3. [S415] E-mail from e-mail address, 11/1998.