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James Augustus Houghton

James Augustus Houghton

Male 1845 - 1922  (76 years)

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  • Name James Augustus Houghton 
    Birth 29 May 1845  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10, 14
    Census 1850 (Age 5)  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1855 (Age 10)  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1860 (Age 15)  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1865 (Age 20)  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1870 (Age 25)  Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1879 (Age 34)  Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Census 1880 (Age 35)  Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1900 (Age 55)  Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Death 4 Mar 1922  Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 12
    Obituary 7 Mar 1922  [12
    Burial —  East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Gravestone of James A. Houghton
    Gravestone of James A. Houghton
    J. A. HOUGHTON
    MAY 29, 1845
    MAR. 4, 1922
    Person ID I5375  | Spouse of a Delvee
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2022 

    Father Israel Houghton 
    Mother Louisa,   b. Abt 1804, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3540  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Laura Pratt,   b. 15 May 1844, Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1908, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 7 Oct 1869  Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10, 11, 13
    Marriage Record of Laura Pratt and James Houghton
    Marriage Record of Laura Pratt and James Houghton
    Age at Marriage He : 24 years and 5 months - She : 25 years and 5 months. 
    Children 
     1. Ina Houghton,   b. Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1877, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 May 1845 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1855 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1865 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Oct 1869 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1879 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Mar 1922 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - — - East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S674] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 343; Page: 305B.

    2. [S826] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).

    3. [S716] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Page: 375; Family History Library Film: 803533.

    4. [S828] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).

    5. [S675] 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_653; Page: 12B; Family History Library Film: 552152.

    6. [S673] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 565; Page: 406A; Enumeration District: 846.

    7. [S504] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Worcester Ward 8, Worcester, Massachusetts; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 1781; FHL microfilm: 1240697.

    8. [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.), Memorial ID 132130723 James A. Houghton.

    9. [S994] Gravestone Inscription.

    10. [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Laura Pratt and James Houghton.

    11. [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Laura Pratt and James Houghton.

    12. [S1024] Obituary of James A. Houghton, (Springfield, Massachusetts: Springfield Republican, 7 March 1922, Page 4).

    13. [S1025] Shepardson, Francis Wayland and John Eaton Shepardson, and Daniel Scott Shepardson. The History of the Shepardson Family of Royalston, Ma., (On-Line at http://www.shepardsons.org/, 23 October 2006).

    14. [S1002] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904).

    15. [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Worcester, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1879.