1845 - 1922 (76 years)
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Name |
James Augustus Houghton |
Birth |
29 May 1845 |
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts [7, 8, 9, 10, 14] |
Census |
1850 (Age 5) |
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
In the 1850 US Census he was recorded, age 5, living in Petersham, Massachusetts with his parents. |
Census |
1855 (Age 10) |
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts [2] |
In the 1855 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 10, living in Petersham, Massachusetts with his parents. |
Census |
1860 (Age 15) |
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts [3] |
In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 15, living in Petersham, Massachusetts with his widowed mother. |
Census |
1865 (Age 20) |
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts [4] |
In the 1865 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 19, living in Petersham, Massachusetts. He was single living with the Prichard family. |
Census |
1870 (Age 25) |
Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts [5] |
In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 235, living in Gardner, Massachusetts. He worked in a chair shop. |
Residence |
1879 (Age 34) |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts [15] |
In the 1879 Worcester City Directory he was living on 574 Main Street. |
Census |
1880 (Age 35) |
Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts [6] |
In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 35, living in Gardner, Massachusetts. He worked in a chair shop. |
Census |
1900 (Age 55) |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts [7] |
In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 55, living on 8 Backman Street. Worcester, Massachusetts. He was a full core peddler. |
Death |
4 Mar 1922 |
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [8, 9, 12] |
Obituary |
7 Mar 1922 [12] |
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Obituary of James A. Houghton
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Burial |
— |
East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts [8] |
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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 |
Family |
Laura Pratt, b. 15 May 1844, Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 8 Apr 1908, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 63 years) |
Marriage |
7 Oct 1869 |
Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts [7, 10, 11, 13] |
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Marriage Record of Laura Pratt and James Houghton
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Age at Marriage |
He : 24 years and 5 months - She : 25 years and 5 months. |
Children |
| 1. Ina Houghton, b. Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 15 May 1877, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts  |
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Family ID |
F2 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
11 Jan 2022 |
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Event Map |
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 | Birth - 29 May 1845 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - 1850 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - 1855 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - 1860 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - 1865 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Marriage - 7 Oct 1869 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - 1870 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Residence - 1879 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - 1880 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - 1900 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Death - 4 Mar 1922 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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 | Burial - — - East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [S674] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 343; Page: 305B.
- [S826] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).
- [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.
- [S828] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.), Memorial ID 132130723 James A. Houghton.
- [S994] Gravestone Inscription.
- [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Laura Pratt and James Houghton.
- [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.
- [S1024] Obituary of James A. Houghton, (Springfield, Massachusetts: Springfield Republican, 7 March 1922, Page 4).
- [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).
- [S1002] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904).
- [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Worcester, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1879.
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