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Edward Livingston Houghton Major 1765–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1765

Birth Location: Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 17 Nov 1845

Death Location: Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States

Father: Lieut Houghton

Mother: Lucretia Richardson

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In 1765, Edward Livingston Houghton Major entered the world in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Lieut Edward Houghton And Lucretia Richardson. Edward Livingston Houghton Major passed away in 1845 in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Edward Livingston Houghton Major entered the world in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Lieut Edward Houghton And Lucretia Richardson.
  • Edward Livingston Houghton Major passed away in 1845 in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States.

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Edward Major's Ancestors

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Edward Major
1765–1845
Birth Place: Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Lieut Edward Houghton
1730–1782
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Lucretia Richardson
1735–1810
Lancaster, Mass
Grandparents
William Richerson
1700–1770
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Wilder
1705–1789
Lancaster Worcester Mass
Great-Grandparents
James Richardson
1676–1722
Rebecca Eaton
1679–1699
John Jr
1673–1756
Sarah White
1680–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilder
1646–1681
Hannah Atherton
1657–1737
Thomas Sawyer
1616–1706
Mary PRESCOTT
1629–1718

Edward Major's Timeline

2 Records

1765
21 Apr 1765
Birth of Edward Livingston Houghton Major in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1845
17 Nov 1845
Age 80
Death of Edward Livingston Houghton Major in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States
Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1765
    Event Place: Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1845
    Event Place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States

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