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Elijah Houghton Captain 1728–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1728

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 7 Jul 1810

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Benjamin Sr

Mother: Ruth Wheelock

Spouse(s): Katharine Sparhawk, Mary Andrews

Children(s): Seth Houghton, Rebecca Houghton, Elijah Houghton, Abigail Houghton, Mary Houghton, Comfort Houghton, Oliver Houghton

The story of Elijah Houghton Captain began in 1728 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Elijah Houghton Captain married Katharine Sparhawk, Mary Andrews, and had children including Abigail Houghton, Comfort Houghton, Elijah Houghton, Mary Polly Houghton, Oliver Houghton, Rebecca Houghton, Seth Boynton Houghton. Elijah Houghton Captain passed away in 1810 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Houghton Captain began in 1728 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Elijah Houghton Captain married Katharine Sparhawk, Mary Andrews, and had children including Abigail Houghton, Comfort Houghton, Elijah Houghton, Mary Polly Houghton, Oliver Houghton, Rebecca Houghton, Seth Boynton Houghton.
  • Elijah Houghton Captain passed away in 1810 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Sr
1690–1764
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
BS
Ruth Wheelock
1701–1762
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
RW

Spouses(s)

Katharine Sparhawk
1739–1762
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
KS
Mary Andrews
1734–1818
Birth Location: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
MA

Children(s)

Seth Houghton
1757–1815
Birth Location: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
SH
Rebecca Houghton
1758–1813
Birth Location: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
RH
Elijah Houghton
1761–1837
Birth Location: Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
EH
Abigail Houghton
1768–1837
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
AH
Mary Houghton
1766–1842
Birth Location: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
MH
Comfort Houghton
1766–1834
Birth Location: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
CH
Oliver Houghton
1765–1836
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
OH

Elijah Captain's Ancestors

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Elijah Captain
1728–1810
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Benjamin Houghton Sr
1690–1764
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ruth Wheelock
1701–1762
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph WHEELOCK
1672–1752
Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
ELIZABETH BULLEN
1673–1751
Medford, Middlesex, MA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Captain's Descendants

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Elijah (Houghton) Captain (16 Jun 1728–7 Jul 1810) m. Katharine Sparhawk (16 Dec 1739–4 Jul 1762) m. Mary Andrews (1 Oct 1734–22 May 1818)
  1. 1. Seth (Boynton) Houghton 1757–1815 m. Sarah (Cole) Wheeler 1760–1836
    1. 1. Sally Houghton 1784–1854
    2. 2. Polly Houghton 1792–1873
    3. 3. Rebecca Houghton 1795–1862
    4. 4. Fenne Houghton 1782–1786
  2. 2. Rebecca Houghton 1758–1813
  3. 3. Elijah Houghton 1761–1837
  4. 4. Abigail Houghton 1768–1837
  5. 5. Mary ("Polly") Houghton 1766–1842
  6. 6. Comfort Houghton 1766–1834
  7. 7. Oliver Houghton 1765–1836

Elijah Captain's Timeline

2 Records

1728
16 Jun 1728
Birth of Elijah Houghton Captain in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1810
7 Jul 1810
Age 82
Death of Elijah Houghton Captain in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1728
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1810
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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