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Elijah Houghton 1739–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1739

Birth Location: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 07-20-1819

Death Location: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Houghton

Mother: Moriah Moore

Spouse(s): Mercy (Houghton)

Children(s): Orra Haughton

Elijah Houghton was born in 1739 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Houghton And Moriah Maria Moore. Elijah Houghton married Mercy Whitney Houghton, and had children including Orra Horton Haughton. Elijah Houghton passed away in 1819 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah Houghton was born in 1739 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Houghton And Moriah Maria Moore.
  • Elijah Houghton married Mercy Whitney Houghton, and had children including Orra Horton Haughton.
  • Elijah Houghton passed away in 1819 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Houghton
1700–1764
Birth Location: Stoney Brook, Middlesex, NJ, USA
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Moriah Moore
1699–1790
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Mercy (Houghton)
1744–1817
Birth Location: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

Orra Haughton
1766–1841
Birth Location: Washington County, New York, USA
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Elijah Houghton's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Houghton
1739–1819
Birth Place: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas Houghton
1700–1764
Stoney Brook, Middlesex, NJ, USA
Moriah ("Maria") Moore
1699–1790
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
James Houghton
1657–1711
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan Moore
1669–1742
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah (de Sawyer married as) Moore
1675–1765
Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusettes Bay Colony, America
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Houghton
1623–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Houghton's Descendants

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Elijah Houghton (2 Jun 1739–07-20-1819) m. Mercy (Whitney) (Houghton) (16 September 1744–11 January 1817)
  1. 1. Orra (Horton) Haughton 1766–1841 m. Christopher (Schweitzer) c 1762–1828
    1. 1. Elijah Switzer 1794–1866 m. Catherine Neville 1795–1877
      1. 1. Hester (Ann) Switzer 1845–1933 m. William Fitzgerald 1844–1921
        1. 1. Daniel (Arthur) Fitzgerald 1878–1957 m. Anna May 1879–1940
        2. 2. William (E Fitzgerald) Jr 1874–
        3. 3. James Fitzgerrald 1872–

Elijah Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1739
2 Jun 1739
Birth of Elijah Houghton in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1819
07-20-1819
Age 80
Death of Elijah Houghton in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1739
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07-20-1819
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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