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Jacob Houghton 1674–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 FEB 1674

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: 14 JUL 1750

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Father: John Houghton

Mother: Mary Farrar

Spouse(s): Rebecca Whitcomb

Children(s):

Jacob Houghton was born in 1674 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of John Houghton And Mary Farrar. Jacob Houghton married Rebecca Whitcomb. Jacob Houghton passed away in 1750 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Houghton was born in 1674 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of John Houghton And Mary Farrar.
  • Jacob Houghton married Rebecca Whitcomb.
  • Jacob Houghton passed away in 1750 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Jacob Houghton's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Houghton
1674–1750
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Parents
John Houghton
1650–1737
Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Mary Farrar
1648–1724
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Houghton
1624–1684
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Beatrix (Jocelynn) Walker
1622–1712
Elland, Yorkshire, England
Jacob Farrar
1614–1677
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
Ann Whitmore
1620–1680
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Houghton
1593–1635
Damaris Buckmaster
1593–1666
William Walker
1595–1648
Dorothy Taylor
1595–1663
Jacob Farrar
1584–1639
Mary Haughton
1583–1639
John Whitmore
1600–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Houghton
1563–1618
Catherine Danvers
1572–1640
Andrewe Buckmaster
1567–1598
Marie Roberts
1567–1635
Samuel Walker
1544–
Margery Walker
1549–
John Taylor
1555–
William Farrar
1553–1605
Margaret Bannyster
1552–1624
Henry Haughton
1553–
Isabell Shakelton
1555–1599

Jacob Houghton's Timeline

3 Records

1674
17 FEB 1674
Birth of Jacob Houghton in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1750
12 JUL 1750
Age 76
Death of Jacob Houghton in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1750
14 JUL 1750
Age 76
Burial of Jacob Houghton in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1674
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1750
    Event Place: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 JUL 1750
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

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