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John Hough 1735 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1735

Birth Location: Wallingford, Connecticut

Death Date: 24 February 1788

Death Location: Wallingford, Connecticut

Father: Samuel Hough

Mother: Mehitabel Royce

Spouse(s): Lois Merriam

Children(s): Asahel Hough

The story of John Hough began in 1735 in Wallingford, Connecticut. John Hough married Lois Merriam, and had children including Asahel Hough. John Hough passed away in 1788 in Wallingford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of John Hough began in 1735 in Wallingford, Connecticut.
  • John Hough married Lois Merriam, and had children including Asahel Hough.
  • John Hough passed away in 1788 in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Hough
1712 – 1776
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Mehitabel Royce
1712 – 1774
Birth Location: Wallingford-Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lois Merriam
1740 – 1813
Birth Location: Wallingford, (New Haven) CT
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Children(s)

Asahel Hough
1769 – 1842
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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John Hough's Ancestors

Self
John Hough
1735 – 1788
Birth Place: Wallingford, Connecticut
Parents
Samuel Hough
1712 – 1776
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Mehitabel Royce
1712 – 1774
Wallingford-Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
James (Hough of) Wallingford*§
1688 – 1740
Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Hannah Clark
1690 – 1718
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Saybrook*
1653 – 1718
Mary Bates
1666 – 1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deacon Hough
1619 – 1683
Sarah Calkins
1626 – 1684
James Lydd*
1624 – 1689
Anna Withington
1624 – 1692

John Hough's Descendants

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John Hough (21 Sep 1735 – 24 February 1788) m. Lois Merriam (28 Jul 1740 – 1813)
  1. 1. Asahel Hough (01 DEC 1769 – 06 OCT 1842) m. Abigail BACON (12 Dec 1773 – 26 Jun 1870)
    1. 1. Asahel (Alonzo) Hough (12 Aug 1792 – 09 Sep 1874) m. Susanna (C) Russell (03 Sep 1795 – 03 Feb 1854)
      1. 1. Asel (A) Hough (1830 – 09 Sep 1899) m. Angeline Marcellus (1 December 1829 – 1 April 1915)
        1. 1. Freeman (Ferdinand) Hough (20 Jan 1849 – 1925) m. Melissa (Almeda) Slocum (14 Jul 1856 – 21 MAR 1946)
      2. 2. Nelson Hough (abt 1834 – )

John Hough's Timeline

2 Records

1735
21 Sep 1735
Birth of John Hough in Wallingford, Connecticut
Wallingford, Connecticut
1788
24 February 1788
Age 53
Death of John Hough in Wallingford, Connecticut
Wallingford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1735
    Event Place: Wallingford, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 239

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1788
    Event Place: Wallingford, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 239
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