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John Houghton 1624 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 DEC 1624

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 29 APR 1684

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

Father: John Houghton

Mother: Damaris Buckmaster

Spouse(s): Beatrix Walker

Children(s): Sarah Houghton, John Houghton, Robert Houghton, Mary Haughton, Sarah Houghton, Jonah Houghton, Beatrix Houghton, Benjamin Houghton

In 1624, John Houghton entered the world in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Houghton and Damaris Buckmaster. John Houghton married Beatrix Jocelynn Walker, and had children including Sarah Abigail Houghton, John Houghton, Robert Houghton, Mary Haughton, Sarah Houghton, Jonah Houghton, Beatrix Houghton, Benjamin Houghton. John Houghton passed away in 1684 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1624, John Houghton entered the world in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Houghton and Damaris Buckmaster.
  • John Houghton married Beatrix Jocelynn Walker, and had children including Sarah Abigail Houghton, John Houghton, Robert Houghton, Mary Haughton, Sarah Houghton, Jonah Houghton, Beatrix Houghton, Benjamin Houghton.
  • John Houghton passed away in 1684 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Houghton
1593 – 1635
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
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Damaris Buckmaster
1593 – 1666
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Beatrix Walker
1622 – 1712
Birth Location: Elland, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Houghton
1672 – 1716
Birth Location: Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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John Houghton
1650 – 1737
Birth Location: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Robert Houghton
1659 – 1723
Birth Location: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Mary Haughton
1660 –
Birth Location: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Sarah Houghton
1662 – 1751
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Jonah Houghton
1663 – 1723
Birth Location: Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Beatrix Houghton
1665 – 1700
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Benjamin Houghton
1668 – 1721
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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John Houghton's Ancestors

Self
John Houghton
1624 – 1684
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Houghton
1593 – 1635
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Damaris Buckmaster
1593 – 1666
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Houghton
1563 – 1618
Tavistock, Devon, England
Catherine Danvers
1572 – 1640
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Andrewe Buckmaster
1567 – 1598
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Marie Roberts
1567 – 1635
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Houghton
1532 – 1582
Anne Verney
1530 – 1622
Richard Buckmaster
1547 – 1577
Agnes Nellam
1540 – 1568
Charles Roberts
1545 – 1567
Mary Cooke
1535 – 1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Houghton
1501 – 1610
Margaret Harlocke
1504 – 1559
John Verney
1504 – 1551
Joan Malet
1508 –
William Buckmaster
1500 –
Ann Hewitt
1505 – 1565
John Nellam
1515 – 1540
Wenefrede
1520 –

John Houghton's Descendants

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John Houghton (24 DEC 1624 – 29 APR 1684) m. Beatrix (Jocelynn) Walker (2 MAR 1622 – 8 JAN 1712)
  1. 1. Sarah (Abigail) Houghton (30 MAY 1672 – FEB 1716) m. Daniel Goble (21 MAY 1669 – 6 APR 1733)
    1. 1. Daniel (David) Goble (19 JUL 1698 – MAR 1750) m. Hannah Marsh (ABT 1699 – )
      1. 1. Daniel (W.) Goble (ABT 1729 – 1773) m. Rhoda Doud (1730 – 9 OCT 1825) m. Priscilla Cook (ABT 1723 – 1750)
        1. 1. Ebenezer Goble (1757 – 28 MAR 1813) m. Joanna Lindley (28 APR 1762 – AFT 15 JUL 1815)
        2. 2. John Goble (1752 – 23 MAR 1836)
        3. 3. Caleb Goble (20 AUG 1752 – 2 MAR 1829)
        4. 4. Hannah Goble (1754 – 3 FEB 1791)
        5. 5. Ebenezer (William) Goble (1754 – AUG 1793) m. Rhoda Parkhurst (24 JAN 1765 – 1845)
        6. 6. Daniel Goble (1755 – )
        7. 7. Daniel Goble (ABT 1759 – ABT 1790)
        8. 8. Daniel Goble (1759 – 1822) m. Ellender (Ellen) Gooden (1760 – )
        9. 9. William Goble (1760 – AUG 1793)
        10. 10. Caleb Goble (1760 – 23 MAR 1836) m. Sarah Leasure (JUN 1766 – 13 APR 1851)
        11. 11. Samuel Goble (1762 – ) m. Sarah Critchlow (ABT 1772 – )
      2. 2. Hannah Gobel (1 APR 1727 – 4 MAY 1791)
      3. 3. Hannah Gobel (1 APR 1727 – 8 APR 1831) m. Thomas Axtell (15 SEP 1727 – 1749) m. Nathan Linkon (BET 1720 AND 1735 – 1763)
      4. 4. Sarah Goble (ABT 1728 – ) m. David Leonard (ABT 1725 – ABT 1808)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Goble (AFT 1730 – ) m. Benjamin Conger (1736 – )
      6. 6. Benjamin Goble (1731 – 1793) m. Elizabeth Conger (3 MAR 1743 – 25 NOV 1793)
      7. 7. Stephen Goble (1735 – 1800) m. Rhoda Corey (1733 – 1790)
      8. 8. Hannah Goble (ABT 1737 – ) m. John Jay (ABT 1731 – )
      9. 9. Mary Goble (ABT 1738 – )
      10. 10. Ephraim Goble (20 APR 1739 – BEF 1800)
    2. 2. Thomas Goble (ABT 1697 – )
    3. 3. Robert Goble (12 JUL 1700 – 29 MAR 1783) m. Mary Malatiah (23 DEC 1701 – 20 FEB 1786)
    4. 4. Mathias Goble (29 DEC 1706 – 20 SEP 1734)
    5. 5. Melitah Goble (29 DEC 1706 – 20 SEP 1734)
    6. 6. Jonas Goble (27 MAR 1707 – 26 JUN 1791) m. Malatiah Towne (1702 – 24 SEP 1768)
    7. 7. Ephraim Goble (7 MAR 1709 – 20 APR 1739) m. Mary Goble (ABT 1710 – )
    8. 8. Jemima Goble (JUN 1712 – JAN 1762) m. Thomas Wiggins (1701 – 1760)
    9. 9. Alice Goble (25 DEC 1714 – 1734)
    10. 10. Henry (Harris) Goble (FEB 1715 – )
    11. 11. Sarah Goble (1716 – 1762) m. Reuben Winget (8 MAR 1718 – 13 MAY 1755)
  2. 2. John Houghton (26 APR 1650 – 3 FEB 1737) m. Mary Farrar (ABT 1648 – 7 APR 1724) m. Hannah Atherton (10 NOV 1657 – 4 JAN 1738)
  3. 3. Robert Houghton (28 MAR 1659 – 7 NOV 1723) m. Esther Leffingwell (16 MAY 1657 – 13 JAN 1741)
  4. 4. Mary Haughton (22 MAR 1660 – ) m. John Harris (19 JAN 1677 – 16 MAY 1739)
  5. 5. Sarah Houghton (17 DEC 1662 – 16 NOV 1751) m. Caleb Sawyer (20 APR 1659 – 12 FEB 1755)
  6. 6. Jonah Houghton (1 APR 1663 – 20 SEP 1723) m. Mary Burbeen (2 JUL 1661 – 31 DEC 1720)
  7. 7. Beatrix Houghton (3 DEC 1665 – 1700) m. John Pope (5 MAR 1658 – 14 JUN 1698)
  8. 8. Benjamin Houghton (25 MAY 1668 – 20 JUL 1721)

John Houghton's Timeline

4 Records

1624
24 DEC 1624
Birth of John Houghton in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1624
AFT 24 DEC 1624
John Houghton was christened in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1684
29 APR 1684
Age 60
Death of John Houghton in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1684
AFT 29 APR 1684
Age 60
Burial of John Houghton in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1624
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: AFT 24 DEC 1624
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 APR 1684
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 29 APR 1684
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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