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John Edward Houghton 1855–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1855

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 23 Jan 1919

Death Location: York, Ontario, Canada

Father: George Houghton

Mother: Hepzibah Brigham

Spouse(s): Christina Kane

Children(s): Frank Houghton, Bertha Houghton, Adeline Houghton, George Houghton, Evelyn Houghton, Ernest Houghton, Hepsebith Houghton, Edward Houghton, Christopher Houghton

John Edward Houghton was born in 1855 in New York, the child of George Albert Houghton And Hepzibah Collins Brigham. John Edward Houghton married Christina Kane, and had children including Adeline G Houghton, Bertha W Houghton, Christopher Houghton, Edward John Houghton, Ernest William Houghton, Evelyn N Houghton, Frank Brigham Houghton, George Albert Houghton, Hepsebith Houghton. John Edward Houghton passed away in 1919 in York, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Edward Houghton was born in 1855 in New York, the child of George Albert Houghton And Hepzibah Collins Brigham.
  • John Edward Houghton married Christina Kane, and had children including Adeline G Houghton, Bertha W Houghton, Christopher Houghton, Edward John Houghton, Ernest William Houghton, Evelyn N Houghton, Frank Brigham Houghton, George Albert Houghton, Hepsebith Houghton.
  • John Edward Houghton passed away in 1919 in York, Ontario, Canada.

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John Houghton's Ancestors

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John Houghton
1855–1919
Birth Place: New York
Parents
George Albert Houghton
1812–1884
Lunenburg, Massachusetts
Hepzibah (Collins) Brigham
1822–1872
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Levi Houghton
1774–1865
Worcester,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA
Elizabeth Stearns
1781–1828
Lunenburg,,Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Levi Houghton
1736–1817
Amy Richardson
1738–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Richerson
1700–1770
Mary Wilder
1705–1789

John Houghton's Descendants

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John (Edward) Houghton (13 Mar 1855–23 Jan 1919) m. Christina Kane (26 Dec 1859–)
  1. 1. Frank (Brigham) Houghton 1903–1970
  2. 2. Bertha (W) Houghton 1887–
  3. 3. Adeline (G) Houghton 1889–
  4. 4. George (Albert) Houghton 1891–1960 m. Ethel (Maude Cotter) Harris 1896–1997
    1. 1. Ethelmae Houghton 1916–1975
    2. 2. George ('Bud') Houghton 1920–2007 m. Hazel Hodgson 1921–2012
  5. 5. Evelyn (N.) Houghton 1894–1979
  6. 6. Ernest (William) Houghton 1900–
  7. 7. Hepsebith Houghton 1886–
  8. 8. Edward (John) Houghton 1897–
  9. 9. Christopher Houghton 1906–1906

John Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1855
13 Mar 1855
Birth of John Edward Houghton in New York
New York
1919
23 Jan 1919
Age 64
Death of John Edward Houghton in York, Ontario, Canada
York, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1855
    Event Place: New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1919
    Event Place: York, Ontario, Canada

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