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Joshua Houghton 1695–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 August 1695

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Jonas Houghton

Mother: Esther Leffingwell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bennett

Children(s): Vashti Houghton

The story of Joshua Houghton began in 1695 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. Joshua Houghton married Elizabeth Bennett, and had children including Vashti Houghton. Joshua Houghton passed away in 1778 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Houghton began in 1695 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Joshua Houghton married Elizabeth Bennett, and had children including Vashti Houghton.
  • Joshua Houghton passed away in 1778 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonas Houghton
1663–1723
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Esther Leffingwell
1657–1740
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bennett
1699–1739
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Vashti Houghton
1727–1805
Birth Location: .Lancaster, Worcester, Ma.
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Joshua Houghton's Ancestors

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Joshua Houghton
1695–1778
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonas Houghton
1663–1723
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Esther Leffingwell
1657–1740
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Houghton's Descendants

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Joshua Houghton (30 August 1695–1778) m. Elizabeth Bennett (19 Nov 1699–13 January 1739)
  1. 1. Vashti Houghton 1727–1805 m. Jonathan Prescott 1722–1801
    1. 1. Peter Prescott 1758–1851 m. Mary Wilson 1761–1846
      1. 1. Eli Prescott 1797–1887 m. Rhoda Burns 1797–1873
        1. 1. Mary Prescott 1823–1906 m. Hiram (Prescott) Hayden 1818–1906

Joshua Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1695
30 August 1695
Birth of Joshua Houghton in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1778
1778
Age 83
Death of Joshua Houghton in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 August 1695
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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