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Katharine Martha A Houghton Hepburn 1878–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1878

Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA

Death Date: 17 Mar 1951

Death Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Alfred Houghton

Mother: Caroline Garlinghouse

Spouse(s): Dr. Hepburn

Children(s): Katharine Actress, Katharine Hepburn, Ruth Hepburn, Richard Hepburn, Robert Hepburn, Robert Houghton, Marion Hepburn

The story of Katharine Martha A Houghton Hepburn began in 1878 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA. Katharine Martha A Houghton Hepburn married Dr Thomas Norval Hepburn, and had children including Katharine Houghton Hepburn, Katharine Houghton Hepburn Actress, Marion Houghton Hepburn, Richard Houghton Hepburn, Robert H Hepburn, Robert Milton Houghton, Ruth Elizabeth Hepburn. Katharine Martha A Houghton Hepburn passed away in 1951 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Katharine Martha A Houghton Hepburn began in 1878 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA.
  • Katharine Martha A Houghton Hepburn married Dr Thomas Norval Hepburn, and had children including Katharine Houghton Hepburn, Katharine Houghton Hepburn Actress, Marion Houghton Hepburn, Richard Houghton Hepburn, Robert H Hepburn, Robert Milton Houghton, Ruth Elizabeth Hepburn.
  • Katharine Martha A Houghton Hepburn passed away in 1951 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Houghton
1851–1892
Birth Location: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
AH
Caroline Garlinghouse
1856–1894
Birth Location: Richmond, Ontario, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dr. Hepburn
1879–1962
Birth Location: Fairlee, Kent, Maryland, USA
DH

Children(s)

Katharine Actress
1907–2003
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Katharine Hepburn
1907–2003
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Ruth Hepburn
1908–1989
Birth Location: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
RH
Richard Hepburn
1911–2000
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
RH
Robert Hepburn
1913–2007
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
RH
Robert Houghton
1914–1999
Birth Location: Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
RH
Marion Hepburn
1918–1986
Birth Location: –
MH

Katharine Hepburn's Ancestors

Self
Katharine Hepburn
1878–1951
Birth Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Parents
Alfred Augustus Houghton
1851–1892
Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Caroline Garlinghouse
1856–1894
Richmond, Ontario, New York, USA
Grandparents
Leman (Benton) Garlinghouse
1814–1872
Richmond, Ontario County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katharine Hepburn's Descendants

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Katharine (Martha A Houghton) Hepburn (2 Feb 1878–17 Mar 1951) m. Dr. (Thomas Norval) Hepburn (18 Dec 1879–20 Nov 1962)
  1. 1. Katharine (Houghton Hepburn) Actress 1907–2003
  2. 2. Katharine (Houghton) Hepburn 1907–2003
  3. 3. Ruth (Elizabeth) Hepburn 1908–1989
  4. 4. Richard (Houghton) Hepburn 1911–2000
  5. 5. Robert (H.) Hepburn 1913–2007
  6. 6. Robert (Milton) Houghton 1914–1999
  7. 7. Marion (Houghton) Hepburn 1918–1986

Katharine Hepburn's Timeline

2 Records

1878
2 Feb 1878
Birth of Katharine Martha A Houghton Hepburn in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
1951
17 Mar 1951
Age 73
Death of Katharine Martha A Houghton Hepburn in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1878
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1951
    Event Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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