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Ralph Houghton 1623–1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1623

Birth Location: Lancashire, England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1705

Death Location: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Sir Lancashire

Mother: Helen Halstead

Spouse(s): Jane Stowe

Children(s): Mary Houghton, Joseph Houghton, Hannah Lewis, Ralph Houghton, Hannah Houghton, John Houghton, Experience Houghton, Abigail Houghton, Sarah Houghton, James Houghton, Martha Houghton, John Houghton, Ralph Houghton, Willliam Haughton

The story of Ralph Houghton began in 1623 in Lancashire, England. Ralph Houghton married Jane Stowe, and had children including Abigail Houghton, Experience Houghton, Hannah Houghton, Hannah Houghton Lewis, James Jerome Houghton, John Houghton, Joseph Chamber Houghton, Martha Houghton, Mary Houghton, Ralph Houghton, Sarah D Houghton, Willliam Thomas Haughton. Ralph Houghton passed away in 1705 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Houghton began in 1623 in Lancashire, England.
  • Ralph Houghton married Jane Stowe, and had children including Abigail Houghton, Experience Houghton, Hannah Houghton, Hannah Houghton Lewis, James Jerome Houghton, John Houghton, Joseph Chamber Houghton, Martha Houghton, Mary Houghton, Ralph Houghton, Sarah D Houghton, Willliam Thomas Haughton.
  • Ralph Houghton passed away in 1705 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Lancashire
1570–1630
Birth Location: Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England
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Helen Halstead
1600–1640
Birth Location: Burnley, Worsthorn, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Stowe
1626–1700
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Houghton
1653–1701
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Houghton
1657–1737
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Lewis
1649–1718
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Ralph Houghton
1648–1692
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Hannah Houghton
1667–1679
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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John Houghton
1655–1710
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
JH
Experience Houghton
1659–1717
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
EH
Abigail Houghton
1664–1697
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Houghton
1661–1757
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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James Houghton
1650–1711
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
JH
Martha Houghton
1654–1679
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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John Houghton
1655–1679
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Ralph Houghton
1665–1692
Birth Location: –
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Willliam Haughton
1666–1749
Birth Location: Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Ralph Houghton's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Houghton
1623–1705
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Houghton, 1st Baronet of Lancashire
1570–1630
Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England
Helen Halstead
1600–1640
Burnley, Worsthorn, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas ((The Younger) Hoghton) II
1541–1589
Leyland, Lancashire, England
Anne (de Cliff Kighley) Baroness\Lady
1549–1609
Inskip, Saint Michael On Wyre, Lancashire, England
John Halstead*
1579–1629
Rowley, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Seller*
1574–1612
Windlehouse, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Tower
1471–1558
Anne Haughton
1503–1559
Henry Keighley
1525–1553
Elizabeth Osbaldeston
1522–1567
Sir Halstead
1552–1601
Elizabeth Scofield
1555–1612
Richard Greenwood
1545–1589
Ellysabeth Mydgley
1555–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Keighley-Grave-Kighley
1505–1551
Cicely Butler
1500–1551
Sir Lancashire
1481–1543
Lady Tildesley
1487–1560
John Halstead
1535–1632
Mary Sellers
1532–1644

Ralph Houghton's Descendants

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Ralph Houghton (1623–15 Apr 1705) m. Jane Stowe (1626–10 Jan 1700)
  1. 1. Mary Houghton 1653–1701 m. William (Bentley) III 1646–1703
    1. 1. William (Bentley) Houghton 1680–1751 m. Mary (Elliott Bentley (7th) GG*) 1687–1799 m. Elizabeth Gardiner 1680–1734
      1. 1. George (W Bentley. (6th) MGG) 1702–1802 m. Ruth Barber 1705–1773 m. Ruth (Barber Bentley. 6th) GG*** 1705–1755
        1. 1. Ezekiel Bentley 1737–1834 m. Anna (Chapman\) Bentley 1757–1853 m. Alice (Harriet) Sabin 1742–1774
        2. 2. Ruth Bentley 1744–1815
        3. 3. Mary Bentley 1728–1746
        4. 4. JOHN BENTLEY 1726–1807
        5. 5. Caleb Bentley 1725–1742
        6. 6. Abigail Bentley 1729–1731
        7. 7. George Bentley 1724–1730
        8. 8. Ezekiel Bentley 1738–1834
        9. 9. Abigail Bentley 1737–1833
        10. 10. Caleb Bentley 1742–1827
        11. 11. Eldred Bentley 1749–1827
        12. 12. Elizabeth Bentley 1734–
        13. 13. George (W) Bentley 1731–1814
        14. 14. Joshua Bentley 1744–
        15. 15. Abigail Bentley 1737–1833
        16. 16. Ruth Bentley 1744–1758
        17. 17. Julia (Elizabeth) Bentley 1734–1758
        18. 18. Johm Bentley 1726–1807
        19. 19. Capt (Caleb Bentley) Esq 1742–1827
        20. 20. Caleb Bentley 1725–1742
        21. 21. Caleb Bentley 1727–1742
        22. 22. Ruth Bentley 1744–1815
        23. 23. Mercy (Mary) Bentley 1740–1827
        24. 24. Caleb (Bentley) ||| 1725–1725
        25. 25. George Bentley 1730–1814
        26. 26. Elizabeth Bentley 1733–1829
        27. 27. Mary Bentley 1728–1742
        28. 28. Abigail Bentley 1737–1833
        29. 29. Abial Bentley 1746–1758
        30. 30. Abigail Bentley 1729–1731
        31. 31. John Bentley 1726–1807
      2. 2. David BENTLEY 1724–1792
      3. 3. William (Bentley) V 1707–1756
      4. 4. Hannah Bentley 1718–1736
      5. 5. Mercy Bentley 1704–1755
      6. 6. Deborah Bentley 1718–1736
      7. 7. Mary Bentley 1722–1738
      8. 8. Ruhamah Bentley 1712–1812
      9. 9. James (Bentley) Sr 1720–1813
      10. 10. Joseph Bentley 1726–1764
      11. 11. John (Bentley) Sr 1711–1751
    2. 2. Hannah Bentley 1678–1749
    3. 3. Henry Bentley 1679–1751
    4. 4. Jane Bentley 1676–1748
    5. 5. Thomas Bentley 1685–1778
    6. 6. John Bentley 1690–1690
    7. 7. Mary Bentley 1679–
  2. 2. Joseph (Chamber) Houghton 1657–1737
  3. 3. Hannah (Houghton) Lewis 1649–1718
  4. 4. Ralph Houghton 1648–1692
  5. 5. Hannah Houghton 1667–1679
  6. 6. John Houghton 1655–1710
  7. 7. Experience Houghton 1659–1717
  8. 8. Abigail Houghton 1664–1697
  9. 9. Sarah (D.) Houghton 1661–1757
  10. 10. James (Jerome) Houghton 1650–1711
  11. 11. Martha Houghton 1654–1679
  12. 12. John Houghton 1655–1679
  13. 13. Ralph Houghton 1665–1692
  14. 14. Willliam (Thomas) Haughton 1666–1749

Ralph Houghton's Timeline

5 Records

1623
1623
Birth of Ralph Houghton in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1647
1647
Age 24
Ralph Houghton was married in Lancashire, Lancashire, England
Lancashire, Lancashire, England
1650
About 1650
Age 27
Ralph Houghton was married in Massachusetts Bay Colony, USA or Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Massachusetts Bay Colony, USA or Lancaster, Lancashire, England
1653
1653
Age 30
Ralph Houghton was married in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1705
15 Apr 1705
Age 82
Death of Ralph Houghton in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 328
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Report to the Houghton Association, U S A made by Columbus Smith, 1869 : relative to Houghton prope
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Lancashire, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: About 1650
    Event Place: Massachusetts Bay Colony, USA or Lancaster, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1705
    Event Place: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 328
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Report to the Houghton Association, U S A made by Columbus Smith, 1869 : relative to Houghton prope
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA
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