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Robert Houghton 1659 – 1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 MAR 1659

Birth Location: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 7 NOV 1723

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

Father: John Houghton

Mother: Beatrix Walker

Spouse(s): Esther Leffingwell

Children(s):

The story of Robert Houghton began in 1659 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Robert Houghton married Esther Leffingwell. Robert Houghton passed away in 1723 in Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Houghton began in 1659 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
  • Robert Houghton married Esther Leffingwell.
  • Robert Houghton passed away in 1723 in Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Robert Houghton's Ancestors

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Robert Houghton
1659 – 1723
Birth Place: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
John Houghton
1624 – 1684
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Beatrix (Jocelynn) Walker
1622 – 1712
Elland, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Houghton
1593 – 1635
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Damaris Buckmaster
1593 – 1666
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
William Walker
1595 – 1648
England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Taylor
1595 – 1663
England
Great-Grandparents
John Houghton
1563 – 1618
Catherine Danvers
1572 – 1640
Andrewe Buckmaster
1567 – 1598
Marie Roberts
1567 – 1635
Samuel Walker
1544 –
Margery Walker
1549 –
John Taylor
1555 –
2nd-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

Robert Houghton's Timeline

3 Records

1659
28 MAR 1659
Birth of Robert Houghton in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1723
7 NOV 1723
Age 64
Death of Robert Houghton in Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1723
8 NOV 1723
Age 64
Burial of Robert Houghton in Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 MAR 1659
    Event Place: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 NOV 1723
    Event Place: Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 NOV 1723
    Event Place: Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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