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Rufus Houghton 1722–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 09, 1722

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1759

Death Location: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Jonathan Houghton

Mother: Thankful White

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The story of Rufus Houghton began in 1722 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Rufus Houghton passed away in 1759 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Houghton began in 1722 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Rufus Houghton passed away in 1759 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Rufus Houghton's Ancestors

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Rufus Houghton
1722–1759
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Jonathan Houghton
1685–1737
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Thankful White
1689–1737
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Houghton
1650–1737
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Farrar
1648–1724
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Josiah White
1643–1714
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Rice
1656–1733
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
Great-Grandparents
John Houghton
1624–1684
Beatrix Joselyn
1625–1720
Thomas **
1625–1681
Mary King
1630–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deacon **
1594–1663
Thomasine Frost
1600–1654

Rufus Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1722
Nov 09, 1722
Birth of Rufus Houghton in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1759
1759
Age 37
Death of Rufus Houghton in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 09, 1722
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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