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Rufus Houghton 1769–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1769

Birth Location: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts

Death Date: 26 August 1853

Death Location: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Lieut. Houghton

Mother: Susannah Moore

Spouse(s): Abigail Barnard

Children(s): Amory Sr

The story of Rufus Houghton began in 1769 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Rufus Houghton married Abigail Barnard, and had children including Amory Bigelow Houghton Sr. Rufus Houghton passed away in 1853 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Houghton began in 1769 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  • Rufus Houghton married Abigail Barnard, and had children including Amory Bigelow Houghton Sr.
  • Rufus Houghton passed away in 1853 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lieut. Houghton
1737–1780
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Susannah Moore
1733–1811
Birth Location: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Barnard
1777–1860
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Amory Sr
1812–1882
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Rufus Houghton's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Houghton
1769–1853
Birth Place: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Parents
Lieut. Jonathan Houghton
1737–1780
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Susannah Moore
1733–1811
Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Grandparents
John Moore
1684–1750
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Susanna Moore
1700–1743
Lancaster, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John III
1662–1750
Hasadiah Fairbanks
1668–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas Fairbanks
1625–1676
Lydia Prescott
1641–1723

Rufus Houghton's Descendants

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Rufus Houghton (6 Dec 1769–26 August 1853) m. Abigail Barnard (1777–1860)
  1. 1. Amory (Bigelow Houghton) Sr 1812–1882 m. Sophronia (Mann) Oakes 1814–1880
    1. 1. Alfred (Augustus) Houghton 1851–1892 m. Caroline Garlinghouse 1856–1894
      1. 1. Katharine (Martha) Houghton 1878–1951 m. Thomas (Norval Hepburn) MD 1879–1962
        1. 1. Katharine (Houghton) Hepburn 1907–2003 m. Ludlow (Ogden) Smith 1899–1977
        2. 2. Margaret (Houghton) Hepburn 1920–2006
        3. 3. Thomas (Houghton) Hepburn 1905–1921
        4. 4. Richard (Houghton) Hepburn 1911–2000
        5. 5. Marion (Houghton) Hepburn 1918–1986 m. Ellsworth (Strong) Grant 1917–2013

Rufus Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1769
6 Dec 1769
Birth of Rufus Houghton in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts
1853
26 August 1853
Age 84
Death of Rufus Houghton in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1769
    Event Place: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1853
    Event Place: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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