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William Houghton 1831–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1831

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1906

Death Location: Grant Township Cemetery, Dinsdale, Tama, Iowa, United States

Father:

Mother: Anne Lucy

Spouse(s): Cemantha Collins

Children(s): Charles Houghton

William Houghton was born in 1831 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Phineas W Houghton And Anne Lucy. In 1834, William Houghton immigrated. In 1850, William Houghton resided in Burritt Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United Stat. William Houghton married Cemantha Martha Collins, and had children including Charles Conrad Rastus Houghton. William Houghton passed away in 1906 in Grant Township Cemetery, Dinsdale, Tama, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • William Houghton was born in 1831 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Phineas W Houghton And Anne Lucy.
  • In 1834, William Houghton immigrated.
  • In 1850, William Houghton resided in Burritt Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United Stat.
  • William Houghton married Cemantha Martha Collins, and had children including Charles Conrad Rastus Houghton.
  • William Houghton passed away in 1906 in Grant Township Cemetery, Dinsdale, Tama, Iowa, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Houghton's Ancestors

Self
William Houghton
1831–1906
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
Anne Lucy
1812–1868
New York, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Houghton's Descendants

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William Houghton (22 Mar 1831–1906) m. Cemantha (Martha) Collins (1844–Oct 1929)
  1. 1. Charles (Conrad Rastus) Houghton 1874–1965 m. Ida (May) Lamont 1876–1911
    1. 1. Ethel (Guandaline) Houghton 1909–1982 m. Charles Stahl 1907–1990
      1. 1. Charles Stahl 1944–2021

William Houghton's Timeline

5 Records

1831
22 Mar 1831
Birth of William Houghton in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1834
1834
Age 3
William Houghton immigrated
None
1850
1850
Age 19
William Houghton resided here in Burritt Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Burritt Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
1900
1900
Age 69
William Houghton resided here in Grant Township, Tama, Iowa, United States
Grant Township, Tama, Iowa, United States
1906
1906
Age 75
Death of William Houghton in Tama, Tama, Iowa, United States
Tama, Tama, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 17 Apr 2023), entry for Charles Conrad Rastus Houghton, person ID 9J49-LJM.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1834
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 17 Apr 2023), entry for William Houghton, person ID LVHJ-D8J.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Burritt Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 17 Apr 2023), entry for William Houghton, person ID LVHJ-D8J.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grant Township, Tama, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 17 Apr 2023), entry for William Houghton, person ID LVHJ-D8J.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Tama, Tama, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 17 Apr 2023), entry for Charles Conrad Rastus Houghton, person ID 9J49-LJM.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grant Township Cemetery, Dinsdale, Tama, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 17 Apr 2023), entry for Charles Conrad Rastus Houghton, person ID 9J49-LJM.

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