1691 - 1764 (73 years)
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Name |
Benjamin Houghton |
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
1691 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
Residence |
Abt Aug 1720 (Age 29) [1, 2] |
Benjamin and Zerviah lived in the West Precinct of Lancaster, then called Chocksett. In 1781 it became Sterling, Massachusetts. |
Military |
1723 and 1724 (Age 32) |
His name appears on lists of soldiers from Lancaster. |
History |
Abt 1760 [2] |
It seems that his seven daughters were highly sought after, probably because of his land holdings. When one suitor asked for a daughter's hand, he replied, "Yes, when you show me that you can butt a log as well as she can, you may have her." |
Death |
28 Feb 1764 |
Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
Burial |
Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
- HEAR LIES BURIED THE
BODY OF MR BENIAMIN
HOUGHTON WHO
DEPARTED THIS
LIFE FEBRUARY Ye 28.
1764, IN Ye 74
YEAR OF HIS AGE.
When death unto you calls
Your soul Resine you must to God that judgeth all
Both Wicked and the just Death is a Debt to Nature Due
Which I have paid & so must you.
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Siblings |
12 Siblings |
| 1. Captain Jonas Houghton, b. 2 Sep 1682, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 15 Aug 1739, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 56 years) | | 2. John Houghton, b. 24 Jan 1683, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | 3. Mary Houghton | + | 4. Benjamin "Landlord Ben" Houghton, b. 1691, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 28 Feb 1764, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years) ▻ Zerviah Moore, m. 28 Jul 1720 | | 5. Daniel Houghton | | 6. Eunice Houghton, b. 1 Mar 1698, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 24 Jun 1748, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 50 years) ▻ Lt. Ephraim Sawyer, m. 4 Mar 1720 | | 7. Josiah Houghton, b. Oct 1698, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 29 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 24 years) | | 8. Ruth Houghton | | 9. Stephen Houghton | | 10. James Houghton | | 11. Dorcus Houghton | | 12. Jemima Houghton | | 13. Dinah Houghton, b. Apr 1711, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 23 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 12 years) | |
Person ID |
I354 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
21 Jul 2019 |
Father |
Jonas Houghton, b. Abt Apr 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 20 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 60 years) |
Mother |
Mary Berbeane, b. 2 Jul 1661, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 31 Dec 1720, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years) |
Marriage |
15 Feb 1681 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : 17 years and 10 months - She : 19 years and 7 months. |
Family ID |
F93 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Zerviah Moore, b. 1700 |
Marriage |
28 Jul 1720 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 3] |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 29 years and 7 months - She : ~ 20 years and 7 months. |
Children |
+ | 1. Zerviah Houghton, b. 26 May 1721, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Nov 1804, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 83 years) |
| 2. Mindwell Houghton, b. 07 Mar 1722/23, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 3. Michal Houghton, b. 22 Jun 1725, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 31 Dec 1816, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 91 years) |
| 4. Dinah Houghton, b. 8 Apr 1727, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1793, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 65 years) |
| 5. Keziah Houghton, b. 29 Mar 1729, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 20 Oct 1822, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 93 years) |
| 6. Benjamin Houghton, b. 17 Nov 1732, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 25 Apr 1759, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 26 years) |
| 7. Abigail Houghton, b. 27 Jul 1735, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 8. Joel Houghton, b. 27 Sep 1737, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 9. Eunice Houghton, b. 15 Oct 1739, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 10. Silas Houghton, b. 7 Oct 1742, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Family ID |
F391 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
29 Aug 2018 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 1691 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 28 Jul 1720 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Zerviah Houghton - 26 May 1721 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Mindwell Houghton - 07 Mar 1722/23 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Michal Houghton - 22 Jun 1725 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Dinah Houghton - 8 Apr 1727 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Keziah Houghton - 29 Mar 1729 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Benjamin Houghton - 17 Nov 1732 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Abigail Houghton - 27 Jul 1735 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Joel Houghton - 27 Sep 1737 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Eunice Houghton - 15 Oct 1739 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Silas Houghton - 7 Oct 1742 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 28 Feb 1764 - Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Burial - - Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [S1105] Burr, Annie Lane and Thomas Hovey Gage. "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and Some of His Descendants", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Registe, volume LXXIX, 1925).
- [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982).
- [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862).
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