1721 - 1804 (83 years)
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Name |
Zerviah Houghton |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
26 May 1721 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
Christening |
26 May 1721 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
Death |
Nov 1804 |
Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts [2] |
Siblings |
9 Siblings |
+ | 1. Zerviah Houghton, b. 26 May 1721, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Nov 1804, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 83 years) ▻ Jonathan Wilder, m. 23 Feb 1738/39 | | 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 | |
Person ID |
I356 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
29 Aug 2018 |
Father |
Benjamin "Landlord Ben" Houghton, b. 1691, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 28 Feb 1764, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years) |
Mother |
Zerviah Moore, b. 1700 |
Marriage |
28 Jul 1720 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 29 years and 7 months - She : ~ 20 years and 7 months. |
Family ID |
F391 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Jonathan Wilder, b. 5 Oct 1710, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 13 Jan 1794, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 83 years) |
Marriage Intent |
25 Nov 1738 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [3] |
Marriage |
23 Feb 1738/39 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 3] |
- Zerviah had promised herself to another. Jonathan challenged him and was victorious. The following are from the First Book of Lancaster Records, page 15:
"November ye 25th 1738 Then Jonathan Wilder of Lancaster Entered his Entention of mariage with Zeruiah Houghton of said Town.
December ye 1st 1738 David Farrar of Lancaster appeared and forbid ye banes of mariage being out asked betwix ye above Said Jonath. Wilder and Zeruiah Houghton, and aledged this Reson that shee had Promised him ye said farrar marriage from whch shee cannot Losly depart."
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Age at Marriage |
She : 17 years and 9 months - He : 28 years and 4 months. |
Children |
| 1. Silas Wilder, b. 27 Feb 1747, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 2. Martha Wilder, b. 16 Feb 1750, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
+ | 3. Hannah Wilder, b. 22 Mar 1753, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 12 Dec 1801, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 48 years) |
| 4. Calven Wilder, b. 12 Jun 1755, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 5. Rev. Elihue Wilder, b. 11 Feb 1760, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 18 Jun 1818, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 58 years) |
| 6. Martha Wilder, b. 3 Nov 1761, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Family ID |
F393 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
29 Aug 2018 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 26 May 1721 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Christening - 26 May 1721 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage Intent - 25 Nov 1738 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 23 Feb 1738/39 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Silas Wilder - 27 Feb 1747 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Martha Wilder - 16 Feb 1750 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Hannah Wilder - 22 Mar 1753 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Calven Wilder - 12 Jun 1755 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Rev. Elihue Wilder - 11 Feb 1760 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Martha Wilder - 3 Nov 1761 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - Nov 1804 - Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
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: 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).
- [S1049] Whitcomb, Esther K. Inscriptions from Burial Grounds of the Nashaway Towns: Lancaster, Harvard, Bolton, Leominster, Sterling, Berlin, West Boylston, and Hudson, Massachusetts , (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1989).
- [S464] Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1890).
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