John Houghton, Jr. Esq

Abt 1650 - 1737  (87 years)

• Name	John Houghton
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1650  [1]
  	He was born possibly in Dedham, Massachusetts.
  Moved to	15 Apr 1676 (Age 26)	Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [2]
  John, Beatrix and their children moved from Lancaster, Massachusetts during King Philip's War.
  Death	3 Feb 1736/37	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  1. John Houghton, Jr. Esq,   b. Abt 1650   d. 3 Feb 1736/37, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 87 years) ▻ Mary Farrar,  m. 22 Jan 1671/72 ;   Hannah Atherton,  m. 27 Jan 1724/25   2. Robet Houghton,   b. 28 Mar 1659, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 7 Nov 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 64 years) ▻ Esther Lippenwell   3. Mary Houghton,   b. 22 Mar 1660/61, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts + 4. Jonas Houghton,   b. Abt Apr 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 20 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 60 years) ▻ Mary Berbeane,  m. 15 Feb 1681 ;   Sarah   5. Beatrix Houghton,   b. 3 Dec 1665, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   6. Benjamin Houghton,   b. 25 May 1668, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Before 1721  (Age 52 years)   7. Sarah Houghton,   b. 30 Jul 1672, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Before 1733, Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey  (Age 60 years)
  Person ID	I662
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	John Houghton,   c. 24 Dec 1624, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England d. 29 Apr 1684, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Beatrix,   b. 1628, England d. 8 Jan 1711/12, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	About 1648/49
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years - She : ~ 21 years.
  Family ID	F388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Farrar,   b. 1648, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d. 9 Apr 1724, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1671/72	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  	Their marriage was recorded as 22 (11) 1671. Issue: 1. John Houghton (1673-____) 2. Jacob Houghton (1674-1750) 3. Henry Houghton (1676-1756) 4. Benjamin Houghton (1678-1746) 5. Joseph Houghton (1678-1718) 6. Mary Houghton (1680-1752) 7. Mercy Houghton (1682-1734) 8. Anna Houghton (1684-1751) 9. Jonathan Houghton (1685-1737) 10. Beatrix Houghton (1690-1770) 11. Hepsibeth Houghton 12. William Houghton (1698-1743)
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 1 month - She : ~ 24 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Atherton,   b. 10 Jan 1657/58, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 8 Jan 1737/38, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	27 Jan 1724/25	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 75 years and 1 month - She : 67 years.
  Family ID	F70	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 22 Jan 1671/72 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Moved to - 15 Apr 1676 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Marriage - 27 Jan 1724/25 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 3 Feb 1736/37 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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). [S84] Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818 , (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1879). [S1048] Potter, Charles Edward. Genealogies of Some Old Families of Concord, Mass. and Their Descendants in Part to the Present Generation, (Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1887). [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862).