Abt 1663 - 1723 (60 years)
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Name |
Jonas Houghton |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
Abt Apr 1663 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
Moved to |
15 Apr 1676 (Age 13) |
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [2] |
John, Beatrix and their children moved from Lancaster, Massachusetts during King Philip's War. |
History |
1704 |
He was one of the petitioners in 1704 to the Massachusetts General Assembly for relief after the destruction of Lancaster. During this raid, Jonas lost one ox. |
History |
1704 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
In the 1704 list of garrisons, Jonas was assigned to Capt. Thomas Wilder's garrison house. |
Offices Held |
say 1704 (Age 41) |
He was a surveyor for the town of Lancaster. |
Religion |
1708 (Age 45) |
Jonas was a member of the First Church of Lancaster when the covenant was renewed in 1708. |
Death |
20 Sep 1723 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
Burial |
Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
- Here lyes ye Body
of MR JONAS
HOUGHTON Who
Died Sept. 20th, 1723
Aged 60 Years & 5 Mo.
- Here lyes ye Body
of MR JONAS
HOUGHTON Who
Died Sept. 20th, 1723
Aged 60 Years & 5 Mo.
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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 |
I353 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
19 Oct 2018 |
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 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 [1, 3] |
Age at Marriage |
He : 17 years and 10 months - She : 19 years and 7 months. |
Children |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
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Family ID |
F93 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Jul 2019 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - Abt Apr 1663 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Moved to - 15 Apr 1676 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 15 Feb 1681 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Captain Jonas Houghton - 2 Sep 1682 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - John Houghton - 24 Jan 1683 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Benjamin "Landlord Ben" Houghton - 1691 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Eunice Houghton - 1 Mar 1698 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Josiah Houghton - Oct 1698 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| History - 1704 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Dinah Houghton - Apr 1711 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 20 Sep 1723 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Burial - - Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, 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).
- [S84] Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818 , (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1879).
- [S1094] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVII, 1863).
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