Person:Joseph Houghton (5)
Joseph Houghton
b.26 Feb 1677/78 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
d.Bef 3 Jul 1718 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 22 Jan 1671/72
  1. John Houghton1672/73 -
  2. Jacob Houghton1674 - 1750
  3. Henry Houghton1675/76 -
  4. Benjamin Houghton1677/78 -
  5. Joseph Houghton1677/78 - Bef 1718
  6. Mary Houghton1679/80 - 1752
  7. Mercy Houghton1681/82 - 1733/34
  8. Anna Houghton1684 - 1751
  9. Jonathan Houghton1685/86 - 1737
  10. Hepzibah HoughtonAbt 1690 - Bef 1746
  11. William HoughtonCal 1695 - 1743
Spouse and Children
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m. Est 1707
  1. Joseph HoughtonEst 1708 - Bef 1748
  2. Elizabeth HoughtonEst 1710 - Bef 1748
  3. Anna HoughtonEst 1712 - Bef 1748
  4. Sarah HoughtonAbt 1714 -
  5. Benjamin HoughtonEst 1717 - Bef 1764
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Facts and Events
Name[3] Joseph Houghton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 26 Feb 1677/78 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United StatesTwin to Benjamin
Marriage Est 1707 Based on having at least 5 children
to Isabel Houghton
Death[2] Bef 3 Jul 1718 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ Johnson, Edward F. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages . (Woburn, Massachusetts: Andrews, Cutler & Co., 1890-1919)
    Vol. 1, p. 124.

    HOUGHTON, Joseph, s. of John, [born] Feb. 26, 1678.
    [See here, 12th month of 1677.]

  2. ↑ Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. (American Ancestors, 2014)
    Case 11934: Joseph Houghton 1718.

    3 Jul 1718: Inventory of Joseph Houghton Late of lancaster Deceased Intestate: real £366, Persona; £106-04-00, by John Houghton, Jonas Houghton Jun'r, John Wilder.
    8 Jul 1718: Bond of Issabella Houghton widow of Lancaster as adm'x of her late husband Joseph Houghton late of Lancaster dec'd intestate.
    9 May 1726: Account listing charges, including "bring up of ye children & for Expence & tendance of five children in time of sicknes and for funaral charges for two of said Children Decased", assented to by "John Houghton Esq'r the father of s'd dece'd", "sensible of ye Exterordaniery sicknes that been amonge said children". Allowed 13 May 1726

  3. ↑ Almost nothing is known of Joseph except his birth, and his probate file, and what can be derived from those. He seems to have no deeds (though his inventory shows considerable real estate), no marriage record, the births of his (at least 5) children are not recorded. Source:Houghton, John Wesley. Houghton Genealogy, p. 302, lists his birth and nothing else. Deeds involving his daughter Sarah (see Sarah's page) indicate that he married his cousin Isabella Houghton, but when and who his other children were (except Benjamin as indicated by another deed, see his page) has not been located. The father Joseph is easy to confuse with Joseph of Milton because he had many land transactions with Lancaster inhabitants, but the Milton man is a son of Ralph.
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