Person:Rachel Houghton (6)

Watchers
Rachel Houghton
 
m. Bef 1682
  1. Isabel Houghton1682 -
  2. Hannah Houghton1683 -
  3. Beatrix Houghton1685 - Bef 1738
  4. Robert HoughtonAbt 1687 - Bef 1720
  5. Abigail Houghton1689 -
  6. Eleazer HoughtonAbt 1691 - 1790
  7. Gershom HoughtonAbt 1692 - 1757
  8. Thomas HoughtonAbt 1694 - Bef 1756
  9. Joshua Houghton1695 - Bef 1779
  10. Rachel HoughtonAbt 1697 -
  11. Ebenezer HoughtonAbt 1699 - 1723
  12. Mary HoughtonAbt 1702 - 1726
Facts and Events
Name Rachel Houghton
Gender Female
Birth[2] Abt 1697 (guess) Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United StatesBased on spacing of sibling births
Christening[1] 30 Nov 1718 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Nourse, Henry Stedman. Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850. (Clinton, Massachusetts: W.J. Coulter, 1890)
    p. 276.

    1718
    Nov.
    30. ... & Ruth Houghton Rachel Houghton & Mary Houghton owning ye Convenant were baptized.

  2. There is no birth, marriage or death record for Rachel. She is mentioned in her father's probate and is probably the youngest surviving daughter. Assuming she had to be at least 16 to own the Covenant, she probably needs to be born by 1702, hence older than Mary. So, her birth has been estimated to be about 1697 to fit her into a gap, but since the confidence level of some of her siblings' birth estimates, their birth order, or even whether all siblings are accounted for, is low, the actual date may be considerably different?