Judge John Houghton
1650 - 1737 (87 years)-
Name John Houghton Title Judge Birth 1650 England Gender Male Death 03 Feb 1737 Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA Burial Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA John Houghton (1650-1737), Lancaster,MA
Plot: HoughtonNotes - John came to America with his parents as a baby, in 1650. After the massacre of Sunday 22 August 1675, known as "Monoco's Raid" in Lancaster, where his brother-in-law Jacob Farrar Jr. was killed, John's family fled with his wife's family to Woburn,MA. They returned to Lancaster about three years later. John was called Justice Houghton for service in the General Court on Massachusetts from 1693 to 1724, only having to retire due to blindness which lasted him his 12 remaining years. John and his first wife Mary had 14 children, including a set of twins, Joseph and Benjamin. Many distinguished citizen descend from Justice Houghton.
Person ID I471 OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor Last Modified 14 Jan 2021
Father John Houghton, Jr., b. 24 Dec 1624, England d. 29 Apr 1684, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 59 years) Mother Beatrice Walker, c. 02 Mar 1622, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. 08 Jan 1720, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 97 years) Family ID F4295 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Farrar, b. 1648, England d. 07 Apr 1724, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 76 years) Marriage 22 Jan 1670/1671 Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Children 1. Lieutenant John Houghton, b. 13 Dec 1672, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA + 2. Jacob Houghton, b. 17 Feb 1674, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Jul 1750, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 76 years) 3. Henry Houghton, b. 23 Feb 1675 d. 17 Dec 1756, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 81 years) 4. Joseph Houghton, b. 26 Feb 1678, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA 5. Benjamin Houghton, b. 26 Feb 1678, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA 6. Mary Houghton, b. 07 Feb 1680, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA 7. Mercy Houghton, b. 1682 + 8. Anna Houghton, b. 8 May 1684, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 3 Apr 1751, Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 66 years) + 9. Lieutenant Jonathan Houghton, b. 20 Feb 1686, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 03 Apr 1737, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 51 years) 10. Hepsibeth Houghton, b. Abt 1690, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA 11. Rebecca Houghton, b. Abt 1690, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA 12. Beatrice Houghton, b. Abt 1692, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA 13. William Houghton, b. 1695, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Family ID F248 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Marriage 1725 Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA Family ID F249 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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