Joel Houghton

1737 -

• Name	Joel Houghton
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	27 Sep 1737	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Christening	13 Nov 1737	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Married	25 Feb 1761 (23 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Sarah Pearson. She was born in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Their marriage intentions were filed 28 January 1761 and they were married by David OSGOOD, Esq. Issue: 1. Sarah Houghton (1766-1835)
  Religion	2 Oct 1763 (26 years)	Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  They were both admitted to the Chocksett Church.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	father Houghton   (4 x Great Grandfather)  Amy Wells   d. After 1670  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	9 Siblings
  + 1. Zerviah Houghton,   b. 26 May 1721, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Nov 1804, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years) ▻ Jonathan Wilder,  m. 23 Feb 1738/39   2. Mindwell Houghton,   b. 07 Mar 1722/23, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   3. Michal Houghton,   b. 22 Jun 1725, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 31 Dec 1816, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 91 years)   4. Dinah Houghton,   b. 8 Apr 1727, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1793, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 65 years)   5. Keziah Houghton,   b. 29 Mar 1729, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 20 Oct 1822, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 93 years)   6. Benjamin Houghton,   b. 17 Nov 1732, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 25 Apr 1759, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 26 years)   7. Abigail Houghton,   b. 27 Jul 1735, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   8. Joel Houghton,   b. 27 Sep 1737, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   9. Eunice Houghton,   b. 15 Oct 1739, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   10. Silas Houghton,   b. 7 Oct 1742, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I15484
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Benjamin "Landlord Ben" Houghton,   b. 1691, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 28 Feb 1764, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Zerviah Moore,   b. 1700
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	28 Jul 1720	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 29 years and 7 months - She : ~ 20 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Sep 1737 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Christening - 13 Nov 1737 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Married - 25 Feb 1761 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Religion - 2 Oct 1763 - Sterling, 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). [S464] Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1890).