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Benjamin Houghton, Sr. (I)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, The American Colonies
Death: February 28, 1764 (73)
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Sterling, Worcester County, MA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jonas Houghton and Mary J Houghton
Husband of Zerviah Houghton
Father of Zerviah Wilder; Michal Roper; Dinah Houghton; Keziah Buss; Eunice Houghton and 8 others
Brother of Captain Jonas Houghton, Sr.; John Houghton; Mary Beaman; Sarah Richardson; Daniel Houghton, ll and 9 others
Half brother of Jemima Carter

Managed by: Alice Zoe Marie Knapp
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About Benjamin Houghton, Sr. (I)

Unfortunately, his birth is not recorded in Lancaster VR.

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Lancaster/aMarriagesH.shtml "(Houghton) Benjamin, sr. and Zerviah Moore, July 28, 1720. MR"

His death is not recorded in Lancaster, Sterling or West Boylston.

Lancaster VR has Benjamin & Zerviah with these children:

  • Zeruiah, d. Benjamin and Zeruiah (Moore), May 26, 1721. married Jonathan Wilder, Feb. 23, 1738-9.
  • Mindwel, d. Benjamin and Zeruiah (Moore), Mar. 7, 1722-3. married John Crosbe, int. Nov. 15, 1745.
  • Mical, d. Benjamin and Zeruiah (Moore), June 22, 1725. married Ephraim Roper, Apr. 8, 1748.
  • Dinah, d. Benjamin and Zeruiah (Moore), Apr. 8, 1727. married Ezra Houghton, int. Mar. 6, 1747-8.
  • Keziah, d. Benjamin and Zeruiah (Moore), May 29, 1729. married Ebenezer Buss, Apr. 8, 1748.
  • Benjamin, s. Benjamin and Zeruiah (Moore), Nov. 17, 1732. married Axey [Achsa] Whetcomb, int. Sept. 21, 1763.
  • Silas, s. Benj and Zeruiah, Oct. 7, 1742. married Eunice Sawyer, int. Aug. 27, 1768.

References

Benjamin Houghton Sr.
BIRTH
1691
DEATH
28 Feb 1764 (aged 72–73)
BURIAL
Chocksett Burial Ground
Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
PLOT
Section S
MEMORIAL ID
50774522 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 2
FLOWERS 6
Inscription

age 74.
Family Members
Parents
Jonas Houghton
Jonas Houghton
1663–1723

Mary Houghton
Mary Berbean Houghton
1661–1720

Spouse
Zerviah Moor Houghton
1700 – unknown (m. 1720)

Siblings
Jonas Houghton
Jonas Houghton
1682–1739

Mary Houghton Beaman
1684 – unknown

Sarah Richardson
Sarah Houghton Richardson
1686–1776

Eunice Sawyer
Eunice Houghton Sawyer
1696–1748

Josiah Houghton
Josiah Houghton
1698–1723

James Houghton
1698–1770

Children
Zerviah Wilder
Zerviah Houghton Wilder
1721–1804

Dinah Houghton
Dinah Houghton Houghton
1727–1793

Kezia Buss
Kezia Houghton Buss
1729–1822

Benjamin Houghton
Benjamin Houghton
1732–1759

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Benjamin Houghton, Sr. (I)'s Timeline

1690
May 25, 1690
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, The American Colonies
1721
May 26, 1721
Lancaster, Worcester, Ma.
1722
March 7, 1722
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1725
June 22, 1725
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1726
October 23, 1726
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1727
April 8, 1727
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1729
1729
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1732
November 17, 1732
.Lancaster, Worcester, Ma.
1735
July 27, 1735
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States