George W. Houghton

GEDCOM Note

Gail Fuller Girard has a copy of page from Houghton Family Bible: Eli Houghton was born Oct 7 1797 Deborah Houghton was born Jun 3 1798 James Houghton was born Aug 29 1821 Newel Houghton was born Aug 29 1821 Newel Houghton was born Dec 14 1822 Mary Houghton was born Apr 11 1824 George Houghton was born Jan 8 1828 Edward Houghton was born July 3 1831 Charolotte Saria Houghton was born Dec 20 1834 Eliza Ann Houghton was born June 5 1836 Carlos Houghton was born Oct 29 1841

6 November,1865 - In a will of Eli Houghton the following is stated - "To my son George Houghton I give the sum of one dollar" "Likewise I make and constitute and appoint my son George Houghton and Ashley C. Riggs to be Executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made."

Family Story: Per letter from K Ostvig: Eli HOughton and his first wife, Deborah Dwinnell, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Oakland Co., Michigan. At that point they sold their property and left for Missouri. Soon after their arrival, the Saints were kicked out of Missouri and left to found Nauvoo, Hancock Illinois. Eli left to go visit his 3 sons, James, Newell, and George in Minnesota on his way out west and then stayed in Minnesota rather than go out west. The three sons were settling up in Big Lake Township. Information of the sons at that time was this: Captain George Houghton, a steamboat captain on the Mississippi and Minesota Rivers, Newell ended up in Battle Lake by following his wives band of Winnebago fro Iowa and Prairie Du Chein, WI area, and James ended up in Carver Co. Eli liked Minnesota and as a result never travelled wet with the Mormons to Utah. His daughter, Deborah housed many Morman Missionaries in Minnesota and the first Branch of the church was organized in her home in Monticello. There is a 'Church Records Office' in Nauvoo that has some records.

1860 Federal Cencus: Home in Carver, Carver, MN George Houghton age 33 b. 1826 Vermont Male James Houghton age 39 b. 1920 Vermont Male

Per records from Nauvoo that Gail Girard has: He was an old steamboat captain 1848 moved to Sherburne county, MN and took claim. 1857 he built the steamers Antelope and Mollie Mohler, which ran between Mankato and St Paul, MN on the Minnesota River. In 1870 he built and opperated a boat on the Mississippi River from Aitkin to Grand Rapids.