Mary Alida Houghton

GEDCOM Note

Frances Johnson states: name is Mary Alida and she was born in Milton, Chittenden, Vermont and died in Monticello, MN

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

Buried in Fuller-Houghton cemetery in Big Lake, MN on land of Ewings. A newspaper article (no name of date of copy) states the cemetery had "Two flag poles, partly decayed by the weather, mark the graves of the two soldiers. Newell Houghton, who was killed during the Indian outbreak in New Ulm in 1862, and Eben Fuller, Civil War veteran." Eighteen graves are in this spot. Seems it is shared by the families of Houghtons and Fullers. Another article in the Sherburne County Atlas states: 'Some Indians, whointermarried in the Fuller family, whose stones are the ones broken down, are also burried here." A note in the Sherburne Co. Historical Center states that the land owned by Houghton was preowned by Samuel White Fuller and John Crawford.

Housewife Birth date 1824-26 -(Using the 1880 and 1885 census, my guess is between May 12 and June 15 1824.) Residences: Vermont, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota

Family Bible (believed to have belonged to Mary) in Frances Johnson's possession!

1842-1844 Source - Mormon Historical Studies, "Maurine C. Ward: Women of the Nauvoo Relief Society" Chapter Titled ' "This Institurtion Is a Good One": The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, 17 March 1842 to 16 March 1844' pg 87. Information regarding Mary Houghton and her mother, Deborah Dwinel are listed on pg. 140

• HOUGHTON, Deborah; 27 May 1842; Deborah DWINELL; b. 3 Jun 1798, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; parents Bartholomew DWINELL and Rebecca TOWNE; m. 6 Nov 1820, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, to Eli HOUGHTON; d. 19 Jan 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. (AF, BAP, MRP, NDM, NJ2, SEB)
• HOUGHTON, Mary; 27 May 1842; Mary HOUGHTON; b. 9 Oct 1799, Grafton, Windham, Vermont; parents James and Mary HOUGHTON; m. 10 Jun 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, to Samuel FULLER; d. 27 Jun 1842, poss. Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. (AF, NDM, SEB) Note - she did NOT die in 1842! she lived until at least 1885 per census records.

1850 No longer in Hancock Co., Illinois per census

Minnesota residences found in following census:

1857 census Town of ? (looks like Bedford) Wright Co., MN Samuel Fuller 40 White Male b. Vermont voter Farmer Mary A. Fuller 30 Whie Female b. Vermont Ebenezer Fuller 13 White Male b. Illinois John Fuller 8 White Male b. Illinois Eliza Fuller 5 White Female b. Iowa

1860 census, Monticello, Wright Co., MN

• Samuel FULLER 44 Male Farmer b. Vermont Real estate value - $1500 Personal value - $300
• Mary A FULLER 35 Female b. Vermont
• Ebinezer FULLER 16 Male b. Illinois Attended school within year
• Jonathan FULLER 9 Male b. Illinois Attended school within year
• Eliza FULLER 6 Female b. Iowa Attended school within year
• Sarah FULLER 2 Female b. MN

1865 census, Monticello, Wright Co., MN

• S. W. FULLER male
• Mary A. FULLER female
• E. E. FULLER male Soldier/officer in actual service of US , June 1st 1865
• John FULLER male
• L. FULLER female
• Sarah FULLER female
• Lydia FULLER female
• George FULLER male

6 November,1865 - In a will of Eli Houghton the following is stated - "To Mary A. Houghton Fuller, the wife of Samuel White Fuller, I give one dollar.

1866 - Feb 13-15, 1866, arguably one of the worst blizzards in Minnesota history, lasted 3 days, drifts to 20 ft buried barns in western counties, struck at nite so deaths were reduced.

1870 census, Monticello, Wright Co., MN " Value of farm $2000, no value listed for machinery or implements. Samuel had 35 improved acres of land and 109 acres of woodland. He had 5 horses, 3 milk cows, 3 other cattle and 4 swine. Value of his livestock was $530. Samuel also had 170 bushels of Spring wheat, 80 bushels of rye, (400?) bushels of Indian Corn, 30 bushels of peas and beans, 50 bushels of Irish potatoes, and 20 tons of hay. Estimated value of all farm products (the rest unreadable) equals $355. " Samuel's daughter Eliza (18 years) married to Joseph Stowell (24 years) and living with Samuel's family.

1870 census, Monticello, Wright Co., MN:

• Samuel FULLER 52 male white farmer b. Vermont, US citizen. parents b. USA
• Mary A. FULLER 44 female, white, keeping house, b. Vermont, parents b. USA
• Eben E. FULLER 25 male white farmer b. Illinois, citizen USA
• John FULLER 21 male white farmer b. Illinois, citizen USA
• Sarah FULLER 13 female white, at home b. Minnesota
• Lydia FULLER 9 female white, at home b. Minnesota
• George FULLER 6 male, white, at home b. Minnesota
• Joseph STOWELL 24 male, white, farmer, b. Maine
• Eliza STOWELL 18 female, white, keeping house, b. Iowa

1871 - Kathy Ostvig came across a letter from Charlotte written to her step-sister Deborah. It is dated Nov. 1871 and said that little George died and hoped his mother could stand it.

Jan 7-10, 1873, Minnesota Winter Storm - started as a mild day, people active outside, then blizzard struck, drastic temperature drop, 70 deaths, hundreds of cattle lost, trains stuck for days in high drifts.

1880 census, Oak Grove, Anoka Co., MN lived with son-in-law Joseph Stowell and daughter Eliza S. Mary is listed as 56 years and listed as doing housework. Mary A. Fuller's parents are both listed as coming from Vermont

• per 1880 census, page 7, District 49, Anoka, Oak Grove, MN.: Joseph Stowell, White, Male, 36 years, farmer b. Maine. Father b. New Hampshire, Mother b. Maine Eliza S. White, Female 28 years Wife, Keeping House b. New York Father b. New York, Mother b. New York Marian White Male 9 years Son b. Minnesota Father b. Maine Mother b. Iowa Mary E White Female 6 years Daughter b. Minnesota Father b. Maine Mother b. Iowa Earley J. White Male 4 years Son b. Minnesota Father b. Maine Mother b. Iowa George E. White Male 3 years Son b. Minnesota Father b. Maine Mother b. Iowa Mary A. Fuller White Female 56 years Mother-in-Law Housework b. Vermont Father b. Vermont Mother b. Vermont Eliza S. Fuller STOWELL's mother, Mary A. FULLER. was living with the family and did house work. she was 56 years old at the time.

1885 census, Monticello, (in town of Monticello), Wright Co., MN with son-in-law Joseph Stowell and daughter Eliza (Liza). Mary is listed as 60 years.

J. N. Stowell 30 years Male White b. Maine L. S. Stowell 33 years Female White b. Iowa M. R. Stowell 14 years Male White b. Minnesota M. A. Stowell 10 years Female White b. Minnesota G. E. Stowell 8 years Male White b. Minnesota I. E. Stowell 6 years Male White b. Minnesota A. L. Stowell 4 years Female White b. Minnesota I. E. Stowell 2 years Male White b. Minnesota M. A. Fuller 60 years Female White b. Vermont

Mary was in the Women of Nauvoo Relief Society