Benjamin Houghton

1691 - 1764  (73 years)

• Name	Benjamin Houghton
  Nickname	Landlord Ben
  Birth	1691	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Residence	Abt Aug 1720 (29 years)  [1, 2]
  Benjamin and Zerviah lived in the West Precinct of Lancaster, then called Chocksett. In 1781 it became Sterling, Massachusetts.
  Military	1723 and 1724 (32 years)
  His name appears on lists of soldiers from Lancaster.
  History	Abt 1760 (69 years)  [2]
  It seems that his seven daughters were highly sought after, probably because of his land holdings. When one suitor asked for a daughter's hand, he replied, "Yes, when you show me that you can butt a log as well as she can, you may have her."
  Death	28 Feb 1764	Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Burial	Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Massachusetts
  HEAR LIES BURIED THE BODY OF MR BENIAMIN HOUGHTON WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE FEBRUARY Ye 28. 1764, IN Ye 74 YEAR OF HIS AGE. When death unto you calls Your soul Resine you must to God that judgeth all Both Wicked and the just Death is a Debt to Nature Due Which I have paid & so must you.
  Siblings	6 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Captain Jonas Houghton,   b. 2 Sep 1682, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Aug 1739, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 56 years)   2. John Houghton,   b. 24 Jan 1683, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Mary Houghton + 4. Benjamin Houghton,   b. 1691, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Feb 1764, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 73 years) ▻ Zerviah Moore,  m. 28 Jul 1720   5. Daniel Houghton > 6. Eunice Houghton,   b. 1 Mar 1698, Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 24 Jun 1748, Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 50 years) ▻ Lt. Ephraim Sawyer,  m. 4 Mar 1720   7. Josiah Houghton,   b. Oct 1698, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 24 years)   8. Ruth Houghton   9. Stephen Houghton   10. James Houghton   11. Dorcus Houghton   12. Jemima Houghton   13. Dinah Houghton,   b. Apr 1711, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 12 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	father Houghton   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Mary   d. 28 Sep 1642, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I354	Roy Line
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Jonas Houghton,   b. Abt Apr 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Mary Berbeane,   b. 2 Jul 1661, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Dec 1720, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F93	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Zerviah Moore,   b. 1700
  Marriage	28 Jul 1720	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 29 years and 7 months - She : ~ 20 years and 7 months.
  Children	3 sons and 7 daughters
  +   1. Zerviah Houghton,   b. 26 May 1721, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Nov 1804, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 83 years) ▻ Jonathan Wilder  m. 23 Feb 1738/39     2. Mindwell Houghton,   b. 07 Mar 1722/23, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Michal Houghton,   b. 22 Jun 1725, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Dec 1816, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 91 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Dinah Houghton,   b. 8 Apr 1727, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1793, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 65 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Keziah Houghton,   b. 29 Mar 1729, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Oct 1822, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 93 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Benjamin Houghton,   b. 17 Nov 1732, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Apr 1759, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 26 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Abigail Houghton,   b. 27 Jul 1735, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Joel Houghton,   b. 27 Sep 1737, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Eunice Houghton,   b. 15 Oct 1739, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Silas Houghton,   b. 7 Oct 1742, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Benjamin Houghton(1691 – 1764) 2Jonas Houghton(Abt 1663 – 1723) 4John Houghton(1624 – 1684) 8John Houghton(1593 – ) 16John Houghton( – 1618) 17Catherine Houghton 9Damaris Buckmaster 18 19 5Beatrix(1628 – 8 Jan 1711/12) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Mary Berbeane(1661 – 1720) 6John Berbeane(Abt 1628 – 8 Jan 1713/14) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Sarah Gould(1637 – 1670) 14John Gould(Abt 1611 – 21 Mar 1690/91) 28 29 15Mary( – 1642) 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1691 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 28 Jul 1720 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 28 Feb 1764 - Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [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). [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982). [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862).