James S.
HOUGHTON
(b.
March 1839
,
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
d.
13 April 1876
,
Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
)
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James S. HOUGHTON was born March 1839 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
James S. HOUGHTON was the child of ? and ?James S. was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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James S. HOUGHTON died 13 April 1876 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA .
Father: Harvey
Mother: Mary Ann Esterbrook
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James S. HOUGHTON was a Carpenter.
James S. HOUGHTON was a Carpenter.
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1839 Birth March 1839
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: James S. Houghton
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Brattleboro, Vt
Death Date: 13 Apr 1876
Death Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 37
Birth Date: 1839
Birth Place: Brattleboro, Vt
Occupation: Carpenter
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Harvey
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50052-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 185476
Reference ID: p 75
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH12-DB7 : 10 December 2014), James S. Houghton, 13 Apr 1876; citing Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference p 75; FHL microfilm 185,476.'
Name: James S. Houghton
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Brattleboro, Vt
Death Date: 13 Apr 1876
Death Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 37
Birth Date: 1839
Birth Place: Brattleboro, Vt
Occupation: Carpenter
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Harvey
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50052-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 185476
Reference ID: p 75
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH12-DB7 : 10 December 2014), James S. Houghton, 13 Apr 1876; citing Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference p 75; FHL microfilm 185,476.'
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James is buried at: Prospect Hill Cemetery Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, USA
Added: 7/13/2017 10:49:55 AM
- Updated: 7/18/2018 9:49:12 AM
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