Jacob
HOUGHTON
(b.
3 November 1798
,
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
21 April 1871
,
Falmouth, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Jacob HOUGHTON was born 3 November 1798 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jacob HOUGHTON was the child of Richard HOUGHTON and Lucy MELVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Timothy HOUGHTON and Eunice WHITCOMB (maternal) Robert MELVIN and Phebe WILSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacob married Mary Ann SHANAHAN 24 May 1823 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann SHANAHAN was born abt. 1809 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Ann died March 1893 in Worcestershire, England.
Jacob HOUGHTON died 21 April 1871 in Falmouth, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Jacob HOUGHTON
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Mary Ann SHANAHAN-- Date: 24 May 1823 Place: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Jacob HOUGHTON and Mary Ann SHANAHAN:
Alonzo HOUGHTON (b.3 March 1857, Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1928, , Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Isabel Sophia COFFIN 4 April 1885
Mary Ann SHANAHAN-- Date: 24 May 1823 Place: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CanadaChildren of Jacob HOUGHTON and Mary Ann SHANAHAN:
Alonzo HOUGHTON (b.3 March 1857, Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1928, , Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Isabel Sophia COFFIN 4 April 1885
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1798 Birth 3 November 1798
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1823 Marriage / PartnerJacob HOUGHTON and Mary Ann SHANAHAN 24 May 1823, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 24 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1857 Birth of ChildAlonzo HOUGHTON was born 3 March 1857, Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jacob was 58 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1871 Death 21 April 1871
Falmouth, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 72.
Added: 10/9/2025 2:15:24 PM
- Updated: 12/6/2025 4:10:32 PM
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