Thomas HOUGHTON
Born: 9 October 1731, Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 5 August 1736, Lincoln, Maine, New England
Died: 5 August 1736, Lincoln, Maine, New England
Married: Phebe GEARY (GERRY)
Thomas
HOUGHTON
Born
9 February 1696
,
Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
9 March 1764
,
Harvard, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Thomas HOUGHTON married 
Maria MOORE
Marriage date: 1 December 1725
Marriage place: Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Maria MOORE was the child of Jonathan MOORE and Hannah SAWYER
Maria MOOREMarriage date: 1 December 1725
Marriage place: Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Maria MOORE was the child of Jonathan MOORE and Hannah SAWYER
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Birth — 16969 February 1696
Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1725 Marriage / PartnerThomas HOUGHTON and Maria MOORE 1 December 1725, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)
He was 29 years old.
1731 Birth of ChildThomas HOUGHTON was born 9 October 1731, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)
Thomas was 35 years old.
1736 Death of ChildThomas HOUGHTON died 5 August 1736, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Thomas was 40 years old.
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Here Lies Buried
the Body of
Mr. Thomas Houghton,
Who Departed This Life
March ye 9th, A.D. 1764,
Aged 67 years, 11 Months & 9 Days.
Harvard Center Cemetery Harvard Worcester County Massachusetts, USA
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Death — 17649 March 1764
Harvard, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 68.
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Harvard Center Cemetery Harvard Worcester County Massachusetts, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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