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)
Maria
MOORE
Born
9 August 1699
,
Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
22 June 1791
,
Harvard, Massachusetts, USA
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Maria MOORE married 
Thomas HOUGHTON
Marriage date: 1 December 1725
Marriage place: Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Thomas HOUGHTON was the child of James HOUGHTON and Mary UNKNOWN
Thomas HOUGHTONMarriage date: 1 December 1725
Marriage place: Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Thomas HOUGHTON was the child of James HOUGHTON and Mary UNKNOWN
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Birth — 16999 August 1699
Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1725 Marriage / PartnerMaria MOORE and Thomas HOUGHTON 1 December 1725, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)
She was 26 years old.
1731 Birth of ChildThomas HOUGHTON was born 9 October 1731, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)
Maria was 32 years old.
1736 Death of ChildThomas HOUGHTON died 5 August 1736, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Maria was 37 years old.
1764 Death of Spouse/PartnerThomas HOUGHTON died 9 March 1764, Harvard, Massachusetts, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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In Memory of
Mrs. Moriah Houghton,
wife of Mr. Thomas Houghton,
who died May 2d, 1790,
Aged 91 years & 10 months & 13 days.
Harvard Center Cemetery Harvard Worcester County Massachusetts, USA
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Death — 179122 June 1791
Harvard, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 91.
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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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