Martha J.
HOUSTON
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Born: abt. 1832 in Pelham, Massachusetts, USA
Martha J. HOUSTON died 24 February 1860 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .
Mother: Lucy Taylor
Spouse: Watson M. Cowls Houston Cowls
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Name: Martha J. Houston Cowls
Gender: Female
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Burial Place: No. Amherst
Death Date: 24 Feb 1860
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 28
Birth Date: 1832
Birth Place: Pelham
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Watson M. Cowls Houston Cowls
Father's Name: John O. Houston
Father's Birthplace: Puratt
Mother's Name: Lucy Taylor
Mother's Birthplace: Puratt
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 26
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-D4Z : 10 December 2014), Martha J. Houston Cowls, 24 Feb 1860; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 5 p 26; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
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