When Warren Houghton was born in 1824, in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Nathan Houghton, was 29 and his mother, Kesta Walker, was 25. He lived in Eagle, Wyoming, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 November 1887, in Putney, Windham, Vermont, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Putney, Windham, Vermont, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
Historical Boundaries 1841: Wyoming, New York, United States
English:
habitational name from any of numerous places called Houghton or Hoghton. Most of the placenames derive from Old English hōh ‘heel, spur of land’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though some have different etymologies; for example, Little Houghton in Eccles (Lancashire), which derives from Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’ + tūn, and Houghton in Bigbury (Devon), which may derive from an Old English personal name Huhha + Old English tūn.
variant of Haughton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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