When Hiram Houghton was born on 10 May 1820, in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Nathan Houghton, was 24 and his mother, Kesta Walker, was 21. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Louise B Beede. He lived in Pike, Pike, Wyoming, New York, United States in 1850 and Eagle, Wyoming, New York, United States for about 20 years. He died on 6 March 1885, in Pike, Wyoming, New York, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Pike, Pike, Wyoming, New York, United States.
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A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
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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