Brief Life History of Esther M.
When Esther M. Rising was born in 1799, in Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, United States, her father, Simeon Marshall Rising, was 33 and her mother, Esther Jones, was 30. She married Josiah Houghton on 19 January 1820, in Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States in 1875 and Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York, United States in 1880.
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Sources (37)
- Ester M Houghton in household of Charles Kelsey, "United States Census, 1880"
- Esther M. Rising Houghton, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- E Houghton in entry for Mary E Houghton, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
Spouse and Children
1800–1861 Male
1799– Female
Children (12)
1826–1855 Female
1827–1890 Female
1828–1829 Male
1830–1851 Female
1831–1853 Male
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1766–1842 Male
1769–1852 Female
Siblings (6)
1793–1858 Female
1793–1860 Male
1795–1796 Female
1799– Female
1804–1824 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
1816
Age 17
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 31
Name Meaning
Swiss German and South German: variant of Risinger .
Perhaps an Americanized form of German Reising , or from an unexplained stem riese.
English (Norfolk and Suffolk): habitational name from Castle Rising or Woodrising (Norfolk). The placename means either ‘people of a man called Risa’ or ‘people at the brushwood’, from an Old English personal name Risa or Old English hrīs ‘brushwood’ + the groupname suffix -ingas.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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