Brief Life History of Abby Eliza
When Abby Eliza Houghton was born on 18 September 1808, in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Martin Houghton, was 28 and her mother, Polly Greenleaf, was 28. She married Ira Barnes on 13 May 1827, in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 16 December 1831, in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 23.
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- Abby Eliza Houghton, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Eliza Houghton, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Abby Eliza Houghton, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
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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