Brief Life History of Lindley Silas
When Lindley Silas Houghton was born on 12 December 1931, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Henry Arnold Houghton, was 32 and his mother, Helen W Tiers, was 23. He lived in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1930 and Needham, Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1950. He died on 16 December 1985, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 54.
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Sources (4)
- Lindley S Houghton, "United States 1950 Census"
- L Houghton, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- L Houghton, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
1932
Los Angeles, California, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
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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