Daniel Hough (1752 - 1820)

Born 12 Jan 1752 in Bozrah, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Edgerton) Hough — married 12 Dec 1780 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1820 at age 68 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire

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Biography

Daniel HOUGH (12 Jan 1752 Norwich Twp, New London, Connecticut^[1] - 11 Sep 1820 Lebanon, NH) was the son of David and Desire (Clark) of CT.

He moved to NH about 1774.

On 12 Dec 1780 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, Daniel Hough married Lydia EDGERTON^[2] (31 Jul 1761 Norwich, CT - 12 Mar 1846 NH), dau of Asa and Hannah (GRISWOLD) EDGERTON.

Lydia's half-sister, Molly EDGERTON, married Azel HOUGH, her husband's brother.

About the time of their marriage, Daniel HOUGH and Lemuel HOUGH were two of the citizens of Lebanon, NH, who signed the papers associating them with the Revolutionary cause. Daniel enrolled in Capt John HOUSE's Comp, Col BALDWIN's Regt, and was paid for 284 miles of travel while in service. Another service record show Daniel HUFF as a pvt in Col Chase's Regt of NH Militia. After the War, he lived in Lebanon until his death.

His widow, Lydia HOUGH, received Widow's Pension W16029.

Their children were:

1. Wade Hough (3 Oct 1781 Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire^[3] - 4 Mar 1868 Brooklyn, NY) md Mary Jane PLUMMER (22 Oct 1792 Savannah, GA - 8 Nov 1873 NY) and their ch were Daniel Edgerton; Eliza Ann; Edward Wade; Mary Matilda; James Hamilton; and James Francis. Wade HOUGH was a Collector of Customs at various ports.
2. Philura Hough (10 Feb 1783 Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire^[4] - 17 Apr 1813 NH) md Col. Edward ?FREEMAN of Hanover, NH, but had no ch.
3. Richard Hyde Hough (25 Sep 1784 NH - 3 Apr 1843 New Orleans, LA) md Sarah SQUIRES and moved to New Orleans. After Richard died, the family moved to CT. Ch were Mary Mehitablel; Richard Hyde, Jr; Elizabeth Hubbell; Sarah Jannette; and Richard Edgerton.
4. Clark Hough (2 May 1786 NH - 11 Sep 1788 NH).
5. Daniel Hough (24 Dec 1787 NH - 14 Dec 1869 St Louis, MO) md on 20 Mar 1820 in Lexington, KY, Emmeline E. ROBERTS (11 Nov 1796 Philadelphia, PA - 27 Apr 1885 St Louis, MO), and settled in St Louis. Ch incl Gibson Gallego; Mary Edgerton; Francis Sanderson; Henry Wade; Heber Allen, and Josephine Eleanor.
6. Sarah Hough (2 Mar 1790 NH - 14 Oct 1802 NH).
7. Clark Hough, 2d (19 June 1792 NH - 15 Nov 1875 Brooklyn, NY) on 3 Sep 1822 in Woodstock, VT,md Sophronia Allen ROYCE ( - 22 Oct 1858 Exeter, NY) and had Henry Royce; Frances Alice; Edward Clark; and Mary Edgerton. He lived in NH but died in NY.
8. Asa Edgerton Hough (4 May 1794 NH - 20 Mar 1846 Potosi WI) md Mary Dorothy Ann QUEEN (1805 DC - 14 Feb 1876 WI and lived in St Louis, MO, IL, and WI. Ch were George Campbell; Lydia Ann; John Edmond; and Mary Edgerton.
9. Lydia Edgerton (5 Oct 1796 NH - 7 Sep 1878 WI) on 8 Jan 1823 md Abner ALLEN and moved to WI. They had two ALLEN ch: Julia Maria and Suaan Ann.
10. Polly Hough (29 Nov 1900 NH - 7 Oct 1825 NH) on 7 Jan 1823 md Ammi B. YOUNG and had one YOUNG ch: Helen Seria.

Hough lineage is Daniel and Lydia (Edgerton) of CT and NH; David and Desire (Clark) of CT; John and Hannah (Dennison) of CT; John and Sarah (Post) of MA and CT; William and Sarah (Caulkins) of England, MA, and CT;

Notes:

• 1775-1781, Daniel Hough served in Capt John House's Comp, Col Baldwin's Regt, and poss also as a pvt in Col Chase's Regt of NH Militia, from Lebanon, NH. (Roll 26, Index to Compiled Service Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers.)
• 1790 Grafton Co, NH, Lebanon, Daniel Hough 3-3-7
• 1800 Grafton Co, NH, Lebanon, p 406, Daniel Hough 22201-11210
• 1830 Grafton Co, NH, Lebanon, p 148, Lydia Hough prob. with son Clark Hough.
• 1840 Grafton Co, NH, Lebanon, p 195, Lydia Hough, pensioner, with fam. of Clark Hough.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F744-V9L : 7 January 2020), Daniel Hough, 1752.
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6L-F2K : 1 August 2022), Daniel Hough and Lydia Edgaton, 1780.
3. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLG3-GZ1 : 21 October 2022), Daniel Hough in entry for Wade Hough, ; citing Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNZ-1MS : 18 January 2020), Daniel Hough in entry for Philura Hough, 1783.

See also:

• Add sources here.
• Max Huff, DANIEL & LYDIA HOUGH OF CT AND NH, 4/27/95
• E. C. Hough, unpub ms, Descendants of William Hough of CT
• Miscellaneous Revolutionary Documents of New Hampshire, Vol30, p 422, "Revolutionary War Rolls," shows Daniel Hough in Capt House's Comp, Col Baldwin's Regt; pp 79-80 show Daniel and Lemuel Hough signed the Lebanon Declaration to oppose the British; and p 413 shows lydia Hough as a pensioner in 1840.