William Hiram Hough (1786 - 1864)

Born 9 Aug 1786 in Bozrah, New London County, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Philena (Wightman) Hough — married 15 Feb 1809 in Bozrah, Connecticut

Died 10 Apr 1864 at age 77 in Bozrah, New London County, Connecticut

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Biography

William Hiram Hough (9 AUG 1786 Bozrah, CT - 10 APRIL 1864 Bozrah, CT)

On8 Feb 1809 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut he married his second cousin Philena Wightman^[1] (3 MAY 1784 Bozrah, New London, CT - 16 Dec 1856) on 15 Feb 1809 in Bozrah.

Philena was the daughter of Zerobabel Wightman (2 DEC 1743 Norwich, Connecticut - 20 NOV 1835 Connecticut) and his second wife, Anne Harris (19 NOV 1751 Norwich, CT - 24 JUL 1802 Bozrah, CT)

He was a veteran of the War of 1812.

Children of WILLIAM HOUGH and PHILENA WIGHTMAN are:

1. HENRY WM. WRIGHTMAN HOUGH (b. 06 February 1810 Bozrah, New London Connecticut^[2]; d. 1897) married Hannah Dart Huntington
2. ANDREW JACKSON HOUGH (b. 29 March 1815, Bozrah, New London Connecticut^[3]; d. 05 February 1903) married Charlotte Abel
3. ANNA HARRIS HOUGH, b. 06 February 1821, Bozrah, New London Connecticut^[4] married Albert Armstrong
4. BERNICE ANN HOUGH, b. 19 November 1817, Bozrah, New London Connecticut; d. 12 October 1847^[5].
5. CATHERINE WESCOT HOUGH, (14 May 1825, Bozrah, New London Connecticut^[6]) married Rev Urijah Underwood

Buried: Hough — Harris Cemetery, Bozrah, Connecticut. ^[7]

Notes:

• 1850^[8]: Bozrah, New London, Connecticut. William Hough Age 64, Birth abt 1786 Connecticut, Philena Hough 65, Catherine Hough 24, Archelas Congdon 15, Nelson Lathrop16

Sources

1. ↑ Bozrahville Congregational Church, Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, United States
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QY-GH9 : 11 June 2020), William Hough in entry for Henry Wightman Hough, 1810.
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS3-3SHL : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Andrew Jackson Hough, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272235.
4. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQB-M8JT : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Anna Harris Hough, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272235.
5. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KY-X42 : 11 June 2020), William Hough in entry for Bernice Hough, 1848.
6. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSC-WHH9 : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Catharine Westcot Hough, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272235.
7. ↑ Find a Grave: Memorial #45620937.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68R-WCY : 19 December 2020), William Hough, Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See also:

• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

• Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

• Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

• Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde,

• Find a Grave: Memorial #45620937.