Born in England
Daughter of Thomas Houghton
and Elizabeth (Williams) Houghton
Wife of
John Ayris
— married
29 Oct 1842 in Wayne, Michigan, United States [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Sarah L (Ayris) Dash, Emma Ayris, William Ayris, Martha (Ayris) Stonehouse, John Ayris, Charles Ayris, Caroline (Ayris) Hall, George Ayris, Henry Ayris, Frank Ayers, Esther (Ayris) Lathrop and Allen Ayris
Died
at about age 54
in Greenfield, Wayne, Michigan
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Feb 2018
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Biography
Emma came to the United States on June 5 1838 on the ship Vestula with her parents and siblings.[1] [2]
The probate record for Elizabeth Houghton lists her as daughter in 1856. [3] The probate record of Thomas Houghton lists her as daughter in 1866 [4]
She is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in Detroit beside her husband and three of her sons. [5]
Sources
- ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR3-1Z3N : 11 March 2018), Emma Houghton, 1838; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
- ↑ https://www.immigrantships.net/v14/1800v14/vestula18380605.html
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9S4-XZKG?i=274&wc=QD9Y-RLR%3A376683801%2C378490301&cc=2013878 record #2582
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SC-5HVP?i=4&wc=QD9Y-RTJ%3A376683801%2C379595101&cc=2013878 record #5005
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74926086/emma-ayris
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