William P Houston (1812 - 1874)

Born 1812 in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

Husband of Lucinda (Roberts) Houston — married 3 Sep 1834 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 23 May 1874 at about age 62 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1812 in Grafton, New Hampshire. His father's name has yet to be found, his mother's name was Permelia.

William married Lucinda M Roberts on 2 September 1834 in Boston.^[1]

In the 1850 census William (age 37) was in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
William P Houston	M	37		New Hampshire
Lucinda Houston	F	35		Massachusetts
Lucilia Houston	F	9		Massachusetts
William Houston	M	11		Massachusetts
Terisa Houston	F	6		Massachusetts
Georgretta Houston	F	4		Massachusetts
Orpah Roberts	F	54		Massachusetts

In the 1860 census Wm (age 47) was at 12th Ward Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[3]

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Wm P Houston	M	47		New Hampshire
Lucinda M Houston	F	41		Massachusetts
Wm F Houston	M	21		Massachusetts
Lucelia Houston	F	19		Massachusetts
Teressa Houston	F	16		Massachusetts
Georgetta Houston	F	14		Massachusetts
Anastsio Graupera	M	16		Cuba
Orpha O B Roberts	F	65		Massachusetts

In the 1870 census Wm (age 58) was in the Boston Lunatic Asylum in South Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[4]

William, child of Permelia, died (age 63) of exhaustion and chronic disease of the brain on 23 May 1874 in the Lunatic Asylum in South Boston, Massachusetts.^[5]

William was mentioned on a memorial in Milton Cemetery, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 23 May 1874.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930"
   Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 50015 #235093 (accessed 22 August 2022)
   William Houston marriage to Lucinda M Roberts on Abt 1834 in Boston.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: MDSX-VMV (accessed 22 August 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DHDQ-8W9 Image number 00101
   William P Houston (37) in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 557; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 525; FHL microfilm: 803525; Record number: 22046;
   FamilySearch Record: MZCF-LJ7 (accessed 22 August 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS3-SFQ Image number 00561
   Wm P Houston (47) in 12th Ward Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in New Hampshire.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 20; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 26; FHL microfilm: 000552146; Record number: 15688;
   FamilySearch Record: MD35-BJF (accessed 22 August 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67V9-D54 Image number 00397
   Wm P Houston (58) in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
5. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #41149042 (accessed 22 August 2022)
   William P Houston death 23 May 1874 (age 63), child of Permelia, in Boston, Massachusetts.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #175528960 (accessed 22 August 2022)
   Memorial page for William P. Houston (1812-23 May 1874), citing Milton Cemetery, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Cate Daley (contributor 48382957).