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Personal data Rua (Rhona) Elwell 

  • Alternative name: Rua Elwell Houghton
  • She was born estimated around November 9, 1813 in Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., VT.
  • Census in the year 1860, Groveland Twp., Oakland Co., MI.
  • (Alt. Birth) estimated around November 9, 1812 in Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., VT.
  • She died on August 9, 1902 in Novesta Twp., Tuscola Co., MI, she was 88 years old.
  • She is buried after August 9, 1902 in Elkland Twp., Tuscola Co., MI (Elkland Twp. Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on July 11, 2015.

Household of Rua (Rhona) Elwell

She is married to David Houghton.

They got married on March 1, 1833 at Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, she was 19 years old.

David Houghton oo Rua Elwell

Marriage source: Chriestenson, Sondra, Descendants of Ralph Houghton, (Wichita KS, S.C., x Mar MMIV)

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'Descendants of Ralph Houghton ...'

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6. DAVID6 HOUGHTON ... He married RUA ELWELL March 1, 1833 in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont ...' <>

Child(ren):

  1. Harrington Houghton  1841-1905 


Notes about Rua (Rhona) Elwell

Rua (Rhona) Elwell

Source: Author: Chriestenson, Sondra, Title: "chriestenson", (Publication location: Wichita, KS, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.com, Publication date: xix Feb MMII), Repository: The Æther

"... Harrington HOUGHTON ... Birth: March 26, 1841 in Cass City, Michigan ...

Father: David HOUGHTON b: 1812 Mother: Rua ELWELL b: 1814 ..."

"... Rua ELWELL ... Sex: F Birth: 1814

Marriage 1 David HOUGHTON b: 1812

Children

1. Harrington HOUGHTON b: March 26, 1841 in Cass City, Michigan"

Author: Chriestenson, Sondra, Title: "chriestenson", (Publication location: Wichita, KS, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.com, Publication date: xix Feb MMII), Repository: The Cloud

"... Harrington HOUGHTON ... Born: March 26, 1841 in Cass City, Michigan ...

Father: David HOUGHTON b: 1812 Mother: Rua ELWELL b: 1814 ..."

"... David HOUGHTON ... Sex: M Birth: 1812

Marriage 1 Rua ELWELL b: 1814

Children ... Harrington HOUGHTON b: March 26, 1841 in Cass City, Michigan"

Author: Chriestenson, Sondra, Title: "Descendants of Ralph Houghton," (Publication location: Wichita, KS, Publisher: S.C., Publication date: x Mar MMIV)

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"Descendants of Ralph Houghton ..."

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"... Generation No. 6

6. DAVID6 HOUGHTON ... married RUA ELWELL March 1, 1833 in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, daughter of ELLIAS ELWELL and HANNAH HARRINGTON. She was born November 1813 in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont, and died August 9,1902 in Novesta Township, Tuscola County, Michigan. ..."

Author: Matti, Gerald, Title: "Bennington County Families 2011," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bennington2011&id=I19769, Publication date: v Feb MMXI), Repository: TheCloud

"... Rhona Elwell 1 2 Sex: F Birth: 1820 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont 1 2

Father: Elias Elwell b: 20 APR 1782 in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts Mother: Hannah Harrington b: SEP 1775 in Exter, Washington, Rhode Island

Marriage 1 David Houghton b: 04 APR 1812 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont Married: 1833 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont

Children

1. William Houghton b: 1835 in New York 2. George N Houghton b: 15 NOV 1836 in Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York 3. James Monroe Houghton b: MAR 1839 in Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York 4. Harrington Houghton b: 26 MAR 1841 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont 5. Abraham Gardner Houghton b: 06 NOV 1843 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont 6. David M Houghton b: 05 OCT 1846 in New York 7. Almedia Minerva Houghton b: 06 AUG 1848 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont 8. Josephine Houghton b: ABT 1852 in Middlesex, Yates, New York 9. Elias Elwell Houghton b: APR 1856 in Middlesex, Yates, New York 10. Harvey Orville Houghton b: JUN 1858 in Middlesex, Yates, New York 11. Rosetta E Houghton b: 06 APR 1860 in Groveland, Oakland, Michigan

Sources:

1. Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Repository: Name: www.ancestry.com Page: Database online. Text: Record for Hannah Harrington

2. Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Repository: Name: www.ancestry.com Page: Database online. Text: Record for Rhona Elwell"

Author: Hanna, Jackie, Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Portage, MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I19190, Publicationdate: viii Nov MMXIV), Repository: The Cloud

"... Rua ELWELL Sex: F Birth: ABT 9 NOV 1812 in Vermont Note: calculated date

Census: 1860 David Houghton HH, Groveland Twp, Oakland Co, Michigan

Death: 9 AUG 1902 Note: age 89y 9m Burial: Elkland Twp (City) Cem, Cass City, Tuscola Co, Michigan Change Date: 8 NOV 2014

Marriage 1 David HOUGHTON b: 1 APR 1812 in Vermont Married:

Children

1. Harrington HOUGHTON b: MAR 1842 in Vermont" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Rua (Rhona) Elwell

Rua (Rhona) Elwell
1813-1902

1833

David Houghton
1812-1874

Harrington Houghton
1841-1905

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Historical events

Day of marriage March 1, 1833

  • The temperature on March 1, 1833 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen . Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
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    • January 3 » The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
    • January 13 » United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis.
    • February 6 » Otto becomes the first modern King of Greece.
    • July 5 » Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
    • July 5 » Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.
    • December 18 » The national anthem of the Russian Empire, "God Save the Tsar!", is first performed.

Day of death August 9, 1902

  • The temperature on August 9, 1902 was between 9.2 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (34%). Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
    • April 2 » "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
    • April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
    • May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
    • June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
    • August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.


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