HOUGHTON, PHIN. 0., was born in Lyndon, April 5, 1845, a son of
Captain Henry and Caroline M. (Cook) Houghton; he attended the public schools
of his native town and Lyndon academy. After completing his education he
worked for two years in the paper mill at St. Johnsbury; after this he
was employed for sixteen years by E. & T. Fairbanks. He then located
in the town of Kirby, where he bought his present farm, and keeps about
thirty fine head of stock.
Mr. Houghton married Hannah Morse of Concord, Vermont,
a daughter of Hiram and Hannah (Aldrich] Morse. Their happy union has been
blessed by three children, Ina, deceased, Fred and Roy.
Mr. Houghton has served Kirby as constable and collector,
and is now serving as school director and town treasurer. In 1900 he represented
the town in the general assembly of Vermont.
Source:
Successful Vermonters, William H. Jeffrey, E. Burke, Vermont, The Historical
Publishing Company, 1904, page130.
Prepared
by Tom Dunn, May 2006
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