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State of Service: NH
Qualifying Service: Captain / Patriotic Service / Civil Service
Author: David J. Perkins
Nehemiah Houghton was born in Pomfret, CT on 17 Mar 1738 and was the son of Edward Houghton and Abigail McCoye. He married Eunice Curtis on 19 Dec 1759 in Oxford, MA and they had at least three children. He passed away on 23 Nov 1789 in Winchester, NH. Eunice was born 15 Jan 1736 in Essex, MA and died 11 Oct 1791 in Winchester. On May 12, 1775, Capt. Samuel Smith, Ensign Reuben Alexander, Nehemiah Houghton, Philip Goss, Jeremiah Pratt and John Alexander were chosen a Committee of Inspection for Winchester. This committee was chosen under an article in the warrant "to see if the town would provide a convenient stock of powder and lead."
On Sept 7, 1775 the town selectmen, were Reuben Alexander, Joseph Stowel and Nehemiah Houghton.
Served as a 2d Lieutenant in Col. Gilman's regiment in 1776; also served on committee of Safety and Correspondence in 1776.
The town warrant of January 20, 1778 shows that it was voted to create a committee to hire their quota of men for the Continental army. This committee consisted of seven men which included Lieut. Nehemiah Houghton.
In June of 1780 he was a Captain in the 2nd New Hampshire regiment commanded by Colonel Reed in the brigade under the command of General Poor. The regiment was marched to West Point in the month of June 1780 where they remained about 2 weeks.
Children of Nehemiah Houghton and Eunice Curtis are: Abigail Houghton born 15 Feb 1763 in Winchester and died 01 Nov 1826 in Winchester. Nehemiah Houghton Jr born 08 Sep 1767 in Winchester and died 10 Oct 1854 in Vernon, VT. Daniel Houghton born 16 May 1769 in Winchester and died about 1826 in Rockingham, VT.
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