Family Group Sheet for

Albert HOUGHTON and Sarah Ann COOK

  Husband: Albert HOUGHTON (1)(2)
  Born:    23 February 1815           	in:  
  Married: 21 December 1837         	in:  
  Died:    05 November 1841            	in:  Worcester, Otsego Co., NY
  Father:                    		Mother:   
  Other Spouses: 
  Wife:    Sarah Ann COOK (3)(4)(5)
  Born:    07 December 1818        	in:  New York
  Died:    10 January 1859           	in:  Worcester, Otsego Co., NY

  Father:  William COOK William COOK          Mother: Sarah CRANE
  Other Spouses: Robert F. QUEAL
CHILDREN
  Name:    William Clinton HOUGHTON (6)(7)
  Born:    30 May 1845                  in:  Worcester, Otsego Co., New York
  Married:              		in:  
  Died:    21 January 1891              in:  Chicago, Cook Co.,  Illinois
  Spouse:  Mary POWERS
  Name:    Helen Elvira HOUGHTON (8)(9)(10)
  Born:    13 May 1841             	in:  New York
  Married: 15 November 1867           	in:  Cook county, Illinois
  Died:    August 1881            	in:  San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas
  Spouse:  Henry S. TOWLE


Notes:

The youngest child of William and Sarah Cook was born 07 December 1818, probably in Schoharie county, New York She was only 3 years when her mother died. Older sister, Mary Louise, undoubtedly cared for her. Sarah married just after her nineteenth birthday to Albert Houghton, an attorney. Sarah and Albert had two children, William Clinton Houghton and Elvira Houghton. Albert suffered and early death due to causes unknown. The 1850 census finds Sarah and her children living in the household of her older brother, John. In March 1853 Sarah married Robert F. Queal. A son, Irving, is born in 1855. Sadly, Sarah dies in 1859 just months before her father, William. Sarah's second husband, Robert Queal, moved to Chicago and eventually held an early post on the executive committee for Northwestern University. Robert married a second time to Katherine Gillespie on 04 January 1870 in Cook County, Illinois.

Sources:

  1. Cook Family Bible, H.& E Phinney, Cooperstown, N.Y. 1832. (NYHSA, Cooperstown, New York), Albert Houghton b. Feb. 23, 1815, at 1/4 past 12 O'clock A.M.
  2. New York State Historical Association, Freeman's Journal, Otsego Co., New York, 15 Nov 1841, Pg. 2, col. 2, Died-In Worcester on the 5th inst., Albert Houghton, Esq., Attonrey and Counsellor at law, in the 27th year of his age.vv
  3. Cook Family Bible, H.& E Phinney, Cooperstown, N.Y. 1832. (NYHSA, Cooperstown, New York), Sara Ann B. Aug 7, 1818.
  4. Gertrude Audrey Barber, A Collection of Abstracts from Otsego County, New York, A Collection of Abstracts from Otsego County, New York, Newspaper Obituaries 1808-1875, Jan 10 1859, Otsego, Mrs.Sarah A. Quail, age 31 Printed 1/14 in Vol II.
  5. Maple Grove Cemetery Index, Sarah Ann Cook Houghton Queal.
  6. New York State Historical Association, Worcester, Otsego Times Newspaper, 12 Feb 1891; Pg. 1, col. 3 (obit), The subject of this sketch was born in the town of Worcester, being the only son of the late Albert Houghton and Sarah A. Cook, his wife, at the "Old Homestead" now accupied by Charles Wharton, on Aug. 5th, 1838.
  7. Maple Grove Cemetery Index, HOUGHTON, W.C. (GAR) 1838-1891.
  8. Cook Family Bible, H.& E Phinney, Cooperstown, N.Y. 1832. (NYHSA, Cooperstown, New York), Helen Elvira Houghton b. May 13, 1841.
  9. State of Illinois, Illinois Marriage Index, Helen E. Houghton Cook Co. H.S. Towle 11/15/1867.
  10. New York State Historical Association, Worcester, Otsego Times Newspaper, 19 August 1881, p.3 c.3, "Helen, wife of H.S. Towle...daughter of Robert F. Queal, Esq., died in great peace May 25th, 1881, at her home in San Antonio, Texas, of consumption...She leaves an only child, a daughter, a lovely Christian girl of twelve years.. [Christian Advocate, July 28th, 1881]."
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