• Born: 10 Feb 1735, Boston MA
• Marriage (1): Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins about 1764 in Boston MA
• Died: 1778

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed in 1748-1756 to Jacob Hurd in Boston MA ¹
  

• He worked circa 1756-1772 as a silversmith in Boston MA ⁹

• Teaspoon, c 1765
  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ¹⁰
  l: 4 7/16"
  Engraved AH on handle back for Ann Hurd

• He worked circa 1772-1776 as a silversmith in Taunton MA ⁹

• Obituary printed in the Boston Gazette (Boston MA) on 4 May 1778 ⁹
  A report of his death while a prisoner of war in Halifax. He and David Greeley were awaiting exchange for John Brant and Peter Moore.

Houghton married Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins about 1764 in Boston MA.