The Bouton Family of Smethport, Pennsylvania

It is claimed that the Bouton-Boughton race has a traditional record or history dating back to the fifth century, when ancient history tells that clans or tribes of Gauls inhabited the country bordering on the river Rhone and extending from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean sea, but that they were more particularly identified with the Visigoth clan, the head of the Salian tribe under King Hilderic, A. D., 481, who at his death left his son Clovis king of the tribe.

The “Dictionnaire des Generoux Francais” says: “From A. D. 1350, the military and court records abound with the Bouton name for two centuries. Nicholas Bouton, who bore the title of Count Chantilly; Baron Montague de Naton, born it is supposed about 1580, was the father of the following children, who were Huguenots and refugees during the violent persecutions of the Protestants by the Roman Catholics during the predominance of the Guises in France:

1. Harard Bouton, twin of John.
2. John Bouton, twin of Harard.
3. Noel Bouton.

At length the intolerance of the Roman Catholic bigots was overcome and the refugees many, returned—among them the aforesaid Boutons. Noel Bouton distinguished himself and was Marquis de Chantilly and was subsequently made Marshal of all France. A life size portrait of him was placed in the gallery of French nobles at Versailles, France, where it is still to be seen. The French historians, speaking of the Boutons says, that it is accorded to a noble ancestry that a proclivity for patriotism, education and religion is seen in the race all down the ages.”

(I) John Bouton

The founder in America, John Bouton, son as is supposed of the Count Nicholas Bouton, was a Huguenot, and during the great persecution fled to England, where the government was offering to send emigrants to America on condition they would swear allegiance to the crown of England. John Bouton embarked from Gravesend, England, in the bark “Assurance,” July, 1635, and landed at Boston, Massachusetts, in December, following, aged twenty years. As he is the only Bouton that is registered as sailing for America from England, between the years 1600 and 1700, it is believed he was the ancestor of all the Boutons or Boughtons in this country prior to the year 1700. He had three wives and eleven children including six sons. The line herein recorded springs from John Bouton, the emigrant, through his son John (2), a child of his second wife, Abigail Marvin.

(II) John (2) Bouton

John (2), son of John (1) Bouton, was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, September 30, 1659. He inherited land from his father, and settled at Norwalk, Connecticut, later at Danbury, and is of record as one of the settlers of New Canaan, Connecticut. He married, at Norwalk, about 1685, Sarah, born 1667, daughter of John Gregory, of Norwalk. Children:

1. Abigail Bouton.
2. Mary Bouton.
3. Nathaniel Bouton, born 1691.
4. Joseph Bouton, 1693.
5. Eleazer Bouton, of whom further.
6. John (3) Bouton, born about 1701.
7. Daniel Bouton, 1705.

(III) Eleazer Bouton

Eleazer, son of John (2) Bouton, was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, 1696. He married Elizabeth Seymour and lived in Norwalk and Stamford, Connecticut. Children, all born at Norwalk:

1. Ezra Bouton, of whom further.
2. Hezekiah Bouton, born November 2, 1725.
3. Eleazer Bouton, January 22, 1728.
4. Elizabeth Bouton, February 8, 1730.
5. Sarah Bouton, December 19, 1733.
6. Matthew Bouton, March 19, 1735.
7. Ruth Bouton, July 16, 1737.
8. Hannah Bouton, October 2, 1739.
9. Seymour Bouton, June 28, 1742.
10. Nathan Bouton, March 4, 1745.
11. Simon Bouton, April 11, 1748.
12. Levi Bouton, October 15, 1750.

(IV) Ezra Bouton

Ezra, eldest son of Eleazer and Elizabeth (Seymour) Bouton, was born at Norwalk, Connecticut, November 18, 1723. He married, June 28, 1749, Mary, daughter of Jachin Bouton, a descendant of John Bouton, the emigrant, through his third wife, Mary Stevenson. They settled in North Canaan, Connecticut. Children:

1. Seth Bouton, born 1750.
2. Enoch Bouton, of whom further.
3. Ezra Bouton.
4. Elizabeth Bouton.
5. Jachin Bouton, born 1767.

(V) Enoch Bouton

Enoch, son of Ezra and Mary (Bouton) Bouton, was born in Norwalk, 1752. He married (first) Deborah Smith, (second) Patience Newman. He had issue including a son:

1. Ezra Bouton, of whom further.

(VI) Ezra (2) Bouton

Ezra (2), son of Enoch Bouton, settled in western New York, where he died in 1820. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married and left issue:

1. William Bouton, a lawyer, died in Brooklyn.
2. Seymour Bouton, died in Allegany county, New York, a lumberman and farmer, married Catherine —–, also deceased.
3. Enoch Edwin Bouton, of whom further.
4. Other children.

(VII) Enoch Edwin Bouton

Enoch Edwin, son of Ezra (2) Bouton, was born in western New York, in 1816. He probably lost his parents very young, as at age of four years he was being cared for in the family of a Mr. Sill, of Franklinville, Cattaraugus county. He was educated in the public schools at Franklinville, and became a farmer and lumberman of Cattaraugus county. He was a Democrat and held prominent position in civic affairs, filling many public offices in Portville, Cattaraugus county, where he died March 15, 1888. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as was his wife. He married Mary Lucinda Crandall, born in Durietta, New York, in 1822, died in Olean, New York, March, 1909, daughter of Joseph Crandall, born in Rhode Island, in 1796, a descendant of Rev. John Crandall, of Providence, Newport and Westerly, Rhode Island, the first elder of the Baptist church at Westerly, died 1678. Joseph Crandall died at Portville, New York, aged seventy-five years, a farmer. His wife, Susan (Main) Crandall, was born in Rhode Island, in 1797, died in Portville, in 1878. Susan Main had two brothers and also sisters:

1. Milton Main, died in Portville.
2. Sheffield Main, died in Portville.
3. Sisters.

Children of Joseph Crandall:

1. Russell A. Crandall, died at Portville, New York, 1908; was a farmer; married and left issue:
   1. Henry Crandall, living in Cattaraugus county, New York.
   2. H. A. Crandall, living in Cattaraugus county, New York.
   3. Adella Crandall, living in Cattaraugus county, New York.
   4. Minnie Crandall, living in Cattaraugus county, New York.
2. Mary Lucinda Crandall, of previous mention; married Enoch Edwin Bouton.
3. Rosetta Crandall, died in Portville, unmarried.
4. Palmyra Crandall, now living at Farmers Valley; she married (first) a Mr. Barrett, (second) George Rice, a farmer of Farmers Valley, Keating township, McKean county.
5. Sarah Crandall, died in Brockton, New York; married Galen B. Everts, deceased, a railroad conductor; children:
   1. Edward E. Everts.
   2. William Everts.
6. Ira B. Crandall, died in Portville; a farmer; he married Rebecca Babbitt, deceased; children:
   1. Elmer Crandall.
   2. Alfred N. Crandall.
   3. Susan Crandall.
   4. Carl Crandall, a physician.
7. Jonas Crandall, died in Bolivar, New York; a farmer; married (first) a Miss Andrews, (second) a widow, Mrs. Buckley.
8. Hiram Crandall, died at Portville; a farmer; married Maria Main, deceased.
9. Sardinia Crandall, now living in Fredonia, New York; married Isaac Bennehoff, a clergyman; no issue.
10. Maria Crandall, died in Olean, New York; married Charles Cotton, of Olean, a mechanic.
11. Julia Crandall, died in Portville, March 30, 1912; married Rev. P. W. Crane, deceased; child:
    1. Emma Crane.
12. Rosina Crandall, died at Olean, New York; married John Adams, deceased, a blacksmith; children:
    1. Frank Adams.
    2. George Adams.
    3. Henry Adams.
    4. Elizabeth Adams.
    5. Hiram Adams.

Children of Enoch Edwin Bouton, all born in Portville, Cattaraugus county, New York:

1. Charles Bouton, born December, 1851, died in Portville, in 1877; was a school teacher; unmarried.
2. Carrie Bouton, born 1854; married C. W. Webb, of Rochester, New York, a purchasing agent for the Pennsylvania railroad, residing in Olean, New York; no issue.
3. Joseph William Bouton, of whom further.

(VIII) Judge Joseph William Bouton

Judge Joseph William Bouton, youngest son of Enoch Edwin and Mary Lucinda (Crandall) Bouton, was born in Portville, Cattaraugus county, New York, November 20, 1856. His preparatory education was obtained in the public schools of Portville, New York, and Ceres, Pennsylvania, and when a young man he began his legal education under the direction of Judge Thomas A. Morrison, an eminent lawyer, now one of the judges of the superior court of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bouton was admitted to the bar and at once began the practice of his profession at Smethport, McKean county, Pennsylvania, where he has attained high position at the bar and on the bench. In 1903 he was elected president judge of the court of common pleas of McKean county for a term of ten years, expiring 1914. Previous to his elevation to the bench Judge Bouton served a term as district attorney of McKean county, proving a fearless but honorable prosecutor. As a judge he has won the respect and loyal support of his brethren of the profession by his fairness and the justice of his decisions. He is a member of county and state bar associations, is a Republican in politics and a member of the Episcopal church. His fraternal orders are: McKean Lodge, No. 338, Free and Accepted Masons, and Smethport Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.

He married, February 3, 1878, Julia A. Eastman, born in Ceres, New York, August 21, 1860, daughter of Luther Eastman. She was educated in the public schools, is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Travelers Club and of the Episcopal church. Children of Judge Joseph William Bouton:

1. Victor Burdette Bouton, of whom further.
2. Edwin E. Bouton, born in Smethport, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1895; now a student in Smethport high school.
3. Helen A. Bouton, born August 21, 1902.

(IX) Victor Burdette Bouton

Victor Burdette, eldest son of Judge Joseph William and Julia A. (Eastman) Bouton, was born in Port Allegany, Pennsylvania, December 14, 1879. He was educated in the public schools of Smethport and was graduated from the high school, class of 1899. He chose the profession of law, and after a year’s study under the direction of his father entered Dickinson Law School, at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, whence he was graduated LL. B., class of 1903. He at once began the practice of law in Smethport and for three years practiced with Fred D. Gallup as partner. He is now located in the Grange Bank building, alone and well established in public favor. For the past seven years he has been attorney for the borough of Smethport and for the county of McKean for three years. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. His club is the Central of Smethport.

He married, April 20, 1902, Genevieve Gertrude Hussey, born April 6, 1880, in Keating township, McKean county, Pennsylvania. She was educated in the public schools of Glen Hazel, Pennsylvania, was graduated from Bradford Business College in 1907, and is now deputy recorder of McKean county with office at the court house in Smethport.

The Hussey Line

(I) James Hussey

James Hussey, grandfather of Mrs. W. B. Bouton, was born in county Kerry, Ireland, died on his farm near Smethport, in 1890, an Irish patriot whose family was closely associated with Daniel O’Connell in the cause of Irish freedom. James Hussey married Bridget Green, born in county Donegal, Ireland, after both had emigrated to this country. They were married at Great Bend, Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, settled in Keating township, McKean county, where he died in 1891, aged seventy-one years. Both were Roman Catholics. Children of James Hussey, all born in Keating township:

1. Thomas Hussey, born January 15, 1848; now engaged in the meat business at Du Bois, Pennsylvania; married Mary Mahoney, of Mount Alton, Pennsylvania; children:
   1. Kathryn Hussey.
   2. Myrel Hussey.
2. William John Hussey, of whom further.
3. Francis Eugene Hussey, died unmarried, aged twenty-one years.
4. Kathryn Hussey, born November 10, 1860; married John Gorman, of near Allegany, New York, now residing on the old Hussey homestead on Marvin creek; child:
   1. Alice Gorman, born January 5, 1890; married John Cunningham, of Rixford, Pennsylvania, an oil driller and contractor; child:
      1. Kathryn Margaret Cunningham, born October 8, 1910.

(II) William John Hussey

William John, second son of James Hussey, was born in Keating township, McKean county, Pennsylvania, November 17, 1850, died in Bradford, Pennsylvania, November 23, 1897. He was a lumberman. He married, February 17, 1876, at Newell Creek, Pennsylvania, Mary Hungerford, born in Keating township, August 14, 1855, who survives him, a resident of Smethport. Both were members of the Roman Catholic church. Children of William John and Mary (Hungerford) Hussey:

1. Bessie Hussey, born in Keating township, January 13, 1877; married John Joseph Miller, of New York City, now a lumber inspector, resides in Buffalo, New York; child:
   1. Elizabeth Catherine Miller, born June 12, 1911.
2. Genevieve Gertrude Hussey, of previous mention; wife of Victor Burdette Bouton.
3. Francis William Hussey, born July 14, 1882, in Keating township; now a glass blower and painter, residing in West Virginia; he married Maud, daughter of Thomas Ray, a veteran of the civil war, serving from Pennsylvania; children:
   1. Francis Gerald Hussey, born November 28, 1902.
   2. John Ray Hussey, December 11, 1904.

Mary Hungerford is the daughter of Thomas Hungerford, born in 1820, in county Kerry, Ireland, by the lakes of Killarney, died in Smethport, Pennsylvania, September, 1893, a farmer. He married Hannah Shea, born in Tralee, county Kerry, Ireland, in 1829, died at the Keating township farm, in 1891. Thomas was a son of Michael Hungerford, a business man who spent his life in Ireland. He married Hannah Fitzgerald, of Scotch-Irish descent, who lived and died in Ireland. Children of Michael Hungerford (not in order of birth):

1. Maurice Hungerford, died in Ottumwa, Iowa, having moved west after a residence in Keating township, Pennsylvania, settling at the latter point immediately after his emigration; he married Mary Cavanaugh, born in Ireland, died in Ottumwa; children:
   1. Thomas Hungerford.
   2. Mary Hungerford.
   3. Kate Hungerford.
   4. Bridget Hungerford.
   5. Maurice Hungerford.
   6. John Hungerford.
   7. Edgar Hungerford.
   8. Julia Hungerford.
2. Mary Hungerford, came to the United States; married (first) a Mr. Horn; she married (second) a Mr. Sullivan, also deceased; she died in Detroit, Michigan, very wealthy. Child by first marriage:
   1. Maurice Horn.
3. Bessie Hungerford, died in Smethport, Pennsylvania, in 1895; married (first) Thomas Stark; married (second) a Mr. Marks, who died without issue. Children by first marriage:
   1. Kate Stark.
   2. Thomas Stark.
4. Catherine Hungerford, deceased.
5. Bridget Hungerford, died in Smethport, Pennsylvania; married (first) a Mr. McCarthy; married (second) a Mr. Murphy, who died in Ireland. Children by first marriage:
   1. Julia McCarthy.
   2. Callahan McCarthy.
   3. Jerry McCarthy.
   4. Timothy McCarthy.
   5. Margaret McCarthy.
6. Thomas Hungerford, grandfather of Mrs. Bouton.

Children of Thomas Hungerford:

1. Mary Hungerford, mother of Mrs. Bouton, wife of William John Hussey.
2. Maurice Hungerford, born August 28, 1857; now an oil producer, living at Rixford, Pennsylvania; he married Mary McNally; children:
   1. Fred Hungerford.
   2. Bernard Hungerford.
   3. Hazel Hungerford.
   4. Bessie Hungerford.
   5. Robert Hungerford.
   6. Maurice Hungerford.
   7. Emma Hungerford.
   8. Margaret Hungerford.
3. John Hungerford, born February 26, 1860; now a carpenter, living in Rochester, New York; married and has a child:
   1. Donald Joseph Vincent Hungerford, born March 16, 1894.
4. Michael Hungerford, born July 14, 1862; now engaged in the bottling business in Smethport, Pennsylvania; he married (first) Teresa Klyseth, of Rasselas, Pennsylvania; he married (second) Catherina Gallagher, of Rixford. Children:
   1. John Hungerford, child by first marriage, died young.
   2. Thomas Hungerford, child by first marriage, born December 20, 1901.
   3. Clara Hungerford, child by first marriage, January 8, 1903.
   4. Helen Hungerford, child by first marriage, April 6, 1905.
   5. William Hungerford, child by first marriage, March 26, 1909.
   6. Edmond Maurice Hungerford, child by second marriage, born June 11, 1911.
5. Thomas Hungerford, born January 11, 1864; now a traveling bridge contractor, residing in Smethport; he married Carrie Hoffman, of Belmont, New York; children:
   1. Edna Hungerford, born May 10, 1890, married John Saulpaugh, a machinist.
   2. Floyd Hungerford, April 9, 1893, died March 5, 1896.
   3. Margaret Hungerford, September 16, 1896, a student at Smethport high school.
6. William Hungerford, born April 29, 1866; married Catherine Russell, of Newell’s Creek, Pennsylvania, and resides in Smethport, an oil producer; children:
   1. Ruth Hungerford, born April 16, 1893.
   2. Russell William Hungerford, June 9, 1896.
   3. Catherine Hungerford, March 3, 1904.
   4. John Joseph Hungerford, September 18, 1909.
7. Edmund Hungerford, born June 18, 1868; now engaged in the bottling business in Bolivar, New York, and is also an oil producer; he married Mary Cantwell, of Newell’s Creek; children:
   1. Francis Gerald Hungerford, born February 21, 1895.
   2. Edmund Hungerford, February 21, 1896.
   3. Thomas Hungerford, March 17, 1897.
8. Clara Hungerford, born December 7, 1872, died October 19, 1908, in New York City; she married William H. Miller, of New York City, a hardwood inspector; children:
   1. William Hungerford Miller, born February 20, 1901.
   2. Lucille Miller, November 1, 1904.

See: Genealogy of the Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania

Source

Jordan, J. W. 1840-1921. (1913). Genealogical and personal history of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co.

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