Abiel Foster Tilton
- Born: 16 Jan 1790, Belmont New Hampshire
- Marriage (1): Cynthia Thompson in 1812 in Danville Caledonia VT
- Died: 1866, Vermillion Co Illinois at age 76
 General Notes:
Note for: Abiel Foster Tilton, 16 Jan 1790 - 1866 Index
Individual Note:
INFORMATION: Descendants of William Tilton Of Lynn Mas. Through The Lineof
His Son Daniel Tilton, Barbara B. Marden, Reprinted from The EssexGenealogist
p 204
From, COMPREHENSIVE INDEX of the BIOGRAPHY OF THE
PIONEERS OF EDGAR AND VERMILION COUNTIES, ILLINOIS (Originally Published in 1889)
© 2012 Norma Ewing:
Tilton, Abiel Foster. 483, 484. Born late 1700s. d.1866. h/o Cynthia (Thompson) Tilton. Abiel was from New Hampshire, Cynthia was from Massachusetts, but they met and married in Canada. f/o 10 children: 4 daughters, and 6 sons including Fred Tilton. Abiel established a brick kiln after the move to Danville in 1836. He was a contractor and builder, and constructed the dam across Vermilion for the mill built by Amos Williams. 723. Donated $30 to the Civil War fund of $8,000.
Abiel married Cynthia Thompson, daughter of Edward Thompson and Prudence (Unknown)Thompson, in 1812 in Danville Caledonia VT. (Cynthia Thompson was born in 1790 in Massachusetts and died in 1838 in Vermillion Co Illinois.)
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