Abraham Tilton

  General Notes:

Abraham Tilton was a Boatman on the Erie Canal.
Moved his family to Whitesboro NY in 1839 and his family moved to Rochester NH
Note for: Abraham Tilton, ABT 1796 - 5 Oct 1880 Index
Individual Note:
Death Cert.; L.A Tilton, 21 August 1918, Chatam County, Savannah, Georgia.
Photocopy in poss of John Tilton, Sterrett, AL p 202
Family Records and Information
1850 US Census, 8th Ward, Rochester, NY (FHL #017107)

Town Records of Pittsfield, NH (FHL #015278).
Town Records of Bradford, NH (FHL #015078).
NH Marriage Records (FHL #1001310).
Hampton Falls Vital Records (FHL #974.26/H2 V2n).
Occupation: Boatman http://www.marquardson.com/gen/d0000/g0000059.html#I157
Abraham Tilton was farming in Bradford and Orford, New Hampshire. In 1839 he moved his family to Whitesboro, Oneida Co., N.Y. Here he may have worked on the Erie Canal. He and Rebecca were members of the Whitesboro Baptist Church from 1839 to 1849. From Whitesboro N.Y. the family moved to Rochester N.Y., where Abraham was working as a boatman on the Erie Canal. The family was found here on the 1850 census. By 1859 Abraham and Rebecca moved to Nora, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois. Records were found for Abraham and Cyrus selling two teams of oxen, 10 March, 1859. He sold these two teams to James H. Rogers for $53.50. Abraham and Rebecca Tilton and two sons, Cyrus and William, were on the 1860 census, living in Nora. Abraham and Rebecca were living on land purchased by their son, Benjamin Tilton. They were still living in Nora when the 1870 census was taken. Some time between 1870 and 1880 Abraham Tilton died. Rebecca TILTON was still in Nora when the 1880 census was taken. She died 11 October, 1889. The death date for Abraham has not been found. Rebecca's death date was found amongst some Tilton family papers, but no place was mentioned. The last mention of Rebecca before her death, was in 1883, in a land transction between Rebecca and her son, Benjamin TILTON in Nora. Burial records have not been found for Abraham and
Aline V Kelm, UNDER THE SPREADING TILTON TREE, .
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Abraham Tilton
Born: ABT 1796 - Pittsfield, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Marr: 26 Nov 1816 - Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Died: 5 Oct 1798 - Nora, Jo Davis, Illinois
Father: Benjamin Tilton
Mother: Hannah Batchelder
Other Spouses:
Wife


Rebecca Sweat
Born: 12 Apr 1797 - Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Died: 11 Oct 1899 -
Father: Abraham Titcomb Sweat
Mother: Priscilla Eastman
Other Spouses:
Children


1. Benjamin Tilton
Born: 28 Apr 1817 - Francistown, Hillsboro, New Hampshire
Died: 23 Mar 1818 - Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire 2. Benjamin F Tilton
Born: 12 Nov 1820 - Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Marr: - Julia A
Died: 27 May 1895 - Nora, Jo Davis, Illinois 3. Enoch S Tilton
Born: ABT 1820 - Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Marr: 1843 - Amelia H Crumb
Died: AFT 1890 - 4. Hannah Tilton
Born: ABT 1824 - Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Died: - 5. Flora Tilton
Born: ABT 1826 - Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Died: 2 May 1831 - Orford, Grafton, New Hampshire 6. John G Tilton
Born: 1827 - Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Marr: 1853 - Minerva Caroline LOUGHBOUGH
Died: 1864 - Clayton, Contra Costa, California 7. James Tilton
Born: Feb 1830 - Oxford, Grafton, New Hampshire
Died: 2 May 1830 - Oxford, Grafton, New Hampshire 8. Jane Tilton
Born: ABT 1831 - Oxford, Grafton, New Hampshire
Died: - 9. Cyrus Cutter Tilton
Born: 27 May 1833 - Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Marr: 1866 - Emma Moore Parker
Died: 30 Jun 1924 - Lodi, San Joaquin, California 10. Margaret Tilton
Born: ABT 1837 - Whitesboro, Oneida, New York
Died: - 11. Amelia Rebecca Tilton
Born: 30 Nov 1843 - Whitesboro, Oneida, New York
Marr: 1860 - John Mahon
Died: 24 Dec 1893 - West Point, Stephenson, Illinois 12. William E. Tilton
Born: 12 Nov 1844 - Whitesboro, Oneida, New York
Marr: 1873 - Mary Euphrasia Tilden (other spouses)
Died: 22 Oct 1923 - Kelso, Cowlitz, WA
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Abraham TILTON, was born in 1795, in Pittsfield, then Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. He was the son of Benjamin TILTON and Hannah BATCHELDOR. Benjamin was farming in Pittsfield. Abraham had an older brother, John, b. 1788, sisters Mercy, b.1790 and Eunice b. 1793. His father, Benjamin died 5 October, 1798 in Pittsfield as result of falling off his horse. He left the upbring of his children to his wife Hannah. Very little is known of Hannah and the girls after 1800.

Abraham and John were living in Bradford, Hillsborough( now Merrimack Co.) They married sisters. John married Sarah SWEATT, 9 January, 1814 in Bradford, New Hampshire. Abraham married Rebecca SWEATT, 26 November, 1816 in Warner, Hillsborough (now Merrimack Co.) Warner was a small community north east of Bradford. Sarah and Rebecca were the daughters of Abraham Titcom SWEATT and Priscilla EASTMAN, of Boscawen and Bradford, N.H.

Abraham and Rebecca became the parents of twelve children: 1) Benjamin TILTON, b. 30 May 1817 in Francistown, N.H. died 23 March 1818 in Bradford, N.H. 2) John Albert TILTON, b. 1818 of Bradford, N.H. d. 1892-1894 in San Pedro, Ca. md. Sarah Ann Hamilton HEATH, 9 Jan 1842 in Lowell, Ma. 3) Benjamin F. TILTON b. 12 November, 1820 of Bradford, N.H. d. 27 May 1895, Nora, Jo Daviess, Ill. md Julia A. ... about 1843, maybe Whitesboro, Oneida, N.Y. 4 ) Enoch S. TILTON, b. 1822 of Bradford, N.H. died after 1890. md Amelia H. .. about 1845 of Whitesboro, N.Y. 5) Hannah TILTON, b. 1824 she was with the family in 1850 in Rochester, N.Y. 6) Flora TILTON, b 1826 of Bradford, N.H. died 2 May 1831 in Orford, N.H. 7) James TILTON, b 1830, Orford, N.H. died an infant. 8) Jane TILTON, b. 1831 of Orford, with family in Rochester in 1850. 9) Cyrus Cutter TILTON, b. 27 May 1833, Bradford, N.H. d. 30 June 1924, Lodi, Ca. md. Emma Moore PARKER, 7 May, 1866, Memphis, Tn. 10) Margaret TILTON, b. 1837, Whitesboro, N.Y. died ? md. Mr. BROWN. 11) Amelia F. TILTON, b. 30 November, 1843, Whitesboro, N.Y. d. 24 December, 1893, West Point, Ill. md. John MAHON, 20 Feb 1860, (?) Nora, Jo Daviess, Ill. 12) William E. TILTON, b. 12 November, 1844, Whitesboro, N.Y. d. 22 October, 1923, Kelso, Washington. md. 1) Euphrasie TILDEN, 10 April 1873, Bloomington, Kansas. she d. 19 August, 1883 in Bloomington, Kansas. md) 2 Mary R. WALKER, 29 August, WaKenney, Kansas.

Abraham Tilton was farming in Bradford and Orford, New Hampshire. In 1839 he moved his family to Whitesboro, Oneida Co., N.Y. Here he may have worked on the Erie Canal. He and Rebecca were members of the Whitesboro Baptist Church from 1839 to 1849. From Whitesboro N.Y. the family moved to Rochester N.Y., where Abraham was working as a boatman on the Erie Canal. The family was found here on the 1850 census. By 1859 Abraham and Rebecca moved to Nora, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois. Records were found for Abraham and Cyrus selling two teams of oxen, 10 March, 1859. He sold these two teams to James H. Rogers for $53.50. Abraham and Rebecca Tilton and two sons, Cyrus and William, were on the 1860 census, living in Nora. Abraham and Rebecca were living on land purchased by their son, Benjamin Tilton. They were still living in Nora when the 1870 census was taken. Some time between 1870 and 1880 Abraham Tilton died. Rebecca TILTON was still in Nora when the 1880 census was taken. She died 11 October, 1889. The death date for Abraham has not been found. Rebecca's death date was found amongst some Tilton family papers, but no place was mentioned. The last mention of Rebecca before her death, was in 1883, in a land transction between Rebecca and her son, Benjamin TILTON in Nora. Burial records have not been found for Abraham and Rebecca Tilton.

Submitted by Aline Kelm

  Noted events in his life were:

• Marriage, 1816, Warner, N.H.

Abraham married Rebecca Sweat, daughter of Abraham Titcomb Sweat and Priscilla Eastman, in 1816 in Bradford NH. (Rebecca Sweat was born on 12 Apr 1797 in Bradford NH and died on 11 Oct 1899 in Bradford NH.)