Benjamin Folsom Tilton

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Samuel Tilton
7 May 1762\endash 21 April 1850 (Age 87)

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The Life Summary of Samuel
When Samuel Tilton was born on 7 May 1762, in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, his father, John Tilton III, was 24 and his mother, Hannah Clifford, was 21. He married Betty Folsom on 28 February 1788, in New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 21 April 1850, in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Danville Green Cemetery, Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States.

Spouse and Children
Samuel Tilton
Male
1762\endash 1850
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Male

Betty Folsom
Female
1765\endash 1839
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Female

Marriage
28 February 1788
New Hampshire, United States
Children (4)
Betty Tilton
Female
1792\endash Deceased
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Female

John Tilton
Male
1794\endash Deceased
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Male

Molly Tilton
Female
1798\endash Deceased
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Female

Benjamin Folsom Tilton
Male
1800\endash 1863
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Male

Name Meaning


English (Berkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Tilton in Leicestershire, named with the Old English personal name Tila, Tilla + Old English tun 'farmstead, settlement'.History: William Tilton came to Lynn, MA, in or before 1637. Many of his descendants were master mariners, living on Martha's Vineyard. James Tilton of DE (1745\endash 1822) was a physician who became US surgeon general.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Parents and Siblings
John Tilton III
Male
1737\endash 1818
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Male

Hannah Clifford
Female
1741\endash 1824
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Female

Siblings (12)
Samuel Tilton
Male
1762\endash 1850
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Male

Elizabeth Tilton
Female
1764\endash Deceased
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Female

David Tilton
Male
1765\endash Deceased
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Male

Nathaniel Tilton
Male
1766\endash Deceased
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Male

Judith Tilton
Female
1769\endash 1853
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Female

+7 More Children

Sources (18)

Samuel Tilton in entry for John Tilton, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"

Samuel Tilton, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

Sam Felton in entry for Benj F Felton, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
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Samuel Tilton
1762\endash 1850
Betty Folsom
1765\endash 1839
Marriage: 28 February 1788
Betty Tilton
1792\endash Deceased
John Tilton
1794\endash Deceased
Molly Tilton
1798\endash Deceased
Benjamin Folsom Tilton
1800\endash 1863
World Events (8)
1776
Age 14
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 14
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 24
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.