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Cephas Tilson 1775–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 December 1775

Birth Location: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 4 July 1849

Death Location: Morris, Otsego County, New York, United States of America

Father: Stephen Sr

Mother: Hopestill Shaw

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Converse, Lydia Niles

Children(s): Azuba Tilson, Stephen Tilson, Sarah Tilson, Levina Tilson, Alvin Tilson, Mortimer Tillson, Cephas Tillson, Henry Tillson, Analiza Tillson, Betsey Tillson

Cephas Tilson was born in 1775 in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Stephen Tillson Sr And Hopestill Shaw. Cephas Tilson married Elizabeth E Converse, Lydia Maria Niles, and had children including Alvin Hyde Tilson, Analiza Tillson, Azuba Tilson, Betsey Tillson, Cephas Strong Tillson, Henry Harrison Tillson, Levina Tilson, Mortimer Renton Tillson, Sarah Tilson, Stephen Tilson. Cephas Tilson passed away in 1849 in Morris, Otsego County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cephas Tilson was born in 1775 in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Stephen Tillson Sr And Hopestill Shaw.
  • Cephas Tilson married Elizabeth E Converse, Lydia Maria Niles, and had children including Alvin Hyde Tilson, Analiza Tillson, Azuba Tilson, Betsey Tillson, Cephas Strong Tillson, Henry Harrison Tillson, Levina Tilson, Mortimer Renton Tillson, Sarah Tilson, Stephen Tilson.
  • Cephas Tilson passed away in 1849 in Morris, Otsego County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Cephas Tilson's Ancestors

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Cephas Tilson
1775–1849
Birth Place: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Stephen Tillson Sr
1747–1814
Massachusetts, United States of America
Hopestill Shaw
1744–1814
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Tilson
1717–1763
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA
Jannet Murdock
1711–1756
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Moses Shaw
1704–1792
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Darling
1699–1763
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Tilson
1667–1762
Deborah Caswell
1675–1726
John Murdock
1691–1756
Ruth Bartlett
1693–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin* Jr
1658–1724
Ruth Pabodie
1658–1725

Cephas Tilson's Descendants

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Cephas Tilson (15 December 1775–4 July 1849) m. Elizabeth (E) Converse (24 Jan 1781–11 Mar 1822) m. Lydia (Maria) Niles (28 Feb 1818–20 Jul 1846)
  1. 1. Azuba Tilson 1799–1886 m. Rufus Platt 1798–1864
    1. 1. Mortimer (Renton) Platt 1836–1911
    2. 2. Nathan (H.) Platt 1834–1902
    3. 3. Sara (Lavinia) Jewett 1840–1910
  2. 2. Stephen Tilson 1801–1876 m. Phebe (Maria) Tillson 1801–1870
    1. 1. Ansel Tillson 1831–1841
    2. 2. Lewis (L) Tillson –1839
    3. 3. Mary (L) Jackson 1832–1905
  3. 3. Sarah Tilson 1805–1877
  4. 4. Levina Tilson 1807–1890
  5. 5. Alvin (Hyde) Tilson 1809–1886
  6. 6. Mortimer (Renton) Tillson 1812–1881 m. Sarah (Ann) Sanford 1824–1892
    1. 1. George (M) Tillson 1860–1946
    2. 2. William (Henry) Tillson 1867–1951
    3. 3. Sarah (Evalyn) Tillson 1854–1902
    4. 4. Pembroke (Sobieski) Tillson 1843–
    5. 5. Ella (Elizabeth) Tillson 1848–1936
  7. 7. Cephas (Strong) Tillson 1818–1907
  8. 8. Henry (Harrison) Tillson 1841–1864
  9. 9. Analiza Tillson 1845–1880
  10. 10. Betsey Tillson 1803–1867 m. Levi Clarke 1799–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Clarke 1826–1880

Cephas Tilson's Timeline

2 Records

1775
15 December 1775
Birth of Cephas Tilson in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1849
4 July 1849
Age 74
Death of Cephas Tilson in Butternuts, Otsego, New York, USA
Butternuts, Otsego, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 December 1775
    Event Place: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Tilson genealogy : from Edmond Tilson at Plymouth, N E , 1638 to 1911 : with brief sketches of
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1849
    Event Place: Butternuts, Otsego, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Tilson genealogy : from Edmond Tilson at Plymouth, N E , 1638 to 1911 : with brief sketches of
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morris, Otsego County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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