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Edmund Tilson 1778–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1778

Birth Location: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Death Date: 15 Nov 1845

Death Location: Braintree, Orange, Vermont?

Father: Edmund Tilson

Mother: Martha Gilbert

Spouse(s): Ruth Babbitt

Children(s): Cephas Tilson

The story of Edmund Tilson began in 1778 in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Edmund Tilson married Ruth Babbitt, and had children including Cephas W Tilson. Edmund Tilson passed away in 1845 in Braintree, Orange, Vermont?.

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  • The story of Edmund Tilson began in 1778 in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
  • Edmund Tilson married Ruth Babbitt, and had children including Cephas W Tilson.
  • Edmund Tilson passed away in 1845 in Braintree, Orange, Vermont?.

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Edmund Tilson's Ancestors

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Edmund Tilson
1778–1845
Birth Place: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Parents
Edmund Tilson
1741–1787
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Martha Gilbert
1749–1843
New Braintree, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Samuel Tilson
1712–1774
Plympton, Mass
Hannah Nye
–1796
Jonathan Gilbert
1725–1781
Brookfield, Worcester Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Abbott
1729–1773
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Tilson
1667–1762
Hannah Dunbar
1677–1715
Ichabod Nye
1689–1735
Elizabeth Bonum
1684–1776
Nathaniel Gilbert
1698–1788
Hannah Jones
1702–1794
Moses Abbot
1699–1791
Bathsheba Gilbert
1707–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Tilson
1635–1716
Elizabeth Hoskins
1646–1715
Robert Dunbar
1631–1693
Elspeth Wyllie
1635–1700
Jonathan Nye
1649–1747
Hannah Bearse
1649–
George Bonum
1657–1748
Elizabeth Jenney
1664–1748
Henry Gilbert
1661–1740
Elizabeth Belding
1663–1735
Samuel Jones
1675–1742
Sarah Barnard
1664–1720
George Jr
1658–1724
Elizabeth Ballard
1666–1706
Thomas Gilbert
1681–1753
Martha Barnes
1686–1746

Edmund Tilson's Descendants

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Edmund Tilson (7 Jul 1778–15 Nov 1845) m. Ruth Babbitt (13 Feb 1782–21 Mar 1839)
  1. 1. Cephas (W.) Tilson 1818–1849 m. Laura Nichols 1817–1877
    1. 1. William (Francis) Tilson 1844–1876 m. Susan (E) Lamson 1843–1912
      1. 1. Annie (Laurie) Tilson 1868–1905 m. Charles (Henry) Perry 1867–1949
        1. 1. Charles (Foster) Perry 1902–1990 m. Ruth (Emmeline) Nelson 1902–1992
        2. 2. Francis (Andrew Perry) Sr 1890–1952 m. Eva (Jedith) Chagnon 1894–1989
        3. 3. Laurie (Boone) Perry 1896–1972 m. Eva (A) Robinson 1895–
        4. 4. Thersea Perry 1889–1979 m. Lyman (H) Hudson 1886–

Edmund Tilson's Timeline

2 Records

1778
7 Jul 1778
Birth of Edmund Tilson in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts
1845
15 Nov 1845
Age 67
Death of Edmund Tilson in Braintree, Orange, Vermont?
Braintree, Orange, Vermont?

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1845
    Event Place: Braintree, Orange, Vermont?
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Tilson genealogy : from Edmond Tilson at Plymouth, N E , 1638 to 1911 : with brief sketches of

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1778
    Event Place: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Tilson genealogy : from Edmond Tilson at Plymouth, N E , 1638 to 1911 : with brief sketches of

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