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Joseph Tilson 1808–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Aug 1808

Birth Location: Hartford, Oxford, Maine, United States

Death Date: 14 Mar 1895

Death Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Joseph, Tilson

Mother: Hannah Waterman

Spouse(s): Mary Tillson

Children(s): Miron Tillson

Joseph Tilson was born in 1808 in Hartford, Oxford, Maine, United States, the child of Joseph Jr Tilson And Hannah Waterman. In 1880, Joseph Tilson resided in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Joseph Tilson married Mary Tillson, and had children including Miron E Tillson. Joseph Tilson passed away in 1895 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Tilson was born in 1808 in Hartford, Oxford, Maine, United States, the child of Joseph Jr Tilson And Hannah Waterman.
  • In 1880, Joseph Tilson resided in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Joseph Tilson married Mary Tillson, and had children including Miron E Tillson.
  • Joseph Tilson passed away in 1895 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Tilson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Tilson
1808–1895
Birth Place: Hartford, Oxford, Maine, United States
Parents
Joseph, Jr. Tilson
1777–1849
Plympton Massachusetts
Hannah Waterman
1778–1811
Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Tilson
1742–1820
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Ruth Barrows
1745–1820
Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elisha (Waterman) II
1748–1832
Halifax, Plymouth, MA, US
Martha Benson
1749–1795
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephan Tilson
1717–1763
Jennet Mardock
1711–1756
Peleg Barrows
1710–1803
Hopestill Darling
1710–1793
Anthony Waterman
1716–1769
Hannah Vaughn
1717–1798
Lieut Benson
1718–1788
Martha Snell
1716–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Tilson
1667–1761
Deborah Caswell
1673–1726
John Murdoch
1691–1756
Ruth Bartlett
1693–1761
George Barrows
1670–1758
Patience Simmons
1675–1723
Benjamin Darling
1672–1709
Mary Richards
1675–1754
John Waterman
1685–1761
Lydia Cushman
1687–1771
Elisha Vaughan
1681–1726
Joanna Morton
1682–1751
John Benson
1681–1770
Elizabeth Washburn
1684–1765
Amos Snell
1678–1765
Mary Packard
1679–1750

Joseph Tilson's Descendants

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Joseph Tilson (03 Aug 1808–14 Mar 1895) m. Mary Tillson (abt 1823–)
  1. 1. Miron (E.) Tillson 1864–

Joseph Tilson's Timeline

4 Records

1808
03 Aug 1808
Birth of Joseph Tilson in Hartford, Oxford, Maine, United States
Hartford, Oxford, Maine, United States
1880
1880
Age 72
Joseph Tilson resided here in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1895
14 Mar 1895
Age 87
Death of Joseph Tilson in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1895
14 Mar 1895
Age 87
Death of Joseph Tilson in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1808
    Event Place: Hartford, Oxford, Maine, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 542; Family History Film: 1254542; Page: 88B; Enumeration District: 423; Image: 0620

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 542; Family History Film: 1254542; Page: 88B; Enumeration District: 423; Image: 0620

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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