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Ruth Thompson Tilson 1765–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 April 1765

Birth Location: Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 2 September 1857

Death Location: Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America

Father: Ephraim Tilson

Mother: Mercy Sears

Spouse(s): Thaddeus Thompson

Children(s): Betsey Thompson, John Thompson, Amial Thompson, Ruth Thompson, Thaddeus Thompson, Hannah Thompson, James Thompson, Mercy Thompson, Olivia Thompson, Orpha Thompson

Ruth Thompson Tilson was born in 1765 in Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Ephraim Tilson And Mercy Sears. Ruth Thompson Tilson married Thaddeus Thompson, and had children including Amial Thompson, Betsey Cushman Thompson, Hannah T Thompson, James Thompson, John Thompson, Mercy Thompson, Olivia Thompson, Orpha Thompson, Ruth Thompson, Thaddeus Thompson. Ruth Thompson Tilson passed away in 1857 in Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Thompson Tilson was born in 1765 in Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Ephraim Tilson And Mercy Sears.
  • Ruth Thompson Tilson married Thaddeus Thompson, and had children including Amial Thompson, Betsey Cushman Thompson, Hannah T Thompson, James Thompson, John Thompson, Mercy Thompson, Olivia Thompson, Orpha Thompson, Ruth Thompson, Thaddeus Thompson.
  • Ruth Thompson Tilson passed away in 1857 in Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America.

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Ruth Tilson's Ancestors

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Ruth Tilson
1765–1857
Birth Place: Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Ephraim Tilson
1728–1808
Plympton, Mass
Mercy Sears
1736–1807
Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Tilson's Descendants

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Ruth (Thompson) Tilson (3 April 1765–2 September 1857) m. Thaddeus Thompson (July 1763–10 April 1832)
  1. 1. Betsey (Cushman) Thompson 1787–1851
    1. 1. Lucy (Elizabeth) Cushman 1809–1880 m. Joseph (H) Dolley 1804–1873
      1. 1. John (Gilman) Dolley 1843–1910 m. Mary (Emily Sleeper) Dolley 1849–1903
  2. 2. John Thompson 1789–1876
  3. 3. Amial Thompson 1791–
  4. 4. Ruth Thompson 1793–
  5. 5. Thaddeus Thompson 1795–1865
  6. 6. Hannah (T) Thompson 1798–1799
  7. 7. James Thompson 1800–1805
  8. 8. Mercy Thompson 1802–1804
  9. 9. Olivia Thompson 1806–1832
  10. 10. Orpha Thompson 1808–1881

Ruth Tilson's Timeline

2 Records

1765
3 April 1765
Birth of Ruth Thompson Tilson in Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1857
2 September 1857
Age 92
Death of Ruth Thompson Tilson in Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America
Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 April 1765
    Event Place: Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 September 1857
    Event Place: Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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