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William Tilson 1740–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 March 1740

Birth Location: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 9 April 1833

Death Location: Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Father: Stephan Tilson

Mother: Jennet Mardock

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The story of William Tilson began in 1740 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. William Tilson married Mary Ransom. William Tilson passed away in 1833 in Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Tilson began in 1740 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • William Tilson married Mary Ransom.
  • William Tilson passed away in 1833 in Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA.

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William Tilson's Ancestors

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William Tilson
1740–1833
Birth Place: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Stephan Tilson
1717–1763
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Jennet Mardock
1711–1756
Plympton Massachusetts
Grandparents
Edmund Tilson
1667–1761
Plymouth, "New England"
Deborah Caswell
1673–1726
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
John Murdoch
1691–1756
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Bartlett
1693–1761
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Tilson
1637–1716
Elizabeth Hoskins
1646–1715
Stephen Caswell
1648–1714
Hannah Thresher
1653–1714
John Murdoch
1663–1756
Lydia Young
1664–1719
Benjamin Bartlett
1658–1724
Ruth Peabodie
1658–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmond Tilson
1600–1660
Joan Davenport
1609–1669
William Hoskins
1613–1695
Ann Hinds
1616–1695
Thomas Caswell
1618–1697
Mary Sanderson
1627–1696
Christopher Thrasher
1625–1679
Katherine Stephens
1626–1679
John Jr
1623–1691
Abigail Young
1629–1692
William Peabodie
1619–1707
Elizabeth Alden
1624–1717

William Tilson's Timeline

2 Records

1740
15 March 1740
Birth of William Tilson in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1833
9 April 1833
Age 93
Death of William Tilson in Holstein Mills VA
Holstein Mills VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 March 1740
    Event Place: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1833
    Event Place: Holstein Mills VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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