Born in Massachusetts, United States
Daughter of Prince Ames
and Eunice (Russ) Ames
Sister of
Eunice Russ (Ames) Davis
Wife of
John Telemachus Hilton
— married
31 Oct 1825 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Lucretia (Hilton) Lenox
Died about
at about age 79
in Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Lavinia (Ames) Hilton is a part of US Black heritage.
Lavina, daughter of Prince Ames & Eunice, was born on 18 April 1803 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.[1] Prince Ames mother was Narragansett Native American and African American, his father was white. Eunice Ross was also bi or tri-racial with white and Penobscot Native ancestry. Prince Ames served at Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill.[2]
Lavina married John T Hilton in 1825 in Massachusetts, United States.[3]
In the 1850 census Lavinia (age 44) was in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[4]
In the 1855 census Lavinia (age 51) was in Brighton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[5]
In the 1860 census Lerina (age 57) was in Brighton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[6]
In the 1870 census Lanicia (age 67) was in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[7]
In the 1880 census Levinia (age 77), Keeping House, was the widowed mother of Thomas B. Hilton in Cambridgeport, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[8]
Lavina, daughter of Prince Ames & Eunice, died (age 79) in 1882 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[9]
Sources
- ↑
Birth:
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007901821; FHL microfilm: 496897
FamilySearch Record: FZK3-29N (accessed 4 March 2024)
Lavina Ames born on 18 Apr 1803, daughter of Prince Ames & Eunice, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑ see sister’s bio Eunice Russ (Ames) Davis (1800-1901)
- ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007011047; Image number: 307
FamilySearch Record: QG1K-VT4N (accessed 4 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-WL7Y
Lavina M Ames marriage to John T Hilton in 1825 in Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 40; Digital film/folder number: 004199354; FHL microfilm: 443544; Image number: 110; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01121-9
FamilySearch Record: MDSS-VQ7 (accessed 4 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DT83-PBN
Lavinia T Hilton (44) in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts.Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place John T Hilton M 48 Pennsylvania Lavinia T Hilton F 44 Massachusetts Lucretia Hilton F 22 Massachusetts Louisa Hilton F 20 Massachusetts John Hilton M 19 Massachusetts Henry Hilton M 16 Massachusetts Thomas Hilton M 13 Massachusetts - ↑
1855 Census:
"Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
citing Line: 2; Digital film/folder number: 004279344; FHL microfilm: 000953948; Image number: 123; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01763-3
FamilySearch Record: MQWR-CMR (accessed 4 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64K7-8HS
Lavinia F Hilton (51) in Brighton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts, United States.Name Sex Age Race Birth Place John T Hilton M 54 Mulatto Pennsylvania Lavinia F Hilton F 51 Mulatto Massachusetts Lucretia L Hilton F 24 Mulatto Massachusetts Louisa M Hilton F 22 Mulatto Massachusetts John W Hilton M 21 Mulatto Massachusetts Henry T Hilton M 19 Mulatto Massachusetts Thomas T Hilton M 17 Mulatto Massachusetts - ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 172; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170092; FHL microfilm: 803510; Image number: 177; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01736-0
FamilySearch Record: MZHP-QQF (accessed 4 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBS3-2ZW
Lerina Hilton (57) in Brighton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts.Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place John F Hilton M 59 Massachusetts Lerina Hilton F 57 Massachusetts Henry P Hilton M 25 Massachusetts Thomas B Hilton M 22 Massachusetts - ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 139; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 13; Digital film/folder number: 004269723; FHL microfilm: 000552122; Image number: 323; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01512-4
FamilySearch Record: MD38-5ST (accessed 4 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-62QP-P2
Lanicia F Hilton (67) in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts.Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place John M Lenox M 45 Massachusetts Lucretia Lenox F 42 Massachusetts John Lenox M 14 Massachusetts Louisa M Lenox F 12 Massachusetts Helen L Lenox F 9 Massachusetts Emeline S Lenox F 4 Massachusetts Anna L Lenox F 1 Massachusetts Lanicia F Hilton F 67 Massachusetts Thomas B Hilton M 33 Massachusetts Henry S Hilton M 35 Massachusetts - ↑
1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00095; Digital film/folder number: 005160804; FHL microfilm: 1254543; Image number: 354; Sheet number: 355; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: D; Indexing batch: C56807-3
FamilySearch Record: MHX9-JDZ (accessed 4 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBX-6KY
Levinia Hilton (77), widowed mother, Keeping House, in household of Thomas B. Hilton (43) in Cambridgeport, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts, United States.Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Thomas B. Hilton M Mulatto 43 Single Head Barber Massachusetts Levinia Hilton F Mulatto 77 Widowed Mother Keeping House Massachusetts Harry P. Hilton M Mulatto 45 Single Brother Barber Massachusetts - ↑
Death:
"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004223246; FHL microfilm: 960222; Record number: 132; Packet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: N7RN-P6J (accessed 4 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6WK7-VF5 Image number 508
Lavina F Hilton death 1882 (age 79), daughter of Prince Ames & Eunice, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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