Joshua Tilden Jr. (1749 - 1818)

Born 18 Jul 1749 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Eunice (Carpenter) Tilden — married 1 May 1768 in Coventry, Tolland, Conn.

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1818 at age 69 in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont, USA

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Joshua /TILDEN/^[1][2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 18 JUL 1749

Place: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA^[3]

Birth:

Date: 18 JUL 1749

Place: Lebanon, New London, Conn.

Birth:

Date: 18 JUL 1749

Place: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA^[4]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 18 JUL 1749

Death

Death:

Date: 04 OCT 1818

Place: Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont, USA^[5]

Death:

Date: 04 OCT 1818^[6]

Death:

Date: 04 OCT 1818

Place: Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont, USA^[7]

Death:

Date: 04 OCT 1818

Place: Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA^[8]

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using 04 OCT 1818Array

Note

Note: #N1973

Marriage

Husband: Joshua Tilden

Wife: Eunice Carpenter

Child: Ebenezer Tilden

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 01 MAY 1768

Place: Coventry, Tolland, Conn.^[9]

Sources

• WikiTree profile Tilden-326 created through the import of Denia 2012-10-05 12 generations of ancestors.ged on Oct 6, 2012 by Denia Pearson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Denia and others.

• Source: S297 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R10
• Repository: R10 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S68 Title: Capenter, Amos. A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America. Press of Carpenter and Morehouse, Amherst, MA, 1898 NOTESource Medium: Book CONT
• Source: S91 Title: DAR Application of Ella May Schirmerhorn (Great, great grand daughter of Joshua Tilden) NOTESource Medium: Book CONT

Notes

Note N1973Declaration of Joshua Tilden

Application for Pension Under the Revolutionary War Act, 18 March 1818

Claim #S. 36342

Source: Microfilm War Pension Records at the National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Joshua Tilden of Coventry in the County of Tolland in the Sate of Connecticut testifies and declares that in January A.D. 1777 he was appointed an Ensign in Capt. Paul Brigham's Company in Col. John Chandler's Regiment in the Connecticut line of the Continental Army and served in ? Regiment one year from January 1777 in the capacity afore (vig) till some time in January 1778 according to the best of his recollection and was in Mud Fort in the State of Delaware when it was surrendered to the British and during the afore time he served faithfully against the common Enemy and was honorably discharged from service at Valley Forge in the State of Pennsylvania. He further said that he is reduced? in his circumstance in life and stands in need of assistance of his Country for support being very infirm and in the 73rd year of his age.

Joshua Tilden

/signed/

June 19th, 1819

State of Connecticut for Tolland County

June 19th, 1819 Personally appeared Joshua Tilden and made solemn oath to the truth of the preceding declaration and I further certify that it is known to my satisfaction that he did serve in the revolutionary war against the common Enemy as stated in the preceding Declaration, and that he is reduced in his circumstance in life and needs assistance for support and I now transmit the ? and proceedings taken hear before me to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the Law of Congress in that ? made and provided.

Sylvester Gilbert, Imoge of Tolland County Court

1. ↑ Source: #S68 Page: Page 99
2. ↑ Source: #S297 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Rachel Chamberlain
3. ↑ Source: #S297 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Rachel Chamberlain
4. ↑ Source: #S297 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Rachel Chamberlain
5. ↑ Source: #S297 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Rachel Chamberlain
6. ↑ Source: #S91
7. ↑ Source: #S297 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Rachel Chamberlain
8. ↑ Source: #S297 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Rachel Chamberlain
9. ↑ Source: #S68 Page: Page 99