Betsey (Towne) Tilton (1797 - 1895)

Born 13 Apr 1797 in Winslow, Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Tristram Tilton — married 13 May 1846 in East Livermore, Kennebec, Maine, United States

Died 20 Feb 1895 at age 97 in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States

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Biography

Betsey Town, daughter of Ephraim Town & Lucy, was born on 13 April 1797 in Winslow, Kennebec, Maine, United States.^[1]

In the 1860 census Betsey Tilton (age 63) was in East Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Tristram Tilton	M	71	Farmer	Massachusetts
Betsey Tilton	F	63		Massachusetts

Betsey Tilton, daughter of Ephraim Town, died on 20 February 1895 in East Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States.^[3] Betsey Tilton was mentioned on a memorial in Hillman Ferry Cemetery, Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States with a death date of 20 February 1895.^[4] Her obituary was printed in the Kennebec Journal on 22 February 1895 in Augusta, Maine.^[5]

Sources

This person was created through the import of Family Line.ged on 01 March 2011.

Birth

According to her gravestone, Betsey Towns was born on 13 Apr 1797.^[6] Nothing is known of her ancestry.

Marriage

Betsey Towns married Tristram Tilton in Kennebec County, Maine (probably at East Livermore) on 13 May 1846.^[7]

Death

Betsey Towns died (probably at East Livermore, Maine) on 20 Feb 1895, and she is buried at the Hillman Ferry Cemetery in Livermore, Maine, where her gravestone is inscribed with her birth and death dates, 13 Apr 1797 and 20 Feb 1895.^[6]

Research Note

She was 49 years old at her marriage to Tristram Tilton, so it may not have been her first marriage.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007622401; FHL microfilm: 1036332
   FamilySearch Record: F4C9-3BJ (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Betsey Town born on 13 Apr 1797, daughter of Ephraim Town & Lucy, in Winslow, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: East Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: M653_432; Page: 468; Family History Library Film: 803432
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #44238200 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Betsey Tilton (63) in East Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine. Born in Massachusetts.
3. ↑ Death: "Maine, U.S., Death Records, 1761-1922"
   Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 56
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1962 #1000320 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Betsey Tilton death 20 Feb 1895, daughter of Ephraim Town, in East Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, USA.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #118482340 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Betsey Towne Tilton (13 Apr 1797-20 Feb 1895), citing Hillman Ferry Cemetery, Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Maine 101 (contributor 47130320).
5. ↑ 1895 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
   Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine) Fri, Feb 22, 1895, page 1
   Newspapers Clip: 131166503 (accessed 3 September 2023)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Photo of gravestone of "Betsey, wife of Tristram Tilton" (Find A Grave: Memorial #118482340)
7. ↑ Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, database, FamilySearch, Tristham Tilton and Betey Towns, 13 May 1846; citing ,Kennebec, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 11,314.