Hannah Tilton

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Tilton was born in 1712, in Middletown Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, her father, Samuel Tilton, was 35 and her mother, Patience Allen, was 29. She married Joseph O'Killey on 20 August 1747, in Colts Neck, Colts Neck Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. She died on 20 October 1785, in Cecil, Maryland, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Joseph O'Killey
1698–1765
Hannah Tilton
1712–1785
Marriage: 20 August 1747

Sources (9)

  • Hannah Tillton, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
  • Documents relating to the colonial history of the state of New Jersey, vol. 33
  • Hannah Tillton, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"

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World Events (2)

1775

During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the "Ten Crucial Days" and remembered by the famous phrase "the times that try men's souls". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time.

1776

Maryland is the 7th state.

Name Meaning

English (Berkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Tilton in Leicestershire, named with the Old English personal name Tila, Tilla + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.

History: William Tilton came to Lynn, MA, in or before 1637. Many of his descendants were master mariners, living on Martha's Vineyard. James Tilton of DE (1745–1822) was a physician who became US surgeon general.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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