Brief Life History of Aquila
When Aquila Tolman was born on 16 October 1705, in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Samuel Tolman, was 29 and his mother, Experience Clapp, was 21. He married Waitstill Leadbetter on 16 October 1734, in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 7 November 1771, in his hometown, at the age of 66, and was buried in Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Aquila Tolman, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Acquilla Tolman, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Aquila Tolman, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1705–1771 Male
1708–1784 Female
Children (7)
1735–1810 Female
1737–1809 Female
1740–1804 Male
1743–1787 Male
1746–1801 Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1676–1738 Male
1683–1726 Female
Siblings (11)
1705–1771 Male
1707–1708 Male
1709–1741 Female
1710–1711 Female
1712–1759 Male
+6 More Children
Name Meaning
English (southern, especially Devon): occupational name for a toll collector or the keeper of a toll gate, tol(le) ‘toll’ (Old English toll) + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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