Bathesheba Azuba Dunham

Brief Life History of Bathesheba Azuba

When Bathesheba Azuba Dunham was born on 2 May 1779, in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Daniel Dunham, was 33 and her mother, Bathsheba Gray, was 37. She married William Joseph Tilton on 21 August 1797, in Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Belpre Township, Washington, Ohio, United States in 1840. She died in 1840, in Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

William Joseph Tilton
1771–1831
Bathesheba Azuba Dunham
1779–1840
Marriage: 21 August 1797
David Tilton
1798–1864
Persis Tilton
1801–1874
John Tilton
1805–1897
Daniel Tilton
1807–
Lydia Tilton
1807–
Sarah Tilton
1812–1860
Austin Tilton
1815–1897
Mary M. Tilton
1818–1873
Preston Tilton
1820–1896
Benedict Eldridge Tilton
1825–1894

Sources (5)

  • Bathsheba Tilton, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Bathsheba Denham, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Bathsheba Dunham, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994"

World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the places called Dunham (Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Cheshire). Most are named from Old English dūn ‘hill’ + hām ‘homestead’. A place in Lincolnshire now known as Dunholme appears in the Domesday Book as Duneham and this too serves as a source of the surname; here the first element is probably the Old English personal name Dunna. Dunham is often difficult to tell apart from Downham .

History: John Dunham (1590–1668) was a Puritan linen weaver who came to Plymouth, MA, via Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1633. He had many prominent descendants.

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

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Joseph Tilton - 1835 Washington County, Ohio Disposition of Estate

Source: Washington County, Ohio Deeds Repository: Family History Library; Salt Lake City, Utah Call No. FHL941414 Deed date 8 April 1835 Joseph Tilton: heirs of Joseph Tilton. Bathsheba Tilton, gran …

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