John H. Hilton

Brief Life History of John H.

When John H. Hilton was born on 20 December 1822, in Ogden, Monroe, New York, United States, his father, David Warren Hilton Jr., was 39 and his mother, Hannah Black, was 30. He married Mary Crook Thurston on 29 November 1850. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Walker Township, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1860. He died on 6 November 1861, at the age of 38.

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Family Time Line

John H. Hilton
1822–1861
Mary Crook Thurston
1825–1860
Marriage: 29 November 1850
Cassius Hilton
1852–1864
John Brusus Hilton
1854–1939
Marion T. Hilton
1860–1914

Sources (3)

  • John N Hilton, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John N Hilton in entry for John B Hilton, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
  • John Hilton in entry for Marion L. Hilton, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"

World Events (7)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire):

habitational name from any of various places called Hilton (e.g. in Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, North Yorkshire, and Westmorland), most of which derive from Old English hyll ‘hill’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though some come from Old English helde ‘slope’ + tūn.

occasionally, as in the case of Ralph filius Hilton (Yorkshire 1219), perhaps from the personal name Hilton, itself a possible form of Norman Hildun, composed of the ancient Germanic elements hild ‘strife, battle’ + hūn ‘bear cub’. Compare Hilt . This English surname is present in Ireland (mainly taken to Ulster in the early 17th century, though recorded earlier in Dublin).

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

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