Capt. Samuel Titus

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Capt. Samuel Titus was born on 13 March 1734, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Titus, was 30 and his mother, Mary Daggett, was 26. He married Ann Bigelow on 11 September 1760, in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 1 daughter. He died in December 1818, in Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States.

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Capt. Samuel Titus
1734–1818
Ann Bigelow
1740–1787
Marriage: 11 September 1760
John Calvin Titus
1761–
Luther Titus
1782–1843
Samuel Titus
1763–1818
Eleazer Titus, Sr.
1764–1818
Samuel Titus
1765–1846
David L Titus
1774–1848
Calvin Titus Sr
1777–1819
John Smith Titus
1780–1868
Luther Titus
1780–1868
Polly Titus
1783–
Male Titus
1787–1787

Sources (18)

  • Samuell Titus, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Samuel Titus, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Samuel Titus, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

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.

Name Meaning

German, English and Welsh: from the personal name (from Latin Titus, probably Etruscan in origin). The name was popular in the Middle Ages since it had been borne by a disciple of Saint Paul who became bishop of Crete.

German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name (see Tittel 2).

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

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