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Thomas Tileston

Birth
Cheshire, England
Death
24 Jun 1694 (aged 82–83)
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Their children were:
Timothy born 1636 died 10 Aug 1697 buried Dorchester North Burying Ground Dorchester Ma.
Elizabeth born 1639
Ruth born 1641 married 1st: Richard Denton. She married 2nd: Timothy Foster
Cornelius born 1646 died: 1659
Naomi born 1648
Bathshuba born 1649 married: John Payson
Onisephorus born 1651
Reference: History of the town of Dorchester Massachusetts. Reference page 2
Reference: The Pioneers of Massachusetts, 1620-1650 Surnames S-TBorn about 1610 (deposed on 23 December 1685 "aged 76 years;" d. 24 June 1694 "aged 83 years"). He came to Massachusetts Bay in 1634 (based on grant of land at Dorchester on 1 September 1634) & settled at Dorchester. As to his occupation, on 17 November 1673, the town of Dorchester paid "Thomas Tilstone" for "work about the carriage." On 9 November 1674, the town paid "Tho[mas] Tilston for work about guns."
He died at Dorchester 24 June 1694, "aged 83 years."
He married by about 1636 Elizabeth _____.

Their children were:
Timothy born 1636 died 10 Aug 1697 buried Dorchester North Burying Ground Dorchester Ma.
Elizabeth born 1639
Ruth born 1641 married 1st: Richard Denton. She married 2nd: Timothy Foster
Cornelius born 1646 died: 1659
Naomi born 1648
Bathshuba born 1649 married: John Payson
Onisephorus born 1651
Reference: History of the town of Dorchester Massachusetts. Reference page 2
Reference: The Pioneers of Massachusetts, 1620-1650 Surnames S-TBorn about 1610 (deposed on 23 December 1685 "aged 76 years;" d. 24 June 1694 "aged 83 years"). He came to Massachusetts Bay in 1634 (based on grant of land at Dorchester on 1 September 1634) & settled at Dorchester. As to his occupation, on 17 November 1673, the town of Dorchester paid "Thomas Tilstone" for "work about the carriage." On 9 November 1674, the town paid "Tho[mas] Tilston for work about guns."
He died at Dorchester 24 June 1694, "aged 83 years."
He married by about 1636 Elizabeth _____.


Inscription

HERE LYETH/ Ye BODY OF/ THOMAS TILESTOne/ AGED 83 YEARs/ DECd JUNE Ye 24/ 1694 (Headstone for Thomas no longer exists. Inscription was recorded in (Boston) City Document no. 8, Annual Report of the Cemetery Dept, for the year 1904-1905)
Ye Body of
Thomas Tilesto'ne
Aged 83 Yeares
Dec'd June ye 24
1694