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Excerpt from
The Hilton Family of Albany, New York, by Lewis Parker Abell, 1936
A typescript filed with the New York State Library

SIMEON R. HILTON, 6th son of John Burgess Hilton, b. Aug. 21, 1822 in Crowland, Welland County, Ont.; d. Jan. 14, 1920 at his home in the city of Welland, in his 98th year. He married Sarah Spencer of Thorold, Welland County, Ont., and had one or two daughters, and one son, Edward R. Hilton, with whom he resided in Welland, and who married shortly after his father's death, but passes away a year or two later, leaving no issue.

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1851 Canada West Census
S. R. Hilton, age 27, carpenter & farmer, born in Crowland, Baptist, residing with brother, J. B. J. Hilton (age 41, manufacturer, Hiltons Corn Broom Factory) and family, at village of Thorold, Welland Co., Ontario.

1861 Canada West Census
S. R. Hilton, age 37, farmer, born in Canada West, 2 Advent, residing in 1 story frame house, with wife, S. Hilton (age 34), and three children, E. Hilton (age 8, male), O. Hilton (age 6, female), and M. Hilton (age 2, female), at Thorold Twp., Welland Co., Ontario.

1861 Canada Census, Agricultural
Simeon Hilton, lot 159, $300 farm, 5 acres held, under cultivation, under crop, 3 acres with 125 bushels of indian corn, and 2 acres with 25 bushels of potatoes, at Thorold Twp., Welland Co., Ontario.

1865 New York State Census
Simeon Hilton, age 40, carpenter, born in Canada, alien, married once, residing with wife Sarah (age 37, mother of 4 children), and three children, Edward (age 12, born in Canada), Olivia (age 10, born in Canada), and Martha (age 5, born in Canada), in a $1800 framed dwelling, at town of Niagara, Niagara Co., N.Y.

1870 U.S. Federal Census
Simeon Hilton, age 43[[?]], house carpenter, born in Canada, residing with wife Sarah (age 39), and four children, Edway (age 17, born in Canada), Olivia (age 15, born in Canada), Martha (age 10, born in Canada), and R. V. (age 4, born in N.Y.), at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co., N.Y.

1880 U.S. Federal Census
Simeon Hilton, age 55, RR switchman, born in Canada, residing with wife, Sarah (age 50), and son, R.V. (age 15), at Buffalo City, Erie Co., N.Y.

1900 U.S. Federal Census
Simeon Hilton, age 75, inmate, widower[[?]], born Aug 1824[[?]], New York[[?]] [[ Ontario ]], father born in New York [[ Albany, N.Y. ]], mother born in Canada[[?]] [[ Albany, N.Y. ]], residing at Erie County Almshouse, Buffalo City Ward 25, Erie Co., N.Y. His wife, Sarah Hilton, age 72, widowed[[?]], servant, born Apr 1828, Canada, 4 children living, residing at home of George Snyder, at Buffalo City Ward 7, Erie Co., N.Y.

1911 Canada Census
Simeon Hilton, age 88, groom[[?]], widower, born Aug 1822, Scotch[[?]] origin, Canadian, Protestant, residing with son, Edway Hilton (age 58), at Burgar, Welland Town, Welland Co., Ontario.

1920 Record of Death, Ontario
Simeon R. Hilton, age 97, born Crowland, son of John Hilton, died 14 Jan 1920, Welland Twp., Welland Co., Ontario, buried 16 Jan 1920, Pelham.

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