William TILDEN

1800 - 1872  (72 years)

• Name	William TILDEN
  Born	22 Feb 1800	Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Oct 1872	Washington, Le Sueur, Minnesota
  Person ID	I3555	Main
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2003

  
  

  Father	Ebenezer TILDEN,   b. 18 Sep 1778, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut ,   d. 24 Feb 1837, Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Sarah HATCH,   b. 1782, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut
  Married	1802	Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut
  Notes	Husband and wife are 3rd cousins. Anc: William Furber & Mary Newby
  Family ID	F2465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret SMITH,   b. Abt 1797, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1860, Dodge County, Minnesota  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Married	Bef 1819	Dodge County, Minnesota
  Children	+ 1. John F. TILDEN,   b. 25 Feb 1813, Thetford Center, Orange, Vermont ,   d. 1 Apr 1887  (Age 74 years) + 2. William Ebenezer TILDEN,   b. 10 Apr 1826, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1 Mar 1886, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, S Dakota  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	17 May 2019
  Family ID	F2467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth SHERWOOD,   b. 1836, Canada
  Married	1857
  Children	1. Alice E. TILDEN,   b. 1862, Minnesota, USA
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F2468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Feb 1800 - Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  1. William T.18 Tilden (Ebenezer17, Joshua16, Joshua15, Stephen14, Stephen13, Stephen12, Nathaniel11, Thomas10, Richard9, Richard8, Ro bert7 TYLDEN, John6, born February 22, 1800 in Coventry, Tolland, Conneticut1 , and died October 15, 1872 in Washington Township, Le Sueur Co. MN2. He marri ed (1) Margaret Smith in Dodge, Minnesota. She was born ABT 1797 in Pennsylvan ia, and died 1860 in Dodge County, MN. He married (2) Mary Jane Sherwood ABT 1 857. She was born ABT 1836 in St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada3, and died ABT 1905 in Reeve, Wisconsin4. Notes for William T. Tilden: William T. Tilden was born in Conneticut (Coventry) not Pennsylvania as Etta Pease Johnson (his great-granddaughter) wrote in her diary and in a letter to her son Theodore. Etta also said her grandmother was born in Pennsylvania. She said "grandmother" , but in the "family Bible" (which Etta wrote) she listed her grandmother - Ma ry Tilden's place of birth as Holmes Co. Ohio, so we assume she meant her grea t-grandmother, Margaret Smith was born in Pennsylvania. Holmes County, Ohio wa s settled by Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish (amongst others) and since Ohio did not become a state until 1803 there may have been some confusion over what was Pennsylvania or Ohio*. The census index for 1830 lists a William TildAN (note spelling) and a Mary (Margaret?) in Holmes County, Ohio (township MEC). Some of the notes written by Helen Tilden McGovern and a Dr. Benjamin R. Tilden (Ti lden family genealogist of Marion, Mass in the 1960's), lists Sally or Sarah H atch as William's first wife, with Margaret Smith as second and (Elizabeth)) S herwood as third. (Eliza A. Sherwood was Austins (Williams' son) second wife), William was married to Mary Jane Sherwood- there are several inconsistencies i n Bejamin Tilden's work. Joan is certain that Sally (Sarah) Hatch was William' s mother because Sally (Sarah) Hatch is listed as the wife of Ebenezer Tilden and that Margaret Smith was his first wife. Etta's mother Margaret (Maggie) wa s probably named after Margaret Tilden. In many records William is listed as a Doctor and one note says "Herb" Doctor. (this is also in Etta's diary - also see notes under Elbert Tilden). Although William died in St. Peter, his body w as later moved to Concord, Dodge County. Notes from Dr. Benjamin Tilden (1961) say that William Tilden (Sr.) was a large man weighing about 300 pounds. He w as known as Squire and Doctor Tilden. Mary Jane Sherwood, William's second wif e, was a sister to Ann Sherwood, Austin (William's son) Tilden's second wife. Helen McGovern's notes state that the Sherwood's (the two sisters and a brothe r) came to Minnesota through Canada and Wisconsin as they were Tories and had to escape to Canada during the Revolutionary War. Children of William Tilden a nd Ann Sherwood were Alice, Harriet, Cecelia, Ellsworth, and Joseph. Etta also told her children and grandchildren that Samuel J. Tilden was a great uncle. Research indicates that he is a 3rd cousin (3 generations removed from Joan Sch uette). Our common ancestor with Samuel is Stephen Tilden Jr., b. 1663), Samue l J. Tiden is a cousin to Joshua Tilden, William's grandfather. *In the la te 1700's the Northwest Territory exploration and development was underway. Ex isting states tried to lay claim to the land of Ohio. Groups of people from New England came to settle or buy land, as well as from Pennsylvania, Kentucky an d Virginia. In 1795 the Indians surrendered claim too much of the territory an d it was opened for development. Our Tilden family was part of this land movem ent. 600-acre tracts in the Ohio Territory sold for as low as 66 cents an acre . Settlers could later sub-divide their property, sell at a profit and move we st to do the same. Our family moved to Miami County, Indiana (Gilead) near Per u, Indiana, and then to Dodge, Kandiyohi and Ramsey County Minnesota. They did not do a lot of farming, but bought and sold lan