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Jeremiah A. HILTON

Jeremiah A. HILTON

Male 1852 - 1926  (73 years)

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  • Name Jeremiah A. HILTON 
    Born 30 Apr 1852  Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Feb 1926  Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Brenton Cemetery, Brenton, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I39232  Main
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2012 

    Father Capt Amos HILTON,   b. 18 Apr 1818, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1881, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Caroline TREFRY,   b. 22 May 1822, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1868, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 47 years) 
    Married 1839 
    Family ID F5664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Elizabeth ELDRIDGE,   b. 10 Jun 1857, Brenton, Yar, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1939, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Wilfred HILTON,   d. ?
    +2. David HILTON,   d. ?
     3. Eva HILTON,   d. ?
     4. Victor R HILTON,   b. 1900,   d. 1907  (Age 7 years)
    +5. Estelle Or Estella Mary HILTON,   b. Abt 1886
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F13139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1881 Canadian Census
      Birth Year <1853>
      Birthplace Nova Scotia
      Age 28
      Occupation Farmer
      Marital Status M
      Ethnic Origin English
      Head of Household Jeramiah HILTON
      Religion Baptist

      Household: Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
      Origin
      Jeramiah HILTON M Male English 28 Nova Scotia Farmer Baptist
      Sarah HILTON M Female English 24 Nova Scotia Baptist
      Luman HILTON Male English 1 Nova Scotia Baptist

      Source Information: Census Place Ohio, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Family History Library Film 1375807
      NA Film Number C-13171
      District 14
      Sub-district D
      Division 1
      Page Number 58
      Household Number 303

      Will of Jeremiah Hilton
      This is the last will and testament of Jeremiah Hilton of the village of South Ohio, in the County of Yarmouth, farmer. I will and direct that all my just debts and the charges and expenses of my funeral shall be paid by the executrix and executor hereinafter named, out of my estate. All the rest and residue of my real estate and personal estate of every nature, kind and description whatsoever and wheresoever situated or being remaining after payments of debts, charges and expenses as aforesaid. I give, devise and bequeath unto my wife Sara E. Hilton during the term of her natural life and as she may judge fit and proper sell and disperse of, convey transfer and convert into money any part of the whole of the real and personal estate, together with my pew in the Methodist Church at Brenton and lot in cemetery. After the death the remainder to be divided equally among my children namely Leman L. Hilton, Wilfred C. Hilton, Eva E. Bain, Stella M. Mullen, and David D. Hilton. I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my said wife Sara E. Hilton executrix and my son David D. Hilton executor of this my will. I hereby revoke all other wills and testamentary dispositions by me at any other time heretofore made.
      In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this eighth day of May 1919.
      (Signed) Jeremiah Hilton (Seal)
      Signed, sealed, published and declared by said Jeremiah Hilton as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us present at the same time, who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses to the due execution hereof.
      (Signed) J. Calvin Cann
      (Signed) Elizabeth B. Cann
      Registered the foregoing written document as a copy of the last will and testament of Jeremiah Hilton, late of South Ohio, in the County of Yarmouth, farmer, deceased this ninth day of March, A.D. 1926, on the oath of J. Calvin Cann, of South Ohio aforesaid, Insurance Agent, one of the subscribing witnesses to said will, there being no material alterations, interlineations or erasers in the original.

      Jeremiah Hilton found in:
      Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s
      Event: Living Year: 1896 Place: Yarmouth County Province of record source: Nova Scotia County of record source: Yarmouth Comments: Farmer. Source: McAlpine's Nova Scotia Directory for 1896, Yarmouth County, McAlpine's Publishing Company, Halifax, 1896. Volume/Page(s): 1546


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Updated 23 Dec 2023