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Family of Thomas HILTON and Rachel VEAZIE
Thomas HILTON b. 1766~. d. 1793 Dec2204 at Portland, ME2204. bd. Eastern Cemetery, Portland, ME840.
Rachel VEAZIE b. 1771 Apr 1388 at Portland, ME388. d. 1849 Oct 172204 at Portland, ME2204. bd. Eastern Cemetery, Portland, ME840.
Married2204 1791 Nov 132204 at Portland, ME2204. Rachel and Thomas were married by Rev Samuel Deane, clergyman of Portland.
At the time of his marriage2204 to Rachel Veazie, Thomas was a resident of Portland. The gravestone840 of Rachel Shaw has, below her name, death date and age, and just above "Samuel Shaw," "Thomas Hilton died Dec 1793." That death date coincides with Maine vital records2204.
The death of a Thomas Hilton at Portland, Maine, was reported in the Eastern Herald (Maine Genealogist, v26:113, Probate and Misc. Notices from ---, 1793; James L Hansen,) as "Died last Saturday morning, Mr Thomas Hilton of Portland, age 27, leaving a wife and one child. (31 Aug 1793)." A mortuary notice [Eastern Herald (Portland, Maine), Sat., Aug 31, 1793, p 3; genealogybank.com] reads (from the image, under "Portland"): "Died last Saturday morning, Mr. Thomas Hilton of this town, aged 27 years, a man whose industry and economy were truly exemplary, and whose prospects in life were extremely flattering; but, alas! 'Not all our care eludes the gloomy grave.' He has left a widow and one child to lament their loss." If those notices are the Thomas Hilton herein, it indicates a death date of Aug 24, 1793, and approximate birth date of 1766. The cemetery headstone is preferred, as it indicates a direct connection between Rachel Shaw and Thomas Hilton.
Maine Genealogy (Little)394 and Bangor Hist. Mag.388 both have Rachel died Nov 10, 1797, clearly an error as other information indicates, for instance, Rachel Hilton married2204 Samuel Shaw in 1803, corroborated by a marriage notice [Gazette (Portland, Maine), Mon., Jun 13, 1803, p 3; genealogybank.com] which reads: "In this town, Capt. Samuel Shaw to Mrs. Rachel Hilton." Further, the gravestone840 for Rachel Shaw, which has, on the same stone, husband Thomas Hilton and husband Samuel Shaw, has "Died Oct 16 1819." The magazine information cited above is probably a confusion with Rachel's mother who died that date. Further corroboration for the 1849 date is provided by an Oct 23, 1849, obituary5994 in the Portland (Maine) Weekly Advertiser (in the "Deaths" column) which reads: "In this city, 16th inst., Mrs Rachel Shaw, widow of the late Capt Samuel Shaw, aged 78 years."
Hillman800, pp 223-228, has much detailed information regarding Rachel, Thomas Hilton and Samuel Shaw.
Children of Thomas HILTON and Rachel VEAZIE:
| 1. | Augusta HILTON800 b. 1792~800 at Portland, ME2204. | ||||
| md. John HUNT |