Newell S. Tilton Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Barbara Gottlock - BGOTTLOC@ccsd.edu

Surname: TILTON
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915


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     NEWELL S. TILTON, of Exeter, N. H., owner of forty acres of land,
and who also owns a share of sixty acres of the Tilton estate, is engaged in
general farming. He was born in the town of Exeter, July 26, 1851, a son
of Joseph and Martha J. (Smith) Tilton, both of Stratham. The father
was a carpenter and farmer, following agriculture during his latter years.
In politics he was a republican and he and his wife were affiliated with the
Methodist church. He was one of nine men who organized the First Metho-
dist Church of South Boston, Mass., he going to Boston in 1834. He sub-
sequently returned to Exeter, however, and spent his latter years here. He
and his wife are both deceased.
     Newell S. Tilton was educated in the common schools and subsequently
learned the carpenter's trade with Lemuel Bunker at Rye, N. H. After having
followed it for six years he engaged in lumbering and farming and was thus
occupied until he became road agent, in which office he served for seventeen
consecutive years. He is a republican in politics. He belongs to the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, which he joined January 26, 1875, and is
past grand of his lodge, of which only three of the original members are now
living.
     Mr. Tilton was married April 13,  1893, to Miss Nellie A. Favor, a native
of Weare, N. H., and daughter of Hiram and Mary (Proctor) Favor. Her

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father was connected. with the saw-mill industry. The children in the Favor
family were Sidney,. Eva (now deceased, who was wife of Charles Lund),
Nellie A., now Mrs. Tilton, and Burt. Mr. and Mrs. Tilton attend the Phil-
lips Congregational church.

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