Mary Cosens

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28486

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-4435
• Occupation: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

Charles — Ann Miller. Ann was born 1810, , England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ann Cosens
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-4438

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94953170
• Residence: Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52856

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OVER NINETY YEARS OF AGE

Death of Mrs. Wm. Tilt, Mother of Mrs J. Bechtel, Waterloo.

The death occurred at Blair on Friday evening at 8 o'clock of Mrs. Wm Tilt, mother of Mrs. J. Bechtel, Waterloo and Mr. Geo. A. Tilt, Blair, at the advanced age of 90 years. The aged lady had been confined to her bed for five weeks past, death being due to the infirmities of old age.

Mrs. Tilt, whose maiden name was Caroline Cosens, was borne in Hampshire, England, in 1817. The family emigrated to Canada in the spring of 1833, spending eight weeks on board of ship, which was an old warship called the "Lord Melville." The party came up the St. Lawrence river in rowboats as far as Prescott, where they took a steamer to Toronto, which was then a small town. They then hired a schooner to take them to Hamilton, and remained in the schooner over Sunday the party afterwards hired teams to bring them up the country to what is now known as German Mills.

Mr. Charles Cosens, father of Mrs. Tilt, purchased the farm north of Preston, now owned by Mr. C Green, where the family resided for a number of years.

In October of 1833 Mrs. Tilt left her home here to walk to where her married sister lived near Clinton. The first day she walked twenty miles, the next day twelve miles to Stratford, then called "Little Thames."

In 1834 she was married to the. late William Tilt, and in 1839 moved to Blair, then called "Carlisle," where she has resided ever since.

The funeral took place at Blair on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, services being held at the residence.

Among those present were the following: Mrs. J.Bechtel & Mr. & Mrs.B. F. Bechtel, and Mr. Chas. Bechtel, Mrs. Emily Martin, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Doblin, Miss E. Bechtel, Mrs. Wilson B. Bechtel, Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bechtel, Elmira, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Watson, Doon.

The Chronicle Telegraph 16 May 1907, p. 4

Charles married Ann Goodall 14 Jul 1806, Wield, , Hampshire, England. Ann was born 2 Mar 1787, Dorking, , Surrey, England; died 3 Apr 1853, Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Turners Cemetery, Tuckersmith Twp., Huron Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ann Cosens
• Residence: Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-125359