Caroline "Carrie" Cosens

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• Name: Caroline "Carrie" Tilt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52711
• Immigration: 1832
• Immigration: 1832, , Canada
• Residence: 1839, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian

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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

Caroline married William Tilt 1834, , Ontario, Canada. William was born 26 Jun 1805, Capel, , Surrey, England; died 4 Apr 1883, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Louisa Tilt was born 8 Aug 1834, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 2 Mar 1835; died 14 Mar 1913, Dorchester South Township, Elgin Co., Ontario.
2. Nathaniel Tilt was born 17 May 1836, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1919; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Francis Tilt was born 1837, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 1914, , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
4. Thomas William Tilt was born 9 Jul 1840, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 1919, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maitland Cemetery, Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario.
5. Annie J. Tilt was born 14 Mar 1842, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1902, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
6. Isaac C. Tilt was born 1843, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Sep 1904, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada.
7. Arthur Tilt was born 1848, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
8. Ellen Tilt was born 29 Jun 1852, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1928, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 May 1928, Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
9. Caroline "Carrie" Tilt was born 29 Jan 1855, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1945, Brookfield, Cook, Illinois, United States; was buried 29 Jan 1945, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
10. George Albert Tilt was born 19 Sep 1857, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Apr 1927, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Apr 1927, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
11. Elizabeth Sarah "Libby" Tilt was born 7 Nov 1858, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1938, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Sep 1938, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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

Notes:

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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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94953260
• Name: Ann Cosens
• Residence: Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-125359