"To have shrunk, under such circumstances, from manly resistence, would have been a degradation blasting our best and proudest hopes; it would have struck us from the high ranks where the virtuous struggles of our fathers had placed us, and have betrayed the magnificent legacy which we hold in trust for future generations.
- President James Madison, November 1812
Levi Hilton is my great great great grandfather, direct line through my father; he is the son of David Hilton, and great great great grandson of William Hilton, who immigrated from England on The Fortune in 1621 (see Wm Hilton and David Hilton posts).
Levi is a veteran of the War of 1812, New York Militia, rank of private, from Chili, Monroe County. NY.
 |
| This photo of Levi is a copy of the daguerreotype owned by my father, Tom, that has been handed down through the family. |
He was born 11 December 1789, and died 11 April 1859. He is buried in Clarksville Cemetery, on Nash Road in Campbell Township, Ionia County, Michigan, along with his wife, Eunice (Nelson) Hilton.
No comments:
Post a Comment