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1. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection

Description

1. 3.36 linear feet (8 boxes)

Summary

1. Emma A. Smith (1850-1946) was a genealogist and the final executor of the Samuel J. Tilden estate. The collection contains her notes and correspondence relating to genealogical research into the Nathaniel Tilden family of Scituate, Massachusetts, and other allied New England families including the Tuthill, Wheadon, and Youngs families. Although Samuel J. Tilden was a direct descendant of Nathaniel Tilden, this collection contains no genealogical material relating to him. Smith's genealogical research into the family of Samuel J. Tilden is present in the Samuel J. Tilden papers.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

Subject

1. Tilden, Nathaniel
2. Tilden family
3. Tuttle family
4. Wheadon family
5. Young family
6. Families -- Connecticut
7. Families -- New York (State) -- Long Island
8. Branford (CT) -- Genealogy
9. Long Island (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
10. Scituate (Mass.) -- Genealogy
11. Southold (N.Y.) -- Genealogy

Genre/Form

1. Genealogies.

Call number

1. MssCol NYGB 18239

Language

1. English

Source (note)

1. Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

Location of other archival materials (note)

1. Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

Provenance (note)

1. Presented to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society by Emma A. Smith (Mrs. George W. Smith) in 1936 and 1940.

Author

1. Smith, Emma A., 1850-1946.

Title

1. Tilden family genealogical research papers, 1888-1937.

Location of other archival materials

1. Jones Family Papers, 1695 - 1876; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
2. Samuel J. Tilden letters to Catherine Peirson, 1848-1863, 1874, 1880, undated; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
3. Samuel J. Tilden papers, 1794-1886, bulk (1835-1876); Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

Provenance

1. Presented to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society by Emma A. Smith (Mrs. George W. Smith) in 1936 and 1940.

Source

1. Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2008.

Added author

1. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.

Research call number

1. MssCol NYGB 18239