Tillotson Terrell, born 1 May 1785 in Waterbury

Waterbury, Connecticut

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, New Haven

New Haven County, Connecticut

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, Connecticut

Connecticut

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, was one of first twenty settlers of Ridgeville Township in what is now Lorain County

Lorain County, Ohio

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, Ohio

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. He, along with several others, traded their land in Connecticut for 1/4 of the land in Ridgeville and made the trip on horseback and foot.

Tillotson died 23 December 1838 in Ridgeville. His mother, Rhoda Williams, was a survivor of the Wyoming Massacre.

External links

• Early History of Lorian County