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Samuel Leonard Tilley was born in a small bedroom off the formal parlour, 8 May 1818. It was common in the early homes of New Brunswick to have a bedroom off the parlour. The room was only used on special occasions: births, illness, visiting clergy, or elderly relatives. Because of its occupants, the room witnessed some of the happiest family events such as births and recoveries from illness, but sadly, it also witnessed the deaths of those who could not fight off the ravages of 19th century disease.

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Bed in Tilley Birth Room, Tilley House
c. 1820
Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada


Credits:
Gift of Margaret Tilley Mears, 1975
Queens County Historical Society & Museum Inc.