Lydia H. Tilton

Lydia Priscilla Heath was born in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, July 10, 1839. Her mother was Chloe (Blake) Heath (1800–1877). Her father was Abel Heath (1797–1852), a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who was known to the Methodists throughout New England. He died during a Session of Conference in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1852, leaving a widow and eight children. From this time, Lydia resided in Manchester, New Hampshire. She was educated in the public schools of Manchester, and in the New Hampshire Conference Seminary. ==Career==

Tilton taught in the latter school, and in Henniker Academy. and thereafter resided in Washington, D.C., They had two daughters, Emma (b. 1872) and Anna (b. 1874). and the Superintendent of Temperance Instruction of the Non-Partisan National Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Washington, D.C. Subsequently, she served as the national legislative secretary of the Non-Partisan National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, being active in its work. ==Death==

Lydia H. Tilton died in Washington, D.C., July 26, 1915. Burial was at Arlington National Cemetery. ==Selected works==

Poems • "All Things" (1883) • "The Bridal Wreath" (1883) • "Furnishing the House" (1883) • "The Kiss at the Door" (1883) • "Words" (1895) • "All Things" (1895) • "The Sparrows" (1895) Songs • "Old Glory" (lyrics) ==References==