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Joseph Tower 1686–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 FEB 1686

Birth Location: Braintree, MA

Death Date: BET 1761 AND 1767

Death Location: Braintree, MA

Father: John Tower

Mother: Sarah Harding

Spouse(s): Ruth Thayer

Children(s): Gideon Tower, Mary Tower, Joseph Tower

Joseph Tower was born in 1686 in Braintree, MA, the child of John Tower And Sarah Harding. Joseph Tower married Ruth Thayer, and had children including Gideon Tower, Joseph Tower, Mary Tower. Joseph Tower passed away in 1761 in Braintree, MA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Tower was born in 1686 in Braintree, MA, the child of John Tower And Sarah Harding.
  • Joseph Tower married Ruth Thayer, and had children including Gideon Tower, Joseph Tower, Mary Tower.
  • Joseph Tower passed away in 1761 in Braintree, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Tower
1641–1693
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah Harding
1648–1729
Birth Location: Braintree Mass.
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Thayer
1689–1752
Birth Location: Braintree, MA
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Children(s)

Gideon Tower
1723–1803
Birth Location: Randolph, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Mary Tower
1728–1811
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Tower
1725–1801
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Tower's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Tower
1686–1761
Birth Place: Braintree, MA
Parents
John Tower
1641–1693
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Harding
1648–1729
Braintree Mass.
Grandparents
John (Tower) I
1609–1702
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Margaret Ibrook
1620–1700
England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Tower
1582–1634
Dorothy Damon
1590–1629
Richard Jr.
1580–1651
Margaret Clark
1589–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brooks
1561–1612
Susan Forster
1570–1612
John Clark
1560–1615
Elizabeth Hobson
1563–1602

Joseph Tower's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Tower (27 FEB 1686–BET 1761 AND 1767) m. Ruth Thayer (17 JUL 1689–28 MAR 1752)
  1. 1. Gideon Tower 1723–1803 m. Lydia Sylvester 1727–1803
  2. 2. Mary Tower 1728–1811 m. Samuel Chessman 1723–1808
    1. 1. Eunice Chessman 1763–1812 m. Abraham Jones 1760–1821
      1. 1. Abraham Jones 1785–1786
      2. 2. Eunice Jones 1792–1879 m. Martin Eddy 1792–1851
        1. 1. Charles Eddy 1832–1918 m. Sarah Goldthwait 1833–1889
        2. 2. Edmund (F.) Eddy 1816–1895 m. Drusilla (P.) Pratt 1823–1845 m. Polly Smith 1814–1888
        3. 3. Elvira (T.) Eddy 1826–1911 m. Ebenezer Holbrook 1826–1893
        4. 4. Emeline Eddy 1818–1895 m. Alexander Holbrook 1813–1894
        5. 5. Eunice (C.) Eddy 1820–1895 m. Francis Holbrook 1821–1858
        6. 6. George Eddy 1829–1902 m. Hannah (E.) Roberts 1836–1929
        7. 7. Lorenzo (D.) Eddy 1837–1872 m. Betsey Marshall 1828–1872
        8. 8. Martin (Lawrence) Eddy 1814–1912 m. Britannia Holbrook 1824–1909
      3. 3. Joseph Jones 1794–1795
      4. 4. Lewis Jones 1787– m. Nancy Ludden 1794–
      5. 5. Moses Jones 1803–1804
      6. 6. Obadiah Jones 1786–1787
      7. 7. Olive Jones 1784–1846 m. Ebenezer (Holbrook) Jr. 1787–1871
        1. 1. Alexander Holbrook 1813–1894 m. Emeline Eddy 1818–1895
        2. 2. Britannia Holbrook 1824–1909 m. Martin (Lawrence) Eddy 1814–1912
        3. 3. Ebenezer Holbrook 1826–1893 m. Elvira (T.) Eddy 1826–1911
        4. 4. Emily Holbrook 1815–1816
        5. 5. Emily Holbrook 1817–1850 m. William Croak 1816–1845
        6. 6. Samuel (N.) Holbrook 1824–1854 m. Rebecca Jones 1828–1854
    2. 2. Hannah Chessman 1760–1816 m. Abraham Jones 1760–1821
    3. 3. Mary Chessman 1748–1779 m. William Porter 1750–1779
    4. 4. Naomi Chessman 1767–1768
    5. 5. Noah Chessman 1757–1797 m. Mary Holbrook 1756–1793
      1. 1. Naomi Chessman 1781–1806 m. John Chapin 1755–1805
      2. 2. Ruth Chessman 1790–1849 m. Jason Holbrook 1790–1866
        1. 1. Francis Holbrook 1821–1858 m. Eunice (C.) Eddy 1820–1895
        2. 2. Jason Holbrook 1809–1848 m. Lucinda Chaffin 1806–1892
        3. 3. Milla Holbrook 1828–1854 m. Charles Billings 1803–1853
        4. 4. Noah Holbrook 1813–1885 m. Silence (Webb) Cole 1817–1894
        5. 5. Ruth Holbrook 1811–1895 m. Lemuel Clark 1815–1898
      3. 3. Samuel Chessman 1787–1876 m. Susanna Dyer 1792–1869
        1. 1. Edwin Chessman 1826–1885
        2. 2. Lydia (J.) Chessman 1831–1916 m. Amasa (Stetson) Niles 1826–1903
        3. 3. Mary Chessman 1812–1887
        4. 4. Noah Chessman 1816–1906
        5. 5. Samuel Chessman 1814–1817
        6. 6. Samuel Chessman 1819–1820
        7. 7. Susan Chessman 1821–1828
        8. 8. Susan Chessman 1828–1849 m. Francis Tribou 1821–1849
    6. 6. Ruth Chessman 1754–1821 m. Atkins Clark 1751–1777
    7. 7. Samuel (Chessman) Jr. 1752–1783 m. Martha French 1759–1782
  3. 3. Joseph Tower 1725–1801

Joseph Tower's Timeline

5 Records

1685
27 FEB 1685
Birth of Joseph Tower
None
1686
27 FEB 1686
Birth of Joseph Tower in Braintree, MA
Braintree, MA
1761
1761
Age 75
Death of Joseph Tower in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1761
BET 1761 AND 1767
Age 75
Death of Joseph Tower in Braintree, MA
Braintree, MA
1762
1762
Age 76
Burial of Joseph Tower in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1685
    Record Source:
    [1] 2971.ftw
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] 2971.ftw
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1686
    Event Place: Braintree, MA
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #1057

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1761 AND 1767
    Event Place: Braintree, MA
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #1057
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