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Ruth Tower 1762–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1762

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: August 3, 1823

Death Location: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Gideon Tower

Mother: Lydia Sylvester

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In 1762, Ruth Tower entered the world in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Gideon Tower And Lydia Sylvester. Ruth Tower passed away in 1823 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1762, Ruth Tower entered the world in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Gideon Tower And Lydia Sylvester.
  • Ruth Tower passed away in 1823 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Ruth Tower's Ancestors

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Ruth Tower
1762–1823
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Gideon Tower
1723–1803
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Sylvester
1730–1810
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Tower
1685–1762
New Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Thayer
1689–1752
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin Sylvester
1698–1776
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Liscomb
1711–1774
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1639–1693
Sarah Harding
1648–1729
Nathaniel Thayer
1657–1728
Benjamin Sylvester
1657–1733
Lydia Standlake
–1733
Philip Liscomb
1675–1743
Charity Jordan
1678–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1609–1702
Margaret Ibrook
1620–1700
Richard Sr.
1608–1663
Naomi Torrey
1614–1663
John Liscomb
1633–1680
Hannah Hazard
1642–1701

Ruth Tower's Timeline

2 Records

1762
About 1762
Birth of Ruth Tower in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1823
August 3, 1823
Age 61
Death of Ruth Tower in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1762
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 3, 1823
    Event Place: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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