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Sarah Tower 1717–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 24, 1717

Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts

Death Date: Feb. 1802

Death Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father:

Mother: Sarah Lincoln

Spouse(s): John Whitcomb

Children(s): Elizabeth Whitcomb, Thomas Whitcomb, Simion Whitcomb

Sarah Tower was born in 1717 in Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, the child of Daniel Tower And Sarah Lincoln. In 1609, Sarah Tower resided in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah Tower married John Whitcomb, and had children including Elizabeth Betty Sarah Whitcomb, Simion Whitcomb, Thomas Whitcomb. Sarah Tower passed away in 1802 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Sarah Tower was born in 1717 in Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, the child of Daniel Tower And Sarah Lincoln.
  • In 1609, Sarah Tower resided in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Sarah Tower married John Whitcomb, and had children including Elizabeth Betty Sarah Whitcomb, Simion Whitcomb, Thomas Whitcomb.
  • Sarah Tower passed away in 1802 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Tower's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Tower
1717–1802
Birth Place: Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Parents
Sarah Lincoln
1694–1754
Hingham, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Mordecai (Lincoln) Sr
1655–1727
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel I
1622–1640
Martha Lyford
1624–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Lincoln
1575–1640
Bridget Gilman
1582–
Rev. Lyford
1574–1634

Sarah Tower's Descendants

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Sarah Tower (June 24, 1717–Feb. 1802) m. John Whitcomb (24 Nov 1731–31 Mar 1835)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betty" Sarah) Whitcomb 1738–1824 m. Ezekiel Lincoln 1734–1776
    1. 1. Winifred Lincoln 1760– m. Thomas Kilby 1757–1839
      1. 1. Hepzibah Kilby 1788–1867 m. John Willson 1787–1861
        1. 1. Hepzybah (“Hepzibah, Hepsibah, Hepsebeth, Hepyebah”) Kilby 1825–1890 m. Jospeh Battles 1821–1910
  2. 2. Thomas Whitcomb 1759–1828
  3. 3. Simion Whitcomb 1762–

Sarah Tower's Timeline

5 Records

1609
1609-1891
Sarah Tower resided here in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1717
June 24, 1717
Birth of Sarah Tower in Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
1734
29 Aug 1734
Age 17
Sarah Tower was married in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1790
1790
Age 73
Sarah Tower resided here in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1802
Feb. 1802
Age 85
Death of Sarah Tower in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 24, 1717
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1734
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1609-1891
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Tower genealogy : an account of the descendants of John Tower, of Hingham, Mass.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 311; Image: 349; Family History Library Film: 0568144

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb. 1802
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 124
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 124

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