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First Name
Last Name
John TOWER

John TOWER[1]

Male 1609 - 1702  (~ 92 years)

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  • Name John TOWER 
    Born May 1609  Hingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 14 May 1609  Hingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Migration 1 Jun 1637  Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Farmer, way-warden, constable, fence-viewer 
    Residence Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigrant? Y 
    Died 13 Feb 1702  Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried High Street Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I12297  Main
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2023 

    Father Robert TOWER,   b. 1582, Hingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1634, Hingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Dorothy DAMON,   b. 1590, Hingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1629, Hingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Family ID F32207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret IBROOK,   b. 3 Sep 1620, Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1700, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1639  Charlestown [Boston], Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John TOWER,   b. 13 Dec 1639, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1693, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    +2. Ibrook TOWER,   b. 7 Feb 1643, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1732, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Jonathan TOWER,   b. 1 Aug 1641, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1701, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. Jeremiah TOWER,   b. 9 Mar 1645, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1677, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     5. Elizabeth TOWER,   b. 4 Jun 1648, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ?
     6. Sarah TOWER,   b. 16 Jul 1650, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1722, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     7. Hannah TOWER,   b. 17 Jul 1652, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1722, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     8. Benjamin TOWER,   b. 5 Nov 1654, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1722, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     9. Jemina TOWER,   b. 25 Apr 1660, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ?
     10. Samuel TOWER,   b. 26 Jan 1662, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1724, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     11. Mary TOWER,   b. Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ?
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F4142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - May 1609 - Hingham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 14 May 1609 - Hingham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - 1 Jun 1637 - Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Feb 1702 - Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - High Street Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Margaret Brook Tower    		John Tower
    Monument
    The Tower Memorial was constructed in 1913 and dedicated on July 3, 1914.

  • Notes 
    • s/o Robert TOWER and Dorothy DAMON

  • Sources 
    1. [S47] New England Marriages To 1700, Torrey, Clarence Almon.

    2. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 28416967.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023