Joseph TOWER

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28 July 1745 , Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

20 April 1823 , Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

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Joseph TOWER Deborah TAYLOR

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Born: 28 July 1745 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Joseph TOWER

Mother: Deborah TAYLOR

Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Joseph married Sarah HERSEY 30 July 1767 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah HERSEY was born 10 August 1745 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah died 22 September 1839 in Worthington, Massachusetts, USA.

Joseph TOWER died 20 April 1823 in Worthington, Massachusetts, USA.
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Joseph TOWER married

Sarah HERSEY
Marriage date: 30 July 1767
Marriage place: Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Joseph TOWER and Sarah HERSEY

Ezekiel TOWER

Born: December 1781, Hingham, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 6 March 1855, Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1745
28 July 1745
Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TOWER and Sarah HERSEY 30 July 1767, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

Revolutionary War
TOWER, JOSEPH
Ancestor #: A115299
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 7-28-1745 HINGHAM MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 4-20-1823 WORTHINGTON MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description: 1) CAPT LORING

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1) SARAH HERSEY
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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1781 Birth of Child
Ezekiel TOWER was born December 1781, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 36 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

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Name: Joseph Tower
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Death Date: 20 Apr 1823
Death Place: Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 79
Birth Date: 1744
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00998-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1872268
Reference ID: 155

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North Cemetery Worthington Center, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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North Cemetery Worthington Center, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state