Rachel
TOWER
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Born: 16 March 1674 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Rachel married Joshua BATES 15 January 1696 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Joshua BATES was born 14 August 1671 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Joshua died 23 September 1757 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Joshua was the child of Joseph BATES and Esther HILLIARD.
Rachel TOWER died 23 September 1756 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Joshua BATESMarriage date: 15 January 1696
Marriage place: Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Joshua BATES was the child of Joseph BATES and Esther HILLIARD
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Birth — 167416 March 1674
Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1696 Marriage / PartnerRachel TOWER and Joshua BATES 15 January 1696, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
She was 21 years old.
Death — 175623 September 1756
Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 82.
Record added: 7/3/2021 11:36:39 AM
Last updated: 7/3/2021 11:38:03 AM
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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
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