Benjamin
TOWER
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Born: 22 September 1744 in Cumberland, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Benjamin married Ann FINNEY 1 May 1766 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ann FINNEY was born 26 August 1747 in Warren, Rhode Island, USA. Ann died 9 April 1804
Benjamin TOWER died 8 July 1804 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Benjamin TOWER
Ann FINNEYMarriage date: 1 May 1766
Marriage place: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Children of Benjamin TOWER and Ann FINNEY
Benjamin TOWERDied: abt. 1851, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Birth — 174422 September 1744
Cumberland, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1766 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin TOWER and Ann FINNEY 1 May 1766, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
He was 21 years old.
1770 Birth of ChildBenjamin TOWER was born 3 May 1770, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Benjamin was 25 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 18048 July 1804
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 59.
Record added: 12/18/2025 10:39:38 AM
Last updated: 12/18/2025 10:40:15 AM
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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