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flag male ancestor  Abraham Hobart  TOWER

Born
20 October 1801 ,  Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died
19 June 1881 ,  Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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Abraham TOWERHannah KENT
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Born: 20 October 1801 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Abraham TOWER
Mother: Hannah KENT
Paternal grandparents: Daniel TOWER , Bethiah NICHOLS
Maternal grandparents: Abel KENT , Hannah HOBART


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Abraham Hobart  married  Charlotte BATES 30 April 1826 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Charlotte BATES  was born 4 October 1806 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.  Charlotte died 11 June 1869 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA. 

Abraham Hobart TOWER died 19 June 1881 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Abraham Hobart TOWER

Abraham Hobart TOWER married flag female ancestor Charlotte BATES
Marriage date: 30 April 1826
Marriage place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Abraham Hobart TOWER and Charlotte BATES

flag baby girl ancestor Mary Nash TOWER
Born: 25 August 1827, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 April 1829, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA


flag male ancestor Abraham Hobart TOWER
Born: 1 April 1829, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 April 1904, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Lewis BROWNE 24 December 1851   Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

flag male ancestor Henry Clay TOWER
Born: 16 April 1831, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 May 1900, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Martha Delia JOY 31 October 1861   Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

flag male ancestor Charles Carroll TOWER
Born: 26 September 1833, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 May 1893, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Clarissa Lothrop PRATT 28 May 1860

flag female ancestor Charlotte Myra Bates TOWER
Born: 28 February 1836, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 March 1912, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Edward Everett TOWER 1860   Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

flag male ancestor Newcomb Bates TOWER
Born: 20 February 1840, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 May 1928, , Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sophronia Lawrence PARKER 19 February 1862   Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

flag male ancestor Daniel Nichols TOWER
Born: 23 February 1846, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 May 1926, , Massachusetts, USA

Married: Almatia Josephin SMITH 21 October 1871



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BirthBirth — 1801
20 October 1801
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
News1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe 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.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
marriage1826 Marriage / Partner
Abraham Hobart TOWER and Charlotte BATES 30 April 1826, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

He was 24 years old.
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
1827 Birth of Child
Mary Nash TOWER was born 25 August 1827, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham Hobart was 25 years old.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
1829 Birth of Child
Abraham Hobart TOWER was born 1 April 1829, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham Hobart was 27 years old.
1829 Death of Child
Mary Nash TOWER died 3 April 1829, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham Hobart was 27 years old.
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
1831 Birth of Child
Henry Clay TOWER was born 16 April 1831, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham Hobart was 29 years old.
1833 Birth of Child
Charles Carroll TOWER was born 26 September 1833, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham Hobart was 31 years old.
1836 Birth of Child
Charlotte Myra Bates TOWER was born 28 February 1836, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham Hobart was 34 years old.
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1840 Birth of Child
Newcomb Bates TOWER was born 20 February 1840, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham Hobart was 38 years old.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1846 Birth of Child
Daniel Nichols TOWER was born 23 February 1846, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham Hobart was 44 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
marriage1851 Marriage of Child
Abraham Hobart TOWER married 24 December 1851, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Lewis BROWNE
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
marriage1861 Marriage of Child
Henry Clay TOWER married 31 October 1861, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA to Martha Delia JOY
marriage1862 Marriage of Child
Newcomb Bates TOWER married 19 February 1862, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA to Sophronia Lawrence PARKER
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
1869 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte BATES died 11 June 1869, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
DeathDeath — 1881
19 June 1881
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 79.
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