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flag female ancestor  Elizabeth  TOWER

Born
23 October 1803 ,  Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died
10 November 1888 ,  Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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Abraham TOWERHannah KENT
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Born: 23 October 1803 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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Elizabeth  married  Laban SOUTHER January 1821 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Laban SOUTHER  was born 5 January 1800 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.  Laban died 5 August 1860 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA. 

Elizabeth TOWER died 10 November 1888 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Elizabeth TOWER

Elizabeth TOWER married flag male ancestor Laban SOUTHER
Marriage date: January 1821
Marriage place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Laban SOUTHER and Elizabeth TOWER

flag male ancestor Edwin Francis SOUTHER
Born: 1 December 1822, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 March 1901, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Harriet FARROW 8 February 1846   Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

flag female ancestor Sarah Elizabeth SOUTHER
Born: 1 May 1825, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 July 1887,

Married: William B TOWER 8 June 1853

flag female ancestor Abigail Tower SOUTHER
Born: 15 September 1827, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 May 1859, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA


flag male ancestor Andrew Jackson SOUTHER
Born: 17 November 1831, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 March 1898, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary A T HYDEN 1856   Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Married: Mehitable Copeland HARTWELL 17 July 1861   Place: Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro)

flag male ancestor Abraham Tower SOUTHER
Born: 25 May 1833, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 May 1850,


flag female ancestor Augusta Anna SOUTHER
Born: 22 August 1842, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 November 1922, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA


flag female ancestor Hanna Hobart SOUTHER
Born: 5 August 1846, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 June 1903,




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BirthBirth — 1803
23 October 1803
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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
marriage1821 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth TOWER and Laban SOUTHER January 1821, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

She was 17 years old.
1822 Birth of Child
Edwin Francis SOUTHER was born 1 December 1822, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 19 years old.
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
1825 Birth of Child
Sarah Elizabeth SOUTHER was born 1 May 1825, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 21 years old.
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
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
Abigail Tower SOUTHER was born 15 September 1827, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 23 years old.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
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
Andrew Jackson SOUTHER was born 17 November 1831, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 28 years old.
1833 Birth of Child
Abraham Tower SOUTHER was born 25 May 1833, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 29 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
1842 Birth of Child
Augusta Anna SOUTHER was born 22 August 1842, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 38 years old.
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
marriage1846 Marriage of Child
Edwin Francis SOUTHER married 8 February 1846, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA to Harriet FARROW
1846 Birth of Child
Hanna Hobart SOUTHER was born 5 August 1846, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 42 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
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
1859 Death of Child
Abigail Tower SOUTHER died 16 May 1859, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 55 years old.
1860 Death of Spouse/Partner
Laban SOUTHER died 5 August 1860, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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
Andrew Jackson SOUTHER married 17 July 1861, Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro) to Mehitable Copeland HARTWELL
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
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)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
DeathDeath — 1888
10 November 1888
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 85.
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