Hannah Kent TOWER

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3 May 1806 , Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Died

14 December 1843 , Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Abraham TOWER Hannah KENT

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Born: 3 May 1806 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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Hannah Kent married Josiah Oakes LAWRENCE 12 November 1826 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Josiah Oakes LAWRENCE was born 6 May 1805 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA. Josiah Oakes died 26 April 1865 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.

Hannah Kent TOWER died 14 December 1843 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Hannah Kent TOWER married

Josiah Oakes LAWRENCE
Marriage date: 12 November 1826
Marriage place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Josiah Oakes LAWRENCE and Hannah Kent TOWER

Maria Smith LAWRENCE

Born: 23 December 1828, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1923,

Married: Charles Henry WILLARD 15 January 1852 Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Susanna Wendall LAWRENCE

Born: 18 July 1831, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

George W LAWRENCE

Born: 29 February 1832, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 October 1860,

Lymon (Lyman) LAWRENCE

Born: 16 June 1839, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Married: Sarah Jane WHITNEY 24 March 1864 Place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah Tower LAWRENCE

Born: 16 June 1843, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 May 1876, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1806
3 May 1806
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage / Partner
Hannah Kent TOWER and Josiah Oakes LAWRENCE 12 November 1826, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

1826 - 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.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1828 Birth of Child
Maria Smith LAWRENCE was born 23 December 1828, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah Kent was 22 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - 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
Susanna Wendall LAWRENCE was born 18 July 1831, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah Kent was 25 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
George W LAWRENCE was born 29 February 1832, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah Kent was 25 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Lymon (Lyman) LAWRENCE was born 16 June 1839, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah Kent was 33 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From 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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States