Daniel
TOWER
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Born: 23 June 1720 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Daniel married Bethiah NICHOLS 5 January 1740 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bethiah NICHOLS was born 12 May 1724 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Bethiah died 25 April 1813 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
Daniel TOWER died 28 January 1800 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Bethiah NICHOLSMarriage date: 5 January 1740
Marriage place: Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Daniel TOWER and Bethiah NICHOLS
Abraham TOWERDied: 26 September 1832, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 172023 June 1720
Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1740 Marriage / PartnerDaniel TOWER and Bethiah NICHOLS 5 January 1740, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
He was 19 years old.
1752 Birth of ChildAbraham TOWER was born 18 April 1752, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
Daniel was 31 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Marriage of ChildAbraham TOWER married 30 August 1789, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth KENT
Death — 180028 January 1800
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 79.
Record added: 2/2/2026 7:07:03 PM
Last updated: 2/2/2026 7:08:00 PM
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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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