Henry Clay
TOWER
(b.
16 April 1831
,
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
d.
2 May 1900
,
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Henry Clay TOWER was born 16 April 1831 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Henry Clay TOWER was the child of Abraham Hobart TOWER and Charlotte BATES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Abraham TOWER and Hannah KENTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Henry Clay married Martha Delia JOY 31 October 1861 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martha Delia JOY was born 28 November 1836 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA. Martha Delia died 16 September 1907 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
Henry Clay TOWER died 2 May 1900 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Martha Delia JOY-- Date: 31 October 1861 Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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1831 Birth 16 April 1831
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1854 Birth of ChildLaura Snow TOWER was born 4 January 1854, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Henry Clay was 22 years old.
1861 Marriage / PartnerHenry Clay TOWER and Martha Delia JOY 31 October 1861, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
He was 30 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1900 Death 2 May 1900
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 69.
Added: 2/2/2026 7:11:36 PM
- Updated: 2/2/2026 7:28:26 PM
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