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flag male ancestor  Edward Everett  TOWER

Born
1 February 1834 ,  Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died
23 April 1896 ,  Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 1 February 1834 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Edward Everett  married  Charlotte Myra Bates TOWER abt. 1860 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Charlotte Myra Bates TOWER  was born 28 February 1836 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.  Charlotte Myra Bates died 16 March 1912 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.  Charlotte Myra Bates was the child of Abraham Hobart TOWER and Charlotte BATES.

Edward Everett TOWER died 23 April 1896 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Edward Everett TOWER

Edward Everett TOWER married flag female ancestor Charlotte Myra Bates TOWER
Marriage date: abt. 1860
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Charlotte Myra Bates TOWER was the child of Abraham Hobart TOWER and Charlotte BATES

Children of Edward Everett TOWER and Charlotte Myra Bates TOWER

flag female ancestor Grace Everett TOWER
Born: 1 June 1861, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 31 July 1936, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA


flag male ancestor Edward Horatio TOWER
Born: 15 March 1863, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 April 1937, , Massachusetts, USA


flag female ancestor Edith Josephine TOWER
Born: 10 February 1867, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1966, , Massachusetts, USA


flag baby boy ancestor Henry Earl TOWER
Born: 26 March 1868, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 August 1868, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA


flag male ancestor Burgess Clifford TOWER
Born: 26 January 1874, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1949, , Massachusetts, USA


flag male ancestor Russell Bates TOWER
Born: 30 October 1876, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 December 1952,




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BirthBirth — 1834
1 February 1834
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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
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
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
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
1861 Birth of Child
Grace Everett TOWER was born 1 June 1861, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Everett was 27 years old.
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
1863 Birth of Child
Edward Horatio TOWER was born 15 March 1863, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Everett was 29 years old.
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.
1867 Birth of Child
Edith Josephine TOWER was born 10 February 1867, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Everett was 33 years old.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Birth of Child
Henry Earl TOWER was born 26 March 1868, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Everett was 34 years old.
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.
1874 Birth of Child
Burgess Clifford TOWER was born 26 January 1874, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Everett was 40 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
1876 Birth of Child
Russell Bates TOWER was born 30 October 1876, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Everett was 42 years old.
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
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
DeathDeath — 1896
23 April 1896
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 62.
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