Joseph Tower (1685 - bef. 1767)

Born 27 Feb 1685 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Thayer) Tower — married 1709 (to 28 Mar 1752) in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died before 1767 before age 81 in Braintree, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Joseph, son of John and Sarah (Harding) Tower, was born at Braintree, MA on February 27, 1685/86.^[1]

Research notes

From Sprague: No Probate.

Married 1st about 1709, Ruth Thayer, born Jul. 17, 1698, buried Mar. 28, 1752 (Rev. S. Niles Diary), dau. of Nathaniel & Hannah (Hayden) Thayer.

(Married) intention only Mar. 27, 1756, Elizabeth Arnold, probably widow of Ephraim4 Arnold.

(Married) intention only Sep. 1759, Hannah Jones, widow of Ephraim Jones, born at Weymouth, buried Sep. 17, 1760 as widow of Ephraim Jones, dau. of Joseph & Sarah (____) Richards of Weymouth.

Joseph Tower probably had but one wife, possibly two, certainly not three.

He is called "setwork cooper" in deeds, resided 1731-4 on the 15th lot on present Tower Hill, Randolph, then with son John who lived on Pond St. Braintree west side, at Randolph line. He was elected constable 1743 but was released from serving.

- dau.... buried Jan.31,1725/6 (Rev. S. Niles Diary). - child... buried May 22,1732 (Diary of Rev. S. Niles).

Sources

1. ↑ Samuel A. Bates, ed., Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640 to 1793, (Randolph: Daniel H. Huxford, Printer, 1886), p. 664

• Tower, Charlemagne Tower Genealogy (John Wilson & Son, Cambridge,Mass, 1891). p.72
• Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain. Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, MA. 1640-1850 (2001) Numbers 5096-7, 4625. [1]

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