Benjamin
Tower
Born in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of James Tower
and Elizabeth (Whitmarsh) Tower
Brother of
Elizabeth (Tower) Pope, James Tower, John Tower, Ruth (Tower) Pope, William Tower, Deborah Tower, Mary Tower, Rachel (Tower) Percival and Ebenezer Tower
Husband of
Alice Baker (Hunter) Tower
— married
25 May 1824 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
[children unknown]
Died
at age 83
in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jul 2016
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Biography
Benjamin, son of James and Elizabeth (Whitmarsh) Tower, was born in Braintree, MA on May 9, 1792. He died on February 16, 1876 in Boston, MA and is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #166366229:accessed 26 July 2020), memorial page for Benjamin Tower (9 May 1792–16 Feb 1876), citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Janis Paulding Swanson (contributor 48116511) .
- Tower, Charlemagne Tower Genealogy (John Wilson & Son, Cambridge,Mass, 1891), p. 137, 223-4
- Deaths Registered in the City of Boston for the year 1876, City Clerk's Office, One City Hall Square, Boston, Massachusetts, #7365, Burial Permit 8173
- 'Massachusetts Archives, 220 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125, Volume 285, Page 44
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