Born in Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Bedford Tower
and Lydia (Terrice) Tower
Sister of
Elizabeth (Tower) Delesdernier, Pheobe Ann Mills (Tower) Delesdernier, Lydia Ann (Tower) Mitton, Mahue Nathan Tower, Emily Jane (Tower) Maxwell, Lemuel Tower, Rebecca (Tower) Doherty, George Calvin Tower and Charlotte Ruth (Tower) Snowdon
Wife of
Christopher Atkinson
— married
23 Jul 1859 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Descendants 
Mother of
Clarence Edgar Atkinson, Annie Lillian (Atkinson) Snowden, William Amos Atkinson, John B. Atkinson, Christopher Atkinson, Charles Albert Atkinson, Medley Whitmore Atkinson, Nettie W. Atkinson, Bliss Atkinson and Arthur Bliss Atkinson
Died
at age 43
in Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2018
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Biography
Rhoda Tower was born on August 23, 1838 in Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, daughter of George Bedford Tower (~1791– ) and Lydia Terrice (1801–1882).
Her siblings were:
- Elizabeth Tower (1818–1874)
- Pheobe Ann Mills Tower (1821–~1890)
- Lydia Ann Tower (~1823–1900)
- Mahue Nathan Tower (1826–1893)
- Emily Jane Tower (1830–1896)
- Lemuel Tower (1831–1911)
- Rebecca Tower (1833–1884)
- George Calvin Tower (1836–1877)
- Charlotte Ruth Tower (1841–1879)
Rhoda (20) married Christopher Atkinson (23) (born on August 25, 1835 in Sackville, Westmorland; son of John Amos Atkinson and Leila Hicks) on July 23, 1859 in Sackville. Their known children were:
- Clarence Edgar Atkinson (1861–~1927)
- Annie Lillian Atkinson (1863–1937)
- William Amos Atkinson (1866–1934)
- John B. Atkinson (~1868–~1885)
- Christopher Atkinson (~1870– )
- Charles Albert Atkinson (~1873– )
- Medley Whitmore Atkinson (1875–1959)
- Nettie W. Atkinson (~1876– )
- Bliss Atkinson (~1878– )
- Arthur Bliss Atkinson (~1880–~1900)
Rhoda died on December 9, 1881 in Sackville, Canada, aged 43. She was buried in Westcock Cemetery, Westcock, Westmorland County, New Brunswick.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127976999/rhoda-atkinson: accessed), memorial page for Rhoda Tower Atkinson (23 Aug 1838–9 Dec 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127976999, citing Westcock Cemetery, Westcock, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by G (contributor 49058107).
See also:
- "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3QDB-J4V : accessed 18 October 2018), entry for Rhoda /Tower/, cites sources; "Howie Family Tree" file (2:2:2:MMD8-GDM), submitted 26 June 2014 by Richard Howie [identity withheld for privacy].
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rhoda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rhoda:
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~3.12%
E. (Wry) Ochowicz
:
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Brent Mitton :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Mike Bennett :
23andMe, GEDmatch M936934 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Michael Steeves :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Sandi Tower-Flechtner :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Sean O’Connor :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
David Lambert :
23andMe
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #99466
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~0.78%
Linda (Tower) Freeto :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Sharon Manson :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Susan (Manson) Rickards :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Melissa (Cady) Getchell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a018873 [compare], Ancestry member melitheawesomest
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