Born in Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Tower
and Alfretta (Briggs) Tower
Sister of
James Walter Tower, Alice Laurilla (Tower) Reiley, Lulu May (Tower) Nelson, Agnes Annabel (Tower) Fitzgerald, Charles Elmer Tower, Vinetta Gladys (Tower) Elliott, Melissa Leona (Tower) Harrison, William Tower and Geroge Basil Tower
Wife of
William Andrew (Riley) Reiley
— married
19 Sep 1917 (to 1923) in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Wife of
James Marshall
— married
21 Dec 1925 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Wife of
Frederick Bertram O'Brien
— married
1929 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Phyllis Elinor (Riley) Leblanc, Helen Marion (Riley) Dill, William Walter Riley, Greta Alfretta (Reiley) Tristram and Frederick B. O'Brien
Died
at age 34
in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Feb 2021
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Biography
Greta (Tower) O'Brien died from complications of childbirth.
1901 Residence • W, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1911 Residence • Cumberland Sub-Districts 1-45, Nova Scotia, Canada
1926 Immigration
1930 Residence • Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Died in childbirth[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120300731/greta-reiley_o'brien : accessed 08 April 2022), memorial page for Greta Tower Reiley O'Brien (28 Dec 1899–7 Jul 1934), Find A Grave: Memorial #120300731 citing Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by stacey reiley (contributor 47396401) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Greta 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 Greta:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Greta 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 Greta:
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~2.34%
Linda (Tower) Freeto
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Sharon Manson :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Susan (Manson) Rickards :
23andMe
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