Malachi
Tower
Born in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Tower
and Patience (Gardner) Tower
Brother of
Peter Tower, Patience (Tower) Bicknell, Sarah (Tower) Bates, Hannah Tower, Hannah (Tower) Bicknell, Mary (Tower) White and Lucy (Tower) Lane
Husband of
Ruth (Hayward) Tower
— married
14 Mar 1760 (to 15 Mar 1769) in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Husband of
Susanna (Ward) Tower
— married
24 May 1769 (to 14 Aug 1802) in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Husband of
Susanna (Warren) Tower
— married
8 Dec 1805 (to 5 Apr 1806) in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 68
in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2011
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Biography
Malachi was born 4 March 1737/8 in Hingham, Massachusetts. He was the son of Peter Tower and Patience Garnte.[1][2]
Malachi married first Ruth Hayward the widow of David Wilder on 14 March 1760 in Hingham.[3][2]
Malachi married second, Susanna Ward 24 May 1769 at Hingham. [4] Susanna died 14 August 1802.[2]
Malachi married third, Susanna Warren the widow of Seth Harris in Abington, Massachusetts.[5][2]
Malachi died 21 Apr 1806[6][2]
"Set-work cooper."[2]
Constable 1771 and 1772.[2]
Malachi lived at "Great Hill" on Hobart Street in Hingham.[2]
Last Will and Testament, written 2 November 1805 names wife Susannah, daughter Ruth Beman, daughter Lowis Burrell, son Malachi Tower, grandson Moses Tower, son of Malachi. Grandson Moses as sole executor.[7]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH6T-4G9 : 5 November 2017), Maliciah Tower, 04 Mar 1737; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol III, p.261
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR2-9JG : 5 November 2017), Malachi Tower and Ruth Wilder, 14 Mar 1760; citing Marriage, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR2-S89 : 5 November 2017), Malachi Tower and Susanna Ward, 24 May 1769; citing Marriage, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQ3-93D : 9 February 2018), Malichi Tower and Susannah Harris, 08 Dec 1805; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873756 IT 1.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH13-BFM : 5 November 2017), Mallachi Tower, 21 Apr 1806; citing Death, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
- ↑ Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Case 21127: Will
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Malachi by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Malachi:
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Tower-2656 and Tower-2301 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse. No other conflicting information.
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