High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
John Tower Sr.
17 May 1609 – 13 Feb 1701 · about 92 years
John Tower Sr. lived from 17 May 1609 to 13 Feb 1701, a span of about 92 years.
Theirs is one of 75 markers bearing the name Tower in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave. A ✓ marks a tie the 1893 History of Hingham independently confirms. Distances are to relatives whose graves are also recorded here.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact birth date in their own Tower family entry (no. 1), corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
1. John, s. of Robert and Dorothy (Damon) Tower, and bt. in Hing., Eng., May 17, 1609, became a resident of our Hing.,
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 1. Read on archive.org ↗
The inscription
IN MEMORY OFJOHN TOWERBORN IN HINGHAMNORFOLK CO. ENGLANDMAY 14, 1609ANDMARGARET IBROOKHIS WIFEFOUNDERS OF THETOWER FAMILYIN AMERICAJOHN TOWER1609 - 1701
Born in Hingham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England. Died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
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