Hingham LivesHigh Street Cemetery

High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Reuben Tower

3 Jul 1795 – 27 Oct 1881 · about 86 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Reuben Tower lived from 3 Jul 1795 to 27 Oct 1881, a span of about 86 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

Isaiah Tower Jr1766–1807✓also hereHannah Jacob Tower1771–1807✓
Reuben Towerm.Rebekah Hathaway Tower1795–1876✓also here
Reuben Tower1820–1911also hereRebecca Tower Wilder1822–1896also hereCaroline Tower Bowditch1825–1904also hereJames Greenville Tower1831–1884also hereHenry Thomas Tower1833–1902also hereGeorge Franklin Tower1834–1919also hereCharles Stewart Tower1838–1904also hereAdeline E Tower1840–1916also hereHannah J Tower1842–1908also here

SiblingsIsaiah Tower1789–1842 · Joshua Tower1790–1845 · Leavitt Tower1793–1882

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave. A ✓ marks a tie the 1893 History of Hingham independently confirms.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

  • ParentsIsaiah Tower
  • MarriedRebecca Hathaway (Dec. 2, 1819)
  • LivedMain, near High St.

Line of descent, as the genealogy traces it: Isaiah › Peter › Benjamin › John.

Matched exact birth date in their own Tower family entry (no. 45), corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed
45. Reuben 6 (Isaiah w Peter 8 Benjamin 2 John J), b. in Hing. July 3, 1795. m. Dec. 2, 1819, Rebecca Hathaway, dau. of Alanson and Rebecca (Battles) Hathaway of Ply. She was b. Aug. 1, 1795, and d. 22 Aug. 1876, aet. 81 yrs. Reuben d. 27 Oct. 1881, Bet. 86 yrs. " Clock- maker." Resided on Main, near High St. Ch.,— 50. i. Beuben, b. in Hing Nov. 30, 1820. ii. Rebekah, b. at Kingston, Feb. 18, 1822. m. Feb. 28, 1841, Ezra Wilder, iii. Betsey Ann, b. at Kingston, Sept. 3, 1823. m. Nov. 3, 1844, Peter Stod- der, Jr. iv. Caroline, b. at Kingston, March 17, 1825. m. Nov. 26,1854, William W. Bowditch. 51. v. William Sewell, b. at Han. July 7, 1826. vi. John Brooks, b. at Han. Jan. 3,

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 45. Read on archive.org ↗

Where this was, today

The 1893 record places this person at Main, near High St. in Hingham. Today that is Main Street near High Street, South Hingham. The corner of Main and High Streets, beside the cemetery gate. It is a short walk from the cemetery.

The street still carries the name; the exact house is not pinned, so read this as the block, not a doorstep.

The inscription

Age 86

Born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

A photograph of the marker survives; see it on Find a Grave ↗.

This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Reuben's life to recover, and some of what is shown above is matched, not certain. A correction or a family memory is a gift; submit a source, correction, or memory.

The stone is still there.