Reuben Tower

Reuben Tower lived from 30 Nov 1820 to 6 Jul 1911, a span of about 91 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

Reuben Tower1795–1881✓also hereRebekah Hathaway Tower1795–1876✓also here

Reuben Towerm.Hannah D Snow Tower1824–1899✓also here

Hannah Louisa Tower1844–1847✓also hereHannah Tower Waitt1848–1938✓also here

SiblingsRebecca Tower Wilder1822–1896 · Caroline Tower Bowditch1825–1904 · James Greenville Tower1831–1884 · Henry Thomas Tower1833–1902 · George Franklin Tower1834–1919 · Charles Stewart Tower1838–1904 · Adeline E Tower1840–1916 · Hannah J Tower1842–1908

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

• ParentsReuben Tower
• MarriedHannah D. Snow (Dec. 20, 1843)
• ChildrenHannah Louisa (b. Nov. 5, 1844), Reuben Edwards (b. Apr. 12, 1847)

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

Matched exact birth date in their own Tower family entry (no. 50), corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed

50. Reuben 7 (Reuben 6 Isaiah w Peter 8 Benjamin * John a), b. in Hing. Nov. 30, 1820. m. Dec. 20, 1843, Hannah D. Snow. Has re- moved from here. Ch.,— i. Hannah Louisa, Nov. 5, 1844, d. 11 March, 1847. ii. Reuben Edwards, Apr. 12, 1847. iii Hannah Louisa, Oct. 5, 1848.

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 50. Read on archive.org ↗

Died in Somerville, Middlesex 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.