John B Tower

1861 – 25 Apr 1868 · about 7 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

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John B Tower was a child, who lived from 1861 to 25 Apr 1868, about 7 years.

Theirs is one of 75 markers bearing the name Tower in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match

The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact death date, found in the Henderson family genealogy (read as a lead) and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.

The entry, as printed

Mass. Resides on Spring St. Hersey. 323 Child, b. in Hing., — i. Willard, June, 1847, d. 25 Apr. 1868, aet. 21st yr. 90. David R.7 (David A.6 Ezekiel 5 Jonathan 4 Daniel 8 John 2 Wil- liam l), b. in Hing. Jan. 4, 1826. m. Lydia Jane, dau. of Samuel Trull of Somerville. Resides on Main St., Hing. Centre. Ch., — i. Samuel Trull, Nov. 13, 1847. ii. Orra Bliss, Aug. 26, 1849.

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗

Born and died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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