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Hannah Allen

F, #426, b. 25 September 1704, d. 17 April 1777

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Parents

Father	Lt. Samuel Allen (b. 5 February 1675/76)
Mother	Abigail Webb (b. 13 October 1675)

Family: Joseph Wales (b. 29 April 1697, d. 18 July 1767)

Son	William Wales+ (b. 3 February 1724/25, d. 6 August 1776)

Biography

Hannah Allen was born on 25 September 1704 in Randolf, Massachusetts. Joseph Wales and she were married on 7 May 1723 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 17 April 1777 at age 72 in Randolf, Massachusetts.

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22 July 2019

Citations

[S1286] Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793 (Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, Printer, 1886), p. 746. Hereinafter cited as Records of the Town of Braintree.

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Ruth Porter

F, #427, b. 3 October 1639

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Parents

Father

Richard Porter

Family: Thomas Bayley (d. 1690)

Daughter

Christian Bayley+ (b. 26 February 1661/62, d. 7 January 1732/33)

Biography

Ruth Porter was born on 3 October 1639 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Thomas Bayley and she were married on 19 September 1660 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹

Ruth Porter was also known as Ruth. She had person sources.²

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29 March 2015

Citations

[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).
[S8] George Walter Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (1923; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1984), p. 760. Hereinafter cited as Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth.

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Elder Nathaniel Wales, III

M, #428, b. 1649, d. 23 March 1718/19

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Parents

Father	Nathaniel Wales, Jr (d. 20 May 1662)
Mother	Elizabeth Isabel Atherton (b. 23 January 1630, d. 18 December 1661)

Family 1: Elizabeth Billings (b. 1659, d. October 1676)

Daughter

Elizabeth Wales

Family 2: Joanna Faxon (b. 1664, d. 1744)

Son	Joseph Wales+ (b. 29 April 1697, d. 18 July 1767)

Biography

Elder Nathaniel Wales, III, was born in 1649 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He and Elizabeth Billings were married before 1675 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.¹ He and Joanna Faxon were married before 1679 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹ He died on 23 March 1718/19 at age ~70 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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14 December 2016

Citations

[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).

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Thomas Bayley

M, #429, d. 1690

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Parents

Father

Thomas Bailey, , Sr. (d. between 23 May 1681 and 11 October 1681)

Family: Ruth Porter (b. 3 October 1639)

Daughter

Christian Bayley+ (b. 26 February 1661/62, d. 7 January 1732/33)

Biography

Thomas Bayley and Ruth Porter were married on 19 September 1660 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹ He died in 1690.²

Thomas Bayley had person sources.³ He was freeman in 1640 in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

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29 March 2015

Citations

[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).
[S8] George Walter Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (1923; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1984), p. 65. Hereinafter cited as Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth.
[S8] George Walter Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, p. 760.

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Joanna Faxon

F, #430, b. 1664, d. 1744

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Parents

Father	Thomas Faxon
Mother	Deborah Thayer

Family: Elder Nathaniel Wales, III, (b. 1649, d. 23 March 1718/19)

Son	Joseph Wales+ (b. 29 April 1697, d. 18 July 1767)

Biography

Joanna Faxon was born in 1664 in Massachusetts. Elder Nathaniel Wales, III, and she were married before 1679 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹ She died in 1744 at age ~80.

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13 December 2016

Citations

[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).

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Richard Porter

M, #431

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Family:

Daughter

Ruth Porter+ (b. 3 October 1639)

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29 March 2015

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Nathaniel Wales, Jr

M, #432, d. 20 May 1662

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Parents

Father	Nathaniel Wales, Sr (d. 4 December 1661)
Mother	[--?--]

Family: Elizabeth Isabel Atherton (b. 23 January 1630, d. 18 December 1661)

Son	Elder Nathaniel Wales, III+ (b. 1649, d. 23 March 1718/19)

Biography

Nathaniel Wales, Jr, and Elizabeth Isabel Atherton were married before 1649 in Boston/Dorchester.^1,2 He died on 20 May 1662 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.³

Nathaniel Wales, Jr, was baptized on 18 April 1623 in Calverly, Idle, York, England.²

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13 December 2016

Citations

[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).
[S1271] Anderson, Robert Charles The Great Migration, 7 (: NEHGS, 2011), page 195. Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration.
[S42] Savage, James, "," A Genalogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, (Boston: 1860-1862), I-IV. Hereinafter cited as "Genalogical Dictionary".

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Thomas Bailey, , Sr.

M, #433, d. between 23 May 1681 and 11 October 1681

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Family:

Son	Thomas Bayley+ (d. 1690)

Biography

Thomas Bailey, , Sr., died between 23 May 1681 and 11 October 1681 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹

Last Edited

29 March 2015

Citations

[S8] George Walter Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (1923; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1984), p. 65. Hereinafter cited as Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth.

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Elizabeth Isabel Atherton

F, #434, b. 23 January 1630, d. 18 December 1661

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Parents

Father

Major General Humphrey Atherton (b. 4 September 1608, d. 16 September 1661)

Family: Nathaniel Wales, Jr, (d. 20 May 1662)

Son	Elder Nathaniel Wales, III+ (b. 1649, d. 23 March 1718/19)

Biography

Elizabeth Isabel Atherton was born on 23 January 1630 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Nathaniel Wales, Jr, and she were married before 1649 in Boston/Dorchester.^1,2 She died on 18 December 1661 at age 31.

As of before 1649, Elizabeth Isabel Atherton was also known as Elizabeth Isabel.¹

Last Edited

11 January 2020

Citations

[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).
[S1271] Anderson, Robert Charles The Great Migration, 7 (: NEHGS, 2011), page 195. Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration.

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Nathaniel Wales, Sr

M, #435, d. 4 December 1661

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Parents

Father	John Wales (b. between 29 January 1575 and 1576)
Mother	Margaret Hobson (b. 1567)

Family: [--?--]

Son	Nathaniel Wales, Jr+ (d. 20 May 1662)

Biography

Nathaniel Wales, Sr, and Susanna Greenaway were married BY 1636.¹ He and [--?--] were married before 1613.¹ He died on 4 December 1661 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^2,1

Nathaniel Wales, Sr, was baptized on 26 February 1587/88 in Idle, Yorkshire, England.¹ He immigrated in 1635 to Dorchester, Massachusetts.² He sailed on the ship James of Bristol from in England in 1635.^2,1 He was freeman on 2 November 1637.²

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13 December 2016

Citations

[S1271] Anderson, Robert Charles The Great Migration, 7 (: NEHGS, 2011), page 195. Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration.
[S42] Savage, James, "," A Genalogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, (Boston: 1860-1862), I-IV. Hereinafter cited as "Genalogical Dictionary".

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Susanna Greenaway

F, #436, b. about 1620, d. 1662

Parents

Father	John Greenaway (b. 23 June 1563, d. between 5 February 1651/52 and 6 May 1652)
Mother	Mary (d. 23 January 1659/60)

Biography

Susanna Greenaway was born about 1620 in England.¹ Nathaniel Wales, Sr, and she were married BY 1636.² She died in 1662 in Massachusetts.

Last Edited

15 May 2018

Citations

[S9] R. C. Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995). Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins.
[S1271] Anderson, Robert Charles The Great Migration, 7 (: NEHGS, 2011), page 195. Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration.

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John Wales

M, #437, b. between 29 January 1575 and 1576

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Family: Margaret Hobson (b. 1567)

Son	Nathaniel Wales, Sr+ (d. 4 December 1661)

Biography

John Wales was born between 29 January 1575 and 1576 in Idle, Yorkshire, England. He and Margaret Hobson were married.

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25 March 2016

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Margaret Hobson

F, #438, b. 1567

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Family: John Wales (b. between 29 January 1575 and 1576)

Son	Nathaniel Wales, Sr+ (d. 4 December 1661)

Biography

Margaret Hobson was born in 1567 in Idle, Yorkshire, England. John Wales and she were married.

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25 March 2016

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John Greenaway

M, #439, b. 23 June 1563, d. between 5 February 1651/52 and 6 May 1652

Family: Mary (d. 23 January 1659/60)

Daughter

Susanna Greenaway (b. about 1620, d. 1662)

Biography

John Greenaway was born on 23 June 1563 in Staines, Middlesex, England. He and Mary were married about 1601.¹ He died between 5 February 1651/52 and 6 May 1652 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.¹

John Greenaway was a Millwright.¹ He immigrated in 1630 to Dorchester, Massachusetts.¹ He was freeman on 18 May 1631.¹ He served as on 8 October 1633 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.¹ He served as on 2 January 1638/39.¹

Last Edited

29 March 2015

Citations

[S9] R. C. Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995). Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins.

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William Sprague, III

M, #440, b. 24 December 1675, d. 27 November 1753

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Father	William Sprague, , Jr (b. 7 May 1650, d. 26 September 1723)
Mother	Deborah Lane (b. 20 June 1652, d. 4 February 1706/07)

Family: Silence Tower (b. 27 August 1684, d. 1 May 1736)

Daughter

Lydia Sprague+ (b. 1722, d. 15 February 1805)

Biography

William Sprague, III, was born on 24 December 1675 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ He and Silence Tower were married on 23 April 1707 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ He died on 27 November 1753 at age 77 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.²

William Sprague, III, was freeman on 6 May 1712 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America.³

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27 September 2020

Citations

[S15] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., Sprague Families in America (Rutland, Vermont: the Tuttle Company, 1913), p. 146.
[S15] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., , p. 146.
[S15] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., , 146.

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Silence Tower

F, #441, b. 27 August 1684, d. 1 May 1736

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Parents

Father	Samuel Tower (b. 27 January 1661/62, d. 21 March 1723/24)
Mother	Silence Damon (b. 2 January 1664/65, d. 15 November 1702)

Family: William Sprague, III, (b. 24 December 1675, d. 27 November 1753)

Daughter

Lydia Sprague+ (b. 1722, d. 15 February 1805)

Biography

Silence Tower was born on 27 August 1684 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ William Sprague, III, and she were married on 23 April 1707 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.² She died on 1 May 1736 at age 51 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.³

Last Edited

22 July 2019

Citations

[S15] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., Sprague Families in America (Rutland, Vermont: the Tuttle Company, 1913), 145.
[S15] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., , p. 146.
[S15] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., , 146.

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William Sprague, , Jr

M, #442, b. 7 May 1650, d. 26 September 1723

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Father	William Sprague (b. 1609, d. 26 October 1675)
Mother	Millicent Eames (b. BY 1615, d. 8 February 1695/96)

Family: Deborah Lane (b. 20 June 1652, d. 4 February 1706/07)

Son	William Sprague, III+ (b. 24 December 1675, d. 27 November 1753)

Biography

William Sprague, , Jr, was born on 7 May 1650 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ He and Deborah Lane were married on 30 December 1674 in Hingham or Providence.^2,1 He and Mary Tower were married on 5 November 1709.¹ He died on 26 September 1723 at age 73 in Providence, Rhode Island.¹

William Sprague, , Jr.

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12 May 2016

Citations

[S15] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., Sprague Families in America (Rutland, Vermont: the Tuttle Company, 1913), p. 135.
[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).

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Deborah Lane

F, #444, b. 20 June 1652, d. 4 February 1706/07

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Parents

Father	Andrew Lane (d. 1 May 1675)
Mother	Tryphena (b. 1612, d. 1707)

Family: William Sprague, , Jr, (b. 7 May 1650, d. 26 September 1723)

Son	William Sprague, III+ (b. 24 December 1675, d. 27 November 1753)

Biography

Deborah Lane was born on 20 June 1652 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ William Sprague, , Jr, and she were married on 30 December 1674 in Hingham or Providence.^2,1 She died on 4 February 1706/07 at age 54 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America.¹

Last Edited

27 September 2020

Citations

[S15] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., Sprague Families in America (Rutland, Vermont: the Tuttle Company, 1913), p. 135.
[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).

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William Sprague

M, #445, b. 1609, d. 26 October 1675

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Parents

Father	Edward Sprague (d. 1614)
Mother	Christiana [--?--]

Family: Millicent Eames (b. BY 1615, d. 8 February 1695/96)

Son	Anthony Sprague (b. 2 September 1635)
Son	William Sprague, , Jr+ (b. 7 May 1650, d. 26 September 1723)

Biography

William Sprague was born in 1609 in Upway, Dorset, England.¹ He and Millicent Eames were married BY 1635 in Charlestown Or Hingham, Massachusetts Bay, British America.^2,3,1,4 He died on 26 October 1675 at age ~66 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹

William Sprague was a yeoman.² He immigrated in 1629 to Charlestown, Massachusetts.² He lived in Hingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, in 1636.² He signed a will on 19 October 1675.²

Last Edited

20 June 2017

Citations

[S15] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., Sprague Families in America (Rutland, Vermont: the Tuttle Company, 1913), p. 124.
[S9] R. C. Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995). Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins.
[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).
[S1273] Anderson, Robert Charles The Great Migration, 2 (: NEHGS), 389. Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration.

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Millicent Eames

F, #447, b. BY 1615, d. 8 February 1695/96

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Parents

Father	Lieut. Anthony Eames (b. about 1592, d. after 28 June 1670)
Mother	Margery [--?--]

Family: William Sprague (b. 1609, d. 26 October 1675)

Son	Anthony Sprague (b. 2 September 1635)
Son	William Sprague, , Jr+ (b. 7 May 1650, d. 26 September 1723)

Biography

Millicent Eames was born BY 1615 in Fordingron, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.¹ William Sprague and she were married BY 1635 in Charlestown Or Hingham, Massachusetts Bay, British America.^2,3,4,1 She died on 8 February 1695/96 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.⁴

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9 April 2021

Citations

[S1273] Anderson, Robert Charles The Great Migration, 2 (: NEHGS), 389. Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration.
[S9] R. C. Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995). Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins.
[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).
[S15] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., Sprague Families in America (Rutland, Vermont: the Tuttle Company, 1913), p. 124.

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Andrew Lane

M, #449, d. 1 May 1675

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Parents

Father	William Lane (b. about 1581, d. 5 July 1654)
Mother	Agnes Farnsworth (b. 1584, d. 1634)

Family: Tryphena (b. 1612, d. 1707)

Daughter	Martha Lane+ (b. say 1640, d. September 1693)
Daughter	Abigail Lane (b. about 1646)
Son	Andrew Lane (b. about 1646)
Son	John Lane (b. about 1648)
Son	Ephraim Lane (b. about 1649)
Daughter	Deborah Lane+ (b. 20 June 1652, d. 4 February 1706/07)
Son	Joshua Lane (b. about 1654)
Son	Caleb Lane (b. about 1657)
Daughter	Hannah Lane (b. about 1658)

Biography

Andrew Lane and Tryphena were married about 1641 in Hingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^1,2 He died on 1 May 1675 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Andrew Lane was a Felt maker. He. He was baptized on 9 May 1610 in Beaminster, Dorchester, Dorset, England.² He immigrated in 1635 to Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Last Edited

12 September 2016

Citations

[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).
[S1276] Anderson, Robert Charles The Great Migration, 4 (: NEHGS, 2005), pg. 232. Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration.

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Samuel Tower

M, #450, b. 27 January 1661/62, d. 21 March 1723/24

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Father	John Tower (b. 17 May 1609, d. 13 February 1702/03)
Mother	Margaret Ibrook (d. 15 May 1700)

Family: Silence Damon (b. 2 January 1664/65, d. 15 November 1702)

Daughter

Silence Tower+ (b. 27 August 1684, d. 1 May 1736)

Biography

Samuel Tower was born on 27 January 1661/62 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay, British America.¹ He and Silence Damon were married on 14 December 1683 in Hingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.² He died on 21 March 1723/24 at age 62 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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22 July 2019

Citations

[S6] George Lincoln et al., History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1982), vol. 3, p. 252. Hereinafter cited as History of the Town of Hingham.
[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).