Betsey Tower
1780 - 1848 (67 years)
1. Betsey Tower was born on 26 Jul 1780 (daughter of Gideon Tower and Elizabeth Cox); died on 19 May 1848 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA. Betsey married Joseph Tower on 7 Feb 1802 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Gideon Tower was born on 29 Feb 1751 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA (son of Gideon Tower and Lydia Sylvester); died on 12 Apr 1825 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA. Gideon married Elizabeth Cox. Elizabeth (daughter of Benjamin Cox) was born about 1755 in Boston, Suffolk County, MA; died on 18 Jan 1836 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Elizabeth Cox was born about 1755 in Boston, Suffolk County, MA (daughter of Benjamin Cox); died on 18 Jan 1836 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA. Children:
- John Tower was born on 21 Mar 1778 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA; died before 1812 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA.
- 1. Betsey Tower was born on 26 Jul 1780; died on 19 May 1848 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA.
- Joseph Tower was born on 27 Apr 1796; died in in Maine.
- Washington Tower was born on 20 Jun 1800 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA; died in in Stoughton, Norfolk County, MA.
Generation: 3
4. Gideon Tower was born about 1727 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA (son of Joseph Tower and Ruth Thayer); died on 16 Oct 1803 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA. Gideon married Lydia Sylvester about 1751. Lydia (daughter of Benjamin Sylvester and Elizabeth Liscomb) was born on 17 Aug 1730 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA; died on 16 Mar 1810 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Lydia Sylvester was born on 17 Aug 1730 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA (daughter of Benjamin Sylvester and Elizabeth Liscomb); died on 16 Mar 1810 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA. Children:
- 2. Gideon Tower was born on 29 Feb 1751 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA; died on 12 Apr 1825 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA.
- Benjamin Tower was born about 1765 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA; died on 3 Apr 1859 in Hinsdale, Cheshire County, NH.
- Margaret Tower was born in 1777; died on 6 Jul 1843 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA.
6. Benjamin Cox Children:
- 3. Elizabeth Cox was born about 1755 in Boston, Suffolk County, MA; died on 18 Jan 1836 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA.
Generation: 4
8. Joseph Tower was born on 27 Feb 1685 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA (son of John Tower and Sarah Harding); died in 1761-1767 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA. Joseph married Ruth Thayer about 1709 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA. Ruth (daughter of Nathaniel Thayer and Hannah Hayden) was born on 17 Jul 1689 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA; died on 28 Mar 1752 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Ruth Thayer was born on 17 Jul 1689 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA (daughter of Nathaniel Thayer and Hannah Hayden); died on 28 Mar 1752 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA. Children:
- Hannah Tower was born on 18 Sep 1713 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA; died on 28 Feb 1757 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA.
- John Tower was born on 7 Feb 1717 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA; died in 1759 in the Army.
- Margaret Tower was born on 21 Aug 1721 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA; died about 1800 in Templeton, Worcester County, MA.
- 4. Gideon Tower was born about 1727 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA; died on 16 Oct 1803 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA.
- Joseph Tower was born about 1728 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA; died on 7 Sep 1801 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA.
- Mary Tower was born about 1730 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA; died about 1811 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA.
10. Benjamin Sylvester Benjamin married Elizabeth Liscomb. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Elizabeth Liscomb Children:
- 5. Lydia Sylvester was born on 17 Aug 1730 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA; died on 16 Mar 1810 in Randolph, Norfolk County, MA.