Brief Life History of Alanson Porter
When Alanson Porter Tower was born on 30 May 1814, in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Isaac Tower, was 35 and his mother, Rebecca Dexter, was 30. He married Mary N. Fales on 20 February 1839, in Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. He lived in Chatfield, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States in 1880. He died on 17 September 1888, at the age of 74.
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Sources (7)
- A. Porter Tower, "United States Census, 1880"
- Alanson P. Tower in entry for Rebecca Jane Tower, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Alanson Tower, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1814–1888 Male
1820–1898 Female
Children (6)
1839–1857 Female
1841–1862 Female
1849–1850 Female
1858–1883 Female
1859– Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1778–1863 Male
1783–1863 Female
Siblings (9)
1802–1843 Female
1804–1899 Female
1806–1883 Male
1807–1895 Female
1810–1881 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 5
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 6
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower, from Middle English, Old French tūr (from Latin turris).
English: occupational name for someone who dressed white leather, cured with alum rather than tanned with bark, from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) (Old English tawian ‘to prepare, make ready’).
Americanized form of German Tauer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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