Brief Life History of Emma Florence
When Emma Florence Tower was born on 22 March 1851, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Eli Tower, was 44 and her mother, Mary Fletcher, was 38. She married Charles Henry Pickering on 31 December 1872, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1910. She died after 1920, at the age of 8148, and was buried in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (24)
- Emma Tower in household of Eli Tower, "United States Census, 1870"
- Emma Tower in household of Eli Tower, "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
- Emma F. Tower in entry for Marie Fletcher Pickering, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
Spouse and Children
1848–1920 Male
1851–1920 Female
Children (2)
1886– Male
1889– Female
Parents and Siblings
1807–1886 Male
1813–1878 Female
Siblings (11)
1834–1914 Female
1836–1914 Female
1838–1924 Female
1840–1841 Male
1842–1916 Female
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 12
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 12
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 19
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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