Brief Life History of Amey
When Amey Tower was born on 29 October 1769, in Rhode Island, United States, her father, Icabod Tower, was 29 and her mother, Mary Pullen, was 28. She married Abner Lapham on 20 June 1797. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died on 12 January 1809, at the age of 39.
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Sources (14)
- Amey Tower, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Amey in entry for Amey Lapham, "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932"
- Arecy Lapham in entry for Olson M Lapham and Betsey F Bepe, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.
1780 · French Occupy Newport
During 1780 to 1781, over 12,000 French troops occupy Newport, Rhode Island.
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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