Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Tower was born on 16 July 1824, in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joshua Tower, was 33 and her mother, Anna Hersey, was 36. She married Edwin Barker Whitcomb on 16 January 1848, in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1901. She died on 28 June 1881, in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in High Street Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (31)
- Mary Whitcomb in household of Edwin B Whitcomb, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary J. Whitcomb, "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905"
- Mary Jane Tower, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1827–1890 Male
1824–1881 Female
Children (3)
1849– Female
1851–1926 Female
1856–1942 Male
Parents and Siblings
1790–1845 Male
1788–1876 Female
Siblings (7)
1812–1884 Male
1815–1818 Female
1818–1901 Female
1821–1910 Male
1824–1881 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (7)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 6
1846
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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