Mary Tower
1775 - 1872 (96 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Mary Tower was born 22 Oct 1775 (daughter of Ichabod Tower and Mary Pullen); died 25 Apr 1872, Pawtuxet, RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 3, Post Rd., Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, RI. Notes:
From the records of the First Baptist Church of Providence, RI: Mrs. Mary Remington April 25, 1805, B (baptized?) Nov. 16, 1806, L (letter?) W. of Peleg. To Pawtuxet church.
In the 1850 Federal Census, Mary Remington is living with her son Samuel & family at Cranston, RI.
Mary died at age 96 y 6 m 3 d.
Providence Journal of Friday AM, 26 Apr 1872: "In Pawtuxet, April 25th, Mrs. Mary T. Remington, widow of the late Capt. Peleg Remington, in the 97th year of her age. Funeral will take place on Saturday, 27th inst., at 1 PM, from the Baptist Church, Pawtuxet. Relatives and friends are invited to attend."Mary married Peleg Remington, II 9 Sep 1799. Peleg (son of Peleg Remington, I and Waite Rhodes) was born 22 Apr 1764; died Between 17 Jan and Apr 1838, Pawtuxet, RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 3, Post Rd., Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Sally Remington was born 20 Feb 1801, Pawtuxet, RI.
- Samuel Tower Remington was born 10 Mar 1806, Pawtuxet, RI; died 10 Oct 1880; was buried , Historical Cemetery 3, Post Rd., Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, RI.
- Mary Tower Remington was born 8 Sep 1808, Pawtuxet, RI; died 31 May 1890, Chelsea, MA.
- Waitey Rhodes Remington was born 1 Jan 1810, Pawtuxet, RI; died May 1864, New York, NY; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.
2. Ichabod Tower was born 18 Feb 1739/40 (son of Gideon Tower and Mary Ray); died 23 Apr 1826, Charlton, MA. Notes:
In the Tower Genealogy, one page says he was born the 18th, and another says he was born the 28th.
Ichabod & Mary had about 9 children.Ichabod married Mary Pullen 16 Oct 1768, Cumberland, RI. [Group Sheet]
3. Mary Pullen Children:
- 1. Mary Tower was born 22 Oct 1775; died 25 Apr 1872, Pawtuxet, RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 3, Post Rd., Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, RI.
Generation: 3
4. Gideon Tower was born 24 Feb 1699/00, Cumberland, RI (son of Benjamin Tower and Deborah Whipple); died 29 Dec 1772, Cumberland, RI. Notes:
Gideon & Mary had 10 children, including a set of twin daughters.
Gideon married Mary Ray 2 Oct 1729, Wrentham, MA. Mary (daughter of Samuel Ray and Miriam Unknown) was born 22 Aug 1710; died 29 May 1794, Cumberland, RI. [Group Sheet]
5. Mary Ray was born 22 Aug 1710 (daughter of Samuel Ray and Miriam Unknown); died 29 May 1794, Cumberland, RI. Children:
- 2. Ichabod Tower was born 18 Feb 1739/40; died 23 Apr 1826, Charlton, MA.
Generation: 4
8. Benjamin Tower was born 25 Jan 1673/74 (son of John Tower, Jr. and Sarah Hardin); died Abt 1743. Notes:
Benjamin & Deborah had about 11 children.
Benjamin married Deborah Whipple Rehoboth, MA. Deborah (daughter of David Whipple and Hannah Tower) was born 12 Sep 1681, Providence, RI; died Abt 1755. [Group Sheet]
9. Deborah Whipple was born 12 Sep 1681, Providence, RI (daughter of David Whipple and Hannah Tower); died Abt 1755. Children:
- 4. Gideon Tower was born 24 Feb 1699/00, Cumberland, RI; died 29 Dec 1772, Cumberland, RI.
10. Samuel Ray Samuel — Miriam Unknown. [Group Sheet]
11. Miriam Unknown Children:
- 5. Mary Ray was born 22 Aug 1710; died 29 May 1794, Cumberland, RI.