Born in Upper Rockport, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Eldon Espert King
and Agnes Augusta (Tower) King
Sister of
Verda Emma (King) Estabrooks, Annie Ardella (King) Tower, Flossy Cerona (King) McFadden, William King, Winnie Ethel (King) Sears, Lenora Estella (King) Tower, Kenneth Elson King, Cecil Ellsworth King, Espert Clation King, Lloyd King, Doris King and Arvassa King
Wife of
Alma Clifford Tower
— married
14 Oct 1940 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Mother of
Kevin C. Tower
Died
at about age 63
in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Biography
This profile is part of the King Name Study.
Dora Agnes King was born on July 10, 1919 in Upper Rockport, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of Eldon Espert King (1871–1941) and Agnes Augusta Tower (1876–1955).[1]
Her siblings were:
- Verda Emma King (1894– )
- Annie Ardella King (1895–1967)
- Flossy Cerona King (1900–1977)
- William King (1902–1920)
- Winnie Ethel King (~1903–1945)
- Lenora Estella King (~1904–1970)
- Kenneth Elson King (1909–1974)
- Cecil Ellsworth King (1910–1974)
- Espert Clation King (1913–1989)
- Lloyd King (1915–1917)
- Doris King (1919–1930)
- Arvassa King (1921–1921)
In the 1931 census Dora (age 11), Student, was a daughter in Sackville (Parish), Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Dora (21) married Alma Clifford Tower (37) (born on September 23, 1903 in Upper Rockport; son of William Alma Tower and Minnie Augusta Tower) on October 14, 1940 in Sackville. Their known son was Kevin C. Tower (1959–1975).
Dora died in 1983 in Sackville, aged 63. She was buried in Rockport Cemetery, Rockport, Westmorland County, New Brunswick.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31350642/dora-a-tower: accessed 24 October 2022), memorial page for Dora A King Tower (1919–1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31350642, citing Rockport Cemetery, Rockport, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by John Rodgers (contributor 46943818) .
- ↑
1931 Census:
"Census of Canada, 1931"
Page: 1; Line: 37; Family number: 8; Image number: e011562951; Item ID number: 76188764
Library and Archives Canada (accessed 24 February 2024)
Dora King (11) daughter, Student, in Sackville (Parish), Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick.
See also:
Parents: Eldon King and Agnes Tower of Rockport.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dora by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dora:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dora by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dora:
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~2.34%
Linda (Tower) Freeto
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Sharon Manson :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Susan (Manson) Rickards :
23andMe
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