Born about in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Tower
and Ann (Finney) Tower
Sister of
Joshua Tower, Benjamin Tower, George Tower, Nathaniel Tower, William Tower, Phebe (Tower) Buck, Ann (Tower) Delesdernier, Joseph Tower and Gideon Tower
Wife of
Israel Thornton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Alfred Elisha Thornton, Daniel M Thornton, Millidge Thornton, Ruth Thornton and Mary Thornton
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jan 2016
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Biography
Research notes
Ruth Tower was mentioned in the will of her father, dated 1804.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Wallace Hale's Early New Brunswick Probate, 1785-1835. Will of Benjamin Tower, Jul 14 1804. Sackville, Westmoreland. Reference 9397. Accessed 2021.
- "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWBL-43N : accessed 25 January 2016), Ruth Thornton in entry for Ruth Thornton, 20 Jan 1826; citing ; FHL microfilm 11,527.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
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~1.56%
Mike Bennett
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M936934 [compare]
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~1.56%
Kathy (Phelan) Phelan Mangen :
23andMe
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~0.78%
David Lambert :
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #99466
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~0.78%
Linda (Tower) Freeto :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Sharon Manson :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Susan (Manson) Rickards :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Bette (Pye) Wing :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Susan (Souriolle) Cox :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A350093 [compare], Ancestry member susancox1059
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~0.78%
E. (Wry) Ochowicz :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Paul Bumpus :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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