Bessie
May
Tower
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Tower
and Elizabeth A. Tower
Sister of
Loretta May (Tower) Ward, Bertha Genova (Tower) Richardson, Burnham Joseph Tower, Huldah R. Tower, Lena M. (Tower) Goodwin, Austin Tower, Lalia Dorothy (Tower) Atkinson and Irvin Elbridge Tower
Wife of
Albert James Tower
— married
5 Feb 1896 in Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Twila Agnes Tower, Beulah Madeline Tower, Viola May (Tower) Frizzell, Helen Theta (Tower) Paul, Herman Albert Tower and Mya Irene Tower
Died
at age 49
in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Apr 2019
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Biography
Bessie May Tower was born on August 19, 1877, daughter of Joseph Tower (1844–1912) and Elizabeth Tower (1843–1927).
Her siblings were:
- Loretta May Tower (1858–1938)
- Bertha Genova Tower (1868– )
- Burnham Joseph Tower (1871–1938)
- Huldah R. Tower (1872–1873)
- Lena M. Tower (1874–1961)
- Austin Tower (1880–1961)
- Lalia Dorothy Tower (1882–1959)
- Irvin Elbridge Tower (1885–1961)
Bessie (18) married Albert James Tower (27) (born on May 24, 1868 in Rockport, Sackville, Westmorland; son of Milledge Tower and Dorothy (Hicks) Tower) on February 5, 1896 in Dorchester, Westmorland. Their known children were:
- Twila Agnes Tower (1897–1982)
- Beulah Madeline Tower (1900– )
- Viola May Tower (1903–1978)
- Helen Theta Tower (1907–1993)
- Herman Albert Tower (1909– )
- Mya Irene Tower (1915– )
Bessie died on March 11, 1927 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, aged 49.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
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~0.78%
Sean Colby
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Susan (Ayer) Barylo :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Dorothy (Mitchell) James :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A072930 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Ethel (Hicks) Bannister :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T344088 [compare] [compare x]
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~0.39%
Kathy (Phelan) Phelan Mangen :
23andMe
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