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Philena Camden Tower

BIRTH: 25 May 1876, Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts
DEATH: 18 May 1958, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts
BURIAL: Union Street Cemetery, Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Father: Jason Tower (16 Nov 1824 - 23 Aug 1899)
Mother: Mary Emeline Jardin (ABT 1849 - 1924)

Family 1: William Elkerton (25 Nov 1875 - 12 Nov 1950)

MARRIAGE: 25 Sep 1901, Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Frances Elkerton (9 Jan 1904 - 8 Dec 1997)
Elaine Elkerton (24 Mar 1907 - 31 Jan 1972)
William Elkerton (9 Dec 1911 - 6 Oct 1999)
Grace Elkerton (12 Jul 1915 - 30 May 2012)

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                                                                            _Gideon Tower _______|_Deborah Whipple ____
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                                                     |                     |_Mary Ray ___________|_Miriam Smith _______
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                       |                                                   |                      _Joseph Razee _______
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                       |                                                   |_Mary Razee _________|_Sarah Whipple ______
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|                      |_Philena or Philania Howard _|
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|--Philena Camden Tower 
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|_Mary Emeline Jardin _|
  (1849 - 1924) m 1870 |
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Notes

!SOURCE: Charlemagne Tower, Tower Genealogy: An Account of the Descendants of John Tower, of Hingham, Mass. (Cambridge: University Press, 1891), p. 344.

!SOURCE: "Descendants of Jason Tower," email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 22 Jun 2016. Cites Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (birth, marriage); Find a Grave web site (death, burial).

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