Abraham Tower Boston Tea Party Participant

(April 18, 1752 – September 26, 1832)

Abraham Tower spent most of his adult life in Cohasset, Massachusetts, where he worked as a shipbuilder and fisherman.

Tower maintained a fleet of fishing schooners and constructed a wharf to support that maintenance. Through his descendants, the family business survived through the 1920s.

Tower participated with a number of other shipwrights in the “destruction of the tea” on December 16, 1773.

During the Revolutionary War, Tower served in the Massachusetts militia. He enlisted in May 1775 and likely took part in the Siege of Boston. His service lasted eight months and ended in January 1776.

Abraham Tower died on September 26, 1832, and is buried in Cohasset Central Cemetery.

Spouse:
Elizabeth Kent (Unknown – December 26, 1797)

No Children with Elizabeth Kent

Spouse:
Hannah Kent (Unknown – May 1806)

Children with Hannah Kent:

Abraham Hobart Tower (October 20, 1801 – June 19, 1881)
Elizabeth Tower (October 1803 – November 10, 1888)
Hannah Kent Tower (July 1806 – December 14, 1843)

Abraham Hobart Tower (October 20, 1801 – June 19, 1881)
Hannah Kent Tower (July 1806 – December 14, 1843)

Elizabeth Tower (October 1803 – November 10, 1888)

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