Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement (1905) (14591118250)

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Title: Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Gould, Levi S. (Levi Swanton), b. 1834
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Publisher: (Somerville, Mass.) Somerville Journal Print
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library



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weet aroma hangs about hisname, in his love of truth and justice, in his integrity of characterit.i all relations of life, which I doubt not will endure long afterhe and all of us shall have passed away. Such was the character and sucli the abilities of the firstChairman of the County Commissioners of Middlesex County.In intellectual attainments, it is no disparagement to others tosay that liis equal has never yet appeared upon the board. Hon. Augustus Tower. -<L^OXo^^ Son of Benjamin and Anna (Vose) Tower. Born in Sud-bury June 25, 1767, died in Stow on Independence Day, 1838,aged seventy-one. He was a descendant in the sixth generationfrom John and Margaret (Ibrook) Tower, who came from Eng-land, and were inhabitants of Hingham as early as 1637. Hisfather, Benjamin Tower, was a soldier in the old French war,serving in Captain Thomas Williams company in 1756; in Cap-tain Josiah Richardsons company in 1757, and in CaptainNicholas Dakins company in 1758; he was also a soldier in the
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HON. ABNER WHEELER, of Framingham,:ounty Commissioner, 1826-1828, and 1831-1841. ANCIENT MIDDLESEX. G7 War of the Revolution, and was granted a pension March 4,1789. When the battle of Lexing^ton occurred, the subject oftliis sketch, Augustus, was not quite eight years of age. Emu-lating the patriotism and courage of his father, he enlisted inMarch, 1782, for three years in Captain Coburns company at-tached to the Seventh Massachusetts regiment. Colonel JohnBrooks, and served at Fishkill, Newburgh, West Point, and atNew York after its evacuation by the British. At the time of hisenlistment, this valiant and youthful patriot was less than fifteenyears of age. For service in the War of the Revolution, he wasgranted a pension January 5, 1833, which was continued to hiswidow, Polly (Leathe) Tower, after his death. As early as 1799,he was a Selectman and Assessor of the town of Stow, to whichoffices he was repeatedly chosen. He was Town Clerk andTown Treasurer uninterruptedly from 1804 unt