Abram ASHLEY

(b. 3 August 1743, Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 20 December 1824, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA )

Summary: Abram ASHLEY was born 3 August 1743 in Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Abram ASHLEY was the child of

He married Hannah CRAPO . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Hannah CRAPO was born 20 May 1758 in Rochester, Massachusetts, USA . She died 4 December 1843 in Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown) .

Abram ASHLEY died 20 December 1824 in Freetown, Massachusetts, USA .
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Parents:
William Ashley (1708 - 1783)
Mercy Ashley Ashley (1708 - ____)

Spouses:
Phebe Taber Ashley (1748 - 1781)
Hannah Crapo Ashley (1758 - 1843)

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

America - Did you know? Observation of foreign travelers to America: 'Your toilets are too low down and the stalls have massive gaps around the door so that people can see in.'

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Phebe ASHLEY (b.7 October 1786, Freetown, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 31 January 1858, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA)

Stephen ASHLEY (b.23 July 1795, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 February 1872, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA )

Jefferson ASHLEY (b.23 April 1801, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 November 1874, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA )

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Birth
3 August 1743
Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

1754 - Beginning of the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France for control of the North American colonies. It is part of the Seven Years War.

(1756 - 1763) Seven Years War - France, Great Britain clashed in Europe and North America; France, Russia, Austria, Saxony, Sweden and Spain sided against Britain, Prussia and Hanover

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1764 - British Government issues the Sugar Act
The Sugar Act raised revenues higher than ever before by a new series of taxes on the colonists.
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1765 - November - The British government issues the Stamp Act.
First direct British tax on American colonists. Instituted in November, 1765. Every newspaper,...Read MORE...

1770 - March 5 - Boston Massacre
Tensions between the American colonists and the British were already running high in the early spring of 1770. Late in the afternoon, on March 5, a crowd of jeering Bostonians slinging snowballs...Read MORE...

1773 - December 16 - Boston Tea Party
Angry and frustrated at a new tax on tea, American colonists calling themselves the Sons of Liberty and disguised as Mohawk Native Americans boarded three British ships (the Dartmouth, the Eleanor,...Read MORE...

1774 - March - The Coercive Acts (called Intolerable Acts by Americans)
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1774 - June 1 - Boston Port Bill: British government orders Port of Boston closed

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1774 - September 5 - First Continental Congress formed in Philadelphia
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that ...Read MORE...

1775 - April 18 - Paul Revere's famous ride
In 1774 and the Spring of 1775 Paul Revere was employed by the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety as an express rider to carry news, messages, and copies of...Read MORE...

1775 - April 19 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American...Read MORE...

1775 - April 20 - British begin siege of Boston

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1775 - May 10 - American Revolution began; Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys, along with Benedict Arnold took Fort Ticonderoga.
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May 1775 - Second Continental Congress - Philadelphia - plans to form an army.
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1775 - June 17 - Battle of Bunker Hill
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1775 - December 31 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

December 31, 1775

1776 - July 4 - American Declaration of Independence
TRENTON, July 8.

The declaration of Independence was this day proclaimed here, together with the new constitution of late, established, and the resolve of the Provincial Congress for continuing...Read MORE...

1776 - September 9 - Congress renames the nation “United States of America”
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1776 - December 26 - Washington crosses the Delaware
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1777 - November 15 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted
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December 1777 - June 1778 - The winter at Valley Forge
This Pennsylvania encampment was occupied by the American army from December 1777 to June 1778. The ...Read MORE...

February 6, 1778 - France signed the Treaty of Alliance with the United States.

February 6, 1778

June 1779 - Spain entered Revolutionary War in favor of Americans.

June 1, 1779

1780 - September 25 - Benedict Arnold's plans to cede West Point to the British discovered.

www.socialstudiesforkids.com/ articles/ ushistory/ revolutionarywartimeline.htm - September 25, 1780

1781 - October 19 - The British Surrender at Yorktown
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1784 - January 14 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War
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1786 Birth of Child
Phebe ASHLEY was born 7 October 1786, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

1787 - September 17 - U.S. Constitution ratified
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the...Read MORE...

1789 - September 29 - Congress Officially Created the U.S. Military
In its very first session, the United States Congress had a lot of decisions to make. One important ...Read MORE...

1790 - July 16 - Washington, D. C. becomes capital of United States
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1791 - December 15 - The Bill of Rights takes effect
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, confirming the fundamental rights of American citizens. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and the...Read MORE...

1792 - New York Stock Exchange founded

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1795 Birth of Child
Stephen ASHLEY was born 23 July 1795, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

1796 - Napoleon Bonaparte assumes command of the Army of Italy

1799 - Rosetta Stone discovered

1801 - Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland creates the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

1801 Birth of Child
Jefferson ASHLEY was born 23 April 1801, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

1803 - October 20 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain.
Senate Ratified the Louisiana Purchase Treaty

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1804 - May 14 - Lewis & Clark set out from St Louis for Pacific Coast

historyorb.com - May 14, 1804

1805 - November 15 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
Nov. 7, 1805 - Camped opposite Pillar Rock, between Brookfield and Dahlia, Washington, west of Jim Crow Point. "Great joy in camp we are in view of the Ocian this great Pacific Ocean which we been so ...Read MORE...

1805 - Treaty of Pressburg formally dissolves the Holy Roman Empire
"The fourth Peace of Pressburg (also known as the Treaty of Pressburg; German: Preßburger Frieden;...Read MORE...

1812 - Napoleon leads French invasion of Russia, resulting in catastrophic defeat for French. War of 1812 begins with U.S. declaration of war on the United Kingdom.

1814 - Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to St. Elba according to the terms of the Treaty of Fontainebleau. Representatives from Austria, Russia, Prussia, Britain, and France meet at the Congress of Vienna to discuss future of Europe.

1815 - The War of 1812 ends with the Treaty of Ghent. Napoleon escapes Elba in an attempt to reestablish his power. Coalition forces defeat him at the battle of Waterloo.

1816 - Year without a summer
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1819 - The Panic of 1819 - A combination of bad banking practices; too much land speculation and competition from Europe caused the United States to enter its first economic depression.
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Death
20 December 1824
Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

Abram is buried at: Crapo Cemetery Freetown Bristol County Massachusetts, USA

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