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Born: 20 June 1740 in West Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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John had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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John  married  Elizabeth FREELAND 7 April 1770 in Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  Elizabeth FREELAND  was born abt. 1747 Elizabeth died 18 May 1815 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. 

John ASHLEY died 17 July 1824 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
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John ASHLEY married  female ancestor Elizabeth FREELAND
Marriage date: 7 April 1770
Marriage place: Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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BirthBirth — 1740
20 June 1740
West Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1770 Marriage / Partner
John ASHLEY and Elizabeth FREELAND 7 April 1770, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

He was 29 years old.
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
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Elizabeth FREELAND died 18 May 1815, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Death Date: 17 Jul 1824
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Age: 84
Birth Date: 1740
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B39208-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
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Film Number: 186172
Reference ID: Book 4, P 2

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM4-S89 : 10 December 2014), John Ashley, 17 Jul 1824; citing West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference Book 4, P 2; FHL microfilm 186,172.'
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Did You Know?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

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