Asahel CROSSMAN

Born

15 May 1756 , Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

30 January 1837 , Foster, Rhode Island, USA

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Benjamin CROSSMAN Bethiah HASKINS

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Born: 15 May 1756 in Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Benjamin CROSSMAN

Mother: Bethiah HASKINS

Paternal grandparents: John CROSSMAN , Joanna THAYER

Maternal grandparents: William HOSKINS (HASKINS) , Mary COBB

Asahel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Asahel married Olive BLISS 13 August 1784 in Rehoboth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olive BLISS was born abt. 1765 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA. Olive was the child of Noah BLISS and Alithea DROWN.

Asahel CROSSMAN died 30 January 1837 in Foster, Rhode Island, USA .
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Olive BLISS
Marriage date: 13 August 1784
Marriage place: Rehoboth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Olive BLISS was the child of Noah BLISS and Alithea DROWN

Children of Asahel CROSSMAN and Olive BLISS

Tryphena CROSSMAN

Born: abt. 1792, Foster, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1865,

Married: Thomas BENNETT 1806

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Birth — 1756
15 May 1756
Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Revolutionary War
CROSSMAN, ASAHEL
Ancestor #: A028174
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): CORPORAL
Birth: 5-15-1756 TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 1-30-1837 FOSTER RHODE ISLAND
Pension Number: *S21721
Service Description: 1) CAPT.ZEBEDEE REDDING,COL.JOSIAH WHITNEY

RESIDENCE
1) City: TAUNTON - County: BRISTOL CO. - State: MASSACHUSETTS

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1) OLIVE BLISS
2) LYDIA PAYNE/ PAINE
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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Asahel CROSSMAN and Olive BLISS 13 August 1784, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

He was 28 years old.

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The 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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

Death — 1837
30 January 1837
Foster, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 80.

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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