Asahel
ROCKWELL
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Born: 29 January 1750 in Somers, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Asahel married Ruth BROOKS 27 January 1780 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruth BROOKS was born abt. 1755 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ruth was the child of Benjamin BROOKS and Hannah WALKER.
Asahel ROCKWELL died 23 April 1810 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Ruth BROOKSMarriage date: 27 January 1780
Marriage place: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ruth BROOKS was the child of Benjamin BROOKS and Hannah WALKER
Children of Asahel ROCKWELL and Ruth BROOKS
Hannah Lydia ROCKWELLDied: 5 January 1850, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 175029 January 1750
Somers, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1780 Marriage / PartnerAsahel ROCKWELL and Ruth BROOKS 27 January 1780, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 30 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 181023 April 1810
Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 60.
Record added: 12/15/2025 11:03:44 PM
Last updated: 12/27/2025 7:00:26 PM
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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