Asa HUNT

Born

14 September 1794 , Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Died

8 October 1868 , Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Asa married Miranda DARBY 7 July 1824 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Miranda DARBY was born 20 July 1801 in Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA. Miranda died 27 October 1886 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Miranda was the child of Samuel DARBY (DERBY) and Hannah MINOT .

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son of Asa Hunt and Silence Orcutt

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Asa HUNT married

Miranda DARBY
Marriage date: 7 July 1824
Marriage place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
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Miranda DARBY was the child of Samuel DARBY (DERBY) and Hannah MINOT

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Asa Hunt

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bride's name: Miranda Derby

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marriage date: 07 Jul 1824

marriage place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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indexing project (batch) number: I00798-8

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 741320

reference number: p 299

Children of Asa HUNT and Miranda DARBY

Miranda Derby HUNT

Born: 27 July 1825, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

George Minot HUNT

Born: 15 January 1828, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

James Austin HUNT

Born: 2 February 1830, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 May 1887, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Byron HUNT

Born: 29 December 1831, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Susan Caroline HUNT

Born: 13 October 1834, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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William Bradford HUNT

Born: abt. 1837, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 February 1903, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1794
14 September 1794
Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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 Marriage / Partner
Asa HUNT and Miranda DARBY 7 July 1824, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

He was 29 years old.

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

1825 Birth of Child
Miranda Derby HUNT was born 27 July 1825, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Asa was 30 years old.

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.

1828 Birth of Child
George Minot HUNT was born 15 January 1828, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Asa was 33 years old.

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

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 Birth of Child
James Austin HUNT was born 2 February 1830, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Asa was 35 years old.

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

1831 Birth of Child
Charles Byron HUNT was born 29 December 1831, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Asa was 37 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Susan Caroline HUNT was born 13 October 1834, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Asa was 40 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

Death — 1868
8 October 1868
Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 74.

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