Asa Alger (1758 - 1844)

Born 24 Mar 1758 in Aspinock, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Cummings) Alger — married Sep 1784 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Mar 1844 at age 86 in Eaton, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Asa Alger served with 4th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Unproven father of Oliver

Asa Algar was born in 1758. He served in the 4th Connecticut regiment in 1779 for a 10 month enlistment. He passed away in 1844. ^{[1][2][3] [4]}

Research Notes

• Marriage: "Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908"
  New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4661 #33903 (accessed 25 October 2022)
  Asa Alger marriage to Polly Alger on 5 Oct 1813 in Waterbury, Vermont, USA.
• Birth: "Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)"
  Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 20
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1034 #325593 (accessed 25 October 2022)
  Asa Alger born on 4 Apr 1758 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA.
• 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Newhuntington, Chittenden, Vermont; Series: M637; Roll: 12; Page: 162; Family History Library Film: 0568152
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #400009 (accessed 25 October 2022)
  Asa Alger in Newhuntington, Chittenden, Vermont.
• 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
  1820 U S Census; Census Place: Bolton, Chittenden, Vermont; Page: 529; NARA Roll: M33_127; Image: 133
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1023476 (accessed 25 October 2022)
  Asa Alger in Bolton, Chittenden, Vermont.
• Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872"
  The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 6
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1116 #9575 (accessed 25 October 2022)
  Name: Asa Algere; Year range: 1831-1848; Pension Office Place: Windsor, Vermont, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Source will be added by Ellen Altenburg by 26 Oct 2022.
2. ↑ U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783
3. ↑ US, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files,
4. ↑ 1800-1900, entry for Asa Alger.