Orson Beman Ashley (1813 - 1885)

Born 14 Aug 1813 in Milton, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA

Ancestors

Died 20 Aug 1885 at age 72 in Milton, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA

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Biography

Orson Beman Ashley, son of Beman Ashley and Lucy (Prentis) Ashley, was born in Milton, Vermont on August 14, 1813.^[1][2][3]

Orson married Palymra Hill.^[4] No record of their marriage has been found. However, based on his daughter Helen's birth in Milton about 1841, they were probably married in Milton about 1840.

Orson and Palymra had the following children:

1. Helen Palymra, b. about 1841,^[5] m. Almore E. Walker,^[6] d. January 17, 1908 Georgia, Vermont^[4]
2. Ellen Rogene, b. about 1844,^[5] m. _______ Post^[4]

The 1860 US Census for Milton shows a household headed by Palymra (43) and containing Orson (47), daughter Helen (19) and daughter Ellen (16). Orson's occupation was listed as farmer.^[5]

Orson died on August 20, 1885,^[1] presumedly in Milton. He was buried in the Milton Village Cemetery.^[1]

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [6] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Orson B Ashley," Find A Grave Memorial# 16599048, findagrave.com
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Charles Binney, "The History and Genealogy of the Prentice or Prentiss Family, in New England, Etc., from 1631 to 1883," 1883, pp 306-307
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Ashleys of America," Vol 1, No 2, pp 44-45
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFQN-R82 : 6 December 2014), O. H. Ashley in entry for Helen C. Walker, 17 Jan 1908, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,156.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFD3-XLJ : 30 December 2015), Orson Ashley in entry for Palmyra Ashley, 1860.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Vermont Probate Files, 1800-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N39N-ZZH : 6 December 2014), Orson B. Ashley, 1885; citing Chittenden County, volume Box 31 File 4762; Probate Court; FHL microfilm 4196410.