Amasa Blakesley (1748 - 1782)

Born 15 Jan 1748 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Barker) Blakesley — married 29 Aug 1771 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1782 at age 34 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

When Amasa Blakesley was born on January 15, 1747/8, in Waterbury, Connecticut, his father, John, was 23 and his mother, Olive, was 18. ^[1] He married Esther Barker on August 29, 1781, in his hometown. ^[2] They had five children in 10 years. He died on July 31, 1782, in his hometown at the age of 35. ^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. (Birth, Death)
2. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. (Marriage)
3. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. (Birth, Death)
4. ↑ Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. (Death)

See Also

• The History of Waterbury, Connecticut by Henry Bronson, page 467 [1]
• New Haven Genealogical Magazine Page 216-217.
• "Ancient Burying-Grounds of the Town of Waterbury, Connecticut, Together With Other Records of Church and Town", Publications of the Mattatuck Historical Society (Mattatuck Historical Society, Waterbury, Conn., 1917) Page 187.
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Waterbury, Page 32.