Asa Canterbury (abt. 1783 - 1831)

Born about 1783 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Ager) Canterbury — married 1 Jul 1805 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Ma

Descendants

Died Jul 1831 at about age 48 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Asa was a son of Jacob Canterbury and Azubah (White) Canterbury. He was born at Weymouth, Massachusetts in about 1783. He married Susannah Ager, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah (Pratt) Ager, at Weymouth on 1 July, 1805.^[1]

Asa died in Weymouth at age 48 on 25 or 26 July 1831. His wife survived him; she died in Weymouth on 25 August 1844. Their children are documented in the probate record for the estate settlement after her death. ^[1]

Marriage

Husband: Asa Canterbury

Wife: Susannah Ager

Child: Eliza Canterbury

Child: William Canterbury

Child: Lucinda Canterbury

Child: Henry Canterbury

Child: Lyman Canterbury

Marriage:

Date: 1 JUL 1805

Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts^[2]

Research Notes

Note NI05646Seven children, of whom one was a minor in 1844. (Norfolk Probate, 3113.) Other heirs in 1844 were Susan, Wilson, Jr., Francis and Mary Tirrell, minors under guardianship of Wilson Tirrell, Sr.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Chamberlain, page 153
2. ↑ Chamberlain, Vol. 3, Pages 8 and 153

• Chamberlain, George Walter. The history and genealogies of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. for Weymouth Historical Society, 1923.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Canterbury-51 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alyson and others.