Asahel
Claude
Stone
Born in Saratoga, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Asahel Stone
and Lois (Bowen) Stone
Brother of
Abigail (Stone) Robertson
Husband of
Maria Louise (Sager) Stone
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Josephine L (Stone) Baum and William Asahel Stone
Died
at about age 61
in Peterboro, Madison, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jan 2023
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Biography
Asahel was born in 1805. He passed away in 1866.
Asahel C. Stone settled in Peterboro with his father's family, in 1808, and ultimately became a successful lawyer, State senator in 1850, and sheriff of Madison county in 1866.
Peterboro has furnished public men as follows:---Greene C. Bronson, Chief Justice of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals; Thomas Beekman and Gerrit Smith, Members of Congress; Henry A. Foster, State Senator for several terms, United States Senator in 18--, and Justice of the Supreme Court in 1863; J. S. T. Stranahan, Representative in Congress from Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1855; Daniel G. Dorrance and Asahel C. Stone, also State Senators.
Asahel C. Stone came to Peterboro with his father's family in 1808. He struggled with poverty in his youth, but gradually arose by his own efforts to a position of influence. He was a well known and able lawyer. He held many prominent responsible offices, in all of which he proved himself to be a man of superior ability, well sustaining the confidence reposed in him. He was State Senator from the 23d District in 1850, and at the time of his death, in 1866, he held the position of High Sheriff of Madison County. It was said of him, that, although esteemed and respected for his abilities, yet it was the kindness of his heart, his strong sympathy for human suffering which had most endeared him to all. He passed away at the age of 61 years.
District attorney- Asahel C. Stone, Smithfield, elected Nov. 1856.
State Senator from Madison County- Asahel C. Stone, Peterboro, 23d Dist. 1850.
Sources
"Our County and Its People, A Descriptive and Biographical Record of Madison County New York" Edited by John E. Smith, Boston, 1899.
"History of Madison County, State of New York" by L. M. Hammond Syracuse, NY - 1872
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