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Corp Alfred Asay Sr.

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Corp Alfred Asay Sr. Veteran

Birth
New Jersey, USA
Death
11 Jul 1916 (aged 86)
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Thawville, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section North, Row 5
Memorial ID
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Alfred was the son of Isaac Asay and Phebe Johnson. He was born in New Jersey. He married Phebe Dennis on 30 Dec 1851 in Monmouth county, New Jersey. They moved to Iroquois county, Illinois by 1870. Alfred and Phebe had seven children - Edward, Henry, Helen Elizabeth, Earnest, Alfred jr., William, and Bertha.

There is a record for Alfred Asay serving in Company A, New Jersey 14th infantry regiment from 15 Aug 1862 (enlisted as private), promoted to Corporal on 6 Jun 1863, mustered out at Washington, DC on 18 Jun 1865.

From the Wednesday, November 15, 1911 Red Bank Register, (Red Bank, N.J.), page 2:

"Veteran on a Visit.

Alfred Asay, a veteran of the civil war who came all the way from Illinois to attend a reunion of the Fourteenth regiment, has been visiting friends at Ocean Grove and will visit Toms River before his return home."
Alfred was the son of Isaac Asay and Phebe Johnson. He was born in New Jersey. He married Phebe Dennis on 30 Dec 1851 in Monmouth county, New Jersey. They moved to Iroquois county, Illinois by 1870. Alfred and Phebe had seven children - Edward, Henry, Helen Elizabeth, Earnest, Alfred jr., William, and Bertha.

There is a record for Alfred Asay serving in Company A, New Jersey 14th infantry regiment from 15 Aug 1862 (enlisted as private), promoted to Corporal on 6 Jun 1863, mustered out at Washington, DC on 18 Jun 1865.

From the Wednesday, November 15, 1911 Red Bank Register, (Red Bank, N.J.), page 2:

"Veteran on a Visit.

Alfred Asay, a veteran of the civil war who came all the way from Illinois to attend a reunion of the Fourteenth regiment, has been visiting friends at Ocean Grove and will visit Toms River before his return home."


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  • Created by: Charlotte Kensil
  • Added: Aug 2, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40175781/alfred-asay: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Alfred Asay Sr. (9 Apr 1830–11 Jul 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40175781, citing Ridgeland Township Cemetery, Thawville, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Charlotte Kensil (contributor 47050128).