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Asa Maxon

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Asa Maxon

Birth
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
18 Mar 1842 (aged 91–92)
Adams, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Burial
Adams Center, Jefferson County, New York, USA Add to Map
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From the Fonda List found at the Jefferson county genweb page;


ASA MAXON

Born: 1750 at Westerly, Wash. Co. R.I.
Died: Mar. 18, 1842 in town of Adams, Jeff. Co., N.Y.

Married: 1st LOIS STILLMAN
Born: 1756
Died: Sept. 18, 1820 in town of Adams, N.Y.

Married: 2nd Nov. 1. 1822 at Petersburg, N.Y. Mrs. Mary Stillman Potter, widow of George Potter of Westerly, R.I.
Died: Apr. 6, 1851 in Hopkinton, Wash. Co., R.I.

Service: Asa Maxon enlisted in 1777 and did service at Watch Hill, R.I. for 20 days; at South Kingston 25 days; at Boston Neck, R.I. 27 days. In 1778 at the time of Sullivan's Expedition against the British near Newport, R.I., served 30 days. At Stoughton, in Conn. served 15 days. Was in service until 1783.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C. S.C. 22889; W.C. 21754

Remarks: Asa Maxon and his first wife are buried in Union Cemetery in town of Adams, N.Y. His children living in 1842 were

Asa born July 1, 1776
Polly born July --, 1781
David born Sept. 27, 1788
Amelia born Oct. 12, 1792

His second wife, Mary Stillman Potter, died at the home of her own daughters in R.I. She was pensioned by the government as the widow of George Potter. Mary Stillman married George Potter at Westerly, R.I. April 26, 1780. He was killed in the war Oct. 25, 1801 [?].
Amelia Maxon married Robert Collins of Adams and the names of George and Mary Potter's children are to be found in Asa Maxon's pension papers.
From the Fonda List found at the Jefferson county genweb page;


ASA MAXON

Born: 1750 at Westerly, Wash. Co. R.I.
Died: Mar. 18, 1842 in town of Adams, Jeff. Co., N.Y.

Married: 1st LOIS STILLMAN
Born: 1756
Died: Sept. 18, 1820 in town of Adams, N.Y.

Married: 2nd Nov. 1. 1822 at Petersburg, N.Y. Mrs. Mary Stillman Potter, widow of George Potter of Westerly, R.I.
Died: Apr. 6, 1851 in Hopkinton, Wash. Co., R.I.

Service: Asa Maxon enlisted in 1777 and did service at Watch Hill, R.I. for 20 days; at South Kingston 25 days; at Boston Neck, R.I. 27 days. In 1778 at the time of Sullivan's Expedition against the British near Newport, R.I., served 30 days. At Stoughton, in Conn. served 15 days. Was in service until 1783.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C. S.C. 22889; W.C. 21754

Remarks: Asa Maxon and his first wife are buried in Union Cemetery in town of Adams, N.Y. His children living in 1842 were

Asa born July 1, 1776
Polly born July --, 1781
David born Sept. 27, 1788
Amelia born Oct. 12, 1792

His second wife, Mary Stillman Potter, died at the home of her own daughters in R.I. She was pensioned by the government as the widow of George Potter. Mary Stillman married George Potter at Westerly, R.I. April 26, 1780. He was killed in the war Oct. 25, 1801 [?].
Amelia Maxon married Robert Collins of Adams and the names of George and Mary Potter's children are to be found in Asa Maxon's pension papers.


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  • Created by: Bruce Coyne
  • Added: Sep 20, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76808818/asa-maxon: accessed ), memorial page for Asa Maxon (1750–18 Mar 1842), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76808818, citing Union Cemetery, Adams Center, Jefferson County, New York, USA; Maintained by Bruce Coyne (contributor 47569362).