Briggs History of the Town of Concord. Pg 270 Family Histories of The Town of Concord.
Amaziah Ashman was born in Connecticut [error in book, he was born in Massachusetts] in 1783. From there, he removed to Ontario County, and resided in the Town of West Broomfield some years. He came from that place to this town in 1809, and located land on lot 4, township seven, range seven, on Townsend hill. He moved his family here in May, 1810. John Stuart and his wife, another young married couple, came out with Ashman and remained one year and then went back. It took them three days to come from Buffalo to Townsend hill. They had to cut their own road part of the way. They built a small house or shanty, covered with bark, and moved into it--without floors, door or windows.
At that time, there were no families either east or west nearer than ten miles, and the nearest on the north were at Boston, and, on the southeast, at or near Springville. Mr. Ashman taught school occasionally in early time. He also kept hotel for a few years on his farm on Townsend hill. He served as a soldier on the Niagara frontier in the war of 1812-15, and was in skirmishes and engagements on both sides of the river. He was once taken prisoner. He was at the burning of Buffalo. He was Town Clerk the first year after the Town of Concord was organized, and when it contained Concord, Sardinia, Collins and North Collins, and was elected to that office sixteen years in succession. He also held office of Justice of the Peace for eighteen years, and frequently presided at town meeting. For the first twenty-five years after its organization, he was one of the leading men of the town. He cleared and owned a large farm, on which he resided until he died, in 1861. He was seventy-eight years of age at the time of his death.
His wife, Thankful Ashman, died March 14, 1881, in the ninety-fourth year of her age. She was a resident of this town about seventy-one years, which is longer period than any other person ever lived here who was twenty-one years of age when they came.
Their children were:
John H., born 1811; married Frelove King; for second wife, Sally Turner, died in Illinois, September 1874.
Hannah, born 1813; married Augustus Bonnel; lives in Illinois.
Alonzo Curtis, born 1815; married Hannah Tyrer; lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ariette, born 1818; married first, Thurber, second, Saunders; died in 1854.
Malvina, born 1820; married Samuel Wheeler; lives in this town.
Levi, born 1825; died young.
Alma, born 1828; married Cyrus Hurd; lives in Elma, this county.
Alzora, born 1832; married Norman Cook; died in 1855.
Helen, born 1834; died in 1845.
Amaziah's parents were John Ashmun and Hannah (Hall) Ashmun Curtiss. He was named after his grandfather Amaziah Ashmun of Connecticut. This Amaziah's father was John Ashmun, who was living in Farmington, CT, as early as 1721. The Ashmun surname was spelled with a "u" by these early generations. It was often spelled Ashman by public officials. This spelling seems to have been adopted some in later generations, perhaps for convenience. Contributed by FAG member #49523294 who is descended from Amaziah's grandfather's brother Justus Ashmun.
Amaziah Ashman was born in Connecticut [error in book, he was born in Massachusetts] in 1783. From there, he removed to Ontario County, and resided in the Town of West Broomfield some years. He came from that place to this town in 1809, and located land on lot 4, township seven, range seven, on Townsend hill. He moved his family here in May, 1810. John Stuart and his wife, another young married couple, came out with Ashman and remained one year and then went back. It took them three days to come from Buffalo to Townsend hill. They had to cut their own road part of the way. They built a small house or shanty, covered with bark, and moved into it--without floors, door or windows.
At that time, there were no families either east or west nearer than ten miles, and the nearest on the north were at Boston, and, on the southeast, at or near Springville. Mr. Ashman taught school occasionally in early time. He also kept hotel for a few years on his farm on Townsend hill. He served as a soldier on the Niagara frontier in the war of 1812-15, and was in skirmishes and engagements on both sides of the river. He was once taken prisoner. He was at the burning of Buffalo. He was Town Clerk the first year after the Town of Concord was organized, and when it contained Concord, Sardinia, Collins and North Collins, and was elected to that office sixteen years in succession. He also held office of Justice of the Peace for eighteen years, and frequently presided at town meeting. For the first twenty-five years after its organization, he was one of the leading men of the town. He cleared and owned a large farm, on which he resided until he died, in 1861. He was seventy-eight years of age at the time of his death.
His wife, Thankful Ashman, died March 14, 1881, in the ninety-fourth year of her age. She was a resident of this town about seventy-one years, which is longer period than any other person ever lived here who was twenty-one years of age when they came.
Their children were:
John H., born 1811; married Frelove King; for second wife, Sally Turner, died in Illinois, September 1874.
Hannah, born 1813; married Augustus Bonnel; lives in Illinois.
Alonzo Curtis, born 1815; married Hannah Tyrer; lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ariette, born 1818; married first, Thurber, second, Saunders; died in 1854.
Malvina, born 1820; married Samuel Wheeler; lives in this town.
Levi, born 1825; died young.
Alma, born 1828; married Cyrus Hurd; lives in Elma, this county.
Alzora, born 1832; married Norman Cook; died in 1855.
Helen, born 1834; died in 1845.
Amaziah's parents were John Ashmun and Hannah (Hall) Ashmun Curtiss. He was named after his grandfather Amaziah Ashmun of Connecticut. This Amaziah's father was John Ashmun, who was living in Farmington, CT, as early as 1721. The Ashmun surname was spelled with a "u" by these early generations. It was often spelled Ashman by public officials. This spelling seems to have been adopted some in later generations, perhaps for convenience. Contributed by FAG member #49523294 who is descended from Amaziah's grandfather's brother Justus Ashmun.
Briggs History of the Town of Concord. Pg 270 Family Histories of The Town of Concord.
Amaziah Ashman was born in Connecticut [error in book, he was born in Massachusetts] in 1783. From there, he removed to Ontario County, and resided in the Town of West Broomfield some years. He came from that place to this town in 1809, and located land on lot 4, township seven, range seven, on Townsend hill. He moved his family here in May, 1810. John Stuart and his wife, another young married couple, came out with Ashman and remained one year and then went back. It took them three days to come from Buffalo to Townsend hill. They had to cut their own road part of the way. They built a small house or shanty, covered with bark, and moved into it--without floors, door or windows.
At that time, there were no families either east or west nearer than ten miles, and the nearest on the north were at Boston, and, on the southeast, at or near Springville. Mr. Ashman taught school occasionally in early time. He also kept hotel for a few years on his farm on Townsend hill. He served as a soldier on the Niagara frontier in the war of 1812-15, and was in skirmishes and engagements on both sides of the river. He was once taken prisoner. He was at the burning of Buffalo. He was Town Clerk the first year after the Town of Concord was organized, and when it contained Concord, Sardinia, Collins and North Collins, and was elected to that office sixteen years in succession. He also held office of Justice of the Peace for eighteen years, and frequently presided at town meeting. For the first twenty-five years after its organization, he was one of the leading men of the town. He cleared and owned a large farm, on which he resided until he died, in 1861. He was seventy-eight years of age at the time of his death.
His wife, Thankful Ashman, died March 14, 1881, in the ninety-fourth year of her age. She was a resident of this town about seventy-one years, which is longer period than any other person ever lived here who was twenty-one years of age when they came.
Their children were:
John H., born 1811; married Frelove King; for second wife, Sally Turner, died in Illinois, September 1874.
Hannah, born 1813; married Augustus Bonnel; lives in Illinois.
Alonzo Curtis, born 1815; married Hannah Tyrer; lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ariette, born 1818; married first, Thurber, second, Saunders; died in 1854.
Malvina, born 1820; married Samuel Wheeler; lives in this town.
Levi, born 1825; died young.
Alma, born 1828; married Cyrus Hurd; lives in Elma, this county.
Alzora, born 1832; married Norman Cook; died in 1855.
Helen, born 1834; died in 1845.
Amaziah's parents were John Ashmun and Hannah (Hall) Ashmun Curtiss. He was named after his grandfather Amaziah Ashmun of Connecticut. This Amaziah's father was John Ashmun, who was living in Farmington, CT, as early as 1721. The Ashmun surname was spelled with a "u" by these early generations. It was often spelled Ashman by public officials. This spelling seems to have been adopted some in later generations, perhaps for convenience. Contributed by FAG member #49523294 who is descended from Amaziah's grandfather's brother Justus Ashmun.
Amaziah Ashman was born in Connecticut [error in book, he was born in Massachusetts] in 1783. From there, he removed to Ontario County, and resided in the Town of West Broomfield some years. He came from that place to this town in 1809, and located land on lot 4, township seven, range seven, on Townsend hill. He moved his family here in May, 1810. John Stuart and his wife, another young married couple, came out with Ashman and remained one year and then went back. It took them three days to come from Buffalo to Townsend hill. They had to cut their own road part of the way. They built a small house or shanty, covered with bark, and moved into it--without floors, door or windows.
At that time, there were no families either east or west nearer than ten miles, and the nearest on the north were at Boston, and, on the southeast, at or near Springville. Mr. Ashman taught school occasionally in early time. He also kept hotel for a few years on his farm on Townsend hill. He served as a soldier on the Niagara frontier in the war of 1812-15, and was in skirmishes and engagements on both sides of the river. He was once taken prisoner. He was at the burning of Buffalo. He was Town Clerk the first year after the Town of Concord was organized, and when it contained Concord, Sardinia, Collins and North Collins, and was elected to that office sixteen years in succession. He also held office of Justice of the Peace for eighteen years, and frequently presided at town meeting. For the first twenty-five years after its organization, he was one of the leading men of the town. He cleared and owned a large farm, on which he resided until he died, in 1861. He was seventy-eight years of age at the time of his death.
His wife, Thankful Ashman, died March 14, 1881, in the ninety-fourth year of her age. She was a resident of this town about seventy-one years, which is longer period than any other person ever lived here who was twenty-one years of age when they came.
Their children were:
John H., born 1811; married Frelove King; for second wife, Sally Turner, died in Illinois, September 1874.
Hannah, born 1813; married Augustus Bonnel; lives in Illinois.
Alonzo Curtis, born 1815; married Hannah Tyrer; lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ariette, born 1818; married first, Thurber, second, Saunders; died in 1854.
Malvina, born 1820; married Samuel Wheeler; lives in this town.
Levi, born 1825; died young.
Alma, born 1828; married Cyrus Hurd; lives in Elma, this county.
Alzora, born 1832; married Norman Cook; died in 1855.
Helen, born 1834; died in 1845.
Amaziah's parents were John Ashmun and Hannah (Hall) Ashmun Curtiss. He was named after his grandfather Amaziah Ashmun of Connecticut. This Amaziah's father was John Ashmun, who was living in Farmington, CT, as early as 1721. The Ashmun surname was spelled with a "u" by these early generations. It was often spelled Ashman by public officials. This spelling seems to have been adopted some in later generations, perhaps for convenience. Contributed by FAG member #49523294 who is descended from Amaziah's grandfather's brother Justus Ashmun.
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