| Birth: | Sep. 7, 1752
Preston
New London County
Connecticut, USA | | Death: | Apr. 9, 1842
Rupert
Bennington County
Vermont, USA | 
Asa was the 5th of 12 children (3rd son) born of Asa Kinne (1723-1802) and his wife Bethia Kimball (1724-1805). Asa's siblings were: Jonas, Sarah (1744-1746), Joseph (1747/8-1778), Lydia (b. 1750), Bethia (1755-1843), Jacob (1757-1813), Sarah (b. 1759), Olive (b. 1761), Abigail (1763-1765), Hannah (1767-1809), and Betsey (b. abt. 1769).
About June 12, 1775, Asa entered military service, at Preston, New London County, Connecticut, as a volunteer in a Company then under the immediate command of Preston's Lieutenant Nathaniel Gove. They marched to the camps around Boston and took post at Roxbury about July 1, 1775 and served during the seige of Boston until the expiration of their ultimate term of service, December 1775. In early July, 1775, Lieutenant Gove's command was assimulated into Captain Joseph Jewett's 8th Company, Colonel Jedidiah Huntington's 8th Connecticut Regiment. Most of the Regiment was stationed on the Long Island sound until September 14, 1775, when it was ordered to the Boston Camps and took post at Roxbury in General Joseph Spencer's Brigade. Asa was discharged from his term of service, December 3, 1775.
On January 3, 1777, Asa was commissioned an Ensign by the Governor of Rhode Island and served in Captain Benjamin West's Company, Colonel Joseph Stanton's Rhode Island Regiment. Asa joined the Regiment at Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island and serve one year and three months. He left this service in April 1778.
In October 1778, Asa moved to Hebron, Charlotte (now Washington) County, New York.
In 1779, Asa was called out in three alarms and served in Captain Munson's Hebron Company, of the Charlotte County Militia. He served in 1779, in the whole about one month, at Skenesborough (now Whitehall) in the same county.
In 1783, Asa moved from Hebron to Rupert, Bennington County, Vermont. Asa married, October 26, 1790 at Rupert, Polly Colton (1758-1846) by whom he had three children: Polly (b. 1791), Kenza (1793-1856), and Lyman (1796-1878).
References:
(1) US Federal Military Pension File No. W26710
(2) "The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783." by Henry P. Johnson, 1889, pages 85 and 89
(3) "Rupert, VT. Historical and Descriptive 1761-1898" by George S. Hibbard, 1899, page 172
Inscription:
ASA KINNE,
Died
April 9, 1842,
In The 90 year
of his age.
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Old Rupert Cemetery
Rupert
Bennington County
Vermont, USA |
Created by: Chazmanbsr
Record added: Oct 13, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 30554609 |
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