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James “Jim” Ashley

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James “Jim” Ashley

Birth
Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
17 Nov 1839 (aged 43)
Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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He married April 29, 1821 in Fairhaven Massachusetts.

He is named in his fathers will as follows:

"I give and bequeath to my two sons Stephen and James Ashley the Evans lot so called bought of Benjamin Grinnell and his wife and others lying East of the Mill river aforesaid Northerly by lands bought of Joshua Crapo. Westerly on land formerly owned by Benjamin Chace Easterly on land owned by Bullock and Babbitt containing one hundred forty acres more or less, and it is also my will that my three sons Abram, Leonard and Jefferson pay to my son James thirty dollars each in one year after my decease."

~~~ Their children born in Freetown ~~~
1. Reuben Ashley 1821 ~ died in California
2. Charles P. Ashley 1824 ~ 1906
3. Catherine H. Ashley 1826 ~ ? married John W. White
4. James Bradford Ashley 1828 died in Rhode Island
5. Mary A. Ashley 1832 ~ 1899 married Aaron Simmons
6. Louisa J. Ashley 1837 ~ 1903 married Albert H. Sisson

This stone was cleaned, repaired and stood back up by J. King
He married April 29, 1821 in Fairhaven Massachusetts.

He is named in his fathers will as follows:

"I give and bequeath to my two sons Stephen and James Ashley the Evans lot so called bought of Benjamin Grinnell and his wife and others lying East of the Mill river aforesaid Northerly by lands bought of Joshua Crapo. Westerly on land formerly owned by Benjamin Chace Easterly on land owned by Bullock and Babbitt containing one hundred forty acres more or less, and it is also my will that my three sons Abram, Leonard and Jefferson pay to my son James thirty dollars each in one year after my decease."

~~~ Their children born in Freetown ~~~
1. Reuben Ashley 1821 ~ died in California
2. Charles P. Ashley 1824 ~ 1906
3. Catherine H. Ashley 1826 ~ ? married John W. White
4. James Bradford Ashley 1828 died in Rhode Island
5. Mary A. Ashley 1832 ~ 1899 married Aaron Simmons
6. Louisa J. Ashley 1837 ~ 1903 married Albert H. Sisson

This stone was cleaned, repaired and stood back up by J. King


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  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108939869/james-ashley: accessed ), memorial page for James “Jim” Ashley (25 Jul 1796–17 Nov 1839), Find a Grave Memorial ID 108939869, citing Crapo Cemetery, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by goose (contributor 47534920).