Asa was a Revolutionary War soldier, having served as a private in the Lexington Alarm. He was drafted for military service in the spring of 1777 and was a patriot because he manufactured gunpowder (saltpeter), and is recorded as having delivered 2 lbs., 4 oz of gunpowder on 11 Jan 1777 to the Mill at Windham, CT. Asa is listed in a book of American Revolutionary men descendants of whom are eligible for membership in the DAR.
When Asa was drafted for the military his wife Chloe was home with 8 children, and then she died in Aug. that same year at the age of 36.
Asa was a Revolutionary War soldier, having served as a private in the Lexington Alarm. He was drafted for military service in the spring of 1777 and was a patriot because he manufactured gunpowder (saltpeter), and is recorded as having delivered 2 lbs., 4 oz of gunpowder on 11 Jan 1777 to the Mill at Windham, CT. Asa is listed in a book of American Revolutionary men descendants of whom are eligible for membership in the DAR.
When Asa was drafted for the military his wife Chloe was home with 8 children, and then she died in Aug. that same year at the age of 36.
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