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Asa Manley Sr.

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Asa Manley Sr. Veteran

Birth
Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Death
Mar 1788 (aged 53)
Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Asa was the son of George Manley & Elizabeth Turner. He married Chloe Bridgeman in 1759 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. To this union, 8 children were born.

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 the son of George Manley & Elizabeth Turner. He married Chloe Bridgeman in 1759 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. To this union, 8 children were born.

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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  • Maintained by: Nat Woo
  • Originally Created by: Beca
  • Added: Feb 10, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24542786/asa-manley: accessed ), memorial page for Asa Manley Sr. (23 Feb 1735–Mar 1788), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24542786, citing Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Nat Woo (contributor 48195282).