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Capt. Asher Humphrey

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Capt. Asher Humphrey Veteran

Birth
West Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
12 Mar 1826 (aged 62)
Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Humphrey, Asher, Capt. Pettibones Co. Rev. War died Mar. 12, 1826 age 68 Flagwife Chloe Humphrey
married 9/21/1781 Hartford Co. Connecticut

children:
Fanny
Oliver
Erastus
Julius
Norris
Sophia
Hiram
John
Harry
Mary
Emeline
Truman

Charter member
On May 15, 1794 the Grand Lodge of Connecticut granted the request of some twenty Masonic brothers, most of them members of Frederick Lodge of Farmington (now Plainville), as Village Lodge. The Lodge was to be held in the West Society of Simsbury, which was later to become the Town of Canton. A few years later the number 29 was assigned by the Grand Lodge of the State of Connecticut.

The following brothers from the towns of Simsbury, New Hartford, and Bristol were the charter members:

Azariah Wilcox
Theophilas Pettibone
Samuel Phelps
Isaac Case
Asher Humphrey
Freeman Graham
Jeremiah Wilcox
Solomon Everest
Elisha Case
Gideon Mills
Noah A. Phelps
Abiram L. Peet
Ebeneezer Spencer
Chauncey Gleason
George Humphrey
Dan Case
William Taylor
Fithen Case
Thomas C. Brinsmade
Ezekiel Thrall
Amaziah Humphrey
Humphrey, Asher, Capt. Pettibones Co. Rev. War died Mar. 12, 1826 age 68 Flagwife Chloe Humphrey
married 9/21/1781 Hartford Co. Connecticut

children:
Fanny
Oliver
Erastus
Julius
Norris
Sophia
Hiram
John
Harry
Mary
Emeline
Truman

Charter member
On May 15, 1794 the Grand Lodge of Connecticut granted the request of some twenty Masonic brothers, most of them members of Frederick Lodge of Farmington (now Plainville), as Village Lodge. The Lodge was to be held in the West Society of Simsbury, which was later to become the Town of Canton. A few years later the number 29 was assigned by the Grand Lodge of the State of Connecticut.

The following brothers from the towns of Simsbury, New Hartford, and Bristol were the charter members:

Azariah Wilcox
Theophilas Pettibone
Samuel Phelps
Isaac Case
Asher Humphrey
Freeman Graham
Jeremiah Wilcox
Solomon Everest
Elisha Case
Gideon Mills
Noah A. Phelps
Abiram L. Peet
Ebeneezer Spencer
Chauncey Gleason
George Humphrey
Dan Case
William Taylor
Fithen Case
Thomas C. Brinsmade
Ezekiel Thrall
Amaziah Humphrey

Inscription

Monument inscribed
AE 63 years (not 68 years)



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  • Created by: Linda Mac
  • Added: Jan 6, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83058801/asher-humphrey: accessed ), memorial page for Capt. Asher Humphrey (16 Apr 1763–12 Mar 1826), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83058801, citing Dyer Cemetery, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703).