Brief Life History of Asher
When Asher Bates was born on 25 August 1776, in Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Phineas Bates, was 27 and his mother, Esther Curtiss, was 24. He had at least 3 sons with Harriet Steel. He died on 24 April 1810, in Le Roy, LeRoy, Genesee, New York, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in East Main Street Cemetery, LeRoy, Genesee, New York, United States.
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- Asher Bates, "BillionGraves Index"
- Asher Bates, "Find A Grave Index"
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1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution
The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bate with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also common in Ireland.
Americanized form of German Betz . See also Betts .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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