Brief Life History of Asa
When Asa Sherman Jr. was born on 18 November 1789, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Asa Sherman, was 33 and his mother, Mary Stephens, was 27. He married Saba Soule Bradford on 28 March 1813, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 15 June 1869, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Asa Sherman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Asa Sherman, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Asa Sherman, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · The Bill of Rights
After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English (London): occupational name denoting someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle English sherman, shirman, sharman ‘shearman’.
Americanized form of North German Schürmann (see Schuermann ) and of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schermann .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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