Brief Life History of Asa John
When Asa John Matson was born on 14 May 1738, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Matson Jr, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Gillett, was 30. He married Amy Matson on 12 March 1761, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 9 February 1825, in Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 86.
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- John Matson, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Asa Matson, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Asa Matson in entry for Anne Matson, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
English (Kent and Yorkshire): patronymic, either from the Middle English personal name Matte (see Matt ) + -son, or a shortened form of Mattison or Mattinson , in each case derived from a pet form of Matthew . Alternatively, a variant of the metronymic Madson (‘son of Maud’), with devoicing of /d/ to /t/.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Matsson: patronymic from the personal name Mats, a short form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ).
Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Madsen and Matsen , cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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