Achsa Pease

Female20 December 1778–

Brief Life History of Achsa

When Achsa Pease was born on 20 December 1778, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Noadiah Pease, was 49 and her mother, Tirzah Smith, was 35.

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Family Time Line

Noadiah Pease
1729–1822
Tirzah Smith
1743–1790
Roxana Pease
1764–1788
Erastus Pease
1765–1795
Noadiah Pease
1765–
Elisha Pease
1767–
Tabitha Pease
1769–
Philena Pease
1771–1792
Tirzah Pease
1773–
Walter Pease
1774–1820
Asaph Pease
1776–1856
Achsa Pease
1778–
Persis
1781–1827
Erastus
1783–1795
Alvah Pease
1786–1864
Elihu Pease
1788–1788

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    World Events (3)

    1781 · The First Constitution

    Age 3

    Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

    1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

    Age 3

    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

    Age 5

    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: from Middle English pese, pise (Old English peose, pise) ‘pea’. The word was commonly used to denote something small or of little worth, as in the phrase not worth a pese. It may have been used to nickname someone who habitually used the term or who was thought to merit it. It might alternatively have been a name for a pea-seller. Compare Bean .

    Americanized form of French Pié (see Pie ), with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.

    History: Robert and John Pease came from Great Baddow, Essex, England, to Salem, MA, in 1634. In 1644 Robert died, leaving a son (also called Robert) who was apprenticed as a weaver in Salem. By 1646 John Pease was living on Martha's Vineyard.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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