Brief Life History of Major Noble
When Major Noble Ashley was born on 3 March 1798, in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Oliver Ashley Jr, was 32 and his mother, Dorcas Baker, was 28. He died on 5 July 1870, in Tallmadge, Portage, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72.
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Sources (3)
- Major Ashley, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- List of Members Driven from Jackson County, Missouri, in 1833, page 7
- Major N. Ashley, "Early Mormon Missionaries"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places (especially in southern and central England) named Ashley, from Old English æsc ‘ash’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Americanized form of French Canadian Asselin 2.
In some cases also an Americanized form of German Eschler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Major Noble Ashley b. 1798
About Major Noble Ashley Doctrine and Covenants 75:17 Biographical Summary: Birth: 3 March 1798, Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Son of Oliver Ashley and Tabitha Baker. In the early …
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