Asenath Willard

6 July 1791–30 December 1866 (Age 75)
Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United States

The Life of Asenath

When Asenath Willard was born on 6 July 1791, in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United States, her father, Oliver Willard, was 32 and her mother, Asenath Newell, was 29. She married Orrin Simpson in May 1814. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 30 December 1866, in Townshend, Windham, Vermont, United States, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Orrin Simpson
1790–1873
Asenath Willard
1791–1866
Marriage: May 1814
Oliver Willard Simpson
1816–1896
Louisa Simpson
–
Asenath Louisa Simpson
1817–
Charles Chesselden Simpson
1820–1898
Olive Philena Simpson
1830–1912

Spouse and Children

    Orrin Simpson

    Male1790–1873Male

    Asenath Willard

    Female1791–1866Female

MARRIAGE
May 1814
children

(5)

    Oliver Willard Simpson

    Male1816–1896Male

    Asenath Louisa Simpson

    Female1817–Female

    Charles Chesselden Simpson

    Male1820–1898Male

    Olive Philena Simpson

    Female1830–1912Female

    Louisa Simpson

    Female–Female

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(10)

+5 More Children

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

Age 3

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

Age 9

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.
1812

Age 21

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

1 English: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements wil ‘will’, ‘desire’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.2 Probably an Americanized form of the German cognate Willhardt ( see Willert ).

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

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Sources (3)

  • Aseneth Simpson, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • Asenath in entry for Olive Philena Simpson, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • Asenath in entry for Oliver Willard Simpson, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

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