When Major Asa S Dimock was born on 9 January 1772, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Lt. David Dimock, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Green, was 26. He married Ruth Miller on 5 July 1794. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 18 December 1833, in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Lyons Street Cemetery, Herrick Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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English (Cambridgeshire): habitational name from Dymock in Gloucestershire, named perhaps from a British word akin to Welsh tymoch ‘pigsty’, but more probably from a Celtic din ‘fort’ + moch ‘swine’. A family of the name Dymoke held the hereditary position of King's Champion for thirty-four generations, starting in the late 14th century when John Dymoke adopted the role following his marriage to Margaret de Ludlow.
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Possible Related NamesThe life of Asa spanned the birth of our nation and was profoundly affected by that event. When he was four years old, his father began his Revolutionary War service. His two brothers, one older and …
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