Brief Life History of Jerome
When Jerome Asay, Sr. was born on 7 October 1857, in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, his father, Joseph F. Asay, I Sr., was 34 and his mother, Sarah Ann Pedrick, was 39. He married Nancy Jane Meeks on 1 June 1875, in Harrisburg, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 6 October 1940, in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Castle Dale City Cemetery, Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States.
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Sources (41)
- Jerome Asay, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Jerome Asay in entry for Norman Asay and Edna Mckee, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Jerome Asay in entry for Jerome Asay, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
1857–1940 Male
1859–1950 Female
Children (11)
1876–1886 Female
1879–1945 Male
1881–1881 Male
1883–1944 Male
1888–1964 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1823–1879 Male
1818–1900 Female
Siblings (15)
1842–1898 Male
1843–1931 Male
1844–1845 Male
1846–1884 Male
1847–1904 Male
+10 More Children
World Events (8)
1861
Age 4
1863
Age 6
1879
Age 22
Name Meaning
Cambodian: written ស, from a Khmer word meaning e.g. ‘white, fair’. Compare Sar 1.
Cambodian: written សរ, from a Khmer word meaning ‘arrow’. Compare Sar 2.
French: variant of Saur .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Personal History of Eleanor Jane Asay Gibbons
ELEANOR JANE ASAY GIBBONS AUTOBIOGRAPHY [Handwritten on 22 pages by Eleanor Gibbons about 1972, when she was 72 years old] My father and mother were Jerome and Nancy Meeks Asay. Dad's ancestors we …
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