Anna BISHOP

(b. 18 October 1744 , Wareham, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 13 April 1788 , Rochester, Massachusetts, USA )

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Anna BISHOP was born 18 October 1744 in Wareham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Anna BISHOP was the child of John BISHOP and Anne KINNE

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Anna married Percival ASHLEY 27 August 1761 in Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Percival ASHLEY was born abt. 1740 in Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown). Percival died 13 January 1822 in Rochester, Massachusetts, USA. Percival was the child of Abraham ASHLEY and Mary Rebecca WHITRIDGE.

Anna BISHOP died 13 April 1788 in Rochester, Massachusetts, USA.

Parents: John Bishop (1702-1790) and Ann Kenney (1705-1785)

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Anna BISHOP married

Percival ASHLEY-- Date: 27 August 1761 Place: Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Percival ASHLEY was the child of Abraham ASHLEY and Mary Rebecca WHITRIDGE

Children of Percival ASHLEY and Anna BISHOP:

John ASHLEY (b.22 December 1762, Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 6 April 1816, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA )

Hannah ASHLEY (b.abt. 1763, Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 21 September 1857, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA )

Leonard ASHLEY (b.abt. 1764, , Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )

Ann ASHLEY (b.19 April 1766, Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 29 June 1846, Castleton, Vermont, USA )

Percival ASHLEY (b.2 September 1769, Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. September 1852, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA )

Abram (Abraham) ASHLEY (b.1 January 1772, Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 29 November 1852, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Mary PURRINGTON 1795

Jethro ASHLEY (b.abt. 1775, Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 5 January 1814, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA )

James ASHLEY (b.3 February 1777, New Bedford, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 9 December 1870, Caroline, Tompkins, New York, USA)

Mary ASHLEY (b.13 November 1777, Freetown, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 7 February 1809, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA )

Simeon ASHLEY (b.6 June 1782, Freetown, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 21 April 1852, Caroline, Tompkins, New York, USA)

Mehitable ASHLEY (b.abt. 1784, , Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. , )

Bishop ASHLEY (b.5 October 1785, , Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 10 March 1870, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA)

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1744 Birth
18 October 1744
Wareham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Anna BISHOP and Percival ASHLEY 27 August 1761, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

She was 16 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
John ASHLEY was born 22 December 1762, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

Anna was 18 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Ann ASHLEY was born 19 April 1766, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

Anna was 21 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Percival ASHLEY was born 2 September 1769, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

Anna was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Abram (Abraham) ASHLEY was born 1 January 1772, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

Anna was 27 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 Birth of Child
James ASHLEY was born 3 February 1777, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Anna was 32 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Mary ASHLEY was born 13 November 1777, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

Anna was 33 years old.

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1782 Birth of Child
Simeon ASHLEY was born 6 June 1782, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

Anna was 37 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1785 Birth of Child
Bishop ASHLEY was born 5 October 1785, , Massachusetts, USA

Anna was 40 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

Grave

Ashley Cemetery Rochester Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA

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1788 Death
13 April 1788
Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 43.

Anna is buried at: Ashley Cemetery Rochester Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA

Added: 11/3/2017 10:37:32 AM - Updated: 3/17/2025 4:36:25 PM

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state