flag male ancestor  Amasa  KILLAM

  (b. 10 December 1727 Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut   d. 24 May 1779 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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Amasa KILLAM was born 10 December 1727 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Amasa KILLAM was the child of ?   and   ?

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Amasa  married  Elizabeth EMERSON abt. 1760 in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth EMERSON  was born 4 April 1739 in Dighton, Massachusetts, USA.  Elizabeth died 7 September 1823 in Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. 

Amasa KILLAM died 24 May 1779 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Amasa KILLAM married flag female ancestor Elizabeth EMERSON-- Date: abt. 1760 Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada


Children of Amasa KILLAM and Elizabeth EMERSON:

flag male ancestor Comfort KILLAM (b.12 January 1777, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada  d. 1 July 1829, North River, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Mary TAYLOR 1799 in , New Brunswick, Canada



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birth1727 Birth
10 December 1727
Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1777 Birth of Child
Comfort KILLAM was born 12 January 1777, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Amasa was 49 years old.
death1779 Death
24 May 1779
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

He died at the age of 51.
Added: 12/15/2025 11:17:01 PM - Updated: 12/15/2025 11:17:44 PM
Did You Know?The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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