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Asa Dresser 1807–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 APR 1807

Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Death Date: 21 FEB 1854

Death Location: Saco, York, Maine, USA

Father: Wentworth Dresser

Mother: Sophia Holbrook

Spouse(s): Nancy Smart

Children(s): Frances Dresser, Melville Dresser, Stephen Dresser, Julius Dresser, Henrietta Dresser, Horatio Dresser, Grenville Dresser, Marcia Dresser

The story of Asa Dresser began in 1807 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA. Asa Dresser married Nancy F Smart, and had children including Frances Abba Dresser, Grenville Wentworth Dresser, Henrietta Sumner Dresser, Horatio Sumner Dresser, Julius Alphonso Dresser, Marcia Dresser, Melville Augustus Dresser, Stephen D Dresser. Asa Dresser passed away in 1854 in Saco, York, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Asa Dresser began in 1807 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
  • Asa Dresser married Nancy F Smart, and had children including Frances Abba Dresser, Grenville Wentworth Dresser, Henrietta Sumner Dresser, Horatio Sumner Dresser, Julius Alphonso Dresser, Marcia Dresser, Melville Augustus Dresser, Stephen D Dresser.
  • Asa Dresser passed away in 1854 in Saco, York, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wentworth Dresser
1762–1842
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
WD
Sophia Holbrook
1776–1858
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
SH

Spouses(s)

Nancy Smart
1811–1857
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
NS

Children(s)

Frances Dresser
1831–1870
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
FD
Melville Dresser
1834–1835
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
MD
Stephen Dresser
1835–
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
SD
Julius Dresser
1838–1893
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
JD
Henrietta Dresser
1839–1840
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
HD
Horatio Dresser
1841–1875
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
HD
Grenville Dresser
1842–1853
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
GD
Marcia Dresser
1847–1849
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
MD

Asa Dresser's Ancestors

Self
Asa Dresser
1807–1854
Birth Place: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Parents
Wentworth Dresser
1762–1842
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Sophia Holbrook
1776–1858
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Grandparents
Richard Dresser
1713–1783
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mindwell Munson
1728–1785
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Joseph Holbrook
1749–1783
Kittery Point, York, Maine
Jane March
1749–1832
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Dresser
1681–1749
Elizabeth Wentworth
1682–1772
Elisha Holbrook
1720–1768
Lydia Dresser
1720–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dresser
1640–1724
Martha Thorley
1645–1700
Benjamin Dresser
1689–1724
Lydia Vaughn
1690–1765

Asa Dresser's Descendants

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Asa Dresser (27 APR 1807–21 FEB 1854) m. Nancy (F.) Smart (ABT 1811–16 JAN 1857)
  1. 1. Frances (Abba) Dresser 1831–1870
  2. 2. Melville (Augustus) Dresser 1834–1835
  3. 3. Stephen (D.) Dresser 1835– m. Margaret Martin 1839–1880 m. Emma Hunt 1839–
    1. 1. Addie Dresser 1867–1868
    2. 2. William (Storer) Dresser 1869–1924 m. Katie (Greene) Knight 1874–1969
      1. 1. Helen (Knight) Dresser 1904–1993
      2. 2. Phillip (Leavitt) Dresser 1905–1905
      3. 3. Lillian (Foss) Dresser 1907–1907
    3. 3. Carrie (W.) Dresser 1871–
  4. 4. Julius (Alphonso) Dresser 1838–1893 m. Annetta (Gertrude) Seabury 1844–1893
    1. 1. Anne (Sophia) Dresser 1859–
    2. 2. Horatio (Willis) Dresser 1866–1954 m. Alice (Mae) Reed 1870–1963
      1. 1. Dorothea Dresser 1901–2000 m. Charles (H.) Reeves 1898–
      2. 2. Malcolm Dresser 1905–1985
    3. 3. Ralph (Howard) Dresser 1872–1873
    4. 4. Jean (Paul) Dresser 1877–1935 m. Faith (Leah) Storer 1880–
      1. 1. Leonore Dresser 1913–1963
    5. 5. Philip (David Seabury) Dresser 1885– m. Hildegarde 1864– m. Florence Guy 1866– m. Evelyn Uhler 1868–
    6. 6. Parkhurst (Quimby) Dresser 1885–
  5. 5. Henrietta (Sumner) Dresser 1839–1840
  6. 6. Horatio (Sumner) Dresser 1841–1875 m. Frances ('Fanny' L.) Weitzel 1845–
    1. 1. Esther (Elizabeth) Dresser 1873–1964 m. William (A.) Goodman 1873–1952
      1. 1. Frances (Catherine) Goodman 1911–1997
    2. 2. Lena Dresser 1880–1895
    3. 3. Hugh Dresser 1884– m. 1887–
  7. 7. Grenville (Wentworth) Dresser 1842–1853
  8. 8. Marcia Dresser 1847–1849

Asa Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1807
27 APR 1807
Birth of Asa Dresser in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1854
21 FEB 1854
Age 47
Death of Asa Dresser in Saco, York, Maine, USA
Saco, York, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 APR 1807
    Event Place: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 FEB 1854
    Event Place: Saco, York, Maine, USA
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