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Bethia Ashley 1720–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 14 July 1808

Death Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA

Father: AARON ASHLEY

Mother: BETHIAH DEWEY

Spouse(s): Simon Jr

Children(s): Israel Cooley

Bethia Ashley was born in 1720 in Hatfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Aaron Ashley And Bethiah Dewey. Bethia Ashley married Simon Cooley Jr, and had children including Israel Cooley. Bethia Ashley passed away in 1808 in Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Bethia Ashley was born in 1720 in Hatfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Aaron Ashley And Bethiah Dewey.
  • Bethia Ashley married Simon Cooley Jr, and had children including Israel Cooley.
  • Bethia Ashley passed away in 1808 in Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA.

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Bethia Ashley's Ancestors

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Bethia Ashley
1720–1808
Birth Place: Hatfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
AARON ASHLEY
1702–1780
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
BETHIAH DEWEY
1706–1735
Westfield, Mass
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bethia Ashley's Descendants

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Bethia Ashley (1720–14 July 1808) m. Simon (Cooley) Jr (3 SEP 1720–1805-08-10)
  1. 1. Israel Cooley 1770–1842 m. Martha MORSE 1771–1833
    1. 1. Polly ((Cooley)) Betts 1793–1888 m. Erastus Betts 1789–1836 m. Stephen Smith 1796–1878
      1. 1. Catherine ((Betts)) Terry 1819–1905 m. John Terry 1802–1879
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Hurlbut 1843–1887 m. Cyrus (P) Hurlbut 1823–1909
      2. 2. Zophar (Erastus) Betts 1811–1885
      3. 3. Harriet (E) Smith 1828–1897
    2. 2. Martin Cooley 1800–1843 m. Martha Furbush 1794–1848

Bethia Ashley's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Bethia Ashley in Hatfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Hatfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA
1752
26 Oct 1752
Age 32
Bethia Ashley was married in Hatfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Hatfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1808
14 July 1808
Age 88
Death of Bethia Ashley in Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA
Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 27.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LSH
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U S N , and Dewey family history, illustrated : being an authen
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1752
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 July 1808
    Event Place: Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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