Portrait of Asahel Bacon
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William Jennys
Asahel Bacon
Other Name:
Ashel Bacon
Gender:
Male
Born:
December 3, 1764
Died:
March 31, 1838
Home Town:
Woodbury, CT
Later Residences:
Roxbury, CT
Marriage(s):
Hannah French Bacon (June 24, 1783 or June 24, 1784)
Biographical Notes:
Asahel Bacon was born in Woodbury, Connecticut on December 3, 1764 to Jabez and Lydia Hungerford Bacon. On June 24, 1783 or 1784 Asahel was married to Hannah French. The couple resided in Roxbury, Connecticut where Asahel succeeded as a merchant, farmer, and landowner. Bacon's business interests also led him to invest in the Roxbury iron mine. Asahel Bacon was also political. In 1812 he served as a Connecticut State Representative from Roxbury.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Political Office; Agriculture; Business
State Posts:
State Representative (Connecticut) 1812
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Maryann Bacon Whittlesey
Daughter
LFA (1802) - Hannah French Bacon
Wife - Lydia Huntington Bacon
Mother - Jabez Bacon
Father
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