| Name |
Asa Whitcomb [1] |
| Title |
^ Colonel |
| Birth |
16 Aug 1719 |
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Interesting … |
19 Apr 1775 |
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
- Marched in response to the alarm of 19 Apr 1775, the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
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| _MILT |
19 Apr 1775 |
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
- Colonel; engaged (marched in response to the alarm of 19 Apr 1775) 19 Apr 1775; service, 6 days. [MSS 16-1033]
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| _MILT |
19 Apr 1775 |
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
- "John Whitcomb and his brother Asa were regimental commanders in Worcester County; … Asa commanded 11 militia companies from the same towns (Fitchburg, Harvard, Bolton, Lancaster, Leominster, Ashburnham, and Lunenburg)."
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| _MILT |
19 Apr 1775 |
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
- "… in Worcester Co., … 2 mixed regiments of minute men and militia commanded by COLs Asa Whitcomb and Nathiel Sparhawk. … Although very few Worcester Co. companies were close enough to arrive in time to intercept the British, all of them marched (cont'd)"
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| _MILT |
20 May 1775 |
Massachusetts, USA |
- Massachusetts Provincial Congress: COL Benjamin Lincoln and COL Asa Whitcomb appointed Muster-Masters in the Massachusetts Army.
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| _MILT |
25 May 1775 |
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA |
- Also, Colonel; return of said Whetcomb's regiment in camp at Cambridge, dated 25 May 1775; resolved in Provincial Congress 26 May 1775, that officers of said regiment be commissioned. [MSS 16-1033]
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| _MILT |
Aft. 3 Jun 1775 |
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA |
- Extensive list beyond what is included here at [MSS 16-1033].
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| _MILT |
10 Jun 1775 |
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA |
- Massachusetts Committee of Safety: Committee certifies 20 gentlemen including COL Asa Whitcomb for the command of a Regiment.
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| _MILT |
30 Jun 1775 |
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA |
- Massachusetts Provincial Congress: A list of the Staff Officers and Commissioned Officers, in Col. Asa Whitcomb's Regiment, not commissioned. …
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| Burial |
Mar 1804 |
Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA [1] |
| Death |
16 Mar 1804 |
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA [1] |
| Person ID |
I242086428295 |
Our Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
29 May 2023 |
| Father |
John Whitcomb, b. 12 May 1684, Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. Jul 1720, Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 36 years) |
| Mother |
Rebekah Wilder, b. 27 Feb 1687, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Jun 1743, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage |
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Nicolai Boe and Marie Watne married
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| Family ID |
F228 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1719 - 1804 (84 years)
