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From an old letter:
Asa was born in Ontario County, NY, the part that is now Wayne County, in 1801. Asa's father John came from Vermont where he perhaps lived no great length of time.
Asa lived in Wayne Co., NY, then went down to Catteraugus Co., NY, where he lived for several years on a farm close to Chautaugua Lake. He succeeded finally in selling the farm and moved to Canada, living in Zora Township., near Woodstock in Oxford Co. In 1837 the Canadian Rebellion broke out and Asa's boys were suspected of being in sympathy with it, so the family fled between two days, traveling all the way in wagons to Michigan and throughout the wilds of that territory or state (Mich. was admitted that year) bringing with them little Arletta, a very young infant. They arrived in Valparaiso, Indiana, and stayed there.

From History of Porter and Lake Counties, Ind. (1882)
The first woman of whose death we have any certain account was the mother of John N. and S. S. Skinner, well known in the political and business history of the County. Her death occurred in April, 1839. She was buried on the slope just above the Valparaiso Paper Mill; when her remains were removed some years since to the Cemetery (p. 109).

Asa Skinner and Electa J. (Mason) Skinner had 12 children. Both natives of NY. In 1834 they went to Canada, and stayed 4 years, and then came to Porter Co., where he bought 80 acres of land. In 1839 his wife died and he went back to New York.
Asa Skinner is listed in the 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Sodus, Wayne County, New York, were Asa owned a farm. [NOTE: This doesn't seem to be the same man]
Asa died in Valparaiso, Indiana, November 25, 1854. Buried in "Old Cemetery."

Birth	17 Aug 1801	Ontario County, New York
Marriage	Abt 1820	Electa Beach Mason
Death	25 Nov 1854	Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana

Spouse	Electa Beach Mason (1801 - 1839)
Child	Truman Skinner (1825 - 1904)