Individual Details

Asaph Prouty

(5 Mar 1793 - 4 May 1861)

Asaph was a devout member of the Congregational church and a deeply religious man. He carried a Bible with him wherever he went. In the summer of 1827 he became acquainted with the Shakers while driving home from visiting friends in the northern part of Worcester Co. He decided that was for him and he, his wife and four children, went to Shirley and joined the community. They became members November 12, 1827 (Tower 63-34). The Congregational Church wrote him a letter of admonition and later passed a vote of excommunication upon Asaph Prouty.

Events

Birth5 Mar 1793Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage25 Sep 1817Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - Lucy Patience Cutter
Marriage26 Jun 1823Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - Martha Goodnow
Census1850Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Census4 Jun 1860Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Death4 May 1861Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Families

SpouseLucy Patience Cutter (1797 - 1823)
ChildAbigail Prouty (1818 - 1895)
ChildGeorge Prouty (1820 - 1888)
SpouseMartha Goodnow ( - 1833)
ChildLorenzo D Prouty (1824 - 1891)
ChildNathan Converse Prouty (1826 - 1896)
ChildLucy C. Prouty (1828 - )
FatherNathan Prouty (1761 - 1844)
MotherPatience Converse (1767 - 1826)
SiblingLydia Prouty (1784 - 1846)
SiblingDeborah "Debby" Prouty (1787 - 1839)
SiblingJacob V. Prouty (1789 - 1870)
SiblingJudith Prouty (1791 - 1807)
SiblingAnna Prouty (1795 - 1844)
SiblingNathan Prouty (1796 - 1872)
SiblingVarney Prouty (1798 - 1875)
SiblingHarvey Prouty (1800 - 1875)
SiblingLuke Prouty (1802 - )
SiblingDwight Prouty (1804 - 1855)
SiblingRoyal Prouty (1805 - 1883)
SiblingClarissa Prouty (1807 - )
SiblingElias Prouty (1809 - )

Notes

Census

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: MA COUNTY: Middlesex DIVISION: Shirley REEL NO: M432-323 PAGE NO: 13a
9, 195, Prouty, Asaph, 57 M, Farmer Mass Shaker Community
10, 195, Prouty, Lorenzo, 25 M, Farmer Mass Shaker Community
11, 195, Prouty, Charles, 23 M, Farmer Mass Shaker Community

24, 195, Prouty, Rebecca, 64 F, Mass Shaker Community

29, 195, Prouty, Harriet, 39 F, Mass Shaker Community

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: MA COUNTY: Middlesex DIVISION: Shirley REEL NO: M432-323 PAGE NO: 13b
5, 196, Prouty, Lucy A., 21 F, Mass
6, 197, Prouty, Abigail, 32 F, Mass Shaker Community

22, 199, Prouty, Nathan, 23 M, Farmer Mass Shaker Community

Census

United Society in Shirley called Shakers
67, 62, William K Westhusten 44 M, Farmer, 20,000, 2000, MA
(List of members including:)
Aseph Prouty, 67 M, Farm laborer, MA
Lorenzo Prouty, 35 M, Carpenter, MA
69
Becca Prouty, 73 F, Invalid, MA
72
Abigail Prouty, 41 F, Governess, MA
74
Harriet A Prouty, 48 F, Trustee, MA
75, 63,
Nathan Prouty, 33 M, Farmer, 4000, 1000, MA

Endnotes

1. Draper, James., History of Spencer, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to the year 1860 : including a brief sketch of Leicester, to the year 1753. (Worcester: Printed by H.J. Howland, 1860?, 279 pgs.), p. 238.

2. Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918., Prouty (Proute) genealogy. (Boston, Mass.; C.H. Pope, 1910.), p 37.

3. Henry Mendell Tower, Historical sketches relating to Spencer, Mass, Volume 2 (Spencer, MA: W.J. Hefferman--Spencer Leader Print, 1902), 63-64; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 24 November 2009.

4. Draper, James., History of Spencer, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to the year 1860 : including a brief sketch of Leicester, to the year 1753. (Worcester: Printed by H.J. Howland, 1860?, 279 pgs.), p. 238.

5. , Vital records of Spencer, Massachusetts: to the end of the year 1849 (Worcester, MA: Franklin P. Rice, 1909), 195 p; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 8 October 2009.

6. Henry Mendell Tower, Historical sketches relating to Spencer, Mass, Volume 2 (Spencer, MA: W.J. Hefferman--Spencer Leader Print, 1902), 63-64; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 24 November 2009.

7. Draper, James., History of Spencer, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to the year 1860 : including a brief sketch of Leicester, to the year 1753. (Worcester: Printed by H.J. Howland, 1860?, 279 pgs.), p. 238.

8. , Vital records of Spencer, Massachusetts: to the end of the year 1849 (Worcester, MA: Franklin P. Rice, 1909), 195 p; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 8 October 2009.

9. Henry Mendell Tower, Historical sketches relating to Spencer, Mass, Volume 2 (Spencer, MA: W.J. Hefferman--Spencer Leader Print, 1902), 63-64; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 24 November 2009.

10. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > MASSACHUSETTS > MIDDLESEX > SHIRLEY Series: M653 Roll: 511 Page: 9-10.

11. Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918., Prouty (Proute) genealogy. (Boston, Mass.; C.H. Pope, 1910.).