Individual Details
Asa Turner
(4 Jun 1765 - 27 Nov 1847)
Revolutionary War soldier and Baptist minister,
Events
| Birth | 4 Jun 1765 | Watertown, Connecticut |  | ||
| Event | 1778 | | |||
| Marriage | 1787 | Isabel Ketchum | |||
| Event | 1787 | Franklin, NY | | ||
| Event | 1810 | Pleasant Valley NY | | ||
| Death | 27 Nov 1847 | Stockton, Chautauqua Co., NY | |
Families
| Spouse | Isabel Ketchum (1765 - ) |
| Child | Louisa Turner ( - ) |
| Child | Gideon Turner (1787 - ) |
| Child | Benajmin Turner (1793 - ) |
| Child | Pamela Turner (1805 - 1883) |
| Father | Jedediah Turner (1733 - 1819) |
| Mother | Rachel Thompson (1737 - 1771) |
| Sibling | William Turner ( - ) |
| Sibling | Eunice Turner (1758 - 1800) |
Notes
Birth
His father's ancesters were in Connecticut since at least 1633. Asa is the great-great grandson of Edward Turner and Mary Sanford.Event
In 1778 when he was 13, the Revolutionary War was going on and he enlisted. He served several posts between 1778-1782.Event
After he served in the war he met Isabel Ketchum and probably married her prior to 1787. In 1787, the couple was in the village of Franklin, NY where son Gideon was born. The following year he was sent to Upper Canada to establish the Baptist church there.Event
He was called back to the US by 1810 and was located in the area of Scipio/ Pleasant Valley NY where he was also a Baptist minister.Death
By 1847 he was living with daughter Louisa Jones in Stockton, Chautauqua Co., NY. He died on November 27, 1847 and was buried in Stockton, Chautauqua Co., NY.Asa Turner has a plaque at Turner's Corner's ie Old Baptist Road and 8th Concession, at the Baptist Church, Sidney Township, Hastings Co. He had land just a few settlements (farms) away. The plaque was placed by the Gov't of Ontario commorating his work in founding many Baptist Churches in Upper Canada. Alma's gr gr gr Grandfather , Benjamin Turner, owned the land and stone house and Turner School, just kitty corner to the Plaque and Church. Benjamin built that house.