Asenath (Grant) Severance (abt. 1808 - aft. 1850)

Born about 1808 in Alstead [uncertain]

Wife of Jeremiah Severance — married before 1829 in New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Birth

Asenath Grant was born about 1808. probably at Alstead, New Hamphire. No record has been found of her birth, and her ancestry is unknown. The 1850 Census recorded her living at Alstead, 42 years old, born in New Hampshire,^[1] and the death record of her daughter Harriet (Severance) Lamb says that her mother was born at Alstead.^[2]

Marriage

Jeremiah Severance married Asenath Grant. No record has been found of the marriage. According to the death record of Harriet (Severance) Lamb, she was the daughter of Jeremiah Severance and Asenath Grant.^[2]

In 1830, the household of Jeremiah Severance at Alstead, New Hampshire, included one male 20 to 30, one male under 5, and two females 20 to 30.^[3]

In 1840, the household included one male 30 to 40, one male 10 to 15, one female 30 to 40, and one female 5 to 10.^[4]

In 1850, Jeremiah Severance, 46, farmer, and Athena Severance, 42, were living at Alstead with Hasmer S. Severance, 21, carpenter, and Harriet Severance, 18, all born in New Hampshire.^[1]

Death

No record has been found of the death of Asenath (Grant) Severance. The 1850 Census is the last record found of her.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Jeremiah Severance family, in United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > household 165 > family 142 > images 20-21 of 34; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Death record of Harriet A. Severance, wife of Jairus B. Lamb, in Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924, images, FamilySearch > FHL film #1843728 (004289813) > image 551 of 651; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ Jeremiah Severance household, in United States Census, 1830, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > image 17 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Jeremiah Severance household, in United States Census, 1840, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > image 15 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).