Display Patriot - P-165105 - Asa GEER

Asa GEER

SAR Patriot #: P-165105

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: CT      Qualifying Service: Ensign / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A043984

Birth: 11 Aug 1737 Preston / New London / CT
Death: Jan 1781 / / NY

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Under Captains Joseph Durkee, Cady; Colonel Levi Wells
  2. Sergeant in Captain David Cady's Company, Chapman's Regiment of Foot, Connectciut Militia, Newport RI Expedition, 1778
  3. Ensign in Captain Joseph Durkee's Company, Colonel Levi Well's Regiment, Connecticut Militia
  4. During NY Campaign, taken prisoner of war, detained on British Prison Ship "Jersey", Wallabout Bay, NY Harbor

Additional References:
  1. NSDAR # 700638
  2. "The Greer Genealogy", pg 42-43
  3. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
  4. National Archives Rolls and Lists of Connecticut Men in the Revolution, CT Historical Society, pg 284

Spouse: Rebecca Martin
Children: John; Ebenezer;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2001-12-31 AZ 11095 Jerry Joe Minnis (139370) John   
Burial:
UNKNOWN (Unindexed)
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Comments:
  • No Find-a-Grave record found - May 2022
  • Died aboard British Prisoner of War Ship, "Jersey", in NY, before March 1781


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