Ancestry of
Amanda Bearse

TV Actress

Asa Bearse

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of Amanda Bearse — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 32 
  • Father:
  • Mother:
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  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1778 
  • Birth Location:
  • Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 5 Jun 1852 
  • Death Location:
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  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Baptist Church Cemetery, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Hannah Potts
  • Marriage Date:
  • AFT 13 Sep 1830 
  • Marriage Location:
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  • Children:
  
  

  Mary Freeman Bearse

  Francis D. Bearse (Ahnentafel No:16 )

  Jerome Bearse

  Alice T. Bearse

  • Notes: 

  • Asa Bearse is said to be the son of Edward and Thankful (Linnell) Bearse. Evidence is needed to confirm this identification.

• Additional marriages for Asa Bearse

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  • Spouse:
  • Sarah Smith
  • Marriage Date:
  • 25 Dec 1803
  • Marriage Location:
  • Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

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  • Spouse:
  • Caroline Smith
  • Marriage Date:
  • 7 Mar 1809
  • Marriage Location:
  • Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

• Sources for Asa Bearse

  • ¹ Barnstable, MA: Church Records, 1639-1892, p. 421, Marriage of Asa Bearse and Caroline Smith.
  • ² Federal Census, MA, Barnstable County, 1850, Barnstable, Image 61 of 115.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 09/22/2022).
  • ⁴ Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, Death certificate for daughter Caroline S Baxter.
  • ⁵ Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, Death record for daughter Eleanor Baxter.
  • ⁶ Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, Death record for son Daniel Bearse.
  • ⁷ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Death record for son Asa Bearse.
  • ⁸ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Marriage record for John J Backus and daughter Sarah D Bearse.
  • ⁹ Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Will of spouse Hannah Bearse, dated 18 FEB 1867, proved 21 MAY 1867.
  • ¹⁰ Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Will of Asa Bearse, dated 12 MAY 1852, proved 13 JUL 1852.
  • ¹¹ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Barnstable, Vol. 1, p. 346, Marriage of Asa Bearse and Caroline Smith.
  • ¹² Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, p. 419, Marriage of Asa Bearse and Sally Smith.
  • ¹³ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910, Barnstable, Vol. 108, p. 1, Marriage of son Francis Bearse and Lucy J Parker.
  • ¹⁴ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1916-1920, Death certificate for daughter Mary F Chase.

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