Asa Waters, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAsa Waters
American politician
Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1769
Date of Death: 24-Dec-1841
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Asa Waters
- Asa Waters II (November 2, 1769 in Sutton – December 24, 1841 in Millbury) was an American gunsmith and industrialist.He learned gunsmithing from his father. He earned a patent for turning a gun barrel in a latheIn 1808, with his brother Elijah, he founded an armory, which contracted with the government. In 1825 he founded Millbury Bank.
- In 1823, he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
- Asa Waters served as Vice President of the Worcester County Horticultural Society from 1843 to 1844He married Susan Holman Waters, on May 19, 1802; they had eight children: Susan Holman (Waters) Torrey born 1803, died Feb.
- 3, 1866, married Samuel Davenport Torrey (1789 - 1877), They had 5 children including Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft (1827 - 1907) mother of President William Howard Taft,; Sarafina; Asa Holman Waters, born Feb.
- 8, 1808,died Jan.
- 17, 1887, married Mary Elizabeth (Hovey) Waters (1829 - 1892), maternal grandfather of Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, editor of National Geographic Magazine, This Asa H.
- Waters wrote: Biographical Sketch of Thomas Blanchard and his inventions, Printed by L.P.
- Goddard in 1878 in Worcester, Mass.; Fanny Jane; Anna Jane; Harriet Newell (Waters) Dutton born Aug.
- 18, 1814 died Jul.
- 3, 1864, m Samuel William Southmayd Dutton (1814 - 1866),;mma Adelia Augusta (Waters) Tarbox born Jan.
- 18, 1820 died Oct.
- 7, 1883 married Increase Niles Tarbox (1815 - 1888), 2 children; Caroline S.
- (Waters) Forbush born Jan.
- 17, 1826 died Aug.
- 7, 1886 married Jonathan Forbush (1802 - 1882), 2 children.He built the Asa Waters Mansion from 1824 to 1829.
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