Name Asa Waters | ||
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Died December 24, 1841, Millbury, Massachusetts, United States |
Blanchard lathe at asa waters mansion
Asa Waters II (November 2, 1769 in Sutton – December 24, 1841 in Millbury) was an American gunsmith, and industrialist.
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He learned gunsmithing from his father. He earned a patent for turning a gun barrel in a lathe
In 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.
He married Susan Holman Waters, on May 19, 1802; they had eight children:
He built the Asa Waters Mansion, from 1824 to 1829.
Asa waters model 1836 single shot pistol
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