Pvt. Asa Day - West Springfield, MA - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

A sandstone headstone with an angel motif and a bronze plaque set at ground level mark the grave of Revolutionary War Private Asa Day. Private Day was serving with the 3rd Hampden regiment of the Army of the North under Colonel John Brown of Pittsfield, MA the when he was killed in the line of duty.

He left home along with of a company of West Springfield residents on a expedition against the Indians in New York. They were sent to Tryon County and stationed at the Fort Paris stockade to protect settlers in the Mohawk Valley from threatening attacks by Tories and Indians. On October 19, 1780, while the company attempting to join the forces of General Robert Van Rensselaer, they were ambushed by Tories and Indians. He, along with Captain Levi Ely and Colonel John Brown and half the company, was killed at the Battle of Stone Arabia, NY. His father Timothy Day, who is buried nearby, and his brother Lewis Day survived the attack.

Location type: Single Grave Date of Birth: 1759 Date of Death: October 19, 1780 Cause of death: Died in Battle Grave Marker Text: The sandstone headstone is inscribed: In Memory of Mr. Asa Day Son of Mr. Tim & Mrs. Sarah Day. who was killed in the service of his country with Col, Brown, up the Mohawk River 19, Oct. 1780 in the 21, Year of His Age. The bronze plaque is inscribed: ASA DAY PVT CONTINENTIAL LINE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1659 (SIC) 1780 {LATIN CROSS} Ranks: private

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