Cemetery RecordChanhassen Pioneer Cemetery
Lot 46.1
Grave Status Occupied
Update Date 9/15/1997
Occupant Information
Name
Henry Aspden
Sex
M
Social Sec. No.
Date of Birth
11 /12/1837
Date of Death
10/20/1915
Interment Date
10/23/1915
Cause of Death
Acute Cystitis
Place of Birth England
Place of Death Chanhassen, Minnesota
Age 77
Marital Status Married Mary Ann Wood on 11/29/1866
Mother Margaret Taylor
Father John Aspden Sr. (CCDR)
Children Ellen, Herbert Henry
Occupation Teacher, Insurance Business. Chanhassen's 1 st Assessor and Treasurer.
Military Status He also served as town clerk and justice of the peace.
Baptized
Purchaser Information
Purchased By
Henry Aspden
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Date Purchased
2/15/1869
Amount Fee Paid
$5.00
Date Int Fee Paid
Interment Fee
0.00
Spouse Information
Name Mary Ann (Wood) Aspden
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Next of Kin Information
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Lot 46.1 Update Date 9/15/1997
Name Henry Aspden
Comments/History Henry Aspden came to the United States in 1849, settled in Chanhassen in 1856,
and married Mary Ann Wood on 11/29/1866. They were members of the First
Independent Church of Excelsior and Chanhassen. In 1860, he taught his first
term of school in Farmington. In 1861, he was engaged in the insurance
business. Henry was elected the first assessor and treasurer of Chanhassen and
also served as town clerk and justice of the peace.