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James Simonds 1775–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1819

Death Location: Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio

Father: Joshua Simons

Mother: Esther Green

Spouse(s): Dorothy Davis

Children(s): Jane Simons

James Simonds was born in 1775 in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, the child of Joshua Simons And Esther Green. In 1790, James Simonds resided in Richland, South Carolina, USA. In 1791, James Simonds resided in Hamilton, Ohio, USA. James Simonds married Dorothy Davis, and had children including Jane Simons. James Simonds passed away in 1819 in Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio.

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Biography

  • James Simonds was born in 1775 in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, the child of Joshua Simons And Esther Green.
  • In 1790, James Simonds resided in Richland, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1791, James Simonds resided in Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
  • James Simonds married Dorothy Davis, and had children including Jane Simons.
  • James Simonds passed away in 1819 in Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Simons
1734–1824
Birth Location: Killingly, Windham, Connecticut
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Esther Green
1747–1818
Birth Location: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Davis
1773–1835
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Children(s)

Jane Simons
1810–1882
Birth Location: New Berlin, Chenango Co., NY
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James Simonds's Ancestors

Self
James Simonds
1775–1819
Birth Place: Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Parents
Joshua Simons
1734–1824
Killingly, Windham, Connecticut
Esther Green
1747–1818
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Simonds
1689–1771
Connecticut
mary peabody
1688–1737
Topsfield, Massachusetts
Benjamin Green
1718–1796
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Coats
1721–1760
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Simonds
1652–1733
Mary Tidd
1656–1732
Thomas Green
1684–1725
Martha Moulton
1685–1735
Charles Coates
1686–1727
Esther Neal
1680–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Simonds
1612–1672
Judith Phippen
1617–1689
John Tidd
1618–1703
Rebecca Wood
1625–1717
Thomas Green
1653–1694
Mary Weeks
1656–1741
Charles Coates
1640–1708
Mary Adams
1647–
Edward Neale
1640–1698
Martha Hart
1640–1683

James Simonds's Descendants

1.
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James Simonds (1775–1819) m. Dorothy Davis (1773–1835)
  1. 1. Jane Simons 1810–1882 m. William (Robert) Turk 1808–1865
    1. 1. Eliza Turk 1842–1901 m. Zenas (George) Preston 1835–1921
      1. 1. Emma (E) Preston 1859–1947 m. John (L) Grimm 1854–1920
        1. 1. William (Elbert) Grimm 1880–1948
        2. 2. Clarence (Anthony) Grimm 1885–1958
        3. 3. Harry (Lee) Grimm 1887–1968
        4. 4. Bessie (Eliza) Grimm 1889–1964
        5. 5. Julia (Bertha) Grimm 1893–1956
        6. 6. infant Grimm 1879–1956
        7. 7. Ralph (Wesley) Grimm 1897–1967 m. Elsie (Cleo) Cooper 1902–1997

James Simonds's Timeline

7 Records

1775
1775
Birth of James Simonds in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 15
James Simonds resided here in Richland, South Carolina, USA
Richland, South Carolina, USA
1791
1791-1826
Age 16
James Simonds resided here in Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1812
1812
Age 37
James Simonds resided here in Sixteenth Company, Haywood County Regiment, North Carolina
Sixteenth Company, Haywood County Regiment, North Carolina
1819
1819
Age 44
Death of James Simonds in Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio
Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio
1820
1820
Age 45
Death of James Simonds in Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio
Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio
1850
1850
Age 75
James Simonds resided here in Victor, Ontario, New York, USA
Victor, Ontario, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Victor, Ontario, New York; Roll: 572; Page: 345b
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Richland, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Richland, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 143; Family History Library Film: 0568151

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1791-1826
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Abstract of Book 1 & Book A, probate record 1791-1826, Hamilton County, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Sixteenth Company, Haywood County Regiment, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Victor, Ontario, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Victor, Ontario, New York; Roll: 572; Page: 345b

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio
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