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ii. MARY, b. 15 Dec. 1684; m. WILLIAM2 GRIMES.
2. iii. JOSHUA, b. 23 Jan. 1686-87.
iv. JOSEPII, b. 8 June 1689.
3. v. DANIEL.
4. vi. JONATHAN.
vii. ABIGAIL, m. (1) WILLIAM3 HASTINGS; m. (2) JOHN KNIGHT.
viii. ELIZABETH, bapt. 13 Nov. 1698; m. JONATHAN BROWN, d. at Waltham 25 July 1758, aged 65, s. of Capt. Abraham and Mary (Hyde); d. at Waltham 6 Aug. 1765, g. s. at Waltham.
2. JOSHUA3 SIMONDS (Joseph,2 William1), born 23 Jan. 1686-87, died 3 Nov. 1768, g. s.
He was constable in 1728, school committee 1732, and selectman 1733 and 1746. He took the oath as tythingman 12 May 1735. His will dated 29 June 1767, proved 22 Nov. 1768, mentioned his wife Hannah, sons Joshua and Joseph, and daughters Sarah Bow- man, Hannah Brooks and Betty Reed.
He married HANNAH POULTER, born 12 Nov. 1697, died 11 Nov. 1789, g. s., daughter of John3 and Hannah (Hammond).
Children, all baptized at Lexington:
i. JOSHUA,4 bapt. 12 Feb. 1721; d. 29 Aug. 1724, g. s.
ii. JOHN, bapt. 9 Aug. 1724; d. 1 Sept. 1728, g. s.
iii. SARAH, b. 11 Aug. 1727; m. 24 June 1756 FRANCIS5 BOWMAN.
iv. HANNAH, b. 17 Oct. 1729; m. about 1747 or '48 JOSHUA BROOKS of Lin- coln; d. 17 Nov. 1806, g. s. at Lincoln.
v. BETTY, b. 22 Jan. 1732; m. 13 Apr. 1757 HAMMON5 REED.
5. vi. JOSHUA, b. 16 May 1736.
6. vii. JOSEPH, b. 1 Oct. 1739.
3. DANIEL3 SIMONDS (Joseph,2 William1), died 3 Apr. 1776, aged 83. He was chosen hog-reeve 1716, selectman in 1740 and 1755.
He married ABIGAIL SMITH, born at Watertown 7 July 1697, died 2 Apr. 1776 "aged 81," daughter of Jonathan3 and Jane (Peabody).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY, 4 b. 10 Mar. 1717-18; m. 29 Sept. 1736 JAMES1 MANN.
7. ii. DANIEL, b. 28 Dcc. 1719.
8. iii. NATHAN, b. 10 Sept. 1722.
: iv. JANE, bapt. 1 Nov. 1724; d. 12 Mar. 1725, g. s.
V. ABIGAIL, b. 22 Apr. 1732; d. 2 Nov. 1734.
vi. ABIGAIL, b. 30 Aug. 1736; m. 29 May 1753 ISAIAH TAY of Woburn.
vii. SARAH, b. 25 Apr. 1739; m. 22 Apr. 1756 ABRAHAM5 MERRIAM.
4. JONATHAN3 SIMONDS (Joseph,2 William1), dicd 22 Feb. 1747-48.
He was the owner of considerable land, the homestead alone
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containing two hundred and two acres, and his whole estate at his death was valued at £3251. He was selectman 1732.
He married LYDIA BOWMAN, died 18 Apr. 1790, aged 95, daughter of Francis3 and Lydia (Stone). She married secondly Thomas3 Cutler; and thirdly Samuel3 Winship.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JONATHAN,4 b. 6 Apr. 1715.
ii. LEMUEL, b. 1 June 1717; d. 31 May 1764, g. s.
iii. JOSEPH, b. 7 Jan. 1721.
iv. AMos (twin), b. 7 Feb. 1723.
v. FRANCES (twin), b. 7 Feb. 1723.
vi. FRANCIS (twin), b. 1 Feb. 1723-24.
vii. AMos (twin), b. 1 Feb. 1723-24.
viii. FRANCIS, b. 12 July 1726.
9. ix. JOHN, b. 5 Jan. 1730.
x. EBENEZER, b. 21 Aug. 1736. Child, d. 1 June 1717.
5. JOSHUA4 SIMONDS (Joshua,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 16 May 1736, died 25 July 1805, "aged 69," g. s.
He owned real estate not only in Lexington, but also in other Massachusetts towns and at Hollis, N. H. He was among the men of Capt. Parker's company who met the British on 19 April 1775, and in the same company when called to Cambridge 17 and 18 June 1775. He served for Daniel Bemis in the second campaign of twelve months to New York. With others he sent a man in the eleventh campaign to Bennington 1777. He went into the meet- ing-house for powder, and finding himself cut off from his company, cocked his gun and placed the muzzle on an open cask of powder, resolved to blow up the house in case the British should enter it.
He married 2 May 1765 MARTHA BOWERS of Billerica, born 23 Aug. 1742, died 24 June 1819, g. s., daughter of William and Mar- tha4 (Winship). They were admitted to the church 7 Sept. 1766. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARTHA, 5 b. 1 Oct. 1766; m. 18 Aug. 1785 RUFUS6 MERRIAM.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 24 May 1768.
10. iii. JOSHUA, b. 4 Jan. 1770.
iv. ELIZABETH, b. 14 July 1772; m. ROBERT6 PARKER.
11. v. WILLIAM, b. 18 Aug. 1774.
vi. LUCY, bapt. 15 Dec. 1776; d. 4 Nov. 1824, g. s.
12. vii. JONATHAN, b. 22 Feb. 1779.
viii. HANNAH, b. 29 July 1786; m. 31 July 1809 ELI7 ROBBINS.
6. JOSEPH4 SIMONDS (Joshua,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 1 Oct. 1739, died 18 Mar. 1813, g. s.
He was selectman 1784, '87, '88, '90, '94, assessor 1784, '87, '88; with the title of lieutenant he was on the Committee of Corre- spondence 1776. Previously on 31 Dec. 1772 he was chosen one of a committee of seven to report to the town on the question of sal- aries of supreme judges being paid directly by parliament, instead of
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by the people. He was active in military affairs and was ensign of Capt. Parker's company. He served as one of the detachment sent to Cambridge 6 to 10 May 1775, paid for service of Benjamin Had- ley in the first campaign (eight months) 1775 and also in the second (twelve months) to New York in 1775. He served in the third campaign (two months) to Cambridge 1775.
He married ELIZABETH STONE, born 5 June 1743, died 10 June 1806, g. s., daughter of Samuel“ and Jane (Muzzy). They were admitted to the church 15 Apr. 1770.
Children, both born at Lexington:
j. BETTY,5 b. 30 May 1769; d. 6 Aug. 1795, g. s.
13. ii. JOSEPH, b. 19 Sept. 1771.
7. DANIEL4 SIMONDS* (Daniel,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 28 Dec. 1719, died 9 Feb. 1761. He and his wife owned the covenant 1 Sept. 1751.
He married 13 Nov. 1750 MARY MIXER, born 21 Nov. 1727, died at Woburn 3 Sept. 1783, aged "58," daughter of Major Joseph and Mary (Ball) of Shrewsbury. She married secondly 26 May 1763 Andrew3 Munroe, who died 16 Sept. 1766; and thirdly at Woburn, 6 Dec. 1774, Caleb Simonds, born 27 Aug. 1720, died 4 Jan. 1811, son of James and Mary (Fowle).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. DANIEL,5 b. 26 Oct. 1751.
ii. MARY, b. 3 Nov. 1753.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. 15 Feb. 1756; m. (?) 28 May 1776 CALVIN SIMONDS of Woburn.
iv. JOSEPH, b. 2 Apr. 1758.
v. LUCY, b. 18 Aug. 1761.
8. NATHAN4 SIMONDS (Daniel,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 10 Sept. 1722, died previous to 6 Mar. 1805.
He resided at one time at Woburn. He returned to Lexington with wife and children in 1762 and resided at the house of Daniel Simonds. He was selectman in 1776. His will dated 8 Nov. 1791, filed 6 Mar. 1805, names wife Abigail and son David, executors, sons Jonas, Supply, Joel and Nathaniel, daughters Lucretia Bacon, Lucy Bemis and Abigail Simonds, grand-daughters Susanna Simonds, Patty Trask and Hannah Trask. Nathan Simonds, wife Abigail, and three children, Supply, David and Joel, and a girl named Susannah Chard, from Bedford, were warned by Woburn 8 Mar. 1773.
He married first MRS. HANNAH (FLAGG) REED, born at Wo- burn 1 Oct. 1716, died at Woburn 2 Oct. 1760, daughter of Eben- ezer and Elizabeth (Carter) Flagg and widow of Nathaniel Reed of Woburn, who died in 1948; secondly 22 Apr. 1762 ABIGAIL
* Daniel Simonds married 13 November 1750, Mary Mixture, Lexington records. Daniel Simonds of Westborough married 2 Nov. 1749, Mary Mixer, Shrewsbury records. Daniel Simonds married in Shrewsbury 2 Nov. 1749, Mary Mixer of Shrewsbury, Westborough records.
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CUTLER,* born at Woburn 6 Sept. 1731, daughter of Lieut. Na- thaniel and Abigail (Bruce).
Children, first five by the first wife, x. by second wife, all born at Woburn:
i. HANNAH,5 b. 23 July 1750; m. at Woburn, 10 June 1772, JOSEPH4 TRASK.
ii. NATHAN, b. 24 Apr. 1752.
iii. LUCRETIA, b. 3 Feb. 1754; m. 3 Jan. 1771 DAVID BACON of Bedford.
iv. JONAS, b. 1 Sept. 1755; d. 14 July 1816. He was an officer in the Revolu- tionary War, colonel of the 6th Reg't. Inf'y, U.S.A., 6 July 1808 to 15 June 1815; appointed from Pennsylvania.
v. LUCY, b. 3 Mar. 1757; m. ( ) BEMIS.
vi. SUPPLY, m. 25 Dec. 1791 ELIZABETH BROWN of Boston.
14. vii. DAVID.
viii. JOEL, m. SUSANNA HAMMOND of Marblehead.
ix. NATHANIEL, d. at Charlestown 1803; m. at Woburn, 21 Sept. 1800, DOROTHY JOHNSON of Woburn, who m. (2) Luther Simonds of Bur- lington. He was a member of the fourteenth campaign at Cambridge, three months, 1778.
x ABIGAIL, b. 15 July 1766; m. (intention dated 28 Jan. 1794) NATHANIEL HILL of West Cambridge.
Child, d. 29 Jan. 1763.
Child, d. 8 Apr. 1766.
9. JOHN4 SIMONDS (Jonathan,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 5 Jan. 1730, died 13 Dec. 1812, g. s.
He was a member of the third campaign at Cambridge, two months, Feb. 1775. Also of the fourteenth campaign at Cambridge, three months, 1778.
He married MARY TUFTS, born 6 July 1733, died 22 Nov. 1799, g. s., daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Hutchinson). They lived at the corner of Burlington and Grove streets.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. LYDIA,5 b. 13 Jan. 1757; m. JAMES4 WYMAN; d. 24 Feb. 1840, g. s.
15. ii. EBENEZER, b. 15 Aug. 1758.
iii. MARY, b. 19 July 1761; m. 2 Mar. 1794 JOHN2 ANGIER of Malden; d. 14 Jan. 1837. Resided at Lexington.
iv. REBECCA, b. 1 Aug. 1763; m. WILLIAM1 DIAMOND.
16. v. LEMUEL, b. 26 Aug. 1765.
vi. HANNAH, b. 7 Aug. 1767; m. 26 Aug. 1790 JACOB5 ROBINSON; d. 18 Oct. 1853.
vii. SARAH, b. 26 Nov. 1776; m. 3 Nov. 1800 JONATHAN LOCKE, b. 28 Jan. 1776, d. at Ashby 6 Nov. 1808, s. of Davidt and Betsy} (Kibbe).
10. JOSHUA5 SIMONDS (Joshua, 4 Joshua,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 4 Jan. 1770, died 7 Jan. 1858, g. s.
He kept a public house at the foot of Fiske Hill on Monument St.§ for fifty-eight years. In 1802 he removed to Bedford St. where he continued in this business.
He married 5 June 1794 ABIGAIL CUTLER, born 2 May 1771, died 17 Aug. 1837, g. s., daughter of Thomas5 and Abigail (Reed).
* "Widow of M' Nathan Simonds July 10th " (1815). Jonathan Harrington's list.
t Grandson of James .?
# Dau. of Samuel,2 b. in the District of Carlisle, 18 July 1746. § Now Mass. Ave.
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Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JOSEPH,6 b. 1 Mar. 1795; d. 15 July 1840 .*
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 14 Mar. 1797; m., as his second wife, 3 June 1837, MICHAEL CROSBY, b. at Billerica 29 Apr. 1792, d. at Wilmington 29 Dec. 1863, s. of Michael and Asenath (Blanchard); d. 4 Mar. 1866.
iii. FRANKLIN, b. 10 June 1799; m. ABIGAIL KIMBALL of Warner, N. H.t
17. iv. JOSHUA, b. 29 May 1801.
v. HANNAH MARIA, b. 30 June 1807; d. 10 Jan. 1845 .*
vi. OTIS, b. 17 Apr. 1810; m. ELLEN CROSBY, b. at Billerica 2 Dec. 1832,
d. at Wilmington 26 Jan. 1870, dau. of Michael and Margaret ( ).
11. WILLIAM5 SIMONDS (Joshua, 4 Joshua,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 18 Aug. 1774, died 23 July 1850.
He kept a tavern on Concord Avenue eighteen years, starting in 1810.
He married SUSAN PIERCE, born at Waltham 30 June 1779, died 4 Feb. 1847, g. s., daughter of Isaac6 and Hannah (Mason). They were admitted to the church 13 June 1813.
Children:
i. Child,6 b. 1 Dec. 1799; d. 14 Dec. 1799.
ii. HUMPHREY, b. 6 June 1801; m. EMELINE GIZELEY, b. 20 Apr. 1803,
d. 22 Apr. 1882; d. at New Orleans 7 Sept. 1833, g. s. Child: Charles,7 b. 18 Feb. 1830; d. 1 Nov. 1850, g. s.
iii. CYRUS, b. 9 May 1803; d. 17 Apr. 1805, g. s.
iv. WILLIAM, b. 21 Oct. 1805; m. 11 Dec. 1836 MARTHA PIERCE of Waltham, b. 1806, d. at Waltham; d. at Waltham Apr. 1870.
v. JONATHAN BOWERS, b. 2 Aug. 1807; m. (intention dated 18 Feb. 1832) HARRIET CHILDS of Waltham, b. 1802, d. at Waltham Feb. 1866; d. at Waltham Oct. 1891. Three children d. at Waltham, one living there.±
vi. SUSAN, b. 18 July 1809; d. 8 Sept. 1813, g. s.
vii. ALICE PIERCE, b. 11 Dec. 1811; d. 3 Mar. 1815, g. s.
viii. Child, b. and d. 15 Mar. 1814.
18. ix. CYRUS PIERCE, b. 10 Apr. 1815.
19. x. ELI, b. 4 Aug. 1817.
xi. ISAAC MASON, b. 15 Oct. 1819; d. 22 May 1821, g. s.
xii. RUFUS, b. 10 Feb. 1822; d. 17 Dec. 1832, g. s.
12. JONATHAN5 SIMONDS (Joshua, 4 Joshua,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 22 Feb. 1779, died at Boston 1 Feb. 1835, g. s.
He was fitted for college, but preferring a more active life he went to Boston. He entered the United States Army in 1809 and was stationed at Burlington, Vt. He was captain, resigned his commis- sion in 1811, and went into the brokerage business at Boston.
He married MRS. PATTY (PIERCE) HILLS, born at Boston 14 July 1779, died at Scotch Plains, N. J., 1863, daughter of Erasmus James and Susanna (Howes-Hinckley) Pierce, and widow of Capt. Samuel C. Hills.
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
+ W. Harriman, Ilistory of Warner, p. 410.
t Bower Simonds' child d. Feb., 1835. Lexington reo. Franklin Child, child of Jonathan B. and Harriet Simonds, d. 30 Mar. 1835. Waltham ree.
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Children, both born at Boston:
i. ALBERT,6 b. at Boston 17 Apr. 1818; d. at Concord, N. H., 30 June 1861, g. s.
ii. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. 1 Mar. 1820; m. at Boston, 29 Sept. 1862, ANNIE M. YEATON of Hallowell, Me .; d. at Boston 21 Sept. 1871, g. s. 13. JOSEPH5 SIMONDS (Joseph, 4 Joshua,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 19 Sept. 1771, died 21 Nov. 1834.
He was representative to the General Court, 1787-94, 1796- 1803, assessor 1800, '10, '11 and '17, and selectman five years. In 1797 he petitioned the General Court for $200 to be paid from the public treasury to the seleetmen of Lexington to provide a monu- ment as a memorial to the men who were slain in battle 19 April 1775.
He married MARY VILES, born 10 Nov. 1775, died 5 Mar. 1867, daughter of Joel2 and Mary (Bowman).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. Twin,6 b. 1803; d. in infancy.
ii. Twin, b. 1803; d. in infancy.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 26 Mar. 1804; m. 21 July 1831 ABRAM FRENCH.
iv. MARY ANN, b. 11 Oct. 1806; d. unm. 22 Aug. 1896.
20. v. JOSEPR FREDERICK, b. 26 Oct. 1810.
vi. MARCELLUS, b. 1812; d. 18 Apr. 1849; m. at Concord, 12 May 1846, MARIA AUGUSTA BALL, b. at Concord 8 Nov. 1825, dau. of Nehemiah and Mary ( ); she m. (2) William Heard of Concord. He was the first organist at the First Church. Child, b. at Concord: Marcella Augusta,7 b. 9 July 1849.
14. DAVID5 SIMONDS (Nathan,4 Daniel,3 Joseph,2 William1), died Apr. 1835 .* He was among those who enlisted in 1780 for three years' service in the Continental line and ranked as ensign.
He married JERUSHA LOCKE, born 16 Jan. 1774, died 16 Mar. 1867, daughter of Reuben4 and Jerusha (Richardson).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. NABBY, 6 b. 17 Dec. 1795; d. 8 Aug. 1853; m. 27 Sept. 1818 JAMES BAILEY, b. at Greenfield, N. H., 5 Jan. 1792, s. of James and Dorothy (Worces- ter); he m. (2) 25 Sept. 1855 Mary Goodrich of Lexington.
ii. BETSEY, b. 4 June 1797; m. 6 June 1819 WILLIAM WALKER.
iii. BRADLEY, b. 19 Dec. 1799; m. 26 May 1824 MARY ANN PIERCE, b. at Woburn 22 Dec. 1804, dau. of Abel and Ruth (Parker). Removed to Ashby.
iv. LYDIA, b. 15 Feb. 1802; d. 10 Oct. 1817, g. s.
v. NATHAN, b. 16 Apr. 1816; m. 12 Nov. 1840 AMANDA MELVINA PARKS, b. at Lincoln 26 Sept. 1819, dau. of Schuyler and Susanna (Jones). Child, b. at Lexington: David,7 b. 6 Nov. 1847. Moved to California.
15. EBENEZER5 SIMONDS (John, 4 Jonathan,3 Joseplı,2 William1), born 15 Aug. 1758, died 23 Aug. 1845, g. s.
He was of Capt. Parker's company in 1775, and was one of those upon the Common on the morning of 19 April 1775. He went to Medford about 1780. On the death of his father in 1812 he returned to Lexington and lived at the old homestead.
* "Found Dead in the Morning of the 18 ' April - Æ 64." Jonathan Harrington's list.
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He married at Cambridge, 20 Apr. 1785, ANNA BRADBURY of Malden, born 28 Oct. 1765, died 12 July 1820, g. s., daughter of Capt. Wyman and Judith (Moody) of Malden and Medford.
Children, all born at Medford, first four baptized at Lexington:
i. NANCY,6 b. 18 Jan. 1786; d. 29 Jan. 1800.
ii. MARY, b. 4 May 1788; m. THOMAS4 HADLEY.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. 21 Aug. 1790.
iv. JUDITH, b. 27 Aug. 1791.
21. v. EBENEZER, b. 6 Feb. 1795.
vi. HENRY, b. 22 Dec. 1797; d. 13 Dec. 1842, g. s.
vii. Child, b. 1799; d. young.
viii. CHARLES, b. 6 Aug. 1801; d. 6 Aug. 1815.
ix. ELIZABETH (twin), b. 25 Jan. 1804; d. 10 Oct. 1804.
x. WILLIAM (twin), b. 25 Jan. 1804; d. unm. 27 June 1884.
xi. JOHN, b. 8 Feb. 1807; d. 31 Dec. 1823.
16. LEMUEL5 SIMONDS (John,4 Jonathan,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 26 Aug. 1765, died at Burlington 2 Apr. 1837 .*
He married MARY MAXWELL, born at Bedford 12 Nov. 1777, daughter of William and Sarah (Bowman).
Children, i. born at Burlington, ii. at Bedford:
i. BETSEY,6 m. 21 Dec. 1841 WILLIAM HOLDEN, b. at Marblehead, d. at Woburn 14 Mar. 1853, aged 85, s. of Samuel and Martha ( ); d. at Woburn 25 Nov. 1861, aged 60.
ii. DANIEL, b. 17 Jan. 1801; m. 8 Nov. 1835 SUSAN ANN7 STEARNS, who m. (2) 2 June 1853 Jeremiah 8 Russell, Jr.
iii. MARY, b. 23 July 1805; m. REES JONES of Boston.
22. iv. GEORGE, b. 11 Oct. 1807.
v. BENJAMIN, d. unm. 17 Aug. 1837, aged 22.
vi. HARRIET, m. GEORGE BLAKE.
vii. ABIGAIL.
17. JOSHUA6 SIMONDS (Joshua,5 Joshua, 4 Joshua,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 29 May 1801, died 13 July 1874.
He married 25 Dec. 1842 LUCY J. WINN of Salem, born 18 Apr. 1818.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. MARCUS,7 b. 6 Oct. 1843; d. unm. 11 Jan. 1877.
ii. ABBIE JANE, b. 25 Apr. 1849; m. 18 Jan. 1872 GEORGE T. DAVIS, b. at Bedford, s. of Thaddeus Horatio and Almira (Stearns), then of Enfield, N. C.
18. CYRUS PIERCE6 SIMONDS (William,5 Joshua, 4 Joshua,3 Jo- seph,2 William1), born 10 Apr. 1815, died at Waltham 28 Apr. 1889.
He married at Billerica, 6 June 1841, MARY ANN RUSSELL, born at Woburn 28 July 1818, died at Somerville 24 July 1864, aged 53, daughter of William and Tryphena (Phelps).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. RUFUS RUSSELL,7 b. 6 Oct. 1843; m. at Charlestown, 23 Feb. 1868, ELLEN ISABELLA7 WELLINGTON; d. at Woburn 15 Apr. 1878. Children: i. Chester W.,8 b. at Charlestown 12 Jan. 1869; d. at West Medford
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
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June 1885. ii. Mary I., b. at Somerville June 1870; m. Sept. 1893 Archer G. Crosby. iii. Winslow, b. at Woburn 15 Apr. 1876; d. at West Medford 7 Oct. 1896.
ii. MARIETTA GERTRUDE, b. 10 July 1845; m. GEORGE A. LOCKE, s. of George6 and Abby S. (Casey). They had one son.
iii. CYRUS WINSLOW, b. 26 May 1848; m. Oct. 1872 ALDANA SCOTT; d. at Waltham 10 Feb. 1873.
19. ELI6 SIMONDS (William,5 Joshua,4 Joshua,3 Joseph,2 Wil- liam1), born 4 Aug. 1817, died at West Roxbury 2 July 1891.
He was assessor in 1860 and filled other town offices. He resided on his father's homestead on Concord Avenue.
He married 9 Sept. 1842 ELIZABETH SWAN of West Cambridge, born 23 Mar. 1818, died 22 Oct. 1878, daughter of Henry and Betsey (Parker).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ALICE P.,7 b. 8 June 1843; m. 6 Apr. 1871 JAMES HAPGOOD WRIGHT, b. at Concord 21 Nov. 1844, s. of James and Mary R. (Rice); d. at Bil- lerica 30 Dec. 1910.
ii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. 1 Nov. 1844; m. (1) at Concord, 3 May 1877, JENNIE GARTY, d. 20 Mar. 1891; m. (2) 14 July 1892 WINIFRED B. THORNDYKE of Rockport. Resides at Bedford. He had three children.
iii. FRANK HERBERT, b. 13 May 1848; m. ELIZA MARIA3 EMERY; d. 22 Feb. 1878. Child, born at Somerville: Gertrude Naomi,8 b. 25 Oct. 1877; m. at Woburn, 10 June 1902, Frank L. Vello, b. at Cambridge, s. of Joseph and Frances (Leonard).
20. JOSEPH FREDERICK6 SIMONDS (Joseph,5 Joseph,4 Joshua, 3 Joseph,2 William1), born 26 Oct. 1810, died 17 Sept. 1897.
He was selectman 1848-49, 1872, 1880-86; assessor 1857, '61, '63-'97.
He married 7 May 1835 SUSAN MULLIKEN, born 19 Sept. 1814, died 30 Nov. 1875, daughter of John5 and Susanna (Reed).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY CAROLINE,7 b. 1 Apr. 1836; m. 27 Nov. 1862 WILLIAM SHERMAN MILLER, b. in Maine 9 Feb. 1834, d. 18 Jan. 1875, s. of Ephraim and Elizabeth ( ); d. at Somerville 9 Feb. 1911. Child, Maud,8 b. at Boston 16 Nov. 1865; m. 9 Oct. 1889 James Bliss Coombs, b. 12 June 1865; d. 9 Mar. 1893.
ii. CHARLES FREDERICK, b. 11 Mar. 1837; d. 21 Aug. 1842.
iii. ELLEN ELIZABETH, b. 23 July 1838.
iv. JOSEPH, b. 24 July 1840; d. unm. at New York Hospital 5 Oct. 1862. He enlisted as corporal 19 Sept. 1861 in Co. F, 22d Mass. Inf'y, died of wounds received at Malvern Hill.
v. SUSAN ELVIRA, b. 15 Oct. 1842; m. 11 July 1867, as his second wife, GEORGE DEXTER7 ROBINSON.
vi. CHARLES FREDERICK, b. 7 July 1844; m. 24 Feb. 1873 BELLE DAVIS, of Brattleboro, Vt., b. 20 Feb. 1851; d. at Somerville 20 Jan. 1910. Child, b. at Cambridge: Harry J., 8 b. 21 Aug. 1876. He enlisted 16 July 1864 in Co. D, 6th Mass. Inf'y, discharged 27 Oct. 1864 by reason of expiration of service.
vii. CLARA MARIA, b. 4 Dec. 1846; m. 30 Sept. 1874 JOHN T. STETSON of Boston, b. at Lincolnville, Me., 20 Oct. 1838, d. 12 Mar. 1900 at Everett, s. of Amasa and Sarah S. ( ); d. at Boston 10 Apr. 1880.
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viii. AUGUSTA DUREN, b. 4 Aug. 1852; m. 18 Sept. 1873 DONALD MCINTYRE, b. at Orono, Me., 1834; d. 18 June 1880. Child: Clara Frances,8 b. at Cambridge 23 Nov. 1877; grad. Radcliffe, A.B., 1900.
21. EBENEZER6 SIMONDS (Ebenezer,5 John,4 Jonathan,3 Joseph,2 William1), born at Medford 6 Feb. 1795, died 27 Jan. 1867.
He married 15 Feb. 1824 RACHEL NICHOLS, born at Boston 7 Aug. 1795, died 7 June 1870, daughter of Adna and Sarah (Loring). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. SUSAN,7 b. 8 Dec. 1824; d. 7 Oct. 1825, g. s.
ii. HENRY L., b. 28 Mar. 1826; d. at Boston, unm., 18 Mar. 1890.
23. iii. FRANCIS KITRIDGE, b. 22 Aug. 1828.
iv. SUSAN L., b. 25 Mar. 1832; d. 7 Mar. 1839, g. s.
v. RACHEL ANN (twin), b. 10 Mar. 1836; d. 5 Mar. 1839, g. s.
vi. MARY E. (twin), b. 10 Mar. 1836; d. 14 Oct. 1838, g. s.
22. GEORGE6 SIMONDS (Lemuel,5 John,4 Jonathan,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 11 Oct. 1807, died 12 Dec. 1892.
He married 5 Jan. 1835 HANNAH ESTABROOK, born 5 Jan. 1811, died 10 Aug. 1878, daughter of Attai5 and Polly (Pierce).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JOHN,7 b. 23 Apr. 1836; m. (1) KATIE LOUISA NICHOLS, b. 1839, d. at Charlestown 20 Apr. 1868; m. (2) ( ) SMITH, dau. of William and Hulda (Fowle). Child, born at Lexington: Walter, 8 b. 12 Dec. 1862; d. 13 Dec. 1862.
24. ii. GEORGE, b. 14 June 1838.
iii. FIDELIA, b. 21 Dec. 1840; m. 19 Apr. 1860 JOHN2 DEMAR.
iv. ROSANNA, b. 16 Dec. 1842; m. 16 Jan. 1868 JAMES CHANDLER PORTER of Woburn, b. at Lynn 16 Feb. 1841, d. 4 May 1883, s. of James and Elizabeth (Cushing).
v. ANNA M., b. 29 Mar. 1849; m. 27 Nov. 1873 EDWIN M. SIMONDS of Bur- lington, s. of Nathan and Elizabeth ( ); d. 23 Nov. 1874.
vi. ELLA M., b. 25 Nov. 1853; d. unm. 8 Aug. 1877.
23. FRANCIS KITRIDGE7 SIMONDS (Ebenezer, 6 Ebenezer,5 John, 4 Jonathan,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 22 Aug. 1828, died 23 Aug. 1908.
He married 1 June 1853 MRS. CHARLOTTE BARTLETT (PHINNEY) SWETT, born at Charlestown 18 July 1822, died 15 July 1909, daughter of Elias2 and Catherine (Bartlett) Phinney, and widow of Rev. William Gray7 Swett.
Children :
i. HENRY, 8 b. at Burlington, Vt., 10 July 1854; m. at Belmont, 27 Sept. 1905, EDITH RIMMER DURHAM, born at Chelsea 21 Aug. 1877, dau. of George A. and Adeline (Rimmer).
25. ii. FRANKLIN PHINNEY, b. at Lexington 25 June 1856.
24. GEORGE7 SIMONDS (George,6 Lemuel,5 John,4 Jonathan, 3 Joseph,2 William1), born 14 June 1838, died 17 Mar. 1900.
He enlisted 26 Sept. 1862 Company D, 45th Mass. Infantry, dis- charged 7 July 1863 by reason of expiration of service.
He married first 28 Dec. 1863 MARY ELIZABETH BANNON, born 18 Oct. 1844, died 16 Apr. 1873, daughter of John1 and Sarah Ann (Mason); secondly 11 Mar. 1875, ALICE H. PACKARD, born at
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Essex, Vt., 12 Jan. 1846, daughter of Thomas H. and Fanny S. (Learned).
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. MARION ELIZABETH, 8 b. 24 Dec. 1864; m. 2 Apr. 1884 SANFORD H.2 WOODWORTH.
ii. LAURA ANNETTE, b. 29 Dec. 1870; d. 26 Aug. 1880.
iii. GEORGE ARTHUR, b. 17 Jan. 1873; m. 27 June 1895 MARGARET MAY KYLE, b. at Cedar Camp, N. B., 17 July 1877, dau. of Andrew and Elizabeth (Robertson).
Child by the second wife, born at Lexington:
iv. NINA MAY, b. 4 May 1884.
25. FRANKLIN PHINNEY& SIMONDS (Francis K.,7 Ebenezer, 6 Ebenezer, 5 John, 4 Jonathan,3 Joseph,2 William1), born 25 June 1856.
He married at Boston, 16 Oct. 1878, (1) MARIA JOSEPHINE BALD- WIN, born 26 Jan. 1855, daughter of William Henry and Mary Frances Augusta (Chaffee); m. (2) 8 Nov. 1886 ABBIE M. WHITTIER. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. PHILIP BALDWIN,9 b. 3 Nov. 1879; m. at Hampton Falls, N. H., 9 Sept. 1903, PERSIS GODFREY. [BANKS WILLIAMS.
ii. RACHEL NICHOLS, b. 6 Sept. 1881; m. 10 June 1908 WEBSTER FAIR- iii. JOSEPHINE A., b. 24 Feb. 1883.
CALVIN S.7 SIMONDS (Bradley,6 David,5 Nathan,4 Daniel,3 Jo- seph,2 William1) was born at Ashby 5 June 1836, died 1905.
He married 11 Apr. 1859 JULIA A. PETIGREW, born 3 Mar. 1834, died 7 Oct. 1873.
Children, from Lexington records and g. s. at " new " cemetery :
i. CAROLINE A., b. 11 Jan. 1861.
ii. MARY ELLA, b. 7 Jan. 1863; d. 11 Mar. 1863.
iii. GEORGE FRANCIS, b. 21 Nov. 1864; d. 1906.
iv. JENNIE MARIA, b. 12 Oct. 1866; d. 1870.
v. WILLIE E., b. 1870; d. 1870.
vi. JENETTA, b. 1871; d. 1872.
WILLIAM4 SIMONDS (Samuel,3 Caleb,2 William1) was born at Woburn 23 Nov. 1700, son of Samuel, b. at Woburn 30 June 1678, and grandson of Caleb and Sarah (Bacon). His mother was Hannah ( ).
He married ELIZABETH ( ). Children, ii. born at Lexington:
i. Child,5 d. 23 Nov. 1723.
ii. WILLIAM, b. 15 Jan. 1724-25; m. SUSANNAH (? GARDNER), d. at Rock- ingham, Vt., 12 Dec. 1812, aged 82; d. at Rockingham, Vt., 2 June 1817. They had five children. He moved to Charlestown, N. H., and to Rockingham, Vt., about 1757. See Lewis Pub. Co., Middlesex Co., p. 1184.
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