Richmond Simmons

1773 - 1845  (71 years)

• Name	Richmond Simmons  [1, 2]
  Birth	1 May 1773	Massachusetts   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jan 1845	Bristol, Ontario, New York   [3]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol Center, Ontario, New York   [3]
  Person ID	I22599	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of GFS
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Rev. David Simmons,   b. 28 Jun 1748, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 7 Jun 1786, Drowned in the Taunton River, Massachusetts (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Lillis Richmond,   b. Mar 1746, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island d. 2 May 1808, Bristol, Ontario, New York (Age ~ 62 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1768	Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F13602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Sears,   b. 1 May 1780, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 7 Oct 1866, Bristol, Ontario, New York (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1799	Bristol, Ontario, New York   [3, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Richmond Simmons,   b. 11 Jun 1806, East Bloomfield, Ontario, New York d. 11 Feb 1862, East Bloomfield, Ontario, New York (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F13601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2019

  
  

• Notes

  He and his wife Eleanor Sears were fourth cousins, both being great-great-great grandchildren of Constant Southworth and Elizabeth Collier.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2879] Harriette M. Wheeler, "The Family of Benjamin and Celia (Buffington) Wheeler as Identified Through Their Heirs." The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine 30:9, Fall 1966; 30:57, Winter 1966. [S2095] The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, 1638-1888 by Samuel P. May. Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1890. [S2852] Find a Grave page for Richmond Simmons. [S2854] Find a Grave page for Lillis Richmond Simmons., says 8 Nov 1768. [S479] Little Compton Families, from records compiled by Benjamin Franklin Wilbour. Little Compton, Rhode Island: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967. Fifth edition, Baltimore: Clearfield, 1997. [S2853] Find a Grave page for Eleanor Sears Simmons.