Job
Simmons
Born in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Abraham Simmons
and Ann (Lee) Simmons
Brother of
Nathan Simmons, Lebbeus Simmons, John Simmons, Anna (Simmons) Chase, Mary (Simmons) Pierce, James Simmons and Jeremiah Simmons
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Simmons
Died
at age 74
in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jan 2023
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Biography
Job Simmons was born on October 18, 1716 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His parents were Abraham Simmons and Ann Lee.[1]
He married Hannah Trouant on 13 May 1741 in Middleborough.[2]
Job had the following child:
- Job Simmons, b. 1741. He is mentioned in his grandfather Joseph Trouant's will.
- Thomas Simmons
He died on April 10, 1791 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6V-FG7 : 15 January 2020), Job Simmons, 1716.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHG1-T8X : 20 May 2022), Job Simmons, 13 May 1741; citing Marriage, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934231.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123754004/job-simmons: accessed 10 July 2023), memorial page for Job Simmons Sr. (18 Oct 1716–10 Apr 1791), Find a Grave Memorial ID 123754004, citing Mothers Brook Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Emma Simmons (contributor 46603013).
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