John
Simmons
Born in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benoni Simmons
and Nancy (Bailey) Simmons
Brother of
Cornelius Simmons, Lydia Simmons, Jeremiah Simmons, Mary (Simmons) Almy, George Washington Simmons, Valentine Simmons Sr. and Comfort (Simmons) Sisson
Husband of
Ann (Small) Simmons
— married
29 Oct 1818 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Father of
Mary Ann Simmons
Died
at age 82
in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Sep 2010
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Biography
John was born in 1796. He was the son of Benoni Simmons and Nancy Bailey. He passed away in 1879
John was the founder of Simmons College in Boston.
Descendant of Mayflower passengers John Alden, James Chilton, Francis Cooke, William Mullins, Richard Warren, and William White.
Sources
- Title: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1, Author: Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury, Publication: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, 1934, Abbreviation: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6708462/john-simmons: accessed 24 October 2023), memorial page for John Simmons (30 Oct 1796–29 Aug 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6708462, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Dirtnapper (contributor 46535561).
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William Alexander Hopkins
Simmons-21016 and Simmons-94 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate; correct death date 1870
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Rejected matches › John Simmons (1900-) › John Simmons (1670-bef.1739) › John Simmons (abt.1829-1894) › John Moody Simmons (abt.1880-1907) › John Simmons (abt.1858-) › John Simmons (1796-1877)
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