Simeon Skeels (1784 - 1861)

Born 8 Sep 1784 in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Son of Truman (Skeel) Skeels and Chloe (Hill) Skeels

Husband of Roxy (Deming) Skeels — married 3 Jul 1808 in Mansfield, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1861 at age 76 in Eddyville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

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Simeon was born in 1784.

He was a Private in the War of 1812.^[1][2]

Simon Skeels was a co-founder of All Souls Universalist Church in Watertown, New York in 1820.^[3]

Residence 1855 Mansfield, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. ^[4] 1860 Mansfield, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. ^[5]

He died in 1861.

F.A.G ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-VNS9 : accessed 27 October 2020), Simeon Skeels, 26 Apr 1819; citing New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 1; FHL microfilm 1,319,381.
2. ↑ War of 1812 abstracts of payrolls for New York State militia ("payroll cards"), 1812–1814. Series B0810 (23.5 cu. ft.). New York (State). Adjutant General’s Office. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
3. ↑ Watertown, a history from 1800 to 1912 with illustrations and many incidents. Watertown, N.Y.: Hungerford-Holbrook, 1912, Chapter 4, Page No. 118.
4. ↑ Source: #S28549
5. ↑ Source: #S28548
6. ↑ Source: #S30262

• National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls, Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
• United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-T356 : 12 March 2018), Simeon Skeels, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 191; FHL microfilm 882,709.
• Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Military Equipment Claims, War of 1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLV-LHF : accessed 19 December 2020), Simeon Skeels, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing p. 491, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 72; FHL microfilm 193,727.
• Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Year: 1830; Census Place: Watertown, Jefferson, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 92; Page: 80; Family History Library Film: 0017152.
• "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CT13-VNN2 : 20 May 2020), Simeon Skeels, 1839.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYW-BHY : 19 May 2020), Simeon Skeels, Mansfield, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing p. 142, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• The 1841 Pensioners List, New York State - Excerpts; Publication Place: Albany, New York; Page Number: 194.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Mansfield, Cattaraugus, New York; Archive Collection Number: A1; Roll: 1; Page: 575; Line: 2; Schedule Type: Agriculture.
• Source: S28549 "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K636-5K8 : 13 March 2018), Simeon Skeels in household of George W Skeels, Mansfield, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing p. 238, line #36, family #85, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 583,831.
• Source: S28548 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWC-SQY : 19 March 2020), Simon Skeeles, 1860.

See also:

• Source: S30262 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRZ-3JYJ : 12 March 2019), null, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 192025261, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
• Edythe Wilson Thoesen, The Skeel Family of Connecticut.