Simeon E Scranton (1794 - abt. 1858)

Born 28 Apr 1794 in North Madison, Madison, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Loveland) Scranton — married 25 Jul 1816 in Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died about 5 Nov 1858 at about age 64 in Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Simeon was born 28 April 1794, the son of Simeon Scranton and his wife Ziba Stevens.^[1].

He was a Methodist preacher and farmer.^[2] He married first Nancy Loveland, daughter of Ezra on 25 July 1816. She died 8 April 1825. ^[3]

John Nelson Scranton, a dentist, the son of Rev Simeon Scranton and Nancy Loveland, married Mary 8 February 1851. She was daughter of Lewis Berry Slocum and Clarissa Bryan b. 7 Jan 1827.^[4]

He married second Anna Fields, daughter of Ichabod, 23 Oct 1825 in Guilford, Connecticut^{[5][6] [3]}

In 1850 he was living in Madison, New Haven, Connecticut.^[7] The household included Simeon Scranton age 55, Anna Scranton age 49, Amelia Scranton age 21, David E Scranton age 19, and Christopher A Scranton age 11, all born in Connecticut. Simeon was a farmer.

He died 5 Nov 1858.^{[8][9][10][3]}

He is buried in Clinton Cemetery, Clinton, Connecticut.^[11][12][13]

Research Notes

Children:^[14][3]

Children with Nancy Loveland:

1. Nancy M Scranton b. 9 July 1817 d. 3 March 1853 m. Joseph Doane
2. John Nelson Scranton b. 23 October 1818 m. Mary Slocum
3. Simeon Sereno Scranton b. 28 April 1822 m. Dorliska A Rogers

Children with Anna Fields:

1. Pamelia Scranton b. In Haddam 19 April 1828 m. Asa Wilcox
2. David Emery Scranton b. In Haddam 8 December 1830 m. Wealthy Ann Stone
3. Christopher A Scranton b. In N. Madison 14 July 1839^[15]

Note that Cemetery Inscriptions also has children of D.D. and Wealthy A Scranton who died young Charles A and Simeon E.^[16]

Do not confuse with Simeon Scranton, son of Nathan Scranton and Sarah Crampton b. 29 May 1780 d. 4 Apr 1823 m. Abigail Bassett 12 Feb 1810.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ Scranton: Page 34
2. ↑ Scranton: Page 55
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut, Vol. II Image Scranton Families, p. 1056
4. ↑ Slocum, Charles Elihu,. A short history of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, genealogical and biographical, embracing eleven generations of the first-named family from 1637 to 1881 : with their alliances and the descendants in the female lines so far as ascertained .... Syracuse, N.Y.: Slocum, 1882. A short history of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, genealogical and biographical, embracing eleven generations [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. P.337
5. ↑ Scranton: Page 55
6. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Simeon Scranton II, Marriage Date: 23 Oct 1825 Marriage Place: Guilford, Connecticut, USA Spouse: Ann Field' Guilford Vital Records p. 272 from Vol 2, p. 285
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68G-L92 : 12 April 2016), Simeon Scranton, Madison, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing family 368, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7NZ-YPG : 9 February 2018), Rev. Simeon E. Scranton, 05 Nov 1858; citing Connecticut, reference pg 59; FHL microfilm 3,327.
9. ↑ Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Rev Simeon E Scranton Death Date: 5 Nov 1858 Death Place: Clinton 702 Inscriptions Gender: Male FHL Film Number: 3198
10. ↑ The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.
11. ↑ The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library. Rev Simeon E Scranton Death Date: 5 Nov 1858 Burial Place: Clinton, Connecticut, USA Cemetery: Clinton Cemetery
12. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 May 2019), memorial page for Rev Simeon Scranton (1794–5 Nov 1858), Find A Grave: Memorial #117415230, citing Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Irma (contributor 46927625) .
13. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F766-BJ9 : 9 February 2018), Rev. Simeon E. Scranton, 05 Nov 1858; citing Clinton 702 Inscriptions, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,198.
14. ↑ Scranton: Page 55
15. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74T-44N : 11 February 2018), Simeon Scranton in entry for Christopher Augustus Scranton, 14 Jul 1839; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
16. ↑ The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.
17. ↑ Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut, Vol. II Scranton Families, p. 1052.

• Notes "taken from 'memorial of the Scranton family' (a genealogical register of the descendants of John Scranton of Guilford, Connecticut, who died in the year 1671, compiled by Rev. Erastus Scranton, a. M., Of Burlington Connecticut. Published by Hartford press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1855.)

• Scranton, Erastus. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of John Scranton of Guilford, Conn., who died in the year 1671 (Case, Tiffany and Co., Hartford, 1955)