John
Simonton
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rachel (McLellan) Simonton
— married
7 Nov 1771 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 101
in Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Sep 2009
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Biography
He was a ship-owner, but lost his ship in 1778 to the British and had to walk home from Charleston, SC. (from the ocean? I always "see" Biographies, and that's what popped into my head)
Sources
- Bryce McLellan . . . His Children and Grandchildren, John A. McLellan, (n/a; privately distributed).
- 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1850; Census Place: Portland Ward 3, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 252; Page: 90b
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #9330845 (accessed 21 April 2022)
John Simonton (54), Blacksmith, in Portland Ward 3, Cumberland, Maine, USA. Born in Maine.
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
D > Daughters of the American Revolution > Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 150 : 1919 > image 295 of 355
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 21 April 2022)
Rachae McLellan.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101711071/john-simonton : accessed 27 June 2022), memorial page for John Simonton (unknown–7 Nov 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101711071, citing Western Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Linda Scott (contributor 46947088) .
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