Capt. Simeon Adams
1724 - 1803 (78 years)Set As Default Person
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Name Simeon Adams [1] Prefix Capt. Birth 30 Nov 1724 Suffield,Hampshire,Massachusetts Colony,British Colonial America [2] Gender Male Occupation Captain [3] Death 1 Aug 1803 Marlboro,Windham,Vermont,United States Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Notes - Capt. Simeon Adams spent his early life in his native town, Suffield, Conn.
He was a soldier in the French and Indian war, was captured by the French and taken to Canada where he was ransomed and afterwards returned home.
He enlisted again and was again taken prisoner, this time by the Indians, was again taken to Canada and again ransomed.
In after years he was accustomed to say that during his captivity he fared as well with the Indians as with the French.
After his final return from the war he married Susanna Underwood and lived for 18 years at Suffield.
In 1783 he bought of Joseph Pease land in Marlboro, Vt. and probably removed to that place the same year. He took the freeman's oath in Marlboro in 1783.
His relatives, Freegrace Adams and Ira Adams, had settled in Marlboro several years prior to this time. He accumulated considerable property and died at Marlboro, Vt. Aug. 1, 1803, aged 79.
Birth date and marriage date are from record in the Adams family Bible. The
town records are Nov. 4, 1724 and Jan. 28, 1766 ---- Wheeler Papers page 116 [4]
Person ID I5965 Rgstrong Family genes. Last Modified 23 Mar 2006
Father John Adams, b. 18 Jun 1694, Suffield,Hampshire,Massachusetts Colony,British Colonial America d. Yes, date unknown Relationship natural Mother Abigail Row, b. 23 Sep 1691, Suffield,Hampshire,Massachusetts Colony,British Colonial America d. Yes, date unknown Relationship natural Marriage 26 Jul 1722 Suffield,Hampshire,Massachusetts Colony,British Colonial America Family ID F2251 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susanna Underwood, b. 22 Sep 1747, Westford,Middlesex,Province of Massachusetts Bay,British America d. 14 Sep 1845, Marlboro,Windham,Vermont,United States (Age 97 years) Marriage 8 Jan 1765 [5] Children 1. Hannah Adams, b. 23 Nov 1767, Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 20 Nov 1771, Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut,United States (Age 3 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 2. Capt. Oliver Adams, b. 3 Apr 1769, Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 20 Jan 1828, Hinsdale,Cheshire,New Hampshire,United States (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 3. Capt. Simeon Adams, II, b. 8 Jan 1771, Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 13 Dec 1846, Marlboro,Windham,Vermont,United States (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. David Adams, b. 9 Jun 1773, Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 5. Hannah Adams, b. 10 Oct 1775, Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. Hubbardston,Worcester,Massachusetts,United States [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 6. Susanna Adams, b. 11 Jul 1778, Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 29 Dec 1870, Rutland,Worcester,Massachusetts,United States (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 7. Rufus Adams, b. 20 Mar 1785, Marlboro,Windham,Vermont,United States d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F1331 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Mar 2006
- Capt. Simeon Adams spent his early life in his native town, Suffield, Conn.
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Sources - [S34] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick, Chapter XI, Nathan Halladay and Allied Families" in The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of Their Ancestors., ((Pittsfield, Mass.?. unknown. 1924.) [online] Ancestry.com), 27 Sep 2005, 1771-1816; pg. 111 & 1694---, 1724-1803, pg. 115, & 1716-1794, Pg. 120, http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=27293. (Reliability: 3).
"He followed his trade, that of a tanner, both at Marlboro, Vt. and at Richmond, N.H. where he lived for a short time with his family." - [S34] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick, Chapter XI, Nathan Halladay and Allied Families" in The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of Their Ancestors., ((Pittsfield, Mass.?. unknown. 1924.) [online] Ancestry.com), 27 Sep 2005, 1694--- & 1724-1803, pg. 115, http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=27293. (Reliability: 3).
- [S34] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick, Chapter XI, Nathan Halladay and Allied Families" in The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of Their Ancestors., ((Pittsfield, Mass.?. unknown. 1924.) [online] Ancestry.com), 27 Sep 2005, 1771-1816; pg. 111 & 1694---, pg. 115, http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=27293. (Reliability: 3).
"He followed his trade, that of a tanner, both at Marlboro, Vt. and at Richmond, N.H. where he lived for a short time with his family." - [S34] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick, Chapter XI, Nathan Halladay and Allied Families" in The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of Their Ancestors., ((Pittsfield, Mass.?. unknown. 1924.) [online] Ancestry.com), 27 Sep 2005, 1724-1803, pg. 116, http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=27293. (Reliability: 3).
- [S34] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick, Chapter XI, Nathan Halladay and Allied Families" in The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of Their Ancestors., ((Pittsfield, Mass.?. unknown. 1924.) [online] Ancestry.com), 27 Sep 2005, 1694--- & 1724-1803, pg. 115, & 1716-1794, Pg. 120, http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=27293. (Reliability: 3).