Histories of the Martin, Wilson, Bloom, & Ahola Families

Family: Simmons, Jonathan Sr. / Gooding, Ruth (F55)

m. 5 Nov 1790


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  • Male
    Simmons, Jonathan Sr.

    Birth  31 Jan 1768  Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  19 May 1845  Leroy, Medina, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  5 Nov 1790  [1, 2, 3]  Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Type  Intention 
    Father  Simmons, Constant Jr. | F63 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Soper, Silence | F63 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Gooding, Ruth

    Birth  20 Feb 1769  Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  20 Mar 1859  Friendsville, Westfield Twp, Medina, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Gooding, William | F56 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Walker, Bathsheba | F56 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Simmons, Ruth

    Birth  24 Mar 1792  Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  12 Apr 1875  Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Allen, Orren | F288 
    Marriage     
    Spouse  King, Luther D | F375 
    Marriage  22 Apr 1832  Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    Simmons, Lucy

    Birth  24 Jan 1794  Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  7 May 1858  Goodings Grove, Will, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  Gooding, James | F305 
    Marriage  1813  Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    + Simmons, Jonathan Jr.

    Birth  3 Mar 1796  Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  23 Apr 1863  Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Oakland Cemetery, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Briggs, Abigail | F54 
    Marriage  9 Dec 1819   

    Male
    Simmons, Isaiah

    Birth  23 Oct 1799  New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  23 May 1867   
    Burial    Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    Simmons, Simpson

    Birth  24 Mar 1802   
    Death  10 Sep 1803   
    Burial     

    Female
    Simmons, Sally

    Birth  20 Aug 1803   
    Death  20 Feb 1887   
    Burial    Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jones, Isaac | F310 
    Marriage     

    Male
    Simmons, Simpson

    Birth  10 Oct 1805  Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  25 Apr 1881   
    Burial    Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Austin, Sally | F308 
    Marriage     

    Female
    + Simmons, Harriet

    Birth  20 Dec 1807   
    Death  1 Nov 1877   
    Burial    Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Bissell, Ebenezer | F309 
    Marriage     

    Female
    + Simmons, Elmina

    Birth  16 Oct 1810   
    Death  13 Sep 1873   
    Burial    Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Pomroy, Samuel Hastings | F311 
    Marriage     

    Male
    + Simmons, Erastus

    Birth  16 Sep 1814  Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  12 Feb 1892  Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Daniels, Eliza Agusta | F287 
    Marriage  1850   

  • Documents
    Simmons Family Bible
    Simmons Family Bible
    Transcription by Ruth Simmons Stebbins. The Bible was purchased by Jonathan Simmons Sr. and repaired by Eliza Daniels Simmons, wife of Erastus. It was published in 1829 and probably purchased after 1832, when Jonathan Sr. moved to Ohio. Thus, at least some of the records were not made contemporaneously with the events. The oldest persons recorded, Constant and Silence Simmons, lived in Bristol, New York at the same time as their grandchildren.

    Histories
    The Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina  Co.,Ohio by Ruth Simmons Stebbins
    The Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina Co.,Ohio by Ruth Simmons Stebbins
    Part 1 outlines the relocation of several Simmons family members to Ohio and their lives there. It also includes some information on the founding of the Ohio Farmers Insurance Co., in which members of the Simmons family played roles. Part 2 was originally a separate document, but it is appended here because it provides more information on the extended Simmons family in addition to details on Erastus Simmons descendants and family life.

    Ruth Stebbins sent part 1 to her cousin, Lottie Tanner Martin and Patricia Vanhoose donated part 2 to the Medina County Public Library.

    Download a PDF (50 KB) of this history.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S315] Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Dighton Marriage Intentions, Vol. 2A, p. 1a https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/14014/1a/253548029.
      November ye 5 1790 Jonathan Simmons & Ruth Gooding both of Dighton Entreed their Intention of Marriage

    2. [S14] by Melvin E. Jones, Jones Hathaway Richards Gooding, (self published, 1934), p. 221.

    3. [S24] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Stebbins Papers, SimmonsHandwrittenNotes.pdf.