Simmons, Ruth^[1]

1792 - 1875  (83 years)

• Name	Simmons, Ruth
  Birth	24 Mar 1792	Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [2]
  	The family bible gave her birth date as March 25, 1792.
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Abt 1800 - 1830	Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA
  Death	12 Apr 1875	Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Burial	Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I749	Martin-Bloom
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Simmons, Jonathan Sr.,   b. 31 Jan 1768, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 19 May 1845, Leroy, Medina, Ohio (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Gooding, Ruth,   b. 20 Feb 1769, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 20 Mar 1859, Friendsville, Westfield Twp, Medina, Ohio (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1790	Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [4, 5, 6]
  Documents		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 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. ______________________________
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Allen, Orren,   b. Abt Jan 1788   d. 20 Nov 1828 (Age ~ 40 years)
  Family ID	F288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2010

  
  

  Family 2	King, Luther D,   b. Abt 1780, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 Apr 1854, Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1832	Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA   [7]
  	Married by Ansel Brainard, J.P.
  Family ID	F375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2011

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 24 Mar 1792 - Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Residence - Abt 1800 - 1830 - Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA Marriage - 22 Apr 1832 - Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Death - 12 Apr 1875 - Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Burial - - Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Simmons Birth Records, Children of Jonathan and Ruth Copy of birth record from Dighton, Massachusetts for Ruth, Lucy and Jonathan Jr. deposited in the Medina District Library, Medina, Ohio by P. Vanhoose.

  
  

  Headstones

  King, Ruth Simmons Allen Gravestone. She was buried next to Orren Allen, her first husband. Plot: Row 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Simmons Family Bible, (Photocopy of family record in the front of bible. Also typescript of same by Ruth Simmons Stebbins.). [S160] Birth Record, Dighton, Massachusetts, Vital records, Book 2 (in file). The ages of Jonathan Simmons children by Ruth his wife . . . Ruth Simmons their daughter was born March ye 24: 1792 on Fryday. Photocopy placed in Medina County Public Library, Medina, Ohio, by Patricia Vanhoose. [S154] Death Record, Medina County, Ohio, Probate Vol 1, p 25 (copy in file). Photocopy placed in Medina County Public Library by Patricia Vanhoose. [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 [S14] by Melvin E. Jones, Jones Hathaway Richards Gooding, (self published, 1934), p. 221. [S24] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Stebbins Papers, SimmonsHandwrittenNotes.pdf. [S156] Marriage Record, Medina County, Ohio, Book A, p 92. (Microfilm 32 in Medina County Library).