Joseph Simpier (1832 - 1912) Regiment(s): Co. F 81st Regiment, New York. 1st wife and daughters? Obit?

Question

I have done extensive research with much help from cousins but would like to go deeper into his genealogy. I am unable to find his obituary but maybe I missed something? Also who was his first wife her name? He had daughters his sister (from the family stories) adopted out? He was a civil war veteran and maybe we can go just a bit deeper into the French side of the family tree and his New York roots.

Thank you

Note: He is my great great grandfather

Answer 1

Have you tried these NY Sources:

Sources-New York (wikitree.com)

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In 1860 his residence is listed as Olean, Cattaraugus County, NY. I need to look here to go further. I’ll check into the sources there

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I already looked and didn't find anything. I did find reference to him in Michigan and working in a saloon:

Some Manistee County Gazetteer Names (rootsweb.com)

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These people were buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, also known as Olean Cemetery. It seems to be a different Joseph, but he was also born in Canada. If Harriet were your Joseph's wife, then he would have had to abandon her and go to Michigan to marry Matilda. Seems a stretch, but stranger things have happened.

SIMPIER, Caroline J. Died, Oct. 8, 1875 age, 18 b. Olean, NY
SIMPIER, Harriet N. Died, Nov. 26, 1899 age, 65 b. Farmers Valley, NY
SIMPIER, Joseph Died, July 7, 1876 age, 56 b. Canada

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Thank you I was having a hard time finding anything about him. This helps. Somehow they are related. He did own a saloon. Interesting will have to research this group

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I found the Joseph S. Who died in 1876 his FindAGrave

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I found Harriet N. her FindAGrave

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I found Caroline Julia Simpier on FindAGrave

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Found the family group in the 1860 Census

Event Type: Census
Name: Caroline Simpier
Sex: Female
Age: 2
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Town of Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Event Place (Original): The Town Of Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Page: 33
 

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Joseph Simpier		M	39	Canada
Harriet Simpier		F	32	New York
Henry Simpier		M	14	Pennsylvania
Joel Simpier		M	6	New York
Susan Moyer		F	21	Ohio
Edward Mc Clure		M	34	New York

Household ID: 241
Affiliate Film Number: 726
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Digital Folder Number: 005170307
Microfilm Number: 803726
Image Number: 00200
Indexing Batch: N01760-3

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC44-8V5 : 18 February 2021), Caroline Simpier in entry for Joseph Simpier, 1860.

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Found the family group in the 1860 Census

Event Type: Census
Name: Caroline Simpier
Sex: Female
Age: 2
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Town of Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Event Place (Original): The Town Of Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Page: 33
 

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Joseph Simpier		M	39	Canada
Harriet Simpier		F	32	New York
Henry Simpier		M	14	Pennsylvania
Joel Simpier		M	6	New York
Susan Moyer		F	21	Ohio
Edward Mc Clure		M	34	New York

Household ID: 241
Affiliate Film Number: 726
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Digital Folder Number: 005170307
Microfilm Number: 803726
Image Number: 00200
Indexing Batch: N01760-3

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC44-8V5 : 18 February 2021), Caroline Simpier in entry for Joseph Simpier, 1860.

Answer 2

I share an alleged Cattaraugus County relative.  Mine is Charity Hovey, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hovey-2409 , She appears, apparently having left no record, as follows: In biography of Ambrose Booth, "He married Charity G. Hovey of Cattaraugus County." Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890, http://genesee.nygenweb.net/History/Gazetteer_and_biographical_record_Genesee_County_NY.pdf, pg 364 . Cattaraugus County records seem thin on the ground, for the 1850's.  As it happens, my mom was born in Olean,

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BTW, that's a wonderful profile, Andrew.

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Thank you  

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That’s a good source couldn’t find anybody with his surname but will definitely use this in future genealogy research