Margaret (Miller) Simons (bef. 1802 - bef. 1880)

Born before 1802 in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Upper Canada [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before Jun 1880 at about age 78 in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Margaret was born about 1800-1802 in Charlotteville Township, Upper Canada.^[1] She lived there all her life. She and Simons-52 were married likely about the time of the birth of their first child in 1817. Margaret died before June 1880, likely in Charlotteville Township.

Children

1. Eliza Ann Simons
2. Joseph Wesley Simons
3. Mary Jane Simons
4. Jonathan Simons
5. Abram Simons
6. Icavilla Simons
7. Edward Simons
8. Lyman Simons
9. Matilda Simons
10. George Simons
11. Stephen Simons
12. Sarah Simons

Timeline of Events for Margaret [Miller] Simons

• January 12, 1852: Margaret Simons, born in Canada, Baptist, age 50 years, living at Charlotteville Township, Norfolk, Canada West., with her husband, Jonathan Simons, and their children.^[1]
• January 14, 1861: Margaret Simons, age 62 years, resided at Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario with her husband, Jonathan, and sons, Abraham, Edward and George, and a relative named Febey Streater [sic].^[2]
• April 2, 1871: Margaret Simeons [sic], age 72 years, resided at Charlotteville Township Norfolk, Ontario, with her husband, Jonathan, and their son, Abraham.^[3]

Research Notes

• An exact date of birth has not been established for Margaret. No birth or baptism record has been found.
• An exact date of marriage for Margaret and Jonathan Simons has not been established; no marriage record has been found.
• Margaret died sometime before June 1880 when her husband, Jonathan, appeared on the 1880 US Census in the household of their son, Abraham Simons.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} “Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia),” Canada West, Schedule A, Urban personal census, registration district: 25 - Norfolk, sub-district: 236 - Charlotteville, p. 25, line 13, entry for Margaret Simons, (50 yrs.); database and digitized microfilm images, Library and Archives Canada (https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index : accessed 24 Apr 2024), item no. 13 of 64, image no. e002361602; citing Canada, Ottawa, Library and Archives Canada, RG 31, microfilm C-11741.
2. ↑ “Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia), Canada West, Norfolk, Charlotteville, p. 32, line 49, entry for Margt Simons, (62 yrs.); Library and Archives Canada (https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index : accessed 24 Apr 2024), item 32 of 71, image no. 4391561_00296; citing Canada, Ottawa, Library and Archives Canada, RG 31, microfilm C-1052.
3. ↑ “1871 Census of Canada,” Schedule 1 – Nominal return of the living, Ontario, Norfolk South, Charlotteville, p. 51, line 7, dwelling no. 197, family no. 210, entry for Margaret Simeons [sic], (76 yrs); database with digitized microfilm images, Library and Archives Canada (https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index : accessed 24 Apr 2024), item 27 of 108, image no. 4396744_00037; citing Canada, Ottawa, Library and Archives Canada, RG 31, microfilm C-9908.