John Simpson (1802 - 1887)

Biography

John Simpson was born about 1802 in Massachusetts.^[1][2][3]

He was the son of Alexander Simpson.^[3]

John was a master mariner.^[3]

Marriage intentions for Susan Nowell and John Simpson of Newburyport were published 7 Dec 1825 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.^[4]

Census:

• In the 1850 census John Simpson (age 45), Master Mariner, was in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[5]
• 1870: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts - John Simpson, age 60, retired ship master, in household of William Keyes.^[1]
• 1880: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts - John Simpson, age 77, widowed, ship master, boarder in household of Neale D Johnson.^[2]

He passed away widowed 7 Sep 1887 at the age of 84 in Newburyport.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD3M-XBL : 29 May 2021), John Simpson in entry for William Keyes, 1870.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6F-7RH : 14 January 2022), John Simpson in household of Neale D. Johnson, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 226, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWQJ-474 : 14 December 2022), John Simpson, 1887.
4. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1910) Vol. 2, Page 391.
5. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 313; Page: 272a; Line Number: 21
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #10101212 (accessed 19 May 2024)
   John Simpson (45), Master Mariner, in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Massachusetts.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   John Simpson	M	45	Master Mariner	Massachusetts
   Susan Simpson	F	36		Massachusetts
   Susan Simpson	F	16		Massachusetts
   Mary E Simpson	F	15		Massachusetts

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #208812131, (accessed 04 February 2023), memorial page for John Simpson (9 Oct 1802–7 Sep 1887), citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Taphophile (contributor 49371324).