Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Simmons was born on 11 June 1795, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johannes Jacob Simmons, was 34 and his mother, Susanna Catherine Simon, was 34. He married Elisabeth Bowersox on 25 January 1827, in Miami, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Brown, Miami, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 31 July 1869, in Fletcher, Miami, Ohio, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Fletcher Cemetery, Fletcher, Miami, Ohio, United States.
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- Peter Simmons, "United States Census, 1850"
- Peter Simmon, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Peter Simmons, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): variant of Simon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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