When Sarah Simmons was born on 13 May 1788, in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, United States, her father, Royal Simmons, was 33 and her mother, Ruth Hiatt, was 21. She married Adam Cantwell on 29 September 1809, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Clark, Missouri, United States in 1850. She died on 16 March 1859, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 70.
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On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
English (southeastern): variant of Simon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
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