Brief Life History of Walter
When Walter Simmons was born on 16 August 1792, in Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States, his father, William Simmons, was 27 and his mother, Prudence Swain, was 23. He married Roxylana Lyon about 1819, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 4 July 1856, in Ellicott, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Fluvanna Cemetery, Ellicott, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
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- Walter Simmons, "United States Census, 1850"
- Walter Simmons, "Find A Grave Index"
- headstone
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1808
Historical Boundaries 1808: Chautauqua, New York, United States
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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