Brief Life History of Simeon
When Simeon Messenger was born in March 1645, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Henry Messenger, was 27 and his mother, Sarah, was 25. He married Bethia Howard about 1666, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1645.
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- Simeon Messenger, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
- Simeon Messinger in entry for Mary Messinger, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English messager, messenger ‘messenger’ (Old French messagier, messager).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography of Simeon Messinger (from "The Messinger Family in Europe and America," converted from pdf to text)
SIMEON MESSINGER, b. Jan. 19, 1645; m. Bethia, dau. of Robert Howard, the notary of Boston, and Mary his wife. He was a member of the A. and H. [Ancient and Honorable] artillery company in 1675. His c …
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