The Simmons Family of Newfoundland


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The Simmons family from Newfoundland can be traced back to 1751.This is the birth date of Samuel Simmons who married Ann. Samuel and Ann lived in an area called Lower Island Cove. They had several sons including William Simmons, who became the forefather of all the Simmons' on the island.William married the widow Mary Pike. Mary had 9children from her marriage with Edward Pike. William and Mary had 3 children, John, James and William.The Simmons' lived at Lower Island Cove until at least 1836 when they moved to Mosquito down the road. At some point there are only two brothers who have descendents - John and James.James and John married sisters Elizabeth and Virtue Maria Pynn. Their half brother Edward Pike married another sister. The Pynn sisters were the daughters of Charles and Hannah Pynn.A number of John's descendents lived at Green's Harbour, Newfoundland.This book explores the facts that have been recorded and passed down through the family legends that all families have.




Descendants of John Simmons of North Carolina, 1760


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John Simmons (1760-1823) married Mary (Polly) Parker in 1790. He died in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Descendants lived in Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi, and elsewhere.







Simmons Family


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Families are Forever


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Lewis Simmons (1801-1864) was born in North Carolina. He married three times and lived in Marshall County, Tennessee and Texas County, Missouri. Descendants and relatives lived in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California and elsewhere.







Boat building in Winterton, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland


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Based on fieldwork conducted in 1978 and 1979, this study deals with the living tradition of building inshore fishing boats. It attempts to describe the dynamics and functions of boat building within the context of the community’s social, economic and natural environment.




The Simmons Family at Harvard University, and Other Data; Esther Minerva Simmons and Baxendale Memorial Foundation at Harvard; John Simmons, Founder of Simmons College;


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Simmons Family Papers


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The Simmons Family Papers are arranged in four folders primarily documenting the September 1913 Emancipation Proclamation Celebration, which took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, through publicity, sheet music, and photographs. Folder 1 contains sheet music for the song “Emancipation Celebration” by W. Haynes Smith, which was dedicated to the event. Papers include bulletins, flyers, and copies of a letter sent out to African American farmers of Pennsylvania from Thomas B. Patterson, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture all promoting the submission of exhibits for the celebration. Folder 3 contains a sign with the words “Negro Liberty Bell of Fifty Years of Freedom casted by The S.R. Simmons Foundry and Machine Works Monongahela, Pa.”, describing Simeon Ross Simmons’ contribution to the celebration. Photographs include reproductions of family photographs, including the foundry buildings, the Negro Liberty Bell, and family both immediate and extended. A photo of a mortgage burning ceremony in Bethel A.M.E. Church is also included in this collection.