Simmons Family History & Genealogy
Simmons Last Name History & Origin
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Simmons was first found in Devon and Cornwall (Medieval Europe). It came from the Cornish people a race with Celtic heritage that inhabited the Southwest of Europe.
Name Origin
English\Jewish - Patronymic surname, that came from the HEBREW personal name SHIMON, which means HEARKEN.
Spellings & Pronunciations
Symons, Symonds, Simmonds, Simmons, Simins, Simon, Simmon, and many more.
Nationality & Ethnicity
Europe, English, France.
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, born on 23 October 1800, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, his parents William Simmons and Rebecca Soule Simmons. He married Joanna Wheeler on 11 November 1820. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter, Parmelia (or Pamelia or Pamela). He lived in Poestenkill, Rensselaer, New York, for about 5 years. He died on 4 January 1867, in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, at the age of 66, and was buried in Brookside Cemetery, Barberville, Poestenkill, Rensselaer, New York. His daughter, Parmelia Simmons, married Frederick Lape. The Lapes were of Palatine origin - Andres Lape. ANDRIES "LÖWE" "LÖEB" changes to Lape.

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