Capt. and Dea. Simon STONE

Male 1686 - 1746  (60 years)


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  • Name Simon STONE  [1
    • Born in Groton, Middlesex County, Mass., 1 Aug. 1686, was given that portion of his father's lands which lay in the part of Groton which in 1732 was set off as the new town of Harvard in Worcester Co., Mass. Like his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he became a prosperous, successful yeoman and influential member of the community, succeeded them in the office of deacon in the church, was commissioned captain of the Harvard military company and for several years was a selectman of that town. On 3 mar 1723/4, Simon Stone and his wife Sarah, were admitted to the Groton Church, and on 14 Sept. 1733, were dismissed to the new church in Harvard, Mass.

      On 29 June 1732, the Massachusetts General Court passed the act incorporating the town of Harvard, Mass., and ordered that "Simon Stone, one of the Principal Inhabitants of the Town of Harvard, be and hereby is fully impowered to Assimble and Convene the Inhabitants of said Town to Chuse Town Officers to Stand untill their Anniversary Meeting in march next." On 3 July 1732 Simon Stone issued his warrant for the first town meeting of Harvard at which he was chosen moderator and first selectman; he held the latter office also in 1735, 1735, 1738-1740 and 1746. Capt. and Dea. Simon Stone died in Harvard, 22 Oct. 1746, aged sixty years.

      Capt. Simon Stone married about 1712, Sarah ?, born about 1689, whose parentage or family name are known; she died in Harvard, Mass., 30 May 1767, aged seventy-eight years, according to her gravestone there. [1]
    Prefix Capt. and Dea. 
    Birth 1 Aug 1686  Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 22 Oct 1746  Harvard, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I101241  Main Tree
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2020 

    Father Deacon Simon STONE,   b. 8 Sep 1656, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1741, Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Sarah FARNSWORTH,   b. Abt 1663, Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1731, Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1685  [1
    Family ID F42082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah ?,   b. Abt 1689   d. 30 May 1767, Harvard, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1712  [1
    Children 
     1. Simon STONE,   b. 10 Sep 1714, Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. Ephraim STONE,   b. 2 Jan 1715/6, Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1734, Harvard, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Ensign Oliver STONE,   b. 20 Jan 1719/20, Groton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1761 (Age 41 years)
     4. Sarah STONE,   b. 27 Jan 1721/2, Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1809 (Age 87 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F42080  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2022 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Aug 1686 - Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Oct 1746 - Harvard, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2562] J. Gardner Bartlett, Simon Stone Genealogy Ancestry and Descendants of Deacon Simon Stone of Watertown, Mass. 1320-1926.