Simeon Prior
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Simeon Prior | |
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| Born | May 16, 1754 Norwich, Connecticut |
| Died | June 29, 1837 (aged 83) Northampton, Ohio, US |
| Buried | Harrington Cemetery in Summit County, Ohio |
| Branch | Army |
| Service years | 1776-1777 |
| Spouse | Katharine |
| Other work | settled Northampton Township, Ohio |
Simeon Prior (May 16, 1754 – June 29, 1837) was a blacksmith and Revolutionary War soldier, who in 1802 along with his family founded Northampton Township, Ohio, now a part of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.[1] The original family farm was located in what was called the Connecticut Western Reserve on the eastern shoulder of the Cuyahoga Valley.
Simeon Prior was born on May 16, 1754, in Norwich Connecticut. The Prior Family Archive contains a land deed of Simeon's first farm in Norwich, where his first children were born. Later the family bought land and moved to his wife's hometown of Northampton, MA. [2]
American Revolutionary War Service
During the American Revolutionary War, Prior was asked by Colonel John Durgey of Norwich, Connecticut, to be an armorer for the regiment the Colonel was raising. Prior enlisted for a 9-month term and accompanied Colonel Durgey to New York.[3] He later joined a regiment on Painter's Hook.[4]
He served in the unit that provided escort and bodyguard services to George Washington.[4] He was present during the crossing of the Delaware River after the Battle of Trenton.[5][6]
His pension petition for service during the war was submitted by Mr. Elisha Whittlesey.[7]
