Elijah Simons

Charles Simons

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Simons/Simonds

Charles Simons was a resident of Willington on August 13, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was wounded at Fredericksburg, Maryland on December 13, 1862 and died on February 19, 1862. The March 6, 1863 issue of The Willimantic Journal reported his death at the Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia on February 20, 1863 (Military records have February 19, 1863).

“Charles Simons, of Mansfield, a member of Co. I, 14th C.V., died in Hospital at Alexandria, Feb. 20, from the effects of a wound received at the battle of Fredericksburg, which shattered his hip. His age was about 37.”
The Willimantic Journal, Friday, March 6, 1863

He was born on August 28, 1825 in Mansfield to Asa and Keziah (Conant) Simonds. Elijah Simons/Simonds, one of his brothers, served in a Massachusetts regiment in the Civil War.

On January 11, 1871, his mother applied for a dependent mother’s pension, No. 110,132 that was granted under Certificate No. 141,814.

Charles Simons is buried at the Alexandria National Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia, Plot A – 743.

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Simons/Simonds

Elijah Simonds was a resident of Worcester, Massachusetts on September 15, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. A of the 25th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry; he was a 39 year old Boot crimper at time of enlistment and was discharged for disability on September 16, 1863.

He was born on December 1, 1921 in Mansfield to Asa and Keziah (Conant) Simonds. Charles Simons/Simonds, one of his brothers, served in a Connecticut regiment in the Civil War. Elijah Simonds married Eunice E. Walker on November 5, 1848 in Mansfield. He moved to Worcester, Massachusetts about 1851. Children include: Elijah Simonds, born about April 1850 in Connecticut; Henry D. Simonds, born about 1851 in Connecticut and Lloyd E. Simonds born on April 27, 1869 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Eunice (Walker) Simonds died on April 21, 1872 in Worcester. Elijah Simonds married, second, Isabella H. (Hamilton) Dadman on April 20, 1873 in Worcester; there are no known children from this marriage.

After his Civil War service, he returned to Worcester, Massachusetts and worked as a letter carrier. Between 1873 and 1880, he moved to Oxford, Massachusetts. Isabella (Hamilton) (Dadman) Simonds died on May 10, 1893 in Oxford.

On October 10, 1863, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 34,681 that was granted under certificate No. 23,419.

Elijah Simonds died on May 26, 1917 and is buried at the Gurleyville Cemetery in Mansfield.