Simeon Parmelee

Hezekiah Parmelee was cited by the DAR for patriotic service during the Revolutionary War. At least 3 of his sons (Simeon, Moses, and Charles) also served.

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Simeon* 1740-1820 Sergeant; of Durham, Conn., West Stockbridge, Mass., and Pittsford and Westford, Vt. [10-00062] Hezekiah, Joel, John, John A veteran of the French & Indian War, he enlisted as a private in the Continental Army and was made an orderly sergeant. He participated in the 1775 American invasion of Canada and was present at the capture of St. John's, Nova Scotia, in September, 1775, and Montreal on Nov. 13, 1775. He was a sergeant in Montgomery's Company in the retreat from Canada on Lake Champlain and the Sorel River to Crown Point, N.Y., where he, like many in his company, was stricken with smallpox. He also appears as a sergeant in Porter's Regiment of the Massachusetts Militia on an undated muster roll; it says he enlisted March 7, 1776. He is buried in Westford's Brookside Cemetery. His father, Hezekiah, and brothers Charles and Moses also served.

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PARMELEE, SIMEON

Ancestor #: A087985

Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank: PRIVATE

Birth: 8-3-1740 DURHAM CONNECTICUT

Death: 5-3-1820 WESTFORD CHITTENDEN CO VERMONT

Service Description: 1) CAPT WM BACON, COL PORTER 2) ALSO COLLECTOR OF TAXES

Residence: 1) City: WEST STOCKBRIDGE - State: MASSACHUSETTS

Spouse:1) JEMIMA HOPKINS