Michael Simmons (pioneer)

For other people with the same name, see Michael Simmons.

Michael Simmons
Simmons c. 1865
Born(1814-08-05)August 5, 1814
Bullitt County, Kentucky, US
DiedNovember 15, 1867(1867-11-15) (aged 53)
Tumwater, Washington Territory
Burial placeMasonic Memorial Park
OccupationsPioneer, Miller, Trader
Known forFounder of the first permanent American settlement north of the Columbia River
SpouseElizabeth Kindred (b.1820–d.1891) (m. 1835)
Children13

Michael Troutman Simmons (August 5, 1814 – November 15, 1867) was an American pioneer and one of the first white men to settle in the Puget Sound.

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