Simeon Prior

Simeon Prior
Born(1754-05-16)May 16, 1754
Norwich, Connecticut
DiedJune 29, 1837(1837-06-29) (aged 83)
Northampton, Ohio, US
Buried
Harrington Cemetery in Summit County, Ohio
BranchArmy
Service years1776-1777
SpouseKatharine
Other worksettled 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. The original family farm was located in what was called the Connecticut Western Reserve on the eastern shoulder of the Cuyahoga Valley.

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