Simon Peter Shepardson

1846 - 1865  (19 years)

• Name	Simon Peter Shepardson
  Birth	17 Apr 1846	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Allred (s377) and the Orange VR give his birth date as 17 April 1846.
  		Birth Record of Simon P. Shepardson Jr.
  Census	1855	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [7]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 9
  Military	29 Oct 1864 (Age 18)  [1, 8]
  He enlisted on 2 October 1864, in Company F, the 61st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Springfield, Massachusetts for a one year term. He is listed as 5 feet, 11 3/4 inches tall, with blue eyes, brown hair and a light complexion. On 21 July 1865, he was hospitalized at the Slough General Hospital in Alexandria with dysentery.
  Census	1865	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [9]
  He was recorded while living with his widowed father.
  Age: 19
  Death	23 Aug 1865	Alexandria, Alexandria (city), Virginia   [1, 5]
  	Agency: Slough General Hospital
  	Cause: chronic diarrhea due to dysentery
  Burial	23 Aug 1865	Alexandria National Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria (City), Virginia, USA   [1, 5, 10, 11, 12]
  	Agency: US Hospital Cemetery at Slough General Hospital
  	Simon's stone in Warwick Cemetery is a cenotaph. While buried at the Alexandria National Cemetery, his name is also listed in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Massachusetts.
  Siblings	12 Siblings
  1. Sarah Caroline Shepardson,   b. 19 Jul 1844, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 27 Jan 1861, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 16 years)   2. Simon Peter Shepardson,   b. 17 Apr 1846, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 23 Aug 1865, Alexandria, Alexandria (city), Virginia  (Age 19 years)   3. Nathaniel Nye Orville Shepardson,   b. 1 Dec 1847, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 20 Feb 1861, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 13 years) + 4. Ellen Mariah "Nellie" Shepardson,   b. 12 Feb 1849, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 9 May 1895, Neligh, Antelope County, Nebraska  (Age 46 years) ▻ Capt. John D. Hatfield,  m. 26 Apr 1866   5. Lucy Jane Shepardson,   b. 29 Mar 1850, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 27 Jan 1861, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 10 years) + 6. Susan A. "Susie" Shepardson,   b. 8 Nov 1851, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 7 Sep 1933, Henry, Marshall County, Illinois  (Age 81 years) ▻ John N. Barrett;   Samuel Lathair Clift,  m. 1890 + 7. William S. Shepardson,   b. 23 Feb 1853, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 3 Dec 1933, at sea  (Age 80 years) ▻ Ella Frances Templeton,  m. 10 Jan 1885   8. George Washington Shepardson,   b. 10 Jul 1854, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 22 Nov 1925, Piermont, Grafton County, New Hampshire  (Age 71 years) ▻ Martha Celine "Mattie" Mundell,  m. 1 Nov 1877 ;   Eva C. Leard,  m. 20 Jun 1887 + 9. Henry Eugene Shepardson,   b. 25 Nov 1855, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 16 Feb 1936, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire  (Age 80 years) ▻ Rosa Bell "Rose" Burke,  m. 2 Feb 1886 ;   Flora Bell Fisher,  m. 8 Jul 1902 + 10. Mary Catherine "Kate" Shepardson,   b. 28 Jun 1857, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 23 Aug 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years) ▻ Sumner Wallace Field,  m. 21 Oct 1876   11. Fanny Rebecca C. Shepardson,   b. 27 Jun 1859, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts + 12. Anna Luetta Howard "Annie" Shepardson,   b. 27 Oct 1860, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 29 Nov 1934, Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 74 years) ▻ Alonzo B. "Lon" Stark,  m. 3 Jul 1882   13. Edith Shepardson,   b. 27 Oct 1860, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I987	| Clan of Jonathan, Clan of Lucy, Tribe of Hannah
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Simon Peter Shepardson,   b. 11 Mar 1819, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 13 Jun 1896, Onondaga, Ingham County, Michigan (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sarah Caroline Trim,   b. 16 Jan 1820, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 6 Feb 1861, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Apr 1846 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1855 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1865 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Death - 23 Aug 1865 - Alexandria, Alexandria (city), Virginia Burial - 23 Aug 1865 - Alexandria National Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria (City), Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Shepardson, David P. Descendants of Hannah Delvee, (Coon Valley, Wisconsin: manuscript, 7 February 2000). [S302] , Amidon, Ryan. email: 2000-09-12, "Updates", (E-mail message to Robert Roy from ryana-76 (at) comcast.net, 12 September 2000), Tertiary Source. [S377] Allred, Paul W. Descendants of Peter Delvey, (Unknown place: manuscript, 11 November 2002). [S390] Eldredg, Ruth DeFonda. Transcription of Early Handwritten Records of Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts>/i> volume 2, (Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Search and Research Publishing Corp, 2001). [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.). Memorial ID 3256979 [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Birth Record of Simon P. Shepardson Jr. [S826] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S833] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009). [S828] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S1185] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Internment Card of Simon P. Shepardson [S1186] U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S691] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, (www.ancestory.com).