Col. Simeon Sammons - Johnstown - New York - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This monument is located on the Sammons Family Plot in Johnstown, New York. The monument itself is quite striking with the bust of Simeon Sammons on the front and the coat of arms on the back. On both sides there is a large plaque with the families war history on it. Some of text was very difficult to read so the text has been added below. I apologize if there are any errors in my translation.

The parking here is not good by any means and it does appear to be a family plot. I would advise getting your pic from the side of the road and move on to the next waymark to avoid any problems with traffic. There's a story behind the cannon as well. It killed a man after the war. Happy Waymarking, Swizzle & Family

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1756 - 1776 - 1861
E. PLURIBUS UNUM
Col. SIMEON SAMMONS
A UNION SOLDIER OF THE
CIVIL WAR.

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COL: SIMEON SAMMONS.
GRANDSON OF SAMPSON AND SON OF THOMAS SAMMONS
BORN MAY 23, 1811 _ DIED MARCH 9, 1881.
HE RECRUITED, EQUIPPED & COMMANDED
THE 115 REG. N.Y. VOLS. WAS WOUNDED
IN THE BATTLE OF OLUSTEE. WAS IN
THE SERIES OF BATTLES AT THE SEIGE
OF PETERSBURG AND AT SPRINGING OF
THE BURNSIDE MINE AT THAT PLACE.
WHERE HE LEAPED OVER THE PARAPET.
CAUGHT UP THE STANDARD AND
PLANTED IT IN TRIUMPH ON THE WORKS
OF THE ENEMY. HE WAS AGAIN WOUNDED
IN THE BATTLE AT CEMETERY HILL.
HE SERVED MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN
THE LEGISLATURE AND WAS A DELEGATE
TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION IN 1868.
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MAJ: STEPHEN SAMMONS
SON OF THOMAS SAMMONS
BORN NOV. 5, 1814 _ DIED AUG. 27, 1879.
LAWYER, EDITOR AND MAJOR OF THE
153 REG. N.Y. VOLS. SERVING THROUGH THE
CIVIL WAR WITH DISTINCTION.
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CAPT. MYNDERT STARIN. A SOLDIER OF THE
WAR OF 1812. MARRIED RACHAEL SAMMONS:
JOHN HENRY STARIN THEIR SON. TO HONOR
AND PERPETUATE THE MEMORIES AND DEEDS
OF HIS ANCESTORS AND RELATIVES WHOSE
NAMES ARE HEREON INSCRIBED.
ERECTED THIS MONUMENT.

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COL. SAMPSON SAMMONS
BORN IN NEW YORK
DEC. 4, 1722 _ DIED OCT., 7, 1798
THE FIRST SHOT IN THE REVOLUTION WEST OF
THE HUDSON RIVER WAS FIRED AT COL: SAMMONS
BY JOHNSON'S RANGERS. HE HE SERVED WITH CREDIT
DURING THE WAR AND DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AT
THE BATTLE OF KLOCK'S FIELD. HE WAS IN THE BATTLE
OF ORISKANY. WAS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE
OF SAFETY FOR TRYON COUNTY AND, WAS ONE OF THE
BUILDERS OF THE OLD CAUGHUANA CHURCH.
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RACHAEL SHOONMAKER
HIS WIFE
DIED DEC. 5, 1822 AGED 35 YEARS.
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JACOB SAMMONS
SON OF THOMAS SAMMONS
DIED NOV. 4, 1815.
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE TRYON CO. REGT.
AND IN THE BATTLE OF ORISKANY TAKEN PRISONER
IN 1780 AND SERVED DURING THE WAR OF 1812
UNDER GEN. WOOL.
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FREDERICK SAMMONS
SON OF SAMPSON SAMMONS.
BORN JULY 4, 1756 _ DIED MAY 22, 1838.
SERVED UNDER GEN. GATES IN THE BATTLE OF
SARATOGA. TAKEN PRISONER WITH HIS BROTHER
JACOB. TAKEN TO CANADA AND AFTER GREAT
PRIVATIONS AND SUFFERING ESCAPED AND
RETURNED TO JOHNSTOWN.
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RUTH SHOTTENKIRK
HIS WIFE
BORN DEC. 24, 1771 _ DIED MAR. 25, 1838
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MAJ. THOMAS SAMMONS
SON OF SAMPSON SAMMONS
BORN OCT. 26, 1762 _ DIED, NOV. 20, 1838
A SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION. A FRIEND OF GOV. GEORGE CLINTON
HE REPRESENTED MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CONGRESS FROM
1805 TO 1807 AND FROM 1809 TO 1811.
FOURTEEN OF HIS DESCENDANTS WERE SOLDIERS
IN THE UNION ARMY DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
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MARY WOOD
HIS WIFE
BORN FEB. 23, 1773 _ DIED DEC. 15, 1857
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THEIR CHILDREN
SAMPSON, SARAH, RACHAEL, WILLIAM 5(?) JACOB,
THOMAS, LYDIA, FREDERICK, SIMEON, STEPHEN

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