Simeon Lord1
M, (December 1750 - 5 April 1825)
| Father-Biological* | Elder Ebenezer Lord1 b. 28 Jan 1721/22, d. 19 Feb 1812 |
| Mother-Biological* | Martha Emery1 b. 6 Jul 1726, d. 5 May 1773 |
Last Edited=16 Jun 2026
Simeon Lord was born in December 1750 at Berwick, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Maine).1,2 He was the son of Elder Ebenezer Lord and Martha Emery.1 Simeon Lord was christened on 20 January 1750/51 in the First Church of Berwick, Berwick, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Maine).2
Simeon Lord, age 23, married Mary Hersom, daughter of Benjamin Hersom and Mary Jones, on 15 August 1774 at Berwick, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Maine). They had no children.1,2 On 8 May 1775, he elisted in Captian Philip Hubbard's comany, of Colonel James Scammon's Regiment which was made up of men from Maine. He was a sergeant, and was most likely at the Battle of Bunker Hill on 17 June 1775.1 Family tradition says that during his War service, he was in a scouting party that was surprised and surrounded by a large force of British. Sergeant Lord ordered his men to fire a volley. His brother, Nathan, a private, ran out in front of the ranks and yelled “A running fire or they will kill us all.” The men obeyed, and the party was saved.1 Simeon was mentioned in the will of his father, Elder Ebenezer Lord on 14 May 1795 at Berwick, Massachusetts (Maine), recieving "all the land where he now llives which I bought of Japet Emery and the right t the same lot whcih came to me by my son John."2 Simeon wrote his will on 22 January 1813.2 He died on 5 April 1825 at Lebanon, Maine, at age 74.2
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Simeon Lord, age 23, married Mary Hersom, daughter of Benjamin Hersom and Mary Jones, on 15 August 1774 at Berwick, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Maine). They had no children.1,2 On 8 May 1775, he elisted in Captian Philip Hubbard's comany, of Colonel James Scammon's Regiment which was made up of men from Maine. He was a sergeant, and was most likely at the Battle of Bunker Hill on 17 June 1775.1 Family tradition says that during his War service, he was in a scouting party that was surprised and surrounded by a large force of British. Sergeant Lord ordered his men to fire a volley. His brother, Nathan, a private, ran out in front of the ranks and yelled “A running fire or they will kill us all.” The men obeyed, and the party was saved.1 Simeon was mentioned in the will of his father, Elder Ebenezer Lord on 14 May 1795 at Berwick, Massachusetts (Maine), recieving "all the land where he now llives which I bought of Japet Emery and the right t the same lot whcih came to me by my son John."2 Simeon wrote his will on 22 January 1813.2 He died on 5 April 1825 at Lebanon, Maine, at age 74.2
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Citations
- Chamberlain, George Walter. Soldiers of the American Revolution, of Lebanon, Maine. Weymouth, Massachusetts: Weymouth & Braintree Publish Comany, 1992.
- Eaton, Priscilla. The Lord Genealogy: Descendants of Nathan Lord of Kittery, Maine Through Seven Generations. volume 1. Waterville, Maine: Maine Genealogical Society, 2026.