Simon Fernald
Rank: Pvt Co: G Age: 21 Residence: Kittery Birthplace: Kittery Occupation: carp Married/Single: S Height: 5' 7 Eyes: Hz Hair: Br Complexion: Lt
SIMON FERNALD was born 16 July 1841 in Kittery, ME, the son of Capt. Simon and Joanna F (Williams). He died on 30 Sept 1905 in Kittery and is buried in Orchard Grove Cemetery, Kittery, in same plot as parents [ancestry of his father is given in Old Kittery, pg 399+prior, as Capt Simon, Simon, Benjamin, Joseph, Benjamin, William, Renald].
He married on 17 Dec 1874 in Kittery to MARY F DUNCAN, also of Kittery [VR of Kittery pg 445], the daughter of Charles and Emily (Brown) Duncan. She was born in Kittery Point on 11 May 1850 and died in Kittery on 7 Aug 1918 [ME death rec]. She had remarried in 1907 to William M Smith, also a veteran of the 27th Maine.
Simon was a carpenter/joiner and lived in Kittery his entire life, save for his service in the 27th ME. His brother Warren served with him a brief time, a corporal in Co.G. Simon was one of those who volunteered to remain behind in Washington, DC and received the Medal of Honor (no fighting took place).
Simon and Mary (Duncan) only had two children, who are buried with them and their spouses in the Capt Simon Fernald plot. They were:
i. WALTER LESLEY (or LESLIE) FERNALD, born 31 Jan 1877 in Kittery and died 24 Sept 1958. He married on 31 Jan 1901 [ME Marr Rec] to CELIA EDNA PARROTT, who was born 13 Aug 1876 and died 12 Dec 1961 [data from gr.st.] He held several jobs, including carriage builder [1900 census], employee at dairy farm [1910] census, the WWI Draft Reg.Card [12 Sept 1918] says that he was a brushman, self-employed, and also a teamster and farmer [1920+1930 cen]. This family lived on Whipple Rd. I have found 2 daughters for this couple from the 1910+1920 census of Kittery:
1. Celia M Fernald [age 6 in 1910, a.15 in 1920]. She married Lee Lamprey, and was living in Kittery in 1958 [father's obit].
2. Ada E Fernald [age 8 in 1920]. Living in Kittery, single, in 1958 [father's obit].
ii. EDWARD LEROY FERNALD, born in Kittery [obit] on 23 June 1879 and died on 7 Oct 1965 [gravestone]. He married in Kittery on 6 Oct 1900 [ME VR] to ELIZABETH M SMART, the daughter of George Smart. She was born in Dover, NH [Marr Rec] on 4 Apr 1884 and died 8 July 1934 [data from g.s.]. He was a day laborer during 1900 census, but after this worked many different positions on the Navy Yard for 23 years, retiring in 1941 [obit - Ports. Herald, 7 Oct 1965]. Like his brother above, he also lived on Whipple Road in Kittery. They had one known child:
1. Leroy S Fernald, b. 22 Dec 1901 and d. 11 Aug 1995 in York, ME. He married 19 Feb 1925 to Olive Bardwell [ME Marr], and by 1930 census had one daughter, Carolyn M. He also lived on Whipple Rd in Kittery.
Additional source data:
Civil War Pension Index: filed as invalid on 30 Apr, 1894 [app #1157689, cert #884546], widow Mary F filed Dec, 1905 [app #839986, cert #615872]
1890 Veterans Schedule: lived in Kittery
1850 Kittery census: h.h. 234/255: Simon age 10 w/ Joanna (and Warren)
1860 Kittery (pg 38) h.h. 287/298
1870 Kittery (pg 28)
1880 Kittery (pg 29) h.h. 231/274
1900 Kittery (pg 2B) h.h. 54/57 Simon + Mary married 25 yrs, she had 2 ch, both living
He married on 17 Dec 1874 in Kittery to MARY F DUNCAN, also of Kittery [VR of Kittery pg 445], the daughter of Charles and Emily (Brown) Duncan. She was born in Kittery Point on 11 May 1850 and died in Kittery on 7 Aug 1918 [ME death rec]. She had remarried in 1907 to William M Smith, also a veteran of the 27th Maine.
Simon was a carpenter/joiner and lived in Kittery his entire life, save for his service in the 27th ME. His brother Warren served with him a brief time, a corporal in Co.G. Simon was one of those who volunteered to remain behind in Washington, DC and received the Medal of Honor (no fighting took place).
Simon and Mary (Duncan) only had two children, who are buried with them and their spouses in the Capt Simon Fernald plot. They were:
i. WALTER LESLEY (or LESLIE) FERNALD, born 31 Jan 1877 in Kittery and died 24 Sept 1958. He married on 31 Jan 1901 [ME Marr Rec] to CELIA EDNA PARROTT, who was born 13 Aug 1876 and died 12 Dec 1961 [data from gr.st.] He held several jobs, including carriage builder [1900 census], employee at dairy farm [1910] census, the WWI Draft Reg.Card [12 Sept 1918] says that he was a brushman, self-employed, and also a teamster and farmer [1920+1930 cen]. This family lived on Whipple Rd. I have found 2 daughters for this couple from the 1910+1920 census of Kittery:
1. Celia M Fernald [age 6 in 1910, a.15 in 1920]. She married Lee Lamprey, and was living in Kittery in 1958 [father's obit].
2. Ada E Fernald [age 8 in 1920]. Living in Kittery, single, in 1958 [father's obit].
ii. EDWARD LEROY FERNALD, born in Kittery [obit] on 23 June 1879 and died on 7 Oct 1965 [gravestone]. He married in Kittery on 6 Oct 1900 [ME VR] to ELIZABETH M SMART, the daughter of George Smart. She was born in Dover, NH [Marr Rec] on 4 Apr 1884 and died 8 July 1934 [data from g.s.]. He was a day laborer during 1900 census, but after this worked many different positions on the Navy Yard for 23 years, retiring in 1941 [obit - Ports. Herald, 7 Oct 1965]. Like his brother above, he also lived on Whipple Road in Kittery. They had one known child:
1. Leroy S Fernald, b. 22 Dec 1901 and d. 11 Aug 1995 in York, ME. He married 19 Feb 1925 to Olive Bardwell [ME Marr], and by 1930 census had one daughter, Carolyn M. He also lived on Whipple Rd in Kittery.
Additional source data:
Civil War Pension Index: filed as invalid on 30 Apr, 1894 [app #1157689, cert #884546], widow Mary F filed Dec, 1905 [app #839986, cert #615872]
1890 Veterans Schedule: lived in Kittery
1850 Kittery census: h.h. 234/255: Simon age 10 w/ Joanna (and Warren)
1860 Kittery (pg 38) h.h. 287/298
1870 Kittery (pg 28)
1880 Kittery (pg 29) h.h. 231/274
1900 Kittery (pg 2B) h.h. 54/57 Simon + Mary married 25 yrs, she had 2 ch, both living