Lois Simons

7th great-grandparent – 1 of 512 504 in this generation

(1711-)

Lois was born on 15 March 1711, in Windham, Connecticut, to Jonathan Simons, 24, and Miriam Allyn, 19.

Lois was 16 when her father died on 14 September 1727, in New London, Connecticut, at the age of 40.

At the age of 22, Lois married William Preston in Windham, Connecticut, on February 28, 1734, when she was 22 years old.

They had 11 children during their marriage:

1. Tamar, b.1735
2. Ruhamah, b.1736
3. Lois, b.1738
4. Mehitable, b.1740
5. William, b.1742
6. Eliphalet, b.1745
7. Nathaniel, b.1746
8. Stephen, b.1748
9. Sibyl, b.1750
10. Sarah, b.1753
11. William (Major), b.1755

I have not yet found a reliable record of Lois’ death.