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Anna <I>Tuthill</I> Symmes

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Anna Tuthill Symmes

Birth
Southold, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Death
25 Jul 1776 (aged 34)
Wallpack Center, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Walpack Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Anna Tuthill of Long Island was married at age 19 to John Cleves Symmes, also of Long Island. The family moved from Long Island to the Flatbrook area near Walpack Center in 1762, where John Symmes established a saw mill. Anna died at age 35 years, several months after giving birth to her second child, Anna.

John Cleves Symmes was a member of the Continental Congress of 1776, and he along with his third wife, moved to Ohio in 1788. The daughter Anna Symmes married William Henry Harrison (who became the 9th President of the U.S.). The first daughter Marie, married Peyton Short of Kentucky.
Anna Tuthill of Long Island was married at age 19 to John Cleves Symmes, also of Long Island. The family moved from Long Island to the Flatbrook area near Walpack Center in 1762, where John Symmes established a saw mill. Anna died at age 35 years, several months after giving birth to her second child, Anna.

John Cleves Symmes was a member of the Continental Congress of 1776, and he along with his third wife, moved to Ohio in 1788. The daughter Anna Symmes married William Henry Harrison (who became the 9th President of the U.S.). The first daughter Marie, married Peyton Short of Kentucky.

Inscription

In remembrance of
Mrs. ANNA SYMMES,
who was born
October 1741;
married to the
Honble. JNo. C. SYMMES
30th, October 1760;
died 25th, July 1776;
leaving two daughters,
MARIA and ANNA.



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  • Maintained by: J. Kelsey Jones
  • Originally Created by: Karen
  • Added: Jan 9, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12937970/anna-symmes: accessed ), memorial page for Anna Tuthill Symmes (Oct 1741–25 Jul 1776), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12937970, citing Symmes Burying Ground, Walpack Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by J. Kelsey Jones (contributor 47370830).