Simon Willard (First generation)
- Simon Willard (First generation)
Simon Willard was born at Horsmonden, County Kent, England, April 17, 1605. He died at an age of 71 years on April 24, 1676, in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He moved from England to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1634. At the time he was a Major in the British Army. Simon Willard is considered a key historical figure in the history of Concord, Massachusetts. [ [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0009362 Willard ] ] [ [http://www.willardfamilyassn.org/SWConcord.htm Simon Willard’S Life In Concord ] ] [ [http://www.jacksonsweb.org/willardnotes.htm Willard ] ]
One of Simon Willard's descendants was the celebrated U.S. clockmaker Simon Willard.
References
*"Willard Memoir; or Life and Times of Major Simon Willard", 1858 edition, by Joseph Willard. reproduced by Higginson Books of Salem, Massachusetts.
*"Simon Willard and His Clocks". John Ware Willard. Dover 1968 edition
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