Hello, Here are some notes for the surname SIMISTER from Records and Indices at the New Bedford, MA Library and at Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, MA. Vitals were from the Mass Archives (copies). ? = a person I do not know. Perhaps someone will recognize these names. Betty, Middleboro, MA Stones: William SIMISTER (1866-1927) and his wife Eunice M. CASWELL (1869-1947). (William was the brother of my Mary Simister PARKER.) ?Frederick CLARKSON (SIMISTER?) (1865-1923). (I'm not sure if his last name was CLARKSON, or SIMISTER, as it was a small stone beside the large SIMISTER stone. Clarkson may be his middle name). ?James REED (1867-1930) and his wife Mary Ellen REED (1860-1911). (William SIMISTER [above]'s grandmother was Mary REED. Stones are beside one another.) Some Vital records I found for SIMISTER & CLARKSON. William SIMISTER. D. 1/24/1927. male. White. Marr. 60-1-20. Pneumonia. Lvg. 38 Trinity St., New Bedford, MA. d. N.B. Bur: Rural Cem., N.B. Meat Cutter. B. England. F-Henry SIMISTER, b. England. M-Frances CLARKSON, b. England (my ancestor). ? Lena CLARKSON. Stillborn. Lvg N.B. F-William CLARKSON b. Berkley, RI. M-Edith M. HINDLEY, b. Lonsdon, RI. Index: ?Eleanor SIMISTER. d. Fall River. 1925. 23/341 ?Harry E. SIMISTER. d. New Bedford. 1925. 55/405. ?Samuel H. SIMISTER d. Fall River. 1925. 24/341. ?Samuel H. SIMISTER, d. N.B. 1925. 55/405. [same person] Record: ?Samuel H. SIMISTER. d. 12/7/1925. male. White. Marr. Age 52. Sudden Death. Lvg. 3 Oakland St., N.B. bur: Oak Grove Cem. Overseer at Mill. B. Fall River. F-George Simister, b. Lanc., England. M-Eliza NEWBERRY, b. Fall River. Index: 1896-1900 Mass Index ?George SIMISTER, Fall River. d. 1896. 463/243. ?John SIMISTER, Fall River. d. 1899. 492/264. 1901-1905 Mass Index ?Chester W. SIMISTER, Fall River. 1905. 41/35. ?Mildred E. SIMISTER, Fall River. 1905. 41/30. 1906-1910 Mass Index ?Raymond SIMISTER, Fall River. 1909. 38/342. 1911-1915 Frances (Clarkson) SIMISTER, New Bedford. 1914. 73/119 ?Frederick SIMISTER, Worcester. 1915. 91/138. ?Harry V. SIMISTER, Fall River. 1912. 40/494. ?Julia A. (Holland) SIMISTER, Fall River. d. 1915. 24/119. Record: Frances SIMISTER, husb. of Henry SIMISTER. maiden name: CLARKSON. D. 6/21/1914. Female. Widow. 83-1-4. d. Arterio Sclerosis. Lvg. N.B. bur N.B. d. Dartmouth, MA. b. England. F-John CLARKSON b. England. M-Julia BLAY?, b. Scotland. Index: 1926-1930 ?Claire V. SIMISTER, Fall River, d. 1927. 22/354. William SIMISTER, New Bedford. d. 1927. 51/70. Index: 1866-1870 ?Lilla A. SIMISTER. d. Boston. 1868. 213/121. Index: 1891-1895 ?Mary M. SIMISTER, d. Boston. 1891. 420/451. Index: ?Edward SIMISTER, d. Westport. 1886. 373/163. Henry SIMISTER, d. New Bedford. 1888. 391/154. ?Sarah SIMISTER (Stott), d. Westport. 1886. 373/164. Record: Henry SIMISTER. d. 7/26/1888. Male. 60-4-14. Cardiac Disease. Lvg. 119 Austin St., N.B. d. N.B. b. England. F-William SIMISTER. M-Mary [REED]. Both b. England. Bur: Oak Grove Cem. (my ancestor) Record: ?George SIMISTER. d. 1896. Fall River. 463/243. Male. Single. Lived 7 Months. Marasmus. F-Samuel SIMISTER. M-Jennie BYRNE. He b. Fall River. She b. England. Record: ?John SIMISTER. d. 1899. 492/264. Male. Single. 1 mo. 7 days. Marassmus. Lvg 69 Foster St., Fall River. b. Fall River. F-Walter SIMISTER, b. Warren, RI. M-Julia HOLLAND, b. Ireland. Record: ?Lilla A. SIMISTER. d. 1868, Boston. Female. Single. Lived 2 days. Croup. Lvg. 12 Cherry St., Boston. F-William H. SIMISTER, b. England. M-Annie F. ___, b. Boston. Record: ?Edward SIMISTER, d. 1886, Westport. D. 5/7/1886. 72-0-21. Pneumonia. D. Westport. Living in Tiverton, RI. Farmer. B. England. F-William SIMISTER, m. Martha ---. Both b. England. Record: ?Sarah (Stott) SIMISTER. d. 1886. 373/164. d. 9/27/1886. Female. Widowed. 72-5-2. Pneumonia. Living in Tiverton, RI. D. Westport. B. England. Parents - William STOTT & Eliz ---, both b. England. Record: ?Mary M. SIMISTER. d. 1891. Boston. Female. Single. 17-4-0. Epilepsy. Lvg. 131 Harrison Ave. Bookbinder. B. Boston. F-William H. SIMISTER, b. England. M-Ellen GREENOUGH, b. Boston. MA Index: ?George SIMISTER. d. Fall River. d. 1885. 364/121. ?Minnie A. SIMISTER. d. Boston. d. 1893. 438/236/ Record: ?George SIMISTER. Male. Marr. Age 49. d. T.B. lvg 42 Plain St., Fall River. Sailor. B. England. F-? M-Esta SIMISTER, both b. England. D. 11/29/1885. Mass Marriage Index: 1866-1870. ?Sarah E. SIMISTER, Somerset. M. 1868. 208/130. Index: 1876-1880 Mary SIMISTER, New Bedford. M. 1880. 316/130. (my ancestor) Record: ?Sarah E. SIMISTER m. William P. CHASE, she lvg. Fall River, he lvg. Somerset. Mariner. He b. Somerset. She b. Litchfield, MA. His parents: Darias? P. CHASE & Eliza R. RICHMOND. Hers: Edward SIMISTER & Sarah E. ---. 1st m. for both. Record: John C. PARKER m. Mary SIMISTER. lvg. N.B. he 21. She 23. Loom-fixer. He b. Boonton, NJ. She b. Stockport, Eng. His: Obadiah S. PARKER & Catherine. Her: Henry SIMISTER & Fannie (CLARKSON). My Ancestor. GO TO: http://hometown.aol.com/tomiami/myhomepage/profile.html to visit main surnames for my great-grandparents' ancestors, a photo of Brig. Gen. Timothy RUGGLES & other RUGGLES photos. GO TO: http://hometown.aol.com/troiscats/myhomepage/photo.html to see a rough map of the 1659 Freemen's Purchase (Freetown, MA) GO TO: http://hometown.aol.com/bellymyangel/myhomepage/heritage.html to read about John's Greek and Syrian Immigrant Grandparents