Gov. Simeon Eben Baldwin was born 5 February 1840 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States to Roger Sherman Baldwin (1793-1863) and Emily Pitkin Perkins (1796-1874) and died 30 January 1927 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of unspecified causes. He married Susan Mears Winchester (1840-1931) 19 October 1865 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
Biography
Simeon Eben Baldwin (February 5, 1840 – January 30, 1927), jurist, law professor and the 65th Governor of Connecticut, was the son of jurist, Connecticut governor and U.S. Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin and Emily Pitkin Perkins.
He was born in New Haven, which continued to be his home throughout his long life; in spite of his participation in activities of national and international importance, he was associated in a peculiar and intimate way with the political, legal, and intellectual life of his native town and state for more than half a century.
On 19 October 1865 he married Susan Mears Winchester, daughter of Edmund Winchester and Harriet Mears. Simeon and Susan had three children: Florence, Roger and Helen.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Florence Winchester Baldwin (1868-1872) | |||
Roger Sherman Baldwin (1869-) | |||
Helen Harriet Baldwin (1872-) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Edward Baldwin (1822-1848) | |||
Harriet Perkins Baldwin (1824-1910) | |||
Elizabeth Wooster Baldwin (1824-1912) | 8 August 1824 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut | 12 September 1912 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut | William Dwight Whitney (1827-1894) |
Roger Sherman Baldwin (1826-1856) | |||
Ebenezer Simeon Baldwin (1828-1836) | |||
Henrietta Perkins Baldwin (1830-1910) | |||
George William Baldwin (1832-1920) | |||
Emily Francis Baldwin (1834-1836) | |||
Ebenezer Charles Baldwin (1837-1837) | |||
Simeon Eben Baldwin (1840-1927) | 5 February 1840 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | 30 January 1927 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | Susan Mears Winchester (1840-1931) |
Residences
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