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organization, successfully raised, and
should there be need of his services, militarily,
in foreign lands, he is not by any
means disposed to shirk that national
duty. Religiously, Mr. Simon is an
attendant of the North Congregational
Church of Manchester. And, generally,
he is an esteemed resident of his adopted
town, the progress of which he seeks to
further, which desire brought him into
membership in the Manchester Chamber
of Commerce. On January 18, 1916, Mr.
Simon was made a director of the Man-
chester Savings Bank, continuing in that
office to the present time (1917). He is
a member of the local chapter of the Red
Cross Committee of Finance, and is also
a member of the Chautauquas.
On November 1, 1909, at Youngstown,
Ohio, Mr. Simon married Josephine,
daughter of Charles and Jeanette (Gray)
Reebel, and to them have been born two
children : Janet Gray, born February 5,
1913; Frank Reebel, born October 7,
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PECK, Leon Friend,
City Official.
Leon Friend Peck, the capable and
popular superintendent of streets of Hart-
ford, Connecticut, was born April 23,
1875, at Mt. Carmel, in the town of Hamden,
in that State. He is descended from
one of the oldest Connecticut families,
founded by Henry Peck, who was among
the first settlers of New Haven, in the
spring of 1638. He and Deacon William
Peck, who also settled there in 1638, were
doubtless relatives, and are supposed to
have emigrated to this country in the
company of Governor Eaton, with the
Rev. John Davenport and others, who
arrived at Boston, June 26, 1637, in the
ship "Hector." He signed the fundamental
agreement of the settlers of New
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Haven, and took an active interest in the
management and affairs of the settle-
ment. A portion of his home lot, on
what is now George street, is still in the
possession of his descendants. His will
was dated October 30, 165 1, and he died
before the close of that year. Nothing
is known concerning his wife.
Joseph Peck, second son of Deacon
William Peck, was baptized September
5, 1647, in New Haven, and resided on
the paternal homestead in that town. He
married, November 28, 1672, Sarah Ail-
ing, who was baptized October 12, 1649,
in New Haven, daughter of Roger and
Mary (Nash) Ailing. She was appointed
administratrix of his estate, September 5,
1720, indicating that his death occurred in
that year. Roger Ailing was a son of
James Ailing, a blacksmith, of Kempston,
Bedfordshire, England.
Samuel Peck, second son of Joseph
Peck, was baptized December 19, 1677,
and lived in New Haven, where he died
probably in 1739. His will, made Janu-
ary 14, 1729, was probated November 16,
1739. He married Abigail, daughter of
Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Moss) Hitchcock,
born October 26, 1680, in New
Haven.
Amos Peck, third son of Samuel Peck,
was born January 29, 1713, in New Haven,
where he made his home for many years,
and was one of the founders of the Second
or North Church of New Haven. He
removed to Mt. Carmel, town of Hamden,
Connecticut, where he was a deacon of
the church, and died January 28, 1783.
He married Elizabeth Leek, daughter of
Thomas and Mary (Winston) Leek, of
Hamden, Connecticut, granddaughter of
Thomas Leek, and great-granddaughter
of Philip Leek, who was born in 161 1, in
Dover, England, and was one of the first
settlers of New Haven in 1638.
Joseph Peck, youngest child of Amos