Person:Alanson Seaver (1)

Alanson Seaver was warned out of Berlin, Washington County, Vermont on 4 June 1814 (page 291), and Alanson Seavers and family was warned out of Albany, Orleans County, Vermont (p. 272) and of Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vermont (page 277) [Alden M. Rollins, "Vermont Warnings Out, Vol. 1: Northern Vermont," Picton Press, Camden, Maine].

In the 1820 United States Census, Alanson Seaver was a head of household residing in Albany town, Orleans County, Vermont. The household included one free white male aged 26 to 45, three free white females under age 10, and one free white female aged 26 to 45 (1820 United States Census, Orleans County, Vermont, Population Schedule, Albany, Page 310, FHL Microfilm 0,281,248).

In the 1840 United States census, Alanson Sever was a head of household in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male aged 5 to 10, one free white male aged 50 to 60, one free white female aged 5 to 10, one free white female aged 15 to 20, three free white females aged 20 to 30 and one free white female aged 40 to 50 (1840 United States Census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Lowell, Page 004, FHL Microfilm 0,014,678).

An extensive search was conducted on www.ancestry.com in the 1850 US census, but this family was not found in a given name + surname search, a given name search for both Alanson and Minerva in VT and MA, and in a wild card surname + birthplace and age search.

In the 1870 census, Minerva Seaver (age 79, female, born MA) resided in Lowell, Middlesex County, MA with Edmund Thomas (age 52, male) and Cynthia Thomas (age 51, female); Cynthia was her daughter. [LDS Microfilm 0,552,127, page 188 of Lowell 5th ward, family #1375].

1. ↑ Vermont Vital Records.
2. ↑ Births - Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 to 1905
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