Person:David Seaver (1)

JMSeaver #130-i

BIRTH: 26 Jan 1801 Shelburne MA (VR, JMSeaver)

DEATH:

MARRIAGE: to Cynthia Sumner pub. 16 Dec 1822 (Chandler book)

RESIDENCE: W. Halifax and Boston MA (JMS) Lived at Halifax MA (Chandler book)

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1840 United States Census, Chandler Seaver was a head of household residing in Halifax town, Windham County, Vermont. The household included one free white male under age 5, one free white male aged 40 to 50, one free white female aged 5 to 10, one free white female aged 10 to 15 and one free white female aged 30 to 40 (1840 United States Census, Windham County, Vermont, Population Schedule, Halifax, Page 133, FHL Microfilm 0,027,442).

An extensive search was conducted on www.ancestry.com in the 1850 US census, but this family was not found in a given name plus surname search, a given name search for David, Charles, Chandler and Cynthia in Windham County, Vermont, and in a wild card surname plus birthplace and age search.

In the 1860 US census, this family resided in Halifax, Windham County, VT. The household included Chandler Seaver (age 60, male, farmer, born MA, $800 in real property, $326 in personal property), Cynthia Seaver (age 60, female, born VT), Sarah Seaver (age 22, female, born VT) and Fransis Seaver (age 19, male, shoemaker, born VT). [1860 VT Census, LDS Microfilm 0,805,325, page 298, house #404].

In the 1870 US census, Cynthia Seaver (age 65, female, born VT) resided in Halifax, Windham County, VT in the house of Jesse Niles (age 45, male, shoemaker, born VT) and Eunice Niles (age 43,female, keeping house, born VT), and Sarah Seaver (age 32, female, housework, born VT). [1870 US census for Vermont, LDS Microfilm 0,553,126, page 4, dwelling #65, family #71].

1. ↑ Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Shelburne, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1931)
   65.

   SEVER, David Charles [Chandler. P.R.14.], s. Elijah, jr., (born) Jan. 26, 1801.