Person:Jabez Seaver (1)

MARRIAGE: to Susan Frances Robinson 25 Oct 1863 (Slafter)

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1870 US census, Jabez Seaver (age 34, male, white, boot healer, $1,000 in personal property, born NH) resided in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine with the family of James Webb. [LDS Microfilm 0,552,040, page 76, dwelling #263, family #355].

In the 1870 US Census, Fannie Seaver resided in Saco, York County, Maine with her apparent birth family. The household included Oliver Robinson (age 62, male, white, a ship carpenter, $500 in personal property, born ME0, Annie Robinson (age 58, female, white, keeping house, born ME), James Robinson (age 21, male, white, expressman, born ME), Fannie Seaver (age 25, female, white, no occupation, born ME) and Abbie E. Robinson (age 18, female, white, milliner, born ME) [National Archives Microfilm Series M593, Roll 565, Page 572, Lines 25-29]. No census record has been found for the children of Jabez and Fanny Seaver who appear in later census records.

In the 1880 US Census, the remnant of this family resided in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. The household included Fannie Seaver (female, white, age 34, self, widow, keeping house, born ME, parents born ME), Anne G. Seaver (female, white, age 16, daughter, single, keeping house, born NH, father born VT, mother born NH), Ida M. Seaver (female, white, age 13, daughter, at school, born NH, father born VT, mother born ME), Fremont Butler (male, white, age 22, brother, single, engineer, born ME, parents born ME), Leo M. Seaver (male, white, age 5, son, single, born ME, father born VT, mother born ME) and James N.G. Seaver (male, white, age 8, son, single, attended school, born ME, father born VT, mother born ME) [National Archives Microfilm Series T9, Roll 0529, Page 69D, transcribed at www.familysearch.org].

In the 1900 US Census, the remnant of this family resided at 12 Hamilton Street in the 1st Ward of Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. The household included Susan F. Seaver (indexed as "Teaver" on www.heritagequestonline.com, head, white, female, born Mar 1844, age 56, widow, 6 children born, 4 living, born ME, parents born ME, rents home), Bessie Seaver (daughter, white, female, born Oct 1880, age 19, single, born MA, father born VT, mother born ME, a clerk, works in dry goods), George D. Butler (grandchild, white, male, born Feb 1881, age 19, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH, occupation unreadable, works in shoes), Warren G. Butler (grandchild, white, male, born May 1883, age 17, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH, occupation unreadable, works in woolens), Don Herbert Butler (grandchild, white, male, born Jul 1885, age 14, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH, at school), May F. Butler (grandchild, white, female, born Jun 1888, age 12, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH, at school), Leon H. Butler (grandchild, white, male, born Nov 1890, age 9, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH, at school), Freeman R. Butler (grandchild, white, male, born May 1892, age 8, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH, at school) and Anna L. Robinson (mother, white, female, born Sep 1811, age 88, widow, 1 child born, 1 living, born ME, parents born ME, a baker) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 646, Page 44, Lines 23-31].

In the 1910 US census, the remnant of this family resided at 6 Harrison Street in 1st Ward, Newburyport, Essex County, MA. The household included head Susan F. Seaver (female, white, age 66, widowed, born ME, parents born ME, 6 children born, 4 living), son Leo M. Seaver (male, white, age 37, single, born ME, father born VT, mother born ME, teamster, in lumber company), daughter Bessie L. Seaver (female, white, age 29, single, born ME, father born VT, mother born ME, clerk, in furniture store), grandson Don Herbert Butler (male, white, age 24, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH), grandson Leon H. Butler (male, white, age 19, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH), and Freeman R. Butler (male, white, age 17, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH) [National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 586, ED 428, Sheet 8A, page 48, dwelling #184, family #202].

In the 1920 US Census, the remnant of this family resided at 97-99 Line (?) Street in the 2nd Ward of Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. The family included Susan F. Seaver (head of household, female, white, age 75, widow, born ME, parents born ME), Bessie L. Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 39, single, born MA, father born NH, mother born ME, a clerk, works in a dry goods store), Herbert Buswell (grandson, male, white, age 35, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH, a shoemaker, works in shoe factory), Leon Buswell (grandson, male, white, age 29, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH, a lumberman, works in lumber mill) and Freeman Buswell (grandson, male, white, age 27, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH, a hatmaker, works in hat factory) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 695, Page 137, ED 226, Sheet 12, Lines 56-60].

In the 1930 US Census, the remnant of this family resided at 241 Water Street in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. The household included Susan F. Seaver (head, female, white, age 86, widowed, born ME, parents born ME, no occupation, rents home for $18/month), Bessie L. Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 49, single, born MA, father born NH, mother born ME, no occupation), Don H. Butler (grandson, male, white, age 43, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH, a gardener, works for private family) and Leon H. Butler (grandson, male, white, age 39, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born NH, laborer, works general farm) [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 901, ED 214, Page 10B, Dwelling #261, Family #277].