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Joshua Seaver
b.15 Jan 1779 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
d.11 Aug 1833 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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m. Bef 1772
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m. 6 Apr 1803
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In the 1810 United States Census, Joshua Seaver was a head of household residing in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The household included three free white males under age 10, one free white male aged 16 to 26, one free white male aged 26 to 45, one free white female under age 10, one free white female aged 16 to 26 and one free white female aged 26 to 45 (1810 United States Census Population Schedule, Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Page 553, FHL Microfilm 0,205,626). In the 1820 United States Census, Joshua Seaver was a head of household in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The household included three free white males under age 10, two free white males aged 10 to 16, one freee white male aged 16 to 18, one free white male aged 16 to 26, one free white male aged 26 to 45, one free white female aged 10 to 16, and one free white female aged 26 to 45 (1820 United States Census, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Population Schedule, Roxbury town, Page 094, FHL Microfilm 0,193,740). In the 1830 United States census, Joshua Seaver was a head of household in the 3rd Ward of Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male aged 5 to 10, one free white male aged 10 to 15, one free white male aged 20 to 30, one free white male aged 50 to 60, and one free white female aged 50 to 60 (1830 United States Census,Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, 3rd Ward of Roxbury, Page 228, FHL Microfilm 0,337,918). A letter from Nathanael Seaver to his daughter Florence in 1913 refers to his grandfather Joshua Seaver as "the postmaster and store keeper." A death notice for Joshua Seaver was printed in the "Columbian Centinel" newspaper in Boston on 14 September 1833. It reads: "Seaver, Joshua, postmaster d. in Roxbury, Jamaica Plains [Sept 11] 1833 aged 64." [Note difference of this date and age with death recorded in Roxbury. Age 54 works out to the correct birth date.] He died of "affection of the liver" according to Trask, and was buried in Eliot Cemetery in Roxbury. Joshua Seaver died intestate, and the probate records for his estate are in Norfolk County (MA) Probate Docket #16,339 (viewed on FHL Microfilm 1,509,414). On 1 October 1833, a petition for appointment of an administratrix for the estate was approved, with Nancy Seaver appointed. The administratrix was ordered to sell the personal estate (Vol. 60, Page 233). An inventory of the estate was filed on 24 May 1834, with real estate appraised at $5,197.57 and personal estate of 3,808.00 (Vol. 61, Page 414). On 19 March 1836, an allowance of $500 plus apparel, household goods and furniture was provided to the widow (Vol. 65, Page 176). The account of the administratrix was allowed - with $4,711.77 on hand, debts of $1906.59, leaving a balance of $2805.18. A petrition was filed, and dower for the widow was decreed. The Court ordered a distribution of one third to the widow, and two thirds equally divided to Joshua Seaver, Ann Seaverns wife of Joel Seaverns, Nathaniel Seaver, John Seaver, Robert Seaver, William Seaver and Joseph Seaver, his children (Vol. 65, Page 176). The Court ordered that the 1/3 dower land for the widow be defined (Vol. 65, Page 182). A petition was filed for partition of the real estate, to be evenly divided among the seven children (Vol. 65, Page 183). On 27 October 1838, after the death of Nancy Seaver, the administratrix of the estate of Joshua Seaver, their son Joshua Seaver was appointed administrator (Vol. 70, Page 299). References
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