Person:Richard Seaver (4)

Some of the biographical data and descendants of Richard Adam Seaver and Eliza Maria Barber were obtained from John C. Rambeau's web page at http://www.genealogy.com/users/r/a/m/John-C-Rambeau-jr/ in January 2002.

MILITARY:

Richard A. Seaver, a resident of Pomfret VT, enlisted as a Private in the Union Army on 2 May 1861, and in Company B, 1st Infantry Regiment of Vermont on 9 May 1861. He was mustered out of the same unit on 15 August 1861 in Brattleboro VT. He enlisted as a Sergeant on 19 September 1861and joined Company E, 1st Infantry Regiment of Vermont on 19 November 1861. He was taken as a Prisoner of War on 6 July 1863 at Hagerstown MD, and paroled on 28 December 1863. He was promoted to Full Lieutenant 2nd Class on 4 June 1864, effective 24 June 1864. He was mustered out of his unit on 18 November 1864 ["Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers," Historical Data Systems, Provo UT, accessed at "American Civil War Soldiers" database on www.ancestry.com].

At the time of Civil War, enlisted in a VT regiment as a 3 -months man (private), then re-enlisted in the VT cavalry for 3 years. He was in many battles and skirmishes and was wounded twice, though not seriously. He was in the vicinity of Gettysburg during the battle and was taken prisoner at Hagerstown the next day. After being confined in the Confederate prison at Belle Isle, near Richmond for six months, he was exchanged and allowed to return home. He later joined his regiment and served the remainder of his enlistment, participating in the siege at Richmond. He was mustered out as Lieutenant [John C. Rambeau web page].

RESIDENCE: Moved with parents to Pomfret VT, then Hartford VT.

CENSUS:

In the 1870 US census, the Richard Seaver family resided in Hartford, Windsor county, VT. The household included Richard (age 34, farmer, $5,000 in real property, $1,200 in personal property, born VT), Eliza M. (age 23, keeping house), Frank R. (age 5, born VT), Fred O. (age 2, born VT) and Philip H. (age 7 months, born VT). [1870 US census for Vermont, LDS Microfilm 0,553,127, page 359, dwelling #418, family #449].

In the 1880 US census, the Richard A. Seaver (age 43, born VT, farmer, father and mother born VT) family resided in Hartford, Windsor County, VT. The family included his wife Maria (age 38, born VT, keeping house, father born MA, mother born VT), son Frank R. (age 15, born VT, at home), son Philip H. (age 10, born VT, at home), daughter Marget E. (age 8, born VT), son Robert W. (age 7, born VT), son James H. (age 5, born VT), daughter Mabel (age 2, born VT), and mother-in-law Sabrey Barber (age 74, born VT). [1880 US Census on CD-ROM, full census record on LDS FHL Microfilm 1,255,350, page 114D].

In the 1900 US Census, this family resided in Hartford township, Windsor County, Vermont. The family included R.A. Seaver (head of household, white, male, born Aug 1836, age 63, married 39 years, born VT, parents born VT, a farmer, owns farm with a mortgage), E.M. Seaver (wife, white, female, born Jun 1840, age 59, married 39 years, 8 children born, 8 living, born VT, father born MA, mother born VT), Mabel Seaver (daughter, white, female, born Apr 1878, age 22, single, born VT, parents born VT, a teacher) and George Seaver (perhaps not a Seaver, a servant, white, male, born Sep 1872, age 27, single, born VT, parents born VT, a farm laborer) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 1696, Page 114, ED 274, Sheet 2, Line 3].

In the 1910 US census, the Richard A. Seaver family resided in Hartford township, Windsor County, Vermont. The household included head Richard A. Seaver (male, white, age 73, first marriage, married 48 years, born VT, parents born VT, farmer, on dairy farm), wife Maria E. Seaver (female, white, age 69, first marriage, married 48 years, born VT, father born VT, mother born MA, 9 children born, 8 living) and daughter Mabel J. Seaver (female, white, age 32, single, born VT, parents born VT, nurse, does odd jobs) [National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1618, ED 275, sheet 7A, page 32, dwelling #109, family #125].