Person:Robert Seaver (27)

DEATH: 13 Jul 1882 in Boston MA, age 71y4m, of enlarged prostate, resident of Central, married, born Roxbury, son of Joshua/Nancy Seaver resident of Roxbury. (Mass VRs, Deaths, v339 p 171).

CENSUS

In the 1840 United States census, Robert Seaver was a head of household in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The household included two free white males aged 20 to 30, two free white females under age 5, and one free white female aged 20 to 30 (1840 United States Census, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Roxbury, Page 122, FHL Microfilm 0,014,679).

In the 1850 US census, the Robert Seaver family resided in Roxbury, Norfolk County, MA. The household included Robert (age 38, grocer, $3,000 in real property, born MA), Abigail (age 37, born MA), Augusta (age 14, born MA), Ellen (age 12, born MA), Maria (age 7, born MA) and Frederick (age 2, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,443,550, page 209, family #3319].

In the 1860 U.S. census, the Robert Seaver family resided in West Roxbury, Norfolk County, MA. The household included Robert Seaver (age 48, grocer, $10,000 in real property, $800 in personal property, born MA), Abby (age 47, born MA), Augusta (age 24, born MA), Ellen (age 22, born MA), Maria (age 17, born MA), Frederick (age 12, born MA), Florence (age 8, born MA) and Robert Jr. (age 4, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,803,514, page 696-697, dwelling 958, family 1046].

In the 1870 US census, the Robert Seaver family resided in West Roxbury, Norfolk County, MA. The household included Robert (age 58, grocer, $4,000 in real property, $1,000 in personal property, born MA), Abigail (age 57, keeping house, $2,500 in real property, born MA), Maria L. (age 27, no occupation, born MA), Fred (age 21, grocer, $1,000 in personal property, born MA), Florence (age 18, attends school, born MA) and Robert (age 16, attends school, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,552,136, page 51 of West Roxbury, family #386]

In the 1880 US Census, this family resided in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The household included Robert Seaver (self, married, male, white, age 68, born MA, ret. merchant, parents born MA), Abby F. Seaver (wife, married, female, white, age 59, born MA, keeping house, parents born MA), Maria L. Seaver (daughter, single, female, white, age 36, born MA, at home, parents born MA), Fred Seaver (son, single, male, white, age 32, born MA, retail grocer, parents born MA), Florence Seaver (daughter, single, female, white, age 28, born MA, at home, parents born MA) and Robert Seaver Jr. (son, single, male, white, age 26, born MA, retail grocer, parents born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T9, Roll 0561, Page 522C].

1. ↑ Roxbury (MA) Vital Records to 1850
   312.
2. ↑ Deaths - Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 to 1905
   339:171.