Person:Samuel Seaver (29)

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Samuel Seaver
b.10 Jun 1808 Taunton, Bristol County, MA (age 76-0-23 at death)
d.3 Jul 1884 Taunton, Bristol County, MA (MA VR 355.159)
Parents and Siblings
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m. 5 May 1799
  1. Lydia Presbrey Seaver1800 - 1859
  2. Hannah Barney Seaver1802 -
  3. William Seaver1804 - 1859
  4. Hertilla Seaver1806 - 1833
  5. Samuel Seaver1808 - 1884
  6. Nathaniel James Seaver1820 - 1821
Spouse and Children
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m. 14 Apr 1832
  1. Samuel Leonard Seaver1834 - 1894
  2. George Francis Seaver1836 - 1895
  3. Miranda Hodges Seaver1838 - 1839
  4. James Edward Seaver1840 - 1916
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Facts and Events
Name Samuel Seaver
Gender Male
Birth? 10 Jun 1808 Taunton, Bristol County, MA (age 76-0-23 at death)
Marriage 14 Apr 1832 Taunton, Bristol County, MA (VR, 424, intentions)to Lepha Miranda Hodges
Death? 3 Jul 1884 Taunton, Bristol County, MA (MA VR 355.159)
Burial? Aft 3 Jul 1884 Taunton, Bristol, MA (gravestone)


BIOGRAPHY:

A brief biography, with vital record details on the family, was printed in the book "Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family of New England," Third Edition, by Almon D. Hodges, Jr., published by Frank H. Hodges, Boston, 1896. The biography reads:

"Samuel Seaver was a contractor and builder and always resided in the place of his birth. He and his wife celebrated their golden wedding in 1882 and his widow passed her last days in the house which, built on the same site, replaced the one which she had entered as a bride."

DEATH: 3 Jul 1884 Taunton MA (MA VR 355.159]. Samuel was a carpenter, died of valvular disease of the heart at age 76-0-23.

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1840 United States census, Samuel Seaver was a head of household in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male under age 5, one free white male aged 5 to 10, one free white male aged 30 to 40, and one free white female aged 20 to 30 (1840 United States Census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Taunton, Page 126, FHL Microfilm 0,014,675).

In the 1850 U.S. Census, the Samuel Seaver (age 43, born MA, carpenter, $900 real property) family lives in Taunton, Bristol, County, MA. The household includes Lepha Seaver (age 37, born MA), Samuel L. Seaver (age 16, born MA), George F. Seaver (age 14, born MA), James E. Seaver (age 10, born MA), and Wm Seaver (age 72, born MA, carpenter) [National Archives Microfilm Series M432, Roll 307, Page 144, dwelling #12, family #12, Lines 12-17].

In the 1860 U.S. census, the Samuel Seaver household resided in Taunton, Bristol county, MA. The household included Samuel Seaver (age 52, carpenter, born MA, $2,000 in real property, $350 in personal property), L.M. Seaver (female, age 48, born MA), George F. Seaver (age 23, born MA), James E. Seaver (age 19, born MA), and William Seaver (age 81, $1500 real property, $200 personal property, born MA). [indexed on HeritageQuestOnline as "Leaver", MA 1860 census LDS microfilm 0,803,492, page 219, dwelling 1377, family 1741].

In the 1870 US census, the Samuel Seaver family resided in Taunton, Bristol county, MA. The household included Samuel Seaver (age 65, carpenter, $6,500 in real property, $350 in personal property, born MA), Lefa M. Seaver (age 57, keeping house, born MA), George F. Seaver (age 34, carpenter, born MA), Jennie Seaver (age 30, at home, born MA) and Emma Seaver (age 2, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,552,105, page 12 of Taunton Ward 4, family #89].

In the 1880 US Census, Samuel Seaver (self, married, male, white, age 71, born MA, carpenter, parents born MA) and Leaphie Seaver (wife, married, female, white, age 67, born MA, keeping house, parents born MA) resided in Taunton, Bristol county, Massachusetts [National Archives Microfilm Series T9, Roll 0526, Page 401B].

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