Person:Seth Seaver (1)

BIRTH: 7 Feb 1786 Shelburne MA (VR,IGI, JMSeaver #133)

DEATH: JMSeaver

MARR: JMSeaver

RESIDENCE: Shelburne MA and Rockton IL (JMSeaver)

OCCUPATION: Farmer (JMSeaver)

MILITARY RECORDS:

Seth Seaver enlisted as a Sergeant in the War of 1812, serving in the 23rd Regiment (Cook's) of the New York Volunteer Militia [List of Soldiers who served in the War of 1812, National Archives Microfilm Series M602, Roll 185]..

CENSUS:

In the 1820 United States Census, Seth Seaver was a head of household residing in Bolton, Warren County, New York. The household included one free white male aged 10 to 16, one free white male aged 16 to 26, one free white male aged 26 to 45, three free white females under age 10 and one free white female aged 26 to 45 (1820 United States Census, Warren County, New York, Population Schedule, Bolton, Page 090, FHL Microfilm 0,193,731).

In the 1830 United States Census, Seth Seaver was a head of household in Ticonderoga township, Essex County, New York. The household included one free white male aged 5 to 10, three free white males aged 20 to 30, one free white male aged 30 to 40, one free white male aged 40 to 50, one free white female aged 10 to 15, two free white females aged 15 to 20 and one free white female aged 30 to 40 (1830 United States Census, Essex County, New York, Population Schedule, Ticonderoga, Page 362, FHL Microfilm 0,017,174).

In the 1850 US census, the Seth Seaver family resided in Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois. The household included Seth Seaver (age 67, farmer, born MA), Clarissa Seaver (age 56, born NY), George Seaver (age 26, born NY) and Helen Seaver (age 12, born NY). [FHL Microfilm 0,442,922, page 398, dwelling #2, family #2].

In the 1860 US Census, this family resided in Rockton township, Winnebago County, Illinois. The family included Seth Seaver (age 77, male, a farmer, $1500 in real property, $760 in personal property, born MA, Clarissa Seaver (age 67, female, born NY), George W. Seaver (age 37, male, farmer, born NY), Charlotte Seaver (age 25, female, born Canada) and Helen M. Seaver (age 22, female, born NY) [National Archives Microfilm Series M653, Roll 240, Page 415, Line 7].

In the 1870 US Census, Seth Seaver (age 86, male, white, at home, born MA) resided in Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois with William Cowan (age 37, male, white, farmer, $1400 in real property, $600 in personal property, born Canada), Hellen M. Cowan (age 32, female, white, housekeeping, $600 in real property, born NY) and William Cowan (age 4 months, born IL) [National Archives Microfilm Series M593, Roll 294, Page 171, Line 7].

1. ↑ Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Shelburne, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1931)
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   SEVER, Seth, s. Elijah, [born] Feb. 7, 1786.