Person:William Seaver (45)

MARRIAGE: to Martha Stodder 28 Nov 1871 at Charlestown MA by Frederic H Hedges, pastor, First Parish. William J Seaver Jr age 35, resident of Charlestown MA, merchant, 1st marriage. Also recorded at Brookline, son of William J And Diana B Seaver. (Mass VRs, v236 p167 Charlestown, v236 p327 Brookline)

OCCUPATION: Selectman of Brookline 1894-5. Writer. Prominent in wholesale grocery business (JMS)

William J. Seaver was listed as a merchant, residing on Webster Place in Brookline, in the birth record of his son in 1877 [MA VR 287.246].

CENSUS:

In the 1880 US census soundex, the William J. Seaver (age 44, born MA) family resided in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The family included his wife Martha D. Seaver(age 34, born MA), daughter Caroline S. Seaver (age 7, born MA), son Robert C. Seaver (age 3, born MA), and wife's aunt Sibylla Stodder (age 70, born MA). The full census record can be found in Volume 22, ED 510, sheet 18, line 1 [National Archives Microfilm T754-57].

In the 1900 US Census, this family resided at 76 Longwood Avenue in Brookline, Norfolk county, Massachusetts. The household included William J. Seaver (head, white, male, born Mar 1836, age 64, married 29 years, born MA, parents born MA, a wholesale grocer, owns home free of mortgage), Martha D. Seaver (wife, white, female, born Jan 1848, age 52, married 29 years, 3 children born, 3 living, born MA, parents born Germany), Caroline S. Seaver (daughter, white, female, born Oct 1872, age 27, single, born MA, parents born MA), Robert C. Seaver (son, white, male, born Jan 1878, age 22, single, born MA, parents born MA, at college), and Alice Seaver (daughter, white, female, born Feb 1881, age 19, single, born MA, parents born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 668, ED 1016, Sheet 8A, Dwelling #161, Family #177, Lines 96-100].

In the 1910 US Census, the William J. Seaver family resided at 76 Longwood Avenue in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The family included head of household William J. Seaver (male, white, age 74, first marriage, married 38 years, born MA, parents born MA, no occupation), wife Martha J. Seaver (female, wife, age 63, first marriage, married 38 years, born MA, parents born Germany), daughter Caroline J. Seaver (female, white, age 37, single, born MA, parents born MA), son Robert Seaver (male, white, age 33, single, born MA, parents born MA, a clerk, works in dye house), and daughter Alice Seaver (female, white, age 29, single, born MA, parents born MA) [NARA Microfilm T624, Roll 608, ED ???, Sheet 10B, page 10, dwelling #168, family #198].

In the 1920 US Census, the remnant of this family resided at 76 Longwood Avenue in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The family included Martha D. Seaver (head of household, female, white, age 72, widow, born MA, parents born Germany, no occupation, owns home free of mortgage) and Alice Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 38, single, born MA, parents born MA, a bank clerk, works in a bank) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 721, Page 172, ED 160, Sheet 16, Line 71].