Person:William Sever (7)

Watchers
m. 24 May 1790
  1. William Russell Sever1791 - 1887
  2. John Sever1792 - 1855
  3. James Nicholas Sever1793 - 1869
  4. Charles Sever1795 - 1834
  5. Winslow Warren Sever1796 - 1832
  6. Sarah Warren Sever1798 -
Facts and Events
Name William Russell Sever
Gender Male
Birth[1] 30 May 1791 Kingston, Plymouth County, MA (VR, 132)
Baptism? 3 Jan 1799 Kingston, Plymouth, MA (VR, 132)
Death[2] 2 Oct 1887 Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA (MA VR 383.371)


In the 1850 US census, William Sever (age 59, lawyer, born MA) resided in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA with his sister-in-law Jane Sever (age 45, $4,000 in real property, born GA) and her children Catherine Sever (age 22, born MA), John Sever (age 20, seaman, born MA), Jane Sever (age 20, born MA) and Charles Sever (age 16, student, born MA). [1850 United States Census, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Population Schedule, Plymouth, Page 141, Family 569, FHL Microfilm 0,443,552).

In the 1860 U.S. census, William R. Seaver (age 69, County treasurer, $2,000 in personal property, born MA) resided in Plymouth, Plymouth county, MA with his sister-in-law Jane A.E. Seaver (age 52, housekeeper, $6,000 real property, $6,000 personal property, born MA), and her daughter Kate Seaver (age 28, born MA). [1860 United States Census, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Population Schedule, Plymouth, Page 033, Dwelling 215, Family 280, FHL Microfilm 0,803,518).

In the 1870 US census, William R. Sever (age 79, county treasurer, $2,000 in personal property, born MA) resided in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA with his sister-in-law Jane E. Sever (age 64, keeping house, $6,500 in real property, $3,500 in personal property, born MA) and her daughter Catherine E. Sever (age 39, no occupation, born MA). [1870 United States Census, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Population Schedule, Plymouth, Page 123, Family 1166, FHL Microfilm 0,552,138).

The death record for William R. Sever includes: single, aged 96y -4m -2d, lawyer, died in Plymouth, Plymouth County MA of old age on 2 October 1887. He was born in Kingston, son of John and Nancy (Russell) Sever (Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 to 1905, Deaths, Volume 383, Page 371).

References
  1. Kingston (Massachusetts) Vital Records to 1850
    page 132.
  2. Mansfield (Massachusetts) Vital Records to 1850
    Volume 383, page 371.