Person:Edward Seaver (4)

MARRIAGE RECORD: 5 Jan 1870 Brookfield MA, Edward A. Seaver (resident of Westminster MA, age 25, mechanic, born Westminster, son of Isaac/Betsy Seaver) to Amanda M Rollins (resident of Brookfield, age 24, born NH, daughter of Nathl /Mary J Rollins), First marriage for both, by G.R. Bent, clergyman.

MILITARY RECORDS:

Edward A. Seaver, mechanic of Westminster, MA, enlisted as a Private in the Union Army on 14 August 1862 at the age of 18. He enlisted in Company H, 36th Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts on 27 August 1862. He received a disability discharge from the same unit on 4 December 1863 at Camp Dennison, Ohio ["Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers," Historical Data Systems, Provo UT, accessed at "American Civil War Soldiers" database on www.ancestry.com].

OCCUPATION:

In the birth record of his son Franklin Smith Seaver in 1890, Edward A. Seaver is a farmer, born in Westminster. [MA VR 405.466].

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1880 US Census, Edward A. Seaver (indexed on HQO as Leaver, son-in-law, married, male, white, age 33, born MA, button factory, parents born MA) resided in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts with William Perry (self, married, male, white, age 61, born MA, comb factory, parents born MA), Mary A. Perry (wife, married, female, white, born NH, house keeping, parents born NH) and Rose Brown (daughter, single, female, white, age 31, born MA, at home, father born MA, mother born NH) [National Archives Microfilm Series T9, Roll 0565, Page 480C].

In the 1910 US Census, the Edward A. Seaver family resided in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The family included head Edward A. Seaver (male, white, age 65, second marriage, married 31 years, born MA, parents born MA, a laborer, odd jobs), wife Julia Seaver (female, white, age 48, first marriage, married 31 years, 10 children born, 8 living, born French Canada, parents born French Canada, immigrated in 1901), daughter Mary J. Seaver (female, white, single, born French Canada, father born MA, mother born French Canada, immigrated in 1901), daughter Frances E. Seaver (female, white, age 11, single, born French Canada, father born MA, mother born French Canada, immigrated in 1901), son John A. Seaver (male, white, age 10, single, born French Canada, father born MA, mother born French Canada, immigrated in 1901), son Andrew Seaver (male, white, age 6, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born French Canada) and son George Seaver (male, white, age 4, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born French Canada) [NARA Microfilm Series T624, Roll 628, ED 1764, Sheet 6B, page 170, dwelling #19, family #23].

In the 1920 US Census, the remnant of this family resided at 3 Ash Street in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The family included Julia A. Seaver (head of household, female, white, age 53, widow, born French Canada, parents born French Canada, immigrated 1n 1885, naturalized in 1885, rents a home), John Seaver (son, male, white, age 20, married, born French Canada, parents born French Canada, immigrated in 1910, has papers, a laborer, works in a toy factory), Andrew Seaver (son, male, white, age 16, single, born MA, parents born French Canada, a laborer, works in a factory), George F. Seaver (son, male, white, age 14, single, born MA, parents born French Canada, a laborer, works in a factory), George E. Peckham (son-in-law, male, white, age 36, married, born MA, parents born , a laborer, works in a factory), Ethel M. Peckham (daughter, female, white, age 32, married, born MA, parents born French Canada), Westley H. Flona (grandson, male, white, age 6, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born French Canada), Austin F. Flona (grandson, male, white, age 4-6/12, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born French Canada), Frances Wheeler (daughter, female, white, age 21, married, born English Canada, parents born French Canada, immigrated in 1900, naturalized in 1912) and Frank Bulger (consort, male, white, age 42, single, born English Canada, parents born French Canada, immigrated in 1890, an Alien, a chair worker, works in a shop) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 749, Page 277, ED 189, Sheet 4, Line 57].

In the 1930 US Census, the remnant of this family resided on Hartwell Street in West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The family included head Robert Crawford (male, white, age 34, married, at age 29, born MA, parents born Scotland, rents for $20/month, a manager, works at a gasoline station), wife Frances Crawford (female, white, age 31, married, at age 26, born English Canada, father born MA, mother born English Canada, immigrated 1902, naturalized), mother-in-law Julia F. Sever (female, white, age 63, widowed, married at age 17, born English Canada, parents born English Canada, immigrated 1897, naturalized) and brother-in-law Andrew Sever (male, white, age 25, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born English Canada, a roofer, works on buildings) [NARA Microfilm Series T626, Roll 966, ED 294, Sheet 14B, dwelling #314, family #342].