Person:Joseph Seaver (10)

The Joseph Seaver family resided in Gardner, Framingham, and Leominster. They came to Westminster in 1884 and settled on the Edward Jackson Jr place, Beech Hill. (Westminster book)

In the 1860 US census, the Joseph Seaver family resided in Gardner, Worcester County, MA. The family included Joseph Seaver (age 24, born MA, a farmer, with $500 in real property, $200 in personal property), Nancy Seaver (age 23, born MA), and Frank J. Seaver (age 1, born MA). [1860 US Census, Worcester County MA, LDS Microfilm 0,803,531, p. 49, house 16, family 18]

In the 1870 US census, the Joseph Seaver family resided in Leominster, Worcester County, MA in the home of Walter (age 64) and Harriet (age 67) Knowlton. The household included Joseph Seaver (age 34, drives teams, born MA), Nancy Seaver (age 38, keeping house, born MA), and Charles O.Seaver (age 6, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,552,153, page 93 of Leominster, family #775].

In the 1880 US census soundex, the Joseph Seaver (age 44, born MA) resided in Leominster MA. The family included his wife Nancy Seaver (age 43, born MA), son Charles O. Seaver (age 16, born MA), daughter Alice E. Seaver (age 7, born MA) and daughter Mabel Seaver (age 3, born MA). The full census record can be found in Volume 34, ED 850, sheet 15, line 43 [National Archives Microfilm T754-57].

In the 1900 US Census, this family resided on Smith Street in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The family included head Joseph Seaver (white, male, born Sep 1835, age 64, married 42 years, born MA, parents born MA, a day laborer), wife Nancy Seaver (white, female, born Feb 1837, age 63, married 42 years, 5 children born, 2 living, born MA, parents born MA) and son Charles O. Seaver (white, male, born Mar 1865, age 35, single, born MA, parents born MA, a carpenter) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 692, ED 1626, Sheet 16, Line 2].

1. ↑ Gardner (MA) Vital Records to 1850
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