Person:Joseph Seaver (37)

Joseph Seaver's birth is not in the Roxbury or Framingham Vital Records. Jesse Montgomery Seaver and Cutter says his birth date was 1 December 1752, probably in Framingham. Logic says he was probably born in Roxbury if he is the son of Shubael and Mary (Rogers) Seaver.

He was married twice - first to Esther Lamb, daughter of Samuel Lamb, according to Cutter. His second marriage to Abiah Rich on 19 April 1794 (intentions) was found in Phillipston, Massachusetts Vital Records.

Joseph Seaver settled in Newton, Massachusetts. He was a blacksmith and a gunsmith. He served in the Revolutionary War "from Framingham" in Captain Thomas Drury's Company, Colonel John Nixon's Regiment, and afterwards was in Colonel Gardner's regiment. After the war, he moved to Phillipston. He and wife were admitted to the Framingham church in October 1781. The family lived for a short time in Rindge and Swanzey, New Hampshire. The family also lived for some time in Petersham MA (Cutter)

Joseph Seaver served in the Continental and Massachusetts Lines during the Revolutionary War. The soldier married Abihael Rich of Gerry, Massachusetts on 14 May 1794 and the soldier was then of Petersham, Massachusetts. The soldier applied 15 October 1832 in Worcester County, Massachusetts, age 79. The soldier died 31 December 1832 and his widow applied 2 July 1850 in Worcester County, Massachusetts, aged 84 and she applied there for a Bounty Land Warrant (BLW) on 13 October 1855. The soldier had lived at Framingham, Massachusetts at enlistment. (Virgil D. White, "Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files," File #W1655, and BLW #38555-160-55).

In the 1790 US Census, Joseph Seaver was a head of household in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male over age 16, three free white male under age 16, and three six white females (1790 United States Census, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Page 232, FHL Microfilm 0,568,144).

In the 1800 United States Census, Joseph Seaver was a head of household residing in Gerry, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included 1 male under age 10, 1 male aged 10-16, 1 male over age 45, 2 females under age 10, 1 female aged 10-16, 1 female aged 16-26 and 1 female aged 26-45 (1800 United States Census Population Schedule, Gerry, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Page 273, FHL Microfilm 0,205,617).

In the 1810 United States Census, Joseph Seaver was a head of household in Gerry town, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included one male under age 10, one male aged 10 to 16, one male over age 45, two females under age 10, two females aged 10 to 16, one female aged 16 to 26, and one female over age 45 (1810 United States Census Population Schedule, Gerry, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Page 239, FHL Microfilm 0,205,630).

In the 1820 United States Census, Joseph Sever was a head of household residing in Cavendish town, Windsor County, Vermont. The household included one free white male under age 10, one free white male aged 10 to 16, one free white male aged 16 to 26, one free white male over age 45, one free white female under age 10, one free white female aged 16 to 26 and one free white female over age 45 (1820 United States Census, Windsor County, Vermont, Population Schedule, Cavendish, Page 206, FHL Microfilm 0,281,249).

In the 1830 United States census, Joseph Seaver was a head of household in Phillipston town, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male aged 70 to 80, one free white female aged 50 to 60 and one free white female aged 60 to 70 (1830 United States Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Phillipston, Page 380, FHL Microfilm 0,337,926).

An obituary for Joseph Seaver was published in the "Columbian Centinel" newspaper, dated 26 January 1833. It reads:

"Seaver, Joseph d. in Phillipston, aged 80"

1. ↑ Philipston (Massachusetts) Vital Records to 1850
   115.

   "age 80"