Person:Joseph Seaver (42)

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Joseph Seaver
 
m. 29 Mar 1764
  1. William Seaver1765 - Bef 1817
  2. Benjamin Seaver1766 - 1815
  3. Anne Seaver1768 -
  4. Joseph Seaver1771 -
  5. Nathaniel Seaver1773 - 1806
  6. Ann SeaverBef 1775 -
  7. Mary SeaverAbt 1776 -
m. 17 Nov 1799
  1. Elizabeth Whitney Seaver1801 - 1837
  2. Joseph Whitney Seaver1804 -
  3. William Whitney Seaver1806 - 1858
  4. Nathaniel Seaver1808 - 1835
  5. Abigail Dana Seaver1810 - 1828
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Name Joseph Seaver
Gender Male
Christening[1] 20 Jun 1771 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 17 Nov 1799 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United StatesVR, 357
to Abigail Whitney

The marriage record of Joseph Seaver was published in the "Columbian Centinel" newspaper in Boston on 23 November, 1799. The item reads:

"Joseph Seaver merchant m. Abigail Whitney in Roxbury."

A biography of Joseph Seaver was published in the book "Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey," published by Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, 1910. The article covered the entire Seaver ancestry of Howard Eves Seaver. Joseph's portion reads:

"(VI) Joseph [Seaver], son of Abijah and Anne (Winchester) Seaver, was baptized January 20, 1771, and married, November 17, 1799, Abigail, daughter of Elisha Whitney. They had five children: 1. Joseph, born June 17, 1804, see post. 2. Elizabeth Whitney, married, June 29, 1823, George Seaver; 3. William Whitney, born April 6, 1806; 4. Nathaniel, September 24, 1808; 5. Abigail Dana, September 16, 1810, single."

In the 1810 United States Census, Joseph Seaver was a head of household residing in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The household included three free white males under age 10, one free white male aged 26 to 45, one free white female under age 10, one free white female aged 16 to 26 and one free white female aged 26 to 45 (1810 United States Census Population Schedule, Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Page 550, FHL Microfilm 0,205,626).

References
  1. Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1925-1926)
    311.