Person:Luther Seaver (1)

Watchers
m. 3 May 1792
  1. Luther Seaver1794 - 1871
  2. Lydia Seaver1798 -
  3. Aaron Seaver1800 - 1848
m. 25 Jun 1822
  1. Sarah Holden Seaver1825 -
  2. Luther S. Seaver1829 - 1879
  3. Mary Bancroft Seaver1831 -
  4. John Holden Seaver1835 - 1900
Facts and Events
Name Luther Seaver
Gender Male
Birth[1] 4 Mar 1794 Gardner, Worcester County, MA (VR, 78)
Christening? 26 Jul 1795 Sutton (vr), Worcester, MA
Marriage 25 Jun 1822 Templeton, Worcester County, MA (VR, 149)to Eunice Holden
Death[2] 14 Sep 1871 Templeton, Worcester County, MA (MA VR 240.310)


In the 1830 United States census, Luther Seaver was a head of household in Gardner town, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male under age 5, one free white male aged 30 to 40, one free white female aged 5 to 10, one free white female aged 10 to 15 and one free white female aged 30 to 40 (1830 United States Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Gardner, Page 405, FHL Microfilm 0,337,926).

In the 1840 United States census, Luther Seaver was a head of household in Gardner town, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male under age 5, one free white male aged 15 to 20, one free white male aged 50 to 60, one free white female aged 5 to 10, one free white female aged 10 to 15 and one free white female aged 40 to 50 (1840 United States Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Gardner, Page 250, FHL Microfilm 0,014,682).

In the 1850 US census, the Luther Seaver family resided in Gardner, Worcester County, MA. The household included Luther (age 50, farmer, $1,400 in real property, born MA), Eunice (age 51, born MA), Luther (age 20, farmer, born MA), and John H. (age 14, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,443,559, page 042, family #326]. Daughter Sarah Seaver (age 25, born MA) resided in the Bickford house. [LDS Microfilm 0,443,559, page 031, family #115].

In the 1860 US census, the Luther Seaver family resided in Gardner, Worcester County, MA. The family included Luther Seaver (age 61, born MA, a farmer, with $2,000 in real property, $600 in personal property), Eunice (age 56, born MA), Luther S. (age 31, born MA, farm laborer, $100 in real property), and John H. (age 24, born MA, farm laborer, $200 in personal property). [1860 US Census, Worcester County MA, LDS Microfilm 0,803,531, p. 48, house 7, family 8].

In the 1870 US census, Luther Seaver (age 76, no occupation, born MA) lived in Templeton, Worcester County, MA with Emma (age 71, keeping house, born MA) (note, this is probably his wife Eunice). [LDS Microfilm 0,552,155, page 70 of Templeton, family #606].

References
  1. Gardner (MA) Vital Records to 1850
    78.
  2. Deaths - Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 to 1905
    240:310.