Person:Moses Seaver (1)

SOURCE: JMSeaver pg 114, listed without parents.

BIRTH: 16 Apr 1796 Worcester MA (according to Holden MA VRs, p. 79. His parents are not given, but are probably Nathan and Persis Seaver, since they have two sons under age 5 in 1800 census and live in Holden in 1830 census, as does Moses N. Seaver and his brother Axender H. Seaver.

MARRIAGE: to Roxana Elmer of Vernon VT 2 Dec 1824 Holden MA (VR)

DEATH: 10 Apr 1882 Holden MA, age 86, of old age, farmer, born Worcester to Nathan and Persis Seaver. (Mass VRs, Deaths, v339 p 390).

CENSUS:

In the 1830 United States census, Moses N. Seaver was a head of household in Holden town, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included one free male under age 5, one free white male aged 30 to 40, two free white females under age 5 and one free white female aged 20 to 30 (1830 United States Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Holden, Page 339, FHL Microfilm 0,337,926).

In the 1840 United States census, Moses Seaver was a head of household in Holden town, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male under age 5, one free white male aged 10 to 15, one free white male aged 50 to 60, two free white females under age 5, three free white females aged 5 to 10, one free white female aged 10 to 15 and one free white female aged 30 to 40 (1840 United States Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Holden, Page 096, FHL Microfilm 0,014,682).

In the 1850 US census, the Moses N. Seaver family resided in Holden, Worcester County, MA. The household included Moses N. Seaver (age 44, farmer, born MA), Roxany Seaver (age 44, born VT), John W. Seaver (age 23, born MA), Permilia Seaver (age 20, born MA), Persis Seaver (age 17, born MA), Hannah Seaver (age 16, born MA), George Seaver (age 12, born MA), Myra Seaver (age 10, born MA), Harriet Seaver (age 9, born MA), Roswell Seaver (age 4, born MA), Joseph Stratton (age 27, farmer, born MA) and Nancy Stratton (age 24, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,443,562, page 269, family #57].

In the 1860 US census,the Moses Seaver family resided in Holden, Worcester County, MA. The family included Moses Seaver (age 64, born MA, farmer, $600 in real property, $150 in personal property), Roxana C. Seaver (age 54, born VT), and Roswell R. Seaver (age 19, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,803,531, p. 603, house #203, family #228]

In the 1870 US Census, the Moses Sever family resided in Holden, Worcester County, MA. The household included Moses Seaver (age 74, farm laborer, $500 in real property, $100 in personal property, born MA), Roxana Seaver (age 63, housekeeper, born VT) and Roswell R. Seaver (age 24, farm laborer, $200 in real property, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,552,152, page 30 of Holden, family #236].

In the 1880 US Census, this family resided in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included Moses N. Seaver (self, married, male, white, age 84, born MA, a farmer, parents born MA), Roxann Seaver (wife, married, female, white, age 74, born MA, keeping house, parents born MA), Nancy Stratton (daughter, widow, female, white, age 55, born MA, at home, parents born MA) and Ida Stratton (granddaughter, single, female, white, age 16, born MA, at home, parents born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T9, Roll 0563, page 264D, available at www.familysearch.org].

1. ↑ Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910. (New England Historic and Genealogical Society)
   339:390.