Person:Parley Seaver (2)

BIRTH: JMSeaver #152-iv

MARRIAGE: to Amanda Kelsey (JMSeaver)

OCCUPATION: Farmer, Blacksmith (JMSeaver)

CENSUS:

In the 1850 US census, Parley Seaver (age 21, blacksmith, born VT) resided in Lawrence township, St. Lawrence County, New York [FHL Microfilm 0,444,307, page 335].

In the 1860 US Census for New York, the Parley Seaver family resided in Stockholm township, St. Lawrence County, NY. The family included Parley Seaver (age 30, blacksmith, born NY, $800 in real property, $825 in personal property), Amanda Seaver (age 18, housewife, born NY), and Beyard T. Seaver (age 5, born NY). [FHL Microfilm 0,803,853, page 555, house #174].

In the 1870 US Census, the Parley Sever family resided in Stockholm, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household included Parley Sever (age 41, blacksmith, $1,600 in real property, $3,000 in personal property, born NY, Amanda M. Sever (age 39, keeping house, born VT), Bayard F. Sever (age 15, at school, born NY), Blanchie Sever (age 8, born NY) and Bernard Sever (age 3, born NY). [FHL Microfilm 0,552,598, page 255, dwelling #427].

In the 1880 US Census, this family resided in Bicknellville, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household included Parley Seaver (indexed as Seanr, self, married, male, white, age 51, born NY, blacksmith, father born NH, mother born ??), Amanda M. Seaver (wife, married, female, white, age 45, born VT, keeping house, parents born VT), Blanche A. Seaver (daughter, single, female, white, age 18, born NY, teaching school, father born NH, mother born VT), Bernice E. Seaver (daughter, single, female, white, age 11, born NY, at home, father born NH, mother born VT) and Elanor A. Kelsey (sister-in-law, single, female, white, age 47, born VT, at home, parents born VT) [National Archives Microfilm Series T9, Roll 0926, page 52B, available at www.familysearch.org].

In the 1900 US Census, this family resided in Stockholm township, St. Lawrence County, New York. The family included Perley Seaver (indexed as Coney Seaver, head, white, male, born Dec 1828, age 71, married, for 45 years, born NY, father born NH, mother born NY, no occupation, owns house free of mortgage), Amanda M. Seaver (wife, white, female, born Oct 1830, age 69, married, for 45 years, 5 children born, 3 living, born VT, parents born VT), Bayard T. Seaver (son, white, male, born Apr 1855, age 45, single, born NY, father born NY, mother born VT, a miller), Bernice E. Seaver (daughter, white, female, born Apr 1869, age 31, single, born NY, father born NY, mother born VT, a nurse (?)), and Eleanor Kelsey (sister-in-law, white, female, born Jul 1832, age 67, single, born VT, parents born VT) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 1158, Page 278, Line 21].

In the 1910 US Census, the remnant of this family resided in Stockholm township, St. Lawrence County, New York. The family included head Bernice E. Seaver (female, white, age 41, single, born NY, father born NY, mother born VT, a nurse, for a private family, owns house free of mortgage), mother Amanda M. Seaver (female, white, age 79, widowed, 5 children born, 3 living, born VT, parents born VT) and brother Bayard L. Seaver (male, white, age 45, single, born NY, father born NY, mother born VT, a clerk, works for the town) [National Archives Microfilm Series T624, Roll 1075, page 80, ED 180, Sheet 9B, Line 64].