Person:Robert Seaver (20)

CENSUS RECORDS

In the 1900 US Census, this family resided at 11 Harris Avenue in the 22nd Ward of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The family included head Robert Seaver (white, male, born Feb 1854, age 46, married 14 years, born MA, parents born MA, a grocer), wife Harriet F. Seaver (white, female, born Jan 1865, age 35, married 14 years, 0 children born, born MA, parents born MA) and sister Florence Seaver (white, female, born Nov 1851, age 48, single, born MA, parents born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 687, ED 1502, Sheet 4, Line 51].

In the 1910 US Census, Robert Seaver (head, male, white, age 56, first marriage, married 24 years, born MA, parents born MA, a proprietor, works in grocery store) and his wife Harriet F. Seaver (female, white, age 45, first marriage, married 24 years, 0 children born, born MA, parents born MA) resided at 11 Harris Avenue in the 22nd Ward of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [NARA Microfilm Series T624, Roll 623, ED 1605, Sheet 9B, page 184, dwelling #119, family #174].

In the 1920 US Census, Robert M. Seaver (indexed on HQO as "Seavers," head, male, white, age 63, married, born MA, parents born MA, manager, owns grocery store, owns home free of mortgage) and Hetty Seaver (wife, female, white, age 53, married, born MA, parents born MA) resided at 11 Harris Avenue in the 22nd Ward of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll ???, Page ???, ED ???, Dwelling #152, Family #350, Line 97].

In the 1930 US Census, this family (indexed as Searer) resided at 11 Harris Avenue in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The family included head Robert Seaver (male, white, age 77, married, at age 35, born MA, parents born MA, owns home, worth $8,000), wife Hattie Seaver (female, white, age 64, married, at age 23, born MA, parents born MA) and cousin Mary Bennett (female, white, age 55, widowed, married at age 25, born MA, parents born MA) [NARA Microfilm Series T626, Roll 956, ED 498, Sheet 17B, dwelling #235, family #389].

DEATH NOTICE:

A Death notice was published in the New York Times newspaper, dated 27 June 1931. It reads:

“Robert Seaver BOSTON, June 26.—Robert Seaver, 76, of 11 Harris Avenue, Jamaica Plain, former proprietor of Robert Seaver & Sons, Jamaica Plain, the oldest grocery establishment in New England, died today. He and his brother, Fred, retired from business three years ago to allow their veteran clerks to take over. The company was established in 1796. Mr. Seaver was a member of the Eliot Club and was a mason.”