Person:William Seaver (31)

William D. Seaver is listed as a painter, born in Swanzey NH, and a resident of Gardner, MA in the 19 August 1892 birth record of his son Eugene William Seaver in Gardner MA. [MA VR 423.452].

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In the 1900 US Census, this family resided at 37 South Main Street in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included William D. Seaver (indexed on HeritageQuestOnline as Leovin, head, white, male, born Aug 1866, age 33, married 8 years, born NH, father born NH, mother born Ireland, works in grocery store, rents home), Leila B. Seaver (wife, white, female, born Aug 1870, age 29, married 8 years, 2 children born, 2 living, born VT, parents born VT), Eugene W. Seaver (son, white, male, born Aug 1892, age 7, single, born MA, father born NH, mother born VT), Ralph H. Seaver (son, white, male, born Oct 1896, age 3, single, born MA, father born NH, mother born VT) and Delia F. Baird (mother-in-law, white, female, born Jun 1845, age 54, widowed, born VT, parents born VT) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 692, Page 300, ED 1631, Sheet 16A, dwelling #282, Family #342, Lines 12-16].

In the 1910 US Census, this family resided at 21 Kendall Street in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The family included head William D. Seaver (male, white, age 42, first marriage, married 18 years, born NH, father born NH, mother born English Ireland, occupation unreadable), wife Leila Seaver (female, white, age 38, first marriage, married 18 years, 3 children born, 3 living, born VT, parents born VT), son Ralph Seaver (male, white, age 13, single, born MA, father born NH, mother born VT), son Donald Seaver (male, white, age 5, single, born MA, father born NH, mother born VT) and mother-in-law Delia Baird (female, white, age 62, widowed, 1 child born, 1 living, born VT, parents born VT) [NARA Microfilm Series T624, Roll 627, ED 1749, Sheet 6A, page 98, dwelling #77, family #101].

In the 1920 US census, this family resided at 38 Third Street in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. The family included William D. Seaver (head, male, white, age 53, married, born NH, father born NH, mother born Ireland, manager, works at hotel), wife Leila Seaver (female, white, age 49, married, born VT, parents born VT), son Donald Seaver (male, white, age 15, single, born MA, father born NH, mother born VT) and son Ralph Seaver (male, whnite, age 22, single, born MA, father born NH, mother born VT) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 1008, ED 160, Page 172, Sheet 4, Lines 31-34].

In the 1930 US Census, William D. Seaver (head, male, white, age 63, married, at age 25, born NH, father born NH, mother born Ireland, no occupation, rents for $20) and wife Leila B. Seaver (female, white, age 54, married, at age 21, born VT, parents born VT) resided in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 1306, ED 5, Page 21B, Dwelling #478, Family #537].