Person:William Seaver (6)

Watchers
m. 16 Mar 1813
  1. Heman Seaver1814 -
  2. Asa Seaver1816 - 1905
  3. William Seaver1818 - 1896
  4. Susan Seaver1821 - 1886
  5. Marinda Seaver1823 -
  6. Charles Seaver1826 -
  7. Mary Jane Seaver1828 -
  8. Eliza Ann Seaver1831 -
m. 23 Feb 1841
  1. George W. Seaver1842 - 1871
  2. Elizabeth Sophia Seaver1844 - 1927
  3. Nancy J. SeaverAbt 1854 -
Facts and Events
Name William Seaver
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Jul 1818 Brookline, Hillsborough County, NH
Marriage 23 Feb 1841 Medford, Middlesex County, MA (VR, 269)to Sophia E. Warner
Death[2] 3 Nov 1896 Lowell, Middlesex County, MA (MA VR 464.262)


CENSUS:

In the 1850 US census, the William Seaver family resided in Lowell, Middlesex County, MA. The household included William (age 32, engineer, $1,000 in real property, born NH), Sophia E. (age 27, born NH), George W. (age 6, born MA), and Elizabeth L. (age 4, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,443,546, page 491, family #3898].

In the 1860 US Census, this family resided in the 4th Ward of Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The household included William Seaver (age 42, male, engineer, $2000 in real property, $100 in personal property, born ME), Sophia Seaver (age 39, female, wife, born ME), George Seaver (age 14, male, born ME, attended school) and Lizzie Seaver (age 13, female, born ME, attended school) [National Archives Microfilm Series M653, Roll 507, Page 489, Lines 37-40, 21-24].

In the 1870 US Census, William Seaver (age 52, male, white, locomotive engineer, $3,00 in real property, $3,000 in personal property, born Maine) and Sarah A. Seaver (age 50, female, white, keeping house, born N.H.) resided in Lowell Ward 4, Middlesex County, Massachusetts in the household of William and Mary Miner (National Archives Microfilm Series M593, Roll 628, Page 191, Lines 35-36, Family #1372). While several details in this entry do not fit the other known data - William's birthplace in Maine and his wife's name Sarah - the location, occupation and age indicate that this census entry is for this William Seaver.

In the 1880 US Census, this family resided in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The household included William Seaver (indexed as Leaver, self, married, male, white, age 62, born NH, a stationary engineer, parents birthplaces unknown), Sophia E. Seaver (wife, married, female, white, age 58, born MA, keeping house, parents birthplaces unknown) and Nancy J. Seaver (daughter, single, female, white, age 36, born MA, a dress maker, parents born NH) [National Archives Microfilm Series T9, Roll 0545, page 394B, available at www.familysearch.org].

References
  1. History of Brookline, New Hampshire.
  2. Deaths - Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 to 1905
    464:262.