Person:Zachariah Seaver (1)

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1840 United States census, Zack Seaver was a head of household in the 11th Ward of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male under age 5, one free white male aged 20 to 30, and one free white female aged 15 to 20 (1840 United States Census, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, 11th Ward of Boston, Page 088, FHL Microfilm 0,014,681).

No trace of this family could be found with an extensive search of the 1850 US Census on www.ancestry.com, which has an every name index. Searches were made on surname, given name and no name (with age and birthplace) for both Zachariah and Esther.

In the 1860 US Census, this family resided in the 10th Ward of New York City, New York County, New York. The family included Zacharia Seaver (age 50, male, white, a notary public, born MA), Ester Seaver (age 33, female, white, born NY), Mary Seaver (age 17, female, born NY), Phoebe Seaver (age 16, female, born NY), Geo. Seaver (age 12, male, born NY), Charlotte Seaver (age 8, female, born NY), Zacharia Seaver (age 6, male, born NY) and Chas Seaver (age 1, male, born NY) [National Archives Microfilm Series M653, Roll 798, Page 640, Line 15, dwelling #436, family #1700].

In the 1870 US Census, this family resided in the 21st Ward of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The household included Zacharia Seaver (age 50, male, white, porter, born MA), Esther Seaver (age 55, female, white, $1500 in real property, born NY) and Estella Seaver (age 3, female, white, born NY) [National Archives Microfilm Series M593, Roll 961, Page 562, Lines 14-16].

In the 1880 US census, the Zechariah Seaver (age 60, born Boston MA, ship broker, father and mother born Boston MA) family resided in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY. The family included his wife Esther M. Seaver (age 53, born Buffalo NY, keeping house, father and mother born England), son George W. Seaver (age 28, born NY, theatrical performer), granddaughter Estella B. Seaver (age 12, attend school, father and mother born NY), son-in-law Thomas W. Johnston (age 32, born Scotland, carpenter, father and mother born Scotland), his wife Lottie Johnston (age 24, born NY,keeping house), and their daughter Mattie G. Johnston (age 9, born Brooklyn NY, attend school). [LDS CD-ROM of 1880 Census, complete record on FHL Microfilm 1,254,856, page 90D].

1. ↑ Boston (Massachusetts) Vital Records.
2. ↑ New York City (New York) Death Index.