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From: "Randy Seaver" <>
Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] George W. SEAVER from Civil War
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:13:31 -0700
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Betty,

Thank you for this interesting story!

The information I have on George W. Seaver from my Seaver database includes:

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George W. Seaver was born 8 May 1842 in Lowell, Middlesex County, MA, the
eldest son of William and Sophia (Warner) Seaver.

George appears in the 1850 and 1860 US Census records with his parents in
Lowell, Massachusetts.

George W. Seaver, a fireman residing in Lowell, Massachusetts, enlisted in
the Union Army on 21 May 1861 at the age of 19. He was in the 7th Regiment,
Independent Battery of the Massachusetts Light Artillery. He received a
disability discharge on 6 November 1862 in Suffolk, Virginia. He was
promoted to full Corporal (American Civil War Soldiers Database, accessed on
www.ancestry.com).

The unit he served with was organized at Lowell as Richardson's Light Guard,
an Independent Infantry Company and mustered in May 21, 1861. The unit left
the State for Fortress Monroe, Va., May 22, and garrison duty there as
Infantry till December 25, 1861. Detached on Light Artillery duty December
25, 1861, and duty at Fort Monroe till May, 1862. Designated 7th
Massachusetts Battery March 17, 1862. During his service, the unit
participated in the occupation of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., May 10, 1862;
Duty at Fort Monroe May 13 to June 19, and at Newport News, Va., till July
25; Moved to Yorktown, Va., and duty there till September 29; Moved to
Suffolk September 29-October 2, and duty there till June, 1863 (information
from The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System at
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm)

George W. Seaver (resident of Lowell, age 27, a mechanic, born in MA,
parents William and Sophia, 1st marriage) married Nancy J. Dame (resident of
Lowell, age 26, born MA, daughter of Dan'l B. and Betsey, first marriage)
married in Lowell MA on 4 December 1869 (MA VR 218.220, available on NEHGS
www.newenglandancestors.org)

In the 1870 US census, the George W. Seaver family resided in Lowell,
Middlesex County, MA. The household included George W.Seaver (age 28, clerk
in store, born MA, male citizen over age 21) and Nancy J. Seaver (age 27, no
occupation, born MA). They lived in the home of James and Sarah Richardson
(1870 US Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Lowell Ward 4, Family
#455, Lines 5-6, Page 75 (top left), 134 (stamped), on National Archives
Microfilm Series M593, Roll 628, Page 134, Image 268, accessed on
www.ancestry.com).

George W. Seaver died 6 May 1871 in Lowell MA. He was 29y 1m 28d old, born
in Mass., parents William (b. NH) and Sophia E. (n. MA), married, died of
"veraloid" (MA VR 239.165, available on NEHGS www.newenglandancestors.org).

The administration of the estate of George W. Seaver of Lowell MA, filed in
1871, is in File #9843(Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index,
1871-1909 (Part A-K), accessed on www.ancestry.com).

George and Nancy had no children - poor George died soon after their
marriage. Nancy J. (Dame) Seaver (resident of Lowell, age 50, born Lowell,
parents Daniel B. and Elizabeth Dame, second marriage) married, secondly, to
Nathan J. Marshall (resident of Boston, age 53, real estate, born Merrimack
NH, parents Joseph and Lucy, second marriage) on 27 July 1893 in Lowell MA
(MA VR 434.211, accessed on NEHGS site www.newenglandancestors.org).

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That's all I know - isn't it amazing how much information is available in
this time frame?

Regards -- Randy Seaver (blogging daily at
http://randysmusings.blogspot.com)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Betty" <>
To: <>; <>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 5:33 AM
Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] George W. SEAVER from Civil War


> Hello,
>
> While going through newspapers this morning, I was remind of an article in
> "The Lowell Sun" on June 19. It's titled, "A Very Grave Mystery" on the
> front page.
>
> " Who is George W. SEAVER? ....... Seaver's headstone was recently found
> buried in his backyard. The stone was unearthed by chanced ....
> stumbled
> upon by his two young children while they were playing in their backyard.
> .............. What he found was a chunk of white marble .... It's
> incription, incredibly well preserved reads: 'George W. Seaver, Died May
> 6, 1871, Aged 29 years.' Above the incription, the Masonic emblem is
> engraved."
>
> The rest of the article discusss the "family discussions" of the how's and
> why's of how the gravestone got in the yard. Part of the mystery is
> that
> a different gravestone for George's family exists in the "Lowell
> Cemetery."
>
> That's all I can mention this morning.
>
> Betty (near Lowell, MA)
>
>
> www.lowellsun.com
> I don't know if you can still access the article from the web site.
> They
> have a "less than perfect" web site !
> :o(

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