Otis Seaver (1789 - 1857)

Born 27 Sep 1789 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Oct 1857 at age 68 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

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Death

Death:

Date: 7 OCT 1857

Place: Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States^[1]

Note

Note: In the 1840 United States census, Otis Seaver was a head of household

in Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male aged 15 to 20, one free white male aged 50 to 60, one free white female aged 50 to 60 and one free white female aged 60 to 70 (1840 United States Census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Townsend, Page 205, FHL Microfilm 0,014,678).

In the 1850 US census, the Otis Seaver household resided in Townsend, Middlesex County, MA. The household included Otis (age 61, farmer, $350 in real property, born MA) and his sister Hannah (age 68, $400 in real property, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,443,542, page 081, family #325].

Otis Seaver of Townsend, yeoman, died testate, having written a will dated 6 June 1857. His probate records in Middlesex County (MA) Probate Docket #41,277 (on FHL Microfilm 0,510,637), included:

On 8 December 1857: A petition for Samuel Seaver of Northboro to prove the will of Otis Seaver late of Townsend, yeoman, was filed.

The Will reads:

"Know all men by their presents that I Otis Seaver of Townsend in the county of Middlesex and commonwealth of Massachusetts, yeoman, being of sound disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament.

"1st, I give and bequeath to my niece Lucy Tyler wife Putnam Tyler and daughter of Abraham Seaver of Townsend to her and her children a certain tract of land together with the buildings thereon bounded as

follows viz beginning at the southeast corner adjoining the common at a stake and stones thence west about three rods, thence north east three rods on land of said Otis Seaver thence southerly on the common four rods to the bound first named.

"Second I give and bequeath Everett W Seaver son of A W Seaver the sum of four hundred dollars to be paid in one year after my decease.

"Third I give and bequeath to my nephew Dea Samuel Seaver of Northborough all the remainder and residue of my real estate and personal property after pay in the foregoing legacies and just debts funeral charges and erecting decent grave stones at my grave.

"Fourth I ordain and appoint my nephew Dea Samuel Seaver as executor of this my last will and testament.

"In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal and publish and declare this to be my last will and testament in the presence of the witnesses named below this sixth day June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven."

Signed "Otis Seaver"

"Signed sealed published and declared by

the said Otis Seaver as his last will

and testament in presence of us who

in his presence and in the presence of

each other and at his request have here-

unto subscribed our names as witnesses

Ezra Blood

Zacheus Richardson

Levi Richardson."

Burial

Burial:

Date: AFT 7 OCT 1857

Place: Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Note: Unsure if there is a sibling predeceased with same name and memorial had that person's DOB. Sent death source to FindAGrave confirming approx. year of birth as 1789 not 1770.^[2]

Reference

Reference: 24908

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S192 Page: page 360 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: "age 68"
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 January 2022), memorial page for Otis Seaver (30 Jun 1770–7 Oct 1857), Find A Grave: Memorial #74880672, citing Hillside Cemetery, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by salemsilver (contributor 47138566) .

• Source: S192 Abbreviation: Townsend, Massachusetts VRs by Hallowell Title: Henry C. Hallowell (editor), Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992) Note: Henry C. Hallowell (editor). Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts. Boston, Mass.: (New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992. Repository: #R39
• Repository: R39 Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society (99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass. 02116) Address: Web Address: http://www.AmericanAncestors.org

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Randy Seaver for creating WikiTree profile Seaver-338 through the import of Robert Seaver Descendants - 6 generations.ged on Dec 13, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Randy and others.