Lucretia (Smith) Seaver
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Lucretia Townsend (Smith) Seaver (bef. 1828 - 1884)

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Lucretia (Smith) Seaver was a Massachusettsan.

Fact:

  • 1828: Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  • 1850: Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  • 1851: Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  • 1860: Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  • 1884: Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Lucretia Townsend Smith was born on 6 September 1828, in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Alpheus Smith was 26, her mother Elizabeth Horton Dill was 37[1]Lucretia Townsend Smith was baptized on 6 Sep 1828 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.[2]

Her first and middle names commemorated one of her mother's teacher colleagues in Dedham, Lucretia Townsend.

In 1850, Lucretia T Smith (age 22) was residing in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, with her mother Elizabeth H. Smith (age52).[3]

Lucretia (age 23) married Isaac Seaver (age 27) on 4 Sep 1851, in Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. [4] ref>Marriage:"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007735296; FHL microfilm: 001887547
FamilySearch Record: Q28L-WQQD (accessed 6 May 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C913-BSTH Image number 00732
Name: Lucretia T Smith; Birth Date: 1828; Age: 23; Marriage Date: 1 Sep 1851; Marriage Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.</ref> The marriage record in the Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1915 record collection has this information:

  • Date: Sept. 4 1851 in Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  • Groom: Isaac Seaver, resident of Medfield, age 27, a Blacksmith, born Westminster, parents Benj & Abigail Seaver, Second marriage
  • Bride: Lucretia Smith, resident of Medfield, age 23, born in Medfield, parents Alpheus & Eliza Smith, First marriage
  • Officiant: Rev. Geo. R. Newhall

She was also called Lucretia Smith and Lucretia T. Smith before her marriage, and Lucretia Seaver, Lucretia T. Seaver and Lucretia D. Seaver after her marriage.

Lucretia T's son Frank Walton Seaver was born on 5 Jun 1852 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[5]

Lucretia T's son Benjamin Seaver was born on 13 Apr 1854 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[6][7]

In the 1855 Massachusetts State Census, the Isaac Seaver family was enumerated on 14 September 1855 residing in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [8] The household included:

  • Isaac Seaver - age 31, male, a machinist, born in Mass.
  • Lucretia T. Seaver - age 28, female, born Mass.
  • Juliette G. Seaver - age 8, female, born Mass.
  • Frank W. Seaver - age 3, male, born Mass.
  • Benjn Seaver - age 1, male, born Mass.

Lucretia's daughter Elizabeth Seaver was born on 26 Mar 1859 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[9]

In the 1860 census, this family resided in Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [10] The household included:

  • Isaac Seaver 3rd -- age 36, male, blacksmith, $1800 in real property, $600 in personal property, born MA
  • Lucretia Seaver -- age 32, female, born MA
  • Juliette G. Seaver -- age 13, female, born MA, attended school
  • Frank W. Seaver -- age 8, male, born MA, attended school
  • Benjamin Seaver -- age 6, male, born MA, attended school
  • Elizabeth L. Seaver -- age 1, female, born MA.

The 1865 Massachusetts State Census entry for the Isaac Seaver family in Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.[11] Includes:

  • Isaac Seaver - age 41, male, born Westminster, Mass., married, a blacksmith, ratable polls checked, legal voter checked
  • Lucretia T. Seaver - age 37, female, born Medfield, Mass., married, a housekeeper
  • Juliet G. Seaver - age 17, female, born Westminster, Mass., single, a domestic
  • Frank W. Seaver - age 13, male, born Medfield, Mass.
  • Benjamin Seaver - no age, male, born Medfield, Mass.
  • Lizzie L. Seaver - age 6, female, born Westminster, Mass.
  • Nellie M. Seaver - age 4, female, born Westminster, Mass.

In the 1870 US census, this family resided in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.[12] The household included:

  • Isaac Seaver -- age 46, male, white, works in a fork shop, $2000 in real property, $1500 in personal property, born MA
  • Lucretia D. Seaver -- age 42, female, white, keeping house, born MA
  • Frank W. Seaver -- age 18, male, white, attends school, born MA
  • Benjamin Seaver -- age 16, male, white, attends school, born MA
  • Elizabeth Seaver -- age 11, female, white, attends school, born MA
  • Ellen M. Seaver -- age 8, female, white, attends school, born MA

Lucretia T's son Frank W Seaver married Hattie L. Hildreth on 14 Dec 1874 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[13]

Lucretia's daughter Elisabeth L Seavir married Frederick G. Blanchard on 1 Jan 1878 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[14]

In the 1880 census, the Isaac Seaver family resided in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.[15] The family included:

  • Isaac Seaver -- white, male, age 56, married, born MA, blacksmith, parents born MA
  • Lucretia Seaver -- white, female, age 52, wife, married, born MA, keeping house, parents born MA
  • Nellie Seaver -- white, female, age 18, daughter, single, attended school, born MA, parents born MA.

Lucretia D Seaver, daughter of Alphuis Smith and Elizabeth D. Smith, died (age 56) on 24 Mar 1884 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[16]Lucretia Townsend Smith Seaver died on 24 Mar 1884 and was buried in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[17]Lucretia Townsend Seaver was mentioned on a memorial in Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.[18]

The gravestone inscription of Isaac Seaver, two of his wives, and two children in Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster, Massachusetts reads:

1823 Isaac Seaver 1901 1826 Juliett his wife 1847 1828 Lucretia T. his wife 1884 1854 Benjamin Seaver 1894 1861 Nellie M. Seaver 1931

Lucretia T. (Smith) Seaver died in 1884, intestate. Her probate papers are in Worcester County Probate Records, Probate Packet B-3169 [12]. Her husband, Isaac Seaver was named administrator, and he filed bond of $1000 on 22 April 1884. The administrator's petition was filed on the same date, listing the following children:

  • Frank W. Seaver of Leominster son
  • Benjamin Seaver of Maitland FL "
  • Eliz. L. Blanchard of Harvard daughter
  • Ellen M. Seaver of Leominster "

Family Related

  • Lucretia T Smith's son Benjamin Seaver died on 9 Jul 1894 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[19]
  • Lucretia T Smith's son Frank W Seaver died on 27 Nov 1922 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[20]

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth:"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 177; Digital film/folder number: 007009438; FHL microfilm: 721179; Image number: 403; Packet letter: M; Indexing batch: I00963-3
    FamilySearch Record: F4JR-9RS (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-7LNC
    Name: Lucretia Townsend Smith; Birth Date: 6 September 1828; Birth Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Record Nbr: 37; System Of Record: SLS.
  2. ↑ Baptism:"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007817588; FHL microfilm: 873756
    FamilySearch Record: FC7T-T6T (accessed 6 May 2024)
    Name: Lucretia Townsend Smith; Christening Date: 6 Sep 1828; Christening Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Source Reference: Item 3.
  3. ↑ 1850 Census:"United States Census, 1850"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 21; Digital film/folder number: 004199360; FHL microfilm: 443550; Image number: 655; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01122-5
    FamilySearch Record: MDSH-VT6 (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6S5Q-LHC
    Name: Lucretia T Smith; Birth Date: 1828; Birth Place: Massachusetts; Census Date: 1850; Census Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Race: White; Source House Nbr: 488; Age: 22 years; Record Nbr: 27174; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.
  4. ↑ Marriage:"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004279740; FHL microfilm: 1432877
    FamilySearch Record: FCDK-1TJ (accessed 6 May 2024)
    Name: Lucretia Smith; Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1851; Marriage Place: Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  5. ↑ Birth of son Frank Walton Seaver:"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 168; Digital film/folder number: 007009438; FHL microfilm: 721179; Image number: 394; Packet letter: K; Indexing batch: I00963-3
    FamilySearch Record: F4J5-13R (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9979-72BC
    Name: Lucretia T.; Record Nbr: 98; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.
  6. ↑ Birth of son Benjamin Seaver: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 168; Digital film/folder number: 007009438; FHL microfilm: 721179; Image number: 394; Packet letter: K; Indexing batch: I00963-3
    FamilySearch Record: F4J5-13B (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9979-72BC
    Name: Lucretia T.; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Record Nbr: 99; System Of Record: SLS.
  7. ↑ Birth of son Benjamin Seaver: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
    citing Page: p 217; Digital film/folder number: 004341205; FHL microfilm: 1428234; Record number: 40; Packet letter: H
    FamilySearch Record: FXDR-HVX (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64GS-1VF Image number 00574
    Name: Lucretia.
  8. ↑ 1855 Census:"Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
    citing Line: 31; Digital film/folder number: 004279372; FHL microfilm: 000953954; Image number: 277; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01763-9
    FamilySearch Record: MQ47-HHW (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DC3W-L4Q
    Name: Lucretia Leaver; Birth Date: 1827; Birth Place: Massachusetts, United States; Census Date: 1855; Census Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Record Nbr: 22629; Age: 28; System Of Record: SLS.
  9. ↑ Birth of daughter Seaver: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004212536; FHL microfilm: 1428238; Record number: 90; Packet letter: M
    FamilySearch Record: FX4N-YT8 (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QC3-6KD Image number 00376
    Name: Lucretia.
  10. ↑ 1860 Census:"United States Census, 1860"
    citing Page: 44; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170113; FHL microfilm: 803531; Image number: 50; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01738-1
    FamilySearch Record: MZH1-RMB (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSS-HPS
    Name: Lucretia T Seaver; Census Date: 1860; Census Place: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; Birth Date: 1828; Birth Place: Massachusetts; Race: White; Age: 32; Record Nbr: 1735; System Of Record: SLS.
  11. ↑ 1865 Census: "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
    citing Line: 38; Digital film/folder number: 004286767; FHL microfilm: 0954384; Image number: 45; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01847-0
    FamilySearch Record: MQCM-GJ4 (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67J3-87R
    Name: Lucretia F Seaver; Marital Status: Married; Birth Date: 1828; Birth Place: Massachusetts, United States; Census Date: 1865; Census Place: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; Source Family Nbr: 310; Record Nbr: 3074; Age: 37; Age Years: 37; System Of Record: SLS.
  12. ↑ 1870 Census:"United States Census, 1870"
    citing Page: 58; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 39; Digital film/folder number: 004271395; FHL microfilm: 000552153; Image number: 63; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01515-5
    FamilySearch Record: MDQD-47G (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCD3-YNV
    Name: Lucretia D Seaver; Race: White; Census Date: 1870; Census Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; Birth Date: 1828; Age: 42; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Record Nbr: 2326; System Of Record: SLS.
  13. ↑ Marriage of son Frank W Seaver:"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004332360; FHL microfilm: 001433034; Record number: 532; Packet letter: M
    FamilySearch Record: N447-83D (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6LW3-L6F Image number 00578
    Name: Lucretia T.
  14. ↑ Marriage of daughter Elisabeth L Seavir:"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007011589; FHL microfilm: 2313271; Record number: 13; Packet letter: L
    FamilySearch Record: FHWB-XQR (accessed 6 May 2024)
    Name: Lucretia.
  15. ↑ 1880 Census:"United States Census, 1880"
    citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00020; Digital film/folder number: 005160996; FHL microfilm: 1254565; Image number: 404; Sheet number: 533; Sheet letter: C; Packet letter: F; Indexing batch: C56358-4
    FamilySearch Record: MHFQ-484 (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBZ-Z4N
    Name: Lucretia Seaver; Occupation: Keeping House; Race: White; Marital Status: Married; Birth Date: 1828; Birth Place: Massachusetts, United States; Census Date: 1880; Census Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; Source Person Nbr: 1; Mother Birth Place: Massachusetts, United States; Father Birth Place: Massachusetts, United States; Relationship To Head: Wife; Age: 52 years; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Record Nbr: 3434353; System Of Record: SLS.
  16. ↑ Death:"Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007011590; FHL microfilm: 2313272; Record number: 26; Packet letter: E
    FamilySearch Record: FHLD-QYC (accessed 6 May 2024)
    Name: Lucretia D. Seaver; Death Date: 24 Mar 1884; Death Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; Birth Date: 1828; Age: 56; Forward To Unique Id: 552869241.
  17. ↑ Burial:"Find a Grave Index"
    FamilySearch Record: QVK2-G6DF (accessed 6 May 2024)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #48321301
    Name: Lucretia Townsend Smith Seaver; Burial Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America; Birth Date: 06 Sep 1828; Death Date: 24 Mar 1884; Age Years: 56; Photo Included Flag: Y; Misc Note: Contains Biography.
  18. ↑ Memorial:Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #48321301 (accessed 6 May 2024)
    Memorial page for Lucretia Townsend Smith Seaver (6 Sep 1828-24 Mar 1884), citing Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Section 7, Lot 35); Maintained by cap624 (contributor 47007905).
  19. ↑ Death of son Benjamin Seaver:"Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007011590; FHL microfilm: 2313272; Record number: 32; Packet letter: D
    FamilySearch Record: FHG8-Z51 (accessed 6 May 2024)
    Name: Lucretia T. Smith.
  20. ↑ Death of son Frank W Seaver: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 106168184; Record number: 0
    FamilySearch Record: 6Z6N-YQLK (accessed 6 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C34G-N9ZH-9 Image number 00277
    Name: Lucretia T Smith; Source Certificate Nbr: 267.

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