Josiah Saint (1862 - 1913)

Born 6 Jun 1862 in Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Josiah Seavey Saint was born in Sharpsburg, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1862. That place was his boyhood home, and there he passed his later years. His education was obtained in the public schools and the Sharpsburg Academy, his studies being completed in Allegheny College. Mr. Saint's first occupation was that which had previously claimed his father's attention and labors, contracting, and after withdrawing from this line he established in Sharpsburg as a hardware merchant, there being proprietor of a store for thirty years. His position as one of the foremost business men of the borough was an assured one, and his store received the generous patronage that invariably rewards courteous attention, good service and fair value. Mr. Saint was prominent in the founding and organization of the Citizens' Deposit and Trust Company, of Sharpsburg, at the first election of officers being made its president, administering this important office until his death. November 14, 1913. The resolutions of appreciation and condolence passed by the board of directors of this institution at this time were echoed in sincere sympathy by his numberless friends, to whom his life, passed in honest effort and the favor of his fellows, had been at once an object of true admiration and earnest emulation. To his family he was the kind, loving and devoted husband and father, the affection that was lavished in the home circle nerving and strengthening him for his daily tasks and duties. Mr. Saint affiliated with the Republican party, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Saint married, March 2g, 1888, Kate C. born at Etna. Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, July 14, 1861, daughter of James L. and Mary (Corns) Henderson. Children: i. Marie Anna, born December 19, 1889; educated at Oberlin College; married George F. Smith, of Denver, Colorado. 2. James Henderson, born August 23, 1891 ; a hardware merchant of Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. 3. William Seavey, born July 25, 1893; connected with the Citizens' Deposit and Trust Company, of Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. 4. Isabella Catherine, born February 2, 1895 ; a student in high school. 5. Charles C, born October 8, 1897 ; a student. The family residence continues at No. 1 1 1 Eastern avenue, Aspinwall, Pennsylvania.

Sources

• Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania, John W. Jordan, 1840-1921, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1915

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25545907/seavey-josiah-saint: accessed 20 July 2022), memorial page for Seavey Josiah Saint (6 Jun 1862–14 Nov 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25545907, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Rich Fedoush (contributor 46805205).