Caroline Eliza (Seymour) Brigham (1840 - 1927)

Born 2 Jan 1840 in Salem, Washington, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Sumner Brigham — married 17 Aug 1859 in Napanoch, Ulster, New York, United States

Died 1927 at about age 86 in Wichita, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Caroline Eliza Seymour was born on January 2, 1840, in Salem, New York. She was the daughter of James Seymour and Elsie Andrews. She married Charles Sumner Brigham on August 17, 1859, in Napanoch, New York. They had six children during their marriage. By the 1880 federal census, they were divorced.

Caroline died in 1927 in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 87.

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Sources

Baptism. Vosburgh, Royden Woodward, ed. Wawarsing Reformed Dutch Church Records. New York, NY, USA: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1922.

Name: Caroline Eliza Seymour

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1840

Baptism Date: 14 Apr 1850; Baptism Place: Wawarsing, New York, USA

Father: James H. Seymour; Mother: Elsie Andrews

Event Type: Baptism

Source: Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. VII, Wawarsing Reformed Dutch Church Records

Marriage. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Name: Carrie E Seymour (Caroline Eliza Seymour)

Event: Marriage

Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1859; Marriage Place: Napanoch, New York

Spouse: Charles S Brigham

Newspaper: Christian Intelligencer of the Reformed Dutch Church

Publication Date: 15 Aug 1859; Publication Place: New York, USA

Call Number: 486384

Year: 1850; Census Place: Wawarsing, Ulster, New York; Roll: 608; Page: 62A

Name: Caroline Seaman; Gender: Female

Age: 10; Birth Year: abt 1840; Birthplace: New York

Line Number: 5; Dwelling Number: 917; Family Number: 963

Household Members:

James H Seaman 57

Eley N Seaman 52

Isaac N Seaman 14

Caroline Seaman 10

Frederick Seaman 5

Year: 1860; Census Place: Wawarsing, Ulster, New York; Roll: M653_872; Page: 696; Family History Library Film: 803872.

Name: Caroline Brigham; Age: 20

Birth Year: abt 1840; Gender: Female; Birth Place: New York

Post Office: Napanoch; Dwelling Number: 2115; Family Number: 2146

Household Members:

Charles Brigham 24

Caroline Brigham 20

Elsie Seymour Brigham 62

Year: 1870; Census Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York; Roll: M593_1105; Page: 250B; Family History Library Film: 552604

Name: Caroline Brigham; Age in 1870: 29

Birth Year: abt 1841; Birthplace: New York

Dwelling Number: 1283

Race: White; Gender: Female

Post Office: Kingston

Household Members:

Theodore Brigham 37

Fannie Brigham 28

Stella Brigham

Caroline Brigham 29

Florence Brigham 9

Thomas Brigham 8

Ralph Brigham 8

Jennie Brigham 4

Earnest Brigham 2

Archibald Brigham 7/12

Year: 1875. Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20. Kansas State Historical Society.

Name: C S Brigham

Census Date: 1 Mar 1875

Residence County: Shawnee; Residence State: Kansas; Locality: Topeka

Gender: Female; Race: White

Age: 29; Birth Year: abt 1846; Birth Place: New York

Household Member(s):

C S Brigham 42

C S Brigham 29

T M Brigham 14

R S Brigham 13

J S Brigham 8

E C Brigham 6

A R Brigham 5

Year: 1880; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: 397; Page: 119C; Enumeration District: 006

Name: C. S. Brigham; Age: 39

Birth Date: Abt 1841; Birthplace: New York

Street: 12th St; House Number: 399; Dwelling Number: 346

Race: White; Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Self (Head); Marital status: Divorced

Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: New York

Occupation: Keeping House

Household Members:

C. S. Brigham 39

Florence Brigham 19

Ralph Brigham 17

Ernest Brigham 12

Junie Brigham 14

Archie Brigham 10

Charles Rogers 18

Year: 1885. Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-146. Kansas State Historical Society.

Name: C S Brigham

Census Date: 1 Mar 1885

Residence County: Shawnee; Residence State: Kansas; Locality: Topeka

Family Number: 4

Marital status: Widowed

Birth Place: New York; Age: 44; Birth Year: abt 1841

Race: White; Gender: Female

Household Member(s):

C S Brigham 44

P M Brigham 22

R S Brigham 20

J S Brigham 18

A S Brigham 16

A R Brigham 14

Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm.

Name: Caroline Eliz Brigham

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1840; Birth Place: Salem, New York

Death Date: 1927; Death Place: Wichita, Kansas

SAR Membership: 99414; Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 10 Dec 1969

Spouse: Charles Sumner Brigham

Children: Ernest Shattuck Brigham

Note: Family records also from the Family Bible of James Henry Seymour