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William Scott

Gravemarker of William Scott

• Company: I

• William Scott was born between 1823 - 1824 at England.
• On 18 Feb 1842 William Scott married Mary Cairns at Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.
• William Scott and Mary Cairns were enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 13 Aug 1850 at Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, with their first four children, where he is a mule spinner.
• William Scott and Mary Cairns were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 18 Jul 1860 at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Wm. Scott, 40, mule spinner, b. Entland
  Mary, 40, b. England
  Thos. W., 18, mule spinner, b. RI
  Mary, 16, carder, b. RI
  John, 14, mule spinner, b. MA
  Jane, 11, b. MA
  Robert, 9, b. RI
  Ann, 3, b. CT
  Walter, 1, b. MA.
• In 1861 William was living at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, William gave his occupation as spinner.
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  On 20 May 1861 William mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• He died on 21 Oct 1861 at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia, killed in action.
• On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, William Scott was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
• On 2 Nov 1861 at "The Webster Weekley Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, William Scott was listed as a Company I casualty of Ball's Bluff.
• On 9 Nov 1861 William Scott was mentioned in a report to the Webster Times, by F. Q. Robinson, concerning the aftermath of Ball's Bluff and reporting his status.
• He was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery (East Village), Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 23 Jun 1865 Mary Cairns received a pension to surviving family member based on William's service; and received certificate number 80469.
• He's surviving family was enumerated in the household of Mary Cairns in the 1870 US Federal Census on 23 Jun 1870 at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Scott, Mary, 50, b. Scotland
  ---, John, 23, works in cotton mill, b. MA
  ---, Robert, 18, works in cotton mill, b. RI
  ---, Ann, 13, works in cotton mill, b. CT.
• On 6 May 1875 William's son, Thomas William Scott married Hannah Eliza Fegan at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 4 Jul 1907 William Scott was included on the Civil War memorial at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, according to an article in the Webster Times. See the "Documents" section at the main website for an account of the festivities of dedication. (Click icon to view original listing of names on the monument.).

• Last Edited: 17 Oct 2011

Lawson Augustus Seagrave

Gravemarker of Lawson Seagrave

• Father: Lawson Alexander Seagrave b. 24 Jan 1814, d. 2 May 1850
• Mother: Priscilla Green Beals b. 26 Oct 1813, d. 27 Sep 1895

• Company: H

• Lawson Augustus Seagrave was born on 26 Jan 1840 at Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Lawson Alexander Seagrave and Priscilla Green Beals.
• On 2 May 1850 his father, Lawson Alexander Seagrave, died at age 36.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Lawson gave his occupation as mechanic.
  
• In 1861 Lawson was living at Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Lawson mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Corporal, being credited to the quota of Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 21 years, 5 months and 16 days old.
• On 17 Sep 1862 Lawson Augustus Seagrave was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, in the leg.
• On 21 Jul 1864 Frank Bertrand Seagrave his brother, enlisted in the 42nd Mass. Inf., mustering out in Nov 1864.
• On 28 Jul 1864 Lawson ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to expiration of his term of service.
  
  
• On 1 Jun 1869 Lawson Augustus Seagrave, 29, married Mary A. Fox, 21, daughter of John Fox and Bridget [--?--], at Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• On 25 Mar 1886 Mary A. Fox, his wife, died at Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of consumption at age 38.
• Lawson Augustus Seagrave was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in 1890 at Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts.
• Lawson's daughter, Olive De Wilton Seagrave married Samuel B. Taft.
• On 1 Jul 1894 Lawson Augustus Seagrave, 54, married Stella Clark, 44, daughter of Edward Clark and Eunice Pierce, at Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for him and the first for her.
• Lawson A. Seagraves made application for a veteran's pension on 24 Feb 1899, and received certificate number 169225.
• From Crane's Worcester Memoirs about 1890 --
  Lawson Seagraves, for many years librarian of the Uxbridge Public Library, was born at Uxbridge, January 26, 1840. His education was acquired at the public schools of Uxbridge and in Rhode Island.
  Having learned the trade of machinist he engaged in the manufacture of needles, and although transacting a profitable business at the breaking out of the civil war in 1861, he suspended operations in order to join in the defence of the Union. Enlisting as a private in Company H, Fifteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, he participated in the battles of Balls Bluff, Malvern Hill, the Wilderness and Antietam, in which latter engagement he was wounded, and he served in the army continuously for three years, acquiring an honorable record for personal bravery and the faithful discharge of his duties.
  Upon his return from the service he resumed his business as a needle manufacturer and continued it successfully for a period of thirty years. For the past ten years he has devoted much of his energy to the cultivation of his farm, an excellent piece of agricultural property situated upon the outskirts of the town, but he still retains his interest in public affairs, with which he has long been identified.
  For fifteen years he served with marked ability as librarian of the Uxbridge Public Library, but gave that up and now farms. He held the office of overseer of the poor for a number of terms, had charge of the school building and town hall, and in politics is an ardent supporter of the Republican party. He is a member of the Masonic Order, the Knights of Pythias and the Grand Army of the Republic.
• He and Stella Clark were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 1 Jun 1900 at Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Seagrave, Lawson, b. Jan 1840, married 5 years, b. MA, farmer
  ---, Stella C., wife, b. June 1850 in NH, she has no children of her own
  ---, Mary, dau, b. June 1876, single, bookkeeper
  ---, Chauncy, son, b. Mar 1883.
• On 21 Oct 1902 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lawson Augustus Seagrave attended 36th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment Association.
• On 21 Oct 1903 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lawson A. Seagraves attended the 37th annual regimental reunion with some eighty other veterans.
• In 1906 Lawson was living at Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 20 Oct 1906 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lawson Augustus Seagrave attended the 40th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association, with some 75 other veterans of the regiment. (Report believed to be from the Worcester Spy.).
• On 11 Oct 1907 Stella Clark, his wife, died at Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of cancer at age 57.
• On 27 Oct 1910 at The State Mutual Building, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lawson A. Seagrave attended the 44th reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• He died on 26 Dec 1918 at Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 78 years and 11 months old.
• He was buried in Dec 1918 at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Credits: Dana Ringquist, who provided the cemetery photography.

• Last Edited: 8 Jan 2012

• Charts: Descendants of Bezaleel Seagrave

David Brainerd Seaver

• Father: Leonard Seaver b. 24 Jul 1810
• Mother: Cinthia Penniman b. 18 Aug 1813, d. 12 Aug 1848

• Company: D

• David Brainerd Seaver was born on 11 Aug 1837 at Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Leonard Seaver and Cinthia Penniman.
• On 12 Aug 1848 his mother, Cinthia Penniman, died at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 34.
• On 5 Jun 1849 David's widowed father, Leonard Seaver, remarried to Sarah "Sally" Madden, 38, at Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• David Brainerd Seaver was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 11 Aug 1860 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Abby Penniman, 56, b. MA (his maternal aunt)
  David B. Seaver, 23, sash and blind maker, b. MA.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, David gave his occupation as mechanic.
• In 1861 David was living at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 David mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 23 years, 11 months and 1 day old.
• David Brainerd Seaver and Alonzo V. Walker, future brothers-in-law, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• On 21 Oct 1861 David Brainerd Seaver was wounded at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia, on the arm.
• On 29 Jun 1862 David Brainerd Seaver was wounded at Savage's Station, Virginia.
• On 5 Aug 1862 David ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia, by desertion from the hospital, according to the official record. (maybe).
  
  
• David's sister, Frances M. Seaver, married Alonzo V. Walker.
• In 1915 David B. Seaver was included on the roster of Millbury men in the 15th Massachusetts Infantry in the Centennial History of Millbury Massachusetts, pages 164 to 166.

• Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012

George Franklin Seaver

• Father: George W. Seaver b. 1804, d. 11 May 1858
• Mother: Emily Chamberlain b. 11 Feb 1811, d. 18 Mar 1872

• Company: H

• George Franklin Seaver was born on 1 Aug 1840 at Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, son of George W. Seaver and Emily Chamberlain.
• George Franklin Seaver was enumerated in the household of George W. Seaver and Emily Chamberlain in the 1850 US Federal Census on 17 Sep 1850 at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows:
  Geo. Seaver, 45, operative , b. RI (erroneously listed as place of birth for the whole family)
  Emily, 33
  Judson, 17, operative
  Clarissa, 15
  Lucy, 13
  Emily, 11
  **Franklin, 9
  Matthew, 7
  Mary, 3
  Lydia A. Faucete, 37.
• On 11 May 1858 his father, George W. Seaver, died of typhoid pneumonia.
• Frank Seaver was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 8 Jun 1860 at Sutton P. O., Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the household of:
  J. H. Andruss, 77, shoemaker, b. CT
  Lucina, 70, b. MA
  Ann M., 32, milliner, b. MA (his future wife)
  Erastus Wheaton, 20, machinist, b. CT
  **Frank Seaver, 18, machinist, b. CT
  Elbridge Denniver, 18, machinist, b. MA
  Linica McNeal, 16, b. NY.
• On 15 May 1861 his older brother, Judson M. Seaver, died at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• In 1861 George was living at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, George gave his occupation as machinist.
• George Franklin Seaver and Nathan Ainsworth Seaver, brothers, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Company H.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 George mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 20 years, 11 months and 11 days old.
• On 17 Jul 1861 George Franklin Seaver, 20, married Annie Maria Andrus, 33, daughter of Jonathan Harvey Andrus and Lucina Parsons, at Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, and it was registered in Northbridge, MA. (Note: Ford says he was "single" at enlistment. It appears he married in uniform.).
• George Franklin Seaver died on 21 Oct 1861 at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia, killed in action, shot in the heart and killed instantly, according to Chase Philbrick. He was 21 years, 2 months and 20 days old.
• On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, George Franklin Seaver was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
• On 31 Jul 1862 Annie Maria Seaver received a pension to surviving family member based on George's service; his wife, received certificate number 7457.
• He's widow was enumerated in the 1880 US Federal Census on 11 Jun 1880 at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on Rail Road Avenue, Whitinsville, as:
  Seaver, Annie M., a widow, 52, dressmaker and milliner.
• Annie, his wife, outlived George and died on 14 Feb 1881 at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 53.
• George Franklin Seaver and Annie Maria Andrus had no issue.
• Descendant(s): Bruce A. Seaver, a descendant of his brother, Nathan
  Craig Seaver, a descendant of his brother, Nathan
  Faith (Seaver) Sheridan, a descendant of his brother, Nathan.

• Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012

Nathan Ainsworth Seaver

Pvt. Nathan A. Seaver

• Father: George W. Seaver b. 1804, d. 11 May 1858
• Mother: Emily Chamberlain b. 11 Feb 1811, d. 18 Mar 1872

• Company: H

• Nathan Ainsworth Seaver was born on 4 Jun 1843 at Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, son of George W. Seaver and Emily Chamberlain.
• On 11 May 1858 his father, George W. Seaver, died of typhoid pneumonia.
• Nathan Ainsworth Seaver was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 28 Jul 1860 at Webster P. O., Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Nathen Seaver, 17, b. CT
  living in the home of:
  Ebenezer D. Rich, 45, millwright, b. MA
  and his family.
• On 15 May 1861 his older brother, Judson M. Seaver, died at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Nathan was living at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Nathan gave his occupation as laborer.
• Nathan Ainsworth Seaver and George Franklin Seaver, brothers, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Company H.
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  On 25 Jul 1861 Nathan mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 18 years, 1 month and 21 days old.
• On 21 Oct 1861 his brother, George Franklin Seaver, died at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia, killed in action, shot in the heart and killed instantly, according to Chase Philbrick at age 21.
• On 11 Apr 1863 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Nathan Ainsworth Seaver was included in the published list of Oxford volunteers.
• On 1 Sep 1863 Nathan was promoted to to Corporal. (Click icon to see him at this date.).
• On 7 May 1864 Nathan Ainsworth Seaver was wounded at The Battle of the Wilderness, Orange County, Virginia, on the left shoulder.
• On 10 May 1864 at "The New York Times", New York City, New York, Nathan Ainsworth Seaver was mentioned on page 8, among others, as having made his way north after the battle. (click icon to read partial article).
• On 18 May 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Nathan Ainsworth Seaver was noted among the wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness.
• On 25 May 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Nathan Ainsworth Seaver was mentioned among the casualties.
• On 23 Jun 1864 Nathan was promoted to to Sergeant. (Click icon to see him at this date.).
• On 28 Jul 1864 Nathan ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to expiration of his term of service.
  
  
• On 18 Mar 1866 Nathan Ainsworth Seaver, 22, married Elsie Jane Mowrey, 23, daughter of William Rhodes Mowry and Delia Ann Mathewson, at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• On 18 Mar 1872 his mother, Emily Chamberlain, died at Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 61.
• On 13 May 1872 Elsie Jane Mowrey, his wife, died at Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, at age 30.
• Between 1874 - 1875 Nathan Ainsworth Seaver married Nellie Money.
• In 1886 Nathan was living at Danielsonville, Windham County, Connecticut.
• In Jun 1886 Nathan Ainsworth Seaver took part in the regimental reunion Excursion to the Battle-Fields of Gettysburg, PA., Antietam, MD., Ball's Bluff, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
• A photograph or image of Nathan Ainsworth Seaver is located in the family archives of Craig Seaver. (Click icon to view.).
• He made application at Connecticut for a veteran's pension on 14 Apr 1891, and received certificate number 1021322.
• He and Nellie Money were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 15 Jun 1900 at Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, where he is a laborer in a cotton mill. Their daughter Lucy is single and living at home.
• Nathan Ainsworth Seaver died on 15 Nov 1901 at Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut. He was 58 years, 5 months and 11 days old.
• He was buried in Nov 1901 at Old Westfield Cemetery (located in Danielson), Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, as a member of the 15th Mass. Vol.
• On 9 Dec 1901 Nellie Money received a pension to surviving family member in Connecticut based on Nathan's service; and received certificate number 537999.
• On 21 Oct 1902 Nathan Ainsworth Seaver was reported as deceased at the 36th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment Association.
• Nellie, his wife, outlived Nathan and died on 30 May 1942 at age 84.
• Nathan's wife, Nellie Money, died and was buried in May 1942 at Old Westfield Cemetery (located in Danielson), Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. At age 84 years and 2 months.
• Descendant(s): Bruce A. Seaver, great-grandson, who kindly provided the portrait photo.
• Descendant(s): Craig Seaver, great-grandson.
• Descendant(s): Faith (Seaver) Sheridan, great-granddaughter.

• Last Edited: 29 Jul 2010