When Lucretia Seymour was born on 10 September 1761, in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, John Seymour IV, was 34 and her mother, Lydia Wadsworth, was 30. She died on 7 August 1813, at the age of 51, and was buried in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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English (London): of Norman origin, a habitational name from Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Seine), and possibly also from Saint-Maur-des-Bois (Manche) and Saint-Maur-sur-Loire (Touraine), named from the dedication of their churches to Saint Maur (see Moore 3). The family of this name who have held the title Duke of Somerset since 1547 are said by some to have originated in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Seine), while others claim they are from Saint-Maur-sur-Loire (Touraine). They rose to prominence under the Tudors, when Edward Seymour (died 1552) held a high position of office under Henry VIII, who was married to Edward's sister, Jane. The Norman name has been established in Ireland since at least the 17th century.
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