Brief Life History of Hiram M
When Hiram M Seeley was born in June 1856, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Lucius G Seeley, was 44 and his mother, Wealthy W Barden, was 35. He married Rachel Arilla Rowe in 1880, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. He lived in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1900 and Mount Vernon, Mamakating, Sullivan, New York, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1917. He died in 1927, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Center Street Cemetery, Wallingford Center, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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- Hiram M Seeley, "Connecticut, Military Census Questionnaires, 1917"
- Legacy NFS Source: Hiram M Seeley - Government record: birth: June 1856; Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
- Hiram M. Seeley, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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1861 · The 14th Brooklyn is Known as The Red Legged Devils
The 14th Regiment New York State Militia, or 14th Brooklyn, was constituted on May 13, 1847. The 14th Brooklyn received the nickname “The Red Legged Devils” due to their vibrant red trousers. At the time, most Union regiments wore blue. The volunteer militia, led by Colonel Alfred M. Wood, consisted primarily of abolitionists from Brooklyn. They served between the years of 1861 through 1864 and were known for their grit and determination and never stood down from a fight.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seli ‘happy, fortunate’ (Old English sǣlig, from sǣl ‘happiness, good fortune’). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages. The sense ‘pitiable’, which developed into modern English silly, is not attested before the 15th century. See also Selman .
Altered form of German Seele , respelled to preserve the bisyllabic pronunciation of the German name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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