Mary Seward

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Seward was born on 11 January 1735, in Durham, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Noahdiah Seward, was 37 and her mother, Mary Seward, was 35. She married Elisha Johnson on 13 July 1760, in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son.

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Family Time Line

Elisha Johnson
1737–
Mary Seward
1735–
Marriage: 13 July 1760
Elisha Johnson II
1775–

Sources (6)

  • Mary Seward, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Mary Seward, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Mary Seward, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Seward (Old English Sǣweard, from ‘sea’ + weard ‘guard’).

English: from the Middle English personal name Siward, Seward (Old English Sigeweard, from sige ‘victory’ + weard ‘guard’, or the equivalent Old Norse Sigwarth).

Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Suaird, Ó Suairt, usually Anglicized as Sword .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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