Brief Life History of William Alexander
When William Alexander Seaton was born on 15 November 1833, in Blount, Tennessee, United States, his father, Solomon S. Seaton, was 27 and his mother, Mariah Trotter, was 21. He married Tabitha Ann St John on 11 November 1858, in Platte, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Clinton, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Lathrop Township, Clinton, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 25 March 1921, in Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Lathrop Cemetery, Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, United States.
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- W A Seaton, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Heaton, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- W A Seaton, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1833–1921 Male
1839–1913 Female
Children (8)
1860–1938 Male
1862– Female
1865–1901 Male
1866–1945 Male
1869–1917 Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1806–1898 Male
1812–1899 Female
Siblings (9)
1832–1908 Male
1833–1921 Male
1835–1858 Female
1837–1903 Male
1838–1918 Male
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World Events (8)
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 2
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 29
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Seaton, such as those in Cumberland, Devon, Durham, Leicestershire, Northumberland, Rutland, East Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire, most of which derive from Old English sǣ ‘sea, lake’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though the Leicestershire placename probably arises from an Old English personal name Sǣga or a stream-name Sǣge (from Old English sǣge ‘slow moving’; compare Seabrook ) + Old English tūn.
Scottish: habitational name from Seton (East Lothian), from Old English sǣ ‘sea’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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