Samuel Seaman

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Seaman was born on 8 February 1796, in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York, United States, his father, Andrew Seaman, was 32 and his mother, Sarah H. Knight, was 27. He married Catherine Van Vleck on 27 August 1818. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Mentz, Cayuga, New York, United States for about 5 years and New York, United States in 1870. He died on 4 August 1870, in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Seaman
1796–1870
Catherine Van Vleck
1797–1865
Marriage: 27 August 1818
Sarah Ann Seaman
1820–1884
Richard Samuel Seaman
1822–1899
Abigail Seaman
1823–
Susan Seaman
1824–
Samuel Henry Seaman
1826–1894
Eliza Catherine Seaman
1828–1906
Hermanus Van Vleck Seaman
1830–1902
Jane Voctoria Seaman
1833–1894
Harriet Catherine Seamon
1835–1912
James Madison Seaman
1839–1864

Sources (10)

  • Samuel Seaman, "New York State Census, 1865"
  • Samuel Seaman, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Samuel Seaman in entry for Harmanus V.B. Seaman, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"

World Events (8)

1799

Historical Boundaries 1799: Cayuga, New York, United States

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Seman, Semon (Old English Sǣmann, composed of the elements ‘sea’ + mann ‘man’). The surname may have become confused with variants of Simon .

English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name for a sailor, from Middle English seman ‘sailor’ (Old English sǣmann), but the most common source of the name is 1.

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Seemann .

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

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