William Henry Seward

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Seward was born on 16 May 1801, in Florida, Orange, New York, United States, his father, Samuel Swayze Seward, was 32 and his mother, Mary Jennings, was 31. He married Frances Adeline Miller on 20 October 1824, in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1866 and New York, United States in 1870. In 1861, his occupation is listed as secretary of state under lincoln and johnson administrations in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He died on 10 October 1872, in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Seward
1801–1872
Frances Adeline Miller
1805–1865
Marriage: 20 October 1824
Maj. Augustus Henry Seward
1826–1876
Frederick William Seward
1830–1915
Cornelia Frances Seward
1836–1837
Gen. William Henry Seward Jr.
1839–1920
Frances Adeline "Fanny" Seward
1844–1866

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  • William H Seward, "United States Census, 1840"
  • William Henry Seward, "Find A Grave Index"
  • William Henry Seward, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803 · Ohio Becomes a State

Ohio became the nation's 17th state on March 1, 1803.

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

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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