Brief Life History of Zenas Erastus
When Zenas Erastus Seaman was born on 14 September 1850, in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, John Charles Seaman, was 24 and his mother, Louisa Sarah Thompson, was 19. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1873 and lived in Bristol, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1871 and Oakland, Alameda, California, United States in 1876. He died on 11 September 1876, in Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in California, United States.
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- Zenus Seymour in household of John Seymour, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Zenas Erastus Seaman, "Nova Scotia, Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896"
- Zenas A Seamond, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1853
Historical Boundaries: 1853: Alameda, California, United States
1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln was Elected President of the United States in November of 1860
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Seman, Semon (Old English Sǣmann, composed of the elements sǣ ‘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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