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Robert Lansing Seward 1828–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Dec 1828

Birth Location: Decatur Township, NY

Death Date: 26 Jun 1886

Death Location: Will County, Illinois, USA

Father: Jesse Seward

Mother: Zurviah Peake

Spouse(s): Elizabeth German, Sara Moore

Children(s): Cora Seward, Eugene Seward

In 1828, Robert Lansing Seward entered the world in Decatur Township, NY, born to Jesse Seward And Zurviah Sophia Peake. In 1870, Robert Lansing Seward resided in Jackson, Will, Illinois, United States. Robert Lansing Seward married Elizabeth Brown German, Sara M Moore, and had children including Cora Sophia Seward, Eugene Willis Seward. Robert Lansing Seward passed away in 1886 in Will County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Robert Lansing Seward entered the world in Decatur Township, NY, born to Jesse Seward And Zurviah Sophia Peake.
  • In 1870, Robert Lansing Seward resided in Jackson, Will, Illinois, United States.
  • Robert Lansing Seward married Elizabeth Brown German, Sara M Moore, and had children including Cora Sophia Seward, Eugene Willis Seward.
  • Robert Lansing Seward passed away in 1886 in Will County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Seward's Ancestors

Self
Robert Seward
1828–1886
Birth Place: Decatur Township, NY
Parents
Jesse Seward
1784–1873
Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Zurviah ((Sophia)) Peake
1784–1847
, Otsego, New York, USA
Grandparents
Noadiah Seward
1741–1825
Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Swain
1736–1820
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer MD
1703–1795
Dorothy Rose
1711–1746
Thaddeus Swain
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Seward
1662–1728
Lydia Bushnell
1661–1753
Jonathan Rose
1679–1768
Abigail Hale
1690–1793

Robert Seward's Descendants

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Robert (Lansing) Seward (09 Dec 1828–26 Jun 1886) m. Elizabeth (Brown) German (Abt. 1825–) m. Sara (M.) Moore (1832–Jan 1859)
  1. 1. Cora (Sophia) Seward 1856–1916
  2. 2. Eugene (Willis) Seward 1854–1941

Robert Seward's Timeline

3 Records

1828
09 Dec 1828
Birth of Robert Lansing Seward in Decatur Township, NY
Decatur Township, NY
1870
1870
Age 42
Robert Lansing Seward resided here in Jackson, Will, Illinois, United States
Jackson, Will, Illinois, United States
1886
26 Jun 1886
Age 58
Death of Robert Lansing Seward in Joliet, IL
Joliet, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1828
    Event Place: Decatur Township, NY
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Will, Illinois; Roll: M593_291; Page: 125A; Image: 256; Family History Library Film: 545790
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Jackson, Will, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Will, Illinois; Roll: M593_291; Page: 125A; Image: 256; Family History Library Film: 545790

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Joliet, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Will County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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