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William Seward 1758–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Barwick, Somerset, England

Death Date: J-M 1847

Death Location: Axminster, Devon, England

Father: William Seward

Mother: Susanna Highmore

Spouse(s): Grace Ball

Children(s): John Soward

William Seward was born in 1758 in Barwick, Somerset, England, the child of William Seward And Susanna Highmore. William Seward married Grace Ball, and had children including John Soward. William Seward passed away in 1847 in Axminster, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • William Seward was born in 1758 in Barwick, Somerset, England, the child of William Seward And Susanna Highmore.
  • William Seward married Grace Ball, and had children including John Soward.
  • William Seward passed away in 1847 in Axminster, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Seward
1728–
Birth Location: Yeovil, Somerset
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Susanna Highmore
1730–1794
Birth Location: Barwick, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Grace Ball
1763–1831
Birth Location: Trent, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

John Soward
1792–1869
Birth Location: Yeovil, Somerset, England
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William Seward's Ancestors

Self
William Seward
1758–1847
Birth Place: Barwick, Somerset, England
Parents
William Seward
1728–
Yeovil, Somerset
Susanna Highmore
1730–1794
Barwick, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Richard Highmore
1694–1755
Barwick Somerset England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Seward's Descendants

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William Seward (1758–J-M 1847) m. Grace Ball (1763–Apr 1831)
  1. 1. John Soward 1792–1869 m. Rebecca Chandler 1796–1864
    1. 1. John (Samuel) Soward 1812–1877 m. Mary Crofts 1822–1873
      1. 1. Gertrude Soward 1854–1934 m. John (Joseph) Howard 1853–1888
        1. 1. Edith (Theresa C) Howard 1879–
        2. 2. Madeline (Bertha) Howard 1886–
        3. 3. Norman (Joseph) Howard 1885–1958
        4. 4. Gertrude (M.) Howard 1881–
        5. 5. John (Arthur Frederick) Howard 1882–1978 m. Mary (Herrand) Howard 1880–1978
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Seward 1843–1845
      3. 3. John Soward 1845–1846
      4. 4. Richard (Dendy Crofts) Soward 1847–1850
      5. 5. John (Crofts) Soward 1852–1860
      6. 6. Bertha (Sarah) Soward 1857–1863
      7. 7. Edith Soward 1859–1936
      8. 8. Emma (Rebecca) Seward 1841–1843
      9. 9. Maydwell (Owsley) Seward 1834–1929
      10. 10. Catharine Seward 1836–
      11. 11. Elizabeth Seward 1838–
      12. 12. William (Frederick Samuel) Saward 1846–1922
      13. 13. Henry Seward 1849–1904
      14. 14. Maria (Elizabeth) Seward 1843–1925
      15. 15. John Soward 1845–1846
      16. 16. John Soward 1845–1846
    2. 2. Susanna Seward 1820–
    3. 3. Jane Seward 1817–
    4. 4. Rebecca (Mary) Seward 1822–
    5. 5. Emma Seward 1827–1877

William Seward's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1758
Birth of William Seward in Barwick, Somerset, England
Barwick, Somerset, England
1847
J-M 1847
Age 89
Death of William Seward in Axminster, Devon, England
Axminster, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Barwick, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: J-M 1847
    Event Place: Axminster, Devon, England
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