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Ira Gaston
Birth: 10-3-1796
Death: 12-13-1855
Biography
Ira Gaston was an Auburn citizen who was employed by the Sewards as a gardener. He first appears in letters in December 1836 and is mentioned through 1842. His exact period of employment is unknown.
Gaston was born in Massachusetts in 1796 and died in 1855. He is buried in Cayuga County. According to census records from the 1850s he was living in Mentz, Cayuga County with his wife and children, and worked as a farmer.
Letter References
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, March 26, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 2, 1836
Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, April 4, 1837
Letter from Francis Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 2, 1836
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Ira Gaston was an Auburn citizen who was employed by the Sewards as a gardener. He first appears in letters in December 1836 and is mentioned through 1842. His exact period of employment is unknown.
Gaston was born in Massachusetts in 1796 and died in 1855. He is buried in Cayuga County. According to census records from the 1850s he was living in Mentz, Cayuga County with his wife and children, and worked as a farmer.