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    Edwin Polydore Seward

    Birth: 1799

    Death: 4-23-1872

    Alternate First Name: Polidore

    Nickname: Polladore

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Seward, Rachel (RAS) | Marriage Date: 5-22-1827

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Edwin Polydore Seward was born in 1799, the second son of Samuel Sweezy and Mary (Jennings) Seward of Florida, NY. Edwin was a farmer by occupation and remained in Florida, New York, for his entire life. Family letters indicate that he had significant financial problems that caused great strife in the Seward family. In 1827, Edwin married Rachel Armstrong, with whom he had nine children. After the death of his first wife, Edwin remarried Mary E. Terry in 1849, with whom he had four more children. Edwin died of apoplexy, or a stroke, at his residence in Florida, New York, on April 23, 1872.

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Edwin Polydore Seward was born in 1799, the second son of Samuel Sweezy and Mary (Jennings) Seward of Florida, NY. Edwin was a farmer by occupation and remained in Florida, New York, for his entire life. Family letters indicate that he had significant financial problems that caused great strife in the Seward family. In 1827, Edwin married Rachel Armstrong, with whom he had nine children. After the death of his first wife, Edwin remarried Mary E. Terry in 1849, with whom he had four more children. Edwin died of apoplexy, or a stroke, at his residence in Florida, New York, on April 23, 1872.

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Newspaper Article
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The New York Times
Article Title: 
The late edwin polydore seward his death and funeral
Month: 
April
Day: 
28
Year: 
1872
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https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/late-edwin-polydore-seward-his-death-funeral/docview/93268795/se-2?accountid=13567
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ancestry.com
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Ancestry
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Source Citation Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921 Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The New York Times
Article Title: 
The late edwin polydore seward his death and funeral
Month: 
April
Day: 
28
Year: 
1872
Citation Notes: 
https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/late-edwin-polydore-seward-his-death-funeral/docview/93268795/se-2?accountid=13567