Jefferson County, NY Pioneers

JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW YORK

PIONEER LEONARD SEATON FAMILY

1. LEONARD SEATON, son of ASA & REBECCA (BARNES) SEATON was born 31 Jul 1794 Granville, Washington County, New York, United States. He was 78 yrs 15 days at death. He served in the War of 1812. He is found on the census from 1820 to 1840 in Ellisburg, Jefferson County, and from 1840 to 1870 in Henderson, Jefferson County. Biographical notes: with additonal information about first family can be found in The Seaton Family, with genealogy and biographies on Google books.

He died 15 Aug 1872 Henderson, Jefferson County

He married (1) 1822 - Henderson, Jefferson County

POLLY PENNELL who died in 1834 "On July 6, 1834, Polly Seaton died at the farm, four days after the birth of her son Samuel G. Seaton."

Children of Leonard Seaton and Polly Pennell

  1. Andrew Pennell
  2. Boynton Chapman
  3. Lenord Jr.
  4. Frances Phidelia
  5. Samuel Greenleaf

He married, (2) 1834 Henderson, Jefferson, New York, USA

SARAH S. CHAPMAN, daughter of LEVI & BETSY (MASON) CHAPMAN was born 12 Jun 1811 Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, United Sates. In the fall of the same year that he lost his (first) wife, he married Sarah Chapman of St.Lawrence county, New York .

"Mrs. Sarah (Chapman) Seaton was a large, fine-looking lady as I remember her, and her photograph shows her to have been. She was a fine housekeeper and needlewoman, and was kind to the grandchildren as any grandmother could have been; and the fact that grandparents always spoil the grandchildren with kindness has become proverbial. I can remember going to her home often, when I was a small boy, hoping and expecting she would give me some cookies or apples, of which it was soon learned there was always an abundance. And I do not remember ever to have gone in vain; nor was the giving skimped. She, being usually busy, would send me to the cellar and tell me to fill my pockets, a permission I was not slow nor backward about improving. She died at her home in Henderson on the fifth day of October, 1887, aged 76 y 3 m 23 days at death. She worked as a tailoress in 1870 in Henderson, Jefferson County.

She died 5 Oct 1887 Henderson, Jefferson, County and was buried Oct 1887 at Henderson, Jefferson County.

Children of Leonard Seaton and Sarah Chapman:

  1. MARY MIRANDA SEATON b 19 Oct 1835 Henderson, Jefferson, d After 1920 m before 1858 DANFORD N. BUTTS, (1834-1890)
  2. CORNELIA SEATON, b 19 Jan 1839 Jefferson County, d 30 Dec 1839 Jefferson County
  3. ARMINDA DORLESCA SEATON (Armanda or Amanda) b 10 May 1838, m (1) ARTHUR J. ARMSTRONG, (2) DANIEL J. SPRAGUE
  4. CHAUNCEY EUGENE SEATON b19 Jan 1840 Henderson, Jefferson County, d 9 Jun 1926 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, m (1) 15 Oct 1866 - Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin SARAH EUGENIA GRANNIS (1843-1869); m (2) 11 Feb 1874 - Meadville, Pennsylvania FLORENCE IDA POTTER (1849- ) CHAUNCEY in the Civil War was a. Lt. in Tenth New York Heavy artillery. He worked asa purchasing agent for property of western division of American Express
  5. AMBROSE BARNES SEATON, b 21 Sep 1841 Henderson, Jefferson, d Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois. He married 10 Jan 1875 - Champaign, Champaign, Illinois AMELIA FRANCES SELFRIDGE b c1846. In the Civil War he was a Quartermaster Sergeant, 10th NY Heavy artillery, Aug 2863-Jul 1863. He was promoted 1st Lt. of Co. F until August 1865. He had a residence from 1866 to 1872 in Montana. He had a small fruit growing farm in 1876- in Mitchell, , South Dakota. He owned nearly 1000 acres, part being near Running Water, South Dakota
  6. LOUISE S. SEATON b 22 Feb 1843 Jefferson County, New York, d 1926 buried Evergreen Cemetery, Henderson, Jefferson County m 22 Feb 1866 JAMES PETTINGILL (1835-1885) - Henderson, Jefferson, New York, USA
  7. GEORGE LUMAN SEATON b 24 Dec 1844 Henderson, Jefferson County, d 15 Nov 1883 Lake Superior, United States, m 25 Feb 1869 Lamotte, Jackson, Iowa, SARAH VIOLA HUTCHENS (1845-1931) He appeared on the census in 1880 in Wyoming, Jones County, Iowa. He died. sunk aboard Manistee on Lake Superior.
  8. HERBERT JULIAN SEATON, b 2 Jan 1852 Henderson, Jefferson County, d before 1920. m (1) HELEN IDA BARBER 26 Jun 1877 - Munsville, Madison, New York, m (2) 10 May 1898 MARY A. DODSONodson b 1871 . He appeared on the census in 1880 in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States. He worked as an under Sheriff--Jailer in 1880 in Watertown. He appeared on the census in 1900 and 1910 in Hancock, Houghton, Michigan. He is not found in 1920 census
    

MARY MIRANDA SEATON b 19 Oct 1835 Henderson, Jefferson, d After 1920 m before 1858 DANFORD N. BUTTS, (1834-1890)

She appeared on the census in 1870, 1880 in Henderson, JeffersonCounty, New York.
She appeared on the census in 1900 in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota
She appeared on the census in 1910 in Henderson, Jefferson County
She appeared on the census in 1920 in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota

ARMINDA DORLESKA SEATON (Armanda or Amanda) b 10 May 1838, was born 10 May 1838 Henderson, Jefferson County. She died After 1910. She appeared on the census in 1900 and 1910 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. She married (1) Nov 1857 IN Henderson, DANIEL J. SPRAGUE b 1837. She married 14 Feb 1883 - Henderson, (2) ARTHUR J. ARMSTRONG born 1837 and died after 1910.

Spouse Daniel J. Sprague (1837- ) Nov 1857 - Henderson, Jefferson, New York, USA

She appeared on the census in 1900 and 1910 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

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