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====== 139. Ens. Jonathan Seymour ====== | ====== 139. Ens. Jonathan Seymour ====== | ||
- | //This page is a placeholder added on 28 Sep 2014. | + | 139. ENS. JONATHAN< |
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+ | New York City, 2 Nov. 1841; married first, MARIA LAWRENCE, of New York, who died | ||
+ | at New York City; married second, PATIENCE W. BRUEN, who died at New York City, | ||
+ | 1 Jan. 1862, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Woodward). | ||
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+ | He was a prominent merchant in New York City, in, the paper making business, and | ||
+ | established the Seymour Paper Mills at Windsor Locks, Conn. He was also a book | ||
+ | publisher. In 1809 he was commissioned Ensign in the N ew York County Militia. | ||
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+ | Daniel and Melancton L. Seymour, of New York, his only children, were appointed | ||
+ | administrators, | ||
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+ | The will of Patience W. Seymour of New York, dated 30 Dec. 1861, proved 4 Apr. | ||
+ | 1862, named Melancthon L. Seymour, son of my dec'd husband, to whom she gave the | ||
+ | income of all estate during his life in trust, and he was to dispose of it by | ||
+ | will to his heirs. Her heirs-at-law were specified. | ||
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+ | ^ Children by first wife: ^^ | ||
+ | | i. | DANIEL< | ||
+ | | ii. | MELANCTHON L., b. abt. 1812; d. at New York, 21 Nov. 1865, unm. His will, dated 28 July 1862, proved 9 May 1866, disposed of the estate of Patience W. Seymour (his stepmother) to various persons. | | ||
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+ | **DANIEL< | ||
+ | acquirements. He possessed a mind of the highest cultivation, | ||
+ | accomplishments an extensive; arid thorough knowledge of the language and | ||
+ | literature of the nations of Europe and an equally profound acquaintance with | ||
+ | the classical literature and languages of antiquity. | ||
+ | |||
+ | He was graduated | ||
+ | class and delivered the valedictory oration, choosing as his subject "The Swiss | ||
+ | History and Character." | ||
+ | was founded by Columbia men and was a forerunner of the Century Association, | ||
+ | where the original silver column is preserved. In 1851, following his death, | ||
+ | Robert Kelly, a classmate, delivered "An Address on the Character and Talents of | ||
+ | the Late Daniel Seymour" | ||
+ | House. | ||
+ | |||
+ | He pursued the profession of the law for a few years. III health led him to go | ||
+ | abroad. He spent several years in Europe, continued his studies, and perfected | ||
+ | himself in knowledge of the languages, nearly all of which he spoke and wrote | ||
+ | with remarkable precision and correctness. | ||
+ | |||
+ | An example of his facility was the translation of " | ||
+ | into Hebrew, Greek, Latin, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and several other | ||
+ | languages. | ||
+ | |||
+ | He devoted the last years of his life to the interests of the public schools and | ||
+ | other institutions of New York. In 1848 he was elected to the Board of Managers | ||
+ | of the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents in New York City. In | ||
+ | December of that year, he was appointed one. of a committee of five to study the | ||
+ | problem of securing a better location and more adequate buildings for the House | ||
+ | of Refuge, at that time located on First Avenue between 23rd and 24th Streets.. | ||
+ | In 1850 this committee succeeded in purchasing desirable property on Ward' | ||
+ | Island. However, this property proved to be too small so was turned over to the | ||
+ | New York City Common Council in exchange for a better site on Randall' | ||
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+ | The progressive and courageous character of Daniel Seymour is shown in the final | ||
+ | report of the building committee, submitted in 1862: "In January, 1850, however, | ||
+ | a report was made by Mr. Seymour | ||
+ | transfer of a portion of the boys to the Rochester House .... The majority of | ||
+ | the Committee having reported unfavorably upon the subject, Mr. Seymour made a | ||
+ | minority report, which was accepted .... the purport of which was, that a | ||
+ | classification and separation of our inmates were essential to their | ||
+ | reformation, | ||
+ | accommodations were required ...." He discharged his duties with the House of | ||
+ | Refuge until within three days of his death, with all the fidelity and zeal of | ||
+ | his active and benevo1ent mind. | ||
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