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 ====== 146. Lieut. Billy Seymour ======
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+. Lieut. Billy<sup>6</sup> Seymour (//[[074.aaron|Aaron]]//<sup>5</sup>,
+//[[025.zebulon|Zebulon]]//<sup>4</sup>, //[[008.John|John]]//<sup>3</sup>,
+//[[003.John|John]]//<sup>2</sup>, //[[001.Richard|Richard]]//<sup>1</sup>),
+born at Hartford, Conn., about 1772, died at Spencer-town, N.Y., 14 Jan. 1821,
+aged 49;  married at New Hartford, Conn., 19 Aug. 1793, Hannah Goodwin, born in
+, died at Batavia, N.Y., 3 Oct. 1827.
+He was commissioned Ensign in a Columbia County, N.Y., company in 1800,
+Lieutenant in 1800, and was replaced Apr. 1803 because he had moved. In 1805 he
+was Adjutant of Lt.-Col. Charles McKinstry's Regt, Columbia County, and resigned
+in 1807.
+^ Children: ^^^
+| i.   | Harriet Eliza<sup>7</sup>, b. 7 Feb. 1794; d. 25 May 1867; m. in 1812, Ethan B. Allen, a lawyer, of Batavia, N.Y. ||
+| ii. | Laura Ann, b. 10 May 1796; d. 26 Apr. 1822; m. in 1819, James Brown. ||
+| iii. | Walter Marvin, b. 3 June 1798; d. 22 Nov. 1863; m. 3 Aug. 1828, Eliza Martin Otto, b. at Philadelphia, Pa., 15 Oct. 1812, dau. of Jacob S. and Phebe (Whitehead). He was cashier for the Holland Land Company. Children: ||
+| | I. | Jacob Otto<sup>8</sup>, b. 30 Sept. 1829; d. 27 Feb. 1879; res. N.J.; m. 28 Feb. 1854, Julia A. Morgan. |
+| | II. | James Walter, b. 1 Jan. 1832; d. 25 Apr. 1874; res. La.; m. 3 Nov. 1858, Mary J. Tallent. |
+| | III. | Maria Brinkerhoff, b. 23 Sept. 1834; m. (1) 5 Sept. 1854, James C. Woodward, a produce merchant, of New York City; m. (2) 2 June 1881, Henry Parish, a graduate of Columbia College, and president of N.Y. Life and Trust Insurance Co. |
+| | IV. | Catherine Susan, b. 2 Dec. 1836; m. 12 Nov. 1868, John Stevenson, of New York City. |
+| | V. | Henry, b. 25 Sept. 1838; res. Milwaukee, Wis. |
+| | VI. | Laura Ann, b. 3 Jan. 1841. |
+| | VII. | Walter Marvin, b. 28 Jan. 1843; d. 15 Nov. 1875. |
+| | VIII. | Edward, b. 2 Dec. 1844; d. 13 Mar. 1869; res. Washington, D.C. |
+| | IX. | Charles, b. 18 Apr. 1847; d. 10 Mar. 1883; Lieut., U.S. N.; m. 26 Dec. 1878, Anna Josephine Guest, b. 20 Aug. 1851, dau. of Commodore John Guest, U.S. N., and Anna Josephine (Pleasonton). Two children. |
+| | X. | John Cotes, b. 16 Dec. 1849; m. 19 Sept. 1876, Estella Johnson. He was on the N.Y. Mining Stock Exchange, N.Y. City. |
+| | XI. | Eliza Martin, b. 27 June 1853; m. 13 Jan. 1875, Henry C. Perkins, of New York City. |
+| iv. | Edward William, b. 23 Apr. 1800; d. at sea, as supposed, in 1825. ||
+| v. | Fanny Maria, b. 3 July 1802; m. in 1820, William Hart Wells. ||
+| vi. | Erastus, b. 9 Sept. 1804; d. 5 Dec. 1804. ||
+| vii. | Erastus Bille, b. 11 Nov. 1805; d. at Buffalo, N.Y., 6 May 1888; m. (1) 1 Dec. 1834, Celia Burnham; m. (2) 12 Feb. 1857, Sarah S. Hempsted. ||
+| viii. | Henry Washington, b. 16 Jan. 1809; d. at Batavia, N.Y., Mar. 1859, unm. ||
+**ERASTUS B.<sup>7</sup> SEYMOUR** (1805-1888), after his father's death, moved
+with his mother to New York, and subsequently from there to Batavia where he
+engaged in the grain business. About the spring of 1845 he came to Buffalo and
+was one of the first commission merchants there. He first entered into
+partnership with Pardon C. Sherman. Afterwards he took into partnership William
+Wells, the firm of "Seymour & Wells" for years thereafter being one of the best
+known along the entire chain of lakes.
+Mr. Seymour was the first president of "The Western Elevating Company," and was
+also interested in several vessels and elevators, and when he came to Buffalo
+there were but two of the latter in the city, while "Seymour & Wells" stored and
+shipped about two-thirds of all the grain that came into this port.
+He was a member of St. Paul's Parish for over thirty years, and was long one of
+the vestry. He was a Republican, but not active in political life. He was a
+thoroughly domestic man, devoted to his home and his family. His serene, kindly,
+affectionate disposition endeared him to all who knew him. He was one of
+Nature's true gentlemen, ever considerate, courteous and dignified.
+He was survived by four daughters: Mrs. J. Morris Gwinn of Chicago, Dr. Abby
+Janet Seymour, Miss Louise C. Seymour, and Miss Lizzie H. Seymour.
+**ABBY JANET<sup>8</sup> SEYMOUR**, daughter of Erastus B., was at the time of
+her tragic death, the most prominent professional woman in Buffalo. Born in
+Batavia, N.Y., she lived from early childhood in her father's home on Niagara
+Square, Buffalo, afterwards occupied by the Working Boys' I Ionic She was
+graduated from the Rush Medical College of Chicago, established herself in
+practice in Buffalo, and gained an enviable reputation from her skill in the
+treatment of disease. She was a thoroughly educated woman with special talent in
+many directions. Besides being an excellent physician, she was an artist of
+considerable ability.
+Early in 1895, she went to Chicago to attend the sessions of the Post-Graduate
+Medical College. While there, an accident affected the nerves of her hip,
+necessitating the use of crutches. She had been a very active woman, and the
+affliction preyed upon her sensitive mind. She spent the summer in a private
+hospital for treatment, and in the autumn went to a private sanitarium in East
+Aurora. There she was unhappy, and she returned to Buffalo on 18 Oct. 1895,
+where she met many of her old friends, and although apparently rational,
+appeared to be mentally depressed. The following day she left the house of a
+friend, and, either by accident or design, stepped in front of a fast West Shore
+train and was instantly killed. She was about forty-two years old.
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