Gilbert Henry SEAGRAVE

1834 -

• Name	Gilbert Henry SEAGRAVE  [1]
  	The surname presented for this person as with each other in this study is based on the dominant spelling found in the various records researched, but primarily on the name carved on the person's gravestone. EXCEPT for the common variations of the Seagraves family name of which there are over 20, such as Segraves, Seagreaves, Seagroves, etc. For clarity and ease of analysis all those variations have been given the Seagraves name. Certain variations are used so consistently within a family that they have been retained in this analysis, specifically, SAGRAVES and SEAGRAVE. The Seagraves version is the most common found (about 39%) of all on the 1940 census. A discussion of the name spelling variations can be found on the Home Page of this website. "Forwarding Clerk, they have resided in Brewster, NY for several years past." [1]
  Birth	23 Apr 1834	Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  1850 US census	1850	Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  	recorded as Gilbert H. Seagrave [indexed as Seagren], 16, MA, W, shoemaker, residing with Daniel & Mehitable Morse.
  State Census	1855	Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  	recorded as Gilbert Seagraves, 21, MA, shoemaker, son of Saul & Mary Seagraves.
  Military Service	24 Sep 1862	Massachusetts   [3]
  	Gilbert H. Seagrave, age 28, enlisted in Company C, 43rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as a Private. He mustered out on 30 Jul 1863 at Readville, Suffolk County, MA.
  1870 US census	1870	Southeast, Putnam County, New York
  	recorded as Gilbert Seagrave, 38, NY, W, agent for mining co., married; Laura, wife, 55, NY; Obed Townsend, 38, NY, farm laborer; Edmund Townsend, 24, NY, works in mill; Julia Townsend, 19, NY.
  1880 US census	1880	Brewster, Putnam County, New York
  	recorded as Gilbert Segraves, 48, MA, W, working in milk factory, married; Laura A., wife, 67, NY; Anna McDonald, 17, NY, servant.
  1900 US census	1900	Southeast, Putnam County, New York
  	recorded as Gilbert Seagrave, 68, born in Apr 1832 in MA, W, farm in conderidy (?), married 19 years; Lucy, wife, 67, born in Jun 1832 in CT, both parents born in NY, married 19 years; Henrieta Deforest, sister-in-law, 53, born in Sep 1842 in NY, single.
  1920 US census	1920	Patterson, Putnam County, New York
  	recorded as Gilbert H. Seagraves, 86, MA, married, boarder with Zebulon & Jessie Davis with Jennie A. Seagraves, 68, NY, listed as mother-in-law.
  Person ID	I4759	Seagraves Database
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Saul Scott SEAGRAVE,   b. 3 Mar 1810, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 18 Jun 1898, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Almira TYLER,   b. 30 Jan 1811, Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 9 Mar 1901, Massachusetts (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	2 Apr 1833	Massachusetts   [1]
  Family ID	F1557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura A. TOWNSEND,   b. Est 1837   d. 19 Jun 1880, Brewster, Putnam County, New York (Age ~ 43 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1865  [1]
  Family ID	F1558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Apr 1834 - Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts 1850 US census - recorded as Gilbert H. Seagrave [indexed as Seagren], 16, MA, W, shoemaker, residing with Daniel & Mehitable Morse. - 1850 - Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts State Census - recorded as Gilbert Seagraves, 21, MA, shoemaker, son of Saul & Mary Seagraves. - 1855 - Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Military Service - Gilbert H. Seagrave, age 28, enlisted in Company C, 43rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as a Private. He mustered out on 30 Jul 1863 at Readville, Suffolk County, MA. - 24 Sep 1862 - Massachusetts 1870 US census - recorded as Gilbert Seagrave, 38, NY, W, agent for mining co., married; Laura, wife, 55, NY; Obed Townsend, 38, NY, farm laborer; Edmund Townsend, 24, NY, works in mill; Julia Townsend, 19, NY. - 1870 - Southeast, Putnam County, New York 1880 US census - recorded as Gilbert Segraves, 48, MA, W, working in milk factory, married; Laura A., wife, 67, NY; Anna McDonald, 17, NY, servant. - 1880 - Brewster, Putnam County, New York 1900 US census - recorded as Gilbert Seagrave, 68, born in Apr 1832 in MA, W, farm in conderidy (?), married 19 years; Lucy, wife, 67, born in Jun 1832 in CT, both parents born in NY, married 19 years; Henrieta Deforest, sister-in-law, 53, born in Sep 1842 in NY, single. - 1900 - Southeast, Putnam County, New York 1920 US census - recorded as Gilbert H. Seagraves, 86, MA, married, boarder with Zebulon & Jessie Davis with Jennie A. Seagraves, 68, NY, listed as mother-in-law. - 1920 - Patterson, Putnam County, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Daniel Seagrave, Genealogy of the Seagrave Family with Supplement, (Tyler & Seagrave, Worcester, MA 1881). [S571] Massachusetts Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Ancestry.com). [S724] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Ancestry.com).