Seavers in the News -- Obituary of Malcolm B. Seaver (1886-1964) of Middleton, Massachusetts

 Here is this week's edition of "Seavers in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Seaver that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.

This week's entry is from the Boston [Mass.] Record American newspaper dated 1 April 1964, page 18, Column 3:

The transcription of the article is:

"Malcolm B. Seaver

"Services will be held  at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Middleton Congregation church for Malcolm B. Seaver, 77, of 1 Central st., Middleton, who retired in 1959 after a long career as a musician.

"Seaver played the organ for many years in Boston theaters, and was associated with the N.E. Theatrical Organization Co.  He was a native of Charlestown, but lived in Medford for many years before moving to Middleton in 1953.

:rviving are his wife, Mabel, and a son, Malcolm, both of Middleton."

The source citation is:

"Malcolm B. Seaver," Boston [Mass.] Record American newspaper, 1 April 1964, page 18, column 3, Malcolm B. Seaver obituary, GenealogyBank   (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 11 March 2024).

This obituary provides only the name, age, home address, birthplace and residences, occupation, services, associations, and the names of his wife and son.

Malcolm Benjamin Seaver (1886-1964) was born 8 April 1886 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin Whitman and Katherine C. (MacDonald) Seaver.  He died 30 March 1964 in Mi ddleton, Massachusetts.  He married Mabel Almeda Ross (1885-1969) on 2 October 1907 in Somerville, Massachusetts, the daughter of Richard Henry and Marie (Oberg) Ross.  They had one child:

*  Malcolm Douglas Seaver (1911-1982), who married in 1942 Marion Ethelyn Clinch (1911-2006).

Malcolm Benjamin Seaver (1886-1964) is my 6th cousin 4 times removed.  Our common Seaver ancestor is my 9th great-grandfather Robert Seaver (1608-1683).

There are over 10,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - and this is one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a man has an interesting occupation.  I am glad that I can honor Malcolm Benjamin Seaver today.  

You never know when a descendant or relative will find this blog post and learn something about their ancestors or relatives, or will provide more information about them to me.

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