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 Rutland [Vt.] Daily Herald newspaper dated Thursday, 7 August 1986, Page 11, Column 7:
The transcription of the article is:
"John L. Seaver
"WALLINGFORD -- John Lovett Seaver, 94, of Franklin Street died Wednesday afternoon at the Rutland Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
"He was born in Wallingford on Nov. 28, 1891, son of James and Mary (Lovett) Seaver.
"A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Seaver served during the First World War.
"A longtime resident of the Clarendon Springs area, Mr. Seaver had lived in Wallingford the past three years. He made his home with his grandnephew and his grandnephew's wife, Thomas and Anne Campbell.
"Prior to his retirement Mr. Seaver had worked for the Vermont Railroad as an accountant.
"He was the widower of the late Hazel Seaver.
"Mr. Seaver is survived by three nieces, Mrs. Joan Campbell of Tinmouth, Mrs. Charlotte Aines of Danby and Mrs. Thelma Sullivan of Simsbury, Conn.; a nephew, William Seaver of Springfield; and many grandnephews and grandnieces.
"A funeral service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Wallingford Aldous Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Whalen, pastor of the St. Patrick's Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Evergeen Cemetery.
"Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the funeral service on Friday."
The source citation is:
"John L. Seaver," The Rutland [Vt.] Daily Herald newspaper, Thursday, 7 August 1986, page 11, column 7, Thomas L. Seaver obituary; imaged, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 13 October 2025).
John Lovett Seaver was born 28 November 1891 in Wallingford, Vermont, the son of James Frank and Mary (--?--) Seaver. He died 6 August 1986 in Rutland, Vermont. John married Hazel Mary McCabe (1893-1965) in about 1920. They had no children.
I am a 5th cousin 3 times removed to John Lovett Seaver, with the common Seaver ancestor being 7th great-grandfather, Joseph Seaver (1672-1754).
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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