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 Worcester Evening Gazette newspaper dated Saturday, 10 August 1940, page 7, column 5:
The transcription of the article is:
Janet A. Roukes Becomes Bride
LEOMINSTER, Aug. 10.—Miss Janet A. Roukes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Roukes of 5 Academy road, and Edward R. Seaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Seaver of 90 Main street, were married today at the First Congregational (Unitarian) Church by Rev. Earle R. Steeves. The soloist was Miss Geraldine Seaver, accompanied by Mrs. Harold Wilkinson, organist.
Miss Ethel Birtwhistle of New Bedford was maid of honor. Frederick W. Seaver, Jr., was best man. The ushers were Richard Clark of Beverly, Allen Freeman of Taunton, Winthrop Roukes of Melrose and Harry Spinney, Jr., of Littleton. The flower girl was Judith Fischer.
The bride wore white lace and net with a long train, full length illusion of veil with coronet of lilies of the valley. She carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley and white roses. The maid of honor wore Margaret rose net over taffeta and carried a shower bouquet of garden roses.
A reception was held at Twin Oaks, Sterling. Following a motor trip through Maine the couple will reside in Lowell. The bride was graduated from Skidmore College and was assistant to the director of admissions at Dartmouth College. The bridegroom was graduated from Worcester Academy and Columbia College and is affiliated with the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., Boston.
The source citation is:
"Janet A. Roukes Becomes Bride," Worcester [Mass.] Evening Gazette newspaper, Saturday, 10 August 1940, page 7, column 5, Edward R. Seaver and Janet A. Roukes marriage announcement; imaged, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 12 October 2026).
This announcement provides the names of the bride and groom, their parents, the minister, soloist and the organist, the wedding party; also the bride's dress, their education, their employment, their honeymoon plans, their future residence, the marriage place and date (implied as 10 August 1940.
Edward Richmond Seaver (1913-2004) was born 28 August 1913 in Leominster, Massachusetts, the son of Frederak Walton and Alma Bessie (Richmond) Seaver. Janet Arlene Roukes was born 7 February 1913 in Leominster, the daughter of George Henry and Charlotte W. (Reed) Roukes. They married on 10 August 1940 in Leominster, Massachusetts.
Edward Richmond Seaver (1913-2004) is my uncle, the brother of my father Frederick Walton Seaver, Jr.
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