Findmypast Friday: Records for Nurses, the Navy and Beyond

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Newspapers

A staggering 22 new titles arrive in Findmypast’s historical newspaper collection this week, plus 147 existing titles have been updated with new pages.

New titles:

• Bebington News, 1987-1988
• Brentwood Gazette, 1988-1989
• Carlisle Examiner and North Western Advertiser, 1857-1870
• Caterham Mirror, 1988
• Clevedon Mercury, 1872
• Dumfries & Galloway Courier and Herald, 1884-1894, 1896
• East Cleveland Herald & Post, 1987-1988
• Grantown Supplement, 1894-1912
• Ilfracombe Chronicle, 1882, 1888
• Isle of Thanet Gazette and Thanet Times, 1877
• Kent Times, 1875-1889, 1891-1912

• McPhun’s Australian News, 1853-1855
• Middlesbrough Herald & Post, 1987
• Newmarket Weekly News, 1889
• Radnorshire Standard, 1898-1909
• Royston Weekly News, 1907, 1910
• Rugeley Mercury, 1889
• Ruislip & Northwood Gazette, 1988
• Salford Advertiser, 1987-1988
• Uttoxeter Newsletter, 1987
• Wembley Leader, 1988
• Woodford and District Advertiser, 1906-1915

Updated titles:

• Abergele & Pensarn Visitor, 1987
• Acton Gazette, 1986
• Aldershot News, 1986
• Annandale Herald and Moffat News, 1886-1888
• Annandale Observer and Advertiser, 1891
• Ashbourne News Telegraph, 1989
• Atherstone News and Herald, 1886, 1891, 1893
• Bacup Times and Rossendale Advertiser, 1873
• Banbury Beacon, 1897
• Barnsley Chronicle, etc., 1897

• Beckenham Journal, 1912
• Bedfordshire Mercury, 1911
• Bedfordshire on Sunday, 1991
• Bexhill-on-Sea Chronicle, 1899-1905, 1907-1910
• Birkenhead News, 1987
• Birmingham Daily Post, 1992
• Birmingham Mail, 1898, 1991
• Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 1989, 1992
• Birmingham Weekly Post, 1910
• Blackburn Times, 1888

• Blackpool Gazette & Herald, 1897
• Bournemouth Daily Echo, 1911
• Bridge of Allan Reporter, 1875, 1877
• Bridport News, 1870
• Brighton Guardian, 1876
• Brighton Herald, 1870
• Buckinghamshire Examiner, 1987
• Burton Daily Mail, 1912, 1989, 1992
• Burton Trader, 1987
• Bury Times, 1856, 1871, 1880

• Caernarvon & Denbigh Herald, 1834, 1836
• Cambria Daily Leader, 1908
• Cambridge Daily News, 1987-1988
• Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers’ Gazette, 1859
• Cardiff Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 1890-1891
• Carmarthen Journal, 1985
• Central Somerset Gazette, 1986
• Chatham News, 1988
• Cheddar Valley Gazette, 1986
• Chepstow Weekly Advertiser, 1855-1856, 1863
• Chester Chronicle, 1960, 1991-1992
• Clerkenwell Dial and Finsbury Advertiser, 1863
• Croydon Times, 1879, 1889, 1900, 1911
• Daily Record, 1991
• Deal, Walmer & Sandwich Mercury, 1897
• Derby Express, 1992
• Dewsbury Reporter, 1871
• Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser, 1987
• Dover Chronicle, 1894

• Dumfries and Galloway Standard, 1987
• Dundalk Examiner and Louth Advertiser., 1930
• Dunfermline Saturday Press, 1891
• Durham Chronicle, 1856, 1897
• East Anglian Daily Times, 1889
• East Grinstead Observer, 1897, 1987
• Edinburgh Evening Dispatch, 1893, 1896
• Edinburgh Evening News, 1913, 1922
• Ellesmere Port Pioneer, 1992
• Essex Standard, 1873

• Essex Times, 1871, 1889
• Essex Weekly News, 1886, 1897
• Evesham Journal, 1865
• Express and Echo, 1898
• Faringdon Advertiser and Vale of the White Horse Gazette, 1871
• Faversham News, 1889, 1899
• Fenland Citizen, 1980
• Glamorgan Gazette, 1897, 1980, 1983
• Glasgow Evening Times, 1894

• Gloucester Citizen, 1962
• Gloucester News, 1987-1988
• Gloucestershire Echo, 1895-1896
• Grimsby Daily Telegraph, 1991
• Hampstead & Highgate Express, 1892
• Harlow Star, 1987, 1989
• Harrow Observer, 1964, 1991-1992
• Hertford Mercury and Reformer, 1991-1992
• Herts and Essex Observer, 1983, 1990-1991
• Hinckley News, 1888

• Hinckley Times, 1898
• Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury, 1991-1992
• Horley & Gatwick Mirror, 1988
• Hounslow & Chiswick Informer, 1987
• Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner, 1911
• Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1911-1913, 1992
• Hull Advertiser and Exchange Gazette, 1862
• Illustrated Malvern Advertiser, Visitors’ List, and General Weekly Newspaper, 1858, 1892
• Irvine Herald, 1987
• Islington Times, 1863

• Kelso Mail, 1891
• Kent & Sussex Courier, 1987, 1992
• Kentish Gazette, 1887-1891
• Kilmarnock Standard, 1991
• Kinross-shire Advertiser.,1891
• Lancaster Gazette, 1886
• Lancaster Guardian, 1880, 1910
• Leek Times, 1871-1872, 1912
• Liverpool Evening Express, 1874, 1897-1898, 1910
• London & Provincial News and General Advertiser, 1867

• London and China Express, 1918, 1920
• London Chronicle, 1809
• Long Eaton Advertiser, 1898
• Louth and North Lincolnshire Advertiser, 1872
• Lowestoft Journal, 1873
• Ludlow Advertiser, 1889
• Lynn Advertiser, 1946-1949, 1958-1962, 1964-1966
• Man of Ross, and General Advertiser, 1861
• Merthyr Express, 1987
• Middlesex County Times, 1942, 1983

• Montgomeryshire Echo, 1890
• Morning Herald (London), 1831
• New Times (London), 1830
• Newcastle Daily Chronicle, 1926
• Newport Gazette, 1888
• North Devon Herald, 1873, 1889
• North Star (Darlington), 1909, 1912, 1923
• North Wales Chronicle, 1874
• Northern Advertiser (Aberdeen), 1885-1887
• Northern Weekly Gazette, 1868

• Nottingham Evening Post, 1985, 1989-1991
• Nuneaton Chronicle, 1911-1912, 1921-1943
• Oldham Advertiser, 1988
• Ossett Observer, 1886
• Paddington Advertiser, 1861
• Paisley Daily Express, 1987, 1990, 1992
• Pulman’s Weekly News and Advertiser, 1896
• Retford, Gainsborough & Worksop Times, 1896, 1983-1984
• Richmond Informer, 1987
• Rossendale Free Press, 1912

• Runcorn Guardian, 1912
• Saffron Walden Weekly News, 1911
• Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, 1911
• Southall Gazette, 1983
• Spalding Guardian, 1938
• Stockport County Express, 1911
• Sunbury & Shepperton Herald, 1988
• Sunday Gazette, 1866
• Sunday Sun (Newcastle), 1926, 1934
• Surrey Advertiser, 1911

• Surrey Mirror, 1988
• Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette, 1897
• Walsall Observer, and South Staffordshire Chronicle, 1913, 1920, 1923, 1936, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1956-1957
• West Lothian Courier, 1989
• West Surrey Times, 1897-1898
• Widnes Examiner, 1878-1879
• Winsford Chronicle, 1976, 1978, 1988-1989
• Wishaw Press, 1991, 1993
• Wokingham Times, 1988-1989

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52 Ancestors - Week 424: #308 John Bathrick (1702-1769) of Cambridge and Arlington, Massachusetts

John Bathrick (1702-1769)  is #308 on my Ahnentafel  List, my 6th great-grandfather, who married #309 Mary --?-- (1702?-1726?)  in about 1720 in Cambridge, Middlesex County,  Massachusetts Bay.

I am descended through:

*  Their son, #154 David Bathrick (1722-1794) married #155 Lydia Maynard (1722-1802) in 1742.

*  their daughter, #77 Lydia Batherick (1752-1795) married #76 Phinehas Brigham (1755-1802) in 1779.

* their son, #38 Lambert Brigham (1794-1834) who married #39 Sophia Buck (1797-1882) in 1817.
* their daughter #19 Sophia Newton (1834-1923) who married #18 Edward Hildreth (1831-1899) in 1852.

* their daughter #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) who married #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) in 1874.

* their son #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) who married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.

* their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.

* their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

*  Name:                   John Bathrick[1,3-5]

*  Alternate Name:   John Baverick[2]

*  Sex:                      Male

*  Father:                 Thomas Bathrick 1680-1762

*  Mother:                Elizabeth Lynn 1680-1749

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                   12 May 1702, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[2]

*  Death:                  3 June 1769 (age 67), Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,4–5]

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:            Mary --?-- 1702-1726

*  Marriage 1:         about 1720 (about age 18), Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1]

*  Child 1:             David Bathrick 1722-1794

*  Child 2:             Elisabeth Bathrick 1724-1784

*  Child 3:             Mary Bathrick 1725-    

*  Souse 2:             Elizabeth Godding 1708-1747

*  Marriage 2:        about 1727 (about age 25), Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1]

*  Child 4:             John Bathrick 1728-1781

*  Child 5:             Henry Bathrick 1732-    

*  Child 6:             Timothy Bathrick 1737-    

*  Child 7:             Hannah Bathrick 1741-    

*  Child 8:             Josiah Bathrick 1743-1743

*  Child 9:             Lydia Bathrick 1746-1749

*  Spouse 3:          Ruth Hook 1715-1795

*  Marriage 3:      24 December 1747 (age 45) Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,3]

*  Child 10:          Ruth Bathrick 1748-1754

*  Child 11:          Lydia Bathrick 1752-    

*  Child 12:          Ruth Bathrick 1754-    

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

The name Bathrick is in the early Massachusetts records as Bathrick, Batherick, Baverick, Badrick and other spellings.  The History of Arlington book defines the John Bathrick family[1].

John "Baverick" was born 12 May 1702 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Lynn) (Beeger) Bathrick of Cambridge[2].  

He was married three times.  First, at age 18 with Mary --?-- (1702?-1726?) in about 1720, probably in Cambridge[1]. They had three children:

*  David Bathrick (1722-1794), married 1742 Lydia Maynard (1722-1822).

*  Elisabeth Bathrick (1723-1784), married 1745 James Brooks (1723-1801).

*  Mary Bathrick (1725-????), married 1747 Isaac Brooks (1720-1760).

Mary (--?--) Bathrick died sometime after 24 December 1725 when daughter Mary was born, and before John married, secondly, in about 1727 to Elizabeth Godding (1708-1747), perhaps in Charlestown[1].  They had six children, born in either Cambridge or Arlington, Massachusetts Bay:

*  John Bathrick (1728-1781), married 1754 Mary Hastings (1733-????).

*  Henry Bathrick (1732-????).

*  Timothy Bahrick (1737-????).

*  Hannah Bathrick (1741-????).

*  Josiah Bathrick (1743-1743).

*  Lydia Bathrick (1746-1749).

Elizabeth (Godding) Bathrick died on 18 June 1747 in Arlington.  John Bathrick married, thirdly, on 24 December 1747 in Cambridge to Ruth Hooke (1715-1795)[1,3].  They had three children, all recorded in Arlington, Massachusetts:

*  Ruth Bathrick (1748-1754).

*  Lydia Bathrick (1752-????).

*  Ruth Bathrick (1754-????).

It is not known if any of the children, besides David and John, married or had children.

John Bathrick died 3 June 1769 in Arlington, Massachusetts (also recorded in Cambridge) at age 67[1,4-5].

  

There is no burial record for John Bathrick on Find A Grave, and there is no probate record for John Bathrick in the Middlesex County Probate Record books. 

5)  SOURCES

1. Benjamin and William R. Cutter, History of the Town of Arlington, Massachusetts, Formerly the Second Precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the Town of West Cambridge, 1635-1879, with a Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Precinct (Boston, Mass. : David Clapp & Son, 1880)., pages 191-192, Batherick family sketches.

2. Thomas W. Baldwin (compiler), Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1915), Births, page 50, John Baverick entry, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, 12 May 1702.

3. Thomas W. Baldwin (compiler), Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Marriages, page 29, John Bathrick and Ruth Hook entry, 24 December 1747.

4. Thomas W. Baldwin (compiler), Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Deaths, John Bathrick, ,aged 69, 3 June 1769.

5. Vital Records of Arlington, Massachusetts to the Year 1850  (Boston, Mass. : NEHGS, 1904), Deaths, page 124, John Bathrick, aged 69, 3 June 1769.

NOTE:  This genealogical sketch is out of Ahnentafel order because I found new information linking Sophia Newton to her birth father, Lambert Brigham.  

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NOTE: In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog. I have extended this theme in 2022 for a ninth year to 468 Ancestors in 468 Weeks. The (incomplete) list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents to the 7th great-grandparents (in work) is in https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.

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Seavers in the News -- Everett H. Seaver Dies in Los Angeles in 1963

  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 The Los Angeles Times newspaper dated 15 October 1963:

The transcription of the article is:

"Ex-Golf Champ E.H. Seaver Dies

"Everett Herbert Seaver, 77, Southern California amateur golf champion in 1920, died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital.

"Mr. Seaver also won the 1908 Trans-Mississippi tournament and was a former director of the Southern California Golf Assn., the California Golf Assn., and the U.S. Golf Assn.  He represented the Los Angeles Country Club when he won the state amateur.

"He leaves his wife, Gertrude, sons Charles, of Fresno, and Dr. James, of Lawrence, Kan.; a daughter, Mrs. Katherine S. Griffith of Los Angeles; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

"Funeral services are pending."

The source citation is:

"Ex-Golf Champ E.H. Seaver Dies," The Los Angeles [Calif.] Times newspaper, Tuesday, 15 October 1963, page 41, column 6, Everett Herbert Seaver obituary; Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 24 March 2022).

This obituary mainly describes the golf accomplishments of Everett H. Seaver, but does provide names of his wife and children, plus a place of death.  He was the grandfather of baseball player, George Thomas "Tom" Seaver.

Everett Herbert Seaver was born 2 September 1886 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of James Everett and Bella Ralston (Carr) Seaver.  He married Gertrude Lillian Sharp (1888-1964) on 3 February 1909 in Jackson county, Missouri.  She was the daughter of Charles and Katherine J. (Showers) Sharp.  They had three children:

*  Charles Henry Seaver (1911-2004), married (1) 1935 Betty Lee Cline (1913-1986); (2) 1987 Barbara Rector (1913-2012).

*  Katherine Jane Seaver (1913-1970), married 1933 Benjamin Perry Griffith (1905-1982).

*  James Everett Seaver (1918-2011), married 1940 Virginia Stevens (1919-2017).

Everett Herbert Seaver (1886-1963) is an 8th cousin 2 times removed to me.  Our common Seaver ancestor is Robert Seaver (1608-1683).

There are over 10,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - and this was one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a person gets an obituary on the sports page. I am glad that I can honor Everett Herbert 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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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1702 Birth Record for John Baverick in Cambridge, Massachusetts

 It's Treasure Chest Thursday - a chance to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1702 Birth entry for John Baverick  in the Cambridge, Massachusetts vital records book:

The birth entry is the 3rd entry from the Baverick listings:

The transcription of this record is:

"BAVERICK, John, s. of Thomas and Elizabeth, May 12, 1702"

The source citation for this record is:

Thomas W. Baldwin (compiler), Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1915), Births, page 50, John Baverick entry, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, 12 May 1702.

This is an entry in a published Cambridge, Massachusetts vital record book.  It is a Derivative Source with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the birth of Thomas Bathrick on 12 May 1702 and his parents first names. 

   

John Bathrick [also Baverick and Batherick] (1702-1769) was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Lynn) (Beeger) Bathrick of Cambridge.  John Bathrick (1702-1769) married (1) Mary --?-- before 1722, who are my 6th great-grandparents, through their son David Bathrick (1722-1794).

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Rabbit Holes With Randy -- What Happened to the Peter Johonnot Seaver Family?

This week's Rabbit Hole was finding the story of Peter Johonnot Seaver (1770-1804) and his family.  I had his birth and baptism information and his death information.  I didn't have the rest of the story.

Peter Johonnot Seaver was born 18 October 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Ebenezer Seaver and Sarah Johonnot.  He was baptized in Hollis Street Church in Boston on 21 October 1770, according to: 

Boston City Registrar, Reports of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston; Volume 9 (Boston, Mass.: Rockwell and Churchill, 1883), Peter Johonnot Seaver birth entry, 18 October 1770, baptism entry, 21 October 1770.

His death on 5 September 1804 in Savannah, Georgia was reported in several newspapers, including: 

"Death Notices from the New York Evening Post, 1801–1890," Online database, American Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), citing unpublished typescript transcriptions of original notices by Gertrude A. Barber, R. Stanton Avery Collection, NEHGS, Boston, MA. "Death Notices copied from the New York Evening Post, vols. 1-54," 1933–1947), published 29 September 1804. 

The entry said "At Savannah, 5th inst., Peter Johonet Seaver, 34, native Mass."

The Columbian Centinel newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts reported it also on 3 October 1804:

"U.S. Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930," indexed database with record images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 March 2022), Massachusetts > Columbian Centinel > Deaths > Roane-Stables, page 4003 (image 359 of 822), "Seaver, Peter Johannot, native of Boston, d. in Savannah, Ga., aged 34 (C.C., Oct. 3, 1804)".

And that's all I knew.  Then a student at BYU Idaho sent me a message on FamilySearch Notifications out of the blue:  

"I came across a will/probate for Peter Johonnot Seaver in doing research for one of my BYUI Family History classes and thought I'd pass it along to a descendant of his. It mentions his infant daughter by name and the mother of that daughter and her family. I wish I had time to do more research on this line for you, but my plate is full! Happy searching! https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9069/images/007703156_00640."

Huh?  Peter J. had a will?  And a wife and child?  He's not my ancestor so I have not chased down everything about him.   I did not have a spouse or child for Peter Johonnot Seaver in my RootsMagic family tree. 

What could be in the will - did it name his parents and/or siblings?  I clicked on the link and found three images from the Suffolk County Probate Court clerk's record books.  I wondered if there were more pages, and found it easily on American Ancestors, which had the full 44 page probate estate file in File 22,220.  I downloaded all 44 images from the Suffolk County Probate packet, which included information about his insolvent estate, probate papers from Chatham County, Georgia including the will, etc.  I transcribed the will (images 41-43) in   Amanuensis Monday - 1805 Probate Records of Peter Johonnot Seaver (1770-1804) in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  Peter was a merchant who died in Savannah, Georgia.  

The will raised several questions that resulted in hours of exploring this rabbit hole, including:

*  Who was the mother of the child? 

*  Why was the child named "Elizabeth Grafton Woodbridge Seaver?"  

*  Who are the Woodbridges?  Where were they from?

*  What happened to Elizabeth Grafton Woodbridge Seaver?  

Here is what I found:

1)  By inference, the wife of Peter J. Seaver was Elizabeth Grafton Woodbridge, daughter of Dorcas Woodbridge (Peter's names as a guardian for his daughter as "matrimonial mother") and sister of Thomas March Woodbridge (Peter names guardian Mary, wife of Thomas, as "sister").   Again, by inference, Peter J. Seaver's wife died after their child was born.  When?  Another Columbian Centinel extraction had:

""U.S. Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930," indexed database with record images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 March 2022), page 4002 (image 358 of 822), Elizabeth Grafton Seaver, age 24, died 14 October 1802, newspaper dated 13 November 1802; "Seaver, Elizabeth Grafton, d. in Savannah, 14th of Oct., age 24 (C.C. Nov. 13, 1802)."

2)  Why was the child named Elizabeth Grafton Woodbridge Seaver?  By inference, she was named that in honor and memory of her mother, who certainly died at or immediately after childbirth.  It is a classic namesake name.

3)  Who are the Woodbridges?  Where were they from?  Dudley Woodbridge (1732-1799) married Dorcas March (1747-1820) on 19 January 1763 in Andover, Massachusetts.  The Woodbridges were from Newbury, the Marches from Andover, and Dudley, Dorcas and family settled in Salem, Massachusetts.  They had ten children, including Thomas March Woodbridge (1765-1841), who married Mary --?-- and had a family in Salem, and a merchant in Savannah also.  Thomas was also named an executor of Peter's will.  Several of the family were merchants.  Elizabeth was the 8th child, born in 1778 and died in 1802, at age 24.  Grafton is probably a family surname of a grandparent or great-grandparent of Elizabeth's.  

4)  What happened to the child, Elizabeth Grafton Woodbridge Seaver?  Did she grow up in the adoptive family?  Did she have descendants to honor her parents?  Did she keep her Seaver name or take the Woodbridge name?

Sadly and unfortunately, all of the answers are NO.  The Savannah Deaths record book records her passing on 21 May 1804:

"Savannah, Georgia Vital Records, 1803-1966," indexed records with record images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 March 2022), Deaths > 1804, image 4 of 23, "Elizabeth Seaver, age 19 months, 6 days, daughter of Peter J. Seaver, born Georgia, 21 May 1804, of teething."

The Savannah death records also had this for Peter J. Seaver:

 "Savannah, Georgia Vital Records, 1803-1966," indexed records with record images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 March 2022), Deaths > 1804, image 11 of 23, "Peter J. Seaver, 34 years, died 5 September 1804,  merchant, born Massachusetts, Sept. 5, 1804, died of a fever, at house of Thos. F. Williams Esquire."

 Look at that death page for Peter.  He died of a fever, as did six others on the same page in September 1804.  

What a sad, sad story for Peter Johonnot Seaver.  He is raised by a large and loving family, becomes a merchant, marries to Elizabeth Grafton Woodbridge (probably in about 1800) who has a large supportive family in Massachusetts, moves to Savannah and seems to be successful in business.  The happy couple have a baby, and the mother Elizabeth dies in or after childbirth.  Devastating!  Peter writes his will, naming guardians for his child Elizabeth Grafton Woodbridge Seaver if he dies.  The child, Elizabeth, obviously the apple of Peter's eye, dies at age 14 months, 6 days.  Devastating!  Peter contracts fever and dies four months later.  What a sad, sad story.

We encounter stories like this every so often in our genealogy research, and we need to honor the lives of the deceased, especially the women who die in childbirth and the children who die as infants, by telling their stories too.  

Thank you to the friendly BYU Idaho student who reached out to me to set off this trip down the rabbit hole.  It did not have the outcome I hoped for, but life happens in real time, and the reality is that things happen in moments that sometimes take over 200 years to explain.

If Linda were here at home with me, I would say "please pass the carrots, I need some energy after crawling out of this rabbit hole."

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Randy and His Daughters in January 2005 -- Post 712 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

 I can't help it, I can't do a wordless post! This is one of my favorite photographs: 

This is a picture of me with my daughters, Lori on the left, Tami on the right, in January 2005 in the family room of our home.  This was taken at Tami's baby shower - granddaughter Lauren was born in February 2005.   Life was good, we were retired and healthy, and grandbabies were being born!  

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Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Welcome to Genealogy News and Education Bytes, posted on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news and education items that came across our desktop since the last issue.    

1)  News Articles:

*  The New Look and Feel of the Ancestry® Website 

*  Meet the SCGS Genealogy Jamboree and Genetic Genealogy Conference 2022 Speakers!

*  A tale and journey for all of us

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 12 to 18 March 2022

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 12 to 18 March 2022

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 21 March 2022

*  760 Free Online Immigration Record Collections from the United States

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  THE Genealogy Show Spring Event - April 1-3, 2022 (Virtual)

*  i4GG San Diego 2022 Conference - April 8-10, 2022 (In-person and virtual)

*  NGS 2022 Family History Conference - May 24-28, 2022 (Sacramento, In-Person!)

*  SCGS Jamboree and Genetic Genealogy Conferences - August 19-20 and 26-27, 2022 (Virtual)

*  SLIG Virtual 2022 - 8 September to 17 November 2022 (Registration opens 14 May 2022)

4)  Genealogy Education - Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Family History Library Classes and Webinars for March 2022

*  MyHeritage Online Events for March 2022

*  National Institute for Genealogical Studies - Virtual Learning Room

*  Treat Yourself to an Irish Genealogy Conference this Saturday - Free, March 26, 2022

*  History for Ukraine - Free 24-Hour Webinar - March 26-27, 2022

*  3rd Annual 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon - April 7-8, 2022 

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 22 March, 11 a.m.:  A Deep Dive into Deep Nostalgia™, by Masha Novak

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 23 March, 11 a.m.:  Get ‘Grammin’! How to Instagram Your Family History, by Elizabeth M. O'Neal.

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:    Mexican Catholic Parish Records, Part II: Pre-Marital Investigations, Marriages & Dispensations, by Henrietta Martinez Christmas

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:   Through the Prairies to the Rocky Mountains: Records of Western Canada, by Lianne Kruger.

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 193 : Five Takeaways From the DNA Proof Arguments SLIG Course

*  CutOff Genes: Episode 508: Everybody Needs to Simmer Down

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 414 - Is DNA Just Another Research Tool? Diahan Southard Talks Genetic Genealogy

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-597: Must-Have Genealogy Books for Your Personal Library #8 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  AmericanAncestors:   An American Meeting: The Irish and Jews in the Nation's Urban Caldron

*  BYU Family History Library:  RootsMagic 8 -- An Overview by Nancy Busby

*  Cousin Russ:  Office Hours - 18 March 2022 - Publish Workspace

*  Cousin Russ:  Office Hours - 19 March 2022 - Undocumented Facts

*  DNA Family Trees:   Announcing the cM Solver tool! The best centimorgan solving tool on the internet!

*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound:  The Story of You - The Star and FOREVER Artisan

*  Family History Fanatics:  How to Create a Leeds Chart with 23andMe Results | Genetic Genealogy Explained

*  Family History Fanatics:  1950 US Census: Become a FamilySearch Indexing Volunteer | TUTORIAL

*  Findmypast:  Fridays Live 18 March 2022 | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S05 E22: Olivia J. Hooker - The Story of the 1st African American Woman in the U.S. Coast Guard

*  Just Genealogy:  JG0008 - Captain Zackquill Morgan, deceased of the 12th US Infantry

*  WikiTree:  Saturday WikiTree LiveCast

*  Your DNA Guide:  What to do with your DNA Test Results in 2022 | Part 2

*  Your DNA Guide:  What to do with your DNA Test Results in 2022 | Part 3

*  Your DNA Guide:  DNA Testing for Family History | RootsTech 2022

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 18 March 2022?

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