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    Serene Birdsall (Fosgate)

    Birth: 1805

    Death: 1-19-1884

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Relationships

Spouse

Birdsall, Samuel Sr. () | Marriage Date: 9-26-1832

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Children

Birdsall, Samuel Jr. ()

Birdsall, Franklin Samuel ()

Birdsall, Walter ()

Birdsall, Robert Lacy ()

Birdsall, Serene F. ()

Birdsall, Benjamin ()

Parents

Fosgate, Margaretta Grace

Fosgate, Bela

Biography

Serene Birdsall was born around 1805 in New York to Margarette Grace (Blanchard) and Bela Fosgate, a druggist. Serene was one of four children born to the Fosgates. They moved to Auburn, New York, in 1822.



Serene married Samuel Birdsall, a New York congressman, on September 26, 1832. Together, Serene and Samuel had six children: Franklin, Samuel, Walter, Robert, Serene, and Benjamin. The Birdsall’s resided in Waterloo, New York. Serene was close friends with Frances Adeline Seward and exchanged frequent correspondence with her.



Serene died on January 19, 1884, in Waterloo, New York.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to William Henry Seward, July 25, 1832

Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, July 7, 1822

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 13, 1861

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 1, 1861

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 14, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 16, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 20, 1840

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 3, 1848

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 7, 1848

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 28, 1847

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 27, 1843

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 8, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 13, 1863

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 18, 1844

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 10, 1843

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 27, 1843

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, Augustus 1, 1843

Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, January 2, 1863

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 18, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 31, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Warden, April 9, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 7, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 24, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 24, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 31, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 3, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 7, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 22, 1840

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1840

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 2, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 3, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 1, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 15, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 2, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 9, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 27, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 4, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 15, 1829

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 22, 1829

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 13, 1829

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 23, 1829

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 8, 1829

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 24, 1829

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 17, 1827

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 3, 1837

Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to Frances Miller Seward, June 24, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 20, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 22, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 14, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 29, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 11, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 4, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 18, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 13, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 2, 1835

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 28, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 24, 1832

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, July 9, 1825

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 25, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 7, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 15, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 27, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 18, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 22, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 18, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 17, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 26, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 13, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 4, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 28, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 23, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 27, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 11, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 22, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 25, 1831

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 

Serene Birdsall was born around 1805 in New York to Margarette Grace (Blanchard) and Bela Fosgate, a druggist. Serene was one of four children born to the Fosgates. They moved to Auburn, New York, in 1822.

Serene married Samuel Birdsall, a New York congressman, on September 26, 1832. Together, Serene and Samuel had six children: Franklin, Samuel, Walter, Robert, Serene, and Benjamin. The Birdsall’s resided in Waterloo, New York. Serene was close friends with Frances Adeline Seward and exchanged frequent correspondence with her.

Serene died on January 19, 1884, in Waterloo, New York.

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National Archives: Founders Online
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Serene Birdsall in the 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850
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http://www.foskett-genealogy.co.uk/Trees/USA/f3757.html
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https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/48962690:7667?tid=&pid=&queryId=4e2b95856b219f468333d965fdaa6209&_phsrc=fMG253&_phstart=successSource
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Year: 1860; Census Place: Waterloo, Seneca, New York; Roll: M653_861; Page: 347; Family History Library Film: 803861
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Serene Birdsall in the New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956