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Louisa Cornelia Canfield (Seward)
Birth: 1805
Death: 1-4-1839
Nickname: Louisa
RelationshipsChildrenCanfield, Frederick Allen
Canfield, Augustus
Canfield, Augustus (AxC)
Canfield, Francis Allyn (FAC)
Beattie, Caroline Cornelia (CCS)
Canfield, Mary Seward
Biography
Louisa Cornelia (Seward) Canfield was born in 1805 in Florida, New York, daughter of Samuel Swazy and Mary (Jennings) Seward and younger sister of William H. Seward. She attended Emma Willard's Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York, where Frances Miller was her classmate. The two women became friends and Frances met her future husband, William H. Seward, during a visit to her home in Florida. On April 18, 1827, Louisa married her father's student and an aspiring doctor, Mahlon Dickerson Canfield. The marriage seems to have been clouded by the unhappiness of Louisa's father over the arrangement. The couple moved to Bargaintown, New Jersey. Louisa and Mahlon had five children. Frances Seward recounts in a letter written to her sister Lazette Worden, dated January 12, 1839, that Louisa died of Quinsy, a peritonsillar abscess. Louisa died on January 4, 1839.
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 22, 1853
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, April 14, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 21, 1850
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, April 2, 1825
Letter from William Henry Seward to Mahlon Dickerson Canfield, October 14, 1849
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, October 4, 1849
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 20, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 24, 1839
Letter from Marcia Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, January 29, 1825
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, March 7, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 19, 1848
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, April 20,
1825
Letter from Mary Jennings Seward to George Washington Seward, September 30, 1827
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, March 3, 1826
Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 29, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 19, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 3, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 17, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 12, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 18, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 15, 1831
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 6, 1825
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 27, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 8, 1842
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 20, 1841
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 14,
1840
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 13,
1840
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, November 30,
1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 25,
1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 1,
1834
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 13,
1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 16, 1829
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, July 18, 1825
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 31,
1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 24,
1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March,
1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 2,
1831
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 26,
1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 8,
1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 12,
1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 3,
1829
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, July 27,
1825
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, May 11,
1825
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, December 9,
1824
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, June 21,
1824
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, August 5,
1824
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, December 20,
1823
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, February 2,
1819
Letter from William Henry Seward to Mary Jennings Seward, November 24, 1844
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 26, 1834
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, February 18, 1833
Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to Frances Miller Seward, March 23, 1833
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, April 6, 1834
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, September 6, 1834
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, January 29, 1832
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, February 20, 1832
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, November 21, 1831
Letter from Rachel Armstrong Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 5, 1835
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, July 19, 1835
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, July 22, 1835
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 24, 1837
Letter from Mary Jennings Seward to George Washington Seward, December 31, 1827
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, May 21, 1825
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, August 12, 1823
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, July 17, 1834
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 7, 1837
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, November 7, 1837
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 19, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 29, 1837
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 27, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 4,
1837
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, January 8, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 22, 1837
Letter from Marcia Armstrong Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 2, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward,
February 23, 1837
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 10, 1838
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 24, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 11, 1838
Letter from Julia Ann Van Brunt to William Henry Seward, July 15, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 5, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 13, 1838
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 1, 1838
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 15, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 5, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 13, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 29, 1839
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, April 11, 1839
Letter from William Henry Seward to Mahlon Dickerson Canfield, April 9, 1839
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1, 1836
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, December 22, 1836
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 13, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 28, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 17, 1839
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, January 12, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 11, 1839
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, February 6, 1839
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1836
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, September 12,
1835
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 26, 1834
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 10, 1834
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, January 25, 1834
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 10, 1834
Letter from Marcia Armstrong Seward to Frances Miller Seward, September 17, 1833
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1833
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 15, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 21, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 5, 1833
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, July 22, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 9, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 13, 1833
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1833
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 9, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 24, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 19, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 13, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 21, 1829
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, January 12, 1841
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, Feburary 15, 1841
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, May 27, 1828
Letter From Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, June 26,
1828
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 29, 1828
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 24, 1828
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, June 11, 1827
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 23, 1826
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 30, 1825
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 29, 1825
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 7, 1831
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 22, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 18, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 18, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 11, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 23, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 25, 1831
Citations
Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: Louisa Cornelia (Seward) Canfield was born in 1805 in Florida, New York, daughter of Samuel Swazy and Mary (Jennings) Seward and younger sister of William H. Seward. She attended Emma Willard's Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York, where Frances Miller was her classmate. The two women became friends and Frances met her future husband, William H. Seward, during a visit to her home in Florida. On April 18, 1827, Louisa married her father's student and an aspiring doctor, Mahlon Dickerson Canfield. The marriage seems to have been clouded by the unhappiness of Louisa's father over the arrangement. The couple moved to Bargaintown, New Jersey. Louisa and Mahlon had five children. Frances Seward recounts in a letter written to her sister Lazette Worden, dated January 12, 1839, that Louisa died of Quinsy, a peritonsillar abscess. Louisa died on January 4, 1839.
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: Book or Book ChapterBook or Monograph Title: A History of Thomas Canfield and of Matthew CamfieldPublisher Location: New Haven, CTPublisher Name: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor PressYear: 1897Start Page: 185Citation Notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=Dzg5AAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA185&dq=louisa%20cornelia%20seward%201805&pg=PA185#v=onepage&q=louisa%20cornelia%20seward%201805&f=false
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: Newspaper ArticleJournal or Newspaper Title: Troy BudgetArticle Title: "Death Notice"Month: JanuaryDay: 11Year: 1839Start Page: 2
ChildrenCanfield, Frederick Allen
Canfield, Augustus
Canfield, Augustus (AxC)
Canfield, Francis Allyn (FAC)
Beattie, Caroline Cornelia (CCS)
Canfield, Mary Seward
Canfield, Frederick Allen
Canfield, Augustus
Canfield, Augustus (AxC)
Canfield, Francis Allyn (FAC)
Beattie, Caroline Cornelia (CCS)
Canfield, Mary Seward
Biography
Louisa Cornelia (Seward) Canfield was born in 1805 in Florida, New York, daughter of Samuel Swazy and Mary (Jennings) Seward and younger sister of William H. Seward. She attended Emma Willard's Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York, where Frances Miller was her classmate. The two women became friends and Frances met her future husband, William H. Seward, during a visit to her home in Florida. On April 18, 1827, Louisa married her father's student and an aspiring doctor, Mahlon Dickerson Canfield. The marriage seems to have been clouded by the unhappiness of Louisa's father over the arrangement. The couple moved to Bargaintown, New Jersey. Louisa and Mahlon had five children. Frances Seward recounts in a letter written to her sister Lazette Worden, dated January 12, 1839, that Louisa died of Quinsy, a peritonsillar abscess. Louisa died on January 4, 1839.
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 22, 1853
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, April 14, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 21, 1850
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, April 2, 1825
Letter from William Henry Seward to Mahlon Dickerson Canfield, October 14, 1849
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, October 4, 1849
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 20, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 24, 1839
Letter from Marcia Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, January 29, 1825
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, March 7, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 19, 1848
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, April 20, 1825
Letter from Mary Jennings Seward to George Washington Seward, September 30, 1827
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, March 3, 1826
Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 29, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 19, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 3, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 17, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 12, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 18, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 15, 1831
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 6, 1825
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 27, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 8, 1842
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 20, 1841
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 14, 1840
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 13, 1840
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, November 30, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 25, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 1, 1834
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 13, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 16, 1829
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, July 18, 1825
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 31, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 24, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 2, 1831
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 26, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 8, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 12, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 3, 1829
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, July 27, 1825
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, May 11, 1825
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, December 9, 1824
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, June 21, 1824
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, August 5, 1824
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, December 20, 1823
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, February 2, 1819
Letter from William Henry Seward to Mary Jennings Seward, November 24, 1844
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 26, 1834
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, February 18, 1833
Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to Frances Miller Seward, March 23, 1833
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, April 6, 1834
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, September 6, 1834
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, January 29, 1832
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, February 20, 1832
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, November 21, 1831
Letter from Rachel Armstrong Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 5, 1835
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, July 19, 1835
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, July 22, 1835
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 24, 1837
Letter from Mary Jennings Seward to George Washington Seward, December 31, 1827
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, May 21, 1825
Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, August 12, 1823
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, July 17, 1834
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 7, 1837
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, November 7, 1837
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 19, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 29, 1837
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 27, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 4, 1837
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, January 8, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 22, 1837
Letter from Marcia Armstrong Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 2, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 23, 1837
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 10, 1838
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 24, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 11, 1838
Letter from Julia Ann Van Brunt to William Henry Seward, July 15, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 5, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 13, 1838
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 1, 1838
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 15, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 5, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 13, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 29, 1839
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, April 11, 1839
Letter from William Henry Seward to Mahlon Dickerson Canfield, April 9, 1839
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1, 1836
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, December 22, 1836
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 13, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 28, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 17, 1839
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, January 12, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 11, 1839
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, February 6, 1839
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1836
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, September 12, 1835
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 26, 1834
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 10, 1834
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, January 25, 1834
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 10, 1834
Letter from Marcia Armstrong Seward to Frances Miller Seward, September 17, 1833
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1833
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 15, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 21, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 5, 1833
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, July 22, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 9, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 13, 1833
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1833
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 9, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 24, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 19, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 13, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 21, 1829
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, January 12, 1841
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, Feburary 15, 1841
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, May 27, 1828
Letter From Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, June 26, 1828
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 29, 1828
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 24, 1828
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, June 11, 1827
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 23, 1826
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 30, 1825
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 29, 1825
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 7, 1831
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 22, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 18, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 18, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 11, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 23, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 25, 1831
Citations
Louisa Cornelia (Seward) Canfield was born in 1805 in Florida, New York, daughter of Samuel Swazy and Mary (Jennings) Seward and younger sister of William H. Seward. She attended Emma Willard's Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York, where Frances Miller was her classmate. The two women became friends and Frances met her future husband, William H. Seward, during a visit to her home in Florida. On April 18, 1827, Louisa married her father's student and an aspiring doctor, Mahlon Dickerson Canfield. The marriage seems to have been clouded by the unhappiness of Louisa's father over the arrangement. The couple moved to Bargaintown, New Jersey. Louisa and Mahlon had five children. Frances Seward recounts in a letter written to her sister Lazette Worden, dated January 12, 1839, that Louisa died of Quinsy, a peritonsillar abscess. Louisa died on January 4, 1839.