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    Mary Seward (Jennings)

    Birth: 11-27-1769

    Death: 12-11-1844

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Seward, Samuel Sweezey (SSS) | Marriage Date: 6-2-1792

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Mary Jennings was born on November 27, 1769, to Margaret Jackson and Benjamin Jennings. 

Mary married Samuel Sweezy Seward in 1792. Together, the Sewards had six children: Benjamin Jennings Seward, Elisabeth Seward (who died in infancy), Edwin Polydore Seward, William Henry Seward, Louisa Cornelia Canfield, and George Washington Seward. The Seward family settled and lived in Florida, New York, in the 1800s.

Mary died on December 11, 1844, at the age of 75. 

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Biography: 

Mary Jennings was born on November 27, 1769, to Margaret Jackson and Benjamin Jennings. 

Mary married Samuel Sweezy Seward in 1792. Together, the Sewards had six children: Benjamin Jennings Seward, Elisabeth Seward (who died in infancy), Edwin Polydore Seward, William Henry Seward, Louisa Cornelia Canfield, and George Washington Seward. The Seward family settled and lived in Florida, New York, in the 1800s.

Mary died on December 11, 1844, at the age of 75. 

Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Obadiah Seward of Long Island, New York, and His Descendants
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Frederick W. Seward
Publisher Location: 
Goshen, NY
Year: 
1949
Citation Notes: 
https://archive.org/details/obadiahsewardofl00sewa_0/page/54/mode/2up?q=mary+jennings
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Genealogical and family history of southern New York and the Hudson River Valley; a Record of the Achievements of her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
William Richard Cutter
Publisher Location: 
New York
Publisher Name: 
Lewis Historical Pub. Co.
Year: 
1913
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=G7eN4c4vkkgC&lpg=PA1075&ots=-WQpQGM6mG&dq=mary%20jennings%20seward%20goshen%20ny&pg=PA1075#v=onepage&q=mary%20jennings%20seward%20goshen%20ny&f=false
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Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc14995.htm
Title of Webpage: 
Samuel S. Seward Papers, 1790-1851
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Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232912719/mary-seward
Title of Webpage: 
Mary Jennings Seward
Website Viewing Date: 
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Website Last Modified Date: 
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Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232912719/mary-seward
Title of Webpage: 
Mary Jennings Seward
Website Viewing Date: 
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 10:15
Website Last Modified Date: 
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