Augustus Canfield

Given Name
Augustus
Surname
Canfield
Birth Date
December 4, 1829
Death Date
October 25, 1867
Biographical Information
Nephew of William H. Seward. Lived in New Jersey until he was appointed the U.S. Consul in Candia, Crete from 1858 to 1861. He was then the U.S. Consul in Foochow (Fuzhou), China from 1866 to 1867, where he died and is buried.
Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
A History of Thomas Canfield and of Matthew Camfield: With a Genealogy of Their Descendants in New Jersey. Tuttle, 1897.
Additional notes: http://books.google.com/books?id=EoY_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=louisa+cornelia+canfield&source=bl&ots=jCFfTOO0R-&sig=7mLamFse4xj0zRYd92vx57a4ZOI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fWcsU_6nC46MyAHQxoGICA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=snippet&q=mahlon&f=false
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
A History of Thomas Canfield and of Matthew Camfield: With a Genealogy of Their Descendants in New Jersey. Tuttle, 1897.
Additional notes: http://books.google.com/books?id=EoY_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=louisa+cornelia+canfield&source=bl&ots=jCFfTOO0R-&sig=7mLamFse4xj0zRYd92vx57a4ZOI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fWcsU_6nC46MyAHQxoGICA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=snippet&q=mahlon&f=false
Citation(s) for Death Information:
A History of Thomas Canfield and of Matthew Camfield: With a Genealogy of Their Descendants in New Jersey. Tuttle, 1897.