Anna M. Seward

Given Name
Anna M.
Surname
Seward
Maiden Name
Wharton
Birth Date
March 29, 1834
Death Date
May 2, 1919
Mother
Margaret Isabella Wharton
Father
William A. Wharton
Spouse(s)
Frederick William Seward
Marriage Date
November 9, 1854
Biographical Information

Anna Margaret (Wharton) Seward was born in 1834, the eldest child of William A. and Margaret Isabella (Boyd) Wharton of Albany, New York. Anna's father was a wholesale druggist in Albany. In a letter written to her son Augustus Seward, dated December 18, 1853, Frances Seward announced her son Frederick's engagement to Anna. Frances reported that their engagement attracted some attention for the bride's family's supposed aims at marrying up. Frederick "Fred" and Anna married on November 9, 1854. Beginning in 1858, Anna served as official hostess for her father-in-law, William H. Seward. Anna and Fred lived and worked in Washington, D.C. for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, they constructed a home in Montrose, Westchester County, New York. Anna died on May 2, 1919, in New York, New York, and is buried alongside her husband at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York.

Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
American Battlefield Trust. Last modified February 5, 2014. Accessed on February 5, 2014.
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Ancestry Library. Last modified February 5, 2014. Accessed on February 5, 2014.
Additional notes: Source Citation Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.s., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: 02-0213b 59a Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Church Registers. Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Ancestry Library. Last modified February 5, 2014. Accessed on February 5, 2014.
Additional notes: Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives.