Augustus Seward

Given Name
Augustus
Surname
Seward
Birth Date
May 18, 1820
Birth Note
Born in St. Louis, MO
Death Date
May 8, 1889
Death Note
Died in Vineland, NJ
Mother
Marcia Seward
Father
Benjamin Jennings Seward
Spouse(s)
Cornelia Ann Seward
Biographical Information

Augustus Seward was born on May 18, 1820, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Marcia Armstrong and Benjamin Jennings Seward.  

Augustus studied theology in Florida, New York, with Rev. George Pierson. Once ordained, Augustus served as a minister for the Presbyterian Church in Orange County; he was the pastor in Unionville and Westtown, New York, from 1846-1849, Ridgebury, New York, from 1849-1852, Port Jervis, New York, from 1852-59, Middleton, New York, from 1859-1879, and Vineland, New Jersey, from 1879-88. In 1865, Augustus received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Union College. Augustus also served as the President of the S.S. Seward Institute in Florida, New York, founded by his grandfather.

Augustus Seward married Sarah Ann Finn, his first cousin, in 1841. Together, they had three sons: Clarence, Benjamin, and Daniel Seward. After Sarah’s death in 1883, Augusts remarried her sister, Cornelia Ann Finn.

Augustus Seward died on May 8, 1889, in Vineland, New Jersey, at the age of 68.

Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
Ancestry Library. Last modified December 9, 2021. Accessed on December 9, 2021.
Ancestry Library. Last modified December 9, 2021. Accessed on December 9, 2021.
The Church at Home and Abroad, Volume VII: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly. Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work: Philadelphia, PA, 1890.
Additional notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=xc9LAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA562&lpg=PA562&dq=augustus+seward+cornelia+sarah+finn&source=bl&ots=07PEKluxtM&sig=LWA0QHM84mSk-N2Vs5LOpI9XFaM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xCFeVf2mGsjhsASProGQCQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=augustus%20seward%20cornelia&f=false
Minutes of the First Annual Session of the Synod of New York, Volumes 1-9. Printing House of Matthews, Northrup & Co.: Buffalo, NY, 1883.
Additional notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=0tMQAAAAIAAJ&lpg=RA8-PA66&ots=0thLsf-675&dq=augustus%20seward%201888%20new%20jersey%20death&pg=RA8-PA66#v=onepage&q=augustus%20seward%201888%20new%20jersey%20death&f=false
Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. One Hundred and Tenth Session.. The Argus Company, Printers.: Albany, NY, 1887.
Additional notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=22UIAQAAIAAJ&lpg=RA7-PA565&ots=_LFJGR21fG&dq=augustus%20seward%20institute&pg=RA7-PA565#v=onepage&q=augustus%20seward%20institute&f=false
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Old Woodward: A Memorial Relating to Woodward High School, 1831-1836, and Woodward College, 1836-1851, in the city of Cincinnati. 'Old Woodward' Club: Press of Robert Clark & Co., 1884.
Additional notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=px8WAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA273&lpg=PA273&dq=augustus+seward+minister+college+born+1820&source=bl&ots=Kl_7xbYd3c&sig=Jrb7QP5Ovu8iPNnx2j8N4UJ_d-s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gwWMVZqSB4nk-QGI04DYCw&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=augustus%20seward%20minister%20college%20born%201820&f=false
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Find a Grave. Last modified February 6, 2014. Accessed on February 6, 2014.