Mary Louisa Mumford Seward

Given Name
Mary Louisa
Surname
Seward
Maiden Name
Mumford
Birth Date
1815
Birth Note
Manhattan, NY
Death Date
August 29, 1879
Death Note
died in Bath, NY of cholera
Mother
Clarinda Louisa Mumford
Father
John I. Esq. Mumford
Spouse(s)
Benjamin Jennings Seward
Marriage Date Uncertainty
Married in Washington Square, NYC, by Rev. Dr. Matthews
Marriage Date
January 6, 1841
Biographical Information
The second wife of BJS. Married the month before BJS's death, which occurred in February of 1841. Mary Louisa was the daughter of John I. Mumford, the editor of the New York Standard, and Clar(ind)a Louisa Underhill. Mary Louisa had 4 siblings: Ferdinand, John Page, Julia, and Angelina. Mary Louisa was the first cousin of Samuel Blatchford -- John I.'s sister, Julia Ann Mumford Blatchford, was Samuel's mother.
Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
Website. Last modified July 24, 2015. Accessed on July 24, 2015.
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Ancestry Library. Last modified July 24, 2015. Accessed on July 24, 2015.
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Find a Grave. Last modified July 24, 2015. Accessed on July 24, 2015.