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    Edwin Polydore Seward

    Birth: 7-2-1799

    Death: 4-25-1872

    Alternate First Name: Polidore

    Nickname: Polladore

Relationships

Spouse

Seward, Rachel (RAS) | Marriage Date: 5-22-1827

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Children

Jayne, Mary Augusta

Seward, Samuel Swasey

Seward, William Edwin

Seward, Robert G.

Scharff, Frances Adeline (FSS)

Seward, Thurlow Weed

Seward, Jasper Armstrong (JAS)

Seward, Frederick Whittlesey (FWS2)

Parents

Seward, Mary (MJS)

Seward, Samuel Sweezey (SSS)

Biography

Children with Rachel Armstrong Seward (18050715 - 18480514): Mary Augusta Seward (1823-1905), Edwin Polladore Seward,
Samuel Swasey Seward (1830-1835), William Edwin Seward (1833-1892),
Robert G. Seward (1835-1836), Henry Gordon Seward (1839-1843),
Frances Adeline Seward (1836-1900), Thurlow Weed Seward (1842-1908),
Jasper Armstrong Seward (1844-1894), Frederick Whittlesey Seward (1845-1925),

Children with Mary E. Terry: Louisa C. Seward (1851-1931), Sarah Alice Seward, Julia Ella Seward (b: 1855), Caroline J. Seward (1858-1907).

Died of Apoplexy

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December, 1864

Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, March 28, 1860

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., March 24, 1860

Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, April 5, 1844

Letter from Augustus Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 27, 1843

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 9, 1829

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 26, 1834

Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 16, 1834

Letter from Rachel Armstrong Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 5, 1835

Letter from Rachel Armstrong Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 5, 1835

Letter from Mary Jennings Seward and Marcia Armstrong Seward to George Washington Seward, September 30, 1827

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, November 10, 1834

Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, January 18, 1835

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, June 17, 1832

Letter from George Washington Seward to Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield, April 21, 1827

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, March 29, 1837

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, January 8, 1837

Letter from Rachel Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, December 5, 1838

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 18, 1838

Letter from Julia Ann Van Brunt to William Henry Seward, July 5, 1838

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 15, 1838

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, October 20, 1839

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, October 30, 1836

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, December 17, 1836

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, December 22, 1836

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 13, 1839

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Mary Jennings Seward, October 9, 1836

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, October 17, 1836

Letter from Lousia Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 12, 1836

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1836

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 11, 1835

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 12, 1835

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 15, 1835

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 21, 1835

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, September 12, 1835

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, April 12, 1835

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, March 9, 1835

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 27, 1835

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 15, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1834

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, October 16, 1834

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 16, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 5, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, 1834

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, January 25, 1834

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, January 29, 1834

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, January 3, 1834

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, November 29, 1833

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 15, 1833

Letter from Mary Jennings Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, August 15, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 13, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1832

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, May 6, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 24, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 13, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 19, 1829

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1829

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, February 25, 1828

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 17, 1828

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, January 6, 1826

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 14, 1825

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 29, 1825

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, January 31, 1825

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, March 19, 1831

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, August 23, 1831

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Children with Rachel Armstrong Seward (18050715 - 18480514): Mary Augusta Seward (1823-1905), Edwin Polladore Seward, Samuel Swasey Seward (1830-1835), William Edwin Seward (1833-1892), Robert G. Seward (1835-1836), Henry Gordon Seward (1839-1843), Frances Adeline Seward (1836-1900), Thurlow Weed Seward (1842-1908), Jasper Armstrong Seward (1844-1894), Frederick Whittlesey Seward (1845-1925), Children with Mary E. Terry: Louisa C. Seward (1851-1931), Sarah Alice Seward, Julia Ella Seward (b: 1855), Caroline J. Seward (1858-1907). Died of Apoplexy
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Received his M.D. from Yale in 1839 and was the leading homeopathic physician in Orange C.O., NY
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Polydore was an alcoholic who often abandoned his children, completely distressing his wife and family.
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