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george seavey - windham depot

6/20/2015

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The following is an excerpt from a short biography of George Seavey published in 1915:

GEORGE E. SEAVEY, formerly a prominent lumber dealer and sawmill operator, and one of the leading citizens of the town of Windham, 
Rockingham County, N. H., was born in Pelham, Hillsborough County, 
N. H., June 20, 1839. His parents were Benjamin and Sarah (Coburn) Seavey. He was a grandson of Joseph Seavey, who in his day was a prominent citizen of Pelham. Benjamin Seavey, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Pelham, and early in life learned the wheelwright's, trade, which he followed for a number of years. Later he engaged in the manufacture of lumber, and, removing from Pelham to Windham, carried on that business here until his death in 1886.  
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1883 portrait of George Seavey from Morrison's "History of Windham, NH"
 George E. Seavey was twelve years of age when he accompanied his parents to Windham. After leaving school he became associated with his father in the lumber business, and continued with him until attaining his majority, at which time he engaged in the business for himself in the eastern part of the county. Later he established himself at Windham Depot, where he carried on a flourishing lumber business until his death, which occurred August 18, 1910.
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Antique postcard view showing Seavey's home (on left)
For thirty years he was a prominent factor in the lumbering manufacturing industry of this section. An active and public spirited citizen, he took a prominent part in local politics, serving four years as select- man, for a number of years as supervisor, and representing the town in the legislature in 1883-84 and again in 1893. He was a member of St. Marks Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Derry, and was prominent socially, having a large acquaintance throughout the county, to whom his death was a source of great sorrow. Mr. Seavey was married, November 10, 1868, to Miss Mary Ballou, a daughter of Edward and Isabella (McGregor) Ballou, of Derry, N. H. Mrs. Seavey's ancestry can be traced back through successive generations of the McGregors to the first settlers in Rockingham County. Mrs. Seavey survives her husband and resides in Windham, where she is widely known and highly esteemed.
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1893 letter written by George Seavey from Windham Depot on his business letterhead
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1893 George Seavey - Windham Depot envelope
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Lynn
4/26/2022 09:47:40 am

George and Mary are buried at Cemetery on the Plains. On the other side of their gravestone are Benjamin and Sarah, his parents.
Gravestone photos are on their pages on Find a Grave.

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