Born: September 25, 1805
Birthplace: Cayuga County, New York
Father: Judge Elijah Miller 1772 – 1851
(Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York)
Mother: Hannah Foote 1784 – 1811
Buried: Westlawn Cemetery, Williamstown, Massachusetts)
Husband: Secretary of State William Henry Seward 1801 – 1872
(Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York)
Married: October 20, 1824 in Auburn, New York
Children:
Lt. Colonel August Henry “Gus” Seward 1826 – 1876
(Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York)
Frederick William Seward 1830 – 1915
(Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York)
Cornelia/Frances Seward 1836 – 1837
(Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York)
William Henry Seward Jr. 1839 – 1920
(Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York)
Frances Adeline “Fanny” Seward 1844 – 1866
(Buried: Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York)
Life Events:
1824 – 1865: Wife of William Henry Seward
1839 – 1842: First Lady of the State of New York
Opened her home to fugitive Slaves
Leader in the Auburn, New York Abolitionist Movement
1861 – 1865: Wife of United States Secretary of State
1865: Suffered from Shock and Anxiety after her family was attacked
Died: June 21, 1865
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Age at time of Death: 59 years old
Burial Place: Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York
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