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Susanna (Seaman) Rounds was born on August 16, 1723 in Swansea, Massachusetts United States to John Seamans and Priscilla (Wood) Seamans. She was in a relationship with James Rounds, and had a child James Rounds. Susanna Rounds died at age 64 years old on June 13, 1788 in Foster, RI. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Susanna (Seaman) Rounds.
Catherine Seaman of Ballarat Australia was born in 1800, and died at age 96 years old in 1896 in Ballarat.
Mary Seaman of Australia was born in 1805, and died at age 53 years old in 1858.
Charlotte Seaman of Australia was born in 1819, and died at age 35 years old in 1854.
Robert Livingston Seaman
Robert Livingston Seaman Birthdate: 1822 (82) Birthplace: Catskill, Greene, New York, United States Death: March 11, 1904 (82) Immediate Family: Son of William Seaman; William Seaman; Ellen Seaman and Ellen Seaman Husband of "Nellie Bly"/Elizabeth Jane Cochrane Managed by: Carolyn Marlene Caldwell Last Updated: December 6, 2016 Robert Seaman Connected to: Nellie BlyEmbezzlementGreene County, New York From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Robert Seaman Born 1822 Catskill, New York, U.S. Died March 11, 1904 (aged 81–82) U.S. Occupation Industrialist Spouse(s) Nellie Bly (1895–1904, his death) Robert Livingston Seaman (1822 – March 11, 1904) was an American industrialist who was the husband of investigative journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran (better known as Nellie Bly). Born in Catskill, Greene County, New York to William and Ellen Seaman, Robert made his fortune in the wholesale grocery business and in 1869 started the Ironclad Manufacturing Company, manufacturing cans for shipping milk on trains, riveted boilers, tanks, and “The Most Durable Enameled Kitchen Ware Made.” Marriage to Elizabeth Cochran In March 1895, Seaman met journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran at a dinner party, or on a train,[1] and on April 5, 1895 married her. An article announcing their marriage called him one of the most carefully dressed men in New York. Seaman's loved ones were suspicious, sure that she had married him for his money. One magazine even wondered if it was an example of her "stunt reporting" in which Nellie would pretend to be married and then write about it. After their marriage, they resided in his home on West 37th Street in New York City. In 1896, they traveled to Europe, returning to New York in 1899 to take care of problems with his business. Death On February 6, 1904, Seaman was struck by a horse and wagon while crossing a street and on March 11, 1904, he died of heart disease brought on by his injuries . Seaman's business prospered during his lifetime and for a number of years after his death under his wife's management. At the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, Iron Clad factories were promoted as being, “Owned exclusively by Nellie Bly – the only woman in the world personally managing industries of such a magnitude.” After his death in 1904, his wife became the energetic and innovative president of his Iron Clad Manufacturing Company. Later, however, embezzlement on the part of employees destroyed the company. At its peak, Iron Clad employed 1,500 and could produce 1,000 steel barrels daily, but then charges of fraud led to bitterly contested bankruptcy proceedings, beginning in 1911. The Iron Clad Manufacturing Company eventually succumbed to debt, and Bly returned to newspaper reporting, covering women's suffrage events and Europe's Eastern Front during the war.
James Seaman of Australia was born in 1828, and died at age 47 years old in 1875.
James Seaman of VIC Australia was born in 1828 at Gibraltar, in Salamanca, Salamanca County, CL Spain. He was married to Margaret Barron Seaman, and had children Margaret Jane (Seaman) Moore, Elizabeth Seaman, and Thomas Seaman. James Seaman died at age 46 years old on April 20, 1875 in VIC Australia.
Margaret (Barron) Seaman of Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1831 in Durham, County Durham County, England United Kingdom, and died at age 75 years old on September 2, 1907 in Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire County, VIC Australia.
Margaret Seaman of Stawell Australia was born in 1831, and died at age 76 years old in 1907 in Stawell.
Luke Seaman of Talbot Australia was born in 1833, and died at age 63 years old in 1896 in Talbot.
Andrew Seaman of Australia was born in 1833, and died at age 37 years old in 1870.
Lorinda B. (Seaman) Smith
Lorinda B. (Seaman) Smith was born in August 1837, and died at age 86 years old in 1923. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lorinda B. (Seaman) Smith.

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James Edward Seaman was born on April 27, 1977 in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania United States to Robert Edward Seaman and Linda Louise Seaman, and has a sister Robin Marie King. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Edward Seaman.
Robin Marie (Seaman) King was born on October 24, 1974 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States to Robert Edward Seaman and Linda Louise Seaman, and has a brother James Edward Seaman. Robin King married Steven Robert King in 2001 in West Chester, Chester County, and has children Alexandria Brittany King and Aidan King. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robin Marie King.
Robert Edward Seaman was born on February 28, 1954 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States. Robert Seaman got married to Linda Louise Seaman in 1973 in West Chester, Chester County, and has children Robin Marie King and James Seaman. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Edward Seaman.
Linda Louise (Null) Seaman was born on July 13, 1955 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States. Linda Seaman got married to Robert Edward Seaman in 1973 in West Chester, Chester County, and has children Robin Marie King and James Seaman. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Linda Louise Seaman.
Margaret (Barron) Seaman of Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1831 in Durham, County Durham County, England United Kingdom, and died at age 75 years old on September 2, 1907 in Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire County, VIC Australia.
James Seaman of VIC Australia was born in 1828 at Gibraltar, in Salamanca, Salamanca County, CL Spain. He was married to Margaret Barron Seaman, and had children Margaret Jane (Seaman) Moore, Elizabeth Seaman, and Thomas Seaman. James Seaman died at age 46 years old on April 20, 1875 in VIC Australia.
Margaret Jane (Seaman) Moore of Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire County, VIC Australia was born on April 15, 1867 in Stawell to James Seaman and Margaret Barron Seaman. She had siblings Elizabeth Seaman and Thomas Seaman. She married James Moore, and had children Ethel Gerrard Moore, Florence Barron Moore, Reginald James Moore, John Norman Moore, Allan Seaman Moore, Lesley Cuthbert Moore, and Eva Margaret Moore. Margaret Moore died at age 82 years old on March 16, 1950 in Stawell.
Kari Lynn (Seaman) Springer was born on August 9, 1965 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kari Lynn Springer.
Donald R Seaman was born on June 26, 1950, and died at age 19 years old on December 15, 1969. Donald Seaman was buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section O Site 375 P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Donald R Seaman.
Elizabeth Jane (Cochran) Seaman
Nellie Bly, Journalist, Dies of Pneumonia By THE NEW YORK TIMES Mrs. Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, known to thousands of people throughout the world as Nellie Bly, her nom de plume, died yesterday morning of pneumonia at the age of 57 in St. Mark's Hospital, to which she was removed a few days ago from her rooms in the Hotel McAlpin. Services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street. Friends may view the body today at the funeral parlors of Herbert H. Baxter, 597 Lexington Avenue. Born at Cochrane's Mills, Pa., a town founded by her father, Judge Cochrane, Elizabeth Cochrane found herself penniless when still in her teens and began her journalistic career writing for a Pittsburgh paper at $5 a week. Later she reached a high water mark of $25,000 earned with her pen in one year. She went down into the sea in a diving bell and up in the air in a balloon and lived in an insane asylum as a patient; but the feat that made her famous was her trip around the world in 1889. She was sent by The World to beat the mark of Phileas Fogg, Jules Verne's hero of "Around the World in Eighty Days," and she succeeded, making the tour in 72 days 6 hours 11 minutes. Every one who read newspapers followed her progress and she landed in New York a national character. In 1895, she married Robert L. Seaman, forty years her senior, President of the American Steel Barrel Company and the Ironclad Manufacturing Company. They lived happily together at 15 West Thirty-Seventh Street, and on Mr. Seaman's death in 1910 she took entire charge of the properties. Luck turned against her, however, and a series of forgeries by her employees, disputes of various sorts, bankruptcy and a mass of vexations and costly litigations swallowed up Nellie Bly's fortune. Her courage and liveliness remained, however, and she returned to journalism with all her old spirit. At the time of her death she was a member of the staff of The New York Evening Journal.
Susanna (Seaman) Rounds was born on August 16, 1723 in Swansea, Massachusetts United States to John Seamans and Priscilla (Wood) Seamans. She was in a relationship with James Rounds, and had a child James Rounds. Susanna Rounds died at age 64 years old on June 13, 1788 in Foster, RI. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Susanna (Seaman) Rounds.
Lorinda B. (Seaman) Smith
Lorinda B. (Seaman) Smith was born in August 1837, and died at age 86 years old in 1923. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lorinda B. (Seaman) Smith.
Barbara Je A Seaman of Olympia, Thurston County, WA was born on May 31, 1926, and died at age 72 years old on February 19, 1999.
Walter F Seaman of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on May 14, 1915, and died at age 90 years old on January 2, 2006.
Karen R Seaman was born on June 18, 1960. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember karen r seaman.
Fred C Seaman of Beachwood, Ocean County, NJ was born on January 26, 1920, and died at age 75 years old on February 4, 1995.
Fred Seaman of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, NY was born on July 29, 1909, and died at age 70 years old in January 1980.
Jack W Seaman of Belton, Bell County, Texas was born on September 17, 1917. Jack Seaman was married to Marna (Kiddoo) Seaman on August 27, 1994 in Harris County, TX, and died at age 64 years old in August 1982.
Pearley H Seaman of Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama was born on December 19, 1909, and died at age 58 years old in November 1968.
Ronald D Seaman of Salisbury Mills, Orange County, NY was born on July 11, 1919, and died at age 62 years old in January 1982.

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Elizabeth Jane (Cochran) Seaman
Nellie Bly, Journalist, Dies of Pneumonia By THE NEW YORK TIMES Mrs. Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, known to thousands of people throughout the world as Nellie Bly, her nom de plume, died yesterday morning of pneumonia at the age of 57 in St. Mark's Hospital, to which she was removed a few days ago from her rooms in the Hotel McAlpin. Services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street. Friends may view the body today at the funeral parlors of Herbert H. Baxter, 597 Lexington Avenue. Born at Cochrane's Mills, Pa., a town founded by her father, Judge Cochrane, Elizabeth Cochrane found herself penniless when still in her teens and began her journalistic career writing for a Pittsburgh paper at $5 a week. Later she reached a high water mark of $25,000 earned with her pen in one year. She went down into the sea in a diving bell and up in the air in a balloon and lived in an insane asylum as a patient; but the feat that made her famous was her trip around the world in 1889. She was sent by The World to beat the mark of Phileas Fogg, Jules Verne's hero of "Around the World in Eighty Days," and she succeeded, making the tour in 72 days 6 hours 11 minutes. Every one who read newspapers followed her progress and she landed in New York a national character. In 1895, she married Robert L. Seaman, forty years her senior, President of the American Steel Barrel Company and the Ironclad Manufacturing Company. They lived happily together at 15 West Thirty-Seventh Street, and on Mr. Seaman's death in 1910 she took entire charge of the properties. Luck turned against her, however, and a series of forgeries by her employees, disputes of various sorts, bankruptcy and a mass of vexations and costly litigations swallowed up Nellie Bly's fortune. Her courage and liveliness remained, however, and she returned to journalism with all her old spirit. At the time of her death she was a member of the staff of The New York Evening Journal.
Robert Livingston Seaman
Robert Livingston Seaman Birthdate: 1822 (82) Birthplace: Catskill, Greene, New York, United States Death: March 11, 1904 (82) Immediate Family: Son of William Seaman; William Seaman; Ellen Seaman and Ellen Seaman Husband of "Nellie Bly"/Elizabeth Jane Cochrane Managed by: Carolyn Marlene Caldwell Last Updated: December 6, 2016 Robert Seaman Connected to: Nellie BlyEmbezzlementGreene County, New York From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Robert Seaman Born 1822 Catskill, New York, U.S. Died March 11, 1904 (aged 81–82) U.S. Occupation Industrialist Spouse(s) Nellie Bly (1895–1904, his death) Robert Livingston Seaman (1822 – March 11, 1904) was an American industrialist who was the husband of investigative journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran (better known as Nellie Bly). Born in Catskill, Greene County, New York to William and Ellen Seaman, Robert made his fortune in the wholesale grocery business and in 1869 started the Ironclad Manufacturing Company, manufacturing cans for shipping milk on trains, riveted boilers, tanks, and “The Most Durable Enameled Kitchen Ware Made.” Marriage to Elizabeth Cochran In March 1895, Seaman met journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran at a dinner party, or on a train,[1] and on April 5, 1895 married her. An article announcing their marriage called him one of the most carefully dressed men in New York. Seaman's loved ones were suspicious, sure that she had married him for his money. One magazine even wondered if it was an example of her "stunt reporting" in which Nellie would pretend to be married and then write about it. After their marriage, they resided in his home on West 37th Street in New York City. In 1896, they traveled to Europe, returning to New York in 1899 to take care of problems with his business. Death On February 6, 1904, Seaman was struck by a horse and wagon while crossing a street and on March 11, 1904, he died of heart disease brought on by his injuries . Seaman's business prospered during his lifetime and for a number of years after his death under his wife's management. At the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, Iron Clad factories were promoted as being, “Owned exclusively by Nellie Bly – the only woman in the world personally managing industries of such a magnitude.” After his death in 1904, his wife became the energetic and innovative president of his Iron Clad Manufacturing Company. Later, however, embezzlement on the part of employees destroyed the company. At its peak, Iron Clad employed 1,500 and could produce 1,000 steel barrels daily, but then charges of fraud led to bitterly contested bankruptcy proceedings, beginning in 1911. The Iron Clad Manufacturing Company eventually succumbed to debt, and Bly returned to newspaper reporting, covering women's suffrage events and Europe's Eastern Front during the war.
Lorinda B. (Seaman) Smith
Lorinda B. (Seaman) Smith was born in August 1837, and died at age 86 years old in 1923. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lorinda B. (Seaman) Smith.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gary Seaman.
James Edward Seaman was born on April 27, 1977 in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania United States to Robert Edward Seaman and Linda Louise Seaman, and has a sister Robin Marie King. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Edward Seaman.
Grace Seaman of Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois was born on November 19, 1888, and died at age 93 years old in September 1982.
Like wise with her husband Elias, the exact date when Josephine passed away is unknown, sometime after 1910. She wed about 1878 in Islip, N.Y. and had 3 children. Two of then died young before 1886 and had no known 1st name. Just one of them lived long enough to have a 1st name, but he died before 1890.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Cheryl (Seaman) Braley.
Fanny wed on Oct.4,1876 in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. to Stephen Leek and had 2 children.
AUDREY ALICE WILLIAMS was born on 20 Oct 1918 in Newberry, Luce County, Michigan. She died on 22 Jan 2009 in Crestview, Florida. She married Edward Anthony Seaman about 1939. He was born on 25 Nov 1907. He died on 31 Mar 1981 in North Port, Florida.
Shirley A Seaman of Everett, Middlesex County, MA was born on February 7, 1935, and died at age 66 years old on September 15, 2001.
Richard J Seaman of Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA was born on April 18, 1928. He married Rosemary Seaman, and they had children Richard J. Seaman, Jr., Cheryl (Seaman) Braley, Gary Seaman, and Jeffrey Seaman. He would also marry Rosemary Seaman, and they had children Richard J. Seaman, Jr., Cheryl (Seaman) Braley, Gary Seaman, and Jeffrey Seaman. Richard Seaman died at age 69 years old on November 10, 1997.
Robin Marie (Seaman) King was born on October 24, 1974 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States to Robert Edward Seaman and Linda Louise Seaman, and has a brother James Edward Seaman. Robin King married Steven Robert King in 2001 in West Chester, Chester County, and has children Alexandria Brittany King and Aidan King. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robin Marie King.
Elizabeth Ella Seaman was in a relationship with Frank Lee Chancey, and has children Patricia Lee Chancey and Michael Shawn Pittman. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Ella Seaman.
Rosemary Seaman was married to Richard J Seaman, and has children Richard J. Seaman, Jr., Cheryl (Seaman) Braley, Gary Seaman, and Jeffrey Seaman. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rosemary Seaman.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard J. Seaman, Jr..
Rosemary Seaman of Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA was born on March 3, 1931, and died at age 70 years old on September 23, 2001.
Karen R Seaman was born on June 18, 1960. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember karen r seaman.
Jeffrey Seaman was born to Richard J Seaman and Rosemary Seaman, and has siblings Richard J. Seaman, Jr., Cheryl (Seaman) Braley, and Gary Seaman. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jeffrey Seaman.
Donald R Seaman was born on June 26, 1950, and died at age 19 years old on December 15, 1969. Donald Seaman was buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section O Site 375 P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Donald R Seaman.

Seaman Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Seaman family member is 74.0 years old according to our database of 6,263 people with the last name Seaman that have a birth and death date listed.

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74.0 years

Oldest Seamans

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Nancie Seaman of Liberty, Sullivan County, NY was born on May 13, 1871, and died at age 109 years old in March 1981.
109 years
Irene Seaman of Ogdensburg, Saint Lawrence County, NY was born on June 3, 1903, and died at age 105 years old on February 15, 2009.
105 years
Margaret B Seaman of Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, FL was born on April 19, 1895, and died at age 105 years old on March 4, 2001.
105 years
Amelia V Seaman of Cloverdale, Sonoma County, CA was born on July 31, 1901, and died at age 102 years old on January 6, 2004.
102 years
Grace Seaman of Quincy, Grant County, Washington was born on September 29, 1880, and died at age 102 years old in August 1983.
102 years
Mabel Seaman of Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California was born on August 19, 1882, and died at age 103 years old in October 1985.
103 years
Ina C Seaman of Bothell, King County, WA was born on October 26, 1892, and died at age 103 years old on December 30, 1995.
103 years
Ferne M Seaman of Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS was born on October 18, 1903, and died at age 102 years old on September 13, 2006.
102 years
Mabel F Seaman of Roosevelt, Nassau County, NY was born on October 1, 1888, and died at age 102 years old on January 24, 1991.
102 years
Dorothy F Seaman of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on July 27, 1893, and died at age 101 years old on April 3, 1995.
101 years
Rebecca Seaman of Norfolk, Norfolk City County, Virginia was born on December 20, 1871, and died at age 101 years old in October 1973.
101 years
Winnie D Seaman was born on January 28, 1889, and died at age 102 years old on April 19, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Winnie D Seaman.
102 years
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John Seaman was born either 1832 or 1833, somewhere in England. He left the country on a ship that wrecked at the Natal Coast of Southern Africa. I believe he left on HMS Birkenhead
a troopship that wrecked near Gansbaai, Western Cape, Southern Africa on 26th February 1852.

Why I believe he was on that ship, is, as the story goes, he married six months after he swam ashore. According to the dates I have, it all fits nicely together. The lady in question was my Great Grandmother a miss Swanepoel, whom he married on 25th August 1852, six months after HMS Birkenhead wrecked.

They had 9 children, one of which was my Grandfather George Jacobus William Seaman.
John Seaman was born either 1832 or 1833, somewhere in England. He left the country on a ship that wrecked at the Natal Coast of Southern Africa. I believe he left on HMS Birkenhead
a troopship that wrecked near Gansbaai, Western Cape, Southern Africa on 26th February 1852.

Why I believe he was on that ship, is, as the story goes, he married six months after he swam ashore. According to the dates I have, it all fits nicely together. The lady in question was my Great Grandmother a miss Swanepoel, whom he married on 25th August 1852, six months after HMS Birkenhead wrecked.

They had 9 children, one of which was my Grandfather George Jacobus William Seaman.

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