Seward Francis Mower

1881 - 1956  (75 years)

• Name	Seward Francis Mower
  Born	23 Mar 1881	Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  MILF	Y
  Occupation	Farmer
  Residence	6 Jun 1900	Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine   [4]
  Residence	11 May 1910	Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine   [5]
  Residence	20 Jan 1920	83 Quaker Ridge Road, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine   [6]
  	N 44 degrees 11.986 W 070 08.716
  Residence	3 Apr 1930	83 Quaker Ridge Road, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine   [7]
  	N 44 degrees 11.986 W 070 08.716
  Residence	2 Apr 1940	Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine   [8]
  Died	30 Apr 1956	Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine   [9]
  	N 44 degrees 11.986 W 070 08.716
  Buried	New Valley Cemetery, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine
  	N 44° 10.940? W 70° 9.920?
  Notes	Gary's memories of his grandfather. 1. Had a nickname for everyone. 2. Used to read Sears Catalogue to him and tell him one day he would be President. 3. Cut wood and got it ready for winter. 4. Farmed 5. Had friend, Bill Sedgeley, who walked up to visit him. 6. Cousin, Walter Mower (?) who came to visit, always in a suit. Called him "Uncle Put" 7. Favorite sayings he told Gary. (poems, etc.) 8. Was a dowser who folks used to come to gethim to find water on their land. At time of marriage name listed as Mawer.
  Person ID	I4238	Reed
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Wilber Fisk Mower,   b. 23 Dec 1841, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine ,   d. 27 Nov 1892, AMHI, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Esther Ann Longley,   b. 20 Apr 1847, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine ,   d. 15 Nov 1908, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine  (Age 61 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1878	Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine   [2]
  Family ID	F2922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Ella Bishop,   b. 27 Jan 1886, Leeds, Androscoggin County, Maine ,   d. 7 Oct 1978, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine  (Age 92 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1906	Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine   [1, 2, 10]
  Children	1. Dorothy Laura Mower,   b. 10 May 1911, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine ,   d. 10 Aug 2002, D'Youville Pavilion Nursing Home, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine  (Age 91 years)   2. Doris Elenor Mower,   b. 15 Jul 1914, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine ,   d. 20 Sep 1998, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine  (Age 84 years)   3. Dwinald Seward Mower,   b. 12 Feb 1916, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine ,   d. 3 May 1990, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine  (Age 74 years)   4. Dell Cora Mower,   b. 26 Mar 1919, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine ,   d. 3 Oct 2000, Heritage Nursing Home, Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine  (Age 81 years)   5. Dwight Wilbur Mower,   b. 7 Jun 1921,   d. 24 May 2001  (Age 79 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		Seward Francis Mower and Laura Ella Bishop
  		Dorothy Laura Mower and her Ma back
  		Dorothy Laura Mower and her Ma Dorothy Laura Mower Laura Ella Bishop Taken at the house on Todd Road, Greene
  		Dorothy and Doris Mower
  		Dorothy and Doris Mower back
  		Seward Mower and Laura Bishop
  		Dorothy and Doris Mower
  Documents		Seward Mower and Laura Bishop marriage record
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F2921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Mar 1881 - Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine Residence - 6 Jun 1900 - Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine Married - 1 Jan 1906 - Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine Residence - 11 May 1910 - Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine Residence - 20 Jan 1920 - 83 Quaker Ridge Road, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine Residence - 3 Apr 1930 - 83 Quaker Ridge Road, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine Residence - 2 Apr 1940 - Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine Died - 30 Apr 1956 - Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine Buried - - New Valley Cemetery, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Seward Francis Mower
  		Seward Francis Mower and Laura Ella Bishop
  		Seward & Laura 50th Anniversary Seward Francis Mower & Laura Ella Bishop
  		Seward Francis Mower
  		Seward Francis Mower family (front) Laura Ella Bishop Seward Francis Mower Esther Ann Longley Alice Esther Mower Charlotte Mary McPhie
  		Seward Francis Mower family (back) Laura Ella Bishop Seward Francis Mower Esther Ann Longley Alice Esther Mower Charlotte Mary McPhie

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		WWI Draft Registration Card
  		Report Card
  		Seward Francis Mower obituary
  		Seward Francis Mower draft card

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		Seward Francis Mower
  		Seward F. Mower family front
  		Seward F. Mower family rear #1
  		Seward F. Mower family rear #2

  
  

• Sources

  [S635] Sesquicentenial History of the Town Of Greene, Walter L. Mower, (Auburn, Me.: Merrill & Webber, 1938.), p 302. [S510] Mower Family History; A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of this Family, Walter L. Mower, (The Southworth Press, Portland, Maine, 1923), p 103. [S80] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT, USA, 2005. ). [S25] 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), ED 10, Sheet 3A, Dwelling 47, Family 48, Seward Mower household. [S76] 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule)1, ED 14, Sheet 12A, Dwelling 282, Family 296, Seward Mower household. [S40] 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), ED 15, Sheet 3B, Dwelling 120 Family 120, Seward Mower household. [S61] 1940 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), ED 1-14, Sheet 1B, Dwelling 16 Family 18, Seward Mower household. [S61] 1940 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), ED 1-22, Sheet 1A, Dwelling 10, Seward F. Mower household. [S101] Headstone, 2jan2012. [S103] “Maine Marriage Records, 1705-1922”, 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #:41.