According to the 1870 census for Conneaut, Pennsylvania, Amelia Barber was bornin New York. Most of her ancestors originated from Massachusetts or Connecticut and were of English descent. Her 5th great grandfather was Thomas Hooker,who was a notable minister of Connecticut. From Hooker's sermons sprange the constitution of Connecticut, the first of the written American constitutions framed by the people for the people. It is also believed that Amelia Barber was adescendant of Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower. The Barber, Drake, Seager, and other families lived in the same communities and intermarried several times. Amelia and Silas were second cousins. They were both descendants of Thomas Barber, who was the first Barber in New England.

Amelia moved to Crawford Co., Pennsylvania sometime before 1832 where she married Silias Hill Seager and they had three children, Charles Edward, Orin Barber, and Prince Albert.

1. 2. Charles Edward SEAGER   b. 13 Sep 1839, Conneaut Township,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA; d. 15 Nov 1913, Conneaut,Crawford,Pennslyvania,USA.
2. 3. Orin Barber SEAGER   b. 26 Sep 1842, Conneaut,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA; d. 23 Apr 1872, Tyrrell Hill,Fowler,Trumbull,Ohio, USA; bur. Dugan Cemetery,Fowler,Ohio.
3. 4. Prince Albert SEAGER   b. 22 Oct 1844, Conneaut Township,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA; d. Aft 1938, of Roscoe,Edmunds,South Dakota,USA.

In the 1870 US census for Crawford, Pennsylvania, Charles E. Seager and his wife are listed as living with his parents. His occupation is listed as "workingon farm". He is also listed in the 1880 census for Crawford as living with hisparents and his two children, Amanda and Orin. His wife, Huldah, had previously died in 1877.

1. 5. Amanda Nancy SEAGER   b. 22 Mar 1870, Conneaut Township,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA; d. Aft 1930, of Jefferson,Ashtabula,Ohio,USA.
2. 6. Orin Barber SEAGER   b. Abt 1873, Conneaut Township,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA; d. Oct 1885, Conneaut Township,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA.

1. 7. Clyde Edward SEAGER   b. 25 Sep 1884, Pennline,Crawford,Pennslyvania,USA; d. Aft 1930, Pennline,Crawford,Pennslyvania; bur. Pennline Cemetery,sec/row S95,Pennline,Penn..

Cause of Death: Inflammatory rheumatism
The first Seager in America wasRichard Seager b. 1624, who came from England to settle in Hartford, Connecticut. Five additional generations lived in Hartford Co., Connecticut with Josephb. 1656, Joseph b. 1682, Joseph b. 1706, Darius B. 1751, and Elijah b. 1778. Darius b. 1751 was a Revolutionary War Veteran and fought for nine months as a private. He was engaged in the taking of New York. The Seager family began moving westward after the first colonial settler. They moved first north from Hartford, Connecticut to Simsbury, Connecticut, then west to Phelps Township, NewYork. Elijah and his son, Silas Hill Seager b. 1809, moved to Conneaut, Ohio from Phelps, New York by boat on Lake Erie. Silas Hill Seager's son, Orin Barber Seager b. 1842, was a young man when he moved south to Tyrrell Hill, Ohio, where he met and married Mary Emeline Tyrrell in 1867. Mary E. Tyrrell was alsoborn in Ohio, but all of her ancestors originated from Connecticut with her immigrate ancestor, Roger Terrill, coming from England.

Orin Barber Seager wasa machinist. He and his new wife had a home and shop. Orin drilled holes inthe timbers in his shop and to hid money. This wasn't discovered until after his death when the new owners tore the shop down. Orin B. Seager and Mary E. Tyrrell had one child, Orin Austin Seager, who was born in the little village of Tyrrell Hill in 1872. Orin Barber Seager died at the age of 29 of inflammatoryrheumatism, five months before his son's birth. Orin Barber Seager never realized that he would die so young as he never told his young wife that he had money hidden.

Orin B. Seager was a young man during the years of the civil war,but no records have been found and there is no family history of him ever enlisting. Since he had inflammatory rheumatism, he was probably to ill to enlist.Ohio was a union state, however, and very much against slavery.

Orin BarberSeager's ancestors contended with the difficult task of settling a new countryin New England. Even though Orin Barber Seager's life was cut short, it is remarkable that, successive generations have been called upon to be pioneers. Hiswife and son went on to lay a firm foundation farther west in Utah. His son,Orin Austin, then went north to homestead in Canada and back to Tremonton, Utahand continued the pioneer spirit, encouraging his own children to advance andbe pioneers in their chosen professions or go on a church mission. Out of OrinBarber Seager's grandchildren, C. Austin Seager, followed in his grandfather'sfootsteps and became a university professor, teaching in the department of manufacturing engineering technology. C. Austin also helped his son, Richard, start his own home business, using CNC milling machines to make parts for the space program. Tyrrell R. Seager, another grandson, became the first doctor in Utahto receive a surgical residency from any hospital in Utah. Both C. Austin andTyrrell became influential leaders in their community. LaRue, William Kennedy, and C. Austin went on missions, with C. Austin Seager returning to the Connecticut homeland, for his mission. Each successive generation has been a generation of founders in new fields of knowledge, and we are today the result of whatour Pilgrim ancestors accomplished, through their genes and through their desires.

From our ancestors we inherited the spirit, doctrines, and practices of the Puritans. We not only inherited their genes, but their customs are stillvery much in our blood. Many of their practices can still be seen in our families today. Most of us still believe in educating our families in religion andhigher education, but some of the "puritanical" code of being scrupulously strict, rigid, and intolerant has also filtered down through our fathers, which has not always been a benefit to our families.

1. 8. Orin Austin SEAGER   b. 14 Sep 1872, Fowler,Trumbull,Ohio,USA; d. 4 Dec 1965, Ogden,Weber,Utah,USA; bur. Honeyville cemetery,Honeyville,Utah.

Prince Albert Seager was born around the time of the wedding of Queen Victoriaof England to Prince Albert, a cousin, who was a prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.Queen Victoria's wedding was the event of the century during the "Victorian" era. Prince Albert Seager was named for this event. Prince Albert Seager, aka Albert, and his wife, Clarissa Fuller, had two daughters, Isadora Seager (Partch) and Jennie Amanda Seager.

1. 9. Isadora SEAGER   b. 28 Jun 1869, Pierpont,Ashtabula,Ohio,USA; d. 6 Jul 1949, Great Falls,Cascade,Montana,USA; bur. Great Falls,Cascade,Montana,USA.
2. 10. Jennie Amanda SEAGER   b. 6 Sep 1872, Pierpont,Ashtabula,Ohio,USA; d. 20 Sep 1912, Jamestown,Stutsman,North Dakota,USA; bur. Jamestown,Stutsman,North Dakota.

Clyde and Isabel had three children, Florence Esther Seager (Fowler) (Clinton),Homer Edward Seager, and George Gerald Seager.

Cause of Death: Pneumonia, an old man's friend said the doctor.
Autobiography of Orin Austin Seager, in my own hand writting, written Sept. 14, 1952, on my birthday:

"I was born September 14, 1872 in the little village of Tyrrell Hill, Trumbull County, Ohio to Mary Emeline Tyrrell. My father, Orin BarberSeager, had died April 23, 1872 at the age of 29 of inflammatory rheumatism, five months before my birth. My father and mother had been married about five years and had had no children, my mother being rather frail and delicate. SomeMormon elders called at their home and gave Mother a blessing, and promised herthat she should have a child, and I was born in due time in fulfillment of that promise.

My grandmother, Lucretia Webster Tyrrell, and her two daughters,Aunt Sylvia Adeline, and my mother joined the Mormon Church, but Grandfather Asahel Tyrrell, and his two sons, Asahel Hazard and Austin Elijah never acceptedthe gospel.

Aunt Sylvia married Simpson Misner, and they came to Utah about1869 and located first in Provo, then in American Fork, Utah. Grandmother Tyrrell made a trip out to Utah to visit them, and the day before she had planned to return home became ill and died in American Fork. Grandfather Tyrrell, apparently suspicious of the Mormons, felt that they were responsible for her death.Aunt Sylvia and Uncle Simpson with their family, in order to allay Grandfather's fears and correct the wrong impression, returned to Ohio. They returned toAmerican Fork in the fall of 1872 or spring of 1873, bringing Mother and me with them.

After her arrival in American Fork, Mother met and married Warren Barnes Smith in 1873 as his second wife. Of this marriage six children were born, four girls and two boys: Telitha, Asahel, Ortencia, Estella, Mary, and Junius.

I grew up in American Fork, feeling the need of a father's interest and affection, as my stepfather was lacking in both towards me. However, a good mother planted in my heart a love for the gospel and respect for the priesthood.A small inheritance from my father enabled me to attend the Brigham Young Academy for three years, a great blessing and spiritual strength. At about the ageof seventeen I entered the Brigham Young Academy at Provo, when it was housed in an old warehouse near the railroad depot. One summer I secured employment with a section crew working between Schofield, Carbon County, and a small place called PV Junction. One day while helping to pump the car, I was thrown off andone of my legs was badly injured, so that a train had to be flagged. I was removed to my home in American Fork. (It has been said by his daughter, Mildred,that the doctor wanted to amputate, but his mother would not permit it. Instead she treated his wounds with herb popoultices and saved his leg. His remaining limp was hardly noticeable.) I was disabled most of the summer and returnedto the B.Y.A. that fall on crutches. I secured lodging with the family of thestation agent, so did not have far to go to school. That year the Academy wasmoved to its new home on North University Avenue.

While I was attending school at Provo, Mother and a young woman friend came over to visit me one day. They drove a horse and car on their return home. On the outskirts of American Fork, a dog ran out and frightened the horse, and Mother was thrown from the seat, catching on something so that she was dragged some distance. Her young companion was dazed for a time, but soon regained consciousness and ran to a neighbor's home to seek assistance. Mother was taken home and a doctor summoned. Shesuffered the loss of one ear and had part of her scalp torn loose. An old midwife came with the doctor to care for her, and it was the midwife, under the doctor's supervision, who sewed the scalp back on and made the other necessary repairs. The next day Aunt Sylvia came and treated her injuries with No. 6, a homemade preparation of their own. I think it migh

1. 11. LaRue Robinson SEAGER   b. 18 Oct 1894, Logan,Cache,Utah,USA; d. 5 Apr 1977, Salt Lake City,Salt Lake,Utah,USA; bur. Wasatch Lawn cemetery,Lot 8 in Fairlawn Park Garden,Slc,Utah, USA.
2. 12. Irene SEAGER   b. 6 Dec 1896, Logan,Cache,Utah,USA; d. 3 Jul 1929, North Brigham City,Box Elder,Utah,USA; bur. Plot B,block 2,lot 3,Bear River City Cemetery, Box Elder, Utah.
3. 13. Orin Burtis SEAGER   b. 22 Mar 1900, Cardston,Alberta,Canada; d. 13 Apr 1900, Cardston,Alberta,Canada; bur. Cardston,Canada.
4. 14. William Kennedy SEAGER   b. 26 Sep 1901, Cardston,Alberta,Canada; d. 14 Jan 1995, Corona,Riverside,California,USA; bur. Mesa,Maricopa,Arizona.
5. 15. Maudell SEAGER   b. 22 Dec 1906, Elwood,Box Elder Co.,Utah,USA; d. 5 Nov 1989, Utah,USA; bur. Honeyville Cemetery,Honeyville,Utah.
6. 16. Carroll Austin SEAGER   b. 6 Feb 1914, Elwood,Box Elder Co.,Utah,USA; d. 19 Jan 1993, Ogden,Weber,Utah,USA; bur. Ogden City Cemetery,Ogden,Utah,USA.

Isadora and Eugene had 5 children, two that lived, Clara Ethel (Lohrke, Johnson) and an adopted son, Clayton Albert Partch. Isadora is listed as a widow in the 1920 and 1930 census with her son, Clayton, working as a hotel maide and store proprietor.

Jennie Seager and William Hayes had five children, Adeline May, Gertrude Elizabeth, William Jr., Ethel Hayes, and Dorothy Delilah.

Cause of Death: Brain cancer
LaRue Seager was raised in Logan, Utah; Cardston, Canada, where here parents homesteaded for seven years; then in Tremonton, Utah after 1905. She graduated from high school from the Bear River High School and BYU Academy then taught school for several years before she married Ernest Harry Furse in 1921 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She was an active memberof the LDS Church, and had previously served a mission to the Eastern States.She also held many offices in the Relief Society and was the Relief Society secretary for many years. She was a good housewife and mother, and raised four sons, and one daughter. During WWII, LaRue worked at the Dugway Proving groundsin Tooele and Hill Field at Clearfield. She continued to work at the V.A. Hospital doing kitchen duty until she retired at the age of 65. LaRue and Harry had 25 grandchildren.

Cause of Death: Multiple injuries after MVA; died Wed. at 10 p.m.
IreneSeager was a nice person and a hard worker. At the age of 20 she married Howard Andreason in the Logan Temple after completing high school at the Bear RiverHigh School. Her parents encouraged her to go on an LDS mission or some kind ofcontinuing education, but she decided to marry Howard Andreason, who was fromBear River City. Irene and Howard had nine beautiful children with one son, Nolan Maynard, dying very young. Their other children were Howard Deloy, Lila (Alexander), Denny L., Nolan Maynard, Nelda (Hudson), Madalyn (Detwiler, Hufschmid), Conn LaMonte, Joyce (Johnson), and Marion. They had 17 grandchildren. Irene Seager was tragically killed in an auto accident in 1929. The Box Elder Murual read, "Fatal Accident on State Road - Mrs. Howard Andreason Dies from Injuries in Auto Collision. Mrs. Irene Seager Andreason, 33, wife of Howard Andreason of Elwood, was fatally injured at 10:30 o'clock, Wednesday night, when the car in which she was riding rolled down the embankment on the highway, four mileswest of this city after colliding with a car driven by Joseph Robinson of Fielding. Mrs. Andreason died while being removed to the Pearse hospital in this city. In the car with Mrs. Andreason were her husband, 6 year old daughter, andher 7 month old baby. Mr. Andreason and the baby were cut and bruised, but the little girl escaped injury. The injured parties were taken to the hospital by Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Clive who drove up after the accident. According to Dr. Pearse, Mrs. Andreason had the left side of her chest badly crushed, her pelvis bone broken, and was otherwise cut and bruised. The body was removed to the Deseret Mortuary in this city. According to Sheriff John H. Zundel, who made an investigation, Mr. Robinson and daughter were driving east in a Marmon touring car. Immediately east of the cement bridge over the slough on the highway, he suddenly observed a wagon with a hayrack just ahead and being unable to stop hiscar, drove around the left side. Here he met the Andreason car, which was proceeding west. The left front wheels of the cars collided and the force of theimpact threw the Andreason car over the embankment where it turned over severaltimes. Mr. Marenus Olsen of this city was driving the hayrack and witnessed the accident. Mrs. Andreason was born Dec. 6, 1896, at Logan, a daughter of Orin A. Seager and Mary Robinson Seager. Surviving are her husband and eight children. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Elwood ward chapel."

Cause of Death: pneumonia, bronchitis
Died in infancy.

Cause of Death: Like his father, he died of pneumonia
William Kennedy Seager was born and raised on his parent's homestead in Cardston, Canada until 1905 when the family moved to Tremonton, Utah. He graduated from the Bear RiverHigh School in Box Elder County. After high school he served a mission to the Central States. In 1926 he married Ivy Juanita Nielson in the Salt Lake City Temple. Ivy was from Fountain Green, Utah and was the daughter of James Louis Nielson and Clara Collard. Ken and Ivy had one girl and two boys. Ken initially worked as a bank book keeper and inspector for loans. He also was a shop keeperand salesman. After Ivy's death, he married Maurine Woodhead in 1980 in the Los Angeles Temple. Maurine was from Helper, Utah and was the daughter of Willard James Woodhead and Ruby May Stubbs. Ken was an active member of the LDS Church. He was Sunday School Superintendent twice. He was a High Priest Group Leader in Mesa for four years and taught classes in all the organizations. In 1977 he was made 1st councilor. Even thought Ken had large hands he was known fordoing beautiful needle work. William Kennedy Seager died at the age of 94 athis son's home in Corona, California. He has 10 grandchildren.

Cause of Death: Heart attack
Maudell Seager was born and raised on her parent's farm in Elwood, Utah, later named Tremonton. She was in the first class to graduate from Bear River High School. She was a member of the LDS church and held various positions in the auxiliaries in Tremonton, Honeyville, and Brigham City. Maudell was also a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, andthe Civic Improvement Club. She taught school for five years in the Promontory, Summit, Penrose, and Tremonton schools prior to her marriage to Tolman Burkeof Honeyville. Maudell and Tolman were married in the Logan LDS Temple in 1932. She and her husband lived in Honeyville and had a boy and two girls. In 1957 they moved to Brigham City, where Maudell was employed at J.C. Penney Co. until she retired. Maudell loved to talk and visit. She loved all of her children and seven grandchildren, and was a good wife, neighbor, and friend to everyone.

Cause of Death: Lou Gehrig's disease
Carroll Austin Seager was born andraised on his parents farm in Tremonton, Utah. He graduated from the Bear River High School in 1926 and graduated from the school of Engineering at the UtahState University in Logan in 1937. He married Fern Barrus in June of 1935 in the Logan Temple and later moved to New York City where he studied vocal music for 2 1/2 years. Austin taught one year at Carbon College, 24 years at Ogden High School, and 13 years at the Weber College in Ogden, where in taught in the department of manufacturing engineering technology until his retirement in 1979.Austin was also an Ogden City Commissioner for 8 years, two of those years asAssistant Mayor. He was active in the LDS Church serving in numerous positionsand was the original bishop of the Ogden 35th ward where he served for nearly9 years. He and his wife, Fern, served a mission together to Hartford, Connecticut. Austin loved music. He won scholarships in voice at both the University of Utah and Utah State University. He won first prize in a bass solo division at Western Music tryouts, which gave him a chance to go to New York for specialtraining. He sang at numerous events throughout his life. He and his wife hadthree sons and a daughter and 18 grandchildren.