Name Prefix: Sgt.
Elijah Barber was born and raised in Connecticut. Atthe age of 20 he married Rachel Hill of Simsbury, Connecticut and they had ninechildren. Sometime before 1809, the family moved acrossed the boarder in to New York State and eventually to Pennline, Crawford, Pennsylvania, where the family settled on land granted to his father after the Revolutionary War. Pennlineis situated in the western part of the township and distance is about half a mile from the Ohio line. It is surrounded by a tolerably good farming and dairycountry.

1. 2. Amanda Amelia BARBER   b. 19 Apr 1801.
2. 3. Elijah Averis BARBER   b. 3 Mar 1802, Of Hartford,Hartford,Connecticut,USA; d. 8 Sep 1865, Meadvile,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA; bur. "Barber Hill" Cemetery,Pennline,Crawford,Penn., USA.
3. 4. Amhurst Horatio Hill BARBER   b. 7 Jul 1807, of Hartford,Hartford,Connecticut,USA; d. 7 Jan 1870, of Conneaut,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA.
4. 5. Amelia Amanda BARBER   b. 19 Apr 1809, New York,USA; d. 19 Mar 1882, Conneaut,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA.
5. 6. Willis D. (Merriman) BARBER   b. Mar 1811, New York,USA; d. 9 Aug 1840, Pennline,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA; bur. Penn Line Cemetery,sec/row S15,Penn Line,Penn..
6. 7. Sally BARBER   b. 1813, New York,USA; d. 1900, of North Shenango,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA.
7. 8. Lucinda Romantha BARBER   b. 16 Nov 1820, New York,USA; d. 31 Aug 1894, of Conneaut,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA.
8. 9. Clarissa C. BARBER   b. 7 Sep 1822, Onondaga,Onondaga,New York,USA; d. Aft 1880, of Conneaut,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA.
9. 10. Melissa BARBER   b. 1825, of Onondaga,Onondaga,New York,USA; d. Aft 1880, of Wayne,Kosciusko,Indiana,USA.
10. 11. Charlotte Susan BARBER   b. 3 Sep 1826, of Onondaga,Onondaga,New York,USA; d. 4 Dec 1916, of Pierpont,Ashtabula,Ohio,USA.

Elijah and Amanda had at least four children, Horatio Elijah, Mary Augusta, Florance Amanda, and Willis Drake. Elijah's headstone reads, "Died at 61 yrs, 6 mon., and 5 days.

Amhurst Barber and Rhoda had at least two children, Sarah A. and Almira J., both born in Pennsylvania.

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. 12. Charles Edward SEAGER   b. 13 Sep 1839, Conneaut Township,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA; d. 15 Nov 1913, Conneaut,Crawford,Pennslyvania,USA.
2. 13. 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. 14. Prince Albert SEAGER   b. 22 Oct 1844, Conneaut Township,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA; d. Aft 1938, of Roscoe,Edmunds,South Dakota,USA.

Cause of Death: Injuries from being thrown from a load of hay
Willia Barber was a brother to Amelia Amanda Barber.

Sally Barber and Alva Woodward had at least five children, Chester, Louisa A.,Alace L., Jane, and Laura, all born in Pennsylvania.

Lucinda Barber and Soloman Turner had at least four children, Orestus B., Orlina B., Loren A.W. and July Turner, all born in Pennsylvania.

Clarissa Barber and Lucas Thompson had at least two children, Issac Newton andPhilena Ellen Thompson, both born in Pennsylvania.

Melissa Barber and Newell Dewey had at least two daughters, Matilda and Lydia,and an adopted son, Charles E.

Charlotte Barber and James Corey had at least two children, Ida M. and Elnora L., both born in Pennsylvania.

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

1. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. Orin Burtis SEAGER   b. 22 Mar 1900, Cardston,Alberta,Canada; d. 13 Apr 1900, Cardston,Alberta,Canada; bur. Cardston,Canada.
4. 24. William Kennedy SEAGER   b. 26 Sep 1901, Cardston,Alberta,Canada; d. 14 Jan 1995, Corona,Riverside,California,USA; bur. Mesa,Maricopa,Arizona.
5. 25. Maudell SEAGER   b. 22 Dec 1906, Elwood,Box Elder Co.,Utah,USA; d. 5 Nov 1989, Utah,USA; bur. Honeyville Cemetery,Honeyville,Utah.
6. 26. 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.