Henry Seamons (1809 - 1860)

Born 5 May 1809 in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England

Husband of Mary (King) Seamons — married 9 Sep 1832 in South Elmham, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1860 at age 50 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA

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Henry Seamons was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Biography

Henry Seamons was born 5 May 1809, in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England. His mother was Hannah Seamons and his father was William Stockdale. His parents were not married and he retained his mother's maiden name even after her marriage to Samuel Jackson in January 1812.

As a young man, he worked as a laborer for local landowners. In about 1840, he met with an accident that affected him for years. He was helping to bind a load of barley when a rope broke and he fell, striking his head. He was so severely hurt that he was not really well for years.^[1]

On 9 September 1832, Henry married Mary King in St. Michaels, South Elham, Suffolk, England. Together they had 8 children.

Along with many members of his family, Henry was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England on 23 June 1852. In approximate 1853-1854, his wife, Mary, received a small amount of money from the will of a relative who had died, and the family prepared to go to America and join the LDS Saints. The family set sail 14 February 1856, on the sailing vessel Caravan and were six weeks making the voyage from Liverpool to New York.^[2] They remained in New York to find employment, as they had no money, and eventually went to New Jersey, where their daughter, Jemima, had found employment.

In 1859, the family traveled by steamboat up the Missouri River from St. Louis, Missouri, to Omaha, Nebraska, where the branch of the church was organized and they lived for 15 months. There was a great deal of sickness and many suffered from chills and fever.^[1]

On January 14, 1860, Henry took ill andd died at the age of 51.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} FamilySearch Memories History of Rachel Seamons Hancey, written by herself. (no date noted.)
2. ↑ FamilySearch Memories, FamilySearch PID KWV9-YJL A Sketch of the Life of Jemima Seamons Daines. By her daughter Lydia.

• Family History Library History of Henry Seamons and Mary King. FamilySearch International. Title No. 568236. Creator: Seamons, Sharon A. (Sharon Arlan), 1930-. Access level public.
• Family Data Collection - Births: "Family Data Collection - Births"
  Ancestry Record 5769 #3989603 (accessed 31 July 2022)
  Henry Seamons born on 5 May 1809, child of William Stockdale & Hannah Seamons, in Suffolk, England.
• Passenger List: "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891"
  citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 175,516.
  FamilySearch Record: 27R8-BQ4 (accessed 31 July 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 939V-R39P-T3 Image number 00433
  Name: Henry Seamons; Immigration Date: 1856; Immigration Place: New York City, New York, United States; Birth Date: 1810; Birth Place: England; Nationality: England; Age: 46; Ship Name: Caravan.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #190904399 (accessed 31 July 2022)
  Memorial page for Henry Seamons (5 May 1809-11 Jan 1860), citing Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Pershelle Rohrer (contributor 49479409).

Census England & Wales

• 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
  Class: HO107; Piece: 1039; Book: 9; Civil Parish: All Saints South Elmham; County: Suffolk; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 4; Page: 8; Line: 23; GSU roll: 474644
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #9977944 (accessed 31 July 2022)
  Henry Seamons (32) in All Saints South Elmham in Wangford registration district in Suffolk, England. Born in Suffolk, England.
• 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  citing All Saints Southelmham, Suffolk, England, p. 7; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  FamilySearch Record: SGRN-N22 (accessed 31 July 2022)
  FindMyPast Image
  Henry Seamons (41), married head of household in All Saints Southelmham in Wangford registration district in Suffolk, England. Born in Rumburgh, Suffolk.