Norman B. Seely was born in Genesee county, New York, in 1809. He married Miss Lydia Crook, and came to the Rock River country in June, 1834 with Asa Crook, locating where the village of Portland now is. He remained until 1839, when he went to Jones county, Iowa, where he laid out the town […]
NELSON SEELY, one of the prominent and enterprising merchants of Marquette, Wis., and the senior member of the firm of N. Seely & Co., has been a resident of Green Lake County since 1857, during which time he has been connected with the commercial interests of the community. He was born in Bainbridge, Chenango Co., […]
NATHANIEL SEELY, who lives on the road leading from the turnpike to Whiskey Hill, in the town of Waterloo, Seneca County, is one of the reprentative farmers and oldest citizens of this locality. He is a native of New Jersey and was born in the town of Wantage, Sussex County, May 15, 1817. His parents […]
Morell E. Seely, a prominent and well-to-do farmer of Brighton township, is a son of Humphrey S. Seely, who was born November 22, 1817, in Oneida county, N.Y., and whose father, Cornelius, was born in the same county September 3, 1796, a son of Daniel. During the Revolutionary war the last named, while fishing with […]
Martin V. Seely, “mine host” of the “Seely House,” is a son of Col. Ebenezer and Dolly (Maynard) Seely (see sketch of Col. Ebenezer Seely in another part of this work), and was born in Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., Jan. 30, 1834. The father of Mr. Seely was a native of Genesee Co., N. Y., and […]
Lyman W. SEELY, D. D. was born in Scott county, Ky., November 21, 1814, but was raised in Lexington. He was educated at Transylvania University, and afterwards taught in the preparatory department of that institution. In 1834, he made a profession of religion, and was baptized by James Fishback, for the church of Christ on […]
Lyman Seely, deceased, was born near Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1831, son of Daniel and Abigail (Griswold) Seely, natives of New York. In 1846 his parents moved to Big Foot, Chemung Township, McHenry Co., Ill., and he was identified with the farming interests of the township from that time till his death May 1, 1884. […]
SEELY, Linus, building contractor and temperance advocate, was born at Richibucto, N.B., Canada, May 9, 1848, son of Charles H. Seely. At the age of twenty he went to Portland, Me., and engaged in lighthouse and fortification construction work for the government in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Subsequently he removed to Buffalo, N.Y., and […]
The father of the subject of this sketch, Hiram Seely, was a native of Kentucky, and come to Fayette County with his mother at the age of 17. He worked with her on the land she bought until his marriage, which took place in 1824. Aug. 8, he was united to Miss Anna Gunn, daughter […]
LEWIS SEELY was born in Elkhart County, Ind., June 8, 1830, son of Ephraim and Abigail (Funnels) Seely, and one of nine children, six of whom are yet living. Mr. and Mrs. Seely were natives of the State of New York, and at an early day came to Ohio, where they resided until 1829, when […]
