Seeley Queries

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Stephen’s grandmother was the daughter of Etta Squire and John Frank (Francesco) Seley. What is her ancestry?

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A.G. is interested in learning more about her paternal grandmother Mabel/Maybell Seeley. She wonders whether her father Robert Seeley Breitenstein is an SGS descendant and if there are other descendants of his line still living in New Haven.

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Joy is looking for information on Ruby Seeley. There is a photo displayed in a Campobella lighthouse, the East Quoddy Lighthouse (see below). It says that Ruby is the daughter of George and Frances Seeley. However Joy can’t find any information...

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Chris found an obituary for Vane Hamilton Seely: Vane H. Seely – October 12, 1965 – Long Beach, WA SEELY – Vane H., late of Long Beach, Wn.; beloved husband of Clara Vincent Seely; father of Betty Holden, Tillamook; grandfather of John and Terrie Hol...

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Here we have another query relating to SGS# 3482 and his son John Wesley Seeley. Cindy’s son was working on a family tree for a school project and her husband did a DNA test through Ancestry. They had two surprises. First, they discovered that 18 mon...

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Judith contacted us after finding our website by accident(!). She wondered if we had information on her mother’s family. Her mother, Beatrice, was born in 1910 to John Wesley Seeley from Wayne Co. PA. Judith says John Wesley was born about 1885 near ...

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Mary is helping a friend find her biological ancestors; the friend’s mother was adopted as an infant in Scranton, PA. Through DNA analysis they think the friend’s grandmother was a daughter of Alexander L Seeley (1908-1977) and his wife Eveia May Ens...

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Roger sent us a series of newspaper clippings including the following dated Sunday October 11, 1953: Barea Lamb is the bride of Lt. Frederick D. Seeley Tenafly, NJ. Oct. 10 The marriage of Miss Barea Lamb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Barre Lamb of ...

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A photo on the SGS Facebook page of several Seeley descendants posing in their SGS t-shirts in Marietta, OH during the 2017 SGS Reunion got a lot of attention with several folks saying “I’m a Seeley/Seely too”, including Katherine. Katherine says tha...

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Chris found an obituary for Judith T. Seeley (1941-2016). The obituary says that Judy is originally from the northeast, moved to LA in 1995 and is survived by her husband Larry.  The burial and service were in Opelousas, LA. Various children were men...