Sewell, a blacksmith and wheelwright by trade, was the son of Christopher Osgood and Sarah Brown. He married Frances Courtney in Richmond in on 14 January 1805; they had at least five children: Lemira, Sarah, Eliza Peace, Frances and Mary.
He served in the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, and also as a Richmond police officer and firefighter, for which work he earned the nickname "Fire King". He played a prominent role in responding to the Richmond Theater Fire of 1811.
His burial place is unknown. This cenotaph was placed in 2023 by a descendant in the plot of Sewell's son-in-law George Turner, near the graves of Sewell's wife Frances and their daughter Eliza Osgood Turner. His daughters Mary and Frances are also buried in the Cemetery.
He served in the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, and also as a Richmond police officer and firefighter, for which work he earned the nickname "Fire King". He played a prominent role in responding to the Richmond Theater Fire of 1811.
His burial place is unknown. This cenotaph was placed in 2023 by a descendant in the plot of Sewell's son-in-law George Turner, near the graves of Sewell's wife Frances and their daughter Eliza Osgood Turner. His daughters Mary and Frances are also buried in the Cemetery.
Sewell, a blacksmith and wheelwright by trade, was the son of Christopher Osgood and Sarah Brown. He married Frances Courtney in Richmond in on 14 January 1805; they had at least five children: Lemira, Sarah, Eliza Peace, Frances and Mary.
He served in the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, and also as a Richmond police officer and firefighter, for which work he earned the nickname "Fire King". He played a prominent role in responding to the Richmond Theater Fire of 1811.
His burial place is unknown. This cenotaph was placed in 2023 by a descendant in the plot of Sewell's son-in-law George Turner, near the graves of Sewell's wife Frances and their daughter Eliza Osgood Turner. His daughters Mary and Frances are also buried in the Cemetery.
He served in the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, and also as a Richmond police officer and firefighter, for which work he earned the nickname "Fire King". He played a prominent role in responding to the Richmond Theater Fire of 1811.
His burial place is unknown. This cenotaph was placed in 2023 by a descendant in the plot of Sewell's son-in-law George Turner, near the graves of Sewell's wife Frances and their daughter Eliza Osgood Turner. His daughters Mary and Frances are also buried in the Cemetery.
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