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Nathan Seeley

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Nathan Seeley

Birth
Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
23 Jun 1916 (aged 79)
Poland Spring, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Add to Map
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New York Times, Tuesday, June 27, 1916:
SEELEY.—At Poland Springs, Me., June 23, Nathan Seeley. Funeral services will be held at his late residence, 25 East 29th St., on Tuesday, June 27, at 2 P. M. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.

The Farmer, Bridgeport, Connecticut, June 26, 1916:
Nathan Seeley, son in law of P.T. Barnum and formerly for many years a resident of this city, died at his summer home in Poland Springs, Maine on Friday after a short illness. Mr. Seeley was married to Barnum’s youngest daughter Pauline T. Barnum who became the mother of three children, Clinton Barnum, Herbert and Jessie B. who married Wilson Marshall. Mrs. Seeley died many years ago and Mr. Seeley later married Miss Mary Ella Smith of this city who survives him with her son Alfred Seeley and his two sons by his first wife. Mr. Seeley and his family resided for many years on Waldemere Avenue at Seaside Park but later removed to New York.

New York Herald, NYC, June 28, 1916:
Mr. Nathan Seeley, retired New York merchant, is dead of heart disease, at his summer home in Poland Spring, Me. He was born in Bethel, Conn., seventy years ago and came to this city when a boy. He was educated in the New York public schools and Greenfield Hill Academy in Connecticut.
Mr. Seeley early showed an aptitude for business, first in wholesale drugs and naval stores and later as a manufacturer and dealer in paints under the firm name of Seeley Brothers. Among his successful financial ventures was that of obtaining control of the street railways of Worcester, Mass., of which he became principal owner. He resided thirty-nine years at No. 25 East Twenty-Ninth Street.
Mr. Seeley was one of the founders of the Downtown Club was a member of the Union League for thirty-four years and formerly a member of the Manhattan and New York Yacht clubs.
He leaves his wife, Ella Smith Seeley, and two sons, Alfred H. Seeley and Clinton Seeley.
US Passports give date of birth.

New York Times, Tuesday, June 27, 1916:
SEELEY.—At Poland Springs, Me., June 23, Nathan Seeley. Funeral services will be held at his late residence, 25 East 29th St., on Tuesday, June 27, at 2 P. M. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.

The Farmer, Bridgeport, Connecticut, June 26, 1916:
Nathan Seeley, son in law of P.T. Barnum and formerly for many years a resident of this city, died at his summer home in Poland Springs, Maine on Friday after a short illness. Mr. Seeley was married to Barnum’s youngest daughter Pauline T. Barnum who became the mother of three children, Clinton Barnum, Herbert and Jessie B. who married Wilson Marshall. Mrs. Seeley died many years ago and Mr. Seeley later married Miss Mary Ella Smith of this city who survives him with her son Alfred Seeley and his two sons by his first wife. Mr. Seeley and his family resided for many years on Waldemere Avenue at Seaside Park but later removed to New York.

New York Herald, NYC, June 28, 1916:
Mr. Nathan Seeley, retired New York merchant, is dead of heart disease, at his summer home in Poland Spring, Me. He was born in Bethel, Conn., seventy years ago and came to this city when a boy. He was educated in the New York public schools and Greenfield Hill Academy in Connecticut.
Mr. Seeley early showed an aptitude for business, first in wholesale drugs and naval stores and later as a manufacturer and dealer in paints under the firm name of Seeley Brothers. Among his successful financial ventures was that of obtaining control of the street railways of Worcester, Mass., of which he became principal owner. He resided thirty-nine years at No. 25 East Twenty-Ninth Street.
Mr. Seeley was one of the founders of the Downtown Club was a member of the Union League for thirty-four years and formerly a member of the Manhattan and New York Yacht clubs.
He leaves his wife, Ella Smith Seeley, and two sons, Alfred H. Seeley and Clinton Seeley.


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  • Added: Jan 21, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103904223/nathan-seeley: accessed ), memorial page for Nathan Seeley (15 Jun 1837–23 Jun 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103904223, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA; Maintained by Ferry (contributor 46589713).