CADWALLADER, Seth

CADWALLADER, Seth

Male 1796 - 1863  (66 years)

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  • Name CADWALLADER, Seth 
    Birth 11 Oct 1796  Horsham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Moved 1812 
    Milton 
    Occupation Between 1823 and 1854  Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    was a merchant and partner with Seth Iredell 
    Census 1830  Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Biography
    • SETH CADWALLADER was one of the pioneer merchants of Milton, in which town he settled about 1812. He was born in Montgomery County, Pennsyl­vania. October 11, 1796 and after coming to Milton engaged in clerking, but subsequently went into business and followed merchandising until 1854, when he retired. On the 3rd of February, 1824, he married Elizabeth, daughter of George Hammond, and a native of Northumberland county. Her father was one of the first settlers of this part of the State, was captured by the Indians during the Revolutionary war and turned over to the Hessians, and was held a prisoner five years. Eleven children were born to Seth and Elizabeth Cadwallader, only three of whom are living; Hammond, of Juni­ata county; Albert, of Milton, and Kate, wife of James McConkey, of Philadelphia. The parents died August 24, 1863 and June 3, 1880 respectively.
    Biography
    • Seth Cadwallader was born in Horsham, Bucks County, PA on October 11, 1796. He was the son of Abel and Ann Cadwallader. He moved to Milton, PA as a young man. His first cousin once removed, Mary Cadwallader had married Seth Iredell in 1795. They moved to Milton in the early 1800s where Seth Iredell had a mill and was President of the first Milton Bank. The records say that Seth Cadwallader started in the mercantile business in Milton in 1812. Since he would have been only sixteen years old at that time, it seems likely that he went to Milton to work for his cousin Seth Iredell and that Iredell later helped Seth start his own business.

      Seth married Elizabeth Hammond of Milton in 1824. They had ten children, but only four of them lived to be adults.

      Seth Cadwallader did well in business. He was a prosperous merchant. He retired in 1854 after forty-two years in the merchantile business. His son Albert was also a merchant in Milton, but Albert was only thirteen when his father retired and could not have taken over the business from him.

      Seth Cadwallader died in Milton on August 24, 1863. His wife Elizabeth died June 3, 1880. They are buried together with six of their children in the Milton Cemetery.
    Census (desc) 1830  Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census (desc) 1840  Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Property(purch) 31 Mar 1845  Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    the property at the corner of Front St. and Broadway from the estate of Bethuel Vincent 
    Census (desc) 1850  Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    working as a merchant 
    Retired 1854  Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census (desc) 1860  Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    as a retired merchant 
    Residence Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    at the SE Corner of Front St & Broadway 
    • The house was on Lot 99, and was purchased on Mar 21, 1831 from Joseph and Christiana Gibson. On Apr 7, 1845, Seth purchased the adjacent property on Broadway, to the corner of Elm St. and adjacent on Front (Water) St. to James P. Sanderson's lot, from the estate of Bethuel Vincent.
    _UID CAD30954CF0EE142AAA0A1433AF6F0A7EF3F 
    Death 24 Aug 1863  Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1171  Milton Families
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2015 

    Father CADWALLADER, Abel,   b. 1761, Horsham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1846, Liberty Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother CADWALLADER, Jane,   b. 19 Jan 1764, Moreland Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1801, Horsham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 5 Apr 1787  Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family HAMMOND, Elizabeth,   b. 24 Jul 1803, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1880, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 3 Feb 1824  Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • They were married by Reverend George Jenkins.
    Children 
     1. CADWALLADER, Mary Jane,   b. 6 Nov 1824, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1830, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
     2. CADWALLADER, Iredell,   b. 7 Nov 1826, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1849, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
    +3. CADWALLADER, Hammond,   b. 5 Aug 1828, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1905 (Age 76 years)
     4. CADWALLADER, Emma,   b. 20 Feb 1832, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1837, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
     5. CADWALLADER, Mary,   b. 4 Mar 1835, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1836, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     6. CADWALLADER, Elizabeth,   b. 27 Aug 1837, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1842, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
     7. CADWALLADER, Juliet,   b. 26 Mar 1840, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1841, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +8. CADWALLADER, Albert,   b. 11 Oct 1841, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1912, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     9. CADWALLADER, Elizabeth Catharine Hammond,   b. 22 Feb 1844, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1897, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     10. CADWALLADER, Clara,   b. 30 Jun 1847, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1848, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F355  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Oct 1796 - Horsham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - was a merchant and partner with Seth Iredell - Between 1823 and 1854 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Feb 1824 - Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1830 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus (desc) - 1830 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus (desc) - 1840 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty(purch) - the property at the corner of Front St. and Broadway from the estate of Bethuel Vincent - 31 Mar 1845 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus (desc) - working as a merchant - 1850 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRetired - 1854 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus (desc) - as a retired merchant - 1860 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at the SE Corner of Front St & Broadway - - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Aug 1863 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Iredell and Cadwallader ad.jpg
    Iredell and Cadwallader ad.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Bell's History of Northumberland County PA 1891.
      Chapter XLIV - Part I: Biographical Sketches - MILTON p. 977

    2. [S11] Bell's History of Northumberland County PA 1891, Page 977.

    3. [S25] From the writings of Albert Cadwallader Worrell.

    4. [S134] Writings of Albert Cadwallader Worrell.

    5. [S138] Census, Image 5.

    6. [S138] Census, Image 37.