CADWALLADER, Seth
1796 - 1863 (66 years)-
Name CADWALLADER, Seth Birth 11 Oct 1796 Horsham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Gender Male Moved 1812 Milton Occupation Between 1823 and 1854 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States [1] was a merchant and partner with Seth Iredell Census 1830 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States 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 Census (desc) 1840 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Property(purch) 31 Mar 1845 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States the property at the corner of Front St. and Broadway from the estate of Bethuel Vincent Census (desc) 1850 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States [5] working as a merchant Retired 1854 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) 1860 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States [6] as a retired merchant Residence Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States 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 Person ID I1171 Milton Families Last Modified 23 Oct 2015
Father CADWALLADER, Abel, b. 1761, Horsham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States d. 29 Mar 1846, Liberty Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 85 years) Mother CADWALLADER, Jane, b. 19 Jan 1764, Moreland Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1801, Horsham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 36 years) Marriage 5 Apr 1787 Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Family ID F3086 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HAMMOND, Elizabeth, b. 24 Jul 1803, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 3 Jun 1880, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 76 years) Marriage 3 Feb 1824 Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States - They were married by Reverend George Jenkins.
Children 1. CADWALLADER, Mary Jane, b. 6 Nov 1824, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 29 Aug 1830, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 5 years) 2. CADWALLADER, Iredell, b. 7 Nov 1826, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 19 May 1849, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 22 years) + 3. CADWALLADER, Hammond, b. 5 Aug 1828, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 24 Jan 1905 (Age 76 years) 4. CADWALLADER, Emma, b. 20 Feb 1832, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 21 May 1837, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 5 years) 5. CADWALLADER, Mary, b. 4 Mar 1835, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 3 May 1836, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 1 year) 6. CADWALLADER, Elizabeth, b. 27 Aug 1837, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 13 Apr 1842, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 4 years) 7. CADWALLADER, Juliet, b. 26 Mar 1840, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 6 Jan 1841, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 0 years) + 8. CADWALLADER, Albert, b. 11 Oct 1841, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 2 May 1912, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 70 years) 9. CADWALLADER, Elizabeth Catharine Hammond, b. 22 Feb 1844, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 30 Nov 1897, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 53 years) 10. CADWALLADER, Clara, b. 30 Jun 1847, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 17 Jan 1848, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 0 years) Family ID F355 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Jan 2024
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Sources - [S11] Bell's History of Northumberland County PA 1891.
Chapter XLIV - Part I: Biographical Sketches - MILTON p. 977 - [S11] Bell's History of Northumberland County PA 1891, Page 977.
- [S25] From the writings of Albert Cadwallader Worrell.
- [S134] Writings of Albert Cadwallader Worrell.
- [S138] Census, Image 5.
- [S138] Census, Image 37.
- [S11] Bell's History of Northumberland County PA 1891.