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Rev Ebenezer Seymour

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Rev Ebenezer Seymour

Birth
Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Death
21 Jun 1879 (aged 77)
Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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The Rev. Ebenezer Seymour was a Clergyman, Teacher, School Principal and Mineral Dealer, with shops in New York and Bloomfield. The 'Ad' is taken from the New York City Directory of 1869. Ebenezer married Mary Hoe on 9th August 1831, he studied for the Clergy, and began his ministry in Albion New Jersey. Ebenezer served as pastor of Bloomfield Presbyterian Church from 1834-1847.

The Bloomfield Institute - (according to Shaw's History New Jersey 1884) was established by the Rev Ebenezer Seymour after his retirement from the Church. Ebenezer was said to be "sunny in disposition, genial in manner, and unfailingly kind of heart". He was fond of music and an enthusiast of natural sciences. Ebenezer established a "Mineral Exchange" in New York, his first shop being at 52 Beekman Street. Part of Ebenezers Mineral Collection was bought by the Gettysberg Mineral College of Pennsylvania. (Some details Courtesy of Wendell E Wilson 2019)
The Rev. Ebenezer Seymour was a Clergyman, Teacher, School Principal and Mineral Dealer, with shops in New York and Bloomfield. The 'Ad' is taken from the New York City Directory of 1869. Ebenezer married Mary Hoe on 9th August 1831, he studied for the Clergy, and began his ministry in Albion New Jersey. Ebenezer served as pastor of Bloomfield Presbyterian Church from 1834-1847.

The Bloomfield Institute - (according to Shaw's History New Jersey 1884) was established by the Rev Ebenezer Seymour after his retirement from the Church. Ebenezer was said to be "sunny in disposition, genial in manner, and unfailingly kind of heart". He was fond of music and an enthusiast of natural sciences. Ebenezer established a "Mineral Exchange" in New York, his first shop being at 52 Beekman Street. Part of Ebenezers Mineral Collection was bought by the Gettysberg Mineral College of Pennsylvania. (Some details Courtesy of Wendell E Wilson 2019)


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