Frank Seemaker b. Aug 1865 Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA d. 20 Feb 1940 New Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA: Stan and Linda's Genealogy Website

1865 - 1940 (74 years)

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Name	Frank Seemaker [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Birth	Aug 1865	Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA [10]
Gender	Male
Name	Frank Schermechour
Name	Frank Seermaker
_UID	A6F787C5209C5C43981F51C34B150C37B26B
Death	20 Feb 1940	New Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA [10, 11]
	Cause: Suicide - gas inhalation
Burial	22 Feb 1940	New Mount Ida Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA [10]
Notes	1898 Troy Directory, spinner, h. 25 Ford, Albia - 1900 US Census, parents both born in Germany, Occ - spinner, woolen mill - 1910 US Census, parents both born in Germany, - 1920 US Census, 52, res. 25 Upper Ford Ave, Troy, owns, free and clear, occ. laborer Card? or Faro? House, wage. - 1930 US Census, 58, res. no number on Upper Ford Ave, Troy, both parents b. Germany, occ. Laborer
Person ID	I168	broderick
Last Modified	27 Dec 2012

Father	John Schermechour, b. Abt 1831, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Melissa (Schermechour), b. Abt 1832, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F2706	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Josephine Therrien, b. Sep 1873, New York, USA d. 8 Dec 1932, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA (Age 59 years)

Marriage 2 May 1894 St. Jean de Baptiste R.C. Church, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA [12]

Children

	1. Josephine F. Seemaker, b. 16 Feb 1895, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA d. 2 Jul 1977, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA (Age 82 years)
	2. Frank C. Seemaker, Jr., b. 26 Jul 1896, New York, USA d. 22 Oct 1963, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA (Age 67 years)
	3. Marie Louise Seemaker, b. 1 Mar 1898, New York, USA d. Oct 1982, New York, USA (Age 84 years)
	4. Helen M. Seemaker, b. 1 Feb 1900, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA d. Feb 1984, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA (Age 84 years)
	5. Alexcena Seemaker, b. 1 Nov 1901, New York, USA d. 1993 (Age 91 years)
	6. Seemaker, b. Abt 1904, Prob Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA d. Bef 1910, Prob Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA (Age 5 years)
	7. Clara M. Seemaker, b. 15 Jan 1907, New York, USA d. 31 Oct 1993, New York, USA (Age 86 years)
	8. Margaret R. Seemaker, b. 3 Dec 1909, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA d. 23 Dec 1993, Prob Latham, Albany, New York, USA (Age 84 years)
	9. Raymond J. Seemaker, b. 5 Apr 1914, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA d. 15 Oct 1996, New York, USA (Age 82 years)

Family ID F46 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 6 Apr 2011

Event Map

	Marriage - 2 May 1894 - St. Jean de Baptiste R.C. Church, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA
	Burial - 22 Feb 1940 - New Mount Ida Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA

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Sources

[S351] Troy Daily Times, Fr, 25 Feb 1876, p 3 (Reliability: 3).
City Notes.
- The recovery of Frank Seemaker, who was so severely kicked by a horse on State Street, Tuesday afternoon, is assured.
[S80] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 10th, 1880, (Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), New York > Rensselaer > Greenbush > ED 169 > img 22, p 22, ln 14 (Reliability: 2).
Name: Frank Schermechour
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Greenbush, Rensselaer, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: John Schermechour
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Name: Melissa Schermechour
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: School
Household Members:
Name Age
John Schermechour 49
Melissa Schermechour 48
John Schermechour 23
Emily Schuermechour 21 occ. Music Teacher; paralyzed
Frank Schermechour 15
Charles Schermechour 15
William Schermechour 11
Probable twin to Charles.
Greenbush, NY, incorporated as the city of Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, NY in 1897.
[S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Rensselaer, Troy Wd5, ED77, img 33, sht 17A, ln 45 (Reliability: 3).
Frank Seamaker, head, married, born Aug 1865, age 34, married, for 6 years, born NY, both parents born Germany, occ. Spinner Woolen Mill, no months unemployed.
Resides Ford ave. (no house numbers), owns, mortgage.
Dwelling 269, household 314.
[S66] State of New York, New York 1905 Census, (FamilySearch.org. 1905 New York State Census, database on-line.), Rensselaer, Troy Wd5, img 15, p 29, ln 40 (Reliability: 3).
Frank Seemaker, head, age 43. born US, cit., occ. Plumber, wages.
Resides No #, Ford av.
[S15] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 13th, 1910, (Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Rensselaer, Troy Wd5, ED50, img 23, sht 12A, ln 38 (Reliability: 3).
Frank Seemaker, head, age 44, married, first, for 15 years, born NY, both parents born Germany, occ. Laborer, Corburn (?) Electric, wages, not unemployed, no weeks out of work.
Resides 25 Ford ave., owns, mortgaged.
Dwelling 198, household 281.
[S50] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 14th, 1920, (Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Rensselaer, Troy Wd5, ED59, img 16, sht 8B, ln 88 (Reliability: 3).
Frank Seemaker, head, age 52, married, born NY, both parents born Germany, occ. Laborer, Car House, wages.
Resides 25 Albia ave, owns, free.
Dwelling 124, household 212.
[S14] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 15th, 1930, (Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Rensselaer, Troy Wd5, ED69., sht 18B, img 36, ln 85 (Reliability: 3).
Frank Seemaker, head, age 64, married, at age 30. born NY, both parents born Germany, occ. Spinner, Mill, wages, not unemployed, not a veteran.
Resides 25 Ford st., owns, $2000, no radio.
Dwelling 358, household 465.
[S262] United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 16th, 1940, NY, Rensselaer, Troy Wd5, ED42-83, img 24, img 61B, ln 45 (Reliability: 3).
Frank Seemaker, head, age 75, single (?), born NY, resided same house in 1935, not employed, has own business, 69 weeks, occ. Watchmaker, Own Shop, own acct.. no weeks worked, no income, no extra income.
Resides 25 Ford av, owns, $2000.
Household 72
[S81] Troy City Directory, (publisher varies), Troy City Directory (Reliability: 3).
1889, p 232, img 240: Seermaker, Frank, spinner, h. Ford av Albia
1887, p 229, img 237: Seermaker, Frank, spinner, h. Ford av Albia
1885 & 1886, no listing.
[S12] The Troy Publishing Company, Times-Record (Troy, NY), Tu, 20 Feb 1940, p 20 (Reliability: 3).
Frank Seemaker Dies Suddenly At Ford Avenue Home
[S13] The Troy Publishing Company, Troy Record (Troy, NY), We, 21 Feb 1940, p9 (Reliability: 3).
Died - Seemaker
and
Give Suicide Verdict In Seemaker Death
[S11] St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, Troy, NY, Parish Register, St. Jean Baptiste R.C. Church, Troy, NY, (Notes made by Stanton M. Broderick from original records at parish office of St. Mary's RC Church, Troy, NY in July, 2001), Marriages, p 220. (Reliability: 3).
Seemaker, Francis to Therrien, Josephine, 29 Nov 1922.
Names of parents not given.
Witnesses Moise Therrien and Joseph Therrien.

Frank Seemaker[1]

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