Building date: 1828
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Unique features: Stone house with cobblestone addition in rear.
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°48'26.03"N 75°37'26.47"W. Current owner of record, Colgate University as of date (YMD) 190420.
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Silas Seymour house, 5658 Geer Road, Lebanon. Stone house with cobblestone addition in rear. Original house built 1828. Farm included 200 acres. It is now called the Bewkes Center, and is owned by Colgate University.
Silas Seymour, the seventh and youngest son of Eleazer and Anna (Merrills) Seymour, a nail maker, was born in Hartford, Conn., May 7, 1777. Soon after his father's death that same year, the family moved to Stillwater, N. Y. Silas was raised by his brother, William. Several members of the family served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. In 1800, Silas married Sally Gilbert and in 1802 they migrated to Lebanon in Madison county. His farm eventually encompassed more than 200 acres on Lot 24. It was inherited by his son, Alfred. Silas resided on the farm until his death on August 2, 1845. His wife also died there on October 5, 1850. They were buried in the Campbell Burying Ground.
Silas became a useful and influential citizen, always interested in the prosperity of his town. He was first town clerk of Lebanon. The welfare of common schools largely engaged his attention. He remained on his homestead his entire life, and raised 10 children. Richard Palmer blog.
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¹ Photography courtesy Dave Porter, image collector, Cazenovia, New York.
² Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
