WOMEN ' S SUFFRAGE LEADER CIVIL WAR SANITARY SERVICE MIDDLETOWN NJ DOCUMENT SIGNED
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THERESE WALLING SEABROOK(1821 – 1899)CHAMPION OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE, LEADER IN THE WOMENS CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE
UNION OF KEYPORT, NEW JERSEY, ACTIVE IN THE U.S. SANITARY SERVICE DURING THE CIVIL WAR, &WIFE OF HENRY H. SEABROOK (1813-1872), STEAMBOAT
SHIPBUILDER and CO-FOUNDER and PRESIDENT OF
MONMOUTH COUNTY NEW JERSEY’s KEYPORT and
MIDDLETOWN STEAMBOAT COMPANY!"In the early days, Mrs. Therese W. Seabrook stood almost alone
in the W.C.T.U. in her advocacy of ...woman suffrage and it required
ten years of effort to secure a franchise department of which she was
the first superintendent." - History of Woman Suffrage, 1902, v. 4, p. 827Therese Walling Seabrook lived in Keyport on West Front Street
overlooking the Bay. She was the wife of a prominent businessman
in Keyport and an activist for women’s rights. She was a strong
supporter of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and an
advocate of women’s suffrage. In her mind, as in the minds of
others late in the 19th-century, there was a connection between the
temperance movement and the suffrage movement. In 1884, suffragists
Phebe Hanaford of Jersey City, Therese Walling Seabrook of Keyport,
and Henry Blackwell of Massachusetts met with the New Jersey
Assembly Judiciary Committee to press for the introduction of a
women’s suffrage resolution in the Assembly. They succeeded in
having the bill introduced, but the Assembly would take o action
on the resolution. [Source: Keyport Historical Society]HERE’S A DOCUMENT SIGNED PAIR BY THERESE SEABROOK AS EXECUTRIX OF HER DEAD HUSBAND’S ESTATE – TWO (2) BANK CHECKS DATED AT MIDDLETOWN POINT, N. J. IN 1876 and 1878, DRAWN OFF THE FARMERS’ and MERCHANTS’ BANK. THE DOCUMENTS BEAR BLUE 2-CENT U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS, AND ARE IN VF CONDITION!Each check measures 7” x 3”A RARE ADDITION TO YOUR WOMAN SUFFRAGE HISTORY, AMERICAN STEAMBOAT NAVIGATION and MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!<<>::<>>Biography of Therese W. SeabrookTherese Walling Seabrook (1821-1899), daughter of Leonard Walling and CatherineAumack, was born in Centerville, Monmouth County, New Jersey on Aug. 8, 1821.She married Henry H. Seabrook on Feb. 5, 1852 (see his bio below). Therese Seabrook was very active inthe women's suffrage movement in the late 19th century as well as thetemperance movement, being a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Unionof Keyport, New Jersey. She was also active in the U.S. Sanitary Service duringthe American Civil War.Therese Seabrook died on Oct. 9, 1899at Keyport, NJ and is buried next to her husband in Green Grove Cemetery inKeyport.Biography of Henry H. SeabrookHenry Hendrickson Seabrook, theyoungest child of his parents Thomas Seabrook, Jr. and Anna (Longstreet)Seabrook, was born on Sept. 10, 1813 on the family homestead at Shoal Harbor inPort Monmouth, Monmouth County, NJ. Hewas educated at New York & New Brunswick, purchased his father's store inMiddletown, in 1841, and he succeeded Leonard Walling as Postmaster of Keyportin 1835.Seabrookwas one of the founders and an officer and Managing Director of the Keyport andMiddletown Point Steamboat Company which built the steamer"Chingarora", the steamer "Keyport" &"Matawan, " and the “D. R. Martin” and “ River Queen” built during theCivil War in 1863 and 1864 respectively.Seabrookleft Middletown in 1839 to relocate at Keyport. Seabrook married Therese Walling, daughter of Leonard Walling and Catherine Aumackon Feb. 5, 1852. Therese Seabrook wasvery active in the women's suffrage movement in the late 19th century as wellas the temperance movement, being a member of the Women's Christian TemperanceUnion of Keyport, New Jersey. She was also active with the U.S. SanitaryService during the American Civil War.The children of Henry H. and Theresa(Walling) Seabrook were; Annie Longstreet Seabrook+ b. 12 Aug 1852, d. 1943Thomas Leonard Seabrook b. 16 Jun 1854Henry Seabrook b. 3 Aug 1856, d. 12 Oct 1856Helena Seabrook b. 1 Nov 1857Harry Seabrook b. 23 Oct 1859Martha Washington Seabrook+ b. 26 Nov 1863He wasa member of the 3rd Baptist Church of Keyport, and an officer of the Monmouth County Bible Society.HenryHendrickson Seabrook died on the evening of March 30, 1872 (aged 58) atKeyport, Monmouth County, NJ, and is buried in Green Grove Cemetery in Keyport, NJ. He was also known as Henry H.Seabrook during his life..Sources:· Steam Vessels Built in Old Monmouth 1841-1894, by Leon Reussille, 1975· History of Monmouth County, New Jersey by Franklin Ellis, 1885, · Obituary: Matawan Journal Apr. 6, 1872 (Vol III, No. 40)· Monmouth County Historical Society· Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections andArchives, Leatherby Libraries · Chapman University (online archive of California)I am a proud member ofthe Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC), The Ephemera Society ofAmerica, the Manuscript Society and the American Political Items Collectors(APIC) (member name: John Lissandrello). I subscribe to each organizations'code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed. ~Providing quality service andhistorical memorabilia online for over ten years.~
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UNION OF KEYPORT, NEW JERSEY, ACTIVE IN THE U.S. SANITARY SERVICE DURING THE CIVIL WAR, &WIFE OF HENRY H. SEABROOK (1813-1872), STEAMBOAT
SHIPBUILDER and CO-FOUNDER and PRESIDENT OF
MONMOUTH COUNTY NEW JERSEY’s KEYPORT and
MIDDLETOWN STEAMBOAT COMPANY!"In the early days, Mrs. Therese W. Seabrook stood almost alone
in the W.C.T.U. in her advocacy of ...woman suffrage and it required
ten years of effort to secure a franchise department of which she was
the first superintendent." - History of Woman Suffrage, 1902, v. 4, p. 827Therese Walling Seabrook lived in Keyport on West Front Street
overlooking the Bay. She was the wife of a prominent businessman
in Keyport and an activist for women’s rights. She was a strong
supporter of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and an
advocate of women’s suffrage. In her mind, as in the minds of
others late in the 19th-century, there was a connection between the
temperance movement and the suffrage movement. In 1884, suffragists
Phebe Hanaford of Jersey City, Therese Walling Seabrook of Keyport,
and Henry Blackwell of Massachusetts met with the New Jersey
Assembly Judiciary Committee to press for the introduction of a
women’s suffrage resolution in the Assembly. They succeeded in
having the bill introduced, but the Assembly would take o action
on the resolution. [Source: Keyport Historical Society]HERE’S A DOCUMENT SIGNED PAIR BY THERESE SEABROOK AS EXECUTRIX OF HER DEAD HUSBAND’S ESTATE – TWO (2) BANK CHECKS DATED AT MIDDLETOWN POINT, N. J. IN 1876 and 1878, DRAWN OFF THE FARMERS’ and MERCHANTS’ BANK. THE DOCUMENTS BEAR BLUE 2-CENT U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS, AND ARE IN VF CONDITION!Each check measures 7” x 3”A RARE ADDITION TO YOUR WOMAN SUFFRAGE HISTORY, AMERICAN STEAMBOAT NAVIGATION and MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!<<>::<>>Biography of Therese W. SeabrookTherese Walling Seabrook (1821-1899), daughter of Leonard Walling and CatherineAumack, was born in Centerville, Monmouth County, New Jersey on Aug. 8, 1821.She married Henry H. Seabrook on Feb. 5, 1852 (see his bio below). Therese Seabrook was very active inthe women's suffrage movement in the late 19th century as well as thetemperance movement, being a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Unionof Keyport, New Jersey. She was also active in the U.S. Sanitary Service duringthe American Civil War.Therese Seabrook died on Oct. 9, 1899at Keyport, NJ and is buried next to her husband in Green Grove Cemetery inKeyport.Biography of Henry H. SeabrookHenry Hendrickson Seabrook, theyoungest child of his parents Thomas Seabrook, Jr. and Anna (Longstreet)Seabrook, was born on Sept. 10, 1813 on the family homestead at Shoal Harbor inPort Monmouth, Monmouth County, NJ. Hewas educated at New York & New Brunswick, purchased his father's store inMiddletown, in 1841, and he succeeded Leonard Walling as Postmaster of Keyportin 1835.Seabrookwas one of the founders and an officer and Managing Director of the Keyport andMiddletown Point Steamboat Company which built the steamer"Chingarora", the steamer "Keyport" &"Matawan, " and the “D. R. Martin” and “ River Queen” built during theCivil War in 1863 and 1864 respectively.Seabrookleft Middletown in 1839 to relocate at Keyport. Seabrook married Therese Walling, daughter of Leonard Walling and Catherine Aumackon Feb. 5, 1852. Therese Seabrook wasvery active in the women's suffrage movement in the late 19th century as wellas the temperance movement, being a member of the Women's Christian TemperanceUnion of Keyport, New Jersey. She was also active with the U.S. SanitaryService during the American Civil War.The children of Henry H. and Theresa(Walling) Seabrook were; Annie Longstreet Seabrook+ b. 12 Aug 1852, d. 1943Thomas Leonard Seabrook b. 16 Jun 1854Henry Seabrook b. 3 Aug 1856, d. 12 Oct 1856Helena Seabrook b. 1 Nov 1857Harry Seabrook b. 23 Oct 1859Martha Washington Seabrook+ b. 26 Nov 1863He wasa member of the 3rd Baptist Church of Keyport, and an officer of the Monmouth County Bible Society.HenryHendrickson Seabrook died on the evening of March 30, 1872 (aged 58) atKeyport, Monmouth County, NJ, and is buried in Green Grove Cemetery in Keyport, NJ. He was also known as Henry H.Seabrook during his life..Sources:· Steam Vessels Built in Old Monmouth 1841-1894, by Leon Reussille, 1975· History of Monmouth County, New Jersey by Franklin Ellis, 1885, · Obituary: Matawan Journal Apr. 6, 1872 (Vol III, No. 40)· Monmouth County Historical Society· Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections andArchives, Leatherby Libraries · Chapman University (online archive of California)I am a proud member ofthe Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC), The Ephemera Society ofAmerica, the Manuscript Society and the American Political Items Collectors(APIC) (member name: John Lissandrello). I subscribe to each organizations'code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed. ~Providing quality service andhistorical memorabilia online for over ten years.~
WE ONLY SELL GENUINE ITEMS, i.e., NO REPRODUCTIONS, FAKES OR COPIES!
