Allen Grant Seaman
| Allen Grant Seaman | |
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| Born | 1857-03-08 Meaford, Grey County, Ontario |
| Died | 1946-12-28 Port Arthur |
| Occupation | Contractor |
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Allen Grant Seaman (8 March 1857 – 28 December 1946 (aged 89)) was a contractor who lived in the Lakehead.[1][2]
He was the eponym of Seaman Park near Centennial Park.
A contractor who built a bridge and dam.
Life
Seaman was born in Meaford, Grey County, Ontario, to Theodore D. Seaman and Elizabeth Neelands. He lived in Sydenham Township, Grey County, in 1871, and in the Thunder Bay district by 1911.[2]
Family
- Married Sarah Jane McClure on 31 January 1887 at Saugeen Shores, Bruce County, Ontario.[2] (Whether the wiki's Sarah Jane Seaman is the same woman has not yet been checked.)
- Children listed on FamilySearch: Allen Grant (1887–1968), Irvine McClure (1892–1906), Robert Lloyd Seaman (1895–1978) and Mary Ethelene (1897–1902).[2] Robert Lloyd Seaman was a city councillor.
Death
He died in Port Arthur on 28 December 1946, aged 89, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery.[2] (The death index gives his age as about 90, i.e. born c. 1856.)
⚙️ AI TODO: Expand using [Source the Seaman Park eponymy and the bridge and dam contracts. Source]
References
- ↑ Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 30 December 1946, p. 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Allen Grant Seaman (1857–1946). FamilySearch. Retrieved 27 October 2026.