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Frances Adeline Seward (née Miller; September 25, 1805 – June 21, 1865) was the First Lady of New York and the wife of William Henry Seward, a senator in the New York legislature, Governor of New York, a senator from New York and United States Secretary of State under President Abraham Lincoln.
19 de ago. de 2013 · Biography: Frances Adeline Seward (née Miller) was born on September 24, 1805 in Cayuga County, New York to Judge Elijah Miller and Hannah Miller (née Foote). She was the younger of two daughters. Her older sister was Lazette Maria Worden (née Miller).
Frances Adeline Seward (née Miller) was born on September 24, 1805 in Cayuga County, New York to Judge Elijah Miller and Hannah Miller (née Foote). She was the younger of two daughters. Her older sister was Lazette Maria Worden (née Miller). When Frances was five years old, her mother died.
Learn about the life and death of Fanny, the youngest daughter of William Henry Seward, the Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln. Read her diary entries, letters, and biography from the Seward Family Digital Archive.
Frances Adeline Seward, or Fanny, was the youngest daughter of William Henry Seward and Frances Miller Seward. Loved by family and friends, Fanny grew up during the mid-19th century. She spoke about her thoughts and recorded the history happening around her.
Frances Adeline Miller Seward (25 de septiembre de 1805 - 21 de junio de 1865) fue la primera dama de Nueva York y esposa de William Henry Seward.
Although she disliked politics, Frances Miller Seward played an important role as William Henry’s advisor. A free-thinker in a network of other progressive women, she supported the Women’s Rights movement and hid runaway slaves in her basement.
