WWI veteran. Seth was referred to as Colonel Heywood in his obituary printed in the Evening Gazette [Worcester, MA] on January 26th 1938. He died at his home at 42 Central Street located on the corner of Chestnut Street. [Today that property is home to the Gardner Masonic Hall.] The obituary mentions his schooling at Gardner High School, the Hotchkiss School and finally at Williams with the class of 1910.
Mr. Heywood was married to Edith F. Cowee on June 21, 1911 at Gardner. He was recorded as a chair manufacturer at the time. Probably returning from their honeymoon, the Heywoods' names were found on a manifest for a ship that departed Southampton, England and arrived at Ellis Island, New York at the end of August 1911.
In 1915 leading up to the World War, Seth joined the Plattsburg Camp, a pre-enlistment training camp for citizens, and he also joined the reserve. After America declared war in 1917 he returned to the Plattsburg Camp for more training and was promoted to captain. He then served at Fort Devens in a machine gun unit. In 1918 he was deployed to Europe with the 42nd division. He earned the rank of major while in France. After the war's end Seth returned home and remained in the reserve where he was elevated to lieutenant colonel.
Seth would also eventually work his way through the ranks in his professional life at the family chair factory, the Heywood-Wakefield Company, up to the position of Vice-president by 1921.
In 1923 Mr. Heywood applied for a new passport. The application, which includes a picture of him, can be viewed on familysearch.org. He wanted to travel to France aboard the S.S. Olympic departing the port of New York on April 7, 1923. His brother George had the same plans.
Immigration records show that Seth and Edith liked to travel. For example there's two records of the husband and wife returning to the port of New York City from Bermuda in 1934 and again in 1935. On the ship manifest from '35 he was listed as Col. Seth Heywood. These trips were made during the time they resided at 250 Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
Seth was very involved with the community. He was on committees that built the new High School as well as the Parker Isolation Hospital. He helped create the Gardner post of the American Legion. Heywood was actually it's first commander. He offered his time and services with the operation of the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital, the First National Bank as well as the Chamber of Commerce. Seth was also associated with the free mason fraternal organizations in the area.
Census information:
1900 on (no #) Glazier St. at Gardner, MA: Harriet G. Heywood, 35; sons, Seth, 12, John, 10, and George H., 3.; and servants, Mary M. Tolan, 34, Carrie L. Cooley, 29, and Annie M. Phillips, 24.
1910 at 16 Woodland Ave. in Gardner, MA: Harriet G. Heywood, 45, own income; sons, Seth, 22, clerk at a chair factory, John, 19, and George H., 13; servants, Maria Poland, 48, waitress for a private family, and Lottie Whipple, 24, cook for a private family; and an aunt, Marie E. Ashley, 68, own income.
1920 at 80 Glazier St. in Gardner, MA: Seth Heywood, 32, director of a manufacturing company; wife, Edith, 28; daughter, Barbara, 7; son, Seth, Jr., 1; servants, Catharine Whipple, 20, maid, Florence Whipple, 25, maid, and Mary S. Church, 39, maid; and a hostler, Charles Miner, 50. Seth's brother, George H. Heywood, was living a couple houses down the hill at 43 Glazier with his wife and two maids.
1930 at 1258 Beacon St. in Brookline, MA: Seth Haywood, 42, vice-president of a chair manufacturing company; wife, Edith, 39; daughter, Barbara, 17; son, Seth, Jr., 11; and a servant, Della Cusick, 58. Note the family name was spelled with an 'a'.
Mr. Heywood was married to Edith F. Cowee on June 21, 1911 at Gardner. He was recorded as a chair manufacturer at the time. Probably returning from their honeymoon, the Heywoods' names were found on a manifest for a ship that departed Southampton, England and arrived at Ellis Island, New York at the end of August 1911.
In 1915 leading up to the World War, Seth joined the Plattsburg Camp, a pre-enlistment training camp for citizens, and he also joined the reserve. After America declared war in 1917 he returned to the Plattsburg Camp for more training and was promoted to captain. He then served at Fort Devens in a machine gun unit. In 1918 he was deployed to Europe with the 42nd division. He earned the rank of major while in France. After the war's end Seth returned home and remained in the reserve where he was elevated to lieutenant colonel.
Seth would also eventually work his way through the ranks in his professional life at the family chair factory, the Heywood-Wakefield Company, up to the position of Vice-president by 1921.
In 1923 Mr. Heywood applied for a new passport. The application, which includes a picture of him, can be viewed on familysearch.org. He wanted to travel to France aboard the S.S. Olympic departing the port of New York on April 7, 1923. His brother George had the same plans.
Immigration records show that Seth and Edith liked to travel. For example there's two records of the husband and wife returning to the port of New York City from Bermuda in 1934 and again in 1935. On the ship manifest from '35 he was listed as Col. Seth Heywood. These trips were made during the time they resided at 250 Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
Seth was very involved with the community. He was on committees that built the new High School as well as the Parker Isolation Hospital. He helped create the Gardner post of the American Legion. Heywood was actually it's first commander. He offered his time and services with the operation of the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital, the First National Bank as well as the Chamber of Commerce. Seth was also associated with the free mason fraternal organizations in the area.
Census information:
1900 on (no #) Glazier St. at Gardner, MA: Harriet G. Heywood, 35; sons, Seth, 12, John, 10, and George H., 3.; and servants, Mary M. Tolan, 34, Carrie L. Cooley, 29, and Annie M. Phillips, 24.
1910 at 16 Woodland Ave. in Gardner, MA: Harriet G. Heywood, 45, own income; sons, Seth, 22, clerk at a chair factory, John, 19, and George H., 13; servants, Maria Poland, 48, waitress for a private family, and Lottie Whipple, 24, cook for a private family; and an aunt, Marie E. Ashley, 68, own income.
1920 at 80 Glazier St. in Gardner, MA: Seth Heywood, 32, director of a manufacturing company; wife, Edith, 28; daughter, Barbara, 7; son, Seth, Jr., 1; servants, Catharine Whipple, 20, maid, Florence Whipple, 25, maid, and Mary S. Church, 39, maid; and a hostler, Charles Miner, 50. Seth's brother, George H. Heywood, was living a couple houses down the hill at 43 Glazier with his wife and two maids.
1930 at 1258 Beacon St. in Brookline, MA: Seth Haywood, 42, vice-president of a chair manufacturing company; wife, Edith, 39; daughter, Barbara, 17; son, Seth, Jr., 11; and a servant, Della Cusick, 58. Note the family name was spelled with an 'a'.
WWI veteran. Seth was referred to as Colonel Heywood in his obituary printed in the Evening Gazette [Worcester, MA] on January 26th 1938. He died at his home at 42 Central Street located on the corner of Chestnut Street. [Today that property is home to the Gardner Masonic Hall.] The obituary mentions his schooling at Gardner High School, the Hotchkiss School and finally at Williams with the class of 1910.
Mr. Heywood was married to Edith F. Cowee on June 21, 1911 at Gardner. He was recorded as a chair manufacturer at the time. Probably returning from their honeymoon, the Heywoods' names were found on a manifest for a ship that departed Southampton, England and arrived at Ellis Island, New York at the end of August 1911.
In 1915 leading up to the World War, Seth joined the Plattsburg Camp, a pre-enlistment training camp for citizens, and he also joined the reserve. After America declared war in 1917 he returned to the Plattsburg Camp for more training and was promoted to captain. He then served at Fort Devens in a machine gun unit. In 1918 he was deployed to Europe with the 42nd division. He earned the rank of major while in France. After the war's end Seth returned home and remained in the reserve where he was elevated to lieutenant colonel.
Seth would also eventually work his way through the ranks in his professional life at the family chair factory, the Heywood-Wakefield Company, up to the position of Vice-president by 1921.
In 1923 Mr. Heywood applied for a new passport. The application, which includes a picture of him, can be viewed on familysearch.org. He wanted to travel to France aboard the S.S. Olympic departing the port of New York on April 7, 1923. His brother George had the same plans.
Immigration records show that Seth and Edith liked to travel. For example there's two records of the husband and wife returning to the port of New York City from Bermuda in 1934 and again in 1935. On the ship manifest from '35 he was listed as Col. Seth Heywood. These trips were made during the time they resided at 250 Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
Seth was very involved with the community. He was on committees that built the new High School as well as the Parker Isolation Hospital. He helped create the Gardner post of the American Legion. Heywood was actually it's first commander. He offered his time and services with the operation of the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital, the First National Bank as well as the Chamber of Commerce. Seth was also associated with the free mason fraternal organizations in the area.
Census information:
1900 on (no #) Glazier St. at Gardner, MA: Harriet G. Heywood, 35; sons, Seth, 12, John, 10, and George H., 3.; and servants, Mary M. Tolan, 34, Carrie L. Cooley, 29, and Annie M. Phillips, 24.
1910 at 16 Woodland Ave. in Gardner, MA: Harriet G. Heywood, 45, own income; sons, Seth, 22, clerk at a chair factory, John, 19, and George H., 13; servants, Maria Poland, 48, waitress for a private family, and Lottie Whipple, 24, cook for a private family; and an aunt, Marie E. Ashley, 68, own income.
1920 at 80 Glazier St. in Gardner, MA: Seth Heywood, 32, director of a manufacturing company; wife, Edith, 28; daughter, Barbara, 7; son, Seth, Jr., 1; servants, Catharine Whipple, 20, maid, Florence Whipple, 25, maid, and Mary S. Church, 39, maid; and a hostler, Charles Miner, 50. Seth's brother, George H. Heywood, was living a couple houses down the hill at 43 Glazier with his wife and two maids.
1930 at 1258 Beacon St. in Brookline, MA: Seth Haywood, 42, vice-president of a chair manufacturing company; wife, Edith, 39; daughter, Barbara, 17; son, Seth, Jr., 11; and a servant, Della Cusick, 58. Note the family name was spelled with an 'a'.
Mr. Heywood was married to Edith F. Cowee on June 21, 1911 at Gardner. He was recorded as a chair manufacturer at the time. Probably returning from their honeymoon, the Heywoods' names were found on a manifest for a ship that departed Southampton, England and arrived at Ellis Island, New York at the end of August 1911.
In 1915 leading up to the World War, Seth joined the Plattsburg Camp, a pre-enlistment training camp for citizens, and he also joined the reserve. After America declared war in 1917 he returned to the Plattsburg Camp for more training and was promoted to captain. He then served at Fort Devens in a machine gun unit. In 1918 he was deployed to Europe with the 42nd division. He earned the rank of major while in France. After the war's end Seth returned home and remained in the reserve where he was elevated to lieutenant colonel.
Seth would also eventually work his way through the ranks in his professional life at the family chair factory, the Heywood-Wakefield Company, up to the position of Vice-president by 1921.
In 1923 Mr. Heywood applied for a new passport. The application, which includes a picture of him, can be viewed on familysearch.org. He wanted to travel to France aboard the S.S. Olympic departing the port of New York on April 7, 1923. His brother George had the same plans.
Immigration records show that Seth and Edith liked to travel. For example there's two records of the husband and wife returning to the port of New York City from Bermuda in 1934 and again in 1935. On the ship manifest from '35 he was listed as Col. Seth Heywood. These trips were made during the time they resided at 250 Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
Seth was very involved with the community. He was on committees that built the new High School as well as the Parker Isolation Hospital. He helped create the Gardner post of the American Legion. Heywood was actually it's first commander. He offered his time and services with the operation of the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital, the First National Bank as well as the Chamber of Commerce. Seth was also associated with the free mason fraternal organizations in the area.
Census information:
1900 on (no #) Glazier St. at Gardner, MA: Harriet G. Heywood, 35; sons, Seth, 12, John, 10, and George H., 3.; and servants, Mary M. Tolan, 34, Carrie L. Cooley, 29, and Annie M. Phillips, 24.
1910 at 16 Woodland Ave. in Gardner, MA: Harriet G. Heywood, 45, own income; sons, Seth, 22, clerk at a chair factory, John, 19, and George H., 13; servants, Maria Poland, 48, waitress for a private family, and Lottie Whipple, 24, cook for a private family; and an aunt, Marie E. Ashley, 68, own income.
1920 at 80 Glazier St. in Gardner, MA: Seth Heywood, 32, director of a manufacturing company; wife, Edith, 28; daughter, Barbara, 7; son, Seth, Jr., 1; servants, Catharine Whipple, 20, maid, Florence Whipple, 25, maid, and Mary S. Church, 39, maid; and a hostler, Charles Miner, 50. Seth's brother, George H. Heywood, was living a couple houses down the hill at 43 Glazier with his wife and two maids.
1930 at 1258 Beacon St. in Brookline, MA: Seth Haywood, 42, vice-president of a chair manufacturing company; wife, Edith, 39; daughter, Barbara, 17; son, Seth, Jr., 11; and a servant, Della Cusick, 58. Note the family name was spelled with an 'a'.
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