Citation · C0506 · compiled
Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier compiled.
The image (p. 244, Gesner entry) states "John Seymour, b. 1666, d. 1748" as the father of Margaret Seymour, married to Elizabeth Webster. This matches the claimed birth and death years. The day and month (17 May) and the place (Hartford) are not stated, so those details need another source. The page is a compiled genealogy and not a primary record.
Matches: Page names John Seymour, b. 1666, d. 1748, father of Margaret Seymour and married to Elizabeth Webster; Death year 1748 matches the claim
Limits: Page gives only the year of death (1748), not 17 May 1748; Page gives no place of death, so Hartford, Conn is not confirmed; Compiled genealogy entry (Gesner family in Colonial Families of the USA), not an original death record; John Seymour appears only as an ancestor in a lineage passage; the page does not focus on him
What it supports
- Died · 17 May 1748 · Hartford, Conn — John Seymour