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• Birth	8 Aug 1845	Tyrrell Hill,Fowler,Trumbull,Ohio, USA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	25 Dec 1907	American Fork,Utah,Utah,USA   [4]
  Buried	Am. Fork Cemetery,Am. Fork,Utah
  Person ID	I91177	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2004 00:00:00
  Family	Orin Barber SEAGER, b. 26 Sep 1842, Conneaut,Crawford,Pennsylvania,USA
  Married	12 May 1867	Vernon,Trumbull,Ohio,USA   [5]
  Children	> 1. Orin Austin SEAGER, b. 14 Sep 1872, Fowler,Trumbull,Ohio,USA
  Family ID	F39699	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Mary Emeline Tyrrell, wife of Warren Barnes Smith, Original Pioneer of 1850, byKara Seager-Segalla, 1999 Mary Emeline Tyrrell was born Aug 8, 1845 at Tyrrell Hill in the township of Fowler, Trumbull County, Ohio to Asahel Tyrrell and Lucretia Webster, the forth child of five. She came from a long line of Tyrrell's dating back as far as Thomas Tyrrell of Heron, England, born about 1405.The Tyrrell's or Terrill's came to the New World from England as early as 1644with John Terrill/ Tyrrell b. 1629 settling in New Haven County, Connecticut.Five subsequent generations of Tyrrell's stayed in Connecticut with John b. 1644, Nathan b. 1693, Asahel b. 1739, Elijah Asahel (a twin) b. 1775, and Ashel b.1802. Asahel Tyrrell Senior b. 1739 was killed at the taking of Burgoyne, near Saratoga, N.Y. on Oct. 8, 1777. Asahel Tyrrell and Lucretia Webster's family, oldest to youngest, was Asahel Hazzard, Austin Elijah, Sylvia Adeline, Mary Emeline andlastly an adopted child, Silence Ackley. Her father, Asahel Tyrrell, according to the History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties, published by H.A. Williams& Brothers, 1882, was a builder and contractor for some twenty years, erectingmany of the finest residences in Fowler and surrounding townships. Asahel Tyrrell was always active in promoting every public enterprise, was prominent in the founding of Tyrrell Hill, and had taken an interest in the building of the railroad and other interests. He was formerly a Whig, but had been a Republicansince the formation of the party. His home residence was erected in 1840. Thefarm consisted of one hundred and forty-five acres, and he also owned three hundred and eighty acres in Vienna and Howland townships." Please note that theHistory of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties continues with an extensive record onthe life of Elijah Asahel Tyrrell and Clarissa Meeker, Mary Emeline Tyrrell'sgrandparents. Mary was raised in comparative opulence. She grew into a beautiful woman and was sent to school to obtain a better education than most girlsof that period. She was a well-bred Victorian lady, who was skilled in needlework, in being a seamstress, and was something of an artist and poet. Mary Emeline met and married Orin Barber Seager on Mary 12, 1867 in Vernon, Trumbull Co., Ohio. Orin Barber Seager was born on the 26th of September 1842 at Conneaut, Ohio, which is near the Pennsylvania Border. He was the second child of Silas Hill Seager and Amelia Amanda Barber. He had two brothers, Charles Edward and Prince Albert. Orin Barber Seager was the eighth generation of the Seager Line to live in the U.S. The first Seager in America was Richard Seager b. 1624,who came from England to settle in Hartford, Connecticut. Five additional generations lived in Hartford Co. Conn. with Joseph b. 1656, Joseph b. 1682, Joseph b. 1706, Darius b. 1751, and Elijah b. 1778. Darius b. 1751 was a Revolutionary War Veteran and fought for nine months as a private. He was engaged in thetaking of New York. Orin Barber Seager's ancestorsbegan moving westward after the first colonial settler. They moved first northfrom Hartford, Connecticut to Simsbury, Connecticut, then west to Phelps Township, N.Y. Orin Barber Seager's father, Silas Hill b. 1809, moved to Conneaut,Ohio from Phelps, New York by boat on Lake Erie. When Orin Barber Seager was ayoung man, he moved south to Tyrrell Hill, Ohio, where he met and married MaryEmeline Tyrrell. Orin was 24 years of age, and Mary was 21 years old. Mary and Orin had one child, Orin Austin Seager, born in the little village of TyrrellHill, on September 14, 1872. According to Orin Austin Seager's autobiography, Orin Barber Seager died on April 23, 1872 at the age of 29 of inflammatory rheumatism, five months before his son's birth. Orin and Mary had been marriedabout five years and hadn't conceived any childre

• Sources

  [S1676] Bible of Mary E. Tyrrell; Ward and Temple records. Bible of Mary E. Tyrrell; Ward and Temple records; Family records of Sylvia Tyrrell; Autobiography & temple records of Orin A. Seager; Originial photo in possession of Kara Seager-Segalla; History of Warren B. Smith, Pioneer of 1850 by Sarah Southwick Ch [S401] GEDCOM File : rachel_hill.ged, Kara Seager-Segalla (jpsegalla@msn.com), (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=:2916467&id=I0210), 4 Jul 2004. [S1675] Am. Fork cemetery records for Mary E. Tyrrell; GS# 859789 Bibles & Histories. Am. Fork cemetery records for Mary E. Tyrrell; GS# 859789 Bibles & Histories compiled by the DAR [S1675] Am. Fork cemetery records for Mary E. Tyrrell; GS# 859789 Bibles & Histories. Am. Fork cemetery records for Mary E. Tyrrell; GS# 859789 Bibles & Histories; GS# 02558 Am. Fork 1st Ward Utah Form E. Records of deaths pg 101, entry 9 [S2148] Marriage certif. of Mary E. Tyrrell & Orin Seager, Trubull Co., Ohio, GS#905549pg. 394.