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     Edward Wailes Sewall was born on 12 February 1878.¹ He was the son of Edward Wailes Sewall and Sallie Singleton Campbell.¹ Edward Wailes Sewall was buried in Old Waverly Cemetery, New Waverly, Walker County, Texas.²

     Edwin Elye Sewall was born on 25 June 1909 in Texas.^2,3 He was the son of Francis Lewis Sewall and Janie Gillispie Thompson.² Edwin Elye Sewall appears on the census of 1930 at Dallas, Texas, living with his brother-in-law Edgar Johnston. He is an electrical appliance salesman.⁴ He died on 27 May 1977 probably in hospital, Dallas, Texas, at the age of 67.^5,6

     Edwin O. Sewall was born circa 1827 in New Hampshire.¹ He was the son of James Crosby Sewall and Martha Titcomb.¹ Edwin O. Sewall and Frederick W. Sewall appear on the census of 1850 at Jersey City, New Jersey, working as clerks.²

     Edwin Page Sewall was born on 8 November 1832 in Edgecomb, Maine.² He was the son of Rufus K. Sewall and Phoebe Merrill.¹ Edwin Page Sewall died on 7 August 1835 in Edgecomb, Maine, at the age of 2.²

     Effie L. Sewall was born in November 1866 in Maine.¹ She was the daughter of James Fogg Sewall and Christiana Southworth.¹ Effie L. Sewall married Edward T. Griffin on 10 May 1884 in Penobscot County, Maine, they had one child who died before 1900.^2,1

     Egbert M. Sewall was born on 5 December 1903 in Wiscasset, Maine.¹ He was the son of Charles Summers Sewall and Ruth Shirley Groves.¹ Egbert M. Sewall died on 3 May 1981 in Lewiston, Maine, at the age of 77.²

     Egbert Thatcher Sewall was born on 10 August 1830.² He was the son of Rufus K. Sewall and Phoebe Merrill.¹ Egbert Thatcher Sewall appears on the census of 1850 at Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine, listed as a tin plate worker.³ He married Elizabeth Gore Cunningham, daughter of Thomas Cunningham and Elizabeth Leeman Gore.⁴ Egbert Thatcher Sewall died on 11 June 1868 on Diamond Shoals, Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at the age of 37. The barque Istria, under command of Capt. Egbert Thacher Sewall, son of Rufus Sewall, Esq., and a brother of Capt. Merrill Sewall, left New Orleans early in the summer bound for Havre, France. The cargo of the Istria consisted of 2,076 bales of cotton; 71 hogsheads of tobacco and 2,460 staves.

On June 11, 1868, when off the coast of North Carolina, as she was rounding Cape Hatteras, the Istria struck on Diamond Shoals, that treacherous reef, where so many vessels have foundered that it is called "the graveyard of the Atlantic." Eleven persons were drowned. While attempting to escape on a raft the cabin boy slipped overboard, and in trying to save him Captain Sewall lost his own life.

Only four of the ship's company were saved, the first and second mates and two Kanakas. Marsden Cunningham of Edgecomb, a brother of the captain's wife, was first officer, and Henry Edwin Sewall, still under twenty years of age, a son of Rufus King Sewall of Wiscasset and a nephew of Captain Sewall, was second officer. They escaped by floating ashore on a hatch.⁵

     Elbert Belton Sewall. A farmer.¹ He was born on 16 June 1909 in Dialville, Cherokee County, Texas.¹ He was the son of Robert Lewis Sewall and Lula May Dial.¹ Elbert Belton Sewall died on 15 December 1959 in Dialville, Cherokee County, Texas, at the age of 50.¹

     Elbridge Cushman Sewall was born on 5 June 1852 in Maine.^1,2 He was the son of Benjamin Crosby Sewall and Susan Proctor Carpenter.¹ Elbridge Cushman Sewall married Jessie Benton Mead on 11 January 1887 in Manhattan, New York.^3,4,5 In 1910 he was a cashier in a firm of brokers at New York.⁴ Elbridge Cushman Sewall died on 12 April 1926 in Montclair, New Jersey, at the age of 73.³

     Eleanor Sewall was born on 19 July 1898 in St. Paul, Minnesota.² She was the daughter of Samuel Lovett Sewall and Jessie Douglas Newson.¹ Eleanor Sewall graduated in 1919 from Vassar.³ She married William Lloyd Prosser in 1925.¹ Eleanor Sewall and William Lloyd Prosser appear on the census of 1932 he is an attorney in a law firm.⁴ Eleanor Sewall died on 26 March 1985 in Alameda, California, at the age of 86.⁵

     Eleanor Sewall was born before 1803.¹ She was the daughter of Clement Sewall and Eleanor Carbery.¹ Eleanor Sewall married Francis Fenwick.¹ Eleanor Sewall died after 1822.¹

     Eleanor Sewall was born say 1793.¹ She was the daughter of Dr. Robert Sewall and Mary (Polly) Brent.¹ Eleanor Sewall died on 16 September 1812 in Maryland.¹ She was buried in Poplar Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Prince George's County, Maryland,, her stone is engraved "Sacred to the ever cherished memory of Mrs. Eleanor Mitchell, eldest daughter of Robert and Polly Sewall and the lamented consort of Francis J. Mitchell of Baltimore."¹

     Eleanor Howard Sewall was born on 21 September 1798.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Sewall and Elizabeth Howard Wailes.¹

     Elinor Sewall is also recorded as Eleanor Sewall.² She was born on 15 November 1916 in New York.^3,4 She was the daughter of Henry Foster Sewall and Ethel Redford Mount.¹ Elinor Sewall married Samuel Barton Scovil, son of William Scovil, on 22 February 1941.⁵ Elinor Sewall died on 19 April 1997 in Lee, Florida, at the age of 80 her name is spelt Elinor in this record.³

     Elisabeth Anne Sewall was born on 17 May 1950 in Becker County, Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Rev. Thomas Knowlton Sewall and Elisabeth Bernice Johnson.¹ Elisabeth Anne Sewall died before 2004.²

     Eliza Carroll Sewall was born circa 1798.² She was the daughter of Dr. Robert Sewall and Mary (Polly) Brent.¹ Eliza Carroll Sewall died on 22 August 1823 in Washington, District of Columbia.¹ She was buried in Poplar Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Prince George's County, Maryland.²

     Eliza Jane Sewall was born on 24 April 1816 in Chesterville, Maine.³ She was the daughter of Deacon Oliver Sewall and Betsey Sylvester.² Eliza Jane Sewall married Rev. Franklin Davis on 10 December 1849 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine, also recorded as 4 Dec 1849 at Penobscot, Maine, which may be the date of the marriage intention.^2,4 Eliza Jane Sewall and Rev. Franklin Davis appear on the census of 1850 at Orrington, Penobscot, Maine, where his occupation is listed as currier but by the 1860 Census he had become a Baptist clergyman and the family then lived in Wrentham, Massachusetts.^5,6 Eliza Jane Sewall died on 7 August 1861 in North Chesterville, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, at the age of 45.²

     Eliza Jane (Jennie) Sewall was born on 7 June 1885 in York, Maine.^1,2 She was the daughter of Frank Ernest Sewall and Marietta Muchmore.¹ Eliza Jane (Jennie) Sewall died on 22 November 1969 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, at the age of 84 in a nursing home. She had been employed as a bookkeeper at the Rockingham Hotel for 45 years retiring in 1962.² She was buried on 24 November 1969 in the First Parish Congregational Church cemetery, the service and committal were conducted by the Rev. Raymond Wilbur.²

     Elizabeth Sewall was born on 29 December 1681.¹ She was the daughter of Chief Justice Samuel E. Sewall and Hannah Hull. Elizabeth Sewall was baptised on 1 January 1681/82.¹ She married Grove Hirst, son of William Hirst and Mary Grove, on 17 October 1700 in Boston the service being conducted by the Rev. Cotton Mather.^2,3 Elizabeth Sewall died on 10 July 1716 at the age of 34 about midnight 10-11 July.²

     Elizabeth Sewall was born on 12 March 1750. She was the daughter of Samuel Sewall and Elizabeth Quincy. Elizabeth Sewall married Deacon Samuel S. Salisbury, son of Nicholas Salisbury and Martha Salisbury, on 29 September 1768 in Boston (or 17 Sept 1768 according to McKeough. Thwing records the marriage intention as 1 Sep. 1768).^1,2 Elizabeth Sewall died on 25 March 1789 at the age of 39.

     Elizabeth Sewall was born on 13 September 1720 in Boston, Massachusetts.³ She was the daughter of Jonathan/1 Sewall and Elizabeth Alford.¹ Elizabeth Sewall was baptised on 18 September 1720 at Brattle Street Church, Boston.³ She married, as his second wife, Thaddeus Mason, son of John Mason and Elizabeth Spring, on 7 November 1748 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.⁴ Elizabeth Sewall died on 12 February 1755 in Charlestown at the age of 34.^4,5

     Elizabeth Sewall was born on 10 April 1791.² She was the daughter of Hon. Joseph Sewall and Mary Robie.¹ Elizabeth Sewall died in September 1791.²

     Elizabeth Sewall was christened on 2 May 1587 at Holy Trinity, Coventry, Warwickshire.² She was the daughter of William Sewall and Anne Wagstaffe.¹ Elizabeth Sewall married Thomas Symes before 1620.¹ Elizabeth Sewall was living in 1624.³

     Elizabeth Sewall was born in 1618.^2,3 She was the daughter of Richard Sewall and Mary Dugdale.¹ Elizabeth Sewall married Edmund Seare before 1646.¹ Elizabeth Sewall died after 1648.¹

     Elizabeth Sewall was born on 18 November 1696.¹ She was the daughter of Major Stephen Sewall and Margaret Mitchell.¹ Elizabeth Sewall died on 16 October 1697.¹

     Elizabeth Sewall was born. She was the daughter of Mitchell Sewall and Elizabeth Price.¹

     Elizabeth Sewall was born on 11 August 1819.² She was the daughter of General Joseph Sewall and Eliza Smith.¹ Elizabeth Sewall married Lorenzo Parker on 24 October 1851 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine.³

     Elizabeth Sewall was born on 4 August 1715 in Newbury, Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of Henry Sewall and Elizabeth Titcomb.¹ Elizabeth Sewall married Moses Moody on 11 September 1734 in Newbury, Massachusetts.³

     Elizabeth Sewall was born circa 1656 in England. She was the daughter of Colonel Henry Sewall and Jane Lowe.¹ Elizabeth Sewall married firstly Governor Jesse Wharton before 1673.^2,3 Elizabeth Sewall married secondly Colonel William D. Digges, son of Edward Digges and Elizabeth Page, after 1676.² Elizabeth Sewall died in 1710.²

     Elizabeth Sewall was the daughter of Major Nicholas Sewall and Susanna Burgess.¹ Elizabeth Sewall married Peregrine Frisby, son of (unknown) Frisby, in 1717. Elizabeth Sewall died in 1752.¹