Seth M. Baldwin and Sophronia Hayes

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Husband Seth M. Baldwin ¹

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           Born: 11 Feb 1856 - Amity Twp, Erie Co, PA 1
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         Father: H. W. Baldwin (      -      ) 2
         Mother: S. E. [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 1 Jan 1878 1

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Wife Sophronia Hayes ³

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         Father: Samuel W. Hayes (1823-      ) 3
         Mother: Nancy Chaffee (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 M Earl Baldwin ¹

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2 M Ross Baldwin ¹

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3 M Bret Baldwin ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Seth M. Baldwin

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He was brought up in Amity Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, receiving his education in the district schools. When nineteen years of age, he engaged with his brother, J. V. Baldwin, in the handle factory at Wattsburg. In December, 1879, Mr. Baldwin engaged in partnership with Messrs. Gross & Patterson, establishing a shingle and handle factory in the town. Nov. 1, 1883, Mr. Baldwin, in partnership with his brother, R. W. Baldwin, purchased the interest of Gross & Patterson in said factory, and began doing business under the firm name of Baldwin Brothers. They made pine and hemlock shingles, broom and fork handles, rake teeth and lath, They had a large trade, extending into the surrounding states, but they shipped mostly to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Mr. Baldwin was a Republican in politics, and a member of the E. A. U.

1 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 184.

2 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 183.

3 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 6.

4 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 5.