Here's my 6th grade picture. For those who know me, try and pick me out. For those who don't, place your mouse over the picture for a hint. Click on the picture for a larger view.

Dad had an opportunity to go back and visit grandpa on one leave (after boot camp I think). Don't you wish we all looked this good? Here is a link to the biography dad did on 'Frank' (my grandpa). Click on the picture for a larger view. Dad passed away on 1 February 2004.

Grandpa Sevy (Frank) went to the Northern States Mission. Can you find him?

Here is a picture of Frank's father, my great grandpa Thomas Sevy - son of George W. Sevey and Phoebe Melinda Butler. Thomas and two of his brothers, John Lowe and Reuben Warren dropped an additional 'e' in our last name making it Sevy. Thomas raised his family in Panguitch and was a rancher/farmer/sheriff. Warren raised his family in Cedar and John Lowe raised his in Richfield where he was a local judge. Read the biography of Thomas here.

Here is a picture of my great, great grandpa George W. Sevey and great, great grandma Phoebe Melinda Butler (see additional pictures here). Read the fascinating biography of George W. Sevey or of Phoebe Melinda Butler here. I also have the autobiography of John Lowe Butler, Phoebe's father.

Originally, George W. Sevey's name was spelled Seavey, but he changed it to Sevey (I think sometime around 1885 when he went to Mexico).

We have traced the Seavey line back to StokeInTeignHead, England.

Here is an extract from "Slaves in the Family" by Edward Ball published by Ballantine Books, 1999, pp.22-25.

"Stokeinteignhead was a tiny hamlet in western England, located in Southern Devonshire about two miles from the English Channel. An older spelling, Stoke-in-Teignhead, helps to describe the place: the stoke, or settlement, on Teignhead, a rise of some hills along the River Teign, whose mouth opens into the Channel. Most people were peasants without land, under the heel of noblemen. Some men worked as mates on ships out of nearby towns such as Torquay, three miles south of Teignhead on the Channel coast at Tor Bay. the more fortunate were yeomen farmers who owned a few acres, which gave them a degree of freedom from the big landlords.

The village of Stokeinteignhead stood near ports that handled the growing ship traffic to America. In 1620, the Mayflower sailed from the Devon town of Plymouth to Massachusetts, carrying a small band of pilgrims. Tor Bay and its inland villages gave up thousands of sons and daughters as seamen or adventurers in the growing overseas empire. As they wrote home to report on their doings, and when the discouraged came back to England for good, stories of the colonies filled up regional lore."

Here is a picture of my great, great, great grandpa Jesse Wentworth Crosby Sr. and great, great, great grandma Hannah Elida Baldwin. Read his autobiography or go to the Crosby web site and learn about Jesse here or Hannah here.

Here is a picture of a photo postcard of R.P. Seavey's, Auburn, Maine. The card is from the 40's or early 50's by the American Art Postcard Co., Boston, Mass. I tried to purchase it on EBay not long ago. Unfortunately someone else wanted it more than I did and won the bid. I saved a copy of the picture because I thought it was cool. A few weeks later, I found this picture up on EBay: same store but different time of year and slightly different angle.

White/Seavey Island, six miles off the New Hampshire coast. White Island is the site of White Island Light, the lighthouse marking the Isles of Shoals since 1859. It was also the site of Thomas Laighton's house from 1839-1846, when he was keeper of White Island Light, and lived on the island with his family. White Island today is automated, and is currently leased by a scuba dive instructor in exchange for maintenance of the property. White is connected to Seavey island by a small land bridge. The connection is only visible at low tide, at which point the two islands are considered as one. As the water rises toward high tide, the land bridge is covered, making two separate islands. Click here or here to learn more of the Isles of Shoals off the New Hampshire coast.