SEVENTH GENERATION

79. Seth BANNISTER ^(23)(8) was born on 4 Jan 1778 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA. ⁽⁸⁾ He died on 7 Sep 1857 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA. ⁽²³⁾ He was a leading man in military affairs. In 1777 had served in the army 19 months, the highest average in the Third Precint. He commanded a company in the service and afterwards rose to the rank of Colonel. He was a captian in the War of 1812.

He was married to Dolly CUTLER(CUTTER) on 11 Apr 1805 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA.⁽⁶⁾ Seth BANNISTER and Dolly CUTLER(CUTTER) had the following children:

+217 i. Caroline Cutler BANNISTER.
218 ii. William Albert BANNISTER⁽²³⁾ was born on 4 Jun 1807 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA.⁽⁶⁾ William spent his boyhood at Brookfield, and from there went to Boston. In 1831 he engaged himself at Charleston, SC, as a salesman. His close attention to his duties through three successive yellow fever seasons showed his devotion to business entrusted to him. Shortly afterwadrs the mercantile house of Banister & Ravenel was established for direct trade between Charleston and Europe with Mr. Banister at its head. Mr. Meminger, afterwards Confederate Secretary of the Treasury, was a special partner in this house.
After this time Mr. Banister made annual business visits to Europe, and in 1838 was a passenger on the Great Western, the finest Atlantic voyage made by passenger steamer from America to England. He witnessed the demonstrations at the coronation of Queen Victoria in that year. In 1845 he moved to New York City, and was associated with several large importing and jobbing houses, taking rank with the finest merchants of his day, and doing a business of several millions annually. He always showed the courage, capacity and high honor which most become a merchant. he retired form active business in 1859.
In 1861 he was South on business, and witnessed the bombardment of Fort Sumter and the surrender of the same on the afternoon of April 13th.
Mr. Banister has shown his interest in humanity by his works. He has assisted in educating his three nephews , sons of his brother, Seth W.; has given several thousand dollars to the home for aged men at Newburyport, a beautiful gate-way to the cemetery at Brookfield., in conjunction with Otis Hayden, Esq., and donated ten thousand dollars for founding a public libary at Brookfield.
Of late years Mr. Banister has lived in comprative retirement, with New York City as his home.
219 iii. Eliza Ann BANNISTER was born on 9 Jul 1809 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA. ⁽⁶⁾ She died in 1828. ⁽²³⁾
+220 iv. Seth Warriner BANNISTER.
221 v. Sarah BANNISTER was born on 28 Feb 1813 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA. ⁽⁶⁾ She died on 17 Apr 1821 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA.⁽⁶⁾