Sixteenth Generation

8421. Frances G "Fran" Cressey was born in 1933 in New York, USA. She appeared in the census in 1940 in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York, USA. She died on 13 November 2012 at the age of 79 in Massachusetts, USA. Frances (Cressey) Seasholes, decades-long participant in Newton community organizations, mother of four, and widow of Tufts Professor Bradbury Seasholes, died on November 13, 2012 at age 79.
During her 56 years in Newton she was actively involved with The League of Women Voters, the Newton PTAs of Bowen, Weeks and Newton South High School, The Arlington Street Church (UUA), The Second Church in Newton (UCC), Newton Dialogues on Peace and War, The Newton Conservators, The Newton Green Decade, Newton Community Development Foundation, The Newton Centre Task Force and the Newton/San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua) Sister City Project.
Fran was raised in Syracuse, NY, educated at Oberlin College, the American University of Beirut (Lebanon) and the University of North Carolina.
As a Child Welfare Social Worker she was employed by the Orange County (NC) Welfare Department, The New England Home for Little Wanderers, The Gaebler Children's Hospital, and Protestant Social Service Bureau (now ISS in Quincy).
In recent years Fran and her husband traveled widely and provided homestays for about 225 foreign students here to study English.
She is survived by their four partnered children and two grandchildren: Laura Seasholes, Brian Booth and Andrew Barton of Seattle, Catherine Seasholes and April Calvert of Mequon, WI, Edward and Bereniz Seasholes of Framingham, Kenneth Seasholes, Andrea Chiasson and Hope Seasholes of Tucson, AZ. Her sisters are Marjorie Bowler of Newtown, PA and Eleanor Webster of Montpelier, VT.
A memorial service will be held at the Second Church in Newton on December 3, 2012, at 7:00 PM.

Bradbury "Brad" Seasholes died on 29 June 2011. Dr. Bradbury Seasholes, professor of political science, father of four, and husband for 54 years, died of cancer in his Newton Center home on June 29th. He was 77.
Brad was raised in Dayton, Ohio, and was educated at Oakwood High School, Amherst College, Oberlin College, and the University of North Carolina | where he received his PhD. Professor Seasholes' teaching career began at MIT, and continued at Tufts University where he spent over 30 years before retiring in 1996. Seasholes began as Director of Political Studies at Tufts Lincoln Filene Center for Citizenship and Public Affairs (now the Tisch Center), and later joined the Political Science Department. His specialties were city politics, elections, quantitative research methods, racial politics and political socialization (how children and young adults take on political attitudes and loyalties). Seasholes particularly enjoyed devising out-of-classroom experiences for his students, including those focused on Boston's struggles with racial integration, and up-close contact with presidential candidates campaigning in New Hampshire.
Brad and his wife Fran raised four children, especially enjoying several cross-country camping trips and a sabbatical spent in Hawaii. His humor and varied interests | including carpentry, bicycling, music, gardening, travel and current affairs | provided many shared experiences and cherished family memories. In recent decades, Brad and Fran traveled extensively and their foreign trips often involved homestays through the organization US Servas. They have also hosted over 200 foreign students in their home. Brad had a keen interest in classical music and was a tenor in a variety of choral groups: The Newton Choral Society, the Newton Community Chorus and the choirs of four churches - The Community Church (Chapel Hill, NC), Arlington Street Church (Boston), The Second Church in Newton and St Pauls Episcopal Church (Natick). Brad Seasholes is survived by his wife Fran, children Laura and her son Andrew Barton in Seattle, Cathy and her partner April Calvert in Mequon, WI, Ted and his wife Bereniz in Framingham, and Ken and his wife Andrea Chiasson and their daughter Hope in Tucson, AZ. Brads sisters Anne Sharyon and Molly Lhamon live in CA and WA. Brad is the cousin of former Newton principal, Van Seasholes. A memorial service was held on Monday, 7/11 at The Second Church in Newton, UCC (60 Highland St, West Newton) | Music at 7pm, Service at 7:30pm.
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The Boston Globe - Apr 29 1963
Text: "and director of development at Babson Institute. Dr. Bradbury Seasholes, political and social scientist, will become assistant professor of government and associate director for political studies. He..."

Frances G "Fran" Cressey and Bradbury "Brad" Seasholes had the following children: