Frances Adeline Seward in 1844.

Frances Adeline Miller Seward was the daughter of Judge Elijah Miller and Hannah Foote Miller. She married United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward on October 20, 1824 after meeting in 1821. They had five children: Augustus Henry Seward (1826-1876), Frederick William Seward (1830-1915), Cornelia Seward (1835-1836), William Henry Seward, Jr. (1839-1920) and Frances Adeline "Fanny" Seward (1844-1866) along with one adopted son Oliver Risley. Family members were referred to by their middle name. On April 14, 1865, William H. Seward and three of her children, Frederick, Augustus and Fanny, were injured in an assassination attempt on her husband in their house. The man responsible for this ordeal was Lewis Powell a.k.a. Lewis Paine, an associate of John Wilkes Booth who had shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln the same day. She was not home at the time and came home to find blood on the walls, floors and furniture. People were running about giving medical attention to victims. This had put Frances into a state of shock and worry about her family. She died on June 21, 1865 of a heart attack. The events that happened on April 14 are said to have quickened her death. 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. ... William H. Seward William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... William H. Seward William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. ... Trial by ordeal is a quasi-judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to a painful task. ... Lewis Powell After arrest, 1865 Lewis Powell (alias Lewis Paine). ... Lewis Powell After arrest, 1865 Lewis Powell (alias Lewis Paine). ... John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American actor infamous for assassinating Abraham Lincoln. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was an American politician who served as the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... Victim was the title of a British film made in 1961, directed by Basil Deardon and starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Simms. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ...