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- Son of Henry A. Seager (1854-1929) and Katharine Moneca Kilday (1859-1897). (His sister, Mary, is the third name on the gravestone.)
In his early years he went by "Sam Seager" but later went by "Maurice Seager"
He moved to Buffalo at the age of 13 along with his older sister Matie. He worked at the Pullman factory as an upholsterer then at the Erie Railroad as a carpenter on the bridges.
He enlisted in the Army in World War I, was inducted at Belmont on 27 September 1917, promoted to Private First Class on 11 January 1918, promoted to Corporal on 9 July 1918. He served overseas from 27 May 1918 to 14 May 1919 in Battery B, 307th Field Artillery Regiment, 78th (Lightning) Division, 3rd Army Corps, participating in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne operations. He was wounded on 28 September 1918 at the Battle of St. Mihiel. He was honorably discharged 22 May 1919.
After the war he returned to Buffalo and worked from 1923-1928 as a chiropractor.
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