Name: edithreeves -- Four Generations of the John Sweat Family

Updated: 10-24-2019 03:10:19. Owner: Edith


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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Melissa Jane Sweat: Birth: 25 Mar 1842 in Pike county, Illinois. Death: 9 Mar 1936 in Murdock, Cass, Nebraska

  2. Henry Sweat: Birth: 12 May 1843 in near Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois. Death: 7 Mar 1906 in West Jersey Township, Stark, Illinois

  3. Aurilla E. Sweat: Birth: 5 Nov 1844 in Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois. Death: 12 Jan 1930 in Arcata, Humboldt, California

  4. Mary Caroline Sweat: Birth: 27 Apr 1853 in Knox County, Illinois. Death: 12 May 1937 in near South Bend, Cass, Nebraska


Notes
a. Note:   Benjamin's wives, Lydia and Keziah, are more difficult to document. They were sisters and their family migrated from Pennsylvania. Lydia is buried in the Elmore Cemetery and the cemetery record contains birth and death dates for her. Her birth place as given here is from the death certificate of her youngest daughter, Mary Sweat Rager.
  1850 Census: Peoria county IL 1043/1978 (Benjamin Sweat househld) "Benjamin Sweat age 27, farmer, b. ME" "Lydia age 32, b. PA" also Melissa F, Hanry A, and Sarah H 1860 Census: Knox county IL Truro Twp 31/30 (Benjamin Sweet household) "Benjamin Sweet age 35, farmer, b. ME" "Lydia age 40, b. PA" also Lydia, Henery, Aurilla, and Mary

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