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Anne Sweet 1698–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1698

Birth Location: Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonies

Death Date: 6 Oct 1796

Death Location: Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, British Colonies

Father: Samuel !

Mother: Bridget Sweet

Spouse(s): John Wightman

Children(s): Jane Vaughan

Anne Sweet was born in 1698 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonies, the child of Samuel Sweet And Bridget Sweet. Anne Sweet married John Wightman, and had children including Jane Wightman Vaughan. Anne Sweet passed away in 1796 in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, British Colonies.

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Biography

  • Anne Sweet was born in 1698 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonies, the child of Samuel Sweet And Bridget Sweet.
  • Anne Sweet married John Wightman, and had children including Jane Wightman Vaughan.
  • Anne Sweet passed away in 1796 in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, British Colonies.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel !
1667–1728
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
S!
Bridget Sweet
1667–1705
Birth Location: Providence,Providence,Rhode Island,USA
BS

Spouses(s)

John Wightman
1707–1787
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
JW

Children(s)

Jane Vaughan
1744–1825
Birth Location: Stonington, Providence, Connecticut, USA
JV

Anne Sweet's Ancestors

Self
Anne Sweet
1698–1796
Birth Place: Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonies
Parents
Samuel Sweet !
1667–1728
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Bridget Sweet
1667–1705
Providence,Providence,Rhode Island,USA
Grandparents
James (Isaac Sweet ! Lt.) Bonesetter
1622–1698
Modbury, South Hams District, Devon, England
Mary (Greene) !
1633–1686
Aukley Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1579–1637
Mary Williams)
1581–1681
Major )
1597–1659
Joanne Greene
1598–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Swete
1552–1578
Johanna Richards
1554–1583

Anne Sweet's Descendants

1.
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Anne Sweet (1698–6 Oct 1796) m. John Wightman (11 Mar 1707–8 Feb 1787)
  1. 1. Jane (Wightman) Vaughan 1744–1825 m. Colonel (James Columbus) Vaughan 1741–1819
    1. 1. Mary Vaughan 1775–1851 m. Abram Richardson 1773–1820
      1. 1. Epsey (A) Richardson 1799–1860 m. Manning (D.) Brunson 1793–1852
        1. 1. Harriet (Precalla) Brunson 1824–1898 m. Elias Hodge 1811–1888

Anne Sweet's Timeline

2 Records

1698
1698
Birth of Anne Sweet in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonies
Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonies
1796
6 Oct 1796
Age 98
Death of Anne Sweet in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, British Colonies
Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, British Colonies

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonies

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1796
    Event Place: Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, British Colonies
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