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Archie Dean Swift 1914 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1914

Birth Location: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 2 September 1998

Death Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Archie Swift

Mother: Bernice Thompson

Spouse(s): Barbara Godley✖, Rose Douglas

Children(s): Archie Swift, Douglas Swift, Scott SWIFT

Archie Dean Swift Jr. was born in 1914 in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Archie Dean Swift and Bernice Maude Thompson. In 1920, Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided in Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1930, Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided in Radnor, Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA. Archie Dean Swift Jr. married Barbara Newton Godley✖, Rose Baldi Douglas, and had children including Archie Dean Swift, Douglas Swift, Scott Kingsley SWIFT. Archie Dean Swift Jr. passed away in 1998 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Archie Dean Swift Jr. was born in 1914 in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Archie Dean Swift and Bernice Maude Thompson.
  • In 1920, Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided in Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1930, Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided in Radnor, Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Archie Dean Swift Jr. married Barbara Newton Godley✖, Rose Baldi Douglas, and had children including Archie Dean Swift, Douglas Swift, Scott Kingsley SWIFT.
  • Archie Dean Swift Jr. passed away in 1998 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Archie Swift's Ancestors

Self
Archie Swift
1914 – 1998
Birth Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Archie Dean Swift
1877 – 1961
North East, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Bernice (Maude) Thompson
1882 – 1979
Lander, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Charles (James Fox) Swift
1845 – 1902
Oswego, New York, United States
Josephine ((Josie)) Reno
1848 – 1920
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Wilbur (Willis) Thompson
1852 – 1940
Lander, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA
Barbara (Maria Jane) Kingsley
1857 – 1927
Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Julius Swift
1792 – 1876
Lydia Hawkins
1818 – 1894
Martin Reno
1817 – 1891
Hannah Iddings
1820 – 1910
Daniel Thompson
1813 – 1876
Annice Knapp
1818 – 1880
Alanson Kingsley
1815 – 1881
Laura JACKETT
1825 – 1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Swift
1749 – 1815
Sarah THOMAS
1751 – 1835
George Hawkins
1779 – 1864
Avis Sheldon
1783 – 1865
William II
1780 – 1850
Sarah (Parmentier)
1788 – 1859
Deacon Knapp
1770 – 1850
Tirzah Gillette-Knapp
1774 – 1849
Orin Jr.
1787 – 1870
Margaret Buchanan
1791 – 1877
William Jackett
1787 – 1872
Barbara HART
1790 – 1872

Archie Swift's Descendants

1.
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Archie (Dean) Swift (20 December 1914 – 2 September 1998) m. Barbara (Newton) Godley✖ (13 May 1917 – Oct 1976) m. Rose (Baldi) Douglas (July 30, 1920 – December 11, 1994)
  1. 1. Archie (Dean) Swift (13 January 1946 – 7 February 2014)
  2. 2. Douglas Swift (1948 – )
  3. 3. Scott (Kingsley) SWIFT (abt 1953 – ) m. Andrea (G.) Finlay (abt 1958 – )
    1. 1. Taylor (Alison) Swift (December 13, 1989 – )
    2. 2. Austin SWIFT

Archie Swift's Timeline

19 Records

1914
20 December 1914
Birth of Archie Dean Swift Jr. in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Radnor, Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Radnor, Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1934
1934
Age 20
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Wayne, Delaware, Pennsylvania
Wayne, Delaware, Pennsylvania
1936
1936
Age 22
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
1940
1940
Age 26
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Upper Darby Twp, Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Upper Darby Twp, Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1942
Abt 1942
Age 28
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Wayne
Wayne
1950
1950
Age 36
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1955
5 Nov 1955
Age 41
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1962
1962
Age 48
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in New Jersey
New Jersey
1963
1963
Age 49
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
1973
1973-2009
Age 59
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA
Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA
1980
29 Dec 1980
Age 66
Archie Dean Swift Jr. was married in Wichita, Texas, USA
Wichita, Texas, USA
1992
1992
Age 78
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Wayne, PA
Wayne, PA
1998
2 September 1998
Age 84
Death of Archie Dean Swift Jr. in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
2000
2000-2007
Age 86
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA
Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA
2001
2001-2020
Age 87
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA
Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA
2014
2014-2019
Age 100
Archie Dean Swift Jr. resided here in Seaford, Delaware, USA
Seaford, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1914
    Event Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Princeton University; Year: 1934
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Upper Merion High School; Year: 1963
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Princeton University; Year: 1935
    [4] Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving At Honolulu, Hawaii, Compiled 08/1912 - 11/1954; NAI Number: A3569; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Servic
    [5] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03497; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 23-186
    [7] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [9] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1562; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 168
    [10] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 2341766
    [11] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957
    [12] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 10/ Feb/ 2014; Publication Place: Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
    [13] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [14] Florida, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1898-1963, The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Series Title: U.s. Citizen Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Miami, Florida; NAI Number: 2774842; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record
    [15] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [16] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [17] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [18] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [19] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
    [20] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [21] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [22] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: 633; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 23-211
    [23] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [24] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [25] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1980
    Event Place: Wichita, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1562; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 168

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Radnor, Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 2341766

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Princeton University; Year: 1934

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wayne, Delaware, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Princeton University; Year: 1935
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03497; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 23-186
    [3] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Princeton University; Year: 1936

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Upper Darby Twp, Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03497; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 23-186

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1940
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1941
    Event Place: Miami, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1898-1963, The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Series Title: U.s. Citizen Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Miami, Florida; NAI Number: 2774842; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1942
    Event Place: Wayne
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 May 1947
    Event Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
    Record Source: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving At Honolulu, Hawaii, Compiled 08/1912 - 11/1954; NAI Number: A3569; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Servic

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: 633; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 23-211

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1955
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Publication Date: 5/ Nov/ 1955; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Upper Merion High School; Year: 1963

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973-2009
    Event Place: Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Wayne, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2000-2007
    Event Place: Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2001-2020
    Event Place: Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2014-2019
    Event Place: Seaford, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Cebu, Philippines Island
    Record Source: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving At Honolulu, Hawaii, Compiled 08/1912 - 11/1954; NAI Number: A3569; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Servic

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: La Guaira, Venezuela
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Delaware
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New River . N. C
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Reading
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 September 1998
    Event Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 10/ Feb/ 2014; Publication Place: Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
    [3] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [10] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 10/ Feb/ 2014; Publication Place: Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
    [2] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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