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Benjamin Swett 1624–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1624

Birth Location: Church of England, Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 June 1677

Death Location: Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Mary Periam

Spouse(s): Esther Weare

Children(s): Stephen Swett

Benjamin Swett was born in 1624 in Church of England, Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Isaac Sweet Or Swett Sr And Mary Westcott Periam. Benjamin Swett married Esther Hester Weare, and had children including Stephen Swett. Benjamin Swett passed away in 1677 in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Swett was born in 1624 in Church of England, Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Isaac Sweet Or Swett Sr And Mary Westcott Periam.
  • Benjamin Swett married Esther Hester Weare, and had children including Stephen Swett.
  • Benjamin Swett passed away in 1677 in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America.

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Benjamin Swett's Ancestors

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Benjamin Swett
1624–1677
Birth Place: Church of England, Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Isaac Sweet or Swett, Sr.
1579–1636
Wymondham, Norfolk, England or Traine Manor, Modbury, Devonshire, England
Mary (Westcott) Periam
1581–1681
Modbury, Devon, England
Grandparents
Richard (Swett) *1546
1546–1581
Exeter, Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Swett's Descendants

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Benjamin Swett (1624–29 June 1677) m. Esther (Hester) Weare (1628–16 January 1718)
  1. 1. Stephen Swett 1673–1739 m. Mary (Kent) Swett 1674–1714
    1. 1. John Swett 1703–1746
    2. 2. Joshua Swett 1712–1766
    3. 3. Judith Swett 1707–1791
    4. 4. Moses Swett 1706–1761
    5. 5. Stephen Swett 1700–1748
    6. 6. Joseph Swett 1701–1757

Benjamin Swett's Timeline

3 Records

1624
1624
Birth of Benjamin Swett in Church of England, Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Church of England, Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1661
1661
Age 37
Benjamin Swett was married in MA, Massachusetts, USA
MA, Massachusetts, USA
1677
29 June 1677
Age 53
Death of Benjamin Swett in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Church of England, Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1677
    Event Place: Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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