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Capt. Benjamin Joseph Swain 1673–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 July 1673

Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1 June 1766

Death Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Swain

Mother: Mary Weare

Spouse(s): Mary Sibley

Children(s): Peter Swain

Capt. Benjamin Joseph Swain was born in 1673 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Swaine Swayne Swain And Mary Wyer Weare. Capt. Benjamin Joseph Swain married Mary Swain Sibley, and had children including Peter 1697 S Of Joseph Swain. Capt. Benjamin Joseph Swain passed away in 1766 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Benjamin Joseph Swain was born in 1673 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Swaine Swayne Swain And Mary Wyer Weare.
  • Capt. Benjamin Joseph Swain married Mary Swain Sibley, and had children including Peter 1697 S Of Joseph Swain.
  • Capt. Benjamin Joseph Swain passed away in 1766 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Swain
1630–1708
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Weare
1636–1714
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, MA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sibley
1671–1766
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
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Children(s)

Peter Swain
1697–1740
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, MA
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Capt. Swain's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Swain
1673–1766
Birth Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John (Swaine, Swayne) Swain
1630–1708
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Wyer) Weare
1636–1714
Nantucket, Nantucket, MA
Grandparents
Richard (Swain) Swayne
1595–1682
Binfield, Berkshire, England
Sarah (Weare) Swayne
1606–1682
of Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England, Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Richard GGF)
1595–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Binfield*
1567–1630
Ann Yorkshire*
1578–1648

Capt. Swain's Descendants

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Capt. (Benjamin Joseph) Swain (17 July 1673–1 June 1766) m. Mary (- Swain-) Sibley (25 Jan 1671–26 May 1766)
  1. 1. Peter ((1697)s. of Joseph) Swain 1697–1740 m. Elizabeth Ellis 1693–1735
    1. 1. Daniel Swain 1729–1787 m. Elizabeth Wyer 1730–1784
      1. 1. Jedidah Swain 1748–1815 m. Abishai Swain 1746–1832
        1. 1. Lurana ((Laurania Laurana)) Swain 1778–1853 m. Obediah (Ray) Sr 1774–1864
        2. 2. Owen Swain 1770–1866
      2. 2. Henry Swain 1750–

Capt. Swain's Timeline

2 Records

1673
17 July 1673
Birth of Capt. Benjamin Joseph Swain in Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
1766
1 June 1766
Age 93
Death of Capt. Benjamin Joseph Swain in Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 July 1673
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1766
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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