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David F. Sweet 1816 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island

Father: Jesse Sweet

Mother: Lois Sweet

Spouse(s): Hannah Knowlton

Children(s): Elijah Sweet

In 1816, David F. Sweet entered the world in Connecticut, United States, born to Jesse Sweet and Lois Baldwin Sweet. David F. Sweet married Hannah l. Knowlton, and had children including Elijah Sweet. David F. Sweet passed away in 1900 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • In 1816, David F. Sweet entered the world in Connecticut, United States, born to Jesse Sweet and Lois Baldwin Sweet.
  • David F. Sweet married Hannah l. Knowlton, and had children including Elijah Sweet.
  • David F. Sweet passed away in 1900 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Sweet
1775 – 1843
Birth Location: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Lois Sweet
1776 –
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, CT
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Knowlton
1817 – 1917
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Elijah Sweet
1840 –
Birth Location: –
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David Sweet's Ancestors

Self
David Sweet
1816 – 1900
Birth Place: Connecticut, United States
Parents
Jesse Sweet
1775 – 1843
West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Lois (Baldwin) Sweet
1776 –
Canterbury, Windham, CT
Grandparents
William (M) Sweet
1738 – 1820
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
Catherine Weaver
1749 – 1820
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island,USA
Benjamin Baldwin
1742 – 1793
Canterbury, Conn
Lydia Lewis
1743 – 1835
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Griffin Cousin"
1709 – 1766
Harris Weaver
1712 – 1774
Sarah Rouse
1712 – 1763
Susanna Frost
1711 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry SWEET
1662 – 1749
Mary Sweet
1660 – 1752
Emmanuel Rouse
1673 – 1739
Sarah Long
1690 – 1756
Stephen Frost
1673 – 1728

David Sweet's Descendants

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David (F.) Sweet (1816 – 1900) m. Hannah (l.) Knowlton (2 oct 1817 – 1917)
  1. 1. Elijah Sweet (1840 – ) m. Eliza (Adelaid) Parkhurst (1846-11-24 – 1934-06-29)
    1. 1. Gertrude (Marion) Sweet (1876-11-29 – 1952-02-16) m. Benjamin (Andrew) Pickering (1861-06-24 – 1932-12-14) m. Benjamin (A) Peckering (1861 – 14 December 1932)
      1. 1. Alice Pickering (1703 – 1778) m. Johnathan Gaskill
        1. 1. William Gaskill
        2. 2. Johnathan Gaskill
        3. 3. Noah Gaskill
        4. 4. Silas Gaskill
        5. 5. Patience Gaskill
        6. 6. Olive Gaskill
      2. 2. Chester (Everett) Pickering (11 September 1881 – 20 July 1983)
      3. 3. Ernest (Mason) Pickering (4 May 1884 – 12 February 1954)
      4. 4. Olney (Arnold) Pickering (13 March 1887 – 30 January 1949)
      5. 5. Alice (V) Pickering (1895 – )
      6. 6. Ida (Arlene) Pickering (1896-05-25 – 1962-12-11) m. Arthur (Homer) Boyle (15 Aug 1894 – 17 Apr 1931)
        1. 1. Gertrude (Marion) Boyle (25 Dec 1922 – 26 December 1984) m. Victor (David) Allen (17 Dec 1918 – 15 Sep 2006)
        2. 2. Leon Boyle (1926 – )
        3. 3. Arthur Boyle (1928 – )
        4. 4. Evan (Henry) Boyle (25 January 1929 – 31 March 1964) m. Marilyn (D) Boyle
      7. 7. Benjamin Pickering (1899 – 6 February 1952)
      8. 8. Leon Pickering (1902 – 8 June 1974) m. Alberta (Beatrice) Pickering (abt 1909 – )
        1. 1. Walter (Robert) Pickering (10 Nov 1939 – 13 Oct 2003) m. Doris (L.) Pickering (1943 – 18 November 2015)
      9. 9. Ralph (I) Pickering (1904 – 7 January 1948)
      10. 10. Edwin Pickering (1907 – 23 April 1969)
      11. 11. Frank Pickering (1909 – 5 December 1988) m. Mary (Gertrude) Pickering
      12. 12. Raymond (C) Pickering (abt 1912 – )
      13. 13. Dorothy (Mac) Pickering (abt 1914 – )
      14. 14. Warren (L) Pickering (abt 1915 – 1916)
      15. 15. Gladys (Rebecca) Pickering (19 January 1917 – 31 July 1917)

David Sweet's Timeline

5 Records

1816
1816
Birth of David F. Sweet in Connecticut, United States
Connecticut, United States
1833
Wft Est. 1833-1864
Age 17
David F. Sweet was married
None
1833
Bet. 1833–1864
Age 17
David F. Sweet was married
None
1842
25 Dec 1842
Age 26
David F. Sweet was married in Pomfret, Connecticut, USA
Pomfret, Connecticut, USA
1900
1900
Age 84
Death of David F. Sweet in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Wft Est. 1833-1864

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bet. 1833–1864

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Pomfret, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island
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