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Francis Henry Sweet 1827 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1827

Birth Location: Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 31 Oct 1916

Death Location: Colchester North, Essex County, Ontario, Canada,

Father: John Sweet

Mother: Ann Rowe

Spouse(s): Sarah Colwill

Children(s): Thomas Sweet, Francis Sweet, Samuel Sweet, James Sweet, Martha Sweet, Frederick Sweet, Edwin Sweet, Joseph Sweet, Benjamin Sweet, John Sweet, Sarah Sweet

Francis Henry Sweet was born in 1827 in Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall, England, the child of John Sweet and Ann Rowe. In 1861, Francis Henry Sweet resided in Darlington. Francis Henry Sweet married Sarah Jane Colwill, and had children including Thomas John Sweet, Francis William Sweet, Samuel Charles Sweet, James Henry Sweet, Martha Ann Sweet, Frederick Lawrence Sweet, Edwin George Sweet, Joseph Octavius Sweet, Benjamin Franklin Sweet, John Albert Sweet, Sarah Elizabeth Sweet. Francis Henry Sweet passed away in 1916 in Colchester North, Essex County, Ontario, Canada,.

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Biography

  • Francis Henry Sweet was born in 1827 in Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall, England, the child of John Sweet and Ann Rowe.
  • In 1861, Francis Henry Sweet resided in Darlington.
  • Francis Henry Sweet married Sarah Jane Colwill, and had children including Thomas John Sweet, Francis William Sweet, Samuel Charles Sweet, James Henry Sweet, Martha Ann Sweet, Frederick Lawrence Sweet, Edwin George Sweet, Joseph Octavius Sweet, Benjamin Franklin Sweet, John Albert Sweet, Sarah Elizabeth Sweet.
  • Francis Henry Sweet passed away in 1916 in Colchester North, Essex County, Ontario, Canada,.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sweet
1792 – 1840
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Ann Rowe
1793 – 1841
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Colwill
1829 – 1920
Birth Location: Hartland Parish, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Sweet
1853 – 1924
Birth Location: Durham, Ontario, Canada
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Francis Sweet
1854 – 1923
Birth Location: Durham Co., ON.
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Samuel Sweet
1856 – 1925
Birth Location: Durham, Ontario, Canada
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James Sweet
1858 – 1935
Birth Location: Durham, Ontario, Canada
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Martha Sweet
1860 – 1898
Birth Location: Durham, , Ontario, Canada
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Frederick Sweet
1862 – 1950
Birth Location: Darlington, Ontario, Canada
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Edwin Sweet
1864 – 1953
Birth Location: Darlington, , Ontario, Canada
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Joseph Sweet
1867 – 1901
Birth Location: Bowmanville, Durham County, Ontario, Canada
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Benjamin Sweet
1869 – 1950
Birth Location: Durham, Ontario, Canada
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John Sweet
1871 – 1875
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Sweet
1874 – 1933
Birth Location: Colchester, Ontario, Canada
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Francis Sweet's Ancestors

Self
Francis Sweet
1827 – 1916
Birth Place: Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Sweet
1792 – 1840
Cornwall, England
Ann Rowe
1793 – 1841
Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Sweet
1766 – 1798
Tywardreath, Cornwall, , England
Rachael Tippett
1770 –
Tywardreath, Cornwall, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Sweet's Descendants

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Francis (Henry) Sweet (12 Jan 1827 – 31 Oct 1916) m. Sarah (Jane) Colwill (25 Sep 1829 – 21 Feb 1920)
  1. 1. Thomas (John) Sweet (24 Apr 1853 – 14 Jun 1924)
  2. 2. Francis (William) Sweet (15 Sep 1854 – 04 May 1923) m. Susan (Amelia) Thornton (14 Sep 1858 – 8 Jan 1931)
    1. 1. Dallas (Delbert "Bertie") Sweet (10 Sep 1878 – 27 Nov 1972)
    2. 2. Francis (Thomas Ivan) Sweet (7 Nov 1879 – 21 Feb 1880)
    3. 3. Alice (Adella) Sweet (30 May 1881 – 16 Feb 1977)
    4. 4. Sarah (Almira) Sweet (22 Mar 1883 – 01 Mar 1956)
    5. 5. Ivan (Orvil) Sweet (13 Oct 1884 – 27 Dec 1884)
    6. 6. Samuel (Forest) Sweet (10 Feb 1886 – 24 Jan 1968)
    7. 7. Francis (Alvin) Sweet (25 Feb 1888 – 24 Dec 1968) m. May Bell (31 May 1890 – 11 May 1960)
      1. 1. Francis (Adrian) Sweet (20 Jul 1913 – 6 Sept 1967)
      2. 2. Eleanor (Florence) Sweet (28 Mar 1917 – 02 May 2005) m. Harold (Everett) Teskey (16 Aug 1914 – AFT 26 Sep 1972)
        1. 1. Florence (Joanne) Teskey (1 Jul 1937 – 3 Mar 2020) m. Robert (Charles) Westlake (25 Dec 1931 – 2 Sep 2019)
        2. 2. Harold (Alan) Teskey (8 Jul 1942 – ) m. Sharon (Diane) Heyder (24 Oct 1945 – )
        3. 3. Elaine (May) Teskey (2 Jun 1944 – 1 Jan 2021) m. William (Austin) Rutledge (24 Jul 1939 – 5 Apr 2021)
        4. 4. Lee-Anne Teskey (7 Feb 1960 – ) m. Richard (Perry) Lee (26 Aug 1958 – )
        5. 5. Sharon Teskey
      3. 3. Ida (Bell Carmichael) Sweet (27 Jan 1919 – 2002) m. Skinner
      4. 4. Hilda (May) Sweet (1922 – bef 2005) m. Koczkur
      5. 5. Harold (A) Sweet (abt 1929 – 20 Oct 2014)
    8. 8. Florence (Amelia) Sweet (28 Mar 1890 – 15 Oct 1977)
    9. 9. Thornton (James) Sweet (14 Jan 1892 – 18 Jan 1963)
    10. 10. Eldred (Catesby (Dick)) Sweet (15 Aug 1895 – 20 Aug 1973)
    11. 11. William (Laurier) Sweet (04 Jul 1897 – 16 Apr 1965) m. Helen ("Nellie" Gertrude) Murray (1908 – )
      1. 1. Lawrence Sweet (abt 1922 – 9 Jul 2000)
      2. 2. Jack (Douglas) Sweet (17 Dec 1923 – 5 Aug 2007) m. Elsie (Mae) Imeson (abt 1920 – 1993) m. Betty marie ( – bef 2005)
        1. 1. Paula Sweet
        2. 2. Myra Sweet
        3. 3. Gregory Sweet
        4. 4. Vivian Sweet
        5. 5. Lana Sweet
        6. 6. Ava Sweet
      3. 3. Phyllis (Gertrude) Sweet (1926 – 26 Oct 1945)
      4. 4. Bill Sweet (abt 1926 – )
      5. 5. Murray Sweet
    12. 12. Delmer (Leroy) Sweet (31 Aug 1898 – 10 Jun 1901)
    13. 13. Ida (Corinne) Sweet (09 Mar 1901 – 20 Jun 1995)
    14. 14. Arthur (Oscar) Sweet (20 Jul 1903 – 3 Apr 1989)
  3. 3. Samuel (Charles) Sweet (25 Jul 1856 – 18 Apr 1925)
  4. 4. James (Henry) Sweet (7 May 1858 – 24 Apr 1935) m. Charolette (Lottie) Grant (5 Feb 1862 – 1946)
    1. 1. Edith Sweet (9 Oct 1882 – 9 Jan 1883)
    2. 2. Orval (E) Sweet (Jul 1884 – )
      1. 1. George (Henry) Sweet (12 April 1918 – 1 Jan 1987) m. Anna Beth (1920 – 9 May 2011)
        1. 1. Wendy Sweet m. Gary Grenon
    3. 3. Herbert (Aurelian " Nip") Sweet (6 Apr 1887 – 2 Oct 1946) m. Edith Branchflower (Abt. 1888 – 30 Oct 1973)
      1. 1. Ruth Sweet (29 Sep 1915 – 29 Sep 1915)
      2. 2. Mildred Sweet
    4. 4. Rhoda (M) Sweet (28 Oct 1889 – 27 Feb 1946) m. George (John) Koester (2 Mar 1888 – 1927)
      1. 1. Walter Koster (abt 1912 – )
      2. 2. Harold Koster (abt 1914 – )
      3. 3. Lorne (G) Koester (16 Jan 1916 – 18 Dec 1993) m. Tillie Kobil (1 Oct 1917 – 9 Jun 2008)
        1. 1. Melvin Koester
        2. 2. Evelyn Koester
        3. 3. Walter Koester
  5. 5. Martha (Ann) Sweet (17 Jan 1860 – 19 Nov 1898)
  6. 6. Frederick (Lawrence) Sweet (1 Aug 1862 – 11 Sep 1950) m. Mary (Jane) Craig (16 Feb 1865 – 19 Feb 1895) m. Selina (Josephine) Weldon (Jun 1858 – 1939)
    1. 1. Mary (C) Sweet (5 Jan 1895 – 10 Jan 1969) m. Vern (Fenton) McLean (2 Aug 1893 – 11 Dec 1950)
      1. 1. Verna (Selena) McLean (1917 – 24 Jun 1991)
      2. 2. Douglas (H) McLean (1921 – 1976)
      3. 3. Marion McLean ( – Nov 2009)
    2. 2. Ethel (E) Sweet (1885 – )
    3. 3. Elta (M.) Sweet (1893 – 6 Sep 1971)
  7. 7. Edwin (George) Sweet (29 Oct 1864 – 5 Sep 1953)
  8. 8. Joseph (Octavius) Sweet (24 Jan 1867 – 7 Aug 1901) m. Mary (Ann) Grant (12 Apr 1867 – 1 Dec 1947)
    1. 1. Charles (J A) Sweet (31 Aug 1895 – Nov 1949)
    2. 2. Frederick (James) Sweet (2 Mar 1897 – 16 Dec 1993) m. Mary (L) Burchill (28 Aug 1904 – 17 Jun 2008)
      1. 1. Alan (James) Sweet (17 Jul 1925 – 14 May 2006) m. Lois (K) Sweet (13 August 1925 – 22 December 2014)
        1. 1. Randall Sweet
      2. 2. Alvin Sweet (abt 1933 – )
    3. 3. Flossie (Blanche) Sweet (1 Jun 1898 – 05 Nov 1899)
    4. 4. Grace (Amelia) Sweet (10 Aug 1899 – 9 Oct 1993) m. Raymond (Richard) Love ( – Jul 1965)
      1. 1. Raymond (Richard) Love (abt 1919 – 31 Dec 1989) m. Helen Lane (1918 – 1979) m. Dolores "Lori
        1. 1. Michelle Love (abt 1947 – ) m. Gerald Hills
        2. 2. Gary Love
      2. 2. Virginia (Ginnagrace) Love (5 May 1920 – 31 Mar 1996)
      3. 3. Anna (Elizabeth) Love (3 Sep 1922 – )
    5. 5. Elsie (Marie) Sweet (18 Feb 1901 – 19 Feb 1991) m. Francis (H.) Hopkins (5 May 1896 – 4 Sep 1981)
      1. 1. Carolyn (M) Hopkins (13 Aug 1924 – 3 Feb 2020) m. Thomas (William) Malaney (3 December 1919 – 7 January 2008)
        1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth) Malaney (11 Mar 1959 – 17 Aug 2009) m. Randy Pigeon
        2. 2. Mary Malaney
        3. 3. Tommy Malaney
        4. 4. Betsy Malaney
        5. 5. Colleen Malaney
        6. 6. Carolyn Malaney
        7. 7. William Malaney
        8. 8. Sally Malaney
      2. 2. Jean (Agnes) Hopkins (7 Dec 1925 – 18 Jun 2019)
      3. 3. Helen Hopkins (2 Apr 1927 – ) m. Donald Johnson m. Charles Arthur (1935 – 2019)
        1. 1. Johnson
        2. 2. Patricia Arthur
        3. 3. Douglas Arthur
      4. 4. Barbara Hopkins (19 Nov 1933 – 17 Dec 1994) m. Bruce (Allen) Francisco (1932 – 1990)
        1. 1. Stephen Francisco m. Patnode
      5. 5. Francis (Anne) Hepkins (abt 1938 – )
      6. 6. C. (Patrick) Hopkins
  9. 9. Benjamin (Franklin) Sweet (4 Feb 1869 – 14 Jun 1950)
  10. 10. John (Albert) Sweet (22 Aug 1871 – 24 Jul 1875)
  11. 11. Sarah (Elizabeth) Sweet (19 Mar 1874 – 16 Feb 1933) m. William (Henry) Phillips (6 Jan 1866 – )
    1. 1. Sarah (Annie Marie) Phillips (8 Jan 1898 – 16 Aug 1898)
    2. 2. Reta (Delila) Phillips (10 Feb 1899 – )
    3. 3. William (Lawrence James) Phillips (20 Jan 1903 – )
    4. 4. Beatrice (Ruth Corrine) Phillips (18 Aug 1910 – )

Francis Sweet's Timeline

8 Records

1827
12 Jan 1827
Birth of Francis Henry Sweet in Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall, England
Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall, England
1852
13 Jul 1852
Age 25
Francis Henry Sweet was married in Bowmanville, , Ontario, Canada
Bowmanville, , Ontario, Canada
1861
1861
Age 34
Francis Henry Sweet resided here in Darlington
Darlington
1871
1871
Age 44
Francis Henry Sweet resided here in Colchester
Colchester
1881
1881
Age 54
Francis Henry Sweet resided here in Colchester North
Colchester North
1891
1891
Age 64
Francis Henry Sweet resided here in Essex South, Ontario, Canada
Essex South, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 74
Francis Henry Sweet resided here in Sud), Ontario, Canada
Sud), Ontario, Canada
1916
31 Oct 1916
Age 89
Death of Francis Henry Sweet in Colchester North, Essex County, Ontario, Canada,
Colchester North, Essex County, Ontario, Canada,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1827
    Event Place: Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] Durham County, Ontario Census, 1861
    [3] Essex District, Ontario, Canada Census, 1881 (Kingsville, Colchester, Sandwich, Pelee, Gosfield)
    [4] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [5] 1901 Census of Canada
    [6] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_219.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1852
    Event Place: Bowmanville, , Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Darlington
    Record Source: Durham County, Ontario Census, 1861

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Colchester
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Colchester North
    Record Source: Essex District, Ontario, Canada Census, 1881 (Kingsville, Colchester, Sandwich, Pelee, Gosfield)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Essex South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Sud), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1916
    Event Place: Colchester North, Essex County, Ontario, Canada,
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_219.
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