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George Weden Sweet 1869 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 December 1869

Birth Location: Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 11 March 1956

Death Location: Menaik, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada

Father: Caleb Sweet

Mother: Mary Gorton

Spouse(s): Emma Shively

Children(s): Fredric Sweet

In 1869, George Weden Sweet entered the world in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Caleb Matteson Sweet and Mary Whitford Gorton. George Weden Sweet married Emma Shively, and had children including Fredric M Sweet. George Weden Sweet passed away in 1956 in Menaik, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1869, George Weden Sweet entered the world in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Caleb Matteson Sweet and Mary Whitford Gorton.
  • George Weden Sweet married Emma Shively, and had children including Fredric M Sweet.
  • George Weden Sweet passed away in 1956 in Menaik, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Sweet's Ancestors

Self
George Sweet
1869 – 1956
Birth Place: Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Caleb Matteson Sweet
1831 – 1880
Rhode Island, USA
Mary (Whitford) Gorton
1833 – 1910
West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
William Sweet
1784 – 1843
Sally ((Polly)) Andrews
1794 – 1842
Coventry,Kent,RI
Job Gorton
1787 – 1868
Coventry, RI
Antha Matteson
1798 –
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Burton Sweet
Rachel Matteson
1751 – 1830
Slade Gorton
1756 – 1832
Mary Whitford
1761 – 1844
Job Matteson
1758 – 1809
Lucy Johnson
1760 – 1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sweet
1715 – 1796
Dr. Gorton
1717 – 1777
Ruth (Gorton)
1724 – 1764
George Whitford
1740 – 1827
Hannah Wickes
1742 – 1800
Thomas Matteson
1713 – 1793
Susannah Matteson
1732 – 1793
Elizabeth Yeats
1740 – 1814

George Sweet's Descendants

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George (Weden) Sweet (18 December 1869 – 11 March 1956) m. Emma Shively (abt 1873 – 8 March 1956)
  1. 1. Fredric (M) Sweet (abt 1901 – 13 March 1971) m. Magdalene (Elisabeth) Perrin (3 October 1908 – 13 January 2002)
    1. 1. Donna (Eleanor) Sarrazin (20 November 1933 – 18 March 2016)
      1. 1. Evelyn Goetz
      2. 2. Reuben
      3. 3. Catherine Volk
      4. 4. Robert
      5. 5. Lee
    2. 2. James Sweet (17 July 1938 – 30 July 2008)

George Sweet's Timeline

2 Records

1869
18 December 1869
Birth of George Weden Sweet in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1956
11 March 1956
Age 87
Death of George Weden Sweet in Menaik, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Menaik, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 December 1869
    Event Place: Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1956
    Event Place: Menaik, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ponoka, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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