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James Stephen Sweet 1789 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1789

Birth Location: Alburgh, Grand Isle, Vermont

Death Date: 6 Sep 1867

Death Location: South Bombay, Franklin County, New York, United States

Father: Stephen Sweet

Mother: Anna Sweet

Spouse(s): Lorany Tryon

Children(s): Abigail Sweet, Mary Sweet, Hiram Sweet, Sidney Sweet, Miranda Sweet

James Stephen Sweet was born in 1789 in Alburgh, Grand Isle, Vermont, the child of Stephen Congdon Sweet and Anna Sweet. James Stephen Sweet married Lorany Rowena Tryon, and had children including Abigail Sweet, Mary Sweet, Hiram Albert Sweet, Sidney C. Sweet, Miranda Sweet. James Stephen Sweet passed away in 1867 in South Bombay, Franklin County, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • James Stephen Sweet was born in 1789 in Alburgh, Grand Isle, Vermont, the child of Stephen Congdon Sweet and Anna Sweet.
  • James Stephen Sweet married Lorany Rowena Tryon, and had children including Abigail Sweet, Mary Sweet, Hiram Albert Sweet, Sidney C. Sweet, Miranda Sweet.
  • James Stephen Sweet passed away in 1867 in South Bombay, Franklin County, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Sweet
1763 – 1847
Birth Location: North Kingstown, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
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Anna Sweet
1766 – 1834
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lorany Tryon
1793 – 1871
Birth Location: Quebec, Canada
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Children(s)

Abigail Sweet
1803 – 1858
Birth Location: Fort Covington, Franklin, New York, USA
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Mary Sweet
1831 – 1900
Birth Location: Vermont
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Hiram Sweet
1831 – 1896
Birth Location: Noyan, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
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Sidney Sweet
1834 – 1907
Birth Location: Bombay, Franklin, New York, USA
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Miranda Sweet
1836 – 1919
Birth Location: Bangor, Franklin, New York, USA
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James Sweet's Ancestors

Self
James Sweet
1789 – 1867
Birth Place: Alburgh, Grand Isle, Vermont
Parents
Stephen Congdon Sweet
1763 – 1847
North Kingstown, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Anna Sweet
1766 – 1834
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Sylvester Sweet
1741 – 1811
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Patience Congdon
1746 – 1810
North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Thomas Sweet
1732 – 1813
North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Frances Congdon
1739 – 1779
North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Sweet
1710 – 1790
Ann Baker
1715 – 1743
William Congdon
1711 – 1755
Ann Gifford
1715 – 1795
James Sweet
1687 –
Mary Sherman
1688 –
William Congdon
1711 – 1755
Ann Gifford
1715 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sylvester Sweet
1674 – 1763
Sarah Tew
1676 –
Thomas Baker
1679 – 1743
Mary Wood
1671 –
Benjamin Congdon
1674 – 1756
Frances Stafford
1679 – 1774
Benoni Sweet
1663 – 1751
Elizabeth Manchester
1667 – 1754
Benjamin Congdon
1674 – 1756
Frances Stafford
1679 – 1774

James Sweet's Descendants

1.
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James (Stephen) Sweet (23 Feb 1789 – 6 Sep 1867) m. Lorany (Rowena) Tryon (30 November 1793 – 29 September 1871)
  1. 1. Abigail Sweet (22 Jan 1803 – 24 February 1858) m. Dunbar Moore (28 Jan 1801 – 23 Dec 1891)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Moore (11 Apr 1828 – 18 Jun 1886)
    2. 2. Susannah Moore (22 Nov 1832 – 11 Apr 1922) m. Hiram (Albert) Sweet (14 September 1831 – 26 November 1896)
    3. 3. Jane ("Jennie") Moore (21 Apr 1834 – 21 Apr 1918)
    4. 4. George Moore (2 Jun 1836 – )
    5. 5. Charles (Perry "Commodore" "Dunbar") Moore (22 Sep 1839 – 11 Jun 1931)
    6. 6. Juliett Moore (11 Feb 1845 – 30 Jun 1893)
  2. 2. Mary Sweet (Abt 1831 – 12 March 1900) m. Hiram Sweet (18 Dec 1810 – 30 January 1888)
    1. 1. Anna (Cornelia) Sweet (12 October 1858 – 22 February 1932) m. William (Briggs) Bohannon (22 Jan 1848 – 9 March 1912)
      1. 1. Alice Bohannon (10 Apr 1876 – 25 May 1876)
      2. 2. Hannah (Albertha) Bohannon (13 Nov 1877 – 23 Aug 1964) m. John (Edward) Farmer (7 Nov 1867 – 22 Aug 1943)
        1. 1. Nellie (J.) Rockoff (1863 – 4 Aug 1938)
        2. 2. Rachel (Maude) Farmer (13 November 1897 – 15 Jun 1974) m. Frederick (Earle) Mason (25 Oct 1889 – 15 Jun 1974) m. Richard (Leo) Rosatto (29 Dec 1887 – 5 Dec 1946)
        3. 3. Mary (Rebecca) Farmer (27 July 1899 – 3 September 1973)
        4. 4. Nellie (Doris) Farmer (8 Nov 1900 – 5 Feb 1991)
        5. 5. Edward (Foster) Farmer (28 May 1903 – 12 Mar 1973) m. Ruth (Olive) Knighton (abt 1903 – 12 Apr 1971) m. Grace (K.) McCracken (9 Apr 1906 – 7 Sep 1994)
        6. 6. Harriet (Elvira) Farmer (25 Oct 1904 – 27 January 1989) m. Frederick (Hugh) Patterson (26 February 1899 – 29 September 1978)
        7. 7. Mabel (Eldora Farmer) Thompson (10 May 1906 – 4 Sep 1992)
        8. 8. Ruth (Esther Farmer) Clarke (24 April 1908 – 14 March 1990)
        9. 9. Marion (F.) Watts (11 May 1910 – 31 May 2001)
        10. 10. John (Oliver) Farmer (8 February 1912 – 9 January 1913)
        11. 11. Robert (Leavitte) Farmer (1 Apr 1913 – 28 Jan 1997)
        12. 12. James (Everett (Everett)) Farmer (27 March 1917 – 12 Aug 1983)
        13. 13. Robert Farmer (abt 1918 – )
      3. 3. Ora (Edwin) Bohannon (05 Mar 1880 – 1952) m. Alice (Ann) Balmforth (26 February 1880 – 7 August 1965)
        1. 1. Earl (Lancelot) Bohannon (21 Apr 1903 – 29 July 1996) m. Anna (Wilhelmina Kristina) Yström (17 July 1902 – 5 January 1930) m. Dorothy (Ruth) Lannan (22 February 1909 – 12 January 1989)
        2. 2. Harold (Balmforth) Bohannon (22 May 1908 – 7 November 1982) m. Mildred (Ferguson) Brown (2 Sep 1912 – Apr 1978)
        3. 3. Allen (Francis) Bohannon (16 June 1917 – 2 September 1922)
      4. 4. Harley (Glendon) Bohannon (5 May 1888 – 1958) m. Florence (Blanch) Dutton (27 October 1892 – 1959)
      5. 5. Carl (J) Bohannon (20 Aug 1894 – 24 Aug 1895)
    2. 2. William (Francis) Sweet (12 February 1861 – 19 September 1876)
    3. 3. Eliza (S) Sweet (20 February 1864 – 20 Aug 1931) m. Ransom Bohannon (3 October 1859 – 5 April 1926)
      1. 1. Della (Ceneath) Bohannon (7 Aug 1881 – 6 Sep 1970) m. Ira (Hardy) Searles (1882 – 1942)
        1. 1. Harold (Mordon) Searles (1 May 1902 – 15 December 1942) m. Gladys (Marie) Morgan (7 August 1908 – 27 September 1969)
        2. 2. Carroll (Page) Searles (12 Jan 1905 – 30 May 1973) m. Catherine (Belle) Cheeseman (1910 – 1976) m. Helen (Marion) Surprise (8 Nov 1905 – 4 Sep 1959)
        3. 3. Ralph (Llewellyn) Searles (12 February 1909 – 7 June 1978) m. Ardelle (Randell) Sturtevant (13 July 1909 – 15 August 1987)
        4. 4. Ruth (Irene) Searles (20 Mar 1920 – 25 October 1999) m. Parnell (Henry) Boyce (16 Sep 1917 – 16 May 1974)
      2. 2. Alice (Esther) Bohannon (30 July 1885 – 22 January 1963) m. William (Wallis) Washburn (1874 – 1950)
        1. 1. Ward Washburn (11 July 1904 – 1 September 1994) m. Eva (Mary) Suggs (17 June 1919 – 16 April 2008)
        2. 2. Ila (Doris) Bockus (1906 – 1992)
      3. 3. Eva (Esther) James (6 December 1890 – 13 January 1919)
      4. 4. Ina (Belle) James (1 December 1897 – 30 August 1977)
    4. 4. Maria (P) Sweet (abt 1866 – Mar 18, 1921)
    5. 5. Hannah Sweet (abt 1868 – 01 Jun 1940)
    6. 6. Stephen (D.) Sweet (Abt 1872 – 21 October 1947)
    7. 7. Hiram (W) Sweet (30 Nov 1872 – 12 Jan 1873)
  3. 3. Hiram (Albert) Sweet (14 September 1831 – 26 November 1896) m. Hannah Brayton (29 January 1832 – 27 May 1861) m. Susannah Moore (22 Nov 1832 – 11 Apr 1922)
    1. 1. Artemas (Benjamin) Sweet (7 April 1851 – 13 April 1876)
    2. 2. Welthy (Fidelia) Sweet (1 May 1853 – 30 July 1907) m. William (Wallace) Dyer (February 1850 – 14 February 1930)
      1. 1. Clara (P) Dyer (Sep 1870 – 8 Jul 1902)
      2. 2. Cora (Jane) McCaffrey (4 March 1874 – 12 December 1963)
      3. 3. Addie Dyer (March 1876 – 8 September 1880)
      4. 4. Abbie Dyer (Jan 1878 – 29 Jun 1926)
      5. 5. William (W) Dyer (1 Feb 1880 – 17 Aug 1966)
      6. 6. James (Wilson) Dyer (2 February 1882 – 6 April 1957)
      7. 7. Marry (E) Dyer (Jan 1884 – )
      8. 8. Orvill Dyer (06 Sep 1886 – 20 Oct 1886)
      9. 9. Lawrence (Howard) Dyer (2 Sep 1889 – Feb 1974)
      10. 10. Sadie (M) Dyer (Feb 1892 – )
      11. 11. Stanley (Earl) Dyer (22 Jan 1898 – 25 Feb 1979)
      12. 12. Ellen Dyer
    3. 3. James (Ransom) Sweet (27 Feb 1856 – 19 Apr 1919) m. Catharine Kennedy (Jun 1856 – 30 Nov 1929)
      1. 1. Hanna Sweet (17 Jun 1878 – Jun 1971) m. Claude (Melnotte) Capron (21 Apr 1879 – 13 Apr 1930)
        1. 1. James (Howard) Capron (2 Nov 1904 – 5 Oct 1979) m. Dorothy (R) Reidel (abt 1905 – )
        2. 2. William (E) Capron (19 May 1910 – 1949)
      2. 2. Jennie (Mary) Sweet (Sep 1881 – ) m. Francis (Tilden) McGlinnen (16 Nov 1876 – )
      3. 3. Florence (Margaret) Sweet (Jan 1883 – 1966) m. Herbert (Patrick) Hannan (3 Aug 1883 – 14 Jan 1959)
        1. 1. Patricia (A) Hannan (14 Jan 1925 – Feb 1984) m. David (M) Tracy
      4. 4. Ida (F) Sweet (May 1884 – 1958) m. George (Stacy) Sayer (29 Jan 1884 – 4 Mar 1924)
        1. 1. James (Albert) Sayer (11 August 1908 – 27 May 1970) m. Helen (Georgette) Smith (abt 1909 – )
        2. 2. Marion Sayer (24 Oct 1913 – 5 Apr 1999)
    4. 4. Ida (Alma) Sweet (02 Apr 1858 – 31 Aug 1881)
    5. 5. Henry (Preston) Sweet (26 May 1862 – 27 Nov 1945)
    6. 6. Harriet (Rowena) Sweet (abt 1865 – 1943)
    7. 7. Hiram (Albert) Sweet (12 Nov 1867 – 29 Apr 1948)
    8. 8. Adeline Sweet (abt 1869 – )
    9. 9. Mary (Hannah) Sweet (24 Jul 1870 – 29 Oct 1943)
    10. 10. Francis Sweet (25 Dec 1872 – 13 Jan 1943)
  4. 4. Sidney (C.) Sweet (16 February 1834 – 29 May 1907) m. Jane (L.) Dyer (21 January 1840 – 27 May 1904)
    1. 1. Emma (L) Sweet (Oct 1860 – 1948) m. Wolfred (N.) Berry (Apr 1857 – 1911)
      1. 1. Maearl (O) Berry (Oct 1883 – )
      2. 2. Guy Berry (Jul 1887 – )
      3. 3. Luther (S) Berry (abt 1888 – )
      4. 4. Lena (C) Berry (Oct 1889 – )
      5. 5. Ora (Nina) Berry (abt 1893 – )
    2. 2. Charles (David) Sweet (abt 1862 – 1933) m. Lizzie (Jackson) Vilnave (abt 1862 – )
    3. 3. William (W) Sweet (Sep 1863 – September 1932)
    4. 4. George Sweet (abt 1866 – )
    5. 5. Ernest (Sidney) Sweet (15 June 1867 – 12 April 1940) m. Lill (Mae) Niles (28 Aug 1869 – 14 Aug 1907) m. Anna (M Soper) Smith (1884 – 24 April 1928)
      1. 1. Fay (E) Sweet (abt 1890 – )
      2. 2. Ray (O) Sweet (abt 1893 – )
      3. 3. Delilah Sweet (28 November 1894 – 23 December 1980)
      4. 4. Ruth (F) Sweet (abt 1897 – )
      5. 5. Della (I) Sweet (abt 1901 – )
      6. 6. Frank (M) Sweet (abt 1904 – )
      7. 7. Gay (Ernest) Sweet (13 Feb 1905 – 12 May 1970) m. Agatha (M) Raymond (22 August 1908 – 31 May 1989)
      8. 8. Beulah (H.) Sweet (1906 – 26 Sep 1912)
    6. 6. Melvin Sweet (abt 1870 – )
    7. 7. Effie (Jane) Sweet (14 September 1871 – 18 December 1871)
    8. 8. John (N.) Sweet (21 April 1873 – 13 August 1873)
    9. 9. Mary (Della) Sweet (25 February 1876 – 28 August 1877)
    10. 10. Winey (A.) Sweet (24 April 1880 – 16 March 1881)
  5. 5. Miranda Sweet (1836 – 12 May 1919)

James Sweet's Timeline

4 Records

1789
23 Feb 1789
Birth of James Stephen Sweet in Alburg, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States
Alburg, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States
1789
23 Feb 1789
Birth of James Stephen Sweet in Alburgh, Grand Isle, Vermont
Alburgh, Grand Isle, Vermont
1867
06 Sept 1867
Age 78
Death of James Stephen Sweet in Bombay, Franklin, New York, United States
Bombay, Franklin, New York, United States
1867
6 Sep 1867
Age 78
Death of James Stephen Sweet in South Bombay, Franklin County, New York, United States
South Bombay, Franklin County, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1789
    Event Place: Alburg, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1789
    Event Place: Alburgh, Grand Isle, Vermont
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Sept 1867
    Event Place: Bombay, Franklin, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1867
    Event Place: South Bombay, Franklin County, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bombay, Franklin County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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