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John Sweet 1579–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: Devonshire

Death Date: Abt. 1637

Death Location: Salem, Essex County Maine

Father: Robert Sweet

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Westcott

Children(s): John Sweet, James Sweet, Meribah Sweet

The story of John Sweet began in 1579 in Devonshire. John Sweet married Mary Westcott, and had children including James Sweet, John Sweet, Meribah Sweet. John Sweet passed away in 1637 in Salem, Essex County Maine.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sweet began in 1579 in Devonshire.
  • John Sweet married Mary Westcott, and had children including James Sweet, John Sweet, Meribah Sweet.
  • John Sweet passed away in 1637 in Salem, Essex County Maine.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Sweet
1552–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Westcott
1581–1681
Birth Location: Devon, England
MW

Children(s)

John Sweet
1620–1677
Birth Location: –
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James Sweet
1622–1698
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Meribah Sweet
1625–1681
Birth Location: Mudbury, Devon, England
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John Sweet's Ancestors

Self
John Sweet
1579–1637
Birth Place: Devonshire
Parents
Robert Sweet
1552–
Grandparents
John Sweet
1530–
Modbury, Devonshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sweet's Descendants

1.
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John Sweet (1579–Abt. 1637) m. Mary Westcott (1581–31 Jul 1681)
  1. 1. John Sweet 1620–1677
  2. 2. James Sweet 1622–1698 m. Mary (Greene) Sweet 1633–1686
    1. 1. Philip Sweet 1655–1710
    2. 2. Martha Sweet 1666–1748
    3. 3. James Sweet 1657–1725
      1. 1. Job Sweet 1724–1805
        1. 1. Johathan Sweet 1765–
    4. 4. Mary Sweet 1660–1752
    5. 5. Samuel Sweet 1667–1728
    6. 6. Jeremiah Sweet 1669–1699
    7. 7. Renewed Sweet 1671–
    8. 8. Sylvester Sweet 1674–1763
    9. 9. Benoni Sweet 1663–1751 m. Elizabeth Manchester 1666–1727
      1. 1. Mariam Sweet 1695–1775
      2. 2. Jushua Sweet 1705–
      3. 3. John Sweet 1722–1793
      4. 4. Mary Sweet 1683–1775
      5. 5. Elizabeth Sweet 1700–1754 m. Benjamin (Congdon) III 1702–1777
        1. 1. Margaret Congdon 1727–1777
        2. 2. William Congdon 1732–1759
        3. 3. Susannah Congdon 1745–
      6. 6. Thomas Sweet 1703–1763
      7. 7. James Sweet 1687–1751
      8. 8. Margaret Sweet 1689–1727
      9. 9. Benoni Sweet 1692–1752 m. Isabel Sherman 1704–1798 m. Isabel Sherman 1703–1730
        1. 1. Elizabeth Sweet 1742–1798
        2. 2. Mary Sweet 1745–
        3. 3. Jonathan Sweet 1746–
        4. 4. Benoni Sweet 1748–1854 m. Lydia Dimock 1748–
        5. 5. Nancy Sweet 1752–
        6. 6. Mary Sweet 1734–
        7. 7. James Sweet 1727–
        8. 8. Benoni Sweet 1720–
        9. 9. James Sweet 1727–
        10. 10. Margaret Sweet 1730–
        11. 11. Margaret Sweet 1730–
        12. 12. James Sweet 1687–1751
        13. 13. John Sweet 1721–
        14. 14. Mary Sweet 1696–1775
        15. 15. Patience Sweet 1742–1793
        16. 16. Benoni Sweet 1720–1968
        17. 17. John Sweet 1721–
      10. 10. Elizabeth Sweet 1685–1699
      11. 11. Thomas Sweet 1684–1700
      12. 12. Bridget Sweet 1730–1777
      13. 13. Elizabeth Sweet 1700–1727
    10. 10. Valentine Sweet 1655–1686
  3. 3. Meribah Sweet 1625–1681

John Sweet's Timeline

14 Records

1579
1579
Birth of John Sweet in Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
1579
1579
Birth of John Sweet in Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
1579
Abt. 1579
Birth of John Sweet in Traine, Modbury, Devonshire, England
Traine, Modbury, Devonshire, England
1579
1579
Birth of John Sweet in Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
1579
1579
Birth of John Sweet in Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
1579
1579
Birth of John Sweet in Traine, Modbury, Devonshire, England
Traine, Modbury, Devonshire, England
1579
1579
Birth of John Sweet in Devonshire
Devonshire
1637
1637
Age 58
Death of John Sweet in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1637
Bet. 1637–1638
Age 58
Death of John Sweet in Providence, Town Providence, Providence, Cnty, RI
Providence, Town Providence, Providence, Cnty, RI
1637
1637
Age 58
Death of John Sweet in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1637
1637
Age 58
Death of John Sweet in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1637
1637
Age 58
Death of John Sweet in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1637
1637
Age 58
Death of John Sweet in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1637
Abt. 1637
Age 58
Death of John Sweet in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1579
    Event Place: Traine, Modbury, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Traine, Modbury, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Devonshire
    Record Source: Sweet Saga.FTW

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Sweet Saga.FTW

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1637–1638
    Event Place: Providence, Town Providence, Providence, Cnty, RI
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1637
    Event Place: Providence, Rhode Island
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County Maine
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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