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Joseph SWAIN 1722–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1722

Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, MA

Death Date: 29 Jun 1792

Death Location: Wenham, Essex, MA

Father: John SWAIN

Mother: Mary PERKINS

Spouse(s): Elisabeth CHIPMAN

Children(s): Joseph SWAIN

In 1722, Joseph SWAIN entered the world in Reading, Middlesex, MA, born to John Farrar Swain And Mary Perkins. In 1790, Joseph SWAIN resided in Wenham, Essex, MA. Joseph SWAIN married Elisabeth Chipman, and had children including Joseph Swain. Joseph SWAIN passed away in 1792 in Wenham, Essex, MA.

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Biography

  • In 1722, Joseph SWAIN entered the world in Reading, Middlesex, MA, born to John Farrar Swain And Mary Perkins.
  • In 1790, Joseph SWAIN resided in Wenham, Essex, MA.
  • Joseph SWAIN married Elisabeth Chipman, and had children including Joseph Swain.
  • Joseph SWAIN passed away in 1792 in Wenham, Essex, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John SWAIN
1698–1774
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, MA
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Mary PERKINS
1699–1737
Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, MA
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth CHIPMAN
1719–1773
Birth Location: Wenham, Essex, MA
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Children(s)

Joseph SWAIN
1754–1831
Birth Location: Wenham, Essex, MA
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Joseph SWAIN's Ancestors

Self
Joseph SWAIN
1722–1792
Birth Place: Reading, Middlesex, MA
Parents
John Farrar SWAIN
1698–1774
Reading, Middlesex, MA
Mary PERKINS
1699–1737
Topsfield, Essex, MA
Grandparents
Benjamin SWAIN
1669–1747
Reading, Middlesex, MA
Margaret PIERPONT
1672–1713
Roxbury, Suffolk, MA
Elisha PERKINS
1656–1741
Topsfield, Essex, MA
Catherine TOWNE
1662–1714
Topsfield, Essex, MA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah SWAIN
1643–1710
Mary SMITH
1648–1677
Robert PIERPONT
1622–1694
Sarah LYNDE
1639–1724
Thomas PERKINS
1622–
Jacob TOWNE
1631–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah SWAIN
1615–1658
Mary SMITH
1628–
John SMITH
1621–1706
Catherine MORRILL
1630–1662
Thomas LYNDE
1594–1671
Marguerite MARTIN
1600–1662
John PERKINS
1583–1654
Judith GATER
1588–
William TOWNE
1598–1672
Joanna BLESSING
1595–1682

Joseph SWAIN's Descendants

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Joseph SWAIN (18 Feb 1722–29 Jun 1792) m. Elisabeth CHIPMAN (21 Dec 1719–7 Nov 1773)
  1. 1. Joseph SWAIN 1754–1831 m. Meliscent BARRETT 1759–1838
    1. 1. William (Barrett) SWAIN 1793–1828 m. Tamar BROOKS 1795–1845
      1. 1. Jerusha (Rebecca) SWAIN 1820–1847 m. Charles (Kilby) ADAMS 1814–
        1. 1. Ellen (Lucebie) ADAMS 1840–1908 m. Charles (Andrew) RAWSON 1834–1903 m. William (B.) PAYNE 1831–1903
        2. 2. Howard (Brooks) ADAMS 1845–1913 m. Ruth (A.) HARRIS 1838– m. Emma (E.) McNAUGHT 1862–
        3. 3. Olive (Julia) ADAMS 1842–1932 m. Elijah (Lorenzo) WESTON 1836–1895
        4. 4. Charles (Edward) ADAMS 1838–1884 m. Martha (Ann) SINCLAIR 1844–1933
      2. 2. William (Wisner) SWAIN 1825–1904 m. Roxanna (Clara) WEST 1832–1920
        1. 1. Eva (E.) SWAIN 1854–1931 m. Elmer (Elijah) HANON 1854–1891
        2. 2. William (Earl) SWAIN 1871–1937 m. Grace (Lenora) SABEAN 1878–1933
        3. 3. Blanche (C.) SWAIN 1860–1946 m. Allan (Daniel) GOODMAN 1859–1915
      3. 3. Joseph (Chipman) SWAIN 1824–1897 m. Abigail (Charlotte) RAWSON 1825–1909
        1. 1. Olive (Stella) SWAIN 1870–1870
        2. 2. M. (Luella) SWAIN 1856–1897 m. Solomon CAMPBELL 1855–
        3. 3. Harvey (J.) SWAIN 1852–1854
        4. 4. Mary (Jerusha) SWAIN 1850–1851
        5. 5. Alva (Brooks) SWAIN 1848–1943 m. Elizabeth (A.) WARNER 1850–1929
        6. 6. Charles (William) SWAIN 1846–1932 m. Elizabeth (Jane) LANEY 1856–1928
        7. 7. Helen (Jane) SWAIN 1852–1897 m. Edward (Phillips) LYON 1840–1922
        8. 8. Minnie (M.) SWAIN 1867–1952 m. Elmer (Ellsworth) WARNER 1864–
        9. 9. Samuel (Glyde Rawson) SWAIN 1861–1955 m. Anna (Cordelia) WARNER 1868–1956
      4. 4. Asa (Brooks) SWAIN 1822–1900 m. Catherine CROSS 1821–1891
        1. 1. Florence (May) SWAIN 1860–1908 m. George LOUDON 1861–
        2. 2. Edith (Frances) SWAIN 1856–1894 m. Augustus (L.) WESTLAKE 1850–1930
        3. 3. Evaline (Josephine) SWAIN 1853–1879 m. Joseph WARNER 1847–1915
        4. 4. George (Daniel) SWAINE 1850–1928 m. Elizabeth (A.) CLARK 1854–1940 m. Ida (L.) STEWART 1849–
        5. 5. Albert (Brooks) SWAIN 1847–1865
        6. 6. James (Daniel) SWAIN 1846–1847
        7. 7. Luella (Blanche) SWAIN 1858–1947 m. Charles (E.) HIXON 1858–1936
        8. 8. Elgin (Prescott) SWAINE 1862–1880
    2. 2. James (Prescott) SWAIN 1803–1875 m. Catherine (Eliza) PRESCOTT 1825–1844 m. Mary (Araminta) MERCIEUX –1839
    3. 3. James (Barrett) SWAIN 1799–1834 m. Eunice BINGHAM 1828–1834
    4. 4. Lucy (Ripley) SWAIN 1796–1828
    5. 5. Chipman SWAIN 1795–1873 m. Dency GILBERT 1796–1867
      1. 1. Samuel (G.) SWAIN 1835– m. Mary E. 1845–
        1. 1. Welton (C.) SWAIN 1889–
        2. 2. George (W.) SWAIN 1886–
        3. 3. Frances (L.) SWAIN 1879–
        4. 4. Ellen (D.) SWAIN 1873–
        5. 5. Gertrude (J.) SWAIN 1871–
      2. 2. James (Prescott) SWAIN 1833–
      3. 3. Lucy (Ann) SWAIN 1830–
      4. 4. Jerusha (E.) SWAIN 1823–
    6. 6. Rebecca SWAIN 1791–1871
    7. 7. Joseph SWAIN 1789–1835
    8. 8. Betsey SWAIN 1787–1858 m. William LYMAN 1788–1875
      1. 1. Betsey (C.) LYMAN 1820– m. David STANLEY 1812–1868
        1. 1. Lucy (E.) STANLEY 1849–1928
      2. 2. Lucy (H.) LYMAN 1818–1874 m. Ira POTTER 1806–1887
        1. 1. Clark (Henry Ira) POTTER 1860– m. Clara (F.) SILL 1861–
        2. 2. William (Lyman) POTTER 1848–1927 m. Cordelia THOMPSON 1855–1930
        3. 3. Emma (L.) POTTER 1842–
      3. 3. Meliscent (Swain) LYMAN 1816–1900 m. Joab GILLETTE 1814–1868
        1. 1. Charles (Joseph) GILLETTE 1854–1919 m. Harriet (E.) BENNETT 1856–1900
        2. 2. Henry (Chipman) GILLETTE 1843–1847
        3. 3. William (Prescott) GILLETTE 1840–1889 m. Mary (Ellen) BOTEFUHR 1849–1914
        4. 4. Martha (Eliza Lyman) GILLETTE 1845–1901 m. Myron SHERWOOD 1840–1879
      4. 4. Electa (G.) LYMAN 1814–1887 m. Horace LINSLEY 1787–1875
        1. 1. Lyman (Charles) LINSLEY 1851–1863
    9. 9. Meliscent SWAIN 1785–1851 m. Thomas (Hough) WOOD 1782–1842
      1. 1. Andrew WOOD 1820–1823
      2. 2. William (Lyman) WOOD 1826–1884 m. Ella (Maria) PRESCOTT 1838–1882
        1. 1. William (Thomas) WOOD 1869– m. Ella (Blanche) EASTMAN 1871–1910 m. Mabel 1878–
        2. 2. William (Prescott) WOOD 1865–1866
        3. 3. Alice (Jennette) WOOD 1861–1918 m. Frederick (Philips) WASHBURN 1859–1933
        4. 4. Ellen (Maria) WOOD 1857–1872
      3. 3. Meliscent (Barrett) WOOD 1819–1899 m. Freeman LONGLEY 1816–1886
        1. 1. Thomas (Hough Wood) LONGLEY 1858–1916 m. Blanche (E.) HINDS 1871–1945
        2. 2. Lawrence LONGLEY 1855–
        3. 3. Prescott (Eugene) LONGLEY 1845–1898

Joseph SWAIN's Timeline

3 Records

1722
18 Feb 1722
Birth of Joseph SWAIN in Reading, Middlesex, MA
Reading, Middlesex, MA
1790
1790
Age 68
Joseph SWAIN resided here in Wenham, Essex, MA
Wenham, Essex, MA
1792
29 Jun 1792
Age 70
Death of Joseph SWAIN in Wenham, Essex, MA
Wenham, Essex, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1722
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex, MA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 689; Image: 746; Family History Library Film: 0568144

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1792
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
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