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Joseph SWAIN 1754–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1754

Birth Location: Wenham, Essex, MA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1831

Death Location: Halifax, Windham, VT

Father: Joseph SWAIN

Mother: Elisabeth CHIPMAN

Spouse(s): Meliscent BARRETT

Children(s): William SWAIN, James SWAIN, James SWAIN, Lucy SWAIN, Chipman SWAIN, Rebecca SWAIN, Joseph SWAIN, Betsey SWAIN, Meliscent SWAIN

The story of Joseph SWAIN began in 1754 in Wenham, Essex, MA. In 1790, Joseph SWAIN resided in Hallifax, Windham, VT. In 1800, Joseph SWAIN resided in Halifax, Windham, VT. Joseph SWAIN married Meliscent Barrett, and had children including Betsey Swain, Chipman Swain, James Barrett Swain, James Prescott Swain, Joseph Swain, Lucy Ripley Swain, Meliscent Swain, Rebecca Swain, William Barrett Swain. Joseph SWAIN passed away in 1831 in Halifax, Windham, VT.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph SWAIN began in 1754 in Wenham, Essex, MA.
  • In 1790, Joseph SWAIN resided in Hallifax, Windham, VT.
  • In 1800, Joseph SWAIN resided in Halifax, Windham, VT.
  • Joseph SWAIN married Meliscent Barrett, and had children including Betsey Swain, Chipman Swain, James Barrett Swain, James Prescott Swain, Joseph Swain, Lucy Ripley Swain, Meliscent Swain, Rebecca Swain, William Barrett Swain.
  • Joseph SWAIN passed away in 1831 in Halifax, Windham, VT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph SWAIN
1722–1792
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, MA
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Elisabeth CHIPMAN
1719–1773
Birth Location: Wenham, Essex, MA
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Spouses(s)

Meliscent BARRETT
1759–1838
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, MA
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Children(s)

William SWAIN
1793–1828
Birth Location: Halifax, Windham, VT
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James SWAIN
1803–1875
Birth Location: Halifax, Windham, VT
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James SWAIN
1799–1834
Birth Location: Halifax, Windham, VT
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Lucy SWAIN
1796–1828
Birth Location: Halifax, Windham, VT
LS
Chipman SWAIN
1795–1873
Birth Location: Halifax, Windham, VT
CS
Rebecca SWAIN
1791–1871
Birth Location: Halifax, Windham, VT
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Joseph SWAIN
1789–1835
Birth Location: Halifax, Windham, VT
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Betsey SWAIN
1787–1858
Birth Location: Halifax, Windham, VT
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Meliscent SWAIN
1785–1851
Birth Location: Halifax, Windham, VT
MS

Joseph SWAIN's Ancestors

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Joseph SWAIN
1754–1831
Birth Place: Wenham, Essex, MA
Parents
Joseph SWAIN
1722–1792
Reading, Middlesex, MA
Elisabeth CHIPMAN
1719–1773
Wenham, Essex, MA
Grandparents
John (Farrar) SWAIN
1698–1774
Reading, Middlesex, MA
Mary PERKINS
1699–1737
Topsfield, Essex, MA
John CHIPMAN
1691–1775
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
Rebecca HALE
1700–1751
Beverly, Essex, MA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin SWAIN
1669–1747
Margaret PIERPONT
1672–1713
Elisha PERKINS
1656–1741
Catherine TOWNE
1662–1714
Samuel CHIPMAN
1661–1723
Sarah COBB
1662–1742
Robert HALE
1668–1718
Elizabeth CLARK
1684–1762
2nd-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
John CHIPMAN
1614–1708
Hope HOWLAND
1629–1683
Henry COBB
1607–1679
Sarah HINCKLEY
1629–1687
John HALE
1636–1700
Rebecca BYLES
1636–1683
Nathaniel CLARK
1638–
Elizabeth SOMERBY
1646–1716

Joseph SWAIN's Descendants

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Joseph SWAIN (15 Aug 1754–17 Feb 1831) m. Meliscent BARRETT (17 Sep 1759–16 Aug 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
        1. 1. Clara (Amelia) RAWSON 1858–1881 m. William (Davis) CLARK 1854–1913
        2. 2. Ellen (Venette "Nettie") RAWSON 1860–1926 m. Eugene THOMPSON 1858–1946
      2. 2. Howard (Brooks) ADAMS 1845–1913 m. Ruth (A.) HARRIS 1838– m. Emma (E.) McNAUGHT 1862–
        1. 1. Gertrude ADAMS 1874–
        2. 2. George (Irving) ADAMS 1870–1932 m. Bertha B. 1874–
        3. 3. Charles (H.) ADAMS 1894–
        4. 4. Scott (M.) ADAMS 1895–
        5. 5. Ruth (E.) ADAMS 1900–
        6. 6. Grace (E.) ADAMS 1897–
      3. 3. Olive (Julia) ADAMS 1842–1932 m. Elijah (Lorenzo) WESTON 1836–1895
        1. 1. Merta (Blanche) WESTON 1881–
        2. 2. Howard (Cyrenus) WESTON 1865–1871
        3. 3. Pearl WESTON 1864–1948
        4. 4. Lucy WESTON 1861–
        5. 5. Mina (Bonnie) WESTON 1879–
        6. 6. Frank (Seward) WESTON 1871–1878
      4. 4. Charles (Edward) ADAMS 1838–1884 m. Martha (Ann) SINCLAIR 1844–1933
        1. 1. Cora (Agnes) ADAMS 1867–1945 m. Clarence (F.) ATWILL 1861–1943 m. John NEWCOMER 1860–
        2. 2. George (Howard) ADAMS 1874–1948 m. Lenora 1883–
        3. 3. Nellie ADAMS 1871–
    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
        1. 1. Bernard HANON 1885–1886
        2. 2. Bertrand (Norris) HANON 1885–1961 m. Verna L. 1887–1969
        3. 3. Donald (S.) HANON 1883–
        4. 4. Elsie (E.) HANON 1881– m. Emory (Cecil) BOARD 1877–1954
      2. 2. William (Earl) SWAIN 1871–1937 m. Grace (Lenora) SABEAN 1878–1933
        1. 1. John SWAIN 1917–
        2. 2. Rita (Colleen) SWAIN 1914–1983 m. Thomas (Walter) PICKTHALL 1911–2009
      3. 3. Blanche (C.) SWAIN 1860–1946 m. Allan (Daniel) GOODMAN 1859–1915
        1. 1. GOODMAN 1886–1886
        2. 2. GOODMAN 1893–1893
        3. 3. Daniel (Swain) GOODMAN 1895–1900
        4. 4. Allen (Laird) GOODMAN 1888–1980 m. Cordelia (Isabel) COLLINS 1899–1992
    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–
        1. 1. Frank CAMPBELL 1879–
      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
        1. 1. Bertram (Thomas) SWAIN 1877–1959 m. Phebe (Philomena) CLARKE 1880–1930
        2. 2. Martha (W.) SWAIN 1885–
        3. 3. Mary (D.) SWAIN 1887–
        4. 4. Chester (Warner) SWAIN 1880–1967 m. Gertrude (U.) PORTER 1877–1960
      6. 6. Charles (William) SWAIN 1846–1932 m. Elizabeth (Jane) LANEY 1856–1928
        1. 1. Lillian SWAIN 1884–1886
        2. 2. Maude (A.) SWAIN 1887–
        3. 3. Ida (May) SWAIN 1882–1962 m. Henry (Lee) RECTOR 1882–1968
        4. 4. Fred (M.) SWAIN 1880–1952 m. Jessie (Imogene) TOWNSEND 1880–
        5. 5. Alice (Jane) SWAIN 1877– m. Joseph (Edmond) CARSON 1869–1958
        6. 6. Joseph (Frank) SWAIN 1876–1921 m. Anna (B.) GOREE 1880–1968
        7. 7. Ada (Luella) SWAIN 1874–1909 m. Frank (Lester) THOMPSON 1861–1945
      7. 7. Helen (Jane) SWAIN 1852–1897 m. Edward (Phillips) LYON 1840–1922
        1. 1. Winnifred (Minnie Luella) LYON 1892–
        2. 2. Clara (Ethel) LYON 1887–
        3. 3. Stella (Caroline) LYON 1885–
        4. 4. Edith (May) LYON 1881–
        5. 5. Arthur (Steen) LYON 1883–1941
      8. 8. Minnie (M.) SWAIN 1867–1952 m. Elmer (Ellsworth) WARNER 1864–
        1. 1. Daphne (Luella) WARNER 1890–1890
        2. 2. Olive (J.) WARNER 1901–
        3. 3. Eunice (Pearl) WARNER 1894–1955 m. William (Frederick) BOSACKER 1892–1972
        4. 4. Claudie (S.) WARNER 1887–
      9. 9. Samuel (Glyde Rawson) SWAIN 1861–1955 m. Anna (Cordelia) WARNER 1868–1956
        1. 1. Earle (Lester) SWAIN 1900–1982
        2. 2. Lois (I.) SWAIN 1896–
        3. 3. Ralph (Merle) SWAIN 1890–1931 m. Hazel R. 1897–1975
        4. 4. Florence (Leola) SWAIN 1889–
    4. 4. Asa (Brooks) SWAIN 1822–1900 m. Catherine CROSS 1821–1891
      1. 1. Florence (May) SWAIN 1860–1908 m. George LOUDON 1861–
        1. 1. George (Swaine) LOUDON 1887–1921 m. Mary (Genevieve) DEARY 1888–1912 m. Anna (Mae) WENGART 1893–
      2. 2. Edith (Frances) SWAIN 1856–1894 m. Augustus (L.) WESTLAKE 1850–1930
        1. 1. Allan WESTLAKE 1884–
        2. 2. Elgin (James) WESTLAKE 1881–
        3. 3. Leroy (S.) WESTLAKE 1878–
      3. 3. Evaline (Josephine) SWAIN 1853–1879 m. Joseph WARNER 1847–1915
        1. 1. Thomas (C.) WARNER 1878–1948 m. Millicent 1883–
        2. 2. Blanche (Martha) WARNER 1876–1950 m. Richard (John) CLARKE 1872–
      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
        1. 1. Catherine (Luella) HIXON 1892–
        2. 2. Agnes (Blanche) HIXON 1887–
        3. 3. Charles (Swain) HIXON 1889–
      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–
        1. 1. John (Lyell) POTTER 1894–
        2. 2. Lucy (A.) POTTER 1890–1975
      2. 2. William (Lyman) POTTER 1848–1927 m. Cordelia THOMPSON 1855–1930
        1. 1. William (Lyman) POTTER 1880–
        2. 2. Harry (Allen) POTTER 1876–
      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
        1. 1. Charles (Bennett) GILLETTE 1888–1937
        2. 2. Harry (Joseph) GILLETTE 1886–1918
      2. 2. Henry (Chipman) GILLETTE 1843–1847
      3. 3. William (Prescott) GILLETTE 1840–1889 m. Mary (Ellen) BOTEFUHR 1849–1914
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) GILLETTE 1878–1953
        2. 2. William (Prescott GILLETTE) Jr 1876–1939
        3. 3. Meliscent (E.) GILLETTE 1874–1947
      4. 4. Martha (Eliza Lyman) GILLETTE 1845–1901 m. Myron SHERWOOD 1840–1879
        1. 1. Lewis (Deming) SHERWOOD 1874–1895
        2. 2. Avis (Morrison) SHERWOOD 1870–1950 m. Cornelius (Lott) SHEAR 1865–1956
        3. 3. Meliscent (Margaret) SHERWOOD 1869–1950
        4. 4. Myron (Prescott) SHERWOOD 1867–
    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–
        1. 1. William (E.) WOOD 1899–
        2. 2. Ella (Falconer) WOOD 1895–
      2. 2. William (Prescott) WOOD 1865–1866
      3. 3. Alice (Jennette) WOOD 1861–1918 m. Frederick (Philips) WASHBURN 1859–1933
        1. 1. Frederick (Cole) WASHBURN 1890–
        2. 2. Arthur (Prescott) WASHBURN 1885–1954
      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
        1. 1. Thelma (Meliscent) LONGLEY 1899–1899
      2. 2. Lawrence LONGLEY 1855–
      3. 3. Prescott (Eugene) LONGLEY 1845–1898

Joseph SWAIN's Timeline

5 Records

1754
15 Aug 1754
Birth of Joseph SWAIN in Wenham, Essex, MA
Wenham, Essex, MA
1790
1790
Age 36
Joseph SWAIN resided here in Hallifax, Windham, VT
Hallifax, Windham, VT
1800
1800
Age 46
Joseph SWAIN resided here in Halifax, Windham, VT
Halifax, Windham, VT
1820
1820
Age 66
Joseph SWAIN resided here in Halifax, Windham, VT
Halifax, Windham, VT
1831
17 Feb 1831
Age 77
Death of Joseph SWAIN in Halifax, Windham, VT
Halifax, Windham, VT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1754
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [3] Vermont, Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Hallifax, Windham, VT
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Hallifax, Windham, Vermont; Series: M637; Roll: 12; Page: 114; Image: 110; Family History Library Film: 0568152

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Halifax, Windham, VT
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Halifax, Windham, Vermont; Series: M32; Roll: 52; Page: 554; Image: 541; Family History Library Film: 218689

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Halifax, Windham, VT
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Halifax, Windham, Vermont; Page: 144; NARA Roll: M33_128; Image: 88

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1831
    Event Place: Halifax, Windham, VT
    Record Source: Vermont, Vital Records
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