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Margaret Swain 1703–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1703

Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Death Date: 7 Jun 1783

Death Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Capt. Swain

Mother: Marah Sibley

Spouse(s): Mordecai Ellis

Children(s): Mary Ellis, Elishai Ellis, Matthew Ellis, Jonathan Ellis

Margaret Swain was born in 1703 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, the child of Capt Benjamin Joseph Swain And Marah Mary Sibley. Margaret Swain married Mordecai Ellis, and had children including Elishai Ellis, Jonathan Ellis, Mary Ellis, Matthew Ellis. Margaret Swain passed away in 1783 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Swain was born in 1703 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, the child of Capt Benjamin Joseph Swain And Marah Mary Sibley.
  • Margaret Swain married Mordecai Ellis, and had children including Elishai Ellis, Jonathan Ellis, Mary Ellis, Matthew Ellis.
  • Margaret Swain passed away in 1783 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Swain
1673–1766
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Marah Sibley
1671–1766
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
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Spouses(s)

Mordecai Ellis
1702–1737
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, MA, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Ellis
1724–
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts
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Elishai Ellis
1722–1803
Birth Location: USA
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Matthew Ellis
1726–1776
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts
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Jonathan Ellis
1730–
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts
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Margaret Swain's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Swain
1703–1783
Birth Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Parents
Capt. Benjamin Joseph Swain
1673–1766
Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Marah ((Mary)) Sibley
1671–1766
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Swain's Descendants

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Margaret Swain (1703–7 Jun 1783) m. Mordecai Ellis (07 Oct 1702–1737)
  1. 1. Mary Ellis 1724– m. John Barnard 1720–1783
    1. 1. Elisha Barnard 1750–1836 m. Rebecca ("Polly" Bradley) Barnard 1764–1845
      1. 1. Zadock Barnard 1779–1855 m. Mary (Polly) Short 1781–1871
        1. 1. Mary (Minerva) Barnard 1810–1901 m. Green Mayberry 1810–1848
    2. 2. Jacob Barnard 1770–1821
    3. 3. John Barnard 1755–1812
    4. 4. Jonathan (G) Barnard 1760–1835
    5. 5. Joseph Barnard 1768–
    6. 6. Reuben Barnard 1764–
    7. 7. Samuel Barnard 1766–
    8. 8. Zadock Barnard 1762–1855
  2. 2. Elishai Ellis 1722–1803
  3. 3. Matthew Ellis 1726–1776
  4. 4. Jonathan Ellis 1730–

Margaret Swain's Timeline

2 Records

1703
1703
Birth of Margaret Swain in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
1783
7 Jun 1783
Age 80
Death of Margaret Swain in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1783
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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