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Martha J. Sweet 1835 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Mooers, Clinton, New York

Death Date: 21 DEC 1891

Death Location: Mooers, Clinton, New York

Father: Platt Sweet

Mother: Esther Parks

Spouse(s): Ira Downs

Children(s): Henrietta Downs, Emery Downs, Emma Downs, Rueben Downs, Ruby Downs, Anna Downs, Ada Downs, Ada Watts, Earley Downs, Earley Downs

In 1835, Martha J. Sweet entered the world in Mooers, Clinton, New York, born to Platt Sweet and Esther Parks. In 1880, Martha J. Sweet resided in Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA. Martha J. Sweet married Ira Downs, and had children including Henrietta Downs, Emery H. Downs, Emma Downs, Rueben Orr Downs, Ruby Orr Downs, Anna Downs, Ada Downs, Ada Watts, Earley Downs, Earley Downs. Martha J. Sweet passed away in 1891 in Mooers, Clinton, New York.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Martha J. Sweet entered the world in Mooers, Clinton, New York, born to Platt Sweet and Esther Parks.
  • In 1880, Martha J. Sweet resided in Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA.
  • Martha J. Sweet married Ira Downs, and had children including Henrietta Downs, Emery H. Downs, Emma Downs, Rueben Orr Downs, Ruby Orr Downs, Anna Downs, Ada Downs, Ada Watts, Earley Downs, Earley Downs.
  • Martha J. Sweet passed away in 1891 in Mooers, Clinton, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Platt Sweet
1810 – 1867
Birth Location: Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States of America
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Esther Parks
1813 – 1886
Birth Location: Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Ira Downs
1830 – 1907
Birth Location: Canada
ID

Children(s)

Henrietta Downs
1863 – 1940
Birth Location: Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA
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Emery Downs
1866 – 1943
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
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Emma Downs
1876 – 1898
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
ED
Rueben Downs
1878 – 1940
Birth Location: Mooers Forks, Clinton, New York, USA
RD
Ruby Downs
1878 – 1940
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
RD
Anna Downs
1878 – 1942
Birth Location: Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA
AD
Ada Downs
1882 – 1901
Birth Location: Mooers, Clinton County, New York, United States of America
AD
Ada Watts
1882 – 1901
Birth Location: Mooers, Clinton County, New York, USA
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Earley Downs
Birth Location: –
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Earley Downs
Birth Location: –
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Martha Sweet's Ancestors

Self
Martha Sweet
1835 – 1891
Birth Place: Mooers, Clinton, New York
Parents
Platt Sweet
1810 – 1867
Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States of America
Esther Parks
1813 – 1886
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
George Sweet
1783 – 1843
Alburgh, Vermont, USA
Cornelia Mott
1785 – 1850
Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States of America
John Parks
1777 – 1852
Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth McGaul
1784 – 1813
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Sweet
1763 – 1847
Anna Sweet
1766 – 1834
Jacob Mott
1762 – 1826
Hannah Williams
1759 – 1828
Robert Parks
John MCGAUL
1730 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sylvester Sweet
1741 – 1811
Patience Congdon
1746 – 1810
Thomas Sweet
1732 – 1813
Frances Congdon
1739 – 1779
Joseph Mott
1700 – 1765
Katherine Boorum
1720 –

Martha Sweet's Descendants

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Martha (J.) Sweet (1835 – 21 DEC 1891) m. Ira Downs (Abt 1830 – 1 June 1907)
  1. 1. Henrietta Downs (25 December 1863 – 3 June 1940) m. James (Darius) Laporte (11 Feb 1853 – 16 Feb 1931)
    1. 1. Ruben (Downs) Laporte (abt 1878 – 3 Jun 1940)
    2. 2. Ester Laporte (11/9/1881 – 8/5/1884)
    3. 3. Ernest (Ira) LaPorte (2/16/1883 – 4/4/1959)
    4. 4. Alta (Jane) LaPorte (3/4/1886 – Unknown)
    5. 5. Clara (May) LaPorte (1/13/1887 – 6/7/1947)
    6. 6. Orlen (Darius) Laporte (8 Apr 1889 – 1/9/1957)
    7. 7. Leonard (E) Laport (4/21/1891 – 9/4/1906)
    8. 8. Mertin Laporte (15 Feb 1894 – 7 Jan 1967) m. Tillie Garrow (1896 – 24 July 1961)
      1. 1. Vivian (M.) Monette (31 August 1914 – 26 April 1990)
      2. 2. Geneva Peryea (20 December 1917 – 19 January 1981)
      3. 3. Clifton (Orlan) LaPorte (26 December 1920 – 4 December 2004) m. Doris (G.) Dumont (22 Mar 1924 – 21 December 2016)
        1. 1. Clifton (Orlan) LaPorte (8 Jul 1948 – )
        2. 2. Gary (R.) LaPorte (16 Jul 1951 – ) m. Denise (C) Ducharme (8 Jun 1952 – )
        3. 3. Bruce (W.) LaPorte (9 Nov 1953 – )
      4. 4. Leonard (M) LaPorte (8 June 1922 – 3 October 2003)
      5. 5. Gordon (Paul) LaPorte (20 July 1923 – 29 December 1985)
      6. 6. Rena (M.) Castine (14 November 1925 – 10 December 1996)
      7. 7. Lillian (Mae) Niles (8 February 1927 – 6 April 2015)
      8. 8. Helen Roberts (10 August 1928 – 9 December 2019)
      9. 9. Theresa (A.) Castine (23 September 1930 – 27 September 2005)
      10. 10. Myrtle (Mary) LaPorte (21 March 1933 – 18 March 1990)
  2. 2. Emery (H.) Downs (1866 – 22 December 1943) m. Carrie (S.) Colclough (Nov 1859 – 18 Oct 1936)
    1. 1. Minne (Eliza) Downs (18 April 1890 – 5 March 1976) m. Willard Wray (17 May 1883 – 7 November 1918) m. Roger (R) Hickok (21 October 1878 – 15 February 1945)
      1. 1. Gaylord (B) Wray (8 June 1913 – 24 Nov 1968)
      2. 2. Robert (Emery) Hickok (5 Feb 1931 – 20 Aug 2001) m. Carolyn (R.) Clark (3 May 1932 – 18 May 2017)
        1. 1. Robert (Roger) Hickok (27 Jun 1954 – )
        2. 2. Carol (Anne) Hickok (Abt. 1957 – )
        3. 3. William (Bryan) Hickok (7 Mar 1959 – )
    2. 2. Flossie (E.) Downs (1891 – 18 March 1895)
    3. 3. Martha (J.) Downs (28 August 1893 – 23 March 1895)
    4. 4. Justin (Gaylord) Downs (27 March 1896 – 27 August 1962) m. Inez (Madeline) Dupuy (3 November 1899 – 20 August 1985)
      1. 1. Justin (G) Downs (13 May 1930 – ) m. Sandra Parker (abt 1932 – )
      2. 2. Michael (Emery) Downs (Feb 1936 – ) m. Coralee Taylor (2 Apr 1937 – )
    5. 5. Hazel (W) Downs (26 December 1897 – 4 June 1988) m. Thomas (Henry) Bendon (17 January 1894 – 30 April 1952)
      1. 1. Thomas Bendon (17 October 1921 – 10 July 1923)
      2. 2. John (J.) Bendon (10 February 1925 – 26 January 2013) m. Nona Callahan (abt 1928 – )
    6. 6. Hazel Downs (26 December 1897 – 01 January 1921)
    7. 7. Charles (Karl) Downs (14 May 1900 – 25 April 1959) m. Mildred (Dorothy) Pronty (24 May 1904 – 1990)
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Downs (11 Aug 1924 – )
      2. 2. Isabel (L) Downs (25 Aug 1927 – 8 Mar 1942)
      3. 3. Reginald (Karl\Carl) Downs (9 July 1931 – 28 July 1994) m. Bonnie (Ethel) Downs (16 July 1931 – 3 February 2011)
        1. 1. Kevin (Alan) Downs (4 Jul 1954 – ) m. Susan (Ann) Kimball (15 Dec 1954 – )
        2. 2. Scott Downs (6 Dec 1961 – )
        3. 3. Lisa Downs m. Ronald Babbie
      4. 4. William (R.) Downs (31 Dec 1934 – 12 Dec 2004) m. Karla Gorman (1 Aug 1944 – )
        1. 1. William (R.) Downs (6 Jan 1964 – )
        2. 2. Donna Thomas
        3. 3. Michele Kelley m. Donald Kslley
    8. 8. Ross Downs (May 1902 – 15 April 1903)
  3. 3. Emma Downs (1876 – 19 June 1898) m. Samuel (Dexter) Tallman (12 November 1872 – 30 March 1944)
  4. 4. Rueben (Orr) Downs (30 Aug 1878 – 3 Jun 1940) m. Ruby (Irene) Baxter (2 Apr 1884 – 9 Jan 1978)
    1. 1. Clara (Mae) Downs (7 Feb 1906 – )
    2. 2. Una (Gladys) Downs (16 Sep 1909 – 30 April 2011) m. Ira (Frank) Hessler (28 Sep 1907 – 7 May 1978)
      1. 1. Jack (A) Hessler (12 Mar 1932 – )
      2. 2. Ira (F) Hessler (3 Oct 1933 – 19 Sep 2014) m. Alice Atkinson (31 Jan 1940 – )
      3. 3. Judith (A) Hessler (abt 1939 – )
    3. 3. Golda (Alice Downs) McCoy (14 June 1912 – 2 Apr 1998) m. Joseph (Carlton) Rosendahl (14 January 1903 – 3 December 1976) m. Franklin Fuller
      1. 1. Joseph (C) Rosendall (abt 1943 – )
      2. 2. Darla (G) Rosendall (abt 1945 – )
      3. 3. Douglas (A) Rosendall (abt 1947 – )
      4. 4. Gloria (Fuller) Rosendahl (abt 1932 – )
      5. 5. Loyal (Lamoinse Fuller) Rosendahl (6 Dec 1933 – 24 Aug 2005)
      6. 6. William (W Fuller) Rosendall (28 Oct 1936 – 27 Mar 2012) m. Jacqueline (Lee) George (7 Mar 1940 – )
        1. 1. Lynda (L) Rosendahl (14 Sep 1966 – )
        2. 2. Kari (L) Rosendahl (18 Jul 1968 – )
        3. 3. Jody Rosendahl
        4. 4. Amy Rosendahl
  5. 5. Ruby (Orr) Downs (30 August 1878 – 3 June 1940)
  6. 6. Anna Downs (1878 – 27 Sep 1942) m. Archibald Robarge (abt 1861 – 25 May 1944)
    1. 1. Leon (Clarence) Robarge (1902 – 5 May 1969) m. Rachel (May) Porter (7 August 1903 – November 1972)
      1. 1. Clarence (Leon) Robarge (19 March 1932 – 29 April 1997)
    2. 2. John (Hurley Harold) Robarge (30 July 1906 – 30 Jan 1970) m. Mary (H) Caputo (12 Aug 1909 – Jun 1976)
      1. 1. Karen (Ann) Robarge (26 Apr 1948 – ) m. Gerald (Lawrence) Prairie (5 Dec 1946 – )
        1. 1. Allison (Mary) Prairie (14 Feb 1981 – ) m. Justin (Adam) Eisenberg (Jul 1979 – )
      2. 2. Harold (Michael) Robarge (8 Oct 1950 – 24 Jan 2006) m. Cheryl (Mable) Belden (28 Mar 1959 – ) m. Jennifer (Anne) Jones (27 May 1954 – 4 Feb 2002)
        1. 1. Violet (Lynn) Jett (31 May 1973 – ) m. Girard Joseph (22 Jul 1972 – )
        2. 2. Rachel (Rane) Robarge (19 Apr 1985 – )
        3. 3. Jill (Marie) Robarge (14 Dec 1970 – ) m. Scott (David) Gilman (27 Jun 1969 – )
  7. 7. Ada Downs (5 May 1882 – 1 Jun 1901) m. Frank (Herber) Watts
  8. 8. Ada Watts (5 May 1882 – 1 June 1901)
  9. 9. Earley Downs
  10. 10. Earley Downs

Martha Sweet's Timeline

5 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Martha J. Sweet in Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA
Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA
1835
1835
Birth of Martha J. Sweet in Mooers, Clinton, New York
Mooers, Clinton, New York
1880
1880
Age 45
Martha J. Sweet resided here in Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA
Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA
1891
21 December 1891
Age 56
Death of Martha J. Sweet in Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA
Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA
1891
21 DEC 1891
Age 56
Death of Martha J. Sweet in Mooers, Clinton, New York
Mooers, Clinton, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mooers, Clinton, New York; Roll: 820; Page: 375B; Enumeration District: 027
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Mooers, Clinton, New York
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mooers, Clinton, New York; Roll: 820; Page: 375B; Enumeration District: 027

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mooers, Clinton, New York; Roll: 820; Page: 375B; Enumeration District: 027

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 December 1891
    Event Place: Mooers, Clinton, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 DEC 1891
    Event Place: Mooers, Clinton, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mooers Forks, Clinton County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mooers Forks, Clinton County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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