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Obadiah Swift 1671–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1671

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 20 January 1747

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Obadiah I

Mother: Best Swift

Spouse(s): Abigail (Swift)

Children(s): James Swift

Obadiah Swift was born in 1671 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Obadiah Swift Atherton I And Best Rest Rose Wales Atherton Swift. Obadiah Swift married Abigail Pope Blake Swift, and had children including James Swift. Obadiah Swift passed away in 1747 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Obadiah Swift was born in 1671 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Obadiah Swift Atherton I And Best Rest Rose Wales Atherton Swift.
  • Obadiah Swift married Abigail Pope Blake Swift, and had children including James Swift.
  • Obadiah Swift passed away in 1747 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Obadiah I
1638–1690
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
OI
Best Swift
1639–1708
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk Co. MA USA
BS

Spouses(s)

Abigail (Swift)
1663–1737
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Co, Massachusetts, USA
A(

Children(s)

James Swift
1696–1745
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
JS

Obadiah Swift's Ancestors

Self
Obadiah Swift
1671–1747
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Obadiah Swift (Atherton) I
1638–1690
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Best (Rest\Rose (Wales) Atherton) Swift
1639–1708
Dorchester, Suffolk Co. MA USA
Grandparents
Capt.Thomas Swift
1599–1674
Rotherham, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Humphrey Atherton
1607–1661
Preston, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir SWIFT
1549–1625
Elizabeth Blackmore
1578–1642
Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Mary Rootes
1580–1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Swift
1530–1604
Margaret Wyrall
1522–1569
Ralph Blackmore
1540–1600
Elizabeth Weld
1540–
Julia Waterhouse
1554–1632
Richard Rootes
1552–1615

Obadiah Swift's Descendants

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Obadiah Swift (28 Jan 1671–20 January 1747) m. Abigail (Pope Blake) (Swift) (10 Nov 1663–19 Mar 1737)
  1. 1. James Swift 1696–1745 m. Silence Butt 1702–
    1. 1. Prudence Swift 1732–1832 m. Mannering Brookshire 1732–1779
      1. 1. John (Stiraham) Brookshire 1759–1847 m. Susan (Agnes Williams) (Brookshier) 1759–1847
        1. 1. Mary ("Polly") Brookshire 1792–1875 m. Alfred (Arthur) McFalls 1779–1863

Obadiah Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1671
28 Jan 1671
Birth of Obadiah Swift in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1747
20 January 1747
Age 76
Death of Obadiah Swift in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1671
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1747
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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