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Stephen Sylvester Sweet 1710 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Newport, Rhode Island

Father: Sylvester Sweet

Mother: Sarah Tew

Spouse(s): Ann Baker

Children(s): Thomas Sweet, Ann Sweet, Sarah Sweet, Sylvester Sweet, Stephen Sweet, Mary Sweet

The story of Stephen Sylvester Sweet began in 1710 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Stephen Sylvester Sweet married Ann Baker, and had children including Thomas Sweet, Ann Sweet, Sarah Sweet, Sylvester Sweet, Stephen Sweet, Mary Sweet. Stephen Sylvester Sweet passed away in 1790 in Newport, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • The story of Stephen Sylvester Sweet began in 1710 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
  • Stephen Sylvester Sweet married Ann Baker, and had children including Thomas Sweet, Ann Sweet, Sarah Sweet, Sylvester Sweet, Stephen Sweet, Mary Sweet.
  • Stephen Sylvester Sweet passed away in 1790 in Newport, Rhode Island.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sylvester Sweet
1674 – 1763
Birth Location: Prudence Island, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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Sarah Tew
1676 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Ann Baker
1715 – 1743
Birth Location: North Kingston, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Children(s)

Thomas Sweet
1733 – 1813
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Ann Sweet
1737 –
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Sarah Sweet
1739 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Sylvester Sweet
1741 – 1811
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Stephen Sweet
1745 – 1794
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Mary Sweet
1755 –
Birth Location: –
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Stephen Sweet's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Sweet
1710 – 1790
Birth Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Sylvester Sweet
1674 – 1763
Prudence Island, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Sarah Tew
1676 –
Grandparents
James Sweet
1622 – 1698
Wales, Yorkshire, England
Mary Greene
1633 – 1686
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Richard Tew
Great-Grandparents
John Sweet
1579 – 1637
Mary Periam
1581 – 1681
John Greene
1597 – 1659
Joan Tattersall
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Periam
1556 –
Margaret Hone
1560 –

Stephen Sweet's Descendants

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Stephen (Sylvester) Sweet (1710 – 1790) m. Ann Baker (15 Oct 1715 – 12 Nov 1743)
  1. 1. Thomas Sweet (1733 – 1813)
  2. 2. Ann Sweet (1737 – )
  3. 3. Sarah Sweet (1739 – )
  4. 4. Sylvester Sweet (30 Apr 1741 – 3 July 1811) m. Patience Congdon (03 Apr 1746 – 1810) m. Alice Sweet (1760 – 18 July 1814)
    1. 1. Molie Sweet (1761 – 16 Jan 1843) m. Moses Parr (1738 – 1806)
    2. 2. Stephen (Congdon) Sweet (9 Nov 1763 – 8 May 1847) m. Anna Sweet (1766 – 1834)
      1. 1. George Sweet (5 Jun 1783 – 18 January 1843) m. Cornelia Mott (1785 – 16 January 1850)
        1. 1. Platt Sweet (1810 – 13 December 1867) m. Esther Parks (1813 – 21 June 1886)
        2. 2. Hiram Sweet (18 Dec 1810 – 30 January 1888) m. Mary Moore (20 Nov 1811 – 14 May 1900) m. Mary Sweet (Abt 1831 – 12 March 1900)
        3. 3. Solomon Sweet (abt 1812 – 28 Nov 1878) m. Eliza Sweet (12 December 1811 – 17 February 1901)
        4. 4. George (Stephen) Sweet (26 Feb 1815 – 30 Aug 1886) m. Nancy (Matilda) Curtis (16 Jan 1837 – 18 Apr 1925) m. Angeline (Desire) Jewett (26 Aug 1820 – 14 Nov 1863)
        5. 5. Anna Sweet (17 Aug 1817 – 19 Nov 1886) m. Josiah Bohannon (1818 – 5 May 1885)
        6. 6. Miranda Sweet (14 Jun 1820 – 03 Jan 1884) m. Almon Pearl (12 August 1812 – 9 January 1890)
        7. 7. Salona Sweet (29 Aug 1823 – 24 Aug 1895) m. James (Daniel) Jewett (1 June 1825 – 27 June 1866)
        8. 8. Melissa Sweet (1827 – 20 Feb 1863) m. William McDonagh (1820 – 1905)
      2. 2. Mary Sweet (5 Dec 1786 – Jan 1843) m. George Straight
      3. 3. James (Stephen) Sweet (23 Feb 1789 – 6 Sep 1867) m. Lorany (Rowena) Tryon (30 November 1793 – 29 September 1871)
        1. 1. Abigail Sweet (22 Jan 1803 – 24 February 1858) m. Dunbar Moore (28 Jan 1801 – 23 Dec 1891)
        2. 2. Mary Sweet (Abt 1831 – 12 March 1900) m. Hiram Sweet (18 Dec 1810 – 30 January 1888)
        3. 3. Hiram (Albert) Sweet (14 September 1831 – 26 November 1896) m. Hannah Brayton (29 January 1832 – 27 May 1861) m. Susannah Moore (22 Nov 1832 – 11 Apr 1922)
        4. 4. Sidney (C.) Sweet (16 February 1834 – 29 May 1907) m. Jane (L.) Dyer (21 January 1840 – 27 May 1904)
        5. 5. Miranda Sweet (1836 – 12 May 1919)
      4. 4. Fanny (Frances) Sweet (5 Jun 1791 – Jun 1860)
      5. 5. Benjamin Sweet (1793 – 1878)
      6. 6. Patience Sweet (25 Jan 1793 – 20 Nov 1864)
      7. 7. Hannah Sweet (15 Dec 1795 – 19 Mar 1840)
      8. 8. Anne Sweet (24 Aug 1800 – 1825)
      9. 9. Stephen (Congdon) Sweet (24 Aug 1800 – 5 May 1863) m. Cynthia Porter (1806 – 30 December 1875)
        1. 1. Holden (Stephen) Sweet (21 January 1832 – 11 September 1904)
        2. 2. Mary (Adelaide) Sweet (19 December 1839 – 19 May 1912)
      10. 10. Sarah Sweet (1801 – Abt. 1880)
      11. 11. William (Samuel) Sweet (13 Jul 1804 – 29 Aug 1859) m. Jane Parks (1807 – 1887)
      12. 12. Sylvester (J) Sweet (Oct 1809 – before 1905)
      13. 13. Hiram Sweet (21 Mar 1811 – 30 Jan 1888) m. Mary Moore (20 November 1811 – 14 May 1900) m. Mary (M) Hammond (9 April 1829 – 03 Mar 1920)
        1. 1. Charles (Finney) Sweet (31 May 1834 – 9 October 1834)
        2. 2. Frances (Jane) Sweet (19 June 1837 – 15 September 1838)
        3. 3. Malone (Frances) Sweet (7 September 1844 – 18 November 1845)
        4. 4. Fidelia (Bridges) Sweet (28 July 1849 – 8 July 1851)
        5. 5. Anna (Cornelia) Sweet (12 Oct 1858 – 22 Feb 1932) m. William (Briggs) Bohannon (22 Dec 1849 – 9 March 1912)
        6. 6. William (Francis) Sweet (12 Feb 1861 – 29 Sep 1876)
        7. 7. Eliza (S) Sweet (20 February 1864 – 20 Aug 1931) m. Ransom Bohannon (3 October 1859 – 5 April 1926)
        8. 8. Patience (Maria) Sweet (19 Nov 1865 – 18 Mar 1921) m. John Newell (Feb 1863 – 1915)
        9. 9. Hannah (F) Sweet (23 Mar 1868 – 1 Jun 1940) m. Richard Curtis
        10. 10. Stephen (D.) Sweet (30 Nov 1870 – 21 Oct 1947)
        11. 11. Hiram (W) Sweet (1872 – 12 January 1873)
        12. 12. Judith (Sabrina) Sweet (abt 1835 – 3 June 1912)
        13. 13. John (Egbert) Sweet (5 Apr 1840 – )
        14. 14. Mary (Eliza) Sweet (abt 1842 – 30 June 1893)
        15. 15. Alice (Elizabeth) Sweet (abt 1846 – 23 February 1884)
    3. 3. Mary Sweet (7 Nov 1765 – ) m. Sands Helms (1767 – 6 April 1850)
    4. 4. James Sweet (4 February 1767 – 22 January 1858) m. Barbara Pittinger (1775 – 21 Jun 1858)
      1. 1. Henry Sweet (27 Aug 1799 – 5 Sep 1864) m. Margaret (Adelaide) Boileau
      2. 2. William Sweet (23 Apr 1801 – )
      3. 3. Mary Sweet (20 Jan 1803 – 22 Apr 1891) m. Joseph Sayers (1798 – 12 December 1863)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Sayers (Abt 1828 – 28 Jan 1890)
        2. 2. Lucinda Sayer (February 1833 – 31 December 1902)
        3. 3. James Sayer (1837 – 19 February 1907)
        4. 4. George Sayer (20 March 1839 – 24 November 1912)
        5. 5. Letta Sayer (15 March 1840 – 27 March 1931)
        6. 6. Julia (Ann) Sayers (August 1846 – 7 August 1933) m. Stillman Sweet (4 October 1850 – 7 April 1936)
      4. 4. Amy (Anna) Sweet (07 Dec 1804 – ) m. Robinson Davenport (Abt. 1805 – )
        1. 1. Louisa Devenport (Abt 1831 – )
      5. 5. Letty Sweet (1806 – 7 May 1880) m. Abraham Boileau (abt 1799 – 7 August 1878)
        1. 1. Abraham Boileau (Abt. 1831 – )
        2. 2. James Boileau (Abt. 1834 – )
      6. 6. Lucinda Sweet (1808 – 29 October 1888) m. Artison Davenport (Abt. 1810 – )
        1. 1. George Davenport (abt 1836 – )
        2. 2. Maria Davenport (abt 1844 – )
      7. 7. Eliza Sweet (12 December 1811 – 17 February 1901) m. Solomon Sweet (abt 1812 – 28 Nov 1878)
        1. 1. William (Henry) Sweet (1842 – 29 September 1864)
        2. 2. Stillman Sweet (4 October 1850 – 7 April 1936) m. Julia (Ann) Sayers (August 1846 – 7 August 1933)
        3. 3. Edgar (J) Sweet (4 Apr 1856 – 17 Feb 1876)
        4. 4. George Sweet (July 1865 – )
      8. 8. James Sweet (1813 – )
      9. 9. Alpha Sweet (1816 – ) m. Eunice
      10. 10. Stephen Sweet (1822 – ) m. Margaret
    5. 5. Sylvester Sweet (1770 – 22 May 1833) m. Mary (Catharine) Eldred (1777 – 27 Jul 1861)
      1. 1. Thomas (Eldred) Sweet (21 Aug 1789 – Sep 1854)
      2. 2. Hannah Sweet (4 March 1793 – 8 April 1866)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Sweet (12 Dec 1795 – 11 Mar 1862)
      4. 4. Philinda Sweet (10 Jun 1797 – 11 Jun 1851)
      5. 5. Patience Sweet (24 Aug 1798 – 1830)
      6. 6. Sylvester Sweet (24 Aug 1798 – 17 Jun 1887)
      7. 7. Mary Sweet (1802 – 1841)
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Mary Polly) Sweet (1804 – 1841)
      9. 9. Benona (Haskell) Sweet (1810 – 15 Apr 1876)
      10. 10. Alfred Sweet (1810 – 1880)
      11. 11. Delilah Sweet (25 April 1810 – 10 Oct 1887)
      12. 12. Alvira (E) Sweet (1821 – )
    6. 6. Miranda Sweet (1774 – ) m. Christopher (Shufelt) Pickle (1766 – 1850)
    7. 7. Hannah Sweet (17 Dec 1779 – 19 Mar 1840) m. Thomas Parr (7 December 1778 – 25 April 1858)
      1. 1. Moses (Sylvester) Parr (1800 – 13 March 1874)
      2. 2. Alonzo (W) Parr (1815 – 22 September 1862)
      3. 3. Hannah Sweet (18 November 1818 – 27 October 1860)
      4. 4. Stephen (Vanranseler) Parr (26 May 1824 – 19 July 1900)
      5. 5. Franklin (A.) Parr (1826 – 12 September 1901)
    8. 8. Margaret Sweet (1781 – ) m. Rouse Helms
    9. 9. Patience Sweet (1782 – 21 January 1867) m. James (D) Donaldson (24 October 1779 – 20 March 1859)
      1. 1. James Donaldson (1802 – 24 November 1893)
    10. 10. Sarah Sweet (1783 – 11 February 1869) m. William (S.) Chilton (16 February 1783 – 17 September 1866)
  5. 5. Stephen Sweet (30 May 1745 – 1794) m. Mary (Sherman) Congdon
  6. 6. Mary Sweet (12 Apr 1755 – )

Stephen Sweet's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Stephen Sylvester Sweet in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1790
1790
Age 80
Death of Stephen Sylvester Sweet in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island
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