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Sylvester Sweet 1674 – 1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Mar 1674

Birth Location: Prudence Island, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 1763

Death Location: Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: James Sweet

Mother: Mary Greene

Spouse(s): Sarah Tew

Children(s): Stephen Sweet

In 1674, Sylvester Sweet entered the world in Prudence Island, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, born to James Sweet and Mary Greene. Sylvester Sweet married Sarah Tew, and had children including Stephen Sylvester Sweet. Sylvester Sweet passed away in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1674, Sylvester Sweet entered the world in Prudence Island, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, born to James Sweet and Mary Greene.
  • Sylvester Sweet married Sarah Tew, and had children including Stephen Sylvester Sweet.
  • Sylvester Sweet passed away in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sweet
1622 – 1698
Birth Location: Wales, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Greene
1633 – 1686
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Tew
1676 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Stephen Sweet
1710 – 1790
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Sylvester Sweet's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Sweet
1674 – 1763
Birth Place: Prudence Island, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
James Sweet
1622 – 1698
Wales, Yorkshire, England
Mary Greene
1633 – 1686
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John (Isaac) Sweet
1579 – 1637
London, Middlesex, England
Mary Periam
1581 – 1681
Devon, England
John Greene
1597 – 1659
Gillingham, North Dorset District, Dorset, England
Joan Tattersall
Great-Grandparents
John Periam
1556 –
Margaret Hone
1560 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Sweet's Descendants

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Sylvester Sweet (01 Mar 1674 – 1763) m. Sarah Tew (1676 – )
  1. 1. 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)
        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)
        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)
        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)
      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)
        4. 4. Amy (Anna) Sweet (07 Dec 1804 – ) m. Robinson Davenport (Abt. 1805 – )
        5. 5. Letty Sweet (1806 – 7 May 1880) m. Abraham Boileau (abt 1799 – 7 August 1878)
        6. 6. Lucinda Sweet (1808 – 29 October 1888) m. Artison Davenport (Abt. 1810 – )
        7. 7. Eliza Sweet (12 December 1811 – 17 February 1901) m. Solomon Sweet (abt 1812 – 28 Nov 1878)
        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 – )

Sylvester Sweet's Timeline

2 Records

1674
01 Mar 1674
Birth of Sylvester Sweet in Prudence Island, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Prudence Island, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
1763
1763
Age 89
Death of Sylvester Sweet in Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1674
    Event Place: Prudence Island, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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