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William Barrett SWAIN 1793–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1793

Birth Location: Halifax, Windham, VT

Death Date: May 1828

Death Location: Athens, Bradford, PA

Father: Joseph SWAIN

Mother: Meliscent BARRETT

Spouse(s): Tamar BROOKS

Children(s): Jerusha SWAIN, William SWAIN, Joseph SWAIN, Asa SWAIN

William Barrett SWAIN was born in 1793 in Halifax, Windham, VT, the child of Joseph Swain And Meliscent Barrett. William Barrett SWAIN married Tamar Brooks, and had children including Asa Brooks Swain, Jerusha Rebecca Swain, Joseph Chipman Swain, William Wisner Swain. William Barrett SWAIN passed away in 1828 in Athens, Bradford, PA.

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Biography

  • William Barrett SWAIN was born in 1793 in Halifax, Windham, VT, the child of Joseph Swain And Meliscent Barrett.
  • William Barrett SWAIN married Tamar Brooks, and had children including Asa Brooks Swain, Jerusha Rebecca Swain, Joseph Chipman Swain, William Wisner Swain.
  • William Barrett SWAIN passed away in 1828 in Athens, Bradford, PA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph SWAIN
1754–1831
Birth Location: Wenham, Essex, MA
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Meliscent BARRETT
1759–1838
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, MA
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Spouses(s)

Tamar BROOKS
1795–1845
Birth Location: Halifax, Windham, VT
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Children(s)

Jerusha SWAIN
1820–1847
Birth Location: Athens, Bradford, PA
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William SWAIN
1825–1904
Birth Location: Athens, Bradford, PA
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Joseph SWAIN
1824–1897
Birth Location: Athens, Bradford, PA
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Asa SWAIN
1822–1900
Birth Location: Athens, Bradford, PA
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William SWAIN's Ancestors

Self
William SWAIN
1793–1828
Birth Place: Halifax, Windham, VT
Parents
Joseph SWAIN
1754–1831
Wenham, Essex, MA
Meliscent BARRETT
1759–1838
Concord, Middlesex, MA
Grandparents
Joseph SWAIN
1722–1792
Reading, Middlesex, MA
Elisabeth CHIPMAN
1719–1773
Wenham, Essex, MA
James BARRETT
1733–1799
Concord, Middlesex, MA
Meliscent ESTABROOK
1735–1821
Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Great-Grandparents
John SWAIN
1698–1774
Mary PERKINS
1699–1737
John CHIPMAN
1691–1775
Rebecca HALE
1700–1751
James BARRETT
1710–1779
Rebecca HUBBARD
1717–1806
Joseph ESTABROOK
1690–1740
Hannah BOWMAN
1699–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin SWAIN
1669–1747
Margaret PIERPONT
1672–1713
Elisha PERKINS
1656–1741
Catherine TOWNE
1662–1714
Samuel CHIPMAN
1661–1723
Sarah COBB
1662–1742
Robert HALE
1668–1718
Elizabeth CLARK
1684–1762
Benjamin BARRETT
1681–1728
Lydia MINOTT
1686–
Joseph HUBBARD
1688–1768
Rebecca BULKELEY
1696–1772
Joseph ESTABROOK
1669–1733
Millicent WOODIS
1660–1692

William SWAIN's Descendants

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William (Barrett) SWAIN (12 May 1793–May 1828) m. Tamar BROOKS (abt 1795–22 Oct 1845)
  1. 1. Jerusha (Rebecca) SWAIN 1820–1847 m. Charles (Kilby) ADAMS 1814–
    1. 1. Ellen (Lucebie) ADAMS 1840–1908 m. Charles (Andrew) RAWSON 1834–1903 m. William (B.) PAYNE 1831–1903
      1. 1. Clara (Amelia) RAWSON 1858–1881 m. William (Davis) CLARK 1854–1913
        1. 1. Daisy (Payne) CLARK 1876–1925 m. Alexander (Babcock) CAREY 1869–1942 m. Alva (L.) DONNELL 1872–1942
        2. 2. Charles (Henry) CLARK 1873–1941 m. Carrie McCLANAHAN 1873–1927 m. Minnie BARRETT 1891–
      2. 2. Ellen (Venette "Nettie") RAWSON 1860–1926 m. Eugene THOMPSON 1858–1946
        1. 1. Arthur THOMPSON 1885–
        2. 2. Minnie THOMPSON 1883–
        3. 3. Mary (Lucy "Lula") THOMPSON 1882–
        4. 4. Roy (C.) THOMPSON 1891–
        5. 5. John (Gordon) THOMPSON 1894–1971 m. Martha (Wilhelmina) SCHROEER 1893–1957
        6. 6. Bessie THOMPSON 1886– m. James (W.) BROWN 1883–
    2. 2. Howard (Brooks) ADAMS 1845–1913 m. Ruth (A.) HARRIS 1838– m. Emma (E.) McNAUGHT 1862–
      1. 1. Gertrude ADAMS 1874–
      2. 2. George (Irving) ADAMS 1870–1932 m. Bertha B. 1874–
      3. 3. Charles (H.) ADAMS 1894–
      4. 4. Scott (M.) ADAMS 1895–
      5. 5. Ruth (E.) ADAMS 1900–
      6. 6. Grace (E.) ADAMS 1897–
    3. 3. Olive (Julia) ADAMS 1842–1932 m. Elijah (Lorenzo) WESTON 1836–1895
      1. 1. Merta (Blanche) WESTON 1881–
      2. 2. Howard (Cyrenus) WESTON 1865–1871
      3. 3. Pearl WESTON 1864–1948
      4. 4. Lucy WESTON 1861–
      5. 5. Mina (Bonnie) WESTON 1879–
      6. 6. Frank (Seward) WESTON 1871–1878
    4. 4. Charles (Edward) ADAMS 1838–1884 m. Martha (Ann) SINCLAIR 1844–1933
      1. 1. Cora (Agnes) ADAMS 1867–1945 m. Clarence (F.) ATWILL 1861–1943 m. John NEWCOMER 1860–
        1. 1. Claude ATWILL 1884–
        2. 2. Gilbert (C.) ATWILL 1885–1960
      2. 2. George (Howard) ADAMS 1874–1948 m. Lenora 1883–
        1. 1. Pearl ADAMS 1891–
        2. 2. Clyde (Howard) ADAMS 1909–1978 m. Estella (Maria) GRAHAM 1912–2001
      3. 3. Nellie ADAMS 1871–
  2. 2. William (Wisner) SWAIN 1825–1904 m. Roxanna (Clara) WEST 1832–1920
    1. 1. Eva (E.) SWAIN 1854–1931 m. Elmer (Elijah) HANON 1854–1891
      1. 1. Bernard HANON 1885–1886
      2. 2. Bertrand (Norris) HANON 1885–1961 m. Verna L. 1887–1969
      3. 3. Donald (S.) HANON 1883–
      4. 4. Elsie (E.) HANON 1881– m. Emory (Cecil) BOARD 1877–1954
        1. 1. Millicent (Barrett) BOARD 1916–1988
        2. 2. Janet (Elizabeth) BOARD 1914–
    2. 2. William (Earl) SWAIN 1871–1937 m. Grace (Lenora) SABEAN 1878–1933
      1. 1. John SWAIN 1917–
      2. 2. Rita (Colleen) SWAIN 1914–1983 m. Thomas (Walter) PICKTHALL 1911–2009
    3. 3. Blanche (C.) SWAIN 1860–1946 m. Allan (Daniel) GOODMAN 1859–1915
      1. 1. GOODMAN 1886–1886
      2. 2. GOODMAN 1893–1893
      3. 3. Daniel (Swain) GOODMAN 1895–1900
      4. 4. Allen (Laird) GOODMAN 1888–1980 m. Cordelia (Isabel) COLLINS 1899–1992
        1. 1. Barbara (Ann) GOODMAN 1923–2013
        2. 2. Cordelia GOODMAN 1923– m. David (Randolph) JOHNSON 1922–2005
        3. 3. Cynthia GOODMAN 1932–2008 m. Richard (Thurston) COOLIDGE 1933–2006 m. John KRAUSE 1882–1956
  3. 3. Joseph (Chipman) SWAIN 1824–1897 m. Abigail (Charlotte) RAWSON 1825–1909
    1. 1. Olive (Stella) SWAIN 1870–1870
    2. 2. M. (Luella) SWAIN 1856–1897 m. Solomon CAMPBELL 1855–
      1. 1. Frank CAMPBELL 1879–
    3. 3. Harvey (J.) SWAIN 1852–1854
    4. 4. Mary (Jerusha) SWAIN 1850–1851
    5. 5. Alva (Brooks) SWAIN 1848–1943 m. Elizabeth (A.) WARNER 1850–1929
      1. 1. Bertram (Thomas) SWAIN 1877–1959 m. Phebe (Philomena) CLARKE 1880–1930
        1. 1. Margaret (J.) SWAIN 1920–2007
        2. 2. Martha (A.) SWAIN 1918–
        3. 3. Elizabeth SWAIN 1906–
        4. 4. Helen (E.) SWAIN 1907–
      2. 2. Martha (W.) SWAIN 1885–
      3. 3. Mary (D.) SWAIN 1887–
      4. 4. Chester (Warner) SWAIN 1880–1967 m. Gertrude (U.) PORTER 1877–1960
        1. 1. William (Alva) SWAIN 1909–1988 m. Eleanor (Ruth) LEAVITT 1912–1998
        2. 2. Portia (Porter) SWAIN 1908–1992
        3. 3. Alva SWAIN 1911–
    6. 6. Charles (William) SWAIN 1846–1932 m. Elizabeth (Jane) LANEY 1856–1928
      1. 1. Lillian SWAIN 1884–1886
      2. 2. Maude (A.) SWAIN 1887–
      3. 3. Ida (May) SWAIN 1882–1962 m. Henry (Lee) RECTOR 1882–1968
      4. 4. Fred (M.) SWAIN 1880–1952 m. Jessie (Imogene) TOWNSEND 1880–
        1. 1. Arlene (A.) SWAIN 1919–
        2. 2. Lois (L.) SWAIN 1909–
        3. 3. Elwin (G.) SWAIN 1904–1968 m. Alice (B.) CALLAN 1893–1969
      5. 5. Alice (Jane) SWAIN 1877– m. Joseph (Edmond) CARSON 1869–1958
        1. 1. Fred CARSON 1902–
        2. 2. Mary CARSON 1904–
        3. 3. Lester CARSON 1909–
        4. 4. Charles CARSON 1897–
        5. 5. Herbert CARSON 1900–
        6. 6. Wilford (E.) CARSON 1913–
        7. 7. Mary (E) CARSON 1905–
      6. 6. Joseph (Frank) SWAIN 1876–1921 m. Anna (B.) GOREE 1880–1968
        1. 1. Eunice (Marie) SWAIN 1901–1906
        2. 2. Ruth (Iris) SWAIN 1914–2011 m. Cheslon (M.) SHEEN 1915–
        3. 3. Loretta (M.) SWAIN 1903–1985 m. John (Gordon) KOLSET 1900–
        4. 4. Chester (William) SWAIN 1906–1986 m. Esther (M.) BOYLE 1907–2001 m. Alice (Louise) TAYLOR 1910– m. Agnes (Cecelia) MEYER 1909–2011
        5. 5. Myrtle (E.) SWAIN 1899–1976 m. Harry (J.) POSS 1890–1957
      7. 7. Ada (Luella) SWAIN 1874–1909 m. Frank (Lester) THOMPSON 1861–1945
        1. 1. Ollie (L.) THOMPSON 1899–
        2. 2. Tina (Olive) THOMPSON 1894–1978 m. Herbert FRIEDMAN 1895–
        3. 3. Lee (S.) THOMPSON 1897–
    7. 7. Helen (Jane) SWAIN 1852–1897 m. Edward (Phillips) LYON 1840–1922
      1. 1. Winnifred (Minnie Luella) LYON 1892–
      2. 2. Clara (Ethel) LYON 1887–
      3. 3. Stella (Caroline) LYON 1885–
      4. 4. Edith (May) LYON 1881–
      5. 5. Arthur (Steen) LYON 1883–1941
    8. 8. Minnie (M.) SWAIN 1867–1952 m. Elmer (Ellsworth) WARNER 1864–
      1. 1. Daphne (Luella) WARNER 1890–1890
      2. 2. Olive (J.) WARNER 1901–
      3. 3. Eunice (Pearl) WARNER 1894–1955 m. William (Frederick) BOSACKER 1892–1972
        1. 1. Thelma (June) BOSACKER 1915–1924
        2. 2. Minnie (Marjorie) BOSACKER 1917–2012 m. Charles (Winthrop) BELDEN 1917–1995
        3. 3. Hazel BOSACKER 1925–
        4. 4. Daphne (Mae) BOSACKER 1923–2006 m. Larry (LeRoy) OLSON 1942–1962
        5. 5. Olive (Ione) BOSACKER 1921–2011 m. Charles (Orville) SCHULLER 1922–1992
      4. 4. Claudie (S.) WARNER 1887–
    9. 9. Samuel (Glyde Rawson) SWAIN 1861–1955 m. Anna (Cordelia) WARNER 1868–1956
      1. 1. Earle (Lester) SWAIN 1900–1982
      2. 2. Lois (I.) SWAIN 1896–
      3. 3. Ralph (Merle) SWAIN 1890–1931 m. Hazel R. 1897–1975
        1. 1. Ruth (Alice) SWAIN 1925–1996
        2. 2. Gertrude (M.) SWAIN 1924–
      4. 4. Florence (Leola) SWAIN 1889–
  4. 4. Asa (Brooks) SWAIN 1822–1900 m. Catherine CROSS 1821–1891
    1. 1. Florence (May) SWAIN 1860–1908 m. George LOUDON 1861–
      1. 1. George (Swaine) LOUDON 1887–1921 m. Mary (Genevieve) DEARY 1888–1912 m. Anna (Mae) WENGART 1893–
        1. 1. Robert (Thaddeus) LOUDON 1914–1981 m. Nancy (Jean) COOPER 1914–2006
        2. 2. William (Deary) LOUDON 1909–1988 m. Letha (Lucille) MATTOX 1911–1988
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Louise) LOUDON 1917–1979 m. Sumner (Daniel Davis) CUSHMAN 1909–2001
    2. 2. Edith (Frances) SWAIN 1856–1894 m. Augustus (L.) WESTLAKE 1850–1930
      1. 1. Allan WESTLAKE 1884–
      2. 2. Elgin (James) WESTLAKE 1881–
      3. 3. Leroy (S.) WESTLAKE 1878–
    3. 3. Evaline (Josephine) SWAIN 1853–1879 m. Joseph WARNER 1847–1915
      1. 1. Thomas (C.) WARNER 1878–1948 m. Millicent 1883–
        1. 1. Joseph (Pierce) WARNER 1907–
        2. 2. Mildred WARNER 1918–
        3. 3. Robert WARNER 1918–
        4. 4. Maxwell WARNER 1909–
        5. 5. Blanche WARNER 1911–
        6. 6. Marjorie WARNER 1909–
      2. 2. Blanche (Martha) WARNER 1876–1950 m. Richard (John) CLARKE 1872–
        1. 1. Joseph (W.) CLARKE 1916–
        2. 2. Mildred (M.) CLARKE 1914–
        3. 3. Margaret (Mary) CLARKE 1912–
        4. 4. Richard (W.) CLARKE 1910–
        5. 5. Blanche (M.) CLARKE 1918–
    4. 4. George (Daniel) SWAINE 1850–1928 m. Elizabeth (A.) CLARK 1854–1940 m. Ida (L.) STEWART 1849–
    5. 5. Albert (Brooks) SWAIN 1847–1865
    6. 6. James (Daniel) SWAIN 1846–1847
    7. 7. Luella (Blanche) SWAIN 1858–1947 m. Charles (E.) HIXON 1858–1936
      1. 1. Catherine (Luella) HIXON 1892–
      2. 2. Agnes (Blanche) HIXON 1887–
      3. 3. Charles (Swain) HIXON 1889–
    8. 8. Elgin (Prescott) SWAINE 1862–1880

William SWAIN's Timeline

3 Records

1793
12 May 1793
Birth of William Barrett SWAIN in Halifax, Windham, VT
Halifax, Windham, VT
1828
5 May 1828
Age 35
Death of William Barrett SWAIN in Athens, Bradford, PA
Athens, Bradford, PA
1828
May 1828
Age 35
Burial of William Barrett SWAIN in Athens, Bradford, PA
Athens, Bradford, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1793
    Event Place: Halifax, Windham, VT
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont, Vital Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1828
    Event Place: Athens, Bradford, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1828
    Event Place: Athens, Bradford, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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