Henrietta B Swett
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1872
Baptism:
Death: 1953
Burial: Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Benjamin Higgins Swett (1843-1915) 1 2 3
Mother: Hattie S Snow (1846-1906) 4
Horace B Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Jan 1855 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 5
Baptism:
Death: 4 Jan 1887 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain John Swett (1819-1901) 6
Mother: Clarissa Abigail Baker (1824-1898) 1 7
Spouses and Children
1. *Nellie R Baker (17 Apr 1856 - 4 Mar 1896) 8
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Harry Brooks Swett (1885- ) 9
Notes
General:
1885 merchant, WellfleetMarriage Notes (Nellie R Baker)
1880 Wellfleet census:
Horace B Swett, self, 25, laborer, all b Mass.
Nellie R Swett, wife, 24, keeping house, all b Mass.
James Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 22 Jul 1783 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 10
Baptism:
Death: 18 Sep 1804 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 10
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Benjamin Swett (1739-1784) 1
Mother: Mercy Atwood (1744-1830)
James Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1835 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: Est 1835 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Swett (1805-1891) 6
Mother: Susanna Rich (1808-1889)
Captain James Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Nov 1816 - Truro, Massachusetts 13
Baptism:
Death: 8 May 1897 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 14
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death: cerebral hemorrhage 14
Parents
Father: Captain Joseph Swett (1781-1828) 1 15
Mother: Bethiah Higgins (1785-1876) 15
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Doane Stone (20 Aug 1820 - 6 Oct 1880) 12 16
Marriage: 1841 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Nancie D. Swett (1842-1855) 12 17
2. Eleanor W. Swett (1844-1865) 12 17
3. Sarah Doane Swett (1847-1927) 17 18
4. James Allen Swett (1849-1920) 19 20 21
5. Anna Eliza Swett (1854-1918) 17 22 23
6. Willie S. Swett (1856-1865) 12 13
7. Nancie D. Swett (1861-1889) 17
8. Frank H Swett (1858- ) 17 24
2. Susan F. Crockett (1846 - ) 17
Marriage: 17 Jul 1883 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 13
Status:
Notes
General:
"James Swett was born November 13, 1816, near the Wellfleet line, in Truro, and at the early age of seven went to sea. The loss of his father when he was ten years old taught him that he must sustain life's battles without a father's assistance, and this tended to give him the self-reliant characteristics which made him so successful in after life. At nineteen he was master of a vessel, which position he filled over a quarter of a century with marked success, retiring with a competency in the year 1861. He continued to deal in mackerel and shipping for years, and his firm, keen judgment rendered his ventures in business very remunerative\emdash much to the envy of his contemporaries. His word was equal to a bond in all transactions. He was a director in the Provincetown Bank several years; also is now one of the directors of the Wellfleet Savings Bank. On the 17th of January, 1849, he was made a life member of the Boston Seaman's Friend Society, by the Congregational church of Wellfleet. He is also a life member of the Wellfleet Seamen's Benevolent Society. In 1864 he was the prime mover in the organization of the Wellfleet Marine Insurance Company, of which he was president over twenty years, with the most eminent success. The history of this society is given in that of the village of Wellfleet." DeyoMarriage Notes (Sarah Doane Stone)
occupation
1847 fisherman, Wellfleet
1849 farmer, Wellfleet
1853 master mariner, Wellfleet
1855, 1858, 1861 mariner/seaman, Wellfleet
13
[James Swett] married Sarah D., daughter of Dr. William Stone and sister of the late Thomas N. Stone, M. D. She died October 6, 1880, much lamented by the church in which she had been a shining light for thirty-seven years, and mourned by a large circle of friends. By this marriage eight children were born: Nancie D., born May 3,1842, died at the age of thirteen; Eleanor W., born August 8, 1844, who died at twenty; Sarah D., born April 11, 1847, married Edwin Collins and has two children-Charles A. and Nellie; James A.; Anna E., born July 27,1854, married Captain Anthony Freeman; Willie S., born July 31, 1856, who died at the age of nine; Frank H., born September 31,1859, now in business at Chicago; and Nancie D., born August 21, 1861, who married L. W. Hathaway and died at the age of twenty-eight. Mr. Swett married for his second wife Susan F. Small, daughter of L. B. Crockett of Deer Island, Me., on the 17th of July, 1883. He has always taken a deep interest in the affairs of the body politic; but preferred his social and business relations to those of official trusts. He has been foremost in the enterprises of his town, and a liberal donor in the cause of religion. To worthy suffering humanity he has ever been a charitable friend, not allowing one hand to know the gifts of the other. He is cautious and conservative in the formation of friendships as well as business plans; but when once established he is firm and reliant to the end. He and his wife reside in their pleasant home on the Truro road, in the outskirts of Wellfleet village, and in the evening of his days he enjoys the confidence of all who know him.
[Their] son, James A., born February 28, 1849, has been station agent at Wellfleet since 1872 and express agent since 1873. He married Mary L., daughter of S. L. Lyman of Chatham. They have one son, George R.
25
James Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 19 Jan 1837 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 10 May 1905 - South Boston, Massachusetts 26
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Swett (1805-1891) 6
Mother: Susanna Rich (1808-1889)
Spouses and Children
1. *Julia Ann Ryder (10 Aug 1839 - 15 Jan 1910) 27
Marriage: 4 Dec 1862 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
General:
1880 Census for Boston:Marriage Notes (Julia Ann Ryder)
James Sweet, self, 43, Provision Dealer
Julia A. Sweet, wife, 40
Benjamin A. Freeman, nephew, 19, clerk
obit Barnstable Patriot, 22 May 1905, p4
James & Julia are not in Wellfleet death records.
James Allen Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Feb 1849 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 20 21
Baptism:
Death: 11 May 1920 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 28
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death: interstitial nephritis
Parents
Father: Captain James Swett (1816-1897) 6 12
Mother: Sarah Doane Stone (1820-1880) 12 16
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Lee Lyman (1849 - 20 Jan 1939) 17 19
Marriage: 30 Nov 1871 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. George Lee Swett (1873-1942) 19 29
Notes
General:
James A. Swett, born February 28, 1849, has been station agent at Wellfleet since 1872 and express agent since 1873. He married Mary L., daughter of S. L. Lyman of Chatham. They have one son, George R. [sic]Medical:
1871, 1873 laborer, Wellfleet 20
age 71-2-13 28
Jane Cole Swett
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Jan 1839 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 2
Baptism:
Death: 22 May 1888 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 30
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death: erysipelas 30
Events
• Alt Birth 30, 6 Jan 1840 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Captain Benjamin Higgins Swett (1806-1844) 6
Mother: Jane Lewis Cole (1812-1872) 31 32
Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Alonzo Hatch (25 Aug 1834 - 9 Dec 1894)
Marriage: 19 May 1867 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Alonzo Hatch (1868-1868)
2. Mary Frances Hatch (1870-1872) 31 33
3. Edna Warren Hatch (1875-1955) 34
Notes
Medical:
age 49-4-16Marriage Notes (Captain Alonzo Hatch)
married
b Wellfleet
parents Benjamin H & Jane L
bur Wellfleet 35
1880 Wellfleet census:
Alonzo Hatch, self, 47, sailor, all b Mass.
Jane C Hatch, wife, 40, keeping house, all b Mass.
Edna W Hatch, 4, all b Mass.
Jason A Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1880
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Lillian M Farrell (Est 1880 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Aurelia M Swett (1906-2007)
Jeremiah Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Jan 1805 - Orrington, Maine
Baptism:
Death: 11 Oct 1875 - Orrington, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jeremiah Swett (1773-1850)
Mother: Betsey Gould (1776-1836)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Elmira FREDERICKS b: Abt 7 Feb 1809 in of Bucksport, , Maine
Married: 1 Nov 1828 in Orrington, Penobscot Co., Maine
Event: Marriage Notice 13 Sep 1828 in Orrington, Penobscot Co., Maine
Child
Ruth P. SWETT b: 9 Oct 1829 in Orrington, Penobscot Co., Maine
Marriage 2 Affia DAVIS
Event: Marriage Notice 6 Jun 1853 in Orrington, Penobscot Co., Maine
(dalemower)
Jeremiah Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Sep 1773 - Orrington, Maine
Baptism:
Death: 3 Sep 1850 - Orrington, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Solomon Swett (Abt 1742-1811)
Mother: Jemima Bickford (Est 1745-1820)
Spouses and Children
1. *Betsey Gould (6 Sep 1776 - 5 Jun 1836)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Joanna Swett (1795- )
2. Abigail Swett (1796-1869)
3. Nathaniel Swett (1798- )
4. Delilah D Swett (1800-1851)
5. Betsey Swett (1802-1825)
6. Charlotte Swett (1803- )
7. Shebna Swett (1804- )
8. Jeremiah Swett (1805-1875)
9. Alden Nathaniel Swett (1815-After 1880)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Betsey Gould)
Children, in Orrington
Joanna SWETT b: 12 May 1795
Abigail SWETT b: 12 Sep 1796
Nathaniel SWETT b: 3 Apr 1798
Delilah D. SWETT b: 12 Oct 1800
Betsey SWETT b: 13 Apr 1802
Charlotte SWETT b: 3 Nov 1803
Shebna SWETT b: 22 Apr 1804
Jeremiah SWETT b: 23 Jan 1805
Naama H. SWETT b: 23 Feb 1807
Mercy P. SWETT b: 22 Jun 1810
Laura G. SWETT b: 4 Jan 1811
Rachel B. SWETT b: 9 Sep 1813
Alden Nathaniel SWETT b: 17 Dec 1815
Amelia N. SWETT b: 25 Sep 1817
Benjamin D. SWETT b: 4 Jul 1820
(dalemower)
Jerry P Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Jan 1859 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain John Swett (1819-1901) 6
Mother: Clarissa Abigail Baker (1824-1898) 1 7
Notes
General:
month unclear in birth record - may be June.
Jesse Freeman Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Dec 1892 - Brookline, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 8 Nov 1965
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Charles Webster Swett (1852-1913) 36
Mother: Elma Ellsworth Freeman (1861-1902)
Spouses and Children
1. *Margaret Tailer Weeks (22 Feb 1901 - 2 Feb 1988)
Marriage:
Status:
Joanna Swett
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 12 May 1795 - Orrington, Maine
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jeremiah Swett (1773-1850)
Mother: Betsey Gould (1776-1836)
Spouses and Children
1. *Henry Paine (3 Aug 1791 - 18 Oct 1819) 37
Marriage: 1 Dec 1814 - Orrington, Maine
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Henry Paine)
Children
Mary R. PAINE b: 25 Sep 1815 in Orrington, Penobscot Co., Maine
John Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 26 Jun 1703 - Newbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 16 Jun 1746 - Falmouth, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Cobb (1 Apr 1712 - 24 Apr 1791)
Marriage: 17 Jan 1735 - Falmouth, Maine
Status:
John Swett
Sex: M
AKA: John Sweet
Individual Information
Birth: 4 Apr 1730 - Truro, Massachusetts 38
Baptism:
Death: 27 Jun 1813 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 39
Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Benjamin Sweat (Abt 1699-1748) 1 40
Mother: Sarah Eldridge (1704-1781) 41
Spouses and Children
1. *Zibiah Young (1729 - 30 Nov 1807)
Marriage: 1 May 1754 - Eastham, Massachusetts 42
Status:
Children:
1. Mary Swett (1755-1844)
2. Captain Joseph Swett (1757-1796)
3. Barnabas Swett (1760- )
4. Anna Swett (1760- )
5. Zibatha Swett (1763-1791)
6. Noah Swett (1765- )
7. Rebecca Swett (1767-1791)
Notes
General:
"In memory of John Swett who died June 27, 1813, aet. 88."Marriage Notes (Zibiah Young)
"Burial: Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet. The name is spelled SWETT on his gravestone. The inscription has his death 27 June 1813 aged 88 [born in 1725], in which "88" may be a transcription error for "83" [born in 1730]. " 1 43
Marriage "by Mr Isaiah Lues Clar".
44 45
John Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Dec 1776 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 46
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Noah Sweat (1746-1784) 1 47
Mother: Thankful Pierce (1748-1842)
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Collins (Est 1778 - )
Marriage: 2 Feb 1798 - Truro, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Thankful Swett (1798-1886) 48 49
2. Anna Higgins Swett (1803-1835) 49
3. Mary Swett (1805- ) 49
Captain John Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Apr 1819 - Truro, Massachusetts 6
Baptism:
Death: 25 Feb 1901 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death: angina pectoris 50
Parents
Father: Captain Joseph Swett (1781-1828) 1 15
Mother: Bethiah Higgins (1785-1876) 15
Spouses and Children
1. *Clarissa Abigail Baker (1 Feb 1824 - 2 Feb 1898) 1 7
Marriage: 24 Mar 1844 - Truro, Massachusetts 1
Status:
Children:
1. Lucy M Swett (1847-1922) 51
2. John Adams Swett (1849-1923) 21 52
3. Nancy Jenkins Swett (1851-1882) 53
4. Charles Webster Swett (1852-1913) 36
5. Horace B Swett (1855-1887)
6. Jerry P Swett (1859- ) 24
7. Clara Edney Swett (1861-1938) 54
8. Alice Baker Swett (1863- ) 55
9. William S Swett (1866-1889) 56
Notes
General:
occupationMedical:
1847 fisherman, Wellfleet
1849, 1851, 1852, 1859, 1861, 1863, 1866 mariner/seaman, Wellfleet
1901 retired merchant
age 81-10-1Marriage Notes (Clarissa Abigail Baker)
"John, residing at Wellfleet, married Clarissa A., daughter of Simeon and Rachael Baker, and the surviving children are: Lucy M., John A., Charles W., Jerry P., Clara E. and Alice P. Mr. Swett has long been identified with the religious, civil and business interests of the town, and is one of its old and respected citizens. He followed the sea from 1829 until 1859, twenty years of the time as master of vessels. From 1859 until 1884 he was a merchant at Wellfleet." - Deyo
The 1860 Census for Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, has:
John Swett, 40, Master Mariner
Clarrissa P. Swett, 35
Lucy M. Swett, 13
John A. Swett, 11
Nancy Swett, 9
Charles Swett, 7
Horace Swett, 5
Jenny B. Swett, 2
all b. Massachusetts
The 1880 Census for Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, has:
John Swett, head, 61, retail grocer
Clarasa A. Swett, wife, 56
Charles W. Swett, son, 27, bank clerk
Clarasa E. Swett, dau, 18
Alice P. Swett, dau, 16
Willie S. Swett, son, 13
all b. Massachusetts. 1 47
John Adams Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Mar 1849 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 21
Baptism:
Death: 22 Oct 1923 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death: angina pectoris 52
Parents
Father: Captain John Swett (1819-1901) 6
Mother: Clarissa Abigail Baker (1824-1898) 1 7
Spouses and Children
1. *Barbara Keelwetter (1900 - )
Marriage: 15 Jan 1921 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 57
Status:
2. Serena Basset Robinson Laha (28 Dec 1848 - 14 Jun 1920) 58 59
Marriage:
Status:
Notes
Medical:
age 74-7-7Marriage Notes (Serena Basset Robinson Laha)
1920 US census, Wellfleet
John A Swett, head, 73, real estate agent
Serena B R Swett, wife, 71, no occupation
Barbra Keelawetter (sp?), servant, 20, maid
all born Mass
John Sprague Swett
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 10 Apr 1811 - Boston, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 6 Oct 1872 - Dedham, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Nancy Newman Hopkins (Mar 1814 - 4 May 1875)
Marriage: 8 Jun 1837 - Dedham, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
General:
Father: Samuel SWETT b: 14 Aug 1774Marriage Notes (Nancy Newman Hopkins)
Mother: Elizabeth Delone SPRAGUE b: 7 May 1776
Children
Charles G. SWETT b: 1838 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Harriet Elizabeth SWETT b: 11 Apr 1841 in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Alonzo SWETT b: 7 Dec 1843 in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Samuel H. SWETT b: 23 Feb 1846 in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts
George H. SWETT b: 16 May 1848 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
John E. SWETT b: 9 Jul 1850 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Laura P. SWETT b: 6 Jul 1853 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Laura Jane SWETT b: 13 Mar 1856 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
William H. SWETT b: 6 Nov 1858 in Dedham
(bswett)