Susanna (Cathcart) Swain (abt. 1709 - 1790)

Born about 1709 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Elijah Swain — married 23 Jul 1735 in Nantucket, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1790 at about age 81 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Susanna Cathcart was born around 1709, based on her marriage, to Gershom Sr & Phebe Cathcart. ^[1]

Susannah Cathcart married Elijah Swain on 23 July 1735 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. ^[2]

Children of Elija & Susanna (Cathcart) Swain

1. Eunice Swain, married John Annibal, their intention was published 27 Mar 1762 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
2. Mary Swain, married Simeon Bunker 27 Jan 1766 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, went “down east” (Maine).
3. Susanna Swain, married Jonathan Clark, lived in Kennebec, Maine.
4. Phebe Swain, married Peter Ripley.
5. Elijah Swain, never married, listed as “a poor one” in the Nantucket Vital Records.
6. Christian Swain, born 28th 1 mo 1746, married Stephen Gardner 15 Jan 1767 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, died 7th 9 mo 1830 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
7. John Swain, died 8 August 1812 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
8. Robert Swain
9. Owen Swain

Susannah Swain died on 22 August 1790 & was buried in Nantucket, Massachusetts. ^[3]

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Sources

1. ↑ a source is needed here
2. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7836&h=215530&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7836 Source number: 4946.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO Source Information Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.
3. ↑ The Massachusetts Vital Records Project http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV5_D579.shtml

See also:

• Boyd, Michelle Elijah Swain and Susanna Cathcart (updated Jan 18, 2004; accessed 3/31/2015)

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Michael Dunn for starting this profile.

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