Love (Swain) Handy (bef. 1779 - 1857)

Born before 22 Jun 1779 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of William Handy — married 15 Jul 1796 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1857 after age 77 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

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Biography

Love Swain was born about 1779 and passed away in 1857. She was the daughter of Daniel and Abigail Swain.

Love's mother: Abigail (Burgess) Nicholson (aka: Nickerson) Swain appears to be the daughter of Simeon Burgess and Deborah Edwards.

Abigail Burgess was first married to Sparrow Nickerson from 1762-1772. Her second marriage was to Daniel Swain in 1778.

Love Swain was the daughter of Daniel Swain and Abigail Burgess

Baptism:

• 19 June 1785: Love Swain, child of Daniel and Abigail, [C.R.3. (First Methodist Episcopal Church)]. [Wife of William Handy of Sandwich, daughter of Daniel and Abigail Nicholson (wid., second wife), b.______. P.R.38. (From the William C. Folger genealogical records in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association. (This compilation has been used because of the valuable clues it affords, but its statements should be received with caution, as it is not free from errors. It should also be understood that in many instances the events recorded did not take place in Nantucket, and in a few cases attention has been called to the question of residence.).].^[1]

Marriage:

• 25 Aug 1796: Love Swain married William Handy at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[2]

Death:

• 26 Feb 1857: Love Handy was 78yo and widowed when she passed away at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Birthplace: Nantucket.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV2_B551.shtml
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9X-SQC : 28 December 2022), Love Swain in entry for William Handy, 1796.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHP4-8T1 : 20 May 2022), Love Handy, 26 Feb 1857; citing Death, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010716.

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