Born in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ruel Swain
and Miriam (Russell) Swain
Sister of
Paul Swain, Timothy Swain, Jonathan Swain, William Swain, Nathan W. Swain, David M. Swain, John G. Swain, George B. Swain and Ruth Swain
Wife of
Eli Hoskins
— married
22 Nov 1836 (to 1852) in Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 68
in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jul 2014
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Biography
The daughter of Reuel/Ruel and Miriam Swain, Sarah Swain was born April 17, 1802.[1]
She married Eli Hoskins in 1836.[2][3] She was subsequently condemned by her Quaker meeting for marriage out of unity.[4]
Sarah and Eli had at least five children, including Ellis, Eli, George, David, and Alfred.[5][6]
Sarah died in 1870.[7]
Sources
- ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. 1, p. 518.
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QF-BCG1 : 6 November 2017), Eli Hoskins and Sarah Swain, 22 Nov 1836; citing , Guilford, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 536,823.
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9K-9GVL : 9 March 2021), Eli Hoskins and Sarah Swain, 22 Nov 1836; citing Guilford, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. 1, p. 576.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BH-17Q : 24 December 2020), Sarah Haskins in household of Eli Haskins, Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6S-TQ3 : 18 February 2021), Sarah Hoskins, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #18582798 for Sarah Swaim Hoskins (17 Apr 1802–17 May 1870), citing New Garden Friends Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.
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