Samuel Metherall Sweet (1848 - 1919)

Born 9 Dec 1848 in Cascumpec, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Annie Clarissa (Gorman) Sweet — married 25 Jan 1881 in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Husband of Isabelle (Murray) Lidstone — married 17 Sep 1898 in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1919 at age 70 in Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: 09 DEC 1848

Place: Cascumpec, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Baptism

Baptism:

Date: 16 MAR 1849

Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada

Obituary

Sweet, Samuel Metheral Summerside Journal - 30 October 1918, page 5, col. 4

There passed peacefully away at Knutsford, after a long illness, which he bore with patience, Samuel Metheral Sweet, in the sixty-ninth year of his age. He was the son of John and Susan Metheral Sweet of Cascumpec. By his death he has most vividly exemplified the frailty of human nature. One of the strongest of constitutions and most robust physique he appeared able to endure almost any hardships until thirteen months previous he was stricken with a fatal malady, which seemed to baffle medical skill although at times he would appear to rally yet there seemed no permanent cure and on October 15th the spirit returned to God who gave it. During his illness he assured his friends he had given up the things of this world and was looking forward to a home in Heaven. Starting out in life very young to make him self a home out of the primeval forest, his wishes were more then realized and at his death was one of the most prosperous farmers of Prince County.

The late Mr. Sweet was twice married. His first wife was Miss Annie Gorman. To this union there were born one son, Frank of Knutsford, and three daughters' Mrs Sadye Murray, Piusville, Mrs. Susan Cannon, St. Eleanors and Mrs Nellie Murray, Elmsdale. His second wife Miss Bella Murray who still survives him along with the three children, Murray, Charlotte, and Percy all at home. He also leaves two brothers, John and Francis of Cascumpec and two sisters, Mrs Jemina Gibbs, Mill Road and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, O'Leary. The funeral was held on Wednesday to the Knutsford Methodist cemetery. Services at the house were conducted by Rev. Mr. Brodie assisted by Mrs. Brodie and Rev. Mr. Mellick and at the grave by Rev. Mr. Brodie. The funeral was largely attended showing the high esteem in which he was held.

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The Death Angel paid a visit to Knutsford on Tuesday morning taking away the spirit of Mr. Samuel Sweet at the age of 79 years. The deceased became ill last year, from which he seemed to recover. However on Friday even ing he again fell ill and was compelled to retire to his bed and his wif e, three sons and one daugher at home realized that he would not recover and on Tuesday, the 15th (of October, 1918) he passed away. On Wednesday after a large number of people met at the home of the deceased, where the funeral service was led by Rev. R. Brodie, Mrs. Brodie and Rev. E. H.Mellick, the remains were laid to rest in the Methodist Cemetery at Knutsford, Rev. R. Brodie officiating. There are left to mourn, besides a sorrowing widow, seven children, four daughters and three sons, namely Mrs. Thomas Murray (Nellie) of Elmsdale; Mrs John Murray (Sadie) of Piusville; Mrs. Harry Cannon (Susie) of St. Eleanors and Miss Charlotte at home; Messrs Frank, Murray and Percy at home.

Sources

• 1901 Census of Canada Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. .Original data - Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2004. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-19;
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members
• Lot (township/canton) 6, Prince (west/ouest), Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1911 Census of Canada Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. .Original data - Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007.
• 1891 Census of Canada Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. .Original data - Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1891. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2009.
• Samuel Sweet, O'Leary, Widow/Widower and Isabell Murray, Elmsdale,

Spinster, on 17 September 1898 PEI PARO RG19, Series3, Subseries4: Marriage Licenses, 1898

• "Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBJ-K1VQ : 9 March 2018), Samuel M Sweet and Annie C Gorman, 25 Jan 1881; citing , Prince Edward Island, Canada, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,630,095.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to David Oulton for creating WikiTree profile Sweet-1329 through the import of Dubois Oulton Family Tree(2)_2013-09-07.ged on Sep 8, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.

Thanks to Alan Murray for supplying Samuel's obituary.