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Martha Sweet (1720 - 1788)

Martha Sweet
Born in Newfoundlandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1737 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , and
Died at about age 68 in English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundlandmap
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Biography

Note

Her name is mentioned in the wedding register of her daughter, Sarah:

May 7, 1770. "Married John Bugden Junr of xt Church Hants and Sarah Besston Daughter to Mrs Martha Sweet in English Harbour by her 1st Husband Bernard Besstone"[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site. St. Paul's Anglican Parish, Trinity, Trinity Bay Parish Records Marriages 1757-1779. Michael Cooper. September (2000). Accessed 2016. http://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/tb-1757-mar.shtml




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Jenkinson-562 Heather Jenkinson
Sweet-1848 and Sweet-3755 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate

Both died on same date, Both married a Mr Beston

posted by Heather Jenkinson
Foley-1031 Brad Foley
Martha-133 and Sweet-3755 appear to represent the same person because: Martha isn't a last name.
posted by Brad Foley

Rejected matches › Martha (Unknown) Risk (abt.1720-1790)

Martha is 18 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 31 degrees from Carl Sagan, 26 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 34 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 23 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 22 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 26 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 18 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 20 degrees from Isaac Newton, 28 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 26 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 20 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

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