Edwin
Saunders
"Sandy"
Sweet
Born in Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Leander Sweet
and Lorana (Brown) Sweet
Brother of
Lorana M Sweet, Emma Sweet, Zilpha Nellie (Sweet) Beless, Alma Rebecca Sweet, Samuel Burton Sweet, William Edgar Sweet and Rupert Eugene Sweet
Husband of
Ada Olivia (Giffin) Sweet
— married
5 Oct 1885 in Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
Nello Smith Sweet, Mabel Grace Sweet, Lois Giffin (Sweet) Headson, Stella Sweet, Bessie Lorraine (Sweet) Eastman, Roland Saunders Sweet, Edna Pearl (Sweet) Bossler, Lucille Irene (Sweet) Duntz and William Vernon Sweet
Died
at age 93
in NY
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Oct 2014
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Biography
E.S. was born Sept 28, 1863 in Evangeline Country Nova Scotia to Leander and Lorena Brown. His "nickname", Sandy was given to him by his mother. Her favorite author was Marshall Saunders, who went by the name Sandy. Nobody really knew that Sandy was not Edwins real name, everyone called him Sandy. Sandy owned a store and hotel in Country Harbour. At this time, the mines were active and full of gold. In the center of his store stood the Cross Roads Post Office. The telegraph operator was Ada Giffin. In 1897, he built a new store, and soon after, his store and hotel were illuminated by gas. The first flush toilet in the community was in his hotel. The second floor of the store was used as a public assembly hall. He married Ada Olivia Giffin October 5, 1885 at Goldboro Nova Scotia. Edwin (Sandy) and Ada last lived at 1304 Spring Street in Syracuse. Both are buried in the cemetery in Hubbardsville NY near Sandy's father, Leander. Sandy died July 27, 1957. [1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edwin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edwin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edwin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edwin:
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