Born in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benoni Sweet
and Elizabeth Mary (Manchester) Sweet
Sister of
James Sweet, Margaret (Sweet) Albro, Benoni Sweet, Elizabeth (Sweet) Congdon and Thomas Sweet
Wife of
Elisha Sherman
— married
1715 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island
Wife of
John Remington
— married
after 1716 in Rhode Island
Descendants 
Died
at about age 82
in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jul 2011
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Biography
This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.
Name
- Name: Mary /SWEET/[1]
Mariam was born in 1696, the daughter of Benoni and Elizabeth (Manchester) Sweet (some records refer to her as Mary).
She married first Elisha Sherman, son of Eber and Mary (Wilcox) Sherman, in 1715 at North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island - they had one son, Benoni Sherman.
After the death of Elisha, she married John Remington, son of Thomas and Mary (Allen) Remington - their children were John and Joshua Remington.
She passed away in 1779.
Sources
- Source: S99 Type: Web Site Author: William Richard Cutter Title: New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation URL: http://books.google.com/books?id=NegUAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22james+sweet%22+genealogy&source=gbs_navlinks_s Date: Digitized 1 Feb 2008 Periodical: -New England families, genealogical and memorial Publication: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1915 Volume: 4
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Sweet-558 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough.
- WikiTree profile Sweet-829 created through the import of Clancy Family 9.ged on Aug 22, 2011 by Shirley Becker.
- Rhode Island Birth and Christenings, 1600-1914
- Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mariam by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mariam:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mariam by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mariam:
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~0.78%
Barbara (Sweet) Schaad
:
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Lori Sanford
Lori Sanford
Sweet-2598 and Sweet-558 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents and she married first Elisha, then Benoni.
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Rejected matches › Mary (Sweet) Scriver (1801-1830) › Mary (Sherman) French (1697-) › Mary (Shearman) Fish (1701-)
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