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Levi Swain (1777 - 1851)

Levi Swain
Born in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 20 Jul 1808 in Brattleboro, Vermontmap
Husband of — married 9 Jan 1827 in Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died at age 73 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Levi Swain was born on 14 November 1777 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire.[1] He was the son of John Swain Jr. and Eunice (Rogers) Swain.[2][3]

He married Rhoda Eaton (1781-1822) on July 20, 1808, in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont.[4]

In the 1820 census Levi (age 42) was living in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.[5]

His wife Rhoda passed away on August 13, 1822, in Colrain, Massachusetts, at the age of 41. They had been married 14 years.

Levi Swain married Salome Hall in Loudon, New Hampshire, on January 9, 1827, when he was 49 years old.[6]

In the 1830 census Levi (age 52) was living in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.[7]

In the 1840 census Levi (age 62) was living in Colerqine, Franklin, Massachusetts.[8]

In the 1850 census Levi (age 72) was living in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, with his wife, Salome (age 65) and son Joel E.-22, where Levi was a Shoemaker.[9]

Levi died at the age of 73 on October 1, 1851 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts,[10] and was buried in Christian Hill Cemetery.[1] Note: NW corner of town, on west side of road, graves in SW corner of cemetery.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Levi Swain (14 Nov 1777–1 Oct 1851), Find A Grave: Memorial #72715329, citing Christian Hill Cemetery, Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Kevin Avery (contributor 47024642).
  2. ↑ Birth: New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1659-1900 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations. Inc. Repository: Ancestry.com 1,4582::133541.; Ancestry's New Hampshire, Birth Records Ancestry Record 4582 #133541
  3. ↑ Birth: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: Ancestry.com 1,3599::1845233.; Ancestry Record; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1845233:3599?ssrc=pt&tid=108325502&pid=160065021581;
  4. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJY-DT1 : 19 February 2021), Levi Swain and Rhoda Eaton, 1808.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGM-8KL : accessed 22 March 2023), Levi Swain, Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  6. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLFS-TVB : 26 September 2017), Levi Swain and Sally Eaton [sic], 09 Jan 1827
  7. ↑ 1830 Census: 1830 United States Federal Census Repository: Ancestry.com 1,8058::1989614,
    1830; Census Place: Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts; Series: M19; Roll: 62; Page: 48; Family History Library Film: 0337920.; Ancestry's 1830 Census Ancestry Record 8058 #1989614
  8. ↑ 1840 Census: 1840 United States Federal Census Repository: Ancestry.com 1,8057::3197340,
    Year: 1840; Census Place: Colerqine, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 183; Page: 7; Image: 20; Family History Library Film: 0014677.; Ancestry's 1840 Census Ancestry Record 8057 #3197340
  9. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MD95-MJF : Mon Mar 20 15:50:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Salome Swain and Joel E Swain, 1850.
  10. ↑ Death: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915; Ancestry's Massachusetts, Death Records Ancestry Record 2101 #5179259

See also:

  • Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: Ancestry.com Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Profile




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