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William Sweet (1761 - 1840)

William Sweet
Born in South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Islandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1778 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 78 in Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Private William Sweet served with 6th Regiment, Albany County Militia, New York Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Sweet is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A111911.

Sweet, William DAR Ancestor A111911 Served as a Private in the 6th Regiment, Albany County, New York Militia with Captain Potter, Colonel Sanders of the Rhode Island Militia Service Source: R10352V; Roberts, New York in the Revolution Page 227; Rhode Island State Archive Index to Military & Naval Records, 1774-1805, FHL Roll #934772. Pension Number: R10352v. His Birth: 2-8-1761 South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island and his Death: 2-10-1840 Berlin, Rensselaer, New York. His Spouse: Patience Maxon. Children in file: James m. Sally Clark, Frances m. Benjamin Oviatt. [1]

Pension application ninth day of August 1832, aged 72, he states he lived in Rhode Island in 1776, moved to New York December 1779. Service details in source. [2]

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Oct 7, 2018), "Record of Sweet, William", Ancestor # A111911.Meehan-411
  2. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/rensselaer/military/revwar/pensions/s3000001.txt

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to L Michelle O'Hara for creating WikiTree profile Sweet-1376 through the import of O_Hara Family .ged on Oct 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by L Michelle and others.






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