Samuel
Hunter
Sweet
Born in St. Croix, Hants, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Sweet
and Rachel Jane Hunter
Brother of
David Sweet, Benjamin Sweet, Margaret Deborah Sweet, George B Sweet, Charles Ephriam Sweet, John Mannassah Sweet and Elizabeth Jane Sweet
Husband of
Elizabeth Margaret (Cochran) Sweet
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ellen (Sweet) Gibson and Margaret Grierson (Sweet) Macumber
Died
at about age 62
in St. Croix, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Apr 2010
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Biography
He married Elizabeth Margaret Cochran.
In 1871, Samuel, farmer, 41, Eliza, 37, Charles, 17 , Mary, 15, Jane, 13, John, 10, Richard, 8, Sarah, 5, James, 3 and Samuel, 1, were residing in St. Croix, Hants Co., Nova Scotia.
In 1881, Samuel, farmer, 51, Eliza, 47, Jennie, 22, John, 20, Richard, 18, Sarah, 16, James, 13 Samuel, 12, Hally, 8 and Margaret, 6, were residing in St. Croix, Hants Co., Nova Scotia.
He died 14 Aug 1892 in St. Croix, Hants Co., Nova Scotia
Children:
- Charles Hunter, b. 1854, d. 1906
- Mary Ellen, b. 1855, d. 1920
- Annie Jane (Jennie), b. 1857, m. 5 Nov 1884 at Alameda, California, John M. Cockerton, d. 1929, bur. Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, Jackson Co., Missouri, USA
- John Manassah, b. 1860, d. 1889
- Richard Cunningham, b. 1863, d. 1939
- Sarah Morton, b. 1865, d. 1906
- James Cochran, b. 1867, d. 1932
- Samuel, b. 1869, d. 1917
- Halliburton, b. 1872, d. 1896
- Margaret Grierson, b. 1874, d. 1964
Sources
- 1871 census, Hants Co., Nova Scotia
- 1881 census, Hants Co., Nova Scotia
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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 Samuel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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 Samuel:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Bruce Johnsen 
:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch TG3412225 [compare], yourDNAportal BRUceba5983
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~4.69%
Barbara (Sweet) Schaad :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Beth (Huntley) Bourassa :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YL7056292 [compare], Ancestry member BethHuntleyBourassa
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~1.56%
Darwin Woods :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Martha Garrett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A184353 [compare], Ancestry member MarthaGarrettHall
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Nancy (Guerin) Fregeau :
AncestryDNA
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