General
Philetus
Swift
Born in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Elisha Swift
and Mary (Ransom) Swift
Husband of
Electa (Goodrich) Swift
— married
4 Apr 1786 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Husband of
Sally (Deane) Swift
— married
1793 (to May 1823) [location unknown]
Husband of
Fawnia (Cole) Swift
— married
26 Nov 1823 in Phelps, New York
Father of
Deane Swift and Electa Jane Swift
Died
at age 65
in Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States
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| Created 22 Feb 2011
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Biography
Philetus was the son of Elisha and Mary Ransom Swift; he was born at Kent, Connecticut on June 26, 1763.[1]
General Philetus Swift was in command of New York troops during the war of 1812 and died in Phelps, Ontario County, July 24, 1828.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F747-T5B : 7 January 2020), Elisha Swift in entry for Philetus Swift, 1763.
- ↑ Hart, William Lincoln, "Hart Family History: Silas Hart, His Ancestors and Descendants" Alliance, Ohio. (1942)
- Allen, Madeline McLaughlin, Ancestry of Solomon4 and Susannah (Delamater) Goodrich of Sharon, Connecticut, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2010) Vol. 164, WN 653, Page 30-31.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Philetus 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 Philetus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Philetus 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 Philetus:
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~1.56%
Lynn Hurt
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~0.78%
William Longabaugh :
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~0.78%
Saige (Truesdale) Kienzle :
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~0.78%
Allen Woods :
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