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Jabez Swift Sr.

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Jabez Swift Sr.

Birth
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
2 Nov 1767 (aged 67)
Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Suffix provided by Zleah 3/7/2023.
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"Jabez, the eldest son of Jireh and Abigail Swift (10) born Mar. 16, 1700-1, married Abigail Pope, of Sandwich, Oct. 9,1729. In 1743 he removed to Kent in Litchfield County, Conn., where he died Nov. 2, 1767. His widow survived him nine years. Their ten children were:
(92) ELISHA, b. May 16, 1731, m. Mary Ransom, Dec. 13, 1756
(93) "Gen." HEMAN, b. Oct. 14, 1733, married four times.
(94) JABEZ, Jr., b. Apr. 14, 1736, m. ----
(95) "Capt." JIREH, b. Aug. 20, 1738, m. Sarah Delano, Oct. 4, 1759.
( ) ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 1, 1740, m. Peleg Chamberlain, Oct. 4, 1759.
(96) Rev. JOB, b. June 15, 1743. m. Mary Ann Sedgwick, of Sharon, Conn., Nov. 6, 1769.
( ) HANNAH, b. Aug. 31, 1745, m. Dr. Bird.
( ) BATHSHEBA, b. July 28, 1747, m. Reuben Smith, Dr. Ephraim Croker, and ---- Rose.
(97) Rev. SETH, b. Nov. 14, 1749, m. Lucy Elliott, Sept 27, 1781.
( ) PATIENCE, b. ----, unmarried"
from the book "William Swyft of Sandwitch and some of his descendants, 1637-1899" written by George Henry Swift, published in 1900.
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"FIFTH GENERATION (to Richard Warren, Mayflower passenger): Jabez Swift, third child and eldest son of Abigail Gibbs Swift and Jireh Swift, her husband, was born at Sandwich, Mass., March 16, 1700; married Oct. 9, 1729 to Abigail Pope who was born at Sandwich about (blank space) and died at Kent, Conn., about 1776. Jabez Swift died at Kent, Conn., Nov. 2, 1767. (See "William Swyft and Descendants" (1900), page 23)." -- credit HART FAMILY HISTORY, Silas Hart, HIS ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS by William Lincoln Hart, Alliance, Ohio 1942.
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Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934:
name: Jabez Swift
gender: Male
burial date:
burial place:
death date: 02 Nov 1767
death place: Connecticut
age: 67
birth date: 1700
birthplace:
Suffix provided by Zleah 3/7/2023.
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"Jabez, the eldest son of Jireh and Abigail Swift (10) born Mar. 16, 1700-1, married Abigail Pope, of Sandwich, Oct. 9,1729. In 1743 he removed to Kent in Litchfield County, Conn., where he died Nov. 2, 1767. His widow survived him nine years. Their ten children were:
(92) ELISHA, b. May 16, 1731, m. Mary Ransom, Dec. 13, 1756
(93) "Gen." HEMAN, b. Oct. 14, 1733, married four times.
(94) JABEZ, Jr., b. Apr. 14, 1736, m. ----
(95) "Capt." JIREH, b. Aug. 20, 1738, m. Sarah Delano, Oct. 4, 1759.
( ) ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 1, 1740, m. Peleg Chamberlain, Oct. 4, 1759.
(96) Rev. JOB, b. June 15, 1743. m. Mary Ann Sedgwick, of Sharon, Conn., Nov. 6, 1769.
( ) HANNAH, b. Aug. 31, 1745, m. Dr. Bird.
( ) BATHSHEBA, b. July 28, 1747, m. Reuben Smith, Dr. Ephraim Croker, and ---- Rose.
(97) Rev. SETH, b. Nov. 14, 1749, m. Lucy Elliott, Sept 27, 1781.
( ) PATIENCE, b. ----, unmarried"
from the book "William Swyft of Sandwitch and some of his descendants, 1637-1899" written by George Henry Swift, published in 1900.
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"FIFTH GENERATION (to Richard Warren, Mayflower passenger): Jabez Swift, third child and eldest son of Abigail Gibbs Swift and Jireh Swift, her husband, was born at Sandwich, Mass., March 16, 1700; married Oct. 9, 1729 to Abigail Pope who was born at Sandwich about (blank space) and died at Kent, Conn., about 1776. Jabez Swift died at Kent, Conn., Nov. 2, 1767. (See "William Swyft and Descendants" (1900), page 23)." -- credit HART FAMILY HISTORY, Silas Hart, HIS ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS by William Lincoln Hart, Alliance, Ohio 1942.
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Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934:
name: Jabez Swift
gender: Male
burial date:
burial place:
death date: 02 Nov 1767
death place: Connecticut
age: 67
birth date: 1700
birthplace:

Inscription

In Memory of Mr.
Jabez Swift, Died
Nov. 2d, 1767 AE 67
He was a tender Hufband
Indulgent Parent, his life a
Series of Piety & Charity to the
Poor: He Died in full Belief
of the Chriftian Faith ---
--- In Publick Bufinefs (Business?)
He was much Improved
He Died greatly Lemeted (Lamented)



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