This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HBRBAIB/1218.2 Message Board Post: These Sweets are from Oswego Co., NY, and came to the central Michigan region. I don't have any of the names you mentioned though. =============== Descendants of Benjamin SWEET -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Generation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Benjamin SWEET 1 2 was born between 1812-1813 in New York, USA and died on 6 Nov 1882 in East Saginaw, Michigan, USA. General Notes: Benjamin married Mary ____________ , daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________. Children from this marriage were: 2 M i. Hiram SWEET Sr. 2 3 4 5 6 was born in Oct 1834 in New York, USA.4 7 Hiram married Harriet Melinda CHAFFEE 5 on 7 Oct 1857.5 M ii. R. Harrison SWEET 2 was born between 1838-1839. U iii. Orvis SWEET 2 was born between 1841-1842. M iv. John W. SWEET 2 was born between 1844-1845. M v. Henry A. SWEET 2 was born between 1845-1846. M vi. George E. SWEET 2 was born between 1848-1849. Second Generation (Children) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Hiram SWEET Sr. 2 3 4 5 6 (Benjamin1) was born in Oct 1834 in New York, USA.4 7 Noted events in his life were: • Resided: 1850, Volney twp, Oswego, New York, USA. 2 • Resided: 1860, Palermo twp, Oswego, New York, USA. 8 • Military: Aug 1862, Co. E, 110th Inf.. 9 • Resided: 1870, Banks Twp., Antrim Co., Michigan, USA. 3 • Resided: 1880, Banks Twp., Antrim Co., Michigan, USA. 4 • Resided: 1900, Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, USA. 7 Hiram married Harriet Melinda CHAFFEE ,5 daughter of Joel CHAFFEE and Deborah DUEL , on 7 Oct 1857.5 Children from this marriage were: F i. Olive SWEET .5 M ii. Hiram SWEET Jr. .5 F iii. Emma SWEET 4 5 was born about 1860. M iv. Edwin Herbert SWEET 5 was born on 4 May 1862.5 M v. Joel E. SWEET 4 was born in Jul 1867.7 Another name for Joel was Joel Bertie SWEET.5 F vi. Mary Debrah SWEET 4 10 11 was born in 1868 in New York, USA 10 12 and died on 8 May 1945, at age 77.13 Another name for Mary was Mary Elizabeth SWEET.5 Mary married Michael John OLIGNEY ,10 12 14 son of ____________ OLIGNEY and ____________ UNKNOWN , about 1883. Noted events in his life were: • Resided: 1900, Banks Twp., Antrim Co., Michigan, USA. 12 • Resided: 1910, Wexford Co., Michigan, USA. 15 • Resided: 1920, Cadillac, Wexford Co., Michigan, USA. 10 • Resided: 1930, Cadillac, Wexford Co., Michigan, USA. 14 F vii. Hattie V. SWEET 4 was born about 1871. F viii. Clara A. SWEET 4 10 was born in Sep 1875.7 10 M ix. Clarence A. SWEET 4 5 was born in Sep 1875.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 1840 U.S. Census, New York, Oswego, East Oswego, p. 97, image 11 of 24. 2. 1850 U.S. Census, New York, Oswego Co., Volney twp, p. 347L. 3. 1870 U.S. Census, Michigan, Antrim Co., Banks twp, Roll 661, p. 1R/p. 2. 4. 1880 U.S. Census, Michigan, Antrim, Banks, sheet 585C. 5. chaffee_428623.FTW. 6. Email from Paul Sweet. 7. 1900 U.S. Census, Michigan, Antrim Co., Central Lake, ED 2, Sheet 42A. 8. 1860 U.S. Census, New York, Oswego, Palermo Twp., p. 843. 9. Civil War Soldiers from the Town of Schroeppel , (www.rootsweb.com/~nyoswego/military/schrplcivilwar.html, Information obtained from the History of Oswego County, N. Y., 1789 – 1877, published by Everett & Ferriss, 1878 ). 10. 1920 U.S. Census, Michigan, Wexford Co., Cadillac, ED# 206, sheet 3B, p. 2773?/3281?. 11. Oligney Birth Records from Eldon Johnson. 12. 1900 U.S. Census, Michigan, Antrim Co., Banks, ED# 1, image 26/27 of 43, June 18/19, 1900. 13. Eathel Oligney Blackmore, Descendants of ERNEST J. OLIGNEY (1887-1957) and EVA M. JONES (1890-1949), Married November 3, 1908, (1992, Genealogy collection for this family branch. ). 14. 1930 U.S. Federal Census > Michigan > Wexford > Cadillac > District 4, image 7 of 23, april 4, 1930. 15. 1910 US Census, Michigan, Wexford, Other Townships, ED# 138 , image 47/48 of 52, May 3rd.