Thanks, I'll have to get up to Foster and down to the Archives in Providence and see where this might lead. Jane Maciorowski >From: john.chandler@alum.mit.edu >Reply-To: SWEET-L@rootsweb.com >To: SWEET-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: test >Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:19:47 -0500 (EST) > >Jane wrote: > > Arminda Sweet born abt.1851 in Foster, R.I. died Feb.27, 1872 in > > Foster Rhode Island. parents were Cryus Sweet and Sarah Bennett. > > She married Allen burgess on Mar.27, 1867 in rhode Island. All I > > know about her father is that he was married in Sept. 1843 in > > Killingly Ct. > >Yes, Cyrus is something of a mystery, but there is a bit more. >Although the earliest record of him is the 1850 census, the censuses >from 1850 through 1880 combine to pinpoint his birth in late 1820 in >Rhode Island (ages 29, 40, 50, and 59, respectively). Since he lived >in Foster all that time, it seems likely he was born there. If so, he >was almost surely the son of Dea. Augustus Sweet (1782-1851) and Mary >Weaver (1785-1839). > > John Chandler > > >==== SWEET Mailing List ==== >List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received >when you subscribed to this list. > _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee when you click here. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963