Anthony Willis family tree » George Sweeten (1798-1842)

Personal data George Sweeten 

• He was born in the year 1798 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.
• Alternative: He was born in the year 1798 in Scotch Corner, Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland.Source 4
• (FamilySearch ID) : LLQ3-LKF.
• He died on December 24, 1842 in Brooke, Kent, Ontario, Canada, he was 44 years old.Source 4
• He is buried in the year 1842.Source 4
• A child of David Sweeten and Martha Wilson

Household of George Sweeten

He is married to Mary Gardner.

They got married on March 29, 1836 at Warwick, Kent, Ontario, Canada, he was 38 years old.Source 1

Child(ren):

1. George Sweeten  1836-1836
2. Margaret Sweeten  1837-1862 
3. David Sweeten  1839-1839
4. Martha Sweeten  1839-1839
5. Robert Sweeten  1840-1936

Notes about George Sweeten

Birth: 1798, Ireland

Death: Dec. 24, 1842 Ontario, Canada

Son of David Sweeten and Martha Wilson

George married Mary Gardner, 29 Mar 1836, Broooke, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Children - Margaret Sweeten; Robert Sweeten; George Sweeten, Jr., born & died 25 Dec 1836; Twins David Sweeten & Martha Sweeten, born 8 Dec 1839.

George died of overwork, the immediate cause being a broken blood vessel.

George's siblings - David Sweeten, John Sweeten, Thomas Sweeten, Jane Sweeten, James Sweeten, William Sweeten, Mary Sweeten (Thomas McElroy), Margaret Sweeten, Joseph Sweeten, Ann Sweeten, George Sweeten, Martha Sweeten Gilliland, Elizabeth Sweeten

History - The Sweetens lived in Clontibret parish in the neighboring townlands of Cornabrandy, Downs, Shanemullagh, and Creeve, Ireland. That area is still known as the Scotch Corner because so many Scotch Presbyterian settled there.

Chronology

__ ___ 1798 George, the son David and Martha (Wilson) Sweeten, was born in Scotch Corner, Clontibret, Co. Monaghan, Ireland.

__ ___ 18__ He emigrated from Ireland to Ontario, Canada. (An acquaintance of George's, William Whitcraft of Clontibret, Co. Monaghan, Ireland, immigrated to Canada in 1831. George might have immigrated at the same time.)

25 Sep l833 George purchased Lot 6, N½ Concession 12 in Yarmouth, Middlesex Co. (now Elgin Co.) from Harvey Tillson. The deed was witnessed by Robert Bailey, yeoman, and Thomas Murry, blacksmith, both of Charlotteville Tp. At the time of the deed George was a yeoman living in Charlotteville Tp., Norfolk Co. George was illiterate, as manifested by his signing all his deeds with an X. He was a foundry man by trade but made his living by farming.

09 Sep 1834 On John Kelly & Esther McQuarters's marriage bond recorded in Woodhouse Tp., Norfolk Co., George Sweeten and Thomas Murry were listed as bondsmen. Both George and Thomas were listed as yeomen of Charlotteville Tp.

__ Jan 1835 George Sweeten left Long Point, Norfolk Co., for Brooke Tp., Kent Co. (now Lambton Co.)

06 Mar 1835 Henry Hume, who settled on the 6th line east in Brooke Tp. early in 1834, was proceeding on foot to Kilworth, near London, for supplies when he met a party of five men and one young woman. This party consisted of John Kelly and his young wife Esther, her brother, Thomas McWatters (McQuarters), who was a carpenter and came to see her settled, William Whitcraft, Thomas Norris, and George Sweeton. They had left Long Point on Lake Erie just 6 weeks before, making their way through the dense, unbroken forest. Mrs. Henry Hume espied the weary travelers coming along the blazed trail and sent little Jimmie Bole running down to invite the party to come in for tea, which invitation they gladly accepted. Mrs. Hume remarked that she had plenty of everything but tea. Mrs. Kelly said that if it would give no offense she could supply that want, having a sack full with her. It was no offense and a copious supply of tea was prepared and ample justice done. After tea John Kelly and his companions proceeded to his homestead, purchased from a U. E. Loyalist, Lot 11, Concession 14, Brooke Tp. Mrs. Kelly was left to visit Mrs. Hume for a couple of hours, while a temporary residence was erected.

29 Mar 1836 George was married (by banns) to Mary Gardner in London District, by Rev. David Wright, a Wesleyan Methodist minister of London, Middlesex Co. The witnesses were Alexander Gardner and John Crealy. At the time of their marriage George Sweeten and Mary Gardner were both of Adelaide, Middlesex Co. Mary Gardner, the daughter of Robert Gardner and Margaret Callendar, was born June 5, 1807, in Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland. She immigrated to Canada in 1821.

09 Mar 1837 George was a yeoman living in Brooke Tp. when he purchased Lot 21, Concession 14 in Brooke Tp. from William B. H. Stone of Bayham Tp., Middlesex Co. (now Elgin Co.).

25 Dec 1836 Their son George was born and died in Brooke Tp.

28 Dec 1837 Their daughter Margaret was born in Brooke Tp. at 11 p.m.

08 Dec 1839 Their twins, David and Martha, were born and died in Brooke Tp.

14 Dec 1840 Their son Robert was born in Brooke Tp. at 9 p.m.

27 Apr 1842 He drew up a deed to sell Lot 21, Concession 14 in Brooke Tp. to John Kelly after he was paid in full. At the time George was still a yeoman living in Brooke Tp. The witnesses to the deed were William Whitcraft and his brother-in-law Robert Gardner. The terms of agreement must have fallen through, because the land remained in the possession of George Sweeten and his family.

24 Dec 1842 George was an honest, hard-working man. He died of overwork, the immediate cause being a broken blood vessel, in Brooke Township. He was either buried in the St. James Cemetery or on his farm in Brook Tp.

21 Oct 1844 His widow, Mary Sweeten, married Roger Luckham, a Englishman, in Warwick Tp., Kent Co. (now Lambton Co.).

31 Mar 1846 Mary and her second husband Roger Luckham, and her children Margaret Sweeten, Robert Sweeten, and Mary Luckham, emigrated from Canada to the US.

01 Oct 1847 They arrived in Utah, were they lived in the Old Fort in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co. and later lived in Mill Creek, Salt Lake Co.

12 Jun 1858 Mary Gardner Sweeten Luckham died in Spanish Fork, Utah Co., Utah, when moving there temporarily with her family.

25 Jul 1866 Robert Sweeten left his home in Mendon, Cache Co., Utah, for Ontario, Canada, to settle his father George's estate. Robert engaged the services of Phillip MacKinzey, an attorney in London, Middlesex Co., for this purpose. In 1870 he returned home after winning his lawsuits.

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Spouse:

Mary Gardner Luckham (1807 - 1858)*

Children:

Margaret Sweeten Hunsaker (1837 - 1862)*

Robert Sweeten (1840 - 1936)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:

Non-Cemetery Burial

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