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Sweet Family History
Sweet Genealogy & Family TreeSweet is an English name from Somerset, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English swete and referred to someone who was knowing for being gentle and kind. The earliest known ancestor--Wilmund Svote--was recorded in 1179.
Other spellings include "Swete," "Sweete," "Sweit," and "Sweett." Notable people with the surname include Samoan-Australian boxer Apollo Sweet, American illustrator Darrell K. Sweet (The Wheel of Time, Xanth, The Chronicles of Thomas the Unbeliever), and American musician Michael Sweet (Stryper). The first Sweet to come to America was Robert Sweet in Virginia in 1623.
Sweet Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Sweet -- --, 1738 January 8, 1778 Rhode Island
- Thankful Sweet -- --, 1763 August 28, 1827 Rhode Island
- Mary Ellen Sweet -- --, 1692 December 0, 1762 Rhode Island
- Alice Sweet -- --, 1700 August 23, 1778 Rhode Island
- Benjamin Sweet -- --, 1668 December 0, 1687 Rhode Island
Sweet Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Anna Sweet -- --, 1726 August 11, 1815 Rhode Island
- Phillip Sweet -- --, 1520 November 0, 1613 England
- Elizabeth Sweet -- --, 1785 December 0, 1868 Rhode Island
- Mary Sweet -- --, 1659 May 2, 1752
- Renewed Sweet -- --, 1671 December 0, 1779
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