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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
- John Sweet -- --, 1572 August 3, 1573
- William Sweet -- --, 1715 December 0, 1796 Rhode Island
- Rachel Sweet -- --, 1720 December 0, 1745 Rhode Island
- William Robert Sweet -- --, 1900 January 20, 1958 Virginia
- Mary Jane Sweet -- --, 1842 December 0, 1920
Sweet Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Eliza Sellick Sweet -- --, 1867 July 3, 1934 Tasmania
- Jane Jennie Sweet -- --, 1876 December 0, 1937 New Jersey
- Ora Sweet -- --, 1786 December 0, 1870 Rhode Island
- Mary Elizabeth Sweet -- --, 1736 September 7, 1822 Rhode Island
- Richard Sweet -- --, 1652 March 10, 1744 Rhode Island
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