Jacob Howe Swan

Brief Life History of Jacob Howe

When Jacob Howe Swan was born on 29 March 1816, in Bethel, Bethel, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William David Swan, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Howe, was 23. He married Eunice Anderson Frost on 18 December 1844. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States in 1816. He died on 2 May 1895, in Brownfield, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Holt Cemetery, Denmark, Oxford, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Howe Swan
1816–1895
Eunice Anderson Frost
1819–1895
Marriage: 18 December 1844
Elizabeth S Swann
1847–1874
Elmore D. Swan
1850–1898
Viola Mae Swan
1857–1928
Emma B Swan
1868–1952

Sources (38)

  • Jacob Sam, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Jacob Swan, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Jacob H. Swan, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1824

Oldest grave seen in the memorial list

1838 · The Aroostook War

"An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or ""Pork and Beans War"". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears."

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English swon(e), northern Middle English swan(e) ‘swineherd; peasant; male servant’ (Old English swān). Compare Swain 2, with which this name was thoroughly confused.

English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English swan, swon ‘swan’. In the Middle Ages, the swan was taken as a symbol of false pride, and, according to Chaucer, jealousy. Compare Kite , Nightingale , and Pye .

English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Swan, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Sveinn. Compare Swain 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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