James Sweet was born on 2 November 1779, in Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, United States as the son of William Sweet and Patience Maxson. He married Sally Clark in December 1800, in Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Poland, Chautauqua, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 28 May 1875, in Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
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Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
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English (Somerset): from the Middle English personal name Swet(e) (Old English Swēt(a) (male), Swēte (female)), or else a nickname from Middle English swet(e), sweyt ‘sweet; pleasing; beloved; attractive’ (Old English swēte, swōt), from which the personal names derive. Compare Swett .
Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Suess and French Ledoux ‘the gentle, the sweet’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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