Moses Swingle

Brief Life History of Moses

When Moses Swingle was born in 1803, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Frederick John Swingle, was 24 and his mother, Susan Enslin, was 23. He married Mary Polly M Enslin about 1830. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Canaan Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1871, at the age of 68, and was buried in South Canaan, South Canaan Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Swingle
1803–1871
Mary Polly M Enslin
1806–1898
Marriage: about 1830
Lyman Swingle
1831–1898
Sylvania Swingle
1831–
Catharine Swingle
1837–1851
Susanna Swingle
1839–1924
Leah Jeanette Swingle
1846–1851

Sources (4)

  • Moses Swingle, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • Moses Swingle, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Moses Swingle, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (7)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1804

Historical Boundaries: 1804: Canaan Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States 1852: South Canaan Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

Name Meaning

English: probably a variant of Swinger with r/l substitution.

Possibly an Americanized form of German Zwingel, a topographic name from Middle High German zwingel ‘citadel’.

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

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