Brief Life History of Philander
Philander Sweet was born on 12 September 1822, in Whitehall, Whitehall, Washington, New York, United States as the son of Sweet and Lucinda Woodcock. He married Abigail Daniels on 29 April 1860, in Greenfield, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Michigan, United States in 1870 and Greenfield Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 6 June 1908, in Greenfield, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Plymouth, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (23)
- Philander Sweet in entry for Isabella Sweet, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Philander Sweet, "United States Census, 1850"
- Unknown Unknown in entry for Louis Jr Wriska and Elsie Sweet, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
Spouse and Children
1822–1908 Male
1837–1927 Female
Children (5)
1864–1894 Male
1867– Female
1870–1961 Female
1876–1976 Female
1879– Female
Parents and Siblings
– Male
1799– Female
Siblings (2)
1822–1908 Male
1825–1887 Male
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 3
1837
Age 15
1846
Age 24
Name Meaning
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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