George B. Swan

13 February 1836–21 February 1913 (Age 77)
Schoharie, New York, United States

The Life Summary of George B.

When George B. Swan was born on 13 February 1836, in Schoharie, New York, United States, his father, Fitch John Swan, was 24 and his mother, Jerusha Bartholomew, was 31. He married Elizabeth Calkins on 4 January 1859, in Union City, Branch, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Election District 13, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States in 1900 and Bear Creek Township, Emmet, Michigan, United States in 1910. He died on 21 February 1913, in Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Girard Township, Branch, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

George B. Swan
1836–1913
Elizabeth Calkins
1842–1895
Marriage: 4 January 1859
Josephine Swan
1860–1880
Emma Swan
1862–1875
Hattie A. Swan
1865–1894
Effie May Swan
1868–1901
Merill F. or Merit Swan
1870–1890
Ernest Swan
1874–1897
Cora Swan
1877–1878
G. Ray Swan
1879–1880
Nellie Swan
1882–1900

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 January 1859Union City, Branch, Michigan, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1837
    Age 1
    Michigan is the 26th state.
    1846
    Age 10
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1863
    Age 27
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Swann
    Swahn
    Swain

    Story Highlight

    George B Swan's Land Patent

    On 15 December 1856, George B Swan received a patent from President Franklin Pierce, for 299.2 acres in Allegan County.

    Sources (42)

    • George B Swan in entry for Ray Swan, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
    • B George Swan, "United States Census, 1900"
    • Geo. Swan in entry for James Houts and Effie Swan, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

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