Eleanor Sweetland

Brief Life History of Eleanor

When Eleanor Sweetland was born in 1719, in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, William Sweetland, was 34 and her mother, Mary Cruff, was 25. She married John Hammond on 12 July 1739, in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons.

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Family Time Line

John Hammond
1715–
Eleanor Sweetland
1719–
Marriage: 12 July 1739
Edward Hammond
1738–
John Hammond
1740–
John Hammond
1742–

Sources (7)

  • Elenor Sweetland, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Eleanor Sweetland, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Eleanor Sweetland, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Sweetlands Farm in Upottery (Devon), perhaps from Old English swēte ‘sweet, pure, pleasant’ + land ‘land’.

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

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