Elizabeth Sweetser

Female27 January 1755–3 March 1839

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Sweetser was born on 27 January 1755, in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Michael Sweetser Sr, was 47 and her mother, Mary Smith, was 44. She married William Gould Jr on 30 December 1779, in Wakefield, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1755. She died on 3 March 1839, in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Middle Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Gould Jr
1754–1834
Elizabeth Sweetser
1755–1839
Marriage: 30 December 1779
William Gould
1780–
Elisabeth Gould
1781–1782
Nathaniel Gould
1783–1857
Henry Gould
1784–1785
Elizabeth Gould
1786–1853
Lucy Gould
1787–1858
Henry Gould
1789–1790
Nancy Gould
1791–1870
Henery Gould
1792–
William Gould
1804–1858

Sources (14)

  • Elizabeth Sweetzer, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Elizabeth Sweetzer, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Elizabeth Sweetser Gould, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 December 1779Wakefield, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
  • Children (10)

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    Siblings (12)

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    World Events (8)

    1776

    Age 21

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 21

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    1781 · The First Constitution

    Age 26

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: from Middle English swet(e) ‘sweet, pleasant, agreeable’ + sire, sier ‘master’, a respectful form of address, especially towards an older man. As a nickname it was probably applied to someone who habitually used the expression. Compare Sire .

    Possibly also an altered form Switzer , a surname of ultimately German or Swiss German origin.

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

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