Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Sweeten was born on 14 December 1840, in Brooke, Kent, Ontario, Canada, his father, George Sweeten, was 42 and his mother, Mary Gardner, was 33. He married Amanda Hagle on 24 February 1869, in Warwick Township, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1865. He died on 19 January 1936, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Mendon City Cemetery, Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Robert Luckham in household of Roger Luckham, "United States Census, 1850"
- Robert Sweeten, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
- Robert Sweeten in the Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Washington, Nebraska Territory, United States 1856: Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Douglas, Nebraska, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of English Sweeting .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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