Brief Life History of Royal Edward
When Royal Edward Swezey was born on 31 October 1870, in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States, his father, Adoniram Judson Swezey, was 34 and his mother, Malinda Bruner, was 27. He married Irene May Chamberlin on 30 June 1906, in Winnebago, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Santa Clara, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1950 and Irving, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1950. He died on 10 July 1950, in Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States.
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- Roy E Swezy, "United States 1950 Census"
- Royal Edward Swezey, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Roy E Swezey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1892 · The Chicago Canal
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Altered form of English Swasey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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