Researching Benjamin Sweet
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2702 people with the Sweet surname? In that year Sweet was ranked number 1462 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Benjamin means "Son of the right hand" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Benjamin Sweet on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Benjamin Sweet and the Sweet Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sweet Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Sweet family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Benjamin Sweet at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Benjamin Sweet using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3874 people with the Sweet surname in the UK? Sweet is now ranked number 1481 for popularity in the UK. |
Sweet Genealogy Databases
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Sweet Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 39497 people with the Sweet surname in the USA? Sweet is ranked number 144 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Benjamin Sweet. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Benjamin Sweet
Benjamin Sweet
Benjamin Jeffery Sweet (April 24, 1832 – January 1, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, public administrator, and Union Army officer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and a Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Sweet is also an important figure in the history of women's rights. The founding document he prepared for the town of Lombard, Illinois, stated that "all citizens" are entitled to vote. In 1891, Ellen A. Martin invoked that provision and voted, 29 years before women were empowered by an amendment to the Constitution to vote in the United States. His two daughters, Ada Celeste Sweet and Winifred Bonfils were also important figures in the history of the battle for women's rights.
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