Researching Henry Sweetser
Dig into the past of Henry Sweetser using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 45 people with the Sweetser surname? In that year Sweetser was ranked number 3534 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Sweetser on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Henry Sweetser in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Henry Sweetser. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Henry Sweetser. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Henry Sweetser. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Henry Sweetser. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Henry Sweetser. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Sweetser ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Sweetser Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Sweetser and the Sweetser Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sweetser 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Sweetser family tree.
Search Parish Records for Henry Sweetser at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Henry Sweetser using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Henry Sweetser records.
Search MyHeritage for Henry Sweetser information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Henry Sweetser.
Research the Sweetser surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sweetser Military records.
Sweetser Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Henry Sweetser.
Study MyTrees for information on the Sweetser family and people looking to contact living Sweetser relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Sweetser records submitted by people who are already researching the Sweetser Family Tree.
Find Henry Sweetser from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Sweetser Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Sweetser surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Sweetser Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Sweetser. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Sweetser
Henry Edward Sweetser
Henry Edward Sweetser (Feb. 19, 1837-Feb. 17, 1870) was an American newspaper and magazine editor.
Sweetser was the son of Joseph A., and Catherine (Dickinson) Sweetser, aunt of poet Emily Dickinson. He was born in New York City, Feb. 19, 1837. He graduated from Yale College in 1858. The first year after his graduation was spent in the store of his father (firm of J. A Sweetser & Co.) in New York City, after which he was for a few months a reporter for the New York Times. In June, 1860, he entered the office of the World, of which he soon became night-editor. In November, 1863, with Charles Humphreys Sweetser, his cousin, he started the Round Table, the publication of which, suspended August, 1864, was resumed June, 1865; during this interval he returned to the office of the World. (In March 1864, the Round Table published Dickinson's "Some keep the Sabbath going to Church", one of only ten poems to appear in print in her lifetime, and the only one published in a magazine.) He withdrew from the Round Table in May, 1866, and, after a short visit to Europe, in September of the same year again joined the World and was connected with it chiefly as city editor and editor of the weekly and semi-weekly editions, until his death. He died suddenly in New York City, Feb. 17, 1870, aged 38 years.
Source: Henry Edward Sweetser, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sweetser
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Scheidecker Scheideger Scheitzer Schoetker Schweitzer Setser Setsor Setzer Sidsworth Sitser Sittser Sitzer St_cernin St_charles St_george St_germain Stacer Stacher Stachurski Stacker Staggers Staiger Staker Stcyr Stecher Stecker Steckerl Steger Stegers Steiger Steigerwald Steigerwalt Stetcher Stgeorge Sticher Stickrad Stickrod Stidger Stiegar Stiegars Stieger Stiegers Stigard Stiger Stigers Stigeweard Stigger Stiggers Stitcher Stockard Stocker Stockero Stockrahm Stoecker Stoker Stooker Stucker Sudwischer Swatsworth Sweetsur Sweetzer Sweitzer Switsur Switzer Switzerland
Comments
Looking for information on a Henry Sweetser in your family tree? Why not post a question here -