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Edith Swetman¹

• Father*: Nathaniel Lamont Swetman¹ b. 1828, d. 20 Apr 1920
• Mother*: Isabella Sophia Nash¹ b. 11 Dec 1831, d. 12 Mar 1922

• Birth*: circa 1857; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1877; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.; Principal=? Delong¹

• Married Name: after 1877; Delong¹

James Henry Swetman¹

• Father*: Nathaniel Lamont Swetman¹ b. 1828, d. 20 Apr 1920
• Mother*: Isabella Sophia Nash¹ b. 11 Dec 1831, d. 12 Mar 1922

• Birth*: circa 1860; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1880; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.; Principal=Sene Brown¹

George Valentine Swetman¹

• Father*: Nathaniel Lamont Swetman¹ b. 1828, d. 20 Apr 1920
• Mother*: Isabella Sophia Nash¹ b. 11 Dec 1831, d. 12 Mar 1922

• Birth*: circa 1861; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹
• Death*: 28 July 1926; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹

Mary Bridget Swetman^1,2,3

• Father*: James Swetman b. 14 Sep 1791, d. 18 Jun 1832
• Mother*: Sarah Mullet b. 22 May 1798, d. 7 May 1838

• Birth*: 15 September 1829; Montreal, Quebec; Date 1829 per GEDCOM of Karen Nikischin, June 21, 2005. per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005. Date Sep 15 1829 & location Monreal per family tree of Michael Howard Butler on ancestry.ca, Dec 20 2019.^2,3
• Marriage*: 16 March 1853; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of Michael Howard Butler on ancestry.ca, Dec 20 2019.; Principal=Capt. Thomas Ayers Howard³
• Death*: 13 October 1862; Belleville, Hastings Co., Canada West; per family tree of Michael Howard Butler on ancestry.ca, Dec 20 2019.³

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see Nathaniel Swetman (brother)
  Note: Mary may be the third person shown with Nathaniel and wife Isabella in the 1851 Census for Brighton Twp. - dates match well enough and name, while very unclear, may start with an M??⁴
• Married Name: 16 March 1853; Howard³

Sarah Swetman¹

• Father*: James Swetman b. 14 Sep 1791, d. 18 Jun 1832
• Mother*: Sarah Mullet b. 22 May 1798, d. 7 May 1838

• Birth*: 1831; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹

Elizabeth Swetman¹

• Father*: Jerome Swetman¹ b. 16 Sep 1747, d. 26 Jan 1832
• Mother*: Elizabeth Brooks¹ b. 13 Nov 1750, d. 1829

• Birth*: circa 1783; England; " .. married and stayed in England .." per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹

Sophia Swetman¹

• Father*: Jerome Swetman¹ b. 16 Sep 1747, d. 26 Jan 1832
• Mother*: Elizabeth Brooks¹ b. 13 Nov 1750, d. 1829

• Birth*: circa 1784; England; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹

Joseph Swetman¹

• Father*: Jerome Swetman¹ b. 16 Sep 1747, d. 26 Jan 1832
• Mother*: Elizabeth Brooks¹ b. 13 Nov 1750, d. 1829

• Birth*: August 1782; Street, Somerset, England; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005. Date Aug 1782 & location Street, Somerset, England per family tree of jbernice60 on ancestry.ca, Sep 15 2017.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1809; England; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.; Principal=Sarah White¹
• Death*: after 1863; False Duck Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Retired as lightkeeper at False Ducks Island Lighthouse in 1863 at age 81.

• Residence*: 1828; Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Uppe Canada; "SOF Involvement 1828 Quaker Census Adolphus, Leeds Monthly Meeting Sarah is listed as a member .. " per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹
• Residence: 25 July 1829; False Duck Island, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; "With the lighthouse finished, the lightkeeper hired and a house built for him and his family, the False Ducks Island lighthouse was ready to be placed into active service in the summer of 1829. Throughout the day on Saturday July 25, Joseph Swetman would have been putting the finishing touches on the lantern and lamps; … “
  “The lightkeeper would have then gone about his business of methodically lighting each of the fifteen lamps. When he was finished, an intensely bright arc of light would have spread across the eastern end of Lake Ontario from the Canadian shore for the very first time.” from For Want of a Lighthouse, Marc seguin, page 78.
  Note: False Duck Island is just off the far eastern tip of Prince Edward Point. The waters south and east of here were extremenly treacherous due to islands and channels and swift, unpredictable waters. False Duck was the first of a series of lights that would be constructed to allow for safe sailing at the east end of Lake Ontario.
• Residence: circa 1840; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; "Swetmans have been curiously associated with the care of lighthouses: Joseph Swetman lit the first light in the False Duck lighthouse in Lake Ontario; and Swetmans, father and son, have been its guardians for over fifty years. Another son of Jerome Swetman, William, was the first keeper of the Presqu'Isle light, and he was succeeded by his son-in-law." per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹
• Retirement*: 1863; False Ducks Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; “Three decades later, when his father retired in 1863, the middle son, Frederick, would take over as keeper of the False Ducks island light.” from For Want of a Lighthouse, Marc seguin, page 78.

Sarah White¹

• Birth*: circa 1790; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1809; England; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.; Principal=Joseph Swetman¹

• Married Name: circa 1809; Swetman¹

Ella Swetman¹

• Father*: Joseph Swetman¹ b. Aug 1782, d. a 1863
• Mother*: Sarah White¹ b. c 1790

• Birth*: 1810; England; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹

Edward Swetman¹

• Father*: Joseph Swetman¹ b. Aug 1782, d. a 1863
• Mother*: Sarah White¹ b. c 1790

• Birth*: 1815; England; Date c.1820 & location England per family tree of Matthew Metzler on ancestry.ca, May 2 2023. Date 1815 & location England per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.^1,2
• Marriage*: 18 April 1850; West Lake, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per family tree of Matthew Metzler on ancestry.ca, May 2 2023.; Principal=Margaret Terrill²
• Death*: 3 August 1897; South Bay, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Aug 3 1897 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of Matthew Metzler on ancestry.ca, May 2 2023.
  "" Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kingston attended the funeral of his Uncle, Edward Swetman at South Bay on Thursday of last week. Mr. Swetman was a brother of the late Henry Swetman who died at this place just four weeks ago." Excerpt from scrapbook in the Prince Edward County Archives - 7/1996
  RLS" per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.^1,2

Frederick Swetman¹

• Father*: Joseph Swetman¹ b. Aug 1782, d. a 1863
• Mother*: Sarah White¹ b. c 1790

• Birth*: 1817; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1845; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.; Principal=Isobel McFern¹
• Death*: circa 1886; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹

• Occupation*: 1872; False Duck Lighthouse, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Civil Servants List 1872: Name: Frederick Swetman; Origin: Ontario; Religion: Society of Friends; Position: False Ducks; Per annum: 435.00 (Canadian Civil Servants Lists, 1872- 1900, "Names, Origin, Creed, Position and Pay of all the Employees of the Dominion Government, Department of Marine and Fisheries, Lighthouse Keepers.. above Montreal, pg, 77 (40 of 48 on anccesty.com)²
• Residence*: 1878; False Ducks Island, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; "Frederick Swetman is keeper, who keeps the Station in a very good order, he has a family of six." from For Want of a Lighthouse, Marc Seguin, pg. 243.
  Note: This is included in a report of all lighthouses in the summer of 1878.

Isobel McFern¹

• Birth*: circa 1817; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1845; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.; Principal=Frederick Swetman¹

• Married Name: circa 1845; Swetman¹

Ralph Waldo Swetman¹

• Father*: Frederick Swetman¹ b. 1817, d. c 1886
• Mother*: Isobel McFern¹ b. c 1817

• Birth*: circa 1880; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1900; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.; Principal=Alice R. Pierson¹

Alice R. Pierson¹

• Birth*: circa 1880; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1900; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.; Principal=Ralph Waldo Swetman¹

• Married Name: after 1900; Swetman¹

Harriet Swetman¹

• Father*: Joseph Swetman¹ b. Aug 1782, d. a 1863
• Mother*: Sarah White¹ b. c 1790

• Birth*: July 1816; Bristol, Glouchestershire, England; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005. DAt eJul 1816 & location Bristol per family tree of jbernice60 on ancestry.ca, Sep 15 2017.^1,2
• Death*: 5 March 1855; Canada West; per family tree of jbernice60 on ancestry.ca, Sep 15 2017.²

Henry Swetman¹

• Mother*: Sarah White¹ b. c 1790

• Birth*: 1897; South Bay, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹

Mary Swetman¹

• Father*: Jerome Swetman¹ b. 16 Sep 1747, d. 26 Jan 1832
• Mother*: Elizabeth Brooks¹ b. 13 Nov 1750, d. 1829

• Birth*: circa 1787; England; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹

Samuel Swetman¹

• Father*: Jerome Swetman¹ b. 16 Sep 1747, d. 26 Jan 1832
• Mother*: Elizabeth Brooks¹ b. 13 Nov 1750, d. 1829

• Birth*: circa 1789; England; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹

Isabella Swetman¹

• Father*: Jerome Swetman¹ b. 16 Sep 1747, d. 26 Jan 1832
• Mother*: Elizabeth Brooks¹ b. 13 Nov 1750, d. 1829

• Birth*: circa 1790; England; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1810; per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.; Principal=Ebenezer Shepherd¹

• Married Name: after 1810; Shepherd¹
• Residence*: circa 1815; New York, U.S.A.; "Isabella settled in New York State sometime after her marriage to
  Ebenezer. (per Family History) RLS" per GEDCOM of Ray Swetman, June 21, 2005.¹