Hannah Swett

1674 - 1749  (74 years)

• Name	Hannah Swett
  Birth	15 Jun 1674	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 14]
  History	17 Oct 1691 (17 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Death	25 Apr 1749	Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [4, 5, 8, 14]
  Burial	Aft 25 Apr 1749	Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Sawyer Hill Burying Ground,  Newburyport, Massachusetts   [5, 14]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Mary Swett,   b. 10 Apr 1672, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Nov 1734, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 62 years) + 2. Hannah Swett,   b. 15 Jun 1674, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 25 Apr 1749, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 74 years) ▻ Deacon Archelaus Woodman,  m. 1695   3. John Swett,   b. 28 Feb 1676/77, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Nov 1725, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 48 years)   4. Samuel Swett,   b. 10 Sep 1680, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1738, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 57 years)   5. Stephen Swett,   b. 27 Jan 1683/84, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Joseph Swett,   b. 2 Feb 1686/87, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   7. Benjamin Swett,   b. 11 Apr 1688, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Swett,   b. 1580, Devonshire, England d. 13 Jun 1651, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)  (Great Grandfather)  unknown wife  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I675	Roy Line
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	John Swett,   b. 20 Oct 1648, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Mar 1717/18, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mary Plummer,   b. 08 Feb 1649/50, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Deacon Archelaus Woodman,   b. 9 Jun 1672, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 Mar 1766, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	1695	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 20 years and 6 months - He : ~ 22 years and 6 months.
  Children	6 sons and 4 daughters
  1. Mary Woodman,   b. 26 Feb 1695/96, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 13 Mar 1787, North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 91 years) ▻ Jacob Brown  m. 25 Sep 1717     2. Edward Woodman,   b. 12 May 1698, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 1 Nov 1762, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 64 years) ▻ Mary Saunders  m. 18 Dec 1729     3. Archelaus Woodman,   b. 15 May 1700, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay ▻ Sarah Badger  m. 22 Jun 1723 >   4. Hannah Woodman,   b. 6 May 1703, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 6 May 1782, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 79 years) ▻ Joshua Hale  m. 13 Oct 1726     5. Judith Woodman,   b. 21 Sep 1705, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay ▻ Richard Clifford  m. 1 Jan 1742 +   6. Joshua Woodman,   b. 6 Jun 1708, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 4 Apr 1791, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 82 years) ▻ Eunice Sawyer  m. Mar 1735/36     7. John Woodman,   b. 20 Jun 1710, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay ▻ Abigail Tarr  m. 11 Nov 1741     8. Elizabeth Woodman,   b. 7 Jun 1712, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. Before 1762 (Age 49 years) ▻ John Goodridge, Jr.  m. 05 Jan 1737/38     9. Joseph Woodman,   b. 4 May 1714, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. Nov 1807, Wheelock, Caledonian County, Vermont, U.S.A. (Age 93 years) ▻ Bridget Willey  m. Abt 1760   10. Benjamin Woodman,   b. 3 Dec 1716, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay ▻ Lydia Phillips  m. 7 Oct 1746
  Family ID	F648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Hannah Swett(1674 – 1749) 2John Swett(1648 – 17 Mar 1717/18) 4Stephen Swett(1620 – 1693) 8John Swett(1580 – 1651) 16 17 9Sarah( – 1650) 18 19 5Hannah Merrill(1622 – 1662) 10John Merrill(1599 – 1673) 20Nathaniel Merrill( – 17 Mar 1626/27) 21Mary Blacksoll( – 1624) 11Elizabeth( – 1682) 22 23 3Mary Plummer(08 Feb 1649/50 – ) 6Samuel Plummer(Abt 1619 – 1702) 12Francis Plummer( – 1673) 24 25 13Ruth( – 1647) 26 27 7Mary Bitfield(Abt 1626 – ) 14Samuel Bitfield(21 Feb 1601/02 – 1660) 28Giles Bitfield(Abt 1557 – 1615) 29Joyce Hollyster(1550 – 1610) 15unknown wife 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Jun 1674 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 1695 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death - 25 Apr 1749 - Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 25 Apr 1749 - Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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