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Sweet Family History
Sweet Genealogy & Family TreeSweet is an English name from Somerset, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English swete and referred to someone who was knowing for being gentle and kind. The earliest known ancestor--Wilmund Svote--was recorded in 1179.
Other spellings include "Swete," "Sweete," "Sweit," and "Sweett." Notable people with the surname include Samoan-Australian boxer Apollo Sweet, American illustrator Darrell K. Sweet (The Wheel of Time, Xanth, The Chronicles of Thomas the Unbeliever), and American musician Michael Sweet (Stryper). The first Sweet to come to America was Robert Sweet in Virginia in 1623.
Sweet Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Christopher Brown Sweet -- --, 1828 December 26, 1887 Rhode Island
- Beulah E. Sweet -- --, 1900 December 0, 1925
- Thoamas Sweet -- --, 1764 Rhode Island
- Alice Sweet -- --, 1894 December 31, 1981
- Rufus S W Sweet -- --, 1849 September 6, 1867 New York
Sweet Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Charles Harold Sweet -- --, 1887 January 26, 1950 Indiana
- Anna Sweet -- --, 1820 December 0, 1890 New York
- James Sweet December 0, 1695 Rhode Island
- Viola A. Sweet -- --, 1843 May 1, 1925 Michigan
- Tal T. Sweet -- --, 1888 July 8, 1952 South Carolina
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