Ancestry: Moses Swift, Jr.; Ward Swift, Capt., Rev War; Moses Swift; Ephraim Swift; William Swift; William Swift
Born: January 5, 1806 in Pocasset Ma.
- Father: Moses Swift, Jr. (1766 – 1845) (Ward Swift, Capt., Rev War & Remember Tobey)
- Mother: Rebecca Nye; (1772 – 1851) (Samuel Nye, Jr., Rev War & Deborah Crowell)
Died: October 11, 1864 in Sandwich Ma. at 58 yrs, 9 mos, 6 d.
- Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area A
Married (1): Int. July 25, 1829
- To: Charles Ellis Howard; (1802 – 1840) (Calvin Howard & Chloe Fuller)
Children: 5
- 1. Benjamin Franklin Howard; (December 15, 1830 – November 11, 1914); Married Sarah Ellen Mailey (1837 – 1890) (Nicholas Mailey & Betsey Lewis) in Lynn Ma. on June 8, 1854; Benjamin, a shoemaker, died in Lynn Ma. at 83 yrs, 10 mos, 27 d.; Benjamin & Sarah are buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn Ma..
- 2. Bathsheba Ellis Howard Barlow; (April 18, 1833 – March 21, 1909); Married Lewis Nye Barlow (1827 – 1887) (Levi Lincoln Barlow & Sarah/Sally Lumbert) in Lynn Ma. on January 11, 1858; Lewis married (1) Lucy H. Parker (1827 – 1892) (Jonathan Parker, Jr. & Jane Maria Hinds) in Sandwich Ma. on September 25, 1848; Lucy married (2) Henry C. Hewins (1829 – 1878) (William Hewins & Love Handy) on Abt.1862; Bathsheba & Lewis are buried in East Cemetery in Meriden Ct.; Lucy & Henry are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Falmouth Ma..
- 3. Mary Ellen Howard Bates Everett Kimball; (August 22, 1835 – March 10, 1882); Married Reuben G. Bates (Abt.1831 – 1858) (Nymphas T. Bates & Sarah Gibbs) in Haverhill Ma. on March 16, 1854; She married (2) Leonard Everett, Jr. (1827 – 1861) (Leonard Everett & Nabby Hill) in Dorchester Ma. on December 30, 1860 & married (3) Sylvester Kimball (1820 – 1893) (Hezekiah Kimball & Abigail Elkins) in Brookline Ma. on February 2, 1874; Leonard married (1) Maria B. Hunt (Abt.1832 – 1859) (Samuel Hunt & Maria Blanchard) in Dorchester Ma. on May 1, 1854; Sylvester married (1) Ann Louisa Howard (1826 – ?) (Charles Howard & Mary Chase) in March 1844 & married (2) Mary Ward Ross (1834 – 1873) (Abraham Ross & Nancy Maynard) in Bellingham Ma. on February 26, 1862.
- 4. Leonard Everett Howard, Civil War; (January 13, 1838 – January 1, 1919); Married Anna L. Herring (1846 – 1935) (John Herring & Mercy Macomber) on November 1, 1866; Leonard & Anna are buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Guilford Me..
- 5. Charles Lloyd Howard, Civil War; (April 3, 1840 – April 7, 1863); Charles died in a Brooklyn N.Y. Hospital; He is buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
Married (2): May 22, 1850 in Sandwich Ma. by Moses Brown.
- To: Calvin Redding; (1815 – 1878) (Calvin Redding & Lucy (Hall) Morse)
Children: 1
- 1. Laura W. Redding Chase; (April 22, 1851 – October 14, 1898); Married Osborne Howes Chase (1840 – 1912) (James Chase & Mary Baker) in Sandwich Ma. on September 3, 1874; Laura was Osborne’s second wife; He married (3) Lizzie Breslow (James Breslow & Rose McManus) in Yarmouth Ma. on April 21, 1900.