Swett family Bible.

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Swett family Bible.

1732

http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/hcmc-975-10-007

This collection is comprised of a printed Bible, which includes a brief concordance and index in the back. Between the Aprocrypha and New Testament is a handwritten genealogy of the Swett family. It also includes a note that the Bible was gifted from William Hudson to hid graddaughter Mary Howell in 173_.

0.2 linear feet

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Haverford College Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11646710

Haverford College Library

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Swett, Mary Howell, approximately 1739-1821

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Mary Howell Swett (1739-1821) was born circa 1739 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Jacob Howell. Swett was a minister, and lived at Haddonfield, New Jersey. In 1762, she married Benjamin Swett. From 1797 to 1801, Swett accompanied Charity Cook on her religious visit to Europe. Mary Swett died in 1821....

Swett, Benjamin, approximately 1738-1819

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Benjamin Swett (1738-1819) was a Quaker minister. He was born to John Swett around 1738, likely in Delaware. In 1759, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting granted him a certificate to visit. Swett married Mary Howell of Philadelphia in 1762, and both he and his wife later became ministers. The couple moved to Burlington, New Jersey, and later to Haddonfield, New Jersey. In 1771, Swett visited Long Island, New York, on a religious visit. In 1778, Swett accompanied John Hunt in a visit to Native Americans ...