Swett Family Papers, 1736-1827.

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Swett Family Papers, 1736-1827.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/693392023

Boston, MA family. Letters and papers regarding insurance.

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Peabody Essex Museum

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Peabody Essex Museum

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Swett family.

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Swett, Samuel, 1774-1853

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Samuel Swett (1774-1853), the son of William and Mary (Torrey) Swett, was a merchant and ship-owner of Boston and Dedham, Mass., and played a prominent part in the development of the merchant marine in Boston. He also owned extensive real estate in Boston and Dedham. Swett married four times with his first two wives being the daughters of Dr. John Sprague, Jr. (1752-1800). He married on 7 May 1797, Esther Sprague (1777-1799). They had two sons: Edward Sprague Swett (1798...