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John Swarts

Male 1819 - 1847  (28 years)


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  • Name John Swarts 
    Born 30 Jun 1819 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Sep 1847 
    Buried Selkirk Union Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I01264  Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 

    Father Samuel Swarts,   b. 8 Nov 1778, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1862, Rainham Township, Haldimand County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Anna Overholt,   b. Aug 1781, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1863, Rainham Township, Haldimand County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 5 Sep 1801  Grimsby, Lincoln County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0518  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Ann Dennis,   b. ABT. 1827,   d. 13 Sep 1856  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Married ABT. 1843 
    Children 
     1. Samuel Swarts,   b. 10 Oct 1844,   d. 2 Jan 1909  (Age 64 years)  [Natural]
     2. John Swarts,   b. 26 Dec 1846, Walpole Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1926, Selkirk, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [Natural]
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F0517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • John Swarts worked at his father Samuel Swarts' Sawmill on the Sandusk Creek, Lot 17, Con 1, Walpole, which he was to inherit. He was killed in a sawmill accident leaving a 3 year old son Samuel and a 1 year old son John. His son John eventually inherited the mill, which he sold to his Uncle James Dennis