Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Elizabeth A  SWETT

  (b. 12 May 1827 ,  Falmouth, Maine, USA   d. 25 July 1901 ,  Freeport, Maine, USA )  

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Elizabeth A SWETT was born 12 May 1827 in Falmouth, Maine, USA

Elizabeth A SWETT was the child of Lewis SWETT   and   Sylvia (Silva) W DELANO and the grandchild of: (paternal)  James SWETT and Abigail PRIDE

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Elizabeth A  married  Elias LUNT 24 November 1848 in Cumberland, Maine, USA .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Elias LUNT  was born 8 April 1826 in Falmouth, Maine, USA.  Elias died 9 May 1863 in Falmouth, Maine, USA.  Elias was the child of Daniel LUNT and Eliza M DUNBAR.

Elizabeth A SWETT died 25 July 1901 in Freeport, Maine, USA.
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Elizabeth A SWETT married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Elias LUNT-- Date: 24 November 1848 Place: Cumberland, Maine, USA
Elias LUNT was the child of Daniel LUNT and Eliza M DUNBAR




Children of Elias LUNT and Elizabeth A SWETT:

flag male ancestor John Henry LUNT (b.10 April 1849, Falmouth, Maine, USA  d. abt. 1934, Falmouth, Maine, USA)

flag female ancestor Ann Louisa LUNT (b.15 September 1850, Falmouth, Maine, USA  d. 9 April 1900, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA )

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Arabella LUNT (b.1 July 1852, Falmouth, Maine, USA  d. abt. 1939, Falmouth, Maine, USA)

flag male ancestor William C LUNT (b.20 January 1855, Falmouth, Maine, USA  d. abt. 1912, )

flag female ancestor Carrie A LUNT (b.February 1856, Falmouth, Maine, USA  d. , )

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Charles Page LUNT (b.31 January 1858, Falmouth, Maine, USA  d. abt. 1924, )

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Jennie Frances LUNT (b.22 September 1860, Falmouth, Maine, USA  d. 2 February 1929, South Portland, Maine, USA)

flag male ancestor Osgood LUNT (b.30 July 1862, Falmouth, Maine, USA  d. 18 May 1948, Mifflin Township, Franklin, Ohio, USA)



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birth1827 Birth
12 May 1827
Falmouth, Maine, USA
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
marriage1848 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth A SWETT and Elias LUNT 24 November 1848, Cumberland, Maine, USA (Cumberland Center)

She was 21 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
1849 Birth of Child
John Henry LUNT was born 10 April 1849, Falmouth, Maine, USA

Elizabeth A was 21 years old.
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
1850 Birth of Child
Ann Louisa LUNT was born 15 September 1850, Falmouth, Maine, USA

Elizabeth A was 23 years old.
1852 Birth of Child
Arabella LUNT was born 1 July 1852, Falmouth, Maine, USA

Elizabeth A was 25 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1855 Birth of Child
William C LUNT was born 20 January 1855, Falmouth, Maine, USA

Elizabeth A was 27 years old.
1856 Birth of Child
Carrie A LUNT was born February 1856, Falmouth, Maine, USA

Elizabeth A was 28 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
1858 Birth of Child
Charles Page LUNT was born 31 January 1858, Falmouth, Maine, USA

Elizabeth A was 30 years old.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1860 Birth of Child
Jennie Frances LUNT was born 22 September 1860, Falmouth, Maine, USA

Elizabeth A was 33 years old.
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
1862 Birth of Child
Osgood LUNT was born 30 July 1862, Falmouth, Maine, USA

Elizabeth A was 35 years old.
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
1863 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elias LUNT died 9 May 1863, Falmouth, Maine, USA
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
1900 Death of Child
Ann Louisa LUNT died 9 April 1900, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village)

Elizabeth A was 72 years old.
death1901 Death
25 July 1901
Freeport, Maine, USA

She died at the age of 74.

Elizabeth is buried at: Pine Grove Cemetery Falmouth Cumberland County Maine, USA
Added: 7/22/2016 6:06:28 PM - Updated: 2/28/2025 12:54:26 PM
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