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Heman Swift

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: November 12, 1814 (81)
Cornwall Town (Probable), Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jabez Swift, Sr. and Abigail Swift
Husband of Mary Skiff; Eleanor Swift; Sarah Swift and Hannah Swift
Father of Rufus Swift; Philo Swift; Elisha Swift; Jabez Swift; Heman Swift and 6 others
Brother of Elisha Swift, Sr.; Abigail Chamberlain; Hannah Swift; Bathsheba Crocker; Patience Swift and 8 others

Managed by: Sylvia R Williams
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About Heman Swift

Proper Name: SWIFT, HEMAN

A Patriot of the American Revolution for CONNECTICUT with the rank of BRIGADIER GENERAL. DAR Ancestor # A111989

Occasional record lists him (incorrectly) as Herman.

Promoted to Brev. Brig. Gen by general act of Congress, 30 Sep 1783; Revolutionary War hero (against England).

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Cemetery monument photo and info, ref.: < https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28165612/heman-swift >, Calhoun Cemetery, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut.

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Heman Swift's Timeline

1733
October 14, 1733
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1761
January 15, 1761
1762
November 10, 1762
Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut Colony
1764
August 14, 1764
1766
September 11, 1766
1768
September 23, 1768
September 23, 1768
1770
August 26, 1770
1772
April 28, 1772