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Abby Spurling Swett

Female 1828 - 1895  (66 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Abby Spurling Swett was born on 04 Oct 1828 in Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine; died on 01 Mar 1895 in Rockland, Knox County, Maine; was buried in Seaview Cemetery, Rockland, Knox County, Maine, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Surry, Hancock County, Maine; : 19
    • Census: 1860, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; : 29
    • Census: 1870, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; : 40

    Abby married Sabrin L. Lord on Yes, date unknown. Sabrin (son of Benjamin Lord and Jemima Young) was born on 5 Jul 1825 in Surry, Hancock County, Maine; died on 02 Jan 1899 in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Seaview Cemetery, Rockland, Knox County, Maine, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lila Delphean Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1848 in Maine.
    2. 3. Wilfred Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1849 in Surry, Hancock County, Maine; died on 4 Nov 1849 in Surry, Hancock County, Maine; was buried in Village Cemetery, Surry, Hancock County, Maine, U.S.A..
    3. 4. Sabrin Everard Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1851 in Surry, Hancock County, Maine; died on 29 Jan 1933 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
    4. 5. William S. Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1854 in Maine.
    5. 6. Otis A. Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Sep 1855 in Surry, Hancock County, Maine; died on 13 Sep 1893 in Rockland, Knox County, Maine.
    6. 7. Herbert S. Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jun 1858 in Hermon, Penobscot County, Maine; died on 07 Oct 1884 in Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine.
    7. 8. Anna M. Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1860 in Maine.
    8. 9. Lizzie A. Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1861 in Maine.
    9. 10. Benny W. Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1866 in Maine.
    10. 11. Hattie W. Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1866 in Maine.
    11. 12. Helen Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1868 in Maine.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lila Delphean Lord Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abby1) was born about 1848 in Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Surry, Hancock County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 2


  2. 3.  Wilfred LordWilfred Lord Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abby1) was born on 27 Oct 1849 in Surry, Hancock County, Maine; died on 4 Nov 1849 in Surry, Hancock County, Maine; was buried in Village Cemetery, Surry, Hancock County, Maine, U.S.A..

  3. 4.  Sabrin Everard Lord Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abby1) was born on 12 May 1851 in Surry, Hancock County, Maine; died on 29 Jan 1933 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1860, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 9
    • Census: 1870, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 19
    • Married: 19 Jan 1890, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Edna N. Gambym the daughter of Edward A. and Nancy Gamby. She was born September 1862 in Milford, Massachusetts.
    • Census: 1900, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; : 49
    • Census: 1910, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a carpenter.; : 58; Address:
      345 Summer Street
    • Census: 1920, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a carpenter.; : 68; Address:
      345 Summer Street
    • Census: 1930, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a widower.; : 78; Address:
      345 Summer Street


  4. 5.  William S. Lord Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abby1) was born about 1854 in Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1860, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 6
    • Census: 1870, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 16


  5. 6.  Otis A. Lord Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abby1) was born on 7 Sep 1855 in Surry, Hancock County, Maine; died on 13 Sep 1893 in Rockland, Knox County, Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1860, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.
    • Census: 1870, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 14
    • Married: 1877; Lucy A. Spear, the daughter of Sarah T, Spear. Lucy was born about 1857 in Maine. Issue: 1. Lela F. Lord (1877-1973) 2. Eva May Lord (1880-1957) 3. Casalena S. Lord (1882-1919) 4. Myrtie Belle Lord (1885-1969) 5. Herbert Waldo Lord (1889-1972) 6. Nellie I. Lord (1891-1900)
    • Census: 1880, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; He is listed as a teamster; : 24

    Notes:

    Died:
    He was a quarryman at the time of his death.


  6. 7.  Herbert S. Lord Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abby1) was born on 26 Jun 1858 in Hermon, Penobscot County, Maine; died on 07 Oct 1884 in Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1860, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 6 months
    • Census: 1870, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 10
    • Census: 1880, Brewer, Penobscot County, Maine; : 22

    Herbert married Sarah Melissa Mayhew on 22 Jan 1878 in Levant, Penobscot County, Maine. Sarah (daughter of James M. Mayhew and Amanda Jane "Jane" Clark) was born on 23 Jan 1860 in Addison, Washington County, Maine,; died on 19 Dec 1937 in Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine; was buried in Pushaw Cemetery, Hudson, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Ernest E. Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1878 in Maine.
    2. 14. Lena M. Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Nov 1879.
    3. 15. Vera May Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Apr 1882 in Hermon, Penobscot County, Maine; died on 19 Jul 1967 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; was buried on 22 Jul 1967 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Florence, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    4. 16. Marcia P. Lord  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Mar 1884 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.

  7. 8.  Anna M. Lord Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abby1) was born about 1860 in Maine.

  8. 9.  Lizzie A. Lord Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abby1) was born about 1861 in Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1870, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 9


  9. 10.  Benny W. Lord Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abby1) was born about 1866 in Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1870, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 4


  10. 11.  Hattie W. Lord Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abby1) was born about 1866 in Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1870, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 4


  11. 12.  Helen Lord Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abby1) was born about 1868 in Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1870, Rockland, Knox County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 2



Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Ernest E. Lord Descendancy chart to this point (7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born on 7 Nov 1878 in Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1880, Brewer, Penobscot County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 2

    Notes:

    Died:
    Young


  2. 14.  Lena M. Lord Descendancy chart to this point (7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born on 6 Nov 1879.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Burnett (2003) gives her birth date as 6 November 1880

    Died:
    Young


  3. 15.  Vera May LordVera May Lord Descendancy chart to this point (7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born on 27 Apr 1882 in Hermon, Penobscot County, Maine; died on 19 Jul 1967 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; was buried on 22 Jul 1967 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Florence, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1900, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 18, living at 258 North Hampton Street Block L, Holyoke, Massachusetts.
    • Residence: Feb 1901, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts; Address:
      258 Northampton Street
    • Census: 1910, Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 28, living on West Street, Stafford, Connecticut.
    • Residence: 1920, Biddeford, York County, Maine
    • Census: 1930, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 49, living at 322 Broadway Street, Bangor, Maine.
    • Census: 1940, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 58, living on 39 South Park Street, Bangor, Maine.
    • Residence: 1967, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was living on 117 Hayden Street, Orange, Massachusetts, before being admitted to a hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts.
    • Obituary: 21 Jul 1967; MRS. VERA DRILLEN NORTHAMPTON, Mass.-Mrs. Vera (Lord) Drillen, 85, of 117 Hayden Street, Orange, widow of Ernest F. Drillen, died Wednesday at a Northampton hospital following a long illness. Born at Hermon, Maine, April 27, 1882, she was the daughter of Herbert and Sarah (Mayhew) Lord. She had been a resident of Northampton for several years before moving to Orange. She was a member Of the Episcopal Church at Athol and the Grange at Orange. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. George Brown of Northampton, Mrs. Saville Crabtree of Easthampton, Mrs. Charles Wood of Staten Island, N. Y.; two sons, Norman Burnett of Albuquerque, N. M., Raymond Burnett of Fort Ogden, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Grace Pierce and Mrs. Hazel Storming, both of Hudson, Maine, Mrs. Gladys Ryder of East Corinth, Maine; three brothers, Charles and Lee Alexander, both of Hudson, Maine, Decatur Alexander of Bangor, Maine; 29 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren, 15 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at the Newell-Northampton Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Henry Ramsey, assistant rector of St. Johns Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery. Published by the Bangor Daily News, 21 July 1967, Page 12.
    • Last Full Review: 2 Jul 2021

    Vera married Francis William "Frank" Burnett in 1899, and was divorced in 1919. Francis (son of Frank William Burnett and Calista Ann Prentiss) was born in Jun 1860 in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont; died on 17 Aug 1938 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Murvil Francis "Buck" Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1900 in Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Dec 1963 in Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried on 13 Dec 1963 in South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    2. 18. Lawrence Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1901.
    3. 19. Norman William Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1903 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine; died in Nov 1980.
    4. 20. Francis "Frank" Burnett, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1904 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine; died in 1919.
    5. 21. Alice May Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Feb 1905 in Maine; died in Feb 1972.
    6. 22. Herbert Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1907.
    7. 23. Dorothy Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1908 in Massachusetts.
    8. 24. Raymond Edward Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Sep 1910 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 11 Aug 1993 in Richmond County, Georgia; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, U.S.A..
    9. 25. Vera May Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1912.
    10. 26. Gladys Marguertie Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1913 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Nov 1996.
    11. 27. Helen Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1915.
    12. 28. Luva Estelle "Betty" Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1916; died on 11 Mar 1998 in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania .
    13. 29. Woodrow Wilson Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point

    Vera married Ernest Freeman Drillen on 7 Aug 1922 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Ernest was born on 25 Dec 1878 in Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 30 Mar 1965 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; was buried on 2 Apr 1965 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Florence, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 16.  Marcia P. Lord Descendancy chart to this point (7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born on 9 Mar 1884 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 20 Feb 1902; William Dubey. He died before 1905. No Issue.
    • Married: 9 Jan 1905, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine; , the son of Francis K. and Lucy A. Thomas. He was born about 1883 in Bangor, Maine. Marcia was then a widow.



Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Murvil Francis "Buck" BurnettMurvil Francis "Buck" Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born on 13 Sep 1900 in Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Dec 1963 in Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried on 13 Dec 1963 in South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1910, Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 9, living on West Street, Stafford, Connecticut with his parents.
    • Census: 1920, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 19, living on 20 Whitney Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with his wife, Irene and his wife's parents.
    • Residence: 1926, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In 1926, Murvil and Irene lived at 111 Pleasant Street, Northampton, Massachusetts. He was a chauffeur.
    • Census: 1930, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 28, living on 111 Pleasant Street, Northampton, Massachusetts. He worked as a taxi driver.
    • Census: 1940, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 39, living on 5 Market Street, Northampton, Massachusetts. He is listed as a taxi driver. His highest grade reached is the 3rd grade.
    • Draft Reg: 16 Feb 1942, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft giving his age as 41, and his address as 3 Market Street, Northampton. He was self employed at the Sinclair Station in Northampton.
    • Residence: 1944, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts; In 1944 he lived in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
    • Organization: 1951, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1951 he joined the Orange Lodge of the Masons. At that time he was a service station owner.
    • Residence: 1963, Rockville, Tolland County, Connecticut; He lived on 20 Thompson Street, Rockville, Connecticut.
    • Obituary: 13 Dec 1963
    • Last Full Review: 25 Jun 2021

    Notes:

    Name:

    Murvil married Irene Francelia Eddy on 20 Jan 1919 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Irene (daughter of Lewis George Eddy and Bessie Eliza Parents) was born on 3 Aug 1901 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Mar 1979 in Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried in South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Dorothy Irene Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Bessie Louise Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Oct 1922 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Oct 2003 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
    3. 32. Murvil Francis Burnett, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1925 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Mar 2008.
    4. 33. Marguerite Marie Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1928 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jul 2010 in Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts; was buried on 17 Jul 2010 in Erving Center Cemetery, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    5. 34. Beverly Ann Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 35. Vera Mae Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 36. Irene Frances Burnett  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 18.  Lawrence Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born in Aug 1901.

  3. 19.  Norman William Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born on 30 May 1903 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine; died in Nov 1980.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • SSN: 303-12-9418
    • Census: 1910, Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 6, living on West Street, Stafford, Connecticut with his parents.
    • Married: say 1923; Rena Belva Hagerdon. She was born 16 January 1916 in Dayton, New York, and died 22 April 1988 in Jamestown, New York. Issue: 1. Charlotte Burnett 2. Fanny Rose Burnett 3. Joan Burnett 4. Norman William Burnett Jr. 5. Norena K. Burnett
    • Census: 1940, Richmond County, Georgia; He was living with his brother, Raymond.; : 30
    • Residence: 1980, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico


  4. 20.  Francis "Frank" Burnett, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born in Mar 1904 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine; died in 1919.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1910, Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 4, living on West Street, Stafford, Connecticut with his parents.
    • Last Full Review: 1 May 2020


  5. 21.  Alice May Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born on 24 Feb 1905 in Maine; died in Feb 1972.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1910, Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 5, living on West Street, Stafford, Connecticut with her parents.
    • Married: 1925; George W. Brown. He was born in 1897 in France. Issue: 1. George W. Brown Jr. (1927-1931) 2. Jean M. Brown (c1929-____) 3. Shirley Brown (c1933-____) 4. Donald Brown (c1937-____) 5. Richard Brown (1941-1972)
    • Census: 1930, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; : 25; Address:
      5 Glendale Avenue
    • Census: 1940, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; : 35; Address:
      Route 66


  6. 22.  Herbert Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born in May 1907.

  7. 23.  Dorothy Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born in Jul 1908 in Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1910, Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 1, living on West Street, Stafford, Connecticut with her parents.


  8. 24.  Raymond Edward Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born on 3 Sep 1910 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 11 Aug 1993 in Richmond County, Georgia; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • SSN: 255-28-7806
    • Census: 1940, Richmond County, Georgia; He is listed as a mechanic; : 27; Address:
      Branch Street
    • Married: Est 1941; Julia Kate Edgar. Julia was born 15 September 1918. Issue: 1. Vera Mae Burnett (1942-1942) 2. Gloria Jean Burnett 3. Tobin Raymond Burnett 4. Julia Mae Burnett 5. Becky Ann Burnett
    • Residence: 1993, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia


  9. 25.  Vera May Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born in Feb 1912.

  10. 26.  Gladys Marguertie Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born on 22 Jul 1913 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Nov 1996.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • SSN: 007-03-5401
    • Married: 17 Jun 1950; Gustavis Adolphus Giddens. He was born 11 May 1908 and died 5 May 1956.
    • Married: 7 Dec 1962; Saville R. Crabtree. He was born 23 October 1915 and died 12 October 2002 in Clinton Corners, New York.
    • Residence: 1996, Lynn Haven, Bay County, Florida


  11. 27.  Helen Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born in May 1915.

  12. 28.  Luva Estelle "Betty" Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1) was born on 17 Sep 1916; died on 11 Mar 1998 in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania .

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • SSN: 127-14-1882
    • Married: 1942; John Brewers.
    • Divorced: 1957; from
    • Married: say 1958; Charles Wood


  13. 29.  Woodrow Wilson Burnett Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vera3, 7.Herbert2, 1.Abby1)