William Sylvester Swezey, <

1825 - 1900  (75 years)

• Name	William Sylvester Swezey  [1]
  Suffix	<
  Birth	17 Jun 1825	Suffolk Co., NY   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	W. Sylvester Swezey  [2]
  Name	William Swezey  [4]
  Name	William Sylvester Sweezey  [3]
  Death	23 Jun 1900	Middle Island, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  Person ID	I1122	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	William Sweezey,   b. 1786, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 30 May 1851, Middle Island, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Rose, ^,   b. 31 Aug 1791, Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 27 Sep 1875, Middle Island, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1808  [6]
  Family ID	F603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elmira Penney,   b. 28 Jun 1846, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 1915, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1873  [2, 4]
  Children	1. Celia Gillette Swezey, ^,   b. 10 May 1874, NY d. 1 Dec 1957, Setauket, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 83 years)   2. Ethel Swezey, <,   b. 26 Oct 1876, Middle Island,Suffolk,Ny d. Yes, date unknown   3. Harriet Swezey, <,   b. 1877, Middle Island,Suffolk,Ny d. 1969 (Age 92 years)   4. William Swezey, <,   b. 1879, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Swezey, <,   b. May 1880, of New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. Inez Sweezey, <,   b. Abt Jan 1882, NY d. 1928 (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] http://www.sweezey.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I00768&tree=. [S31] Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll T623_1165; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 744. [S21] http://sweezey.net/genealogy/software/getperson.php?personID=I00768. [S15] Census Place: Middle Island, Suffolk, New York; Roll T9_935; Family History Film: 1254935; Page: 156.1000; Enumeration District: 316; Image: 0040. [S23] 25 Jun 1900, p. 5. "William S. Swezey - Middle Island, L.I., June 25 - William S. Swezey, an aged resident of this place, died Saturday morning after an illness of about three months. He was a direct descendant of the original Stephen Swezey, who settled here in 1744, and he occupied a part of the original homestead farm, which from that time to this has never been in other hands than lineal descendants, and for more than a century and a half has never been conveyed at all. Mr Swezey was 75 years of age and leaves a widow and five daughters." [S200] 9 Jan 1808, p. 3. Married. At Brookhaven, Long Island, on Sabbath evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Robertson, Mr. William Swezey to the amiable Miss Eliz. Rose, daughter of John Rose, Esq., all of Brookhaven.