Hurlbert Swan

Family

Sources

1. William T. Davis (ed.), The New England States (Boston: D. H. Hurd, 1897), vol. 1, pp. 332-333, sketch "DIODATE LORD SWAN": "Diodate Lord Swan, the subject of this sketch. Mr. Swan was born in East Haddam, July 24, 1824 ... removal to Springfield in 1846 ... New England Card and Paper Company ... associated with his three sons, under the firm-name of D. L. Swan & Sons ... Alderman 1876-77-78 ward six ... Mr. Swan died in Springfield April 13, 1859 [OCR/typo; ~1895]".

   William T. Davis (ed.), The New England States (Boston: D. H. Hurd, 1897), vol. 1, pp. 332-333, sketch "DIODATE LORD SWAN": "Hurlbert Swan, son of Jabez, ... married two wives, by one of whom, Hannah Estabrook, he had twelve children... Diodate Lord Swan, son of Hurlbert and Hannah (Estabrook) Swan, was born February 23, 1799, in East Haddam... He married two wives, by the last of whom, Mary Eliza Wells, of Middle Haddam, he had nine children, six sons and three daughters. The oldest of these was Diodate Lord Swan, the subject of this sketch [b. East Haddam July 24, 1824; of Springfield]." Corroborated independently by Beers, Commemorative Biographical Record of Middlesex County CT (1903), p. 543: "(VI) Hurlburt and Hannah (Esterbrook) Swan, the paternal grandparents of Ralph B., were farming people of East Haddam... (VII) Diodet L. Swan, the father of Ralph B., was born about 1800, in Lyme". Matches diodate-l-swan-sr: 2nd wife Mary Eliza Wells; nine children; eldest Diodate/Diodet L. of Springfield. Birth conflict: Davis 23 Feb 1799 East Haddam vs Beers ~1800 Lyme.

2. William T. Davis (ed.), The New England States (Boston: D. H. Hurd, 1897), vol. 1, pp. 332-333, sketch "DIODATE LORD SWAN": "Diodate Lord Swan, the subject of this sketch. Mr. Swan was born in East Haddam, July 24, 1824 ... removal to Springfield in 1846 ... New England Card and Paper Company ... associated with his three sons, under the firm-name of D. L. Swan & Sons ... Alderman 1876-77-78 ward six ... Mr. Swan died in Springfield April 13, 1859 [OCR/typo; ~1895]".

   William T. Davis (ed.), The New England States (Boston: D. H. Hurd, 1897), vol. 1, pp. 332-333, sketch "DIODATE LORD SWAN": "Hurlbert Swan, son of Jabez, ... married two wives, by one of whom, Hannah Estabrook, he had twelve children... Diodate Lord Swan, son of Hurlbert and Hannah (Estabrook) Swan, was born February 23, 1799, in East Haddam... He married two wives, by the last of whom, Mary Eliza Wells, of Middle Haddam, he had nine children, six sons and three daughters. The oldest of these was Diodate Lord Swan, the subject of this sketch [b. East Haddam July 24, 1824; of Springfield]." Corroborated independently by Beers, Commemorative Biographical Record of Middlesex County CT (1903), p. 543: "(VI) Hurlburt and Hannah (Esterbrook) Swan, the paternal grandparents of Ralph B., were farming people of East Haddam... (VII) Diodet L. Swan, the father of Ralph B., was born about 1800, in Lyme". Matches diodate-l-swan-sr: 2nd wife Mary Eliza Wells; nine children; eldest Diodate/Diodet L. of Springfield. Birth conflict: Davis 23 Feb 1799 East Haddam vs Beers ~1800 Lyme.

3. Beers, Commemorative Biographical Record of Middlesex County, Connecticut (1903), p. 543, Ralph B. Swan sketch: "(V) Jabez Swan, son of Asa, was born May 21, 1751. On June 17, 1772, he married (first) Mehitable Wheeler, and for his second wife he wedded Lucy Wheeler. In 1777 he sold his property in Stonington... invested in a farm near Millington green, in East Haddam, and on May 22, 1777, moved there. Jabez and Mehitable (Wheeler) Swan had the following named children: Hurlburt, Mehitable, Jabez, Jr., ... By the second wife, Lucy (Wheeler), there were two children... (VI) Hurlburt and Hannah (Esterbrook) Swan, the paternal grandparents of Ralph B., were farming people of East Haddam". Independently, Davis, The New England States (1897) p. 332: "Jabez Swan, the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in Stonington, Conn., in 1750, and removed to East Haddam, Conn., in 1776... Hurlbert Swan, son of Jabez". Matches hurlbert-swan: wife Hannah Estabrook (both sources); East Haddam (both); father of Diodate L. Swan Sr.

   Beers, Commemorative Biographical Record of Middlesex County, Connecticut (1903), p. 543, Ralph B. Swan sketch: "(V) Jabez Swan, son of Asa, was born May 21, 1751. On June 17, 1772, he married (first) Mehitable Wheeler, and for his second wife he wedded Lucy Wheeler. In 1777 he sold his property in Stonington... invested in a farm near Millington green, in East Haddam, and on May 22, 1777, moved there. Jabez and Mehitable (Wheeler) Swan had the following named children: Hurlburt, Mehitable, Jabez, Jr., ... By the second wife, Lucy (Wheeler), there were two children... (VI) Hurlburt and Hannah (Esterbrook) Swan, the paternal grandparents of Ralph B., were farming people of East Haddam". Independently, Davis, The New England States (1897) p. 332: "Jabez Swan, the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in Stonington, Conn., in 1750, and removed to East Haddam, Conn., in 1776... Hurlbert Swan, son of Jabez". Matches hurlbert-swan: wife Hannah Estabrook (both sources); East Haddam (both); father of Diodate L. Swan Sr.