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Ruth Sweetnam, 1803–1903 (aged 100 years)

Name
Ruth /Sweetnam/
Given names
Ruth
Surname
Sweetnam
Married name
Ruth /Talbot/
Birth 1803 20 22
Sittingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdoms

Note: This data is **SUSPECT**, and the Birthdate is **UNLIKELY**. As a popular figure in LDS history myth…

This data is SUSPECT, and the Birthdate is UNLIKELY. As a popular figure in LDS history mythology, there many popular stories which have little or no evidence regarding Ruth Sweetnam's historicity, and which are beyond the scope of this amateur genealogy site to address.

Religious marriageHenry Talbot — View this family
March 20, 1833 (aged 30 years)
Grahamstown, Makhanda, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Address: Cathedral of St Michael and St George
Note: Morris family tree reports marriage at St. George Church, Grahamstown, but the citation for the even…

Morris family tree reports marriage at St. George Church, Grahamstown, but the citation for the event does not mention the location only that the marriage occurred in South Africa.

Birth of a daughterHannah Talbot
1843 (aged 40 years)

Birth of a sonEdward William Talbot
January 12, 1851 (aged 48 years)
Cradock, Cape Province, South Africa

Birth of a daughterElisa Talbot
1857 (aged 54 years)

Death of a fatherThomas Sweetnman
1857 (aged 54 years)

Birth of a sonHyrum Percel Talbot
1859 (aged 56 years)

Death of a motherJanet Barton
September 19, 1869 (aged 66 years)
Post Retief, Fort, Beaufort, South Africa

Census June 22, 1880 (aged 77 years) Age: 60
Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States

Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - Ruth Sweetnam - Household

1880 United States - Census transcript - Ruth Sweetnam - Household

Name Age Sex Mon Relation S M W/D MY Occupation UnEm Sick Blind DD Idiotic Insane Disabled School Read Write BP FBP MBP
Ruth Sweetnam 77 F wife Keeping house No No England England England
Edward William Talbot 29 M son Laborer 6 South Africa England England
Elisa Talbot 23 F daughter Housekeeping South Africa England England
Hannah Talbot 37 F daughter Fits No No South Africa England England
Hyrum Percel Talbot 21 M son Farming South Africa England England
Marriage of a childEdward William Talbot — Phenratte Josephine Partridge — View this family
December 9, 1880 (aged 77 years)
Willard, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Death of a husbandHenry Talbot
1895 (aged 92 years)

Death of a daughterHannah Talbot
1897 (aged 94 years)

Death 1903 (aged 100 years)
Family with parents
father
Birth: 1783
Marriage: December 20, 1802 — Wartling, Sussex, England, United Kingdoms
Death: 1857
Unique identifier: 852830FB780D4E08A2CDE9A6953AA0EE0E19
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Thomas Sweetnman
1783–1857
Birth: 1783
Death: 1857
mother
Birth: April 12, 1780 — Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdoms
Marriage: December 20, 1802 — Wartling, Sussex, England, United Kingdoms
Death: September 19, 1869 — Post Retief, Fort, Beaufort, South Africa
Unique identifier: 852830FB780D4E08A2CDE9A6953AA0EE0E19
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Sweetnman Ruth Sweetnam
Janet Barton
1780–1869
Birth: April 12, 1780 — Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdoms
Death: September 19, 1869 — Post Retief, Fort, Beaufort, South Africa
Marriage Marriage — December 20, 1802 — Wartling, Sussex, England, United Kingdoms
13 months
herself
Birth: 1803 20 22 — Sittingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdoms
Religious marriage: March 20, 1833 — Grahamstown, Makhanda, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Census: June 22, 1880 — Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States
Death: 1903
Unique identifier: 54A677F319E7413FAF79191C352CF6F38BCD
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Henry Talbot Hannah Talbot Edward William Talbot Elisa Talbot Hyrum Percel Talbot
Ruth Sweetnam
1803–1903
Birth: 1803 20 22 — Sittingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdoms
Death: 1903
Family with Henry Talbot
husband
Birth: 1813
Religious marriage: March 20, 1833 — Grahamstown, Makhanda, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Death: 1895
Unique identifier: 54A677F319E7413FAF79191C352CF6F38BCD
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Henry Talbot
1813–1895
Birth: 1813
Death: 1895
herself
Birth: 1803 20 22 — Sittingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdoms
Religious marriage: March 20, 1833 — Grahamstown, Makhanda, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Census: June 22, 1880 — Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States
Death: 1903
Unique identifier: 54A677F319E7413FAF79191C352CF6F38BCD
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Ruth Sweetnam
1803–1903
Birth: 1803 20 22 — Sittingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdoms
Death: 1903
Religious marriage Religious marriage — March 20, 1833 — Grahamstown, Makhanda, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
11 years
daughter
Birth: 1843 30 40
Census: June 22, 1880 — Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States
Death: 1897
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Hannah Talbot
1843–1897
Birth: 1843 30 40
Death: 1897
8 years
son
Birth: January 12, 1851 38 48 — Cradock, Cape Province, South Africa
Census: June 22, 1880 — Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States
Marriage: December 9, 1880 — Willard, Box Elder, Utah, USA
Death: November 9, 1933 — Blackfoot, Bingham county, Idaho, USA
Unique identifier: DD804E1D28974A27854A1537FEFC8DA9431B
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Edward William Talbot
1851–1933
Birth: January 12, 1851 38 48 — Cradock, Cape Province, South Africa
Death: November 9, 1933 — Blackfoot, Bingham county, Idaho, USA
7 years
daughter
Birth: 1857 44 54
Census: June 22, 1880 — Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States
Death: 1925
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Elisa Talbot
1857–1925
Birth: 1857 44 54
Death: 1925
3 years
son
Birth: 1859 46 56
Census: June 22, 1880 — Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States
Death: 1942
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Hyrum Percel Talbot
1859–1942
Birth: 1859 46 56
Death: 1942
Birth

This data is SUSPECT, and the Birthdate is UNLIKELY. As a popular figure in LDS history mythology, there many popular stories which have little or no evidence regarding Ruth Sweetnam's historicity, and which are beyond the scope of this amateur genealogy site to address.

Marriage

Morris family tree reports marriage at St. George Church, Grahamstown, but the citation for the event does not mention the location only that the marriage occurred in South Africa.

CensusView

1880 United States - Census transcript - Ruth Sweetnam - Household

Name Age Sex Mon Relation S M W/D MY Occupation UnEm Sick Blind DD Idiotic Insane Disabled School Read Write BP FBP MBP
Ruth Sweetnam 77 F wife Keeping house No No England England England
Edward William Talbot 29 M son Laborer 6 South Africa England England
Elisa Talbot 23 F daughter Housekeeping South Africa England England
Hannah Talbot 37 F daughter Fits No No South Africa England England
Hyrum Percel Talbot 21 M son Farming South Africa England England
Census
Note: 1880 US Federal Census - Utah, Davis, Kaysville, ed 016, sheet 29A

1880 US Federal Census - Utah, Davis, Kaysville, ed 016, sheet 29A

  1. Talbot, Henry
  2. Talbot, Agnes (wife)
  3. Talbot, Henry William
  4. Talbot, Sarah F.
  5. Talbot, Agnes H.
  6. Talbot, Georg L.
  7. Talbot, Ruth (wife)
  8. Talbot, Edward William
  9. Talbot, Eliza
  10. Talbot, Hannah
  11. Talbot, Hyrum P.
  12. Howard, Lancum William
  13. Howard, Ruth S.
  14. Howard, Elizabeth