Deacon Jireh Swift, Sr.

Abt 1665 - 1749  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Jireh Swift
  Prefix	Deacon
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	Abt 1665	Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	79412712
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79412712
  Died	17 Apr 1749	Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Buried	Aft 17 Apr 1749	Agawam Cemetery, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I22776	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family	Abigail Gibbs,   b. Abt 1677, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Mar 1740/41, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1697	Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Nathaniel Swift,   b. 14 Mar 1707/08, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Mar 1790, Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F10829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1665 - Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Married - 26 Nov 1697 - Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Died - 17 Apr 1749 - Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Buried - Aft 17 Apr 1749 - Agawam Cemetery, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: Additional information from the book, "William Swyft of Sandwitch and some of his Descendants" pg 6 provided by FAG contributor #47419841: "Jireh, fourth son of William and Ruth Swift born 1665, married Abigail Gibbs of Sandwich, Nov. 26, 1697 and had by her twelve children. After her death he married Mary Besse, of Wareham, Nov. 19, 1741, who survived him and is named, with all his children and Catherine "Curby", probably a daughter of his niece, Sarah Kirby, in his will dated March 29, 1744 and presented at Court May 1, 1749. Jireh died after a busy and prominent life at Wareham in April, 1749 aged 84." ------ Inscription courtesy of A. Griffith, http://www.warehamhistory.com/AgawamCemetery/SectionC/SwiftJirehDea.htm Inscription     Here lies buried     Deacn Jirah Swift     who dec April     ye 17 1749 In     ye 77 year of     his Age