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John Chesnell Swett

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Birth	:	1 Oct 1856 Lamoine Beach, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Death	:	27 Apr 1933 Wilton, McLean County, North Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Saint Marys Cemetery, Bismarck, Burleigh County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.8153000, -100.7546997
Plot	:	Sec. D, Row 5, Lot E5
Description	:	J. C. SWETT, EARLY SETTLER OF COUNTY, EXPIRES AT WILTON John C. Swett, resident of Bismarck for 54 years, died about 6:30 o'clock Thursday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Minnie M. Schmid, at Wilton. His death was caused by kidney trouble and other ailments incident to his advanced age. He was 76 years old. Swett was in the grocery and meat business in Bismarck for many years, was a farmer, and served two terms as a member of the board of Burleigh county commissioners at the beginning of the present century. Born in Lamoine Beach,... Read More	J. C. SWETT, EARLY SETTLER OF COUNTY, EXPIRES AT WILTON John C. Swett, resident of Bismarck for 54 years, died about 6:30 o'clock Thursday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Minnie M. Schmid, at Wilton. His death was caused by kidney trouble and other ailments incident to his advanced age. He was 76 years old. Swett was in the grocery and meat business in Bismarck for many years, was a farmer, and served two terms as a member of the board of Burleigh county commissioners at the beginning of the present century. Born in Lamoine Beach, Maine, Oct. 1, 1856, Swett came to Bismarck with his brother, Lou Swett, in 1879. The Swett brothers had a government contract to freight material from here to Fort Buford. Swett homesteaded eight miles east of Bismarck in 1882 and in 1892 entered the meat and grocery business in this city. His first store was on Main avenue across the street from the Northern Pacific passenger depot. Later he moved his store to a location on Third St., where the Masonic Temple now stands. After the big fire of 1898 he moved back to the Main avenue location. He remained in business here until 1908, when he sold out and retired from business. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Jane Allen here in 1885. Mrs. Swett died Oct. 28, 1919. Swett leaves two sons and two daughters, David Swett, Fresno, Calif.; Clinton Swett, 415 Griffin St., Bismarck; Mrs. Elizabeth May Bradley, White Salmon, Wash.; and Mrs. Schmid, Wilton. He also leaves his sister, Mrs. S. W. Bennett, Arlington, Mass., and three grandchildren, Beverley Swett, Bismarck, Jane Schmid, Wilton, and Mrs. Verene Schmid Moore, Cadillac, Mich. Swett had been ill since early in February. Funeral services will be conducted from McCabe Methodist Episcopal church here at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. Walter E. Vater, pastor of the church, will officiate. The body will be buried at St. Mary's cemetery. Pallbearers will be Harry A. Thompson, Frank Barnes and Homer F. Spohn of Bismarck and Robert Mitchell, V. D. Heston and R. H. Ferry of Wilton. **The Bismarck Tribune, Friday, April 28, 1933, Page 1.

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John Chesnell Swett death on 27 Apr 1933 in Wilton, McLean County, North Dakota, USA
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Longitude: -100.7546997

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