flag female ancestor  Sarah  PENNEY

  (b. 7 July 1809 South Side, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 12 January 1859 Little Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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Sarah PENNEY was born 7 July 1809 in South Side, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sarah PENNEY was the child of Daniel PENNEY   and   Elizabeth CROWELL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Samuel PENNEY and Sarah NICKERSON (maternal)  Ansel CROWELL and Jedidah DOANE

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Sarah  married  John Lewis SWIM 13 March 1827 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John Lewis SWIM  was born 11 May 1804 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.  John Lewis died 12 January 1875 in Little Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.  John Lewis was the child of Michael SWIM and Letitia DOANE.

Sarah PENNEY died 12 January 1859 in Little Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Sarah PENNEY

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Sarah PENNEY married flag male ancestor John Lewis SWIM-- Date: 13 March 1827 Place: Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Lewis SWIM was the child of Michael SWIM and Letitia DOANE




Children of John Lewis SWIM and Sarah PENNEY:

flag male ancestor Andrew Lovitt SWIM (b.15 May 1829, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 10 February 1881, Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Sarah Jane NICKERSON 10 May 1855



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birth1809 Birth
7 July 1809
South Side, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1827 Marriage / Partner
Sarah PENNEY and John Lewis SWIM 13 March 1827, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

She was 17 years old.
1829 Birth of Child
Andrew Lovitt SWIM was born 15 May 1829, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sarah was 19 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1859 Death
12 January 1859
Little Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

She died at the age of 49.
Added: 11/11/2025 11:14:34 AM - Updated: 12/2/2025 11:28:28 AM

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