Jirah & Sarah had the following children besides Pope:
Salema (female, 8/1/1760)
Presenda (2/8/1762)
Prudence Abigail (10/27/1765)
Lusannah (11/12/1767)
Anson Pope (7/25/1769)
Hebart (5/1/1771)
Jirah (5/15/1773)
Jabez (6/10/1775)
(all the children have Connecticut birth records)
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Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906:
name: Jirah Swift
gender: Male
christening date:
christening place:
birth date: 20 Aug 1738
birthplace: KENT TWP, LITCHFIELD,CONNETICUT*
death date:
father's name: Jabez Swift
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Abigail
mother's birthplace:
*Massachusetts also has a birth record for the same date. I'm not sure which is correct.
Salema (female, 8/1/1760)
Presenda (2/8/1762)
Prudence Abigail (10/27/1765)
Lusannah (11/12/1767)
Anson Pope (7/25/1769)
Hebart (5/1/1771)
Jirah (5/15/1773)
Jabez (6/10/1775)
(all the children have Connecticut birth records)
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Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906:
name: Jirah Swift
gender: Male
christening date:
christening place:
birth date: 20 Aug 1738
birthplace: KENT TWP, LITCHFIELD,CONNETICUT*
death date:
father's name: Jabez Swift
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Abigail
mother's birthplace:
*Massachusetts also has a birth record for the same date. I'm not sure which is correct.
Jirah & Sarah had the following children besides Pope:
Salema (female, 8/1/1760)
Presenda (2/8/1762)
Prudence Abigail (10/27/1765)
Lusannah (11/12/1767)
Anson Pope (7/25/1769)
Hebart (5/1/1771)
Jirah (5/15/1773)
Jabez (6/10/1775)
(all the children have Connecticut birth records)
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Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906:
name: Jirah Swift
gender: Male
christening date:
christening place:
birth date: 20 Aug 1738
birthplace: KENT TWP, LITCHFIELD,CONNETICUT*
death date:
father's name: Jabez Swift
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Abigail
mother's birthplace:
*Massachusetts also has a birth record for the same date. I'm not sure which is correct.
Salema (female, 8/1/1760)
Presenda (2/8/1762)
Prudence Abigail (10/27/1765)
Lusannah (11/12/1767)
Anson Pope (7/25/1769)
Hebart (5/1/1771)
Jirah (5/15/1773)
Jabez (6/10/1775)
(all the children have Connecticut birth records)
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Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906:
name: Jirah Swift
gender: Male
christening date:
christening place:
birth date: 20 Aug 1738
birthplace: KENT TWP, LITCHFIELD,CONNETICUT*
death date:
father's name: Jabez Swift
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Abigail
mother's birthplace:
*Massachusetts also has a birth record for the same date. I'm not sure which is correct.
Inscription
Here lies the Body of Capt
Jirah Swift who departed
this Life July ey 28, 1776
In the 39th year of his Age
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I in ey Prime of Life muft(must) quit ey ?
Nor fee(see) ey End of all ey Britains rage.
Farwell my wife & eight Children
dear
God will be gracious never yield to Fear.
He was one of thofe? (only some of the remaining phrase is legible)
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