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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 1615 Fred J. Sorensen Swasey Family Papers, 1899-1976 .25 lin. ft. (1 box)

Items in the collection are photocopies.

The collection includes family history of the Rodney Degrass Swasey family. Most of the collection consists of already published materials, lectures about the family, presentations at family reunions, and brief summaries compiled by Swasey descendents. Topics: Genealogy--Utah Persons: Curtis, Wes Swasey, Rodney Degrass Organizations: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Places: Juab County, Utah Form or Genre: Correspondence, articles, lectures, family histories, warranty deed Background Historical Note

Rodney Degrass Swasey was born 4 December 1832 to Joseph A. Swasey and Hannah Mercy Currier in Woodstock, New Hampshire. Baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 20 July 1847, Swasey moved to Utah in the late 1840s. He married Lucy Loretta Scovill in Salt Lake City 28 December 1850, and married a second wife, Martha York Carter, on 28 December 1857.

Swasey moved to El Dorado, California sometime in the 1850s, where his descendants say he "struck it rich." He moved his family back to Utah and helped settle Mona in 1857. Swasey ranched a large herd of cattle in western Millard and Juab counties. He built a large barn west of his home in Mona, raising purebred horses that he sold to the army. In 1866, Swasey was ordained a member of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Seventy.

The collection includes general information about the Swasey family in the San Rafael Swell, its folklore and its genealogy in England.

Biographical Chronology 1832 Lucy Loretta Scovil born to Lucius Nelson Scovil and Lury Snow in Mantua (Ohio) 17 January 1832 Rodney Degrass Swasey born in Woodstock (New Hampshire) to Joseph A. Swasey and Hannah Mercy Currier, 4 December 1843 Martha York Carter born in Marleysville (Illinois) to William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York, 6 June 1851 Rodney and Lucy have a son, Charles, in Eldorado (California) 24 October 1853 Sidney L. Swasey born to Lucy and Rodney in Eldorado (California) 15 September 1857 Martha York Carter becomes second wife of Rodney Degrass Swasey, 28 December 1858 Hannah Loretta Swasey born to Lucy and Rodney in Provo (Utah) 10 March 1859 Mary Ann Swasey born to Martha and Rodney in Provo (Utah) 14 April 1859 Rodney Degrass Swasey (Jr.) born to Lucy and Rodney in Provo (Utah) 22 November 1860 Sarah York Swasey born to Martha and Rodney in Mona (Utah) 10 September 1861 Joseph Amos Swasey born to Lucy and Rodney in Provo Valley (Utah) 10 May 1862 Laura Lurinda Swasey born to Lucy and Rodney in Starr (Utah) 29 September 1862 Lona Loraina Swasey born to Martha and Rodney in Provo (Utah) 12 November 1864 Lucius Nelson Swasey born to Lucy and Rodney in Mona (Utah) 17 May 1864 Abigail Mercy Swasey born to Martha and Rodney in Mona (Utah) 4 December 1866 Rodney Degrass Swasey ordained a member of the Quorum of the Seventy, 13 February 1866 Willetta E. Swasey born to Martha and Rodney in Provo (Utah) 13 October 1867 Franklin Joel Swasey born to Lucy and Rodney in Mona (Utah) 22 November 1868 Martha Melissa Swasey born to Martha and Rodney in Mona (Utah) 29 October 1870 Lillian Marsella Swasey dies, 30 January 1870 Martha Melissa Swasey dies, June 1871 Lillian Marsella Swasey born to Martha and Rodney in Mona (Utah) 24 May 1872 Dudley Swasey born to Lucy and Rodney in Mona (Utah) 29 October 1873 Estella Armenta Swasey born to Martha and Rodney in Mona (Utah) 29 October 1875 Degrass Rodney Swasey born to Martha and Rodney in Mona (Utah) 27 February 1877 Pearl May Swasey born to Martha and Rodney in Mona (Utah) 23 May 1878 Martha York Carter Swasey dies in Mona (Utah) 23 December 1888 Abigail Mercy Swasey dies, 18 January 1898 Rodney Degrass Swasey dies in Provo (Utah) 20 December 1901 Lucy Scovil Swasey dies in Mona (Utah) 13 December 1907 Sidney L. Swasey dies, 12 July 1923 Charles Swasey dies16 March, 1927 Mary Ann Swasey dies, 4 May 1927 Rodney Degrass Swasey (Jr.) dies in Moore (Idaho) 26 November 1930 Lucius Nelson Swasey dies in Price (Utah) 19 April 1930 Joseph Amos Swasey dies in Ferron (Utah) 16 October 1934 Laura Lurinda Swasey dies in Mt. Pleasant (Utah) 28 December 1936 Hanna Loretta Swasey dies in Mt. Pleasant (Utah) 21 February 1940 Dudley Swasey dies in Mona (Utah) 7 February 1945 Franklin Joel Swasey dies in Provo (Utah) 7 January 1941 Willetta E. Swasey dies in Provo (Utah) 2 October 1944 Estella Armenta Swasey dies in Provo (Utah) 23 January 1944 Sarah York Swasey dies in Eureka (Utah) 27 January 1944 Pearl May Swasey dies (no record for where she died), 6 September 1946 Lona Loraina Swasey dies in Provo (Utah) 15 April 1949 Degrass Rodney Swasey dies in Salt Lake City (Utah) 19 September Scope and Content

The collection includes family history of the Rodney Degrass Swasey family. Most of the collection consists of already published materials, lectures about the family, presentations at family reunions, and brief summaries compiled by Swasey descendents.

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Swasey Family Papers, 1899-1976, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Fred J. Sorensen, 16 May 2000.

 Restrictions on Use

The Swasey Family Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Melissa Ferguson, 2005 Finding aid compiled by Melissa Ferguson, 2005 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2005 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2005 Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2005 Sources:

Genealogy search at www.familysearch.org. www.familysearch.org. Accessed May 2005.

Wilson, Pearl D., June McNulty, and David Hampshire. A History of Juab County. Utah Centennial County History Series. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, Juab County Commission, 1999.

 Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Correspondence, 1899, 1965 1 2 Baker, Pearl. "Talk Given at the Swasey Family Reunion at Ferron," 22 August 1987 1 3 City Uncovers Three Graves in New Cemetery. Sun Advocate (Price), 12 July 1973 1 4 Curtis, Wes. "The Swasey Brothers of the San Rafael Swell." 1 5 Curtis, Wes. Lecture given at College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum. 1 6 Elmendorf, Minnie Swezey. "The Origin of the Swasey Family in England." 1 7 Family Folklore, n.d. 1 8 Family History, n.d. 1 9 History of Rodney Degrass Swasey, n.d. 1 10 History of Rodney Degrass Swasey, n.d. 1 11 Miscellaneous Publications, n.d. 1 12 Photocopies of photographs of Swasey ranch and people, ca. 1976. 1 13 Warranty Deed, 1936.