THE SWEENIE FAMILY

Wedding of Harry Sweenie and Helen Bailey

Harry William SWEENIE

Harry in 1978

• B: 26 July 1921 in Andover, Merrimack, NH
• D: 28 March 1990 in Brandon, Hillsboro, Florida
• M: 27 November 1947 to Helen Grace BAILEY in Franklin, Merrimack, NH
• F: James Hamilton Lisle McNab SWEENIE
• M: Florence Edna KENISTON

Children of Harry and Helen SWEENIE

1. Carol Ruth SWEENIE - b: 27 May 1950 in Franklin, Merrimack, NH, m: 1st Kenneth William BISHOP; 2nd Paul Joseph GRIFFIN; 3rd Terry Lee THACKER
2. Bruce David SWEENIE - b: 30 October 1952 in Franklin, Merrimack, NH, m 1st Roberta NICHOLS, 2nd & 3rd Lissa Cearley.

James Hamilton Lisle McNab SWEENIE


James Sweenie, US Navy, World War II.
• B: 24 November 1900 in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland
• D: 27 September 1955 in Cheverly, Prince Georges County, Maryland (buried in Arlington National Cemetery).
• M: 19 August 1920 in Laconia, Belnap, NH to Florence Edna KENISTON.
• F: William Hamilton SWEENIE
• M: Margaret Swan DEANS

Children of James and Florence SWEENIE

1. Harry William SWEENIE - see above
2. Shirley Rose SWEENIE - b: 7 June 1929 in Chicago, Cook, IL; m: Wilfred George BEAN 26 June 1949 in Franklin, Merrimack, NH; d: 1 August 1993 in Dublin, Ireland (while on vacation- was living in Lawrenceville, Georgia, which is where she is buried).

William Hamilton SWEENIE

Margaret and William Sweenie, circa 1940's.
• B: 10 December 1875 in Stirling, Chambusbarrow, Scotland
• D: 22 June 1961 in Morrison, Whiteside, Illinois
• M: 29 December 1899 in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland to Margaret Swan DEANS
• F: James McNab SWEENEY (spelling of name varies in Scottish records - SWENNEY, SWANNEY, SWEENY)
• M: Helen Miller HAMILTON

Children of William and Margaret SWEENIE

1. James Hamilton Lisle McNab SWEENIE - see above. (Photo to the right was taken about 1906 in Scotland - James was about 6 years old.)
2. Hugh SWEENIE - b: Feb 1903. d: 24 Jul 1903 Darvel, Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland of bronchial pneumonia.
3. William Hamilton SWEENIE, Jr. - b: 5 June 1912 in Manchester, Hillsboro, NH; married Catharine Carlson; one son, David; d: 1952
4. Albert Edward Herod SWEENIE - b: 13 November 1914 in Manchester, Hillsboro, NH; married Betty ___________; two children, Richard and Lynn.

William Hamilton Sweenie arrived in Boston, Massachusetts 13 September 1909. The ship he came on was the "Nimidian", departed from Glasgow Scotland (Information taken from his Intention to Naturalize, dated 17 Mar 1917)and went to work in the fabric mills in Manchester, NH. His wife, Margaret, and oldest son, my grandfather, James H.L. Sweenie arrived in 1910. They resided at 79 State Street, Manchester, NH in 1917 and 6 Payson Street, Manchester, NH in 1920. They received their Naturalization on 10 Jun 1920. William, Margaret and two youngest sons moved to Chicago, Illinois sometime before 1928. James married and resided in Andover, NH. In 1930, the family was living in Chicago, IL. Sometime in the early to mid-1950's Grampa and Grammie moved to Maryland where he died.

James McNab SWEENEY was the son of John SWEENIE and Marion LISLE. He was born 10 Feb 1843 in Westquarter, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland and died 11 Jun 1901 in Dennistown, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

James McNab SWEENEY married 1st Helen Miller Hamilton on 31 Dec 1866 in Stratham, Avondaile, Lanark, Scotland. She was born 1840 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland and died 27 May 1889 in Stirling, St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland (images of birth and death records, ScotlandsPeople.com) She was the daughter of James Hamilton and Isabella Miller. James married 2nd Euphemia Ballantyne on 19 February 1892 at Hamilton,Lanarkshire, Scotland. She was born 7 Mar 1856 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland, illegitimate daughter of Janet Beveridge who later married John Ballantyne. John Ballantyne is listed as Euphemia's father.

Children of James and Helen born in Avondale, Lanark, Scotland
1. Marion 11 Jan 1867;she married Hugh Gardner 2 Mar 1884 in St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland and died 17 May 1906 in Camlachie, Glasgow (birth, marriage and death record images at ScotlandsPeople.com).
2. John 1 Jan 1869;(birth image, ibid)
3. Helen 16 Aug 1870;(ibid)
4. James 30 Jun 1872;(ibid)
5. Elizabeth 26 Jun 1874; (ibid)
   Children born in St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
6. William Hamilton 10 Dec 1875;(ibid)
7. Andrew 2 May 1878; (ibid)
8. Agnes 10 May 1881 (ibid).

John SWEENIE was born in 1813. He married Marion LISLE (born 8 Oct 1810 in Glasgow, daughter of John Lyle and Elizabeth Shirra; died June 14, 1891 in St. Ninians, Stirling, Scotland)

Children born in Westquarter, Glassford, Lanark, Scotland
1. Agnes 14 May 1839;
2. John 29 Dec 1840;
3. James McNab 10 Feb 1843;
4. William 7 Dec 1846;
5. Marion 5 Jul 1848;
6. Margaret 5 Sep 1850
7. Janet 20 Sep 1851.

NEW INFORMATION

Recently found marriage record and death record for John Sweenie. According to these sources, John Sweenie was the illegitimate son of Agnes Burns who named John Sweenie, a "canal boatman" as the father. John also had a first wife, Grace/Grizzel Sorbie, whom he married on January 19, 1833 in Stonehouse, Avondale, Lanark, Scotland. John Sweenie died January 8, 1878 in Tradeston, Lanark, Scotland.

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