Frances Tucker, ^^{[1, 2]}

1914 - 2012  (97 years)

• Name	Frances Tucker
  Suffix	^
  Born	23 Sep 1914	Brooklyn, Kings, NY   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Adopted	Bef 1930  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	One source (dated 3 June 1938) indicated that her parents died when she was young, and she, along with her brother George, were raised by Chauncey and Minnie Swezey. Another source (dated 28 July 1933) indicated that her father was John Tucker. She may not have been formally adopted at law but was likely a foster child of the Swezey's. It is clear, however, from several newspaper accounts, that she had a close familial relationship to the Swezey family well into adulthood.
  Census	1930	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	She was living with Chauncey and Minnie Swezey.
  Living	May 1936	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  	Address: the Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Swezey residence
  Residence	1989–2002	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8, 9]
  	Address: 342 South Country road
  	While the sources confirm her residency as recorded, it is likely that she lived on South Country road for a longer period.
  Died	8 May 2012	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [10, 11]
  Buried	21 May 2012	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [11, 12]
  	Address: Lot 117
  	While it appears that she married Mr. Desjardins after the death of her first husband, Amos Borger, her gravestone is engraved "Frances T. Borger." No death date is engraved on her monument.
  Person ID	I10486	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Chauncey Edgar Swezey, ^,   b. May 1862, Suffolk Co., NY ,   d. 14 May 1948, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Erminnie Edna Hulse, ^,   b. Jul 1865, {Yaphank, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} ,   d. 22 Sep 1950, {Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	5 Jun 1888	Yaphank, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	They were married in Minnie parent's home by "the Rev. Mr. Sims."
  Photos		William Everett and Chauncey Swezey .. William Everett is on the left, Chauncey Swezey in on the right. They are pictured in front of their barns on their farm on Locust Rd.
  		Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Swezey .. on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary, 5 June 1938
  Documents		History of Locust Road .. by Susan David
  		Richard Corwin (ii) & Chauncey Swezey Homestead and farm, 12 Locust Rd. .. This farm house was likely built by Richard Corwin (ii) sometime between 1850 and 1860. Richard's first wife died in 1849; by 1860, he and his second wife were living here. Following Richard's death in 1882, it came into the possession of Chauncey Swezey. Chauncey Swezey built modern Locust Rd. and subdivided the farm. This document is the Brookhaven/South Haven Site datasheet on the site.
  Headstones		#028.Swezey. Chauncey and Erminnie (Minnie) Swezey Plot: Swezey
  Family ID	F195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Tucker, >
  Family ID	F4851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Amos Caldwell Borger, ^,   b. 9 May 1915, PA ,   d. 18 Jun 1957  (Age 42 years)
  Married	Abt 1936  [6]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Catherine Borger,   b. 16 Sep 1939,   d. 12 Feb 2004  (Age 64 years)
  Headstones		#021.117.Borger01: Amos C. & Frances T. Borger gravestone .. while gravestone picture (taken in 2010) does not show a death date for Frances, records of the Oaklawn cemetery indicate a date of 8 May 2012. In the cemetery records, she was recorded with a surname of Desjardins, likely the surname of a second husband. Plot: 117. Frances Borger
  		#021.117.Borger00: Borger family plot Plot: 117. Frances Borger
  Family ID	F3817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	[h.\ Frances] Desjardins
  Family ID	F6244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S401] Register, South Haven Church, 1942-1968. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 28 Jul 1933. p. 13. "John Tucker of Brooklyn spent the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Swezey visiting his daughter, Frances and son, George." [S127] Advance, Long Island, 3 Jun 1938. p. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey E. Swezey 50 Years Married, in Same Home. Fifty years ago, on June 5, a young couple came to Brookhaven on their wedding night to make their home in the house in which they now live and have lived throughout the half century. The bride was Miss Minnie Hulse, daughter of Capt. George Hulse of Yaphank, a sea captain, and the groom was Chauncey E. Swezey, who was born in Brookhaven in 1862 in what is probably the oldest house now standing in this village [Brookhaven/South Haven Historic Sites ID Br32A]. They were united in Marriage by the Rev. Mr. Sims in the bride's home, next to the present Grange hall. Mr. Swezey's father, William Egbert Swezey, presented the couple with a house which he had bought from Hampton Corwin [Historic Sites ID Br32A.1-S] and which stood well back from Beaver Dam road. The only entrance to the property was a 12-foot right-of-way along the east side of the Burnett property. Some years later, Chauncey Swezey acquired the homestead which faced on Beaver Dam road south of his own land. He opened up a new road from Beaver Dam road, running north to his property, and called it Locust avenue. Since that time, nine houses have been built on that road. The homestead was moved back and turned to face Locust avenue and is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Swezey's only son, Everett and his family. Chauncey Swezey was a member of the United States Coast Guard for 26 years, stationed first at Blue Point, but most of the time at Smith, which has recently been closed. His most vivid recollections of his years of service concern the blizzard of '38 when the crew was snowed in for two days on the Great South beach. He also saw something which he " soul not like to see again" and that was the wreck of the schooner Cromwell off Bellport, when he took part in rescue work that succeeded in saving only two of all the men aboard because of the stormy, winter weather. He retired in 1922. Besides their own son, Mr. and Mrs. Swezey have brought up Frances and George Tucker, a sister and brother of Brooklyn, who lost their parents at an early age. Frances is now Mrs. Amos Borger and has her own home. George is still at home. Mrs. Swezey keeps house for her family, baking bread and cake, and can always be relied upon to furnish homemade dishes for church suppers, etc. Though an Episcopalian by birth, Mrs. Swezey joined the Presbyterian church with her husband and they have been regular attendants of the South Haven church where Mr. has served as an elder for the past 16 years. They are also regular listeners to a radio gospel singer who was to sing their favorite hymn, "Brighten the Corner Where You Are," this morning. No festivities have been planned for the wedding anniversary but Mrs. Swezey has counted 68 relatives who live in adjacent communities, many of whom will undoubtedly call at the Swezey Home Sunday. The [William Egbert] Swezey Homestead, which is believed to be over 150 years old, has played an interesting part in the history of this village. There is a story of Revolutionary times which concerns the occupant of that house. A British officer is said to have stopped there and demanded a dinner. Upon leaving he noticed that his host's horse was better than his mount and asked to exchange. When the farmer demurred, so the tale runs, he was badly beaten and his horse taken anyway. In later years, after the death of the William Egbert Swezeys, the house was occupied for several years by the Russell family who later bought the Sylvester Corwin house on South Country road, which also dates back many years. Later George Reeve and his family lived in the Swezey house before he built his own home on Locust avenue. [S129] 1930 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll 1650; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 419.0. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 6 Jan 1928. p. 3. " John J. Tucker of New York spent the holidays here visiting his children, who are making their home with Mrs. Chauncey Swezey." [S127] Advance, Long Island, 14 aug 1936. "Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey E. Swezey of Locust avenue announce the engagement of their daughter, Frances Tucker, to Amos C. Borger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Borger of South Haven. The date of the wedding has not yet been decided upon." [S127] Advance, Long Island, 29 May 1936. p. 12. "Miss Francis Tucker is staying for an indefinite period with Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Swezey of Locust avenue. Her brother, George Tucker, assistant mail clerk on the S. S. Southern Cross, sailing from New York to Rio de Janeiro, is expected home on leave next week." [S395] Public Records Index. [S885] Phone and Address Directory, U.S. [S236] Cemetery: Oaklawn. [S6] SS Death Index. [S236] Cemetery: Oaklawn. In the Oaklawn cemetery record the name "Burger" is also associated.