William Everett Swezey, ^^[1]

1894 - 1976  (82 years)

• Name	William Everett Swezey
  Suffix	^
  Nickname	Everett
  Born	25 Feb 1894	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2, 3]
  	Susan David comments: "When Everett Swezey was born in 1894 his father rode a horse to Yaphank to get the doctor. He said the snow was up to the horses belly and it took most of the day."
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Aft 25 Feb 1894	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  	at 12 Locust Rd. (modern address)
  Religion	Aft 3 Oct 1915	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4, 5]
  	Presbyterian (South Haven Presbyterian Church)
  	He was admitted to membership by examination In 1940, he was Treasurer of the congregation and a member of the Board of Trustees. On 13 June 1948 he was ordained and installed an elder of the church, and served on the church's session until 1957.
  Residence	Between 1927 and 1939	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  	at 335 Beaverdam Rd. (modern address)
  Census	1930	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	In his household were his wife Lila B., and children Della E Schmidt and Dorothy L Allen, both identified as lodgers.
  Name	Everett Swezey  [7]
  	He was known as Everett. His gravestone is marked W. Everett Swezey.
  Occupation	1937	Smith's Point, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8]
  	operated a ferry from Squassux Landing
  Residence	Between 1939 and 1976	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2, 9]
  	at 8 Locust Rd. (modern address)
  Died	Mar 1976	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3, 7]
  Buried	Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  Person ID	I638	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2010

  
  

  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   [10]
  	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

  
  

  Family	Lila Jayne, ^,   b. 8 Apr 1896,   d. Nov 1972, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Bef 1922  [5]
  	[She was married when she joined the South Haven Presbyterian Church in 1922.]
  Children	1. Della E. Schmidt, ^,   b. Abt 1918, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Dorothy L. Allen, ^,   b. 1921, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 31 May 1947, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 26 years)   3. William Everett Swezey, Jr. ^,   b. 1932,   d. 1974, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 42 years)
  Headstones		#028.Swezey. W. Everett and Lila Jayne Swezey gravestone Plot: Swezey
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  William Egbert Swezey House .. now at 5 Locust Road, formerly at 335 Beaver Dam Road. This document is the Brookhaven/South Haven Historic Sites datasheet on this site.

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] WorldConnect: Lamontain Sweezy. [S52] David, Susan. [S6] SS Death Index, SS# 132-09-5491. [S128] OSHC, 200 Anniversary. [S401] Register, South Haven Church, 1942-1968. [S129] 1930 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll 1650; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 419.0. [S325] Cemetery: Woodland. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 11 Jun 1937, p. 10. Captain Everett Swezey will run the ferry from the foot of Beaver Dam road to Smith's Point beach tomorrow and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Starting a week from tomorrow he will run the ferry daily at the same hours. [S53] Personal Knowledge: John Deitz, Everett lived across the street when we moved to Brookhaven Hamlet in 1967. [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.